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The Rutgers football team returns to the field Saturday against Howard after just five days of rest. The Scarlet Knights are looking to erase the aftertaste of a 47-15 defeat to Cincinnati.

Groups advocate for health care reform BY COLLEEN ROACHE STAFF WRITER

While Washington weighs and considers President Barack Obama’s plan for health care reform, state and University groups brought the debate to New Brunswick at a health care rally. “Get Back to Work” rally Thursday at Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus sought support for H.R. 3200, also known as America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. Several organizations, including the Radigals, Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey and the University’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, chanted, gave speeches and sought signatures on petitions in favor of the plan to expand insurance coverage, sparking a debate among those in attendance. “There are so many people who are suffering … because the insurance companies

are standing in the way,” said Catherine Stanford, a staff representative of the Rutgers American Association of University Professors - American Federation of Teachers. “The combination of healthy competition in this health insurance exchange, with regulations, will make those insurance companies have to sit up and take notice that the American people want to hold them accountable for health care.” Stanford said she would like to see a single-payer health care system similar to Canada’s that can be adapted to the U.S. Vice President of the College Republicans Noah Glyn disagreed with Obama’s initiative. “I think that everybody who actually cares about the status of health care in America should be opposed to it … Government can really do nothing efficiently, and we’ve seen that time after time … The free market does do things more efficiently,”

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Rutgers AAUP-AFT representative Catherine Stanford speaks in favor of President Barack Obama’s health care plan at yesterday’s “Get Back to Work” rally on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus.

STUDENTS TO RING OLD QUEENS BELL IN MEMORY OF SEPT. 11 ATTACKS To commemorate Patriot Day, the eight-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, students will ring the Old Queens Bell six times. Each ring will acknowledge the significant times during the attack. The first will ring at 8:46 a.m. for American Airlines Flight 11’s impact on the North Tower of the World Trade Center, the second at 9:03 a.m. for United Airlines Flight 175’s crash into the South Tower and the third at

9:37 a.m. for American Airlines Flight 77’s collision with the Pentagon. The fourth ringing will be at 9:59 a.m. for the collapse of the South Tower, the fifth at 10:03 a.m. for United Airlines Flight 93 crash landing in Shanksville, Pa. and the final bell at 10:28 a.m. for the fall of the North Tower. President Barack Obama issued a notice yesterday continuing the emergency declared eight years by former President George W. Bush.

“Because the terrorist threat continues, the national emergency declared on Sept. 14, 2001, and the powers and authorities adopted to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond Sept. 14, 2009,” according to a White House press release. Sept. 11 was declared Patriot Day in October 2001 through Joint Resolution 71. It was passed by Congress unanimously and was signed by Bush not long after. — Sara Gretina

Minorities feel unemployment brunt, job loss risk doubles

INDEX UNIVERSITY Barnacles! Launched in the spring, the Scarlet Knight glider makes a pit stop for some cleaning before continuing to Spain.

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old. Before we can help students, we have to be known by them.” The meeting, which took place in the Student Activities Center at 7 p.m. yesterday, had

A double-digit unemployment rate may be around the corner for the United States as mass layoffs continue while job openings decrease. The School of Management and Labor Relations recently released their latest findings Monday on the state of the economy and job market. The unemployment rate increased in the past year by 3.5 points to 9.7 percent, and it is affecting minorities the worst, according to the study. “Most economists expect [the unemployment rate] to go up for the rest of the year and start going down by January or February,” said Douglas Kruse, a University professor and main coordinator of the study. “There is lots of uncertainty about that. [The rate] could easily reach 10 percent, though most believe it will peak at 9 percent.”

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Rutgers University Student Assembly Chair Werner Born speaks to about 25 people at yesterday’s meeting in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. Born plans to make the assembly better known on campus.

Low turnout delays RUSA election BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Werner Born, chair of the Rutgers University Student Assembly, challenged student representatives to work collective-

ly to meet the needs of students at the first meeting of the year. “I want to shift to be one collective, working as one task force and not scattered into groups,” he said. “I’d like to get our name out there. We are only three years

Gateway project on schedule, completion set for 2012 BY ARIEL NAGI CORRESPONDENT

The Gateway project is now anticipated to be complete by 2012, and demolition and construction is on schedule, said New Brunswick

Development Corporation Communications Director Jean Holtz. Groundbreaking on the $160 million project is set to begin by the end of the year, as long as plans to move New Jersey Books to its new Easton Avenue location reach completion,

said Devco president Christopher Paladino. The move is anticipated for the spring semester. “We’re on target and right on schedule,” Paladino said. Although the Devco Web site anticipates project completion by 2011, the

facilities will not be open for public use until 2012, and some will not be available until 2013, Paladino said. “We’re hoping to open the [Rutgers University Bookstore] by

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Transatlantic glider glitches under strain of barnacles BY DEIRDRE S. HOPTON CORRESPONDENT

The RU27 glider — also known as the Scarlet Knight — is a small, underwater robotic glider launched off the coast of New Jersey on April 27. The ultimate goal of the glider team is to sail to the coast of Spain. Media Relations Specialist Ken Branson said that in August, the team in the Coastal Ocean Observation Lab, which is located on the Cook Campus, noticed that the glider was behaving oddly. University employees Chip Haldemaan, Tina Haskins and contract diver and underwater cameraman Dan Crowell were sent to the Azores Islands to check on the situation. “They flew to Portugal, then to the Azores, where they got on a 50-foot sailing vessel that had been chartered for them,” Branson said. “It took them three days to find the Glider.” University Professor Dena Seidel accompanied the team, which has been shooting a documentar y about the Glider since Januar y of this year. Seidel’s background is in verite filmmaking, a form of documentar y filmmaking that follows a character or characters over a period of time. Seidel said the boat trip was frightening, but the footage she shot made the trip worth it. “The trip to the Azores was amazing and exciting and an incredible privilege. The footage we have from that trip is truly amazing,” she said. “We’re hoping, of course, that the robot makes it to Spain; it has been an

enormous privilege to follow this story. They are wonderful characters, wonderful scientists; very smart, very dynamic, very brave people with a challenging, historic goal and it’s been just wonderful to watch this unfold.” When the team found the glider, gooseneck barnacles were in its seams, despite a coating of Teflon paint used to repel sea biology, Branson said. When the glider dove, it was spinning on its the way down. Upon discovering the problem, the team used non-abrasive brushes and scrapers to clean the glider off, Branson said. Then they ran some tests to make sure the glider would function properly. The glider, now clean, would not dive, so the team taped lead squares to the robot in order to add weight. Branson said the added weight helped the glider to dive properly, but then the robot would not resurface. They removed some of the lead and the glider began to function properly once again. “Before we left for the Azores, they didn’t know whether it was biology attached to her that was interfering with her flight dynamics, or whether it might be some mechanical problem, like a wing might be broken or there might be something wrong with the pump,” Seidel said. “So they were hoping it was biology, and after we went out and the technicians, Tina and Chip cleaned her off and added a bit of weight to her nose, now she’s flying well.” Altogether the team spent three days on the boat, two days on-site with the glider, and then

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Researchers lower the RU27 glider in a test run last spring before its late April launch. The Scarlet Knight is the first glider to make such a trip, and although it has hit some rough spots, the outlook is hopeful. made the two-day trip home, Branson said. “We have all of this on tape, and it is unfolding right before our eyes, so it’s not a past–tense story, which is rare on television,” Seidel said. Seidel and her staff have shot more than two hundred hours of footage about the glider team and their histor y-making mission, which they intend to edit into an hour-long documentar y. Their ultimate goal is to have the documentar y broadcast on television.

As of press time, the team’s latest blog, dated Wednesday, just minutes before midnight, reported excellent movement by the glider. “Scarlet tacked 40 kilometers onto that total today,” according to the blog, referencing an image sent from the Canar y Islands with a world record of 5702 km pictured. Those who are interested in keeping tabs on the glider as it makes its journey are encouraged to go to the Web site and keep up with the glider team’s

blogs, Branson said. The Web site features photos of the glider and the glider team, blogs they have posted and the latest data about the glider’s latitudinal and longitudinal positions, speed in the water and the distance it has flown. “We are hoping the glider will reach Spain in November or the beginning of December, but there’s no way to be sure,” Branson said. “This is the first time anyone has ever done this, so everything that happens is happening for the first time.”

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RUSA: Student athletes gain assembly representation continued from front low attendance because of miscommunication with members. Out of 35 student representatives, 20 were present, said Meet Shah, recording secretary and School of Engineering sophomore. Not all of the positions on the councils and the assembly are filled — if so, the assembly would equal 48 total members. “The communications were less than ideal before the first meeting,” said Born, a School of Engineering senior. “It was a quick learning experience, and we will get that fixed immediately.”

