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The Rutgers women’s soccer team came from a goal down to draw Villanova 1-1 in a Big East matchup Sunday night at Yurcak Field. Karla Schacher scored for the Scarlet Knights.
Officials say students at highest risk for swine flu BY SARA GRETINA UNIVERSITY EDITOR
DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR
After his annual address to the University Friday, community members ask President Richard L. McCormick questions regarding financial aid, tuition, student life, veterans returning to school and housing.
Public hits president with concerns after address BY MARY DIDUCH ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Friday in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
University President Richard L. McCormick responded to public concerns and suggestions in a question and answer session following his 2009 Annual Address
How would you increase the number of student veterans at the University? Richard L. McCormick: We’re working extensively with all three of our campus-
es to increase the numbers of veterans that are currently here. Like you said, there are only 438 — it could be a lot more. Through outreach of designated admissions officers to veterans as their leaving service or to vet-
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GIRL TALK
INDEX PENDULUM Computer labs are open until 3 a.m. on campus and some students think they should remain open all night, not just during finals.
UNIVERSITY President Richard L. McCormick and other administrators gather Sunday to pay tribute to the memory of a distinguished faculty member.
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Douglass Governing Council President Jennifer Kanyamibura introduces the documentary, “Girls Like Us,” an open discussion of how growing up as a female can impact class, sexism and violence on the dreams of young girls before its screening in the NJC Lounge yesterday in the Douglass Campus Center.
Flu season got off to an early start this year. “And nearly all of it is [swine] flu,” said Dr. Beth Bell, associate director for science at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC’s Web site reports 1,829 cases in 2009 for positive diagnosis of the swine flu in Region 2, designated as New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “We are seeing that emergency room and [doctor’s] office visits are higher than are what expected at this time of year by a lot,” Bell said. “College students really have been disproportionately affected.” The CDC has heard about lots of outbreaks on college campuses, Bell said. “We think this is, at least partially, because older people might have some immunity which protects them from this new H1N1 virus that younger people have,” Bell said. “And then on top of that, the condition on college campuses really promotes transmission of the flu and other respiratory viruses and those factors put together are certainly playing a role.” The University has had only one confirmed case of the H1N1 virus since Sept. 1, according to an e-mail correspondence between Melodee Lasky, executive director of Rutgers-New Brunswick Health Services, and Mark McLane, director of University Environmental, Health and Safety. But many students have presented influenzalike symptoms. For such students, Health Services can only offer treatment for symptoms. “Diagnosis and treatment of influenza-like illness is largely based upon symptoms,” according to the correspondence. Official diagnoses of H1N1 at the University ended earlier this month when the state stopped offering the test. “[The state is] more interested in serious testing [in the cases of hospitalizations and deaths],” Lasky said in a phone interview. There are no regulations to which the University must abide as far as closing after a certain number of supposed or confirmed cases, according to the correspondence. While hospitals and doctor’s offices are racking in statistics for H1N1, the seasonal flu still maintains a substantial lead with 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths on average per year, said Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services. “When you’re dealing with a flu that no one has seen before it’s pretty difficult to predict … We know that seasonal flu is pretty dangerous
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Union proposes increase in Senate faculty members BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
In an effort to increase their visibility in the University community, the Union of Rutgers Administrators-American Federation of Teachers posed increasing the staff representation in the Senate from 10 to 20 members. “We thought that the staff are not involved enough in the decision-
making process, so we pursued different venues available for recommendation,” New Br unswick Campus Vice President for URA-AFT Kathr yn Neal said. “Out of four different opportunities for shared governance, the Senate offers the only place for staf f representation in shared governance.” The other four are the Board of Governors, Board of Trustees, the
University Senate and the New Brunswick Faculty Council. “We would like to participate in the president’s goals for Rutgers, but we can’t if we’re disenfranchised, and we want to be able to shape them as well. If we’re in such small numbers in the Senate, we don’t have much of a say,” Neal said. The University Structure and Governance Committee received the
details for the charge Friday and they will be reviewing it until December, said USGC Co-Chair Peter Gillett, an associate professor. “This charge is now scheduled to be discussed in detail beginning at the committee’s next meeting in October, and recommendations to Senate will be developed; the committee’s response is due to
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National ‘Museum Day’ goes local BY SANA NADEEM CONTRIBUTING WRITER
JEFF LAZARO
President Richard L. McCormick speaks Sunday at Richard Poirier’s memorial service. Poirier’s life was filled with academic pursuits, and he was a treasured member of the University community.
UNIVERSITY HONORS LIFE OF LATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS Despite the rain, friends and former co-workers of Richard Poirier filed into Kirkpatrick Chapel on the College Avenue campus Sunday to commemorate the life and death of the University emeritus professor of English. Poirier, who died Aug. 15 in his New York home at age 83, wore many hats. Not only was the Gloucester, Mass., native an American literary critic, he was an author, an editor and a co-founder of the Library of America. He retired from the University in 2002. “I’m honored to participate in the celebration of Richard Poirier, of his life, of his work and his immense contributions to the intellectual and cultural life of the University and the nation,” University President Richard L. McCormick said. “To celebrate Richard Poirier is essentially to celebrate Rutgers English.” President of the Library of America Cheryl Hurley, one of 12 featured speakers at the memorial, recalled her memories of Poirier. “He wanted to know everything,” Hurley said with a chuckle. “He was as interested in a recipe for beef stew as he was in knowing the latest book on somebody’s thinking.” Many in attendance agreed they were lucky just to have known Poirer, but Bridget Gellert Lyons, University professor emerita of English, had the experience of teaching a class alongside him. “I taught several classes with him, but the big one was the Shakespeare lecture class, and it was, for me, a terrific experience,” Lyons said. “He really was a breath of fresh air when he got [to the University].” Vice President for Undergraduate Education Barry V. Qualls organized the memorial. He said Poirier had an enormous impact on the University. “He was so amazing — not only what he did but the people he attracted here,” Qualls said. “He was so famous, people wanted to come teach here.” — Nicholas Orlando
In honor of the fifth annual “Museum Day,” the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Ar t Museum opened its doors on Saturday for free admission to all art enthusiasts. The event, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute, aimed to promote the national celebration of culture, a continuing goal for the institute, said Rosie Walker, the Smithsonian Magazine marketing director. “There aren’t many other students here, but Zimmerli is actually an exceptional museum,” Business School first-year student Jourdan Higgins said. Students trickled in throughout the day, and upon entry, attendees were asked to fill out a simple ballot form for free admission. This was then to be sent to the Smithsonian Institute to tally up attendance. “We just try to keep track of how many people participated,” Walker said. The museum is also open to all students for free admission at any time if they present their RUID card. The museum offers a diverse range of art from all around the world. Their current exhibits showcase talent from Russia, America and ancient Peruvian cultures.
On the upper floor, nearly the entire left side is dedicated to the Riabov Collection of Russian History and the Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art, two of the largest collections in the museum. “It’s pretty neat actually,” Higgins said. “I love the variety of artwork here. There are so many different forms: metal work,
“I love the variety of artwork here — there are so many different forms ... ” JOURDAN HIGGINS Business School First-Year Student
sculptures, paintings, drawings.” With more than 20,000 works of art, the two exhibits present artwork ranging from the ninth centur y to present. From traditional por traits to bold abstractions, the social progression of Russia can be easily followed through art. The museum’s newest exhibit located downstairs is titled “Blocks of Colors: American Woodcuts from the 1890s to the present” and was inspired by Japanese prints. Artist Arthur
Wesley Dow began featuring wood print slabs and bold color in his works during the late 19th centur y. “The ‘Blocks of Color’ exhibit was cool,” said Business School first-year student Harini Bupathi. “I haven’t seen anything like it before.” To the left of the exhibit, preColumbian ceramics are on display, showcasing crude designs from Peruvian cultures dating back to 1500 BC. “It’s cool, they’re ver y well made considering the time period,” Bupathi said. Aside from the generous amount of artwork, the museum also invites other expressions of art ranging from music to dance ever y first Wednesday of the month. The program, called “Art After Hours,” is free to all students, faculty and staff. Their next event will be held on Oct. 7 when the museum will be screening the movie “Mechanic to Millionaire: A Peter Cooper Stor y.” A question and answer session will follow with the film’s Producer and Director Janet Gardner and Associate Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Depar tment Barbara Balliet in regard to Cooper’s ties to the suffragist movement in America.
