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Big East cellar-dwellers Syracuse shut out the Rutgers men’s soccer team Friday at home. The Knights used two goalkeepers whose miscues led to Orange goals and dropped RU to third place.

FATAL RT-18 CRASH CLOSES SOUTHBOUND LANES OVER RARITAN RIVER

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METRO Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital unveils the Breast Cancer Connection program Thursday, offering breast health care and a full range of specialty services.

BY GREG FLYNN Unless the U.S. can manufacture 2.15 million private-sector jobs annually for the next 7.63 years, the job market will remain rough and overcrowded, according to the new University repor t,

“America’s New Post-Recession Employment Arithmetic.” Issued Wednesday and authored by Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Dean James Hughes and Professor Joseph Seneca, the study details an extraordinarily long and dif ficult recover y period.

Professor recounts accomplishments at University, abroad BY MATT REED CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Senior Director of Media Relations Greg Trevor referred all questions to the New Brunswick Police Department and Middlesex County Prosecutors Office. Traffic safety officials in the police department could not be reached for comment at press time. Fire, police and emergency officials from New Brunswick and Piscataway responded to the scene. Authorities closed the southbound lanes over the bridge following the accident. Updates on the accident will be posted on dailytargum.com as they become available. —John S. Clyde

Recession leaves job market in dire straits for seven years CORRESPONDENT

Students meet Thursday night to share their spoken word art pieces, on culture.

A fatal car accident occurred yesterday after 3 p.m. on the southbound lanes of Route 18 crossing the John A. L ynch Sr. Memorial Bridge. At least one person was killed in the crash and another was rushed to the hospital after a black car crashed on the bridge, which crosses the Raritan River, authorities confirmed. Police have not yet released the names of the driver and passenger as of press time. University bus 2123 was located on the side of the road about .1 mile away from the damaged car near the New Brunswick side of the river with its hazard lights flashing. Authorities photographed the bus.

At an age when most people would be sitting comfortably behind a desk dreaming of retirement, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the School of Communication and Information Jerome Aumente situated himself in war-torn Serbia in the midst of an impending hostage crisis. Aumente, founder and former chair of the University’s Department of Journalism and Media Studies, dreamed of a

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“Even if the nation could add 2.15 million private-sector jobs per year starting in January 2010, it would need to maintain this pace for more than seven straight years, or until August 2017, to eliminate the jobs deficit,” according to the report. “This is approximately 50 percent greater than the length of the average post-World War II expansion [of 58 months].”

In December of 2007, we had an unemployment rate of 4.9 percent and that’s an unemployment rate that shows a labor market in balance, Hughes said. “Because people are mobile and change jobs, you always have some

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MAIL-IN OPTION REPLACES ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR UPCOMING STATE ELECTIONS All New Jersey voters can now vote by mail in any election due to new legislation passed last summer by the state legislature. Registered voters can apply by mail for a ballot to be mailed for either one or all elections in that year, according to New Jersey Division of Elections’ Web site. Applications must be sent to the county clerk seven days before the election or given in person to the clerk by 3 p.m. the day before, according to the site. Since an original signature is required, applications cannot be accepted via e-mail or fax unless the voter is overseas or in the military, according to the site. While the mail-in ballot replaced the former absentee ballots, citizens can still vote in person, RU Voting Coalition volunteer Bobby Irven said.

“They changed it so there’s no absentee ballot this year, so you have to request the vote by mail form,” said Irven, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. He said absentee ballots had to be completed earlier than the new, mail-in ballots. Coalition volunteer Shaina Trudge said polling in person gives a sense of relief because voters can see their vote physically counted. When they mail it, they do not see where their vote goes. “It’s guaranteed that your vote will count,” said Trudge, a Livingston College senior. The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election is Oct. 13. Mail-in applications and more information are available at njelections.org. —Mary Diduch

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Equipment, labs cost science students more tuition BY ARIEL NAGI CORRESPONDENT

While students may be struggling to pay tuition at the University, some pay more than others.