REFORM: Obama’s plan not receiving unified support continued from front said Glyn, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. The president, in his Wednesdaynight speech to a joint session of Congress, said he would not sign any plan that increases the nation’s deficit and that the proposed plan, which includes provisions for preventative care, would save money. But Glyn is not convinced. “With all due respect to the president of the United States, he’s just not correct about that,” he said. “The Congressional Budget Office has disagreed. Every single independent organization that has analyzed the bill has disagreed with the president and said that’s just not the case.” Stanford said although the sticker price of the proposed insurance reform — $900 billion throughout the course of 10 years — seems high; the price of covering those who end up in the emergency room without insurance is more expensive. Radigals member Shadi Mousavi disagreed and said the president’s plan would be more fiscally responsible.

RISK: Males have higher unemployment rate than women continued from front The layoff rate has risen from 1.4 to 1.6 percent in the past year but the job openings dropped from 2.7 to 1.9 percent. The hiring rate dropped from 3.5 percent to 2.9 percent. “Unemployment is the highest in 26 years, the risk of job loss has doubled since last year and unemployment has especially risen for African-Americans, H i s p a n i c s / L a t i n o s and people with disabilities.” When divided up into categories, the unemployment rate has a visible difference. The rate is the highest for workers with disabilities and African-Americans, with 16.9 percent and 15.1 percent, respectively. Hispanic workers make up 13 percent. There are more male unemployed workers with a rate of 10.9 percent than women, who have 8.2 percent, according to the study. “But as bad as the overall employment picture is, the indicators for people who remain employed are still generally stable or positive,” he said. “Average earnings continue to rise even for nonsuper visor y and production workers.” Though, Kruse noted, the increase is less than 1 percent per year throughout the past 10 years when adjusted for inflation.

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The assembly’s first business of the year was to implement an amendment to add a representative for student athletes, namely one representative from the University Student Athlete Advisory Board. “We just felt that it was really important; we represent [more than] 500 athletes and this committee has representatives that represent much lower numbers than that. So, we felt we needed to have representative here,” said School of Arts and Sciences junior Sean Dedeyn, a University wrestler. The resolution passed unanimously. “We just want to have a say in everything they have a vote on,” Dedeyn said. Members spoke of various positions open in the assembly, the work completed throughout

the summer and highlighted goals for the semester ahead. The Legislative affairs chair works on legislative issues that affect the assembly and communicate this to students and discuss these issues with the government. “[The legislative affairs chair is] basically the liaison between the city and the assembly,” Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy sophomore Payal Patel said. “As an example, the New Brunswick elections and the system by which the dispute … between the at-large versus the elections by ward, that’s an example of something the legislative affairs would handle.” The public relations chair’s job is to publicize elections and get the name of the assembly out to the public in general; they make sure students know about

and attend assembly meetings and are passionate about University issues. “We need a very strong person who is very dedicated to do this,” Patel said. “It’s big because the committee hasn’t done enough in the last year, it’s not their fault, but we’re a third-year student government and we should be doing more to get them attracted.” The corresponding secretary’s job involves procuring guest speakers, reaching out to administration as needed and helping out with elections. They are also the point person for meeting with media. Due to the lack of students that came to the meeting, in-body elections for corresponding secretary, public relations chair and legislative affairs chair were postponed until the next meeting.

Treasurer Yousef Saleh, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior, gave the first speech of the meeting; it dealt with a formerly declared successful resolution, which suggested a REXL bus stop to the Quad residences halls on Livingston Campus, though this stop is no longer active. All members of Cook College/School of Environmental and Biological Sciences were missing from the meeting. Former RUSA Chair Candidate Tali Rasis, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior, resigned from her position as an assembly representative over the summer due to time commitment issues. She said she will return to of fice after those issues are resolved.

“We spend more per capita on health care than any other nation in the world, and we’re getting pretty much nothing out of it … If you want to be fiscally responsible, then I think the fiscally responsible thing to do is change the system we have now, because obviously it’s not working,” said Mousavi, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. She stressed the importance of the issue to students who, with the economy, may have trouble finding an employer-based health insurance plan upon graduation. “In a supposedly ‘civilized’ nation, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have universal access to health care,” Mousavi said. Anna Zailik, a Radigals member, said she was for the president’s plan but stressed the importance of a knowledgeable student body. “Watch the news. Read. Do whatever you can to stay informed updated on this topic, because it’s our voices that need to be heard,” said Zailik, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “Everyone does make a difference … The only way to do anything about it is to act on it.” Although their positions varied, Stanford, Glyn, Mousavi and Zailik all agreed that students should voice their opinions to their congressmen in an effort to ensure that their ideas are heard.

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The building will also feature a walking promenade to connect College Avenue to the train station — linking the University community with the New Br unswick community, Paladino said. “It will give [University students and the New Brunswick community] the real atmosphere to get to know each other,” he said. “It connects, physically, the Rutgers campus with the [city]. It’s going to be something quite special.” University spokesman E.J. Miranda said the University would like to see the Gateway project completed, but it will not happen until further documents are signed and the last agreements between Devco and the University are complete. “Rutgers wants the Gateway construction to begin as soon as possible,” Miranda said. “The sooner it is completed, the sooner the Rutgers Barnes & Noble Bookstore can move out of the Ferren Mall and to the Gateway location, where it will have the space to provide a wider range of ser vices to the University and the New Br unswick communities. But Rutgers will not sign incomplete agreements.”

There was no connection between the delay of the College Avenue Greening Project and the Gateway project, Miranda said. The two projects are completely separate. Paladino said although the circumstances are as tough as they should be — since the project is a huge one — he feels that ever ything is on point and going as smoothly as it can. “Given the circumstances, we’re [still] having tremendous success,” he said. Paladino said the project will be one the best in New Brunswick and will unite not only the community, but welcome in visitors and workers throughout the city and University. “It’s going to be a great new town square, for not only the Rutgers students and the city, but [for] people who commute [to work in New Brunswick and at the University],” he said. Devco, the University and the New Br unswick Parking Authority are all affiliated with the Gateway project. The NBPA could not be reached for comment at press time.

This economy is also affecting recent University graduates. “Right now I’m holding down two part-time jobs, but I only started sending out applications a week or two ago because I spent most of the summer abroad,” University alumnus Kevin Nedza said. Graduates are also suffering the effects of a market with very few job openings. “It is difficult; not a lot of places are hiring, especially in New Jersey,” Nedza said. “Jobs are out there for those who want them. I have several friends who have switched careers in the past few months, and I’ve already heard back from the first job I applied to.” The main improvement since last year is that health and safety numbers continue to improve and average wages have gone up slightly, Kruse said. Also, the percent unionized has increased slightly the past two years after a long decline, so it’s possible that workers may be gaining more voice in the workplace. “Health and safety continue to improve, with both fatal and nonfatal occupational injuries and illness declining,” he said. “Access to benefits has been stable or rising: More than twothirds of workers have access to health and retirement plans, and access to paid sick leave and several types of family-friendly benefits has risen over the past 10 years.”

feature promenade to campus continued from front September 2012, the parking garage by Januar y 2012 and the residential unit by Januar y 2013,” he said. The project features a 14stor y, 265-foot-high building with a brand new Barnes & Noble bookstore, a multi-level parking deck for 657 spaces, 192 residential units and a 50,000 square foot space for retail. Internal demolition of Neubies Restaurant, formerly located between Somerset Street and Easton Avenue, is under way, he said. Other buildings on Somerset Street scheduled to be demolished include former First Class Notes and NJ Books buildings, Paladino said. Little Teddy’s, which went out of business and decided not to move to a new location, will also be demolished. Paladino said plans for the new Rutgers University Bookstore includes a Starbucks and a large lecture room.

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A report issued by the University School of Management and Labor Relations reveals the unemployment rate is steadily increasing, affecting workers with disabilities and African-Americans the most. The study involved gathering sion,” Kruse said. “The rate of Assembly Chair and University data such as employment, earn- monthly job loss remains high, alumnus Chris Keating said. “It’s ings, benefits, hours worked and and the recent Heldrich [Center the toughest job I ever did but it’s worker representation from a Work Trends] survey of unem- also the most rewarding.” variety of sources including the ployed workers showed the He said the job market is tough Bureau of Labor Statistics and tremendous economic, personal and that he still has a few unemother government agencies. The and social consequences for ployed friends, but Teach for scorecard involved collecting all those who lost jobs.” America is a good program the data and organizing them in a Other graduates have found although it is very competitive. consistent format for comparison employment in governmental “I’m hopeful that the employfor one, five and 10 years. programs. ment situation will be much bet“I think there’s a pretty broad “I am a social studies teacher ter by next Labor Day, so that the consensus that indicators are working at middle school in re-employed and newly employed pointing to an end to the reces- Newark. I got it as a part of the workers can benefit from some of sion, and we managed to avoid Teach for America program,” for- the more favorable trends we see the very real risk of a depres- mer Rutgers University Student for employed people,” Kruse said.