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FLU: H1N1 virus vaccine to be available in October continued from front for a certain population,” she said. “H1N1, as it begins to mix with the seasonal flu strain, could get much more virulent. The good news is so far it hasn’t.” H1N1 has appeared in 120 countries without mutating, Sebelius said. “But we don’t know that it won’t do that next week,” she said. In order to gain an upper hand on the virus, which last presented in 1976 but has changed drastically since then, President Barack Obama requested Congress launch vaccine research. “The vaccine campaign was star ted knowing no one had any built-in immunity that we could determine,” Sebelius said. “We know from our 21st centur y public health experience that vaccination is by far the best defense.”
UNION: Senate ratio is one to 45 faculty members continued from front be submitted to the Senate Executive Committee by January 2010,” Gillett said. “Prior to these detailed discussions, the committee naturally has no position on the proposal.” The staff wants to become a bigger part of the University community and participate more in decision-making. Neal said they cannot support the administration if they are not connected. When management talks about the University community, the staff is commonly an afterthought. “The initial proposal to include staff members on the Senate came from me,” said University President Richard L. McCormick. “I proposed it in an annual address, and it was adopted in the course of the following year, so I’ve long believed that the staff belong in the Senate.” He wants to see what the Senate will find when it talks about doubling the staff represen-
Not only are there pandemicsized health concerns associated with H1N1, but huge economic ramifications as well. “Work forces aren’t able to have continuity of business if thousands of their employees get sick,” she said. “There are huge ramifications just with fairly mild versions of a brand-new flu that could rampantly travel through the United States.” The H1N1 vaccine is scheduled to be available for high demand by mid-October, Sebelius said. “We have submitted paperwork to the [New Jersey Depar tment of Health and Senior Ser vices] to obtain the H1N1 influenza vaccine and are making plans to be able to administer it on campus,” according to the correspondence. “When and how much vaccine we will receive is unknown at this time.” The high-risk factors for H1N1 lay in a comparison of the seasonal flu and H1N1.
“Most of the morbidity and moralities of seasonal flu are in people age 65 and older,” Bell said. “And what were are seeing with this flu is it is disproportionately affecting younger people. … If we were to compare estimates, the ages of the people who are affected are quite different with seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1. A lot more younger people are being diagnosed with H1N1.” Regardless of the opportunity to receive a diagnosis from the University this season, Bell recommends students stay alert of the potential dangerous situation, especially those in “highrisk groups.” “Those [groups] would be [composed of] people who have lung diseases, including asthma, diabetes, heart disease and pregnant women,” she said. “If they are in one of these highrisk groups and they get sick they should contact their doctor right away to see if their doctor recommends anti -viral treatment.”
tation in the University Senate, he said. “The principles are correct, but I’m interested in the pros and cons of the specific proposal increase,” McCormick said. “It is highly likely that my administration will be supportive of whichever direction the Senate proposes to go. We will be
Rutgers, intercollegiate athletics, enrollment and admissions.” Two issues that connect are planned improvements and intercollegiate athletics. The staff supports athletics, but they may want to see the daycare facility finished if they had more say in governance, she said. There are 700 staff members for one representative, and it is difficult to truly represent the feelings of 700 people, Neal said. The ratio for faculty is one representative for 45 faculty members. There are more than 56,000 students in the University and 58 student representatives, Neal said. It is also an issue of quality of working lives. Staff work full-time, and the bulk of their time is spent at work, so if they have increased representation, they can control and improve their quality of life at work. “It’s not going to have direct immediate impact [to the ongoing contract negotiations,] but in the long-term, if management are exposed to us more, they will respect the work we do more, which is sorely lacking at the moment,” she said.
“The staff want a larger representation and a bigger role in shared governance.” KATHRYN NEAL New Brunswick Campus URA-AFT Vice President
waiting to hear that conversation.” And so will the staff. “The staff wants a larger representation and a bigger role in shared governance,” Neal said. “Shared governance is a seat at the table when important items regarding University governance. Items include such issues as global economic crisis and its effect on
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* HHS regions (Region I: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT; Region II: NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands; Region III: DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV; Region IV: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN; Region V: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI; Region VI: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX; Region VII: IA, KS, MO, NE; Region VIII: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY; Region IX: AZ, CA, Guam, HI, NV; and Region X: AK, ID, OR, WA)
GRAPHIC BY MATT STEELE/ DESIGN EDITOR
The above graphic represents the amount of confirmed cases of H1N1 in the U.S. for the entire flu season, distinguished by CDC regions.
CONCERNS: Rutgers Day may not include Livingston continued from front erans while they’re still in service, through the reliance on veteran students themselves to speak to their peers about what a great place Rutgers is to get an education, through Web sites and continuing publications directed at veterans who are seeking or whom we hope will seek to continue their education, we would love to expand considerably the 438 who are here now. There is no yellow-ribbon funding or G.I. Bill aid — federal funds for veterans to go to college after service — for University graduate students, only undergraduates. Would you change this policy like other peer institutions? RM: I am not familiar with the constraints upon yellow-ribbon funding for graduate students. I think you’ve got it right, but I need to look into the reasons for it and whether we can change it. Many veterans on campus are on active duty, in the reserves, deal with medical examinations and have dif ficulty balancing school and military life. Would you consider notifying faculty and staff to be more flexible and sensitive to these students? RM: With respect to your request for flexibility and sensitivity from faculty, I will shoot an e-mail with exactly that message. Faculty will of course relay their own decisions about their classrooms and their students — that’s part of our culture at Rutgers — but I know by knowing this faculty and the cultures they share and the beliefs they have that they’ll be responsive to that. The University’s professional schools have higher tuition rates than other schools, making it dif ficult for students to pay and limiting more applicants. Would you change this? RM: As I said in my prepared remarks, I do believe that in appropriate circumstances, differential tuition is the right way to go … and that’s probably not going to change. The answer to the problem though is one I also mentioned in my prepared remarks, which is obtaining additional support for need-based financial aid, includ-
ing for students in those professional programs. Where would the funds the University received from the federal stimulus package go? RM: There’s going to be a huge amount of accountability for that stimulus money both within Rutgers and across the country. Let me give you a quick sketch of this. It’s coming to Rutgers in three different ways. First of all, through student financial aid, and here of course it comes not directly to Rutgers but to our students. The amount of money for Pell grants for example has increased. … The second thing that’s happening is a lot of the money is going for scientific research, allocated through the usual, federal scientific agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. … Some of it is reflected in the $391 million in research grants that I bragged about in my remarks, but even more of it is going to come in the year ahead. The third way federal stimulus money affects us … is the $15.4 million that has come from the federal government to New Jersey and from New Jersey to Rutgers, which has enabled New Jersey to keep our base budget hole for the current year. More than 1,500 students live in the Quad residence halls on Livingston campus, yet there is no REXL bus stop there. Would you consider installing one? RM: I’m well aware of the problem. I will circle that to Jack Molenaar who heads up our Division of Transportation and ask him the reasons for yay and the reasons for nay and see what we get. Why were there no events scheduled on Livingston campus last year for Rutgers Day? Will there be this year? RM: With respect to having Rutgers Day on the Livingston campus, we are looking into that, and there’s no principle objection to doing it. The problem is the risk of dispersing and scattering the 50,000 … people over what is already a pretty significant geographic area, from the far reaches of Cook/Douglass to College Avenue and Busch [campuses]. Note: The questions were paraphrased from those posed by audience members; McCormick’s responses are not.