Full-time undergraduate students attending the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and the School of Engineering pay $1,054 more than students in other University schools,

according to the University admissions’ Web site. “It’s not unusual for schools to charge different tuition rates for different programs,” said Vice President for University Budgeting Nancy

Winterbauer. “It’s a function of [three] things: the cost of the program, the demand for those programs and the likely earning potential after graduation.”

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CORRECTIONS In Friday’s University section article “Program puts ‘SPIN’ on internships,” the location of the Student to Professional Internship Network program was incorrect. SPIN is located in Martin Hall.

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Student voices explore cultural diversity through art BY JESSICA REGAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The dimly lit NJC Lounge of the Douglass Campus Center came alive with the voices of University students performing songs and the spoken word at the second annual Cultural Coffeehouse. Diversity Where Our Roots Keep Strong hosted the Cultural Coffeehouse for students to take a break from busy schedules and gather around an open mic, said Quiana Dudley, president of Diversity W.O.R.K.S. The goal was to share great performances to bring the University community together in a different kind of way. “We need to take the opportunity Rutgers has because of how diverse it is, and instead of always being in the classroom, we need to bring the students together outside of that environment to celebrate the diversity of our cultures,” said Dudley, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Performances included School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Eddie Robinson, known as Má at Sesh, who represented culture through descriptions of objectified women; Bianca Spivak, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year student, who read a piece inspired by different people she encountered when working at a local grocery store; Co-President of Verbal Mayhem Sean Battle, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, expressed culture of learning and education and the foundation of culture from family; and Co-President of

Verbal Mayhem Christabel Cruz, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, performed a piece about a woman in society today. “You have the opportunity to speak out as well as learn about others’ backgrounds,” Cruz said in reference to the spoken word and the Coffeehouse. The Orphan Sporks sang two renditions of songs, “Say (What You Need to Say)” by John Mayer and “Love the One You’re With” by Crosby, Stills and Nash. “I really enjoyed the rapping and verses performed by the var-

ious members of Verbal Mayhem,” said Lian Cerella, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “I wished that there were more audience members there to experience the hidden talent here at Rutgers.” Battle said the coffeehouse is a time for students to come together and enjoy others’ works. “I was diggin’ the [Diversity W.O.R.K.S.]’s mission of diversity and multiculturalism culture for the Rutgers community,” Battle said. “Anything to serve the community, I’m up for the challenge.”

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The Cultural Coffeehouse hosted by Diversity W.O.R.K.S. Thursday night was meant to examine the club’s mission: embracing the largely diverse University student body. The night gave students the chance to relax from studies while sharing their art. Left, student a capella group The Orphan Sporks opens the night with song. Right, Bianca Spivak reads her poetry.

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Participants make arts and crafts Saturday with senior citizens during National Be the Change Day, supported at the University by six fraternities and sororities and the Association of Indians at Rutgers.

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ABROAD: In Warsaw, professor sets up media center continued from front free press and a world with increased emphasis on the international exchange of ideas. This was 1998, when negotiations had broken down between Richard Holbrooke, special presidential envoy to the Balkans, and Slobodan Miloševiç , then president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Aumente and his team were scheduled to present a workshop the following day in Belgrade. “At 3 a.m. a warning was put under the door saying ‘plan to leave immediately,’” Aumente said. Although the minister of communication announced that day that Serbia would take all Americans hostage if there were any attempts to attack or bomb Serbia, Aumente and his team delivered the workshop free of problems. He began his international work in Poland in 1989, when Solidarity, a non-communist trade union and anti-bureaucratic social movement, had just ushered in a non-communist government. Since Poland was on the fringe of the Soviet empire, they were able to develop a relatively sophisticated press system, but Aumente said they still had a long road to go. Behind the changes in the political climate was the samizdat, a group of underground journalists that distributed censored publications and informed the anti-communist resistance. The samizdat were arrested and thrown in jail, which separated their families. Aumente said