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BUSCH CAMPUS HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL BBQ Music, food and car smashing are coming to Busch Campus today for the campus-wide back-to-school “Busch B’Que” event. Sponsored by Residence Life, Rutgers University Programming Association, Busch Campus Dean Thomas Papathomas and Dean of Students Michael Stillwagon, it will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Blue Lot next to the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center. A variety of food will be featured and students will have a chance to play games and win prizes and give-a-ways, according to the RUPA Web site. Halfway through the event, the music will stop for the movie “Drag Me to Hell” featured on a 40-foot outdoor movie screen. In previous years, the barbeque was split into two separate events: B-day in the

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fall and Busch B’Que in the spring, said Residence Life Coordinator Kristine Palomares. The events were combined this year to make one huge campus-wide program. “We expect an even bigger turnout than previous years,” she said. “We’re hoping for a lot of new faces.” Palomares said she hopes Busch B’Que will catch on and become a new tradition for future students. The event is open to students from all campuses and is free to attend. Visit the University Student Life’s Web site at www.getinvolved.r utgers.edu for more information. — Austin Ace Ashamole

U. EXPANDS OPTIONS FOR NURSING STUDENTS IN CAMDEN The Camden campus is about to join the Newark, New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses with a nursing program. Rutgers-Camden will launch a comprehensive four-year School of Nursing program in fall 2011, University President Richard L. McCormick announced Wednesday, according to a press release. “There is a critical need throughout New Jersey, and especially in southern New Jersey, for higher-caliber nursing education that combines a research-based curriculum with top clinical experiences,” he said. “This announcement signals Rutgers’ full commitment to advancing nursing education — and indeed, the overall quality of health care in southern New Jersey.” The Camden campus does not have its own four-year nursing school but offers an

upper-division nursing major through the Camden College of Ar ts and Sciences, according to the release. The new school will also offer school nurse certification. The New Br unswick and Newark campuses cur rently of fer comprehensive four-year programs. “The proposal to establish a Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden signals a welcome expansion of the Rutgers nursing program, the only BSN program in souther n New Jersey,” said President and Founder of Bayada Nurses J. Mark Baiada, a University alumnus. “This will help meet a growing need for nurses, par ticularly in the southern area of the state.” — Ariel Nagi

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Shuchi Parikh, Abhi Changa and Sherin Meledathu (left to right) perform Wednesday night at the Association of Indians at Rutgers’ Social, which presented different South Asian organizations on campus.

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‘VOICES’ speak on Sept. 11 Day of Remembrance BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI STAFF WRITER

Charlie Giles came back from vacation on Sept. 11, 2001, and it was one he cer tainly won’t soon forget. Nor will many others. Giles joined people who lost their family members in the attacks, first-responders, survivors and several members of the community Wednesday for a Day of Remembrance at the new VOICES of September 11 office on Albany Street, an organization dedicated to supporting the community affected by Sept. 11. “We need to understand that this [Sept. 11] community is very unique, and that whether it is a victim’s family member, a rescue worker or a survivor, there is an ongoing need that these folks need help and support,” said Frank Fetchet, co-founder of the organization. Fetchet founded VOICES of September 11 with his wife Mary after the loss of their 24-year-old son Brad in the attacks. The organization hosts support programs like teleconference groups, where family members or sur vivors can come together to talk about their experiences in the attacks and speak with social workers about their problems, Fetchet said. He is gracious for University President Richard L. McCormick and the University’s support of the new office, stating they already have School of Social Work interns to help at the office. “It is phenomenal how accepting and eager President McCormick and his direct

reports have been,” Fetchet said, noting that McCormick spoke at the Aug. 31 opening ceremonies. With 706 people lost on Sept. 11 from New Jersey, Fetchet said the New Brunswick office will give the organization tremendous access to help family members of those lost to heal. Wednesday’s Day of Remembrance was marked by presentations and memorials to those lost and many shared their stories. Professor Iris G. Udasin, a director at the University’s Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, is part of a team that helps treat Sept. 11 responders; he said the exposure to toxic material in the World Trade Center dust has caused a variety of mental and physical illnesses among those around the site, during a presentation at the Day of Remembrance. Udasin said the dust and smoke at the World Trade Center contained construction debris, cement, glass, soot, cotton fibers and amounts of asbestos. And those are just the solids. He said the dust mixture was found to contain a pH level of close to 11.5 overall. “Basically the constitution of Drano,” Udasin said. This “toxic stew,” as Giles called it, has created a bevy of health problems among first responders. Udasin said 50 percent of respondents suffer from upper respiratory disorders, with 56 percent also suffering from some sort of mental health disorder — like post-traumatic stress disorder. “What every [Sept. 11] responder wants is a little dignity and

SURVIVOR RECOUNTS RESCUE EFFORTS As an EMT working for Citywide Mobile Response, Charlie Giles received a phone call on Sept. 11 from his boss saying a plane had struck the World Trade Center towers. He rushed to the smoking tower in Lower Manhattan, assigned to the task of coordinating the private ambulance industry’s rescue efforts at the scene. Approaching the area, Giles saw the horrific sight of a jet smashing into the North Tower and the fireball that came out the other end. Giles’ work began immediately. The EMT came across a man working the elevators who had lost both his legs sheered off in the elevator when the first plane hit. He tied tourniquets around the man’s legs and rushed him to St. Vincent’s Hospital uptown but was notified later that the man had passed away. Giles took care of 14 patients in triage before he received word that a man was down in the North Tower. “I looked around and there was no other medical technician or paramedics available, so I went in myself,” Giles said. The man he went to find turned out to be a firefighter on the mezzanine level of the tower. Giles started treating him for a few minutes when the tower started to tremble. “All of a sudden the building started to shake and debris was falling,” Giles said. “It was a ver y loud, clanging, banging sound and people were running. There was dust ever ywhere and you could hardly see in front of you.” He said people shouted, “It’s coming down, it’s coming down,” and he ran for his life. Injuring himself on the escalator going down, he didn’t know if he would make it out of the tower in time. “I basically had made my peace that I was going to pass away and I heard someone yelling ‘Hey

respect and the compensation that they rightfully earned,” Giles said. In addition to the story swapping and speech by Udasin, the Day of Remembrance featured presentations on the VOICES of September 11 Living Memorial Project. “We are digitally recording the stories of [Sept. 11], and with that we are meeting with

Citywide, let’s go, let’s go,” Giles said, telling the man he was injured. The man, a Port Authority Police officer, carried Giles out just as the entire building collapsed. Giles was sent to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, and was treated for first and seconddegree burns and a severely scratched cornea on his right eye. Later in the afternoon, Giles signed himself out of the hospital and had his boss meet him at the hospital to bring him back to Ground Zero. Giles’ boss asked him where he was going and he responded, “I am going back to Ground Zero … If my people are going down there, I am going down there.” Giles finally left the World Trade Center site at 11 p.m., but returned the next day and the day after, soon starting a routine that saw him at the site nearly ever y day until December 2002, performing a variety of tasks. In 2002, he realized he just couldn’t take it anymore. He moved to South Jersey and soon began developing a variety of medical conditions from bronchial asthma to pericarditis and persistent “World Trade Center cough.” Since the attacks, Giles has entered what he calls a “medical odyssey” that has taken him to the hospital 17 times, resulting in 15 mental and physical health diagnoses and a daily medicine regiment of 30 pills. Giles is now involved as a board member of the FealGood Foundation, one of the largest non-profit organizations that advocate for and support Sept. 11 first-responders. The group is currently advocating for the passage of the Zadroga Health & Compensation Act, which will cover medical treatment for responders and neighbors exposed to toxins at Ground Zero.

family members one-on-one in giving us pictures, text and audio/video that gets put on a Web site and will become part of the memorial at Ground Zero,” Fetchet said. He said that it is a historic project and a therapeutic process to commemorate loved ones. In addition, 800 of the 3,000 lost that

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day have entries in the memorial, he said. The goal is to get everyone into the memorial by the 10th anniversary, Fetchet said. To find out more information about VOICES of September 11, add an item to the memorial or to get involved, contact Gina Reilly at 732-543-2300.