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Police break up protest Business school integrates community for lingering past curfew BY COLLEEN ROACHE STAFF WRITER
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH UWIRE
Police officers arrested 110 people after a protest in Schenley Plaza Friday, leaving many students angry and confused. About 50 people gathered in Schenley Plaza at 10 p.m. Friday to protest the way police had acted the night before. Some people in black clothes played a version of duck-duckgoose, replacing the words with “anarchist-anarchist-cop.” A man who was speaking into a megaphone advocated nonviolence and said that the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were part of a conspiracy. The University of Pittsburgh had sent out an Emergency Notification Service alert via text message, pre-recorded phone message and e-mail by 7:28 p.m. that warned students to exercise good judgment and be careful, as more G-20 disturbances could occur that day. The university issued a second message by 10:05 p.m., using the Emergency Notification Ser vice: “Conditions may be deteriorating in Oakland. Students are advised to remain near their residences.” People attending the People’s March, which ran from Oakland to downtown that afternoon, handed out fliers encouraging others to assemble in the plaza. Police began to surround the park about a half an hour into the protest. The police encircled the plaza in lines that were about two or three of ficers deep. Police vehicles and school buses delivered more officers to the area. They brought in a Long Range Acoustic Device, which sends piercing noises or plays prerecorded messages. By that point, between 100 and 200 people had gathered in the plaza. Pitt student Matt Schultz was standing in the plaza when police began closing in on it, making him nervous. “Guys, we have to leave,” he told his friends, who said they were not protesting but just watching the action unfold. Within 10 minutes, the plaza was surrounded. Police declared the gathering an “unlawful assembly” at 10:42 p.m., and told people to disperse or risk going to jail. “We don’t think there was anything going on,” Pitt student Hannah Holland, who was in the plaza Friday night, said. “People are just playing duck-duckgoose. ... We don’t know why [the police were] even here.” The problem, Pitt Police Chief Tim Delaney said, was that Schenley Plaza closes at 11 p.m. “We could not have what happened last night,” he said, referring to a demonstration-turned-riot Thursday that resulted in damage to at least 10 Oakland businesses. He referred additional questions about why the order to disperse was given before 11 p.m. to the city police. City Police Spokeswoman Diane Richard did not respond to phone calls or e-mails. Police announced nine times that people should disperse from Schenley Plaza and the
surrounding area. One time, they played the pre-recording warning message in Spanish. The last broadcasted message to disperse was given at 10:58 p.m., two minutes before the plaza closed. Crowds began to gather as students watched from the Cathedral lawn. Many of the people gathered in the plaza exited onto Forbes Avenue, eventually turning up Bellefield Avenue. Schultz and his friend, Justin Wasser, ran through an alley off Bellefield Avenue to avoid the police. Four hundred officers were working that night, thus outnumbering protesters and students 2to-1 in Schenley Plaza, according to Pitt News and Pittsburgh PostGazette estimates. City police estimated in a news release that 1,000 people had gathered in Oakland Friday night. Police shot rubber bullets at Schultz and Wasser, hitting Wasser in the chest, the men said. “A gun was being pointed at my chest,” Wasser said. “Not by a criminal. By a police officer,” Schultz added. “There was no guilt inside of me for what I’d done, but I was running for my life.” Pitt student Bob Anderson said he and his friends were walking along Fifth Avenue when he saw a man on a scooter flip off police. Officers shot him with rubber bullets. “I don’t think that anything would have gone down if there were no cops there,” Anderson said. Police released smoke or OC vapor gas, which is similar to pepper spray, in at least seven locations throughout Oakland. By midnight, most of the of ficers who had been at Schenley Plaza had moved to other areas. Still, a school bus full of of ficers in riot gear unloaded outside of the Hillman Librar y on Forbes Avenue. Meanwhile, a K-9 unit, vans and a police line moved down Fifth Avenue toward downtown Pittsburgh. At least one State Correctional Institute bus went down the street, too. Central Oakland was virtually locked down. Officers directed pedestrians to their dorms or away from campus. Just before 1 a.m., police were questioning seven people, who had plastic zip ties — which served as handcuffs that night — wrapped around their wrists. Students obser ving the arrests said they were upset about the show of police force. Varun Viswanathan, a Pitt sophomore, said he saw a police officer hitting one individual. “I think they completely use unnecessary force on us,” he said. “They have no right to do that.” Pitt senior Ken Egler called the police action “one of the crazier things” he’d seen during the protests, especially since he didn’t see many demonstrators in Oakland. “I really think it’s ridiculous,” Egler said. “We should be allowed to protest. This is needed, and they’re just basically tr ying to scare us.” Police left the area by 2 a.m.
The word “business” may evoke images of bustling brokers on Wall Street or Madoff’s Main Street massacre to some, but new developments at the University Business School’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development aim to change the way the world looks at commerce. CUEED, an organization that works to promote wealth in urban communities, received a $25,000 grant from PNC Bank in support of its Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initiative, which provides training for aspiring entrepreneurs on the Newark and New Brunswick campuses, and in the surrounding communities, said CUEED Fellow Jeffrey Robinson, an assistant professor of management and global business. The one-year program is in effect in seven counties and helps about 50 participants per term for two to three years after completion, said Associate Director of Communications and Marketing at the Rutgers Business School Daniel Stoll. CUEED, founded in fall 2008, the brainchild of Associate Professor of Business Strategy D.T. Ogilvie and Rutgers Business School-Newark Dean Michael Cooper, is the first center in the nation to combine venture capital and city resources with University research to improve
an urban community, Stoll said. The organization is taking on the state’s biggest city, Newark, where the school opened, to its new headquarters at the start of the semester. “Newark has had a lot of challenges over the years,” Robinson said. “It’s great to actually be involved in the resurgence of [the city].”
“Newark has had a lot of challenges over the years. It’s great to actually be involved in the resurgence ... ” JEFFERY ROBINSON Assistant Professor
CUEED is focusing on helping small and medium-sized minority-owned dining, entertainment and retail companies in Newark’s University Heights section, Stoll said. “We want people to spend money here, put people in business here, create jobs here,” Ogilvie said. “Our model is to transfer business know-how to people trying to make their businesses succeed.” In addition to the grant from PNC Bank, CUEED receives funding from not-for-profit
sources and the government, Stoll said. New Jersey-based real estate executive Paul V. Profeta has partnered with the organization and contributed $1 million in order to establish the Profeta Urban Investment Foundation at the business school, a not-forprofit equity fund that supports CUEED, according to their Web site. The organization also receives funds from the North Jersey Partners of Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development Initiative through a grant provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. CUEED has been expanding quickly, but the school is working to create other opportunities for all students as well. Business school administrators are working on creating a new concentration in entrepreneurship for its students, but the school will also offer two new courses in entrepreneurship, “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” and “Social Entrepreneurship,” to students from all disciplines during the spring semester, Robinson said. The objective of the added courses is to extend opportunities to those who may have an interest in starting a company or helping an underprivileged community but are not necessarily committed to studying business itself, Robinson said.
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The Douglass Governing Council meets ever y Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall A of the Douglass Campus Center.
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Thirteen million children growing up in poverty are not afforded the same educational opportunities as their peers in more affluent areas. You can change this. Come learn how. A Teach For America information session will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Room 410 of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. T.R. Straub, a 2006 Baltimore corps member, will share his experiences and answer questions about the program. Visit their Web site for further general information and to access the application at http://www.teachforamerica.org
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Join WRSU at wrsu.rutgers.edu tonight from 10 p.m. to midnight to listen live to the up-and-coming singersongwriter rock band Walking With Cavemen. To listen to the band before the show, check out www.myspace.com/walkingwithcavemen or join their Facebook page.
In the “Darius Goes West” film screening and community service event, 15-year-old Darius Weems and 11 of his best friends set off across America with the ultimate goal of getting his wheelchair customized on MTV’s “Pimp My Ride.” The result is a rarely seen testament to the explosive idealism of today’s youth, as well as a vivid portrayal of adventure, of brotherhood and of the character and strength it takes to shed light on an uncertain future. Not only does Weems bravely face his own inevitable fate with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, but through his unflinching humor and his extraordinary laugh he sparks a revolution in the lives of everyone who crosses — and then shares — his courageous path. Weems turns 19 this year. Nineteen is the same age that his brother Mario died of the same disease. Sponsored by Rutgers Hillel, come learn about Weems (and maybe even meet him, if he’s able to come!) and make a donation to the cause of fighting DMD at 8:15 p.m. in the Graduate Student Lounge of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
OCTOBER
The Unplugged Rutgers Board Game Club will be having its weekly meeting on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center, Room 174. Come by to meet new people, chow down on food and try some board games that you have never seen! The club plays everything from chess to “Last Night on Earth,” a zombie-survival horror game, so feel free to stop by!
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The Livingston Campus Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 113 of the Livingston Student Center. They hold weekly meetings. The SEBS/Cook Campus Council will hold their weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center. The Asian Student Council Meeting will take place from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Asian American Cultural Center on Livingston campus. Expect updates from University Affairs Chairman Ben West.
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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 the 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. today. 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 signin 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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How do you feel about 24-hour computer labs? REBECCA DOYLE SAS SOPHOMORE “I used the computer labs more than last year during the day. It’s incredibly disappointing that it’s always full. If we have 24-hour computer labs, then people wouldn’t feel like going when everyone else is going.”
QUOTABLE “It makes sense to have them open only at the exam season because people are staying up late to study, but people also have exams during the school semester, so they may need to stay up and study. It’s probably better to keep them open all year round for the best resources.”