TUITION: Some science majors not charged more at U. continued from front Professional schools such as the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and the School of Engineering are more costly because they require equipment other schools do not, she said. “Pharmacy is a highly scientific program with lots of laboratories and lots of clinical components and so forth,” Winterbauer said. “So the programs with higher tuition differentials tend to be more expensive programs, so the tuition reflects the cost of those programs.” Other Universities also charge more for specific degree programs within schools as well, and the University does not employ this policy, she said. For example, the University does not charge more for science majors in the School of Arts and Sciences. “[The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences] array of programs is almost exclusively science, and science programs cost more,” Winterbauer said. “You can have a teacher stand in front of English class and teach students and it doesn’t require labs and equipment and all the things that go with science programs.” Students at the Rutgers Business School-New Brunswick, Rutgers Business School-Newark and School of Business-Camden pay $286 more, according to the Web site. School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior Michelle Gomes said she thinks it is unfair that School of Arts and Sciences students — a large number of her classmates — are able to take science classes without paying the extra tuition she is required to pay.

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one journalist smuggled a small copying machine from Warsaw to Krakow; another delivered newspapers in a baby carriage with a baby on top to hide them. Sent by the U.S. State Department, Aumente worked with the samizdat to create a brand new press system. “These transitions were very difficult. Former communist workers suddenly had to be in the newsroom with their underground resister colleagues,” he said. Working with his team, Aumente set up a media center in Warsaw, a school of journalism in Krakow and built a platform for a free press. Two years ago, he went back to Serbia to conduct a series of workshops. “Those journalists who were expelled and shut down by their government are now in power, running newspapers and television using the methods we had talked about,” Aumente said. “This is a very vivid example of how when things are terrible eventually they do change. What we did in 1998 was worth it.” His next project is in Thailand, where he plans to offer programs in environmental health journalism. Aumente placed great importance on the need for journalists to bind together and help each other. It is important for international groups like the Committee to Protect Journalists to be there on the line when a journalist gets threatened, hurt or thrown in jail, he said. “One individual journalist is ver y vulnerable in standing up to censorship, but many journalists together are able to do something about it,” Aumente said.

With enough outside pressure, governments act more fairly, he said. “We saw this recently with the two journalists that were arrested in North Korea,” Aumente said. “These governments cannot take a chance on becoming so badly scarred by having human rights and press freedom violations. We have to keep putting this pressure on them.” With all the problems facing journalists internationally, Aumente said journalists are n o t immune in the U.S. “ W e shouldn’t hold the U.S. up as JEROME a pure AUMENTE model of journalism,” he said. “There are a number of things that need to be changed. The U.S. press in the 18th and 19th century was rife with political and religious biases. Eventually we had to evolve out of that process. I think the press grows and learns how to deal with these kinds of problems. … The quality press has done a good job of reporting, but the overall tone has become a bit nutty. We need quality information that we know we can use. If we can’t trust the news, then we’re in trouble.” Aumente said there is always hope in the long term. “Democracy and freedom of speech is messy,” he said. “Think of it as a marketplace with a bunch of stalls where you can pick up what you want and reject others. As long as we have the ability to add more stalls, posi-

tions and points of view, we’ll offset the destructive elements. In the long run more people step in, show the other sides and the issue gets clarified.” Along with his words of reassurance, Aumente described the tenuous situation the U.S. press faces in regard to the funding of large investigative reports. “When you look at the press, it’s almost like visiting someone in the intensive care unit,” he said. “Network news viewership has gone from 90 percent to 35 percent. Revenues are down.” This has lead to budget cuts and less potential for quality investigative reports. “As quality press cuts back on staff and budget, you start seeing things disappear,” Aumente said. “Would we have the Pentagon Papers published? Would we have the kind of digging that resulted in [former President Richard] Nixon forced out of office? These are not sexy stories in the sense that a lot of people read or pay for them. The good press will say they have to do this, but the resources are not there.” He said interesting new models are coming out of the Internet. ProPublica, an independent organization, is a place where investigative journalists can work on stories then partner with other news outlets to publish it. “We’re moving toward a model of specialized public interest reporting not only supported by advertising and subscription, but also supported by foundations concerned about issues such as child health, the environment and an honest government,” Aumente said. He used his experiences outside the U.S. as well as his own unique knowledge of new media