Market harvests sense of community BY HEATHER BROOKHART METRO EDITOR

Three times a week, city residents can support local vendors and pick up fresh produce all in one place at the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market. Located at 178 Jones Ave. and sponsored by the University, Johnson & Johnson and the city of New Brunswick, the Farmers Market runs every Tuesday from 12 to 5 p.m., Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event creates a community atmosphere in the city; some of the products brought by the vendors are retail items or handmade crafts, but all are from local residents, said Market Manager of the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market Jaymie Santiago. “Johnson & Johnson and Rutgers collaborated … [and] they created this farmers market in order to give people the opportunity to shop and get fresh produce from the farmer,” he said. The market offers fresh produce provided by Pop’s Farm Market based in Monroe Township. Farmer David Byrne had a wide variety of fruits and vegetables on display at last week’s market, including red and orange bell peppers, hot peppers, cucumbers, winter yellow peaches, yellow doll watermelon, eggplant, tomatoes and more. Pop’s Farm Market employee Christine Bottomly said they have been bringing produce to

fit the needs of New Brunswick residents, and the turnout has been excellent. “What we’ve been doing is adding a lot of mix to suit the community; we have hot peppers [and] we also added a tropical selection, which includes mangos, grapes, pineapples, avocados,” she said. “We find that a lot of the Mexican community likes the zucchini.” Bottomly said they sell their products either by the piece or the basket, and it is measured on the scale and priced accordingly. She said the unusual amount of rain this summer had an effect on the crops, primarily tomatoes. “We’re finding everything to be about two weeks behind because of the terrible weather we encountered, but so far, so good,“ Bottomly said. She said they will be selling products at the market until the end of October and are hoping to even extend into November as long as there are crops. To arrange the market, they collaborated with the Intersect Fund, a student-run non-profit organization that helps entrepreneurs jump-start their businesses, Santiago said. The New Brunswick-based fund got them in touch with vendors who could sell their products at the market. Executive Director of the Intersect Fund Rohan Mathew said he helped place two of the fund’s star clients, the Lounge Society and Taking Tea in Style, as vendors at the market.

“When I heard the farmer’s market was sponsored by Rutgers and partnered with the city, I thought it was a natural way for some of our clients to get an opportunity to sell in the community,” he said. The market has been great for their clients, with the vendors taking in $200 to $300 each time, Mathew said. Both clients are graduates of the fund’s business workshops and thought their organic and homemade products would fit in well with the fresh produce available at the market. Santiago said the market held its grand opening on July 7, when University President Richard L. McCormick made an appearance and speech. He said the community farmer’s market differs from that of the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market, held on Cook campus. “The vendors over there have more of a focus on specialized items, whereas here the focus is more on helping the community by providing a location and produce that’s right around the corner,” he said. Santiago said both markets offer Jersey Fresh produce. Owner of Taking Tea in Style Sharon Levy said her Princetonbased company holds tea parties, as well as table manners and etiquette workshops for children. “Most recently, I just started selling the tea that I serve at parties because people love the tea so much,” she said.

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Employees from Pop’s Farm Market, based in Monroe Township, display fresh fruits and vegetables at the city’s farmers market. Levy carries 18 different gourMaria Vivar was in attendance met teas including white, black, at the market selling tacos as a red, green, decaf and organic. fundraiser for the local 4-H group “These are teas that are not her children are involved in. found in the stores — they’re She said she prepared the food exotic flavors, they’re ver y at Elijah’s Promise soup kitchen, healthy for you,” she said. “I want and she comes to every market people to learn about teas as far with tostadas and beef and chickas health benefits.” en tacos, with jalapenos, onions, Levy, who formerly worked as radishes, cilantro and optional hot a marketing manager for IBM, sauce for sale. said she started her company Max Gotti, a School of because she wanted to help out Engineering senior, came out to people who have events and par- the market and enjoyed the tacos. ties for their children. “I’ve been to other similar “I thought, why don’t I go into [farmer’s markets] before but not people’s homes and bring every- this one,” he said. “It’s a nice day, thing?“ Levy said. “I bring all the it’s relaxing” china, the tablecloths, flowers, all the Gotti said he was interested in tea samples, pastries, candlelight the products offered by the Lounge and the background music, so it’s a Society, which sells handmade jewcomplete set-up, serve and cleanup.” elry and African cultural items.

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ometimes crimes are committed where you wonder, “Just how did they get away with that?” That is what many people are asking themselves as two men robbed an 800-pound ATM machine from a Philadelphia hospital. The men got away with the machine and $96,000. The two men just strolled into the hospital with a dolly and clipboard without speaking to anyone. Many visitors and hospital workers saw the men and thought they were just there doing business. Even when the 800-pound monstrosity was being wheeled down the hallway, no one thought anything was odd. It was hours after the men had left with the getaway van that the hospital or the bank caught on that they had been robbed. The van and ATM have been found, but the men and the money still have yet to be caught. There is video evidence of these men coming into the building and leaving with the machine, but the faces are unidentifiable. Laurels to the criminals for being nonchalant enough and smart enough to take the ATM and money with out getting caught. They knew how to do it without being tracked or without setting off an alarm. Darts are given to the bank and police for not realizing sooner that a ridiculous amount of money and an 800-pound ATM had been stolen in broad daylight with many witnesses around. *

The first football game of the season had many Scarlet Knights fans excited for the beginning of the new year. New players, a new lineup and a brand-new stadium to house the game against Cincinnati were all motivators to get students and fans to the game, and it did sell out. There were 10,000 new seats in the student section, and all you could see in it were a sea red shirts and not an empty seat. Students were even forced to stand without seats just to see the game. But unfortunately, the day did not end well. Although the game was sold out, many students left just before halftime because they did not want to see their team lose to Cincinnati 47-15. The embarrassing loss has left many wondering if this is going to be a season of more losses, or if there is hope for a good season of play. Darts to the loss the Scarlet Knights suffered. Let’s hope by changing things up a little bit, like by replacing quarterback Dom Natale with true freshman Tom Savage, the team will have a turnaround in their next game.

America’s most beloved talent show, American Idol, has officially replaced ever yone’s favorite judge, Paula Abdul. According to popular New York radio station z100, the replacement is said to be celebrity talk show host and actress Ellen DeGeneres. Although Ellen is an American icon for many reasons, it’s hard to picture her taking Abdul’s place at the judge’s table. She will begin her stint as a judge after the audition episodes are over. The auditions will feature guest judges like Joe Jonas and Victoria Beckham. DeGeneres is an interesting choice for a fourth judge along side the other three judges, but it just won’t be the same without the possibly under-the-influence Abdul clapping andz encouraging even the worst of contestants. It will be interesting to see how the show goes without her this season. Darts to Idol for letting one of the most popular judges go, but laurels for a replacement that knows how to talk to the public and entertain a crowd.

Going into Records Hall, students will not find the usual computer repair shop that was once there. Instead, a new high-tech study lounge is in its place. The Alcove Lounge is the new study spot for those looking for a quiet place to focus that is not in a noisy dormitor y or a boring librar y. This new study spot offers a quiet but high-tech place for students to go get their work done. The Alcove Lounge is equipped with six Apple computers with 20-inch monitors, six lounge chairs and a three-seat couch. It also has three, 40-inch flat-screen LCD televisions. The lounge has a small conference room in the back corner that can be used for groups of up to eight people. The conference room includes a large table with chairs, as well as a white dr y-erase board that doubles as a projection screen. The room is soundproof, to ensure the students who are using the facility are not bothered by outside noises and distractions. Classes are also meeting in the lounge for group projects and interactive lessons. Laurels to the University for creating a new lounge where students can go to hang out and relax with their friends, or meet to study and get school work done.