ALYSSA FOCARACCIO SAS JUNIOR “It’s just very inconvenient to buy a printer and get ink every few weeks when you can just go to the computer lab, but even that’s taken away from you from the rush of students all trying to finish what they need to do during the day.”
ALEX FIORE — RUTGERS COLLEGE SENIOR SARAH KEARNS SAS JUNIOR “Every time I go, it’s like a 10-minute wait to get on [a computer], so I don’t feel like I get anything done. I just don’t feel like going.”
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This semester’s computer fee per student that appeared on the term bill
3 a.m. The latest a computer lab, Records Hall on the College Avenue campus, is open from Sunday until Thursday
CAMPUS TALK
The number of computers in labs on the New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses
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TOVI SPERO SAS JUNIOR “It’s important the computer lab stays open 24 hours because different people have different schedules … At the same time, I think it’s also that the University encourages people to have normal hours, but in the end I think it’s important that the University keeps the labs open 24 hours.”
JACOB MO SAS SOPHOMORE “I live off campus … not having 24-hour computer labs is a disadvantage for students. It’s hard to expect people to do well in school when they don’t have all the resources they need, like if they need to go to class but don’t have the time to print their stuff out.”
ONLINE RESPONSE Bad idea. — 3%
That is a great idea! I only find time to work at night but can never find a computer or printer. That’s a great idea! — 64%
I think it’s fine the way it is. — 29%
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I think it’s fine the way it is now: 24-hours during finals period only.
29%
Students would abuse the labs. We should allocate such resources in another way.
4%
Bad idea. Period.
3%
Students would abuse the labs. — 4%
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Net neutrality keeps Internet free
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ver yday we log onto the Internet and take advantage of the quick access we have to various Web sites giving us information on whatever subject we want. We take this for granted. We think that whatever site we go on, we can get to it at the fastest speed no matter who owns the site. It can be someone’s personal Web page promoting his or her own business or something corporately owned. We also assume we can do whatever we like whenever we like. Our ability to do all these things is what creates net neutrality. Net neutrality is our free and open Internet — the final frontier for free information. It makes it possible to have all sites created equally without discrimination. There is no blocking, speeding up or slowing down of a site because of ownership, the source of the site or where the site is going to. Net neutrality protects a consumer’s right to use any equipment, content, application or ser vice without interference from a network provider. Networks only provide ser vice. They do not make decisions on what can get to a consumer faster, or not at all for that matter. Without net neutrality, regulation of the Internet will come and it will not be the same space for innovation and free speech that people know and love. Net neutrality is the one thing that actually keeps the Internet a free-flowing source of any information a person could want. There are those who want to get rid of it and create a more regulated information space for wireless Internet access. One might ask, why change something so good? They argue that wireless has less bandwidth, but it really comes down to money. Major cable and telephone companies are looking boost their bottom line. Companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are looking to control the speed that Web sites get to you and which will not load at all, according to savetheinternet.com. They also want to tax content providers to guarantee that they will have speedy deliver y of their content, according to the Web site. They want to favor their own search engines, Internet telephone providers and streaming video. Favoring their own search engines would mean slowing down or even blocking ser vices offered by their competitors. Success in getting rid of net neutrality would damage the wireless Internet access that we are used to. Instead of a place where ever yone is treated equally, both user and content provider, it will be harder to get the information you want and also a more regulated space to get it. These companies have lobbyists in Congress working to support their interests. Take the time to tell Congress to listen to yours. Anything dealing with regulation and the Internet is a bad idea altogether. The consumers who pay for their Internet service are used to getting it a certain way, and any change would not be very well received. People want their information fast, and they want to be able to get it without any interference. We need net neutrality to keep the ability to do that possible. What makes the Internet so great is that no matter who you are or what you are trying to put on the Web, you have the same rights as the major corporate companies to get your site up and running. People also have just as much instant access to your personal site, whether it is for business or personal use, as they do to something like Google. The Internet is a socially free zone, and it is really the only place that is like that. It is not fair to take it away. If net neutrality disappears, a lot is at stake. There will no longer be a place for people to make new innovations, speak their mind and gather information. There would be limited competition, which would sacrifice a free market to a few large corporate companies. Consumers would have to choose from the menu of sites that the big companies would offer them, much like the way cable service is offered. Cable companies choose what channels we get, and if we want more, we have to pay for more than what the basic package is. This would change the Internet into something that is not what we are used to and would not benefit any consumer. In a way, it is killing freedom of expression because it is going to control who can see the smaller sites that do not have the big bucks to pay to have instant access to the information they are trying to offer. People need to be aware of what the corporate companies are offering to Congress because it can severely change what we are used to when it comes to getting information or doing anything on the Internet. Those who did not have a cable box might recall the irritating day that they went to watch a certain channel and it was no longer available to them. That would be the same case if net neutrality vanishes. One day you will try to stream a video or access a blog and the site will take a outrageously long time to load, or it will not come up on your screen at all. The Internet is meant to be a free space to share information, not a regulated space for corporate companies to make more money off of the little guy.
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“He was as interested in a recipe for beef stew as he was in knowing the latest book on somebody’s thinking.” Cheryl Hurley, president of the Library of America and one of 12 featured speakers at the memorial, recalling her memories of Richard Poirier, University Emeritus Professor of English STORY IN UNIVERSITY
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Race card deals society losing hand
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t is undeniable that It was later discovered that racism still exists withthe man carrying the semiin society; however, automatic was actually this idea is often used to black. While MSNBC further political and speshould have zero credibilicial interest agendas. Last ty, this kind of information week, The Daily Targum reaches the masses. This ran an editorial noting that influence is blindly acceptBRIAN CANARES people were quick to pull ed by society, as people the race card on Rep. Joe believe it to be the truth. Wilson. The Republican South Carolina congressDespite perpetuating false notions, leading figures man drew criticism for his remark during and the media still use ever y opportunity to President Barack Obama’s speech in which he exploit race. shouted, “You lie!” to the president. The editorial The frequent use of the race card creates artificial board suggested that race was not the issue in discussions about this sensitive issue. People will go this case. Wilson’s outburst could have truly been out of their way to create a national uproar over isoabout health care and not the color of the lated incidents. Sometimes race is actually a factor, president’s skin. Despite the fact that the man other times it is not. However, instead of allowing the idolized Strom Thurmond, I agree that his two parties involved to settle their differences, these remarks were a frustrated response to Obama’s individuals will interfere with the process. As a policies. Unfortunately, this was not a rare cirresult, everyone gets involved until national expocumstance where racism was used to defend or sure erupts in their face. The arrest of Henry Louis promote an agenda. Race is Gates can be a prime example. often utilized in situations that The professor had a misunder“Despite perpetuating are mutually exclusive. It is standing with a police officer, and false notions, thrown around so frequently it transformed into a heated that it undermines the ver y debate about race relations in leading figures efforts made by the civil rights America. These discussions are movement. This creates a sysnot genuine attempts to engage and the media still tem within society that is afraid race. They are merely manufacuse every opportunity to engage and confront the tured debates to further promote issues of race. As a result, peoone’s own self-interest. This is not to exploit race. ” ple are left ignorant and unina Democrat-Republican issue, as formed about the various culrace is exploited on both the left tures that help make this countr y great. and the right. Ann Coulter makes just as much Racism is used to advance a particular cause, money denouncing the race card as Al Sharpton does even though it may have little connection to the encouraging it. These people are only perpetuating issue at hand. Influential people, groups and the racial divide in America. They do not foster true media sources are quick to label protests or discussion. Subsequently, these tactics prevent real speeches as being racist. I agree that there are dialogue from actually occurring. demonstrations and individuals that are blatantly Because these factions gear toward public reladiscriminatory. However, various nonracial situations and exposure, society fears the repercussions tions are given these connotations only when race of confronting race. Institutions such as public is introduced as an argument. For instance, the schools are less inclined to talk about the issue “Rachel Maddow Show” ran a segment covering because it is easier to avoid the negative publicity. Obama’s visit to a Phoenix town hall meeting. As an administrator or teacher, why chance another They displayed multiple protesters carrying guns Gates-like incident? Students are then left without in front of the building. In one scene, they showed truly understanding race relations in America. In a certain individual who was carrying a semi-autoaddition, the superficial discussions found in the matic on his shoulder and a pistol on his hip. After, media influence the way institutions deal with diverthree commentators suggested that this particular sity. A school hangs up a few dragons on Chinese incident had racial overtones. They downplayed New Year and calls itself a harmonious melting pot. the fact that protesters were advocating Second Or, University President Richard L. McCormick will Amendment rights, and, instead, argued that it SEE CANARES ON PAGE 9 was due to a black man being in the White House.