trends to transform the communication and information schools at the University. Aumente helped design SCI at the University, one of the first interdisciplinar y schools in the U.S. “Universities are in the process of knocking down the silos. Back in 1981, we were all separated,” he said. “We created [SCI] and put all of the different subject areas into one tent. We knocked down the silos.” Much of Aumente’s assignments are through different bureaus of the State Department and the American Embassies, who are in many cases staffed by people he has known in other countries. His work is supported by a combination of public and private contributions. In 1989, Aumente wrote a piece in The Chronicle of Higher Education about his work in Poland. Bill Moyers of PBS read the article and raised over $300,000 in grant money to develop Aumente’s programs in Europe. Aumente is also founding director of the Journalism Resources Institute, where he currently ser ves as a senior fellow. After all the experiences, awards and accomplishments, he said he still wishes to be a young journalist again. “I’m really jealous. I’ve been watching this communication revolution unfold,” Aumente said. “In the short term, it looks terrible — it looks like a desert out there in terms of what’s happening, but it really is changing potentially for the better. If I were young again, starting out, I would be looking at the area of new media, Internet and what happens afterwards. To be part of that process, I think, is really fun.”

“I think it’s unfair that [School of Environmental and Biological Sciences] students are required to pay more money to take the same classes as [School of Arts and Sciences] students,” she said. “I think it’s Rutgers trying to wheeze out more money from students.” But Winterbauer said the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences has a higher tuition because of all the science programs it offers and the need for equipment in laboratories to conduct class as well as research. “If you’re talking about the equipment that we use in class, then why are the classes — for example, chemistry lab — a mixture of [School of Arts and Sciences and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences students],” Gomes said. “If I’m paying more money to use equipment, then I expect to be in a better lab and have better equipment than [School of Arts and Sciences] students, but that’s not the case because the class is a mixture of both [schools].” School of Engineering firstyear student Jaeeun Lee said he does not mind paying a higher tuition, given the reputation of the School of Engineering as well as its costs compared to other engineering schools in the country. “In New Jersey, there are not many engineering schools and since it’s a state school, if you go out of state you’ll pay more,” Lee said. “And this school has a good reputation, so I think it’s worth it.” The University bases its costs on what similar schools are charging, which is why tuition rates fluctuate from year to year, Winterbauer said. “Schools set tuitions based on comparable schools,” she said. “Because other professional schools’ costs are higher at other institutions … our tuition rates are set higher because it’s a competitive market.”

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million and 2.2 million jobs per year, respectively. How the U.S. can generate 2.15 million jobs remains to be seen. “That’s the big question: where are these jobs going to come from?” Seneca said. Hughes said the U.S. could create new jobs by combining its ingenuity with a renewed interest in manufacturing. “As the U.S. is still the global leader in producing new innovations, research and alike, the question is: Will we have the capacity to take new research and create new industries centered on it?” Hughes said. School of Arts and Sciences senior Bill Dekovitch said he has not sent out résumés and arranging interviews but he will in the spring of 2010. “The economy’s terrifying but I’ll definitely keep my eyes open for opportunities. I’m trying to think ahead,” Dekovitch said. “I’m still focused on school right now. I haven’t done any interviews yet.” Historically, the U.S. has risen to the challenge, Hughes said. “New industries and applications may well emerge. In 1992, when the 1991-2001 expansion began, there wasn’t a forecaster alive who predicted that the Internet would be a major force in generating jobs five years later,” Hughes said. Hughes said technological developments have resulted in fewer manufacturing jobs. “One of the problems is that Wall Street is focusing on quarterly results and what those manufacturing facilities need is patient capital that’s going to wait until it turns a profit,” Hughes said. Despite the gloomy nature of the report, Hughes and Seneca maintain that their predictions are sunny if anything. “We’re worried because the job losses as of August were 7