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am what you might call a Aftonbladet accusing memmatchmaker,” Levy bers of the Israeli army of Izhak Rosenbaum told an the illegal harvest and disundercover FBI informant in tribution of organs taken mid-July, referring to his MICHAEL STUZYNSKI from slain Palestinians. involvement in the first case Israel has surprisingly not of alleged criminal human organ trafficking in vehemently denied the claims outlined by the freeUnited States legal history. Rosenbaum’s dubious lance journalist Donald Boström, as would be services were uncovered in tandem with a corrupexpected of any accused party with the intent to tion investigation against several New Jersey mayprove their innocence. However, Foreign Minister ors and rabbis who currently stand accused of facilAvigdor Lieberman has taken the issue one step furitating an international money-laundering scheme. ther in accusing Boström of using his op-ed piece to In accordance with the rules of United States propagate a “blood libel” against Jewish people. criminal procedure, Rosenbaum was charged with Lieberman has also called upon the Swedish the evidence against him and will be prosecuted to Foreign Ministry to condemn the article, which the full extent of the law. Represented by the attordetailed alleged eyewitness accounts of the author ney of his choosing, he will soon be given the as well as various Palestinians of wrongdoing peropportunity to prove his innocence before the law petrated by Israeli soldiers throughout the 1990s. and — if acquitted — clear his name. Such are the After the Swedish Foreign Ministry declined to provisions of the United States justice system, censure Boström’s article, citing the importance of which have been designed to protect the rights of maintaining a free press in Sweden, Lieberman furindividuals accused of violating the law, chiefly ther criticized the actions of the Swedish authoriamong these being the right to a ties: “The meaning of freedom of fair and speedy trial to determine press is the freedom to publish “The meaning of guilt or complicity in the matter the truth, not the freedom to lie in question. and slander. A country which freedom of press is the Consistent with the paramereally wants to defend democratic freedom to publish the values must strongly condemn ters governing America’s legal apparatus, the outcome of the reports that reek of antitruth, not the freedom to false case should be grounded squareSemitism like the one published ly upon the facts and be conspicuthis week by the Aftonbladet lie and slander.” ously divorced from extraneous newspaper.” In a statement to considerations including, but not CNN, he likened Sweden’s failure limited to, the defendant’s ethnic or racial standing, to act to the country’s “stand during World War II, religious affiliation and any biases of the citizenry when [it] had failed to intervene as well.” In an act against the defendant. The laws governing criminal of retaliation, Israel has denied press passes to procedure ensure both the stability of the rule of members of the Swedish press. law within the nation, as well as providing defenInterested readers may consult a Google transladants who stand accused of criminal activity the tion of Boström’s article, entitled “Our sons are chance to prove their innocence in a timely fashion. being stripped of their organs,” at It is interesting to note the doctrine of due http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/027269.php. process does more than validate the power of state Boström’s statements to CNN that he has no proof and federal governments to prosecute criminal of direct wrongdoing is important to the dispute. He offenders; perhaps more importantly, it is the very maintains that his article was intended only to spark notion of due process that enables an individual an investigation into malfeasance based upon eyedefendant to clear his name in a court of record, witness testimony from Palestinians. effectively putting to rest groundless speculation or Without a direct familiarity with the Swedish hearsay pertaining to an alleged wrongdoing. For language, it is admittedly difficult for us to draw this reason, if a defendant believes himself to be meaningful conclusions about the intent and coninnocent, it is almost always his best interest to seek tent of the article in question, but working from a legal opinion on the matter in question rather than basic principles dear to most Americans, I feel that attempt to avoid a trial or investigation altogether. the actions of Foreign Minister Lieberman are Also interesting, but for different reasons, are regrettable. In the interest of fairness to all parties, the unforeseen implications of judicial procedure. I I might compare them to the equally regrettable, if call attention to a recent controversy involving an SEE STUZYNSKI ON PAGE 9 article published in the Swedish newspaper

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Gathering brings students together

ast week I attended “The Gathering.” Students wearing dark robes holding LED lanterns stood in various locations around College Avenue and others were encouraged to follow them as they began to walk to Voorhees Mall. Upon arrival, ever yone was given a candle and asked to listen to various students and deans talk about our school’s rich histor y and how great it was to be at Rutgers. Now, as some of you may know, I can be rather gloomy. There were multiple points in my college career when I hated the University, and I mean it — hated. There may even be a few more points up ahead, but that evening I was rather jealous that so many students would show up and demonstrate such enthusiasm. In my eyes the only thing that this University could do to a group of students with candles would be to tell them to shut up and go home. Some may view the University’s new initiative to increase students’ pride as cultish or simply a scheme to

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STUZYNSKI continued from page 8 not dubious, policies of former President George W. Bush’s administration in obscuring raw facts from the public eye in a veil of emotionally and politically charged rhetoric. Firstly, I doubt that Foreign Minister Lieberman can fairly vouch for the conduct of each individual member of the Israeli Armed forces. Boström’s article does not call attention to an official policy sanctioning the wrongdoing, instead focusing on individual cases of violations by representatives of the armed forces. With this in mind, a blanket denial from a high-ranking offi-

BRENDAN MCINERNY gain money by keeping kids here. But having a pleased student body could do so much for the college experience. Imagine a football game where ever yone didn’t leave after the first half or a lecture hall filled with students eager to learn. Maybe there already exists instances of such an experience, but I certainly have not seen it. As the evening went on, we were asked to take an orange ribbon and throw it into the fire. Destroying the orange, which was once the school’s color, signified the rich histor y of our school. After wards we were given a red ribbon, pointing to the newfound honor that the new students would bring to the school. Once upon a yester year, all freshmen students were required to wear uniforms and badges declaring their youth and had to memorize things like the alma mater. I believe that holding younger students

cial strikes me as suspicious, and the refusal of press passes to the Swedish media seems contrary to the tenets of free expression that all democratic nations should seek to embrace. More troubling are the latent allegations of malicious racism toward the author within the Israeli foreign minister’s statements. By referring to Boström’s article as tantamount to “blood libel,” Lieberman is tapping a ver y deep well of Jewish resentment toward boundless allegations levied against their entire race, such as the Medieval stereotype that the blood of Christian infants was an impor tant ingredient in the Passover matzo. While any statements grouping all Jews together under some malignant stereo-

to cer tain standards increases their dedication to the school but, shor t of that, having meetings where the rich histor y of the University is discussed may ser ve just as well. And this does not merely apply to incoming members of our community. I think that everyone should participate in one of these events, even if it’s just to see what it feels like — go on! I believe there are many reasons to dislike the University — not the least of which is the drivers: It is illegal to drive through an intersection while I am in it. Though it may be easier to complain about what is wrong, it is more beneficial to your spirit to enjoy your surroundings. At the end of the night, after we had all finished our ceremonial duties, the attractive lady with a megaphone declared that we were now all Scarlet Knights. “Finally,” I thought.

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Democracy, choice, second ballot offers that Letter JAIMIE GOLDSTEIN

Brendan McInerney is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in Spanish and journalism and media studies. He is the former photography editor of The Daily Targum.

or months now we have been hearing a slew of key points and buzzwords from Empower Our Neighborhoods about the upcoming ballot question asking to divide the city into wards: “representation,” “democracy,” “will of the people,” “empowerment,” “diversity” and, of course, “change.” These are things that all governments should embody. But EON is trying to take the second ballot question to expand the council to seven members elected at-large — the one for which Unite New Brunswick gathered over 1,000 signatures — off of the ballot. It looks like change, according to them, is a one-way street. The way to promote democracy is to allow the voters to choose. The second ballot question gives us an option rather than handcuffing us to only EON’s option to change the city council.

type rightly ought to be suppressed, it is important to recognize the dif ference between such slanderous remarks — which are often largely discredited in the court of popular opinion — and a good faith effort to call attention to an isolated incident of serious criminal activity. I honestly don’t know whether there is any truth to Boström’s article. After having read the translation, I must disagree with Lieberman’s efforts to censure him. In our modern environment, it is not unthinkable that a few bad apples could effectively disgrace the reputation of an entire nation by engaging in dubious practices. It happened to the United States during the Abu Ghraib scandal in Iraq — which is in no way meant

to suggest that we handled the situation adequately, as it was an absolute disgrace on almost every level — but no reasonable individual would be lead to believe that the actions of the culpable individuals reflected the beliefs and opinions of all Americans as to what constituted proper treatment of prisoners. I bring up this parallel precisely because the Bush administration handled the scandal so poorly, effectually tarnishing America’s reputation for years to come. I hope that Israel does not make a similar mistake. The Israeli government has a responsibility to investigate any specific allegations of wrongdoing with which they are presented. If there is wrongdoing being perpetrated within the ranks of

It is hypocritical for EON to demand change but then deny the will of so many residents of New Brunswick just because it does not suit their agenda. Both UNB and EON recognize the crucial need to adapt our system of council to reflect the changes in our city. Yet this needs to be left to the voters and, as EON might suggest, the will of our community. The 1,000-plus signatures collected by city residents and students such as myself are a strong indication that the residents want to be able to choose in November. Removing the second question would leave the voters of New Br unswick at a distinct and unfair disadvantage. Allow the residents of this city a real democratic “change” — let them choose the type of representation they want. Jaimie Goldstein is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science. She is also an active member of Unite New Brunswick.

their armed forces, the proper authorities should make a good faith effort to correct it. Failure to do so is tantamount to complicity (re: Donald Rumsfeld). If it turns out that nothing unseemly has occurred, the results of the investigation will speak for themselves and the allegations can be safely dismissed. Punitive restrictions on the Swedish media and petty name-calling are not the foundation of sound policy. Michael Stuzynski is a Rutgers College Class of 2009 alumnus, former Targum opinions editor, and former editor in chief of johnsonvillepress.com. He is currently a first-year law student at the University of Colorado. Peace, Love and Beer.