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Health care Pop culture obsession distracts from real issues reform gets Commentary reckless LONNIE AFFRIME
Letter DONALD MOSKOWITZ
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resident Barack Obama continues to pitch his reckless and unrealistic health care initiative to the public. “Big Brother” Obama wants Congress to pass a bill quickly, before Congress and the public understand the plan. A proposed governmentimposed health care program will cost U.S. taxpayers about $1 trillion over 10 years, and the Medicare system will suffer cuts of $500 billion. Thir teen million illegal aliens will access Obama’s health care system because many of them have driver’s licenses and forged social security cards, and Obama’s health care package does not include verification of citizenship. Obama says he will have to live with his program, but it is the American people who will have to endure the harmful impact on our health care system. About 80 percent of the American people are satisfied with the best health care system in the world. Any changes will be implemented in 2013, well after the 2012 election. Is this timetable designed to give Obama the opportunity to be reelected before a failed health care program is implemented? Some European countries and Canada embarked on socialized health care, and they have endured long waiting times for services and reductions in the quality of care due to inadequate numbers of doctors, nurses and hospitals. We could suffer the same fate. Donald A. Moskowitz is a Londonderry, N.H., resident.
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hile sitting in a meeting last week, I checked my Facebook page only to find something peculiar: My news feed was filled with the exact same status, “Kanye West is an a------.” My first reaction was obviously to find out what he could possibly have said or done to gain so much attention — rappers are well known for their dramatic escapades. But after thinking for a moment, I realized … who cares? This is the man who said, “I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade.” Nevermind his ignorance — a generation is longer than a decade — I must concur with Stephen Colbert that West is barely the voice of his own soundtrack! He makes the guy who stands outside the Rutgers Student Center screaming about judgment seem reasonable. Regardless, West is simply the pawn of a more disturbing issue: entertainment culture. Since the dawn of civilization mankind revered its leaders first and foremost; yet, if I may use an analogy, many members of our society would rather worship our jugglers than our kings. For instance, if I asked you who played the Joker in the last “Batman” movie, would you know? Of course, Heath Ledger’s
continued from page 8 read a few statistics on demographics and stamp the University as “committed to diversity.” This is the extent of cultural training within ever y American citizen. People are content to merely know about race and not actually understand it. Hostility, animosity and self-segregation prevail because true engagement remains absent within society. This article is not to undermine the actual racism that does exist. There are many racial injustices that usually go unnoticed, such as demographic and economic disparity. However, my intent is to show that the idea of race goes both ways. It is used to advance hidden motives, even if it means preserving the racial divide. The actions of these groups and individuals disrespect the enormous strides made over the years. More importantly, they discourage any attempt to bring unity to this country. Brian Canares is a Rutgers College Senior majoring in history and political science. He is also in the GSE Social Studies program and seeks to make a career in urban education. He welcomes feedback at bcanares@eden.rutgers.edu.
selves into oblivion. Furthermore, both the government and business elites cash checks daily thanks to our ignorance. Rather than actually talk about the issues, politicians treat us like children by feeding us pithy one-liners. Rather than adhering to honest business practices, corporations thrive on what we don’t know in order to get rich. There are those of you who have chosen personal happiness as your philosophy of life. While I disagree with your priorities, I can at least admire your consistency. However, this article is directed to those who are not yet willing to admit such a self-centered lifestyle but whose priorities are clearly in sync with the concept. My only advice: Personally, I am not satisfied with a culture that believes simply going to class or work and then drinking over the weekend with the possibility of getting laid is an acceptable, let alone praiseworthy, lifestyle. There is more to life than instant gratification. Socrates’ timeless adage is true: The unexamined life is truly not worth living. The next time you’re walking to a house party, ask yourself this radical question: Why? The next time Britney Spears is on TV for a new publicity stunt, I encourage you to turn it off. Where are the revolutionary Martin Luther King Jrs. of our generation? Who is
today’s Einstein? These are the men and women we should model our lives after, people who dedicate themselves to excellence and improving humanity. If your role model is an entertainer then I truly feel sorry for your low self-worth. Entertainers deserve neither your adoration nor attention. Though I may not know you, I nonetheless believe you have far more potential. Some may read this article and have feelings of both agreement and contempt. Please forgive my preachiness; I write this article not for the sake of judgment but for collective action. I am just as guilty as the next. I too enjoy going out and can never get enough of Jon Stewart. I am not asking you to forego all entertainment; as such an attempt would be preposterous. Instead, I only ask that you think for yourselves and pursue a purpose that is loftier than perpetual entertainment. All of us need to relax sometimes, but never allow your indulgence of entertainment to exceed the amount of time you put toward meaningful endeavors. Hundreds of millions of people around the world live on less than $1 per day; we have a lot of work to do. Lonnie Affrime is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science. He is the president of the University’s Roosevelt Institute. He welcomes feedback at laffrime@eden.rutgers.edu.
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performance was brilliant! But how many of us know the name of our congressman, his vote record or his policy platforms? Furthermore, how many watched the Emmys compared to President Barack Obama’s recent health care speech? Our priorities seem quite clear. This unquenchable thirst for entertainment transcends into our very essence of being. Let’s take football for example — a touchy subject, I know. Many readers can talk ad nauseam about their favorite teams and even quote statistics. Sometimes team preference can even deteriorate into tenuous relationships, especially after a few drinks. Yet I see more passion for the Scarlet Knights on a daily basis than I have ever seen for stopping the genocide in Darfur. Do you know where Darfur is? America has become saturated with materialistic postmodernism, and this has both individual and societal implications. Individually we have become miserable existentialists. Life always seems to be a competition in which we can never win enough, especially in a world where you don’t know your own meaning and thus create one out of thin air or simply never take time to care. Moreover, as a society we have become ignorant. Rather than taking a few minutes out of each day to become socially aware, we instead pleasure and drink our-
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Horoscopes / LINDA C. BLACK
Pearls Before Swine
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
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Today's Birthday (09/29/09) This should be a very happy year for you. You're lucky and quite attractive. It's the playful attitude that makes even work seem fun when you're around. Keep it up! 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 — With help from an intellectual friend, you find ways to work more efficiently. This helps you move up a level. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — You hold yourself to a high standard but rarely admit when you've achieved it. Give yourself a pat on the back. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — You can earn more without taking on any more work. You'll have to show people what you can produce. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — When you finally buy that thing you and your family saved for, you'll glow with pride. You've worked hard for this. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — This could be your lucky day. Finish up old chores and start new ones now. Also, set up a romantic weekend. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — There's more work coming in, maybe even too much. You can figure out a way to handle the load and make a profit.
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Redshirt freshman April Price was pushed into the starting lineup two weeks ago after missing all of last season with a torn ACL.
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April Price still feels it after every game. It’s the fatigue, the pain, the WOMEN’S SOCCER d r a i n i n g feeling that comes after an intense workout that you’re not quite ready to handle. But considering where Price was just a year ago, those are all still welcome feelings to the redshirt freshman. After tearing her ACL in July 2008 and missing all of her freshman year, Price didn’t have any expectations coming into her first season with the Rutgers women’s soccer team this year. But when a series of injuries landed her in the Scarlet Knights’ starting lineup two weeks ago, Price was forced to find her old game a lot quicker than she originally anticipated. So far, it looks like she is up to the challenge. “It’s been a little bit slow,” Price admits. “But now, I’m getting back into it, getting back into my groove.” Not coincidentally, Price’s strongest game this season came in the Knights’ most recent match, a 1-1 draw with Villanova. A newfound aggressiveness nearly earned the forward the first goal of her college career. Price recorded three shots in the game, just missing on two of them, including a breakaway opportunity in which she pushed the ball just right of the net. “I just need to focus on not being injured right now,” Price said, “Thankfully, I feel good. It’s just a matter of getting my confidence back. Right now, that’s the main thing.”