million. We assumed that it’s ultimately going to hit 7.5 million in December. We had a 200,000 loss in September as of [Friday],” Hughes said. School of Arts and Sciences senior student Megan Zakresky said she is at the University for her fifth-year because of the dire state of the economy and the impending loan debt she will face when she graduates. “Hopefully, with a more indepth resume, I’ll be able to outweigh the competition and get a job,” Zakresky said. Job losses could very easily surpass 7.5 million by December, Hughes said. The 2005 BLS report did not take into account other factors brought on by the recession. Baby boomers may now remain in the work force past retirement age, a development not foreseen in 2005. “The new thing here is that because those baby boomers have lost 30 percent of their home value and 35 percent of their 401K or pension value, then if they’re still employed they’re going to be very reluctant to leave,” Seneca said. The BLS factored in immigration from abroad into its 2005 estimate of work force growth, Hughes said. Since the recession began, immigration has decreased dramatically and this may counterbalance the baby boomers now staying in the workforce. Most companies would rather hire younger and cheaper labor, Hughes said. Students worried about the job market should develop communicative and analytical skills. “You want to build up as many skills as you can,” he said. “Now you’ve got to make your own opportunities.”

7.2 million jobs lost in U.S. continued from front people unemployed and it’s usually a temporar y condition,” Hughes said. “Five percent is roughly a labor market in balance. When it’s lower than that, you might have labor shortages. When it’s higher than that, you have people out of work.” In 2005, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected the nation’s labor force would grow by approximately 1.3 million persons per year between 2006 and 2016. “Looking forward, from our perspective, the labor market is going to grow 1.28 million persons per year. In 2017 there will be roughly nine years, starting in December 2007, of the labor force growing 1.28 million per year,” Hughes said. “To get back to that 5 percent, you have to account for 95 percent of that labor force growth and then recapture your lost jobs. As of this moment, we’ve lost 7.2 million jobs.” To accomplish this in more than 7 years, the job market must return to the pace of the 1991-2001 expansions at roughly 2.15 million private-sector jobs per year, according to the report. “This latter assumption will likely turn out to be generous since such an annual job increase in the coming expansion would be double the actual annual private-sector job growth of the 2001-2007 expansion,” according to the report. Private-sector employment growth from November 2001 to December 2007 was relatively weak at approximately 1 million jobs per year, according to the report. Between 1982-1990 and 1991-2001 average annual privatesector employment grew by 2.4

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For the 13th consecutive year, victims and survivors of domestic violence will be honored and remembered at the annual Silent Witness Exhibit from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Wednesday at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. The Silent Witness Exhibit features lifesized silhouettes, each representing a domestic violence murder victim and a portion of the Clothesline Project, an international grassroots initiative that explores the tragedy of violent relationships. For more information, call Ruth Anne Koenick at (732) 932-1181 or Yvonne Hook, coordinator, Middlesex County Silent Witness Committee, at (908) 561-6321 or e-mail evwho@comcast.net. The Department of English and the Center for Race and Ethnicity are pleased to present a talk by Michelle Stephens of Colgate University titled “A Creole Complex: The ‘Color Problem’ in Island in the Sun.” The talk will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Plangere Writing Center, Room 302 in Murray Hall on the College Avenue campus. 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.

Are you interested in teaching chemistry, working with children, presenting awesome experiments or just simply having tons of fun? The Rutgers Chemistry Society is sponsoring a program to interest elementary school children in science and chemistry from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Roosevelt Elementary School in New Brunswick. Transportation and food will be provided. If you are available at any time on that day, come to the information/preparatory