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T H E DA I LY TA R G U M RUTGERS WOMEN’S basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer is set to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this evening, adding another milestone to her career. In addition to having the third most career victories in women’s basketball and being only one of eight coaches all time to reach the 800-victory plateau, Stringer is the only coach in NCAA history to lead three separate schools to the Final Four. “Nearly seven months after finding out I was a finalist, words still don’t adequately express how I truly feel. It will be a surreal moment,” Stringer said in a statement. “I am excited, anxious, nervous, proud, humble — there are so many words to describe what is one of the greatest moments of my life.” Rutgers honored the coach in front of a sellout crowd earlier

ARSENAL: Savage has multiple weapons at wideout continued from back at wideout behind Brown and Sanu. “[At] tight end, there will be some mixing around with different guys,” Schiano said. “Maybe there will be some more wideouts playing behind Tim [Brown] and Sanu.” Besides junior left guard Howard Barbieri, who moved to tight end in blocking situations, senior Shamar Graves was the only Scarlet Knight to see time at tight end. Redshir t freshman D.C. Jefferson, a converted quarterback, and true freshman tight ends Malcom Bush, Paul Carrezola and Tony Trahan look to figure more prominently into the Howard game plan. “We think we have some guys who are good athletes at the position and we’re going to tr y to split the job a little bit,” Schiano said. Although Graves, a former wide receiver, is a threat downfield, senior fullback Jack Corcoran can ser ve as a safety valve along with sophomore tailback Joe Mar tinek, who grabbed three passes out of the backfield against Cincinnati. Schiano had plans of using junior Mason Robinson as a third-down, dual-threat back, but with his season-ending injur y, Corcoran and Martinek will step into that role. Although admittedly battling ner ves, Savage is avoiding increased pressure by focusing on simply doing his job. “To get the ball into the hands of the playmakers on the field, that’s all I can do as a quarterback,” Savage said.

this week, when Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti presented Stringer with a framed commemorative jersey during halftime at Monday’s football game against Cincinnati. “Coach Stringer has positively influenced and helped to shape the lives of so many young women,” Pernetti said in a statement. “In the process she has become an icon in the game of basketball, a model of character and a treasure to Rutgers University.” Stringer will enter the hall in the company of NBA legends Michael Jordan, David Robinson, John Stockton and Jerry Sloan. The ceremony is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN and NBA TV. — Steven Williamson

THE RUTGERS

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basketball team announced its 200910 schedule yesterday. Key games include meetings with UMass and either Michigan State or Florida in the Legends Classic in Atlantic City on Nov. 27 and 28, respectively. The Scarlet Knights travel to North Carolina on Dec. 28. Rutgers plays three key home games, starting with its Big East opener against Cincinnati on Jan. 2. The Knights host Syracuse on Jan. 13 and Villanova on Jan. 20. The team travels to Louisville Feb. 6 and hosts Seton Hall March 4. — Kyle Franko

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

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team heads to North Carolina today for the Raleigh Crabtree Valley Marriott Classic. It is the team’s third consecutive weekend tournament. The Scarlet Knights open the tournament Friday morning at 10 a.m. against George Mason. The Patriots come into the tournament at 5-2 and hold an advantage in the all-time series against Rutgers 5-2. The last time the two squads met, Rutgers lost all three sets. Later that day, the Knights play against hosts North Carolina State. While the Wolfpack are tied with Rutgers 22 in their all-time series, the two

teams have not played in 12 years, long before head coach CJ Werneke took over the helm. Rutgers continues its tournament with a bout against Dartmouth the next morning at 10 a.m. Dartmouth comes into the match with something to prove, as the Knights won the only prior meeting between the two 3-0 in 1999. The final school to play the Knights is Xavier at 5 p.m., who comes into the match tied 3-3 in its all-time series with Rutgers. The Musketeers come into the weekend with some work to do after finishing winless in their previous tournament. — Bill Domke

Schiano not everything he’s cracked up to be

t was déjà vu all over again Monday at Rutgers Stadium when the Scarlet Knights were embarrassed 47-15 by Cincinnati. The only difference between Labor Day this year and last year was the extra 11,000 fans that were able to witness the nightmarish debacle from Greg Schiano’s team. When Rutgers lost 24-7 to Fresno State in the 2008 opener, it was evident that the team was unprepared. The team was not prepared for the first six games of the season when it started 1-5. This season, which began with maybe the highest expectations for a Schiano team ever, RU was once again not ready. Although Schiano resurrected this program from the pitfalls of college football, the fans and the media are starting to give him free passes on obvious downsides to his coaching style. What Schiano did as a motivator in his first six seasons were beyond impressive to bring the program to respectability, but now it’s time to measure success in championships. There is no doubt that the past two seasons were campaigns in which Rutgers underachieved. What has happened to these topnotch recruits? When is this program going to win games it’s supposed to win and when will the

Scarlet Pulse ADAM HELFGOTT Knights earn a few upsets? When are people going to start realizing Greg Schiano has been outcoached numerous times throughout his career at Rutgers? The game Monday was a clear example of Schiano being out-coached. Brian Kelly has done a great job as the Bearcats head coach, winning the Big East title last year. But the main dif ference between the two coaches was preparation. Cincinnati came out running the same offense Rutgers has yet to be able to stop in Schiano’s tenure, the spread. The Bearcats also ran no-huddle, causing chaos and confusion on the Rutgers sideline. Did Schiano not expect Cincinnati to run this offense? What did Schiano do all summer to prepare his team? The one part of this team that was supposed to carry the load was the defense. The cornerbacks still don’t turn around on balls in the air, the defensive line is still too small upfront and the

leadership of the linebacking corps disappeared when Tony Pike decided to pick apart the middle of the field. Schiano should have noticed these issues on the first drive of the game, when Pike marched his team up the field 81 yards in two minutes for a score. But no adjustments were made, not even at halftime — again. Then there was the decision to insert “the Jabu package” once again. It is important to note that the big issue Monday had little to do with the quarterbacks but mainly on how the coaching staff used its personnel. Even the ESPN announcers understood what Jabu was going to do when he was in the game. How many times do fans need to see him gain three yards on a draw? Sorry coach, the cat’s out of the bag on this one; no one was fooled. Yes, Schiano has done tremendous things for Rutgers and yes, it was hard to imagine 53,000 people watching a Rutgers game at home nine years ago, but now it’s time to show that he can win through his coaching and preparation. If Schiano’s ceiling for wins is going to hover around 8-4 and 7-5 constantly, then Athletic Director Tim Pernetti is going to have to take a hard look and what he really wants for the football program.

Is Schiano really the guy that can lead Rutgers to a Big East title? Does beating Army, Buffalo, Navy and few Football Championship Series teams each year garner Schiano to earn a million dollars each season? Schiano has yet to beat Cincinnati and West Virginia when it counts. He has yet to take his team to the Bowl Championship Series. His team has been beaten badly on ESPN three times at home in the past two seasons and he has yet to prove that he can prepare his team for a big time season opener. Let’s face it: Schiano is treated like a king at Rutgers. His program gets all the money and ever ything it wants. This isn’t Urban Meyer on the Banks; this isn’t a coach who has won multiple championships. This is a coach who brought Rutgers to a competitive level of football, this is a guy who has won three mid-level bowls and this is a team that has yet to prove it can stand atop the Big East alone. It is a long season, but it is a season that should have started out on the right foot had the coaching staff and players been ready to play. No more free passes for this coaching staff. They have the talent in place; they need to learn how to use it properly.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M

Too early to judge Spotlight on Rutgers in SoCal ’09 Scarlet Knights T Mind of BY KYLE FRANKO

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

he big theme during Rutgers football practice this week was improvement. Head coach Greg Schiano cited his team needs to get better in every aspect of the game. Anyone shocked by that? It’s the same song and dance from last season, the season before and the season before that — when the Scarlet Knights went 11-2, won the Texas Bowl and nearly made it to a Bowl Championship Series Bowl game. Yet after a season-opening 47-15 loss to conference foe Cincinnati, it seems like the “State of Rutgers” is in an uproar, calling for Schiano’s head and demanding things that are completely unrealistic for a generally inexperienced football team. Did RU deserve criticism for its performance on the field? Absolutely — without question. I was among the masses that were befuddled by the defensive performance and calling for true freshman Tom Savage to be named the starting quarterback — which he was. But here’s the thing. It was one game. Never did I judge the rest of the season, call for a firing, belittle a player or the football program or demand that the athletic funding is the cause for such problems and the stadium expansion was a waste. That’s just not true. Yes, it was a very big game, but just because the Bearcats dropped the Knights to the cellar of the Big East for at least the next three weeks doesn’t mean that the Rutgers product on the field was the real thing. It’s impossible to judge what Rutgers is going to bring to the table throughout the season based on that one game. In fact, don’t judge the Knights until their next real test, on the road against Maryland Sept. 26, or until Big East play kicks off again Oct. 16 at home against Pittsburgh. Next up is Howard, a Football Championship Subdivision opponent that is not even above a mediocre level in its own league. Then Florida International comes into Piscataway, another team that struggles mightily against teams on its own level.