DRAW: Jones, Guthrie help Knights shut out Hoyas continued from back tics of the second half,” Crooks said. “We created a lot of opportunities. But that’s the world of soccer; you lose the game for a couple minutes [and it costs you the game].” In the first game of the weekend, Jones extended her scoring streak to six with her third game-
Building confidence is something Price has struggled with since the day she tore her ACL. At the time, the Mechanicsville, Va., native did not just doubt whether she would be ready for the season, she was not sure she’d ever be healthy enough to play soccer at RU. “When I got hurt, I guess I saw my college career flash before my eyes,” Price said. “I’ve seen a lot of people get hurt and not be able to come back.” Price did not just come back — her hard work this off-season earned her a role as a substitute to start the season. Those minutes, as short as they were, proved to be the recognition of Price’s progress. “April is coming off of a major injury, and she has been and is still improving,” said Rutgers head coach Glenn Crooks. “She’s one of those players that’s just getting a little better all the time.” Since taking over the starting forward spot vacated by injured senior captain Caycie Gusman, Price has not been the flashiest player on the field, but has shown enough poise to prove she belongs in the starting lineup. “She’s got the skill set to be a very good target player,” Crooks said. “She’s great in the air and she’s strong physically.” Going for ward, Price still is not going to put much pressure on herself. She knows that she is improving and expects that to continue. “I take it in stride, just day-byday,” Price said. “I really had no expectations at all this season. But I think that now that we have a lot of injuries on our team, we have to come together, and a lot of people need to step up.”
winning goal of the season in a 1-0 victory Friday over Georgetown. Jones’ goal came in the 13th minute and was enough for the Knights’ defense, as they only allowed six shots in the game. Guthrie made saves on two of those six shots. Senior back Jenifer Anzivino went down in the first half with an apparent leg injury. She did not return for the second half but Crooks said the injury is not thought to be serious.
“I thought we played pretty well against FIU, but we weren’t able to close the fourth quarter,” said McCourty, who had an interception in the 34-13 win. “I felt like [against Mar yland] we played for all four quarters.” True to Schiano’s word, they got better. Both games were a far cr y from the Cincinnati and Howard matchups. Against Cincinnati, the largest crowd ever at Rutgers Stadium saw the defense lay a dud. The line was manhandled, the linebackers were invisible and the secondary was burned — all to the tune of six touchdowns and 564 yards of offense. Junior linebacker Antonio Lowery, who returned an interception for a touchdown on the first play of the game Saturday, said the difference is simple. “Just us running around, swarming and doing all the right things,” Lowery said. “It was the defense flying around.” Turnovers were the key in the Knights’ ability to rebound from the week one mess. Last year, while losing five of their first six games, the RU defense did not create a takeaway against a Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) team until the eighth game of the season. Four games into 2009, Rutgers has 12 turnovers, with nine coming against FBS opponents. “I think it was kind of like what coach preached last year,” McCour ty said. “When you hit it, it really star ts going and this year we were able to hit it earlier. The defense is really focused on getting takeaways and giving the ball back to our of fense — that’s what we’ve been able to do early in the season.” Despite the turnovers, the defense allowed big plays against Maryland. Four times Saturday, the Terps moved the ball more than
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Senior cornerback Devin McCourty intercepted his first pass of the season as the Scarlet Knights created five turnovers vs. Maryland.
20 yards on a single play. Pass plays of 45, 40, 24 and 21 yards allowed Maryland to move downfield, but they only resulted in one touchdown. The defense stepped up when it needed to, resulting in the win. “It’s big, especially when you’re on the road and you’ve got a crowd that’s into the game,” McCourty said. “When you’re able to get a takeaway and stop their offense, it quiets the crowd and gives our offense energy.” Although they failed to capitalize, the offense was appreciative of the defensive effort. “The defense, all day, did an amazing job,” said senior quarterback Dom Natale. “The coaches and the players, they
really controlled the game for us. It was awesome.” Knight Note: After an impressive punting day at Maryland, junior Teddy Dellaganna earned his second career Big East Special Teams Player of the Week. The Templeton, Calif. native punted for an average of 40.6 yards on five punts and trapped the Terps inside the 12-yard line three times. Sophomore r unning back Joe Martinek and junior linebacker Antonio Lower y both received honorable mentions from the conference. Martinek ran for a career-high 147 yards and two touchdowns and Lowery returned an interception for a touchdown to go along with eight tackles.
HOLZBERG: Rutgers doubles has success at Brown continued from back It was the next round where Zhang suffered her first and only loss of the weekend against Boston College sophomore Katarina Gajic, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5. Like Holzberg, Zhang beat Santini 6-4, 6-1 and finished off the tournament with a win against Auburn senior Myrthe Molenveld 8-6. “I think it’s safe to say that Amy’s capable of playing better tennis,” Bucca said. “But even with that, Amy was playing some of the best players around so as the season goes on, Amy will only get better.” In addition to their impressive starts at singles, Holzberg and Zhang also showed their strength together in doubles. As a team they won two of their three doubles matches in the tournament, one against BU’s Nunic and freshman Jessica Linero and the other against senior Fani Chifchieva and freshman Caroline Thornton of Auburn. Aboubakare and Brown sophomore Cassandra Herzberg handed Zhang and Holzberg their only loss in a 9-7 tiebreaker. “Amy and Jenn as a doubles team clicked, and they promise to be a doubles team that will be a force to reckon with,” Bucca said.
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Sophomore Jennifer Holzberg concluded the Brown Invitational with a 3-1 mark, including a victory over a top-10 opponent.
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Golfing legend Bobby Jones once said, “competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-halfi n c h MEN’S GOLF course, the space between your ears.” Rutgers men’s golfer James Hilaire is not one to quarrel with the 13-time major championship winner. The senior has bounced back from a disappointing 2008-09 season to emerge as the Scarlet Knights’ best and most consistent player early in fall 2009. Hilaire credits his stellar play thus far to an improved mindset. “This year, I made a conscious effort to just go out on the course and visualize the shot and don’t think about how to do it mechanically — just do it,” he said. Hilaire aced the par-3 11th hole in the season-opening Rutgers Invitational victor y to highlight a team-leading fourth place finish. He then followed up with a solid 26th place showing to pace the squad at The McLaughlin. Hilaire’s 72.4 stroke average also leads the Knights and is a full six strokes better than his spring 2009 total. As a self-taught player who relies on feel, Hilaire said his struggles came largely from thinking too much about his swing. To clear his head and get back to basics, the history major put away his clubs for the summer and focused on his studies.
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Targum’s men’s cross country beat writer Matt Sugam chats with the junior distance runner about his race-day rituals, musical preferences and the bond created on a team almost entirely from New Jersey ...
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Part of CJ Werneke’s heralded 2009 recruiting class, freshman setter Stephanie Zielinski (9) racked up a team-high 426 assists thus far.
“Everyone’s contributing. You can tell in practice that we’re getting better every day,” Zielinski said. “I think we can play a lot better than we did last year.” But it is not just setting and assists that set Zielinski apart. Throughout the first 15 games of the season, she holds the top hitting percentage of the team at .333, and the percentage only got better this weekend. In her first game against South Florida, Zielinski hit an errorless game and followed up
with a .714 percentage the following day against Georgetown with seven hits. “I actually think I played better [Saturday] than [Sunday],” Zielinski said, “I was able to read [Georgetown’s] block better and get the ball to the right person at the right time.” Zielinski thinks the team’s success is attributed to its momentum and work ethic. “This isn’t our peak. We’re going to win games that we couldn’t win last year.”
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At the end of the weekend, the Rutgers volleyball team officially put last VOLLEYBALL year on the backburner. Now 7-8 overall and 1-1 in the Big East, the Scarlet Knights not only have their largest win total since 2004, but tied their number of Big East wins from last year in one weekend. While this success may be largely credited to the leadership of the few upperclassmen the team has left, the importance of the underclassmen cannot be overlooked. Take freshman setter Stephanie Zielinski, for example. Part of head coach CJ Werneke’s second class of recruits, the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., native entered college as a 2008 Under Armour second team high school All-American. Overall, Zielinski is more than satisfied with the team’s progress and her role on it. “I like the atmosphere of the team. I like the girls and the coaches,” she said. “I think we’re coming together really well and working together as a team and everyone’s contributing.” Already, she leads the team in assists with 426 on the season so far — the rest of the squad combines for 226. After breakout games against Dartmouth and Princeton where she registered 48 and 40 assists, respectively, and 11 digs for a double-double, Zielinski earned a spot on the team’s starting lineup this weekend. The freshman attributes the recent success to practice and teamwork.