Stein MATTHEW STEIN Actually, before recording five wins last season, FIU had one victory combined over the 2006 and ’07 seasons, a season-closing victory over powerhouse North Texas that ended a string of 23 straight defeats. Any of the following arguments are asinine in nature and should not be taken seriously after one game of the season, despite a massive influx of these claims from a variety of RU athletics critics. The expansion was a waste. Schiano doesn’t know what he’s doing. Recruiting is going to suffer. Rutgers will be awful this season. And especially a column that ran in Thursday’s issue in The Daily Targum’s opinions section or today’s commentary on page 13. No. Just no. Here’s all that happened against Cincinnati: RU underperformed, came out flat and lost. That’s it. Any ridicules of the team have to be reserved until the season really gets underway. Nobody knows what this team will really have to offer, particularly with a freshman under center and a schedule that offers no proving grounds for the next two weeks. For as negative as many will look at the Cincinnati loss, people will look positively at the Howard victory that is sure to happen Saturday — and that is just not the right way to look at things. Cincinnati was one extreme, Howard will be another. The Knights will not be as bad this season as they looked in the opener, nor will they be as good as they will look this weekend. Any other claims are ridiculous and premature — and that’s the bottom line. — Matthew Stein accepts comments and criticisms at steinma@eden.rutgers.edu

With his team finding it difficult to break down a stringent St. Peter’s MEN’S SOCCER defense RUTGERS AT UCSB last week, h e a d TONIGHT, 11 P.M. coach Bob TV: FSC Reasso turned to his bench at halftime in search of a spark. On went halftime substitute Nye Winslow and four minutes later the Rutgers men’s soccer team had the game-winning goal. “Coming off the bench is all about staying focused,” the midfielder said. “If you come in and you’re upset that you’re on the bench your per formance drops. You have to stay positive even though you’re upset you’re not starting, and when you come in you have to make an impact.”

When Winslow did get the call against St. Peter’s he wasted little time making an impact. The sophomore picked up a pass in midfield and glided around two St. Peter’s defenders before sliding a ball through to junior forward Nate Bourdeau, who finished the play off with a calm finish. Considering the way Winslow played in the team’s 2-0 loss to Stanford two nights prior, the game against St. Peter’s was a welcome sight. “After that game [against Stanford] I knew that I didn’t play up to my potential,” said Winslow, a Piscataway native. “I just thought about it and kept telling myself in my head that I could play better. I was just waiting for my chance and rehearsing mentally what I would do, and once I got my chance I knew I could show everybody what I can do.” Winslow and the Scarlet Knights (2-1-0) set their sights tonight on No. 7 UC-Santa

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Midfielder Nye Winslow came on as a halftime substitute and assisted the Scarlet Knights’ lone goal in the win vs. St. Peter’s.

Barbara. The Gauchos (3-0-0) moved up eight spots in the Soccer America rankings this week after wins over West Virginia and Pittsburgh in the West Virginia University/Nike Classic. The Knights have to deal with UCSB senior for ward David Walker, who scored three times while in Morgantown. A team with the quality of UCSB should be a good early season test for a young Rutgers team. “We can’t use the excuse that we are a young team because everybody has experience right now,” Winslow said. “We are experienced enough to know what we have to do to get a result. We have to stay fit, stay sharp and we know we can go [to UCSB] and do what we did last year when we beat them.” In last season’s game, the Knights came from behind twice to earn a 3-2 victor y at Yurcak Field. RU erased a 2-1 deficit with two goals in a two-minute span in the second half. For ward Gaetano Panuccio tapped home the winner in the 74th minute. The Gauchos don’t need to be reminded about last season’s result. Just log onto their Web site and read the intro page promoting the game. “See what happens when an unstoppable force meets some guys from Jersey,” the page says. It may be bulletin board material, but Reasso said that his team has a challenge in front of them. “Santa Barbara is an exceptional team and program,” Reasso said. “Tim [Vom Steeg] is an outstanding coach and he’s had a lot of success there. They have a lot of good attacking players and they score goals. They just played two Big East opponents [Pittsburgh and West Virginia] and they beat them both. It’s going to be a challenge for us, but it’s one that we relish and we’re looking forward to it.” The game will be televised live on the Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) as the NSCAA College Game of the Week.

Schacher back from U-20 duty BY CHRIS MELCHIORRE CORRESPONDENT

Playing with a short roster is something the Rutgers women’s soccer team has learned to cope with all too well over the last two seasons. WOMEN’S SOCCER Players have missed time with injuries and some have missed time with national team commitments. One player has done both. After three years of spending more time away from the Scarlet Knights than with them, junior for ward Karla Schacher returned to the Banks after a year with the Canadian U-20 National Team. With a renewed sense of purpose, Schacher has made an immediate impact in what she hopes will be her first fully healthy season at RU. “Karla Schacher is big time,” Rutgers head coach Glenn Crooks said. “Just watching her play so far this season, you can see what we missed last year and the years before when she had to sit out games because of an injur y.” Schacher is second on the team in points with two goals and an assist. But she leads the

team in shots (23) and shots on goal (11). Both of those stats point to an aggressiveness, which, aside from its value to the team, has also proved to be a hazard for the Canadian. After staying healthy most of her freshman year in 2006, Schacher suffered a dislocated ankle that kept her out of all but one postseason game that year. The next year, injuries kept her out of all but six games — a disappointment to her and her teammates. Schacher, however, points to the process as a learning experience. “The ankle was quite a surprise and it was difficult to come back from that,” she said. “But I think overall, I’ve learned to adapt a little better, just to compensate a little bit and make better moves and find different ways to get by people instead of just running and making a quick move.” That’s not to say that she’s going to be any less menacing on the field. “She puts her body on the line,” Crooks said. “And that’s one of the reasons that Karla has suffered injuries. You know, you tell her to hold back in certain situations and she doesn’t

know how to hold back. But she’s also technically a great soccer player, too.” Those lessons and the lessons she learned during her time with the Canadian National Team are something Schacher considers one of her greatest assets to the team. “It’s been good coming back,” she said. “I think the team’s been really supportive of me leaving for a while and then coming back and stepping into a role here.” Leadership is a big par t of Schacher’s new role. She was a star ter on last year’s Canadian U-20 National Team and helped them earn a spot in this year’s U-20 World Cup. She’s hoping she can use her experience of playing in high pressure matches to help prepare the Knights for similar situations later in the season. “I just think that playing on an international stage really gives you a sense of confidence,” Schacher said. “That helps me have a little bit of an impact on the team. I think the players listen to what I have to say about those experiences and it helps me take on more of a leadership role.”

G A M E DAY

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

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Short term memory key to rebound BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

To say the Rutgers football team has a lot of room for improvement is the understatement of the century. The 47-15 drubbing by Cincinnati left the Scarlet Knights shellshocked and truly brought new meaning to the phrase “getting off on the wrong foot.” But, with the exception of a hypnotist, tomorrow represents the best possible chance to forget the disaster that was Labor Day and move on. Playing Howard, a bottom-tier team in the Football Championship Subdivision, just five days later, the Knights can get Cincinnati behind them as quickly as possible. “We have to get better,” Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano said. “It’s not going to matter what they do if we don’t get better. We did not look like ourselves out there and we have to find ourselves quickly.” The one concern with RU’s short turnaround is fatigue. Howard has yet to play this season and has had plenty of time to rest. “The trouble is that we’re going on five day’s rest and they’re going on an entire offseason preparing for Rutgers,” Schiano said. “I don’t see any positives in this short a turnaround. You’re right, you can’t get that sick feeling out of your stomach until you’ve played another game, but four days is a little bit too short.” The RU defense, which missed 16 tackles, has room for improvement across the board. “I think the first and most important thing is that we have to work back to basics really,” said junior defensive end Alex Silvestro, who had an interception last week. “A lot of things we did can be attributed to first game jitters but there were fundamental things too. There’s really not much [positive] to pull out of it.” For the first time this season, RU has an official starting quarterback. By naming true freshman Tom Savage his starter, Schiano hopes to both stabilize the offense and find some sort of rhythm. “We need to be able to run the football,” Schiano said. “Running the football isn’t all that complicated. It’s not easy but it’s not that complicated. Know your assignments and stay on your blocks.” Savage, who got the word from Schiano that he would start

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PASSING CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. 0 135.0 T. Savage 65.2% 135 1 3 108.0 D. Natale 66.6% 108 0

CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. PASSING F. Haigler 56.7% 2403 17 19 218.5

RUSHING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 54 1 11 J. Martinek 15 3.6 12 0 11 3 J. Brooks 4.0 RECEIVING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 10 101 0 16 10.0 M. Sanu 86 0 20 12.3 7 T. Brown 14 1 2 7 S. Graves 7.0 TKL SCK 0 9 1 5 0 5

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JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Defensive end Alex Silvestro intercepts an errant screen pass from Tony Pike in Rutgers’ 47-15 loss to Cincinnati. Wednesday during practice, said that all he can do now is watch film and do his best to be ready. “It’s definitely going to be different, but I’m just doing what Coach [Schiano] told me to do,” Savage said. “He says go out there, I’m going to go out there… It’s the same thing even if I’m third string. You have to go out there and watch the film. You have to analyze the defense and you have to take each game seriously. “They’re an aggressive team. They’re fast and they’re ready to play so we just have to go out there and we just have to compete.” When taking a look at Howard, the primar y concern is a lack of information about the team. After the Bison switched of fensive coordinators because of an illness over the summer, the Knights can take ver y little from last season’s tape. “They went with a guy on staff but there’s conversation about what exactly they’re going to do,” Schiano said of the Howard offense. “We have to be fairly generic, I think, because we’re not sure what we’re going to get.”

What is known about Howard, however, is that the team went 1-10 last season and is among the bottom of the FCS. Defensively, Howard is centered around its linebacker play, par ticularly Patrick Jean-Mar y, who was third on the team with 45.5 tackles last season and second with his 8.5 tackles for loss. “They have a ver y good linebacker that I think we have to know where he is because he’s going to come from ever ywhere,” Schiano said. “They do blitz, more than a little bit.” Offensively, the speed of the wide receivers is the greatest threat to the Knights. “They have some fast wide receivers,” Schiano said. “I think their wide receiver group as a whole [can have an impact]. Now some of this is off tape and some of this is off word of mouth. They have ver y talented speed wide receivers.”

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INT 0 0 1

NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. RUSHING R. Mcelrathbey 45 241 2 54 5.4 B. Drayton 6.2 6 37 0 23 RECEIVING NO. B. Sherman 46 W. Carter 44 R. Mcelrathbey 23 B. Drayton 22 DEFENSE

INJURIES N/A

SCHEDULE Sept. 7 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 31 Nov. 12 Nov. 21 Nov. 27 Dec. 5

SCHEDULE Sept. 12 Sept. 17 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 15 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21

TD 5 6 2 0

LNG AVG. 48 11.4 49 10.8 7.5 17 7.0 20

TKL SCK 56.5 0.5 45.5 1.5 45 0.5

A. Jamison P. Jean-Mary M. Corniffe

INJURIES Questionable — RB Kordell Young (knee) Out — RB Mason Robinson (leg)

L, 47-15 Cincinnati 3:30 p.m. Howard 5 p.m. FIU TBA Maryland Texas Southern 3:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Pittsburgh 8 p.m. Army TBA Connecticut South Florida 7:30 p.m. TBA Syracuse TBA Louisville West Virginia TBA

YDS 525 477 172 153

Rutgers Florida A&M Georgetown W.S. State Hampton Morgan State N.C. A&T Norfolk State S.C. State B. Cookman Delaware St.

INT 1 0 1

3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

Key Matchup Rutgers running game vs. LB Patrick Jean-Mary After such a discrepancy in the run-pass ratio against Cincinnati, the Rutgers running game will have to re-establish itself against Howard and sophomore Patrick Jean-Mary, an omnipresent linebacker for the Bison.

Knight Note: Junior wide receiver Mason Robinson is out for the season after a leg injur y against Cincinnati.

STARTING LINEUP: OFFENSE

TIM BROWN Wide Receiver

ANTHONY DAVIS Tackle

HOWARD BARBIERI Guard

RYAN BLASZCZYK Center

ART FORST Guard

KEVIN HASLAM Tackle

SHAMAR GRAVES Tight End

MOHAMED SANU Wide Receiver

TOM SAVAGE Quarterback

JACK CORCORAN Fullback

JOE MARTINEK Running Back

Senior 5’-8”, 210 lbs

Junior 6’-6”, 325 lbs

Junior 6’-5”, 300 lbs

Senior 6’-4”, 295 lbs

Sophomore 6’-8”, 310 lbs

Senior 6’-7”, 295 lbs

Senior 6’-3”, 235 lbs

Freshman 6’-2”, 215 lbs

Senior 6’-5”, 230 lbs

Senior 6’-1”, 230 lbs

Sophomore 6’-0”, 215 lbs

STARTING LINEUP: DEFENSE

GEORGE JOHNSON Right end

CHARLIE NOONAN Tackle

SCOTT VALLONE Tackle

ALEX SILVESTRO Left end

DAMASO MUNOZ Linebacker

RYAN D’IMPERIO Linebacker

ANTONIO LOWERY Linebacker

BRANDON BING Cornerback

JOE LEFEGED Strong Safety

ZAIRE KITCHEN Free Safety

DEVIN McCOURTY Cornerback

Senior 6’-4”, 260 lbs

Junior 6’-2”, 270 lbs

R-Freshman 6’-3”, 270 lbs

Junior 6’-4”, 260 lbs

Senior 6’-0”, 220 lbs

Seinior 6’-3”, 245 lbs

Junior 6’-2”, 225 lbs

Junior 5’-11”, 180 lbs

Junior 6’-1”, 205 lbs

Senior 6’-2”,215 lbs

Senior 5’-11”, 190 lbs

T H E D A I LY TA R G U M

SPORTS

PA G E 1 6

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

DO OVER

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

SAVAGE ARSENAL

Just five days removed from an opening game defeat to Cincinnati, the Rutgers football team must rebound against FCS bottom-feeder Howard at home. pg. 15

BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

Mop-up duty in the Rutgers football team’s Labor Day opener saw the emergence of the Tom Savage to Mohamed Sanu combo. FOOTBALL The true freshman quarterback and wide receiver showed their chemistry to the tune of seven completions, 67 yards and a two-point conversion, with Savage completing almost half of his passes to the South Brunswick native. When Savage makes first career start Saturday, the future becomes the present, and there will be a number of other receiving targets for the 6-foot-5 quarterback to take advantage of. “I just go through the progressions, I don’t really tr y to pick one guy and eye one guy down,” Savage said. “It’s however the progressions go and however it works out, that’s who I throw it to.” Starting alongside Sanu is 5-foot-8 senior wide receiver Tim Brown — the most experienced member of the receiving corps — who was primarily used as a deep threat prior to this season. With the departure of Kenny Britt and Tiquan Underwood, Brown was thrown into the No. 1 spot, despite questions about his size. “I’ve been working hard all summer, picking up my weight and I feel good about where I’m at,” Brown said. “I’m doing all I can — and that’s playing hard.”

KNIGHTS GAMEDAY

HARSH JUDGMENT DAN BRACAGLIA/ ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

After posting 135 yards and a touchdown against Cincinnati, true freshman quarterback Tom Savage will start Saturday against Howard. Brown hauled in seven passes against Cincinnati and took big hits a number of times, but he bounced right back up. “I was impressed, especially after that one shot — a lot of receivers don’t get up from that,” said head coach Greg Schiano. While senior Julian Hayes, redshir t freshmen Tim Wright, Keith Stroud and

Marcus Cooper all saw time at wide receiver, Hayes was the only one to record a catch. The trio of freshmen should see an elevated role against Howard, when Schiano said there will be more playing time available

SEE ARSENAL ON PAGE 13

A poor showing against Cincinnati and a sure rebound Saturday vs. Howard show that it is impossible to tell which Scarlet Knights team is the real thing. pg. 14