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“I was getting a little bit too frustrated on the golf course and I think I just needed some time away from the game,” Hilaire said. “When I came back to the game, I had a little bit of a different perspective on it, playing it for what it is.” Head coach Jason Bataille said the time off allowed Hilaire to simplify the game and get back to the fundamentals. Bataille’s been
“I was getting a little bit too frustrated on the golf course and I think I just needed some time away from the game.” JAMES HILAIRE Senior Golfer
particularly impressed with Hilaire’s decision-making on the golf course. “He’s not tr ying to do too much,” Bataille said. “He’s playing within himself, he’s learning how good that can be just to play within himself, and I think it’s really starting to pay off.” A pay-of f is what Rutgers expected when they added the Fishkill, N.Y., native to the program in 2006. Hilaire was the Poughkeepsie Journal High School Golfer of the Year in both his junior and senior seasons at John Jay and competed
in the 2006 New York State Open at the prestigious Bethpage Black Course. After playing sparingly as a freshman, Hilaire became a consistent contributor as a sophomore. He competed in all five tournaments during the spring season and punctuated his performance with an individual title at the Hawk Invitational before setting the bar for RU with a three-day tally of 234 at the Big East Championships. In addition to his mental game, Hilaire said the work he put in on his putting paid off in his resurgence. Hilaire was also complimentary of his first-year head coach. “[Bataille] has a very calming force on the golf course, especially when we’re playing our tournaments,” Hilaire said. “He’s been there, he’s been in our shoes, and he knows what it’s like to play.” Buoyed by a quick star t, Hilaire is hopeful that he and his four fellow seniors can make their final year a memorable one. With only the Delaware Scotty Duncan Classic and UConn Invitational remaining before the fall campaign concludes at the inaugural Big East Match Play event, the senior knows it is important for RU to prove it will be a factor in the conference. “We need to go in there feeling that we should win and take care of business,” Hilaire said of the Knights’ two upcoming tournaments.
Matt Sugam: Running is what a lot of athletes dread in their sports, so what got you into cross country? Jayram Sataluri: Well actually, back in seventh grade my friend wanted to try out for the track team so I decided why not try out with him, and I ended up getting on the team and he didn’t. After that I continued on and realized I could get better by running cross country so I got into that too. Ever since then I’ve been running. But it was not until my junior year [of high school] during spring track that I realized I could be really good, and that’s when I started hitting fast times and I’ve been a pretty good runner since. I’ve enjoyed running for all the time I’ve been doing it. MS: Obviously you’re a distance runner, but what do you think about what Usain Bolt has been doing lately? JS: He’s incredible. I’m just astonished and I think he can go even faster. MS: Do you have any pre-race rituals? JS: The day before I’ll just go pretty easy. I don’t like to go hard before a race because I like to save it all for the race the next day. So I go easy — do a couple of strides, eat as healthy as I can and go to sleep early. Going to sleep early is very important for a good race. MS: Do you have any pre-race music you listen to? JS: It’s a mixture of old rock like Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Who and some Indian stuff. MS: Do you listen to that normally? JS: Yeah, I listen to that stuff normally. Sometimes I listen to stuff that really pumps me up for a race the day before, but when I’m going to a race I put on softer stuff so I’m relaxed and not nervous before a race. MS: What about a pre-race meal? JS: I try to go for healthy food as much as I can or maybe I can make a couple of sandwiches. It varies every week. MS: What about after the race? JS: Well I’m a vegetarian, so I don’t really eat that much, but usually I try to snack on a banana or an apple because it’s a very good post-race snack after the hard work that you do. I don’t really eat a meal until much later. MS: You said you’re a vegetarian, so where do you get your protein from? JS: I can eat eggs. I have cheese and sometimes I drink milk. Usually my mom cooks me Indian food so usually I have that before or after a run and she’s really strict on protein so she gives me a lot of stuff that really helps me out with my running. MS: All you guys except for Taylor [Burmeister] are from Jersey, so do you feel there is an extra bond from that and being at the state University? JS: Yeah, there is an extra bond. MS: Are there any North-South Jersey rivalries or old high school rivalries and some smack talking? JS: There was, but not anymore. Once we got up to Rutgers, the rivalries ended and we’re now a team. MS: Was it your love for Jersey that made you decide to stay in state and go to Rutgers? JS: Yeah. It is also much cheaper to attend Rutgers. MS: What do you like best about the Garden State? JS: That’s a good question. I like the parks where I can run at. There’s some other places I like to go, like the malls, but I don’t really travel that much. I like to run a lot more. So the parks are my favorite part of Jersey.
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Chandler’s dismissal last straw for troubled guard MATTHEW STEIN’S
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t was even the talk of the Maryland student center this weekend. Former Rutgers guard Corey Chandler, who was kicked off the men’s basketball team for a violation of athletic depar tment policies, expired his tenure with Binghamton just one month after enrolling there in the first place. Chandler is among five players dismissed last week by Binghamton head coach Kevin Broadus. The move came just days after starting guard Emanuel “Tiki” Mayben was kicked off the Bearcats and arrested for possession and selling cocaine, though the infractions were said to be unrelated. The bottom line is this — a talented basketball player, basically the first major recruit by Scarlet Knights head coach Fred Hill Jr., wore out his welcome with two different teams in the span of one month. This kid had all the talent and all the abilities to succeed on the collegiate level, but numerous infractions clearly marred Chandler’s image, and I would be shocked if another Division I basketball program picks up this head case.
THE GOOD Turning over a new leaf — The Rutgers football team’s five defensive takeaways gave it 12 on the season. Last year, the Scarlet Knights did not create a turnover until the eighth game of the season at Pittsburgh. Talk about a turnaround. The biggest key is defensive pressure in the backfield, forcing opposing quarterbacks to get rid of the ball in a hurry.
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Even if the sack totals are not sky-high, the defense has constantly put the offense in good positions to score. Sooner or later, that’s going to result in major points.
year, a 4-3 comeback victory over Sacred Heart. It’s a monkey off their respective backs to get that first win. But …
Top of the conference — Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams remained atop the Big East, holding down first place despite not winning both games this weekend. Futbol, as pointed out by associate sports editor Kyle Franko, has an enormous following around the world, and it’s really picking up in Piscataway.
It might not happen again — Looking at how the rest of the schedule plays out, the Knights will be hard-pressed to right the ship, and they are in grave danger of losing the rest of their Big East games. Georgetown, with All-Big East selection Amy Lewis, was the only team that Rutgers beat inconference last year. Now, already with a loss to a previously-winless Georgetown under their belts, the rest of the season looks quite grave.
Punched in the face — This quote will not die. Volleyball head coach CJ Werneke said before this weekend’s volleyball games: “If they don’t respect us, they’re going to get punched in the face for it.” Georgetown got hit pretty hard Sunday when the Scarlet Knights won in straight sets and kept their record just below .500. For a team that combined for five victories in the previous two years and is relying on an influx of youth, that is quite the turnaround. The Jabu Package — Inserting Jabu Lovelace is good because, for some reason, he keeps gaining yards. Despite the fact that everyone in the seats, press box and probably Liechtenstein knows it’s coming, the senior quarterback keeps grinding out tough yards. It’s unfathomable. Finally a win — It took until the 10th game of the season, but the field hockey team broke through with its first win of the
THE BAD
Work in progress — That’s exactly what the Rutgers offense is. Senior quarterback Dom Natale is not being asked to do much and the gameplan is runheavy, which is precisely right. But there are many questions to be answered. Freshman quarterback Tom Savage’s health is in doubt. Natale still looks nervous in the pocket and has trouble completing passes. There has been only one catch at wideout besides starters Tim Brown and Mohamed Sanu. The offensive line is allowing far too much pressure in the backfield. And the red zone offense has been absolutely putrid, unable to capitalize on excellent field position. Soccer injuries — Just stop getting hurt already! Senior co-captain Jennifer Anzivino is the latest casualty, although her injury is said to be not serious.
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Senior quarterback Jabu Lovelace comes in as a change of pace under center, typically running the ball on an option play. The Jabu Package — Inserting Lovelace is bad because it ruins any sort of rhythm Savage or Natale can get into. Lovelace runs three plays — none of which have ever had outstanding success. Was it mentioned that everyone knows its coming?
have been burned when RU cannot get the right play in. Hungry Hungry Friedgen — How appropriate is it that Maryland’s head football coach Ralph Friedgen, holds his postgame press conferences in the team’s dining hall?
THE UGLY
Red Storm makeover — The new St. John’s mascot is hysterically awful. The thing looks like an oversized paralyzed hawk. It’s bright red with lightning bolts all around, apparently supposed to represent the Red Storm. The worst part is that this stillnameless thing was the winner of a contest! It just goes to show what kind of people care about St. John’s athletics.
The Jabu Package — Inserting Lovelace is ugly because of the sheer amount of timeouts wasted when the play call is not relayed properly. Seriously, Lovelace runs three plays. He gets the ball out of shotgun and runs left, right or charges up the middle. But I’m running out of fingers on my left hand to count how many timeouts
Goalies adjust to co-starting role BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER
ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
The Rutgers field hockey team put its goaltending responsibilities on the backs of two freshmen. Vickie Lavell, above, received six starts, while Shanice Beasley, below, started four times this season.
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One is a short drive down the New Jersey turnpike; the other is a plane FIELD HOCKEY flight away from her East Texas home. But no matter the distance, freshmen goalkeepers Vickie Lavell and Shanice Beasley are both settling into their new home for the next four years — the front of the cage for the Rutgers field hockey team. With no upperclassmen on the squad to fill the position, the pair was entrusted with the starting goalkeeping duties since day one. “I think they’re adjusting pretty well; it’s not easy,” said Rutgers head coach Liz Tchou. “It’s definitely the hardest position to come from high school to college in regards to the speed of play and the surface and everything else. It’s a different game.” As the two continue to adjust to their new environment, the duo developed a close bond both on and off the field. For Lavell, a South Jersey native from Haddon Township, N.J., having the chance to start for a Division I team in the Big East is a dream come true. “It’s exciting, I mean it’s nervewracking too but it’s exciting. It’s cool to come right into pressure and say ‘Alright, you’re playing!’” she said. “The pressure is there — it’s a lot of pressure — but it’s exciting to come in and have the opportunity.”
No stranger to the pressures of a starting goaltender, Lavell started for three years at Bishop Eustace High School. As a team captain her senior year, the team named her defensive Most Valuable Player and she earned an All-Conference selection in 2008. Still, the fact that both her and Beasley are going through the same experience at the same time is invaluable. “We can both talk to each other about any sort of anxiety or excitement we’re having,” Lavell said. “We’re there for each other and we keep pushing each other because it’s just us here [in net] and we both want each other to do really well. It’s really good and it helps to keep us sane.” Hailing from Houston, Beasley is slightly farther from home. The Texan was a threeyear letter-winner in high school, and helped her team capture its first Southwest Preparator y Conference title in 27 years during her senior season. After looking at schools around the region, Beasley said Rutgers ended up being the right fit. “There’s not much field hockey anywhere close to where I live so when I decided I wanted to play in college I knew that I would have to be playing far away from home,” she said. “Rutgers is just what ended up working out for me.” Having a friend and teammate in Lavell has been impor-
tant to Beasley since she arrived on the Banks. “We’re really close and we spend a lot of our practice just working together; me and her and our coach,” Beasley said. “We’re there to push each other but also support each other, so it doesn’t matter whoever’s playing in a game. We’re 100 percent behind each other and we just make sure we push each other to work hard, ever y practice, every game.” Despite their friendship, both goalkeepers continue to compete hard on the field. The two have nearly split the starting duties, with Lavell earning six star ts and Beasley four through the first 10 games. Lavell handled the net for the Scarlet Knights in their first win of the season Sunday against Sacred Heart, posting two saves in the contest. “You always need competition and off the field they’re friends, on the field they’re competitors,” she said. “They’re teammates, they push each other in practice which is great. They’ve been fun to work with.” While the two appear more comfortable in their new roles, Beasley said there is still one thing that is taking time to get used to — the weather of the Northeast. “That’s one big difference — it’s colder,” she said. “I had to wear a sweatshirt the other day and I was like ‘Whoa, in September?’”
T H E D A I LY TA R G U M
SPORTS
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
Down at half, Knights play to draw Holzberg, Zhang beat ranked foes to open year BY CHRIS MELCHIORRE CORRESPONDENT
From inside the 18-yard box, Villanova’s Heidi Sabatura crossed the ball past three Rutgers defenders and connected with a wide open teammate. Rachel Schuyler beat a helpless, diving Erin Guthrie for a WOMEN’S SOCCER goal that put the women’s VILLANOVA 1 Rutgers soccer team in a RUTGERS 1 position it had not been in since the first round of last year’s NCAA tournament: down by a goal in the first half. After 571 minutes and four seconds of holding opponents scoreless in the first half, the Scarlet Knights could not overcome Schuyler’s 24th minute goal, and they went on to draw their Big East foe 1-1. “We’re very disappointed with the results tonight,” head coach Glenn Crooks said. “And it had to do with how the first half went. We came out strong but we lost some of it when we let up an early shot. … For whatever reason, we kind of got back on our heels at that moment.” The Knights came out a far more determined and aggressive team in the second half, but countless scoring opportunities in the half and through two overtimes only produced one goal. “The way we played in the second half and overtime, I would say that we were definitely the better team,” said Guthrie, who saved a season-high seven shots in the game. “So every time you do that you want to get the result, but we did play well.” The Knights tied the score 1-1 in the 53rd minute when redshirt junior for ward Karla Schacher floated a ball from the left side of the field over the head of Villanova goalkeeper Molly Williams and into the right corner of the net for her third goal of the season. RU continued heavily pressuring the Wildcats in the following minutes. In the 61st minute, freshman forward April Price broke loose past two defenders and drilled a shot that rolled just past the right post. Seconds later, Schacher escaped on a breakaway of her own but was caught by a sliding Villanova defender, who knocked the ball away before Schacher could get a shot off. In the 68th minute, the Knights once again failed to capitalize on a golden scoring opportunity. On the play, Schacher
BY MELISSA FALICA STAFF WRITER
In total, the Knights outshot Villanova 7-3 in the half and 20-11 in the game, but only capitalized on one of them. “I was very happy with the intensity and
Trying to improve on one of the best seasons in program history is no easy task, especially when your first match involves going up against TENNIS three teams that were nationally ranked last year. That was exactly the case this weekend for the Rutgers tennis team when it traveled to Rhode Island to compete in the Brown Invitational. Throughout the weekend, sophomore Jennifer Holzberg and junior Amy Zhang led the team, each with three wins and one loss. Holzberg was undefeated heading into Sunday, which is where she suffered her one and only loss. In dramatic fashion, her first win of the invitational came against Brown’s Bianca Aboubakare, who is ranked in the top 10 in the region, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 1-0 (14-12). “That was a huge win for Jennifer,” head coach Ben Bucca said. “That match was not a situation where the Brown player played poorly and lost but rather [Holzberg] played well and won the match.” Holzberg then went on to beat Boston sophomore Petra Santini 7-5, 6-1 and Brown senior Emily Ellis 6-4, 6-2. The lone loss for Holzberg came against Boston sophomore Stefanie Nunic 8-2 and was shortened due to weather conditions. “She was beaten by a very good player so I think in spite of losing her final match, I know I speak for Jennifer when I say that she’s very pleased with the results and very motivated to continue her progress,” Bucca said. Zhang gave a strong performance this weekend, with her first win coming over Boston senior Francine Whu 6-3 before Whu retired.
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JEFF LAZARO
Countless Rutgers shots proved fruitless in Sunday’s 1-1 tie against Villanova, but Rutgers junior forward Karla Schacher’s (white) third goal of the season put the Knights on the board.
sent a brilliant, five-yard pass to junior forward Ashley Jones, whose shot was barely deflected by a diving Williams. Price got the rebound right in front of an open net but sent a wide open shot just over the cross bar.
Defense getting better after tumultuous start BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT
Ask Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano about his team, and you will hear him say it. “ We ’ r e FOOTBALL getting better” — Schiano’s favorite words. The true freshmen, fighting for playing time, are getting better. The offensive line, still undergoing tweaking, is getting better. And the wide receiver corps, with just one catch outside of the two starters, is getting better. Take one look at the defense, though, and believe it. They are better. “When you look at our defense, we’ve got two captains over there and a bunch of guys that have played a lot of football for Rutgers,” said senior captain Devin McCourty. “Our defense has to come out and play great from beginning to end, and that’s what we’re trying to do.”
The media billed the defense as the strength of the Scarlet Knights entering the season. They were supposed to carry a team with an inexperienced offense. Against Mar yland Saturday, they did just that. Three sacks, five turnovers and two defensive touchdowns won Rutgers the game while the offense floundered. “That’s what great defenses do, score on defense and create turnovers,” said junior safety Joe Lefeged, who forced a fumble and caused an interception. “We’ve been practicing all week and all training camp and it showed [against Maryland].” It showed the week before, against Florida International, as well. The defense was dominant for 54 minutes of the game, scoring once and creating three turnovers, but allowed 15 points in the final minutes.
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The Rutgers football team’s opportunistic defense recorded three sacks, two forced fumbles and recoveries, three interceptions and two defensive touchdowns this weekend as the Scarlet Knights beat Maryland 34-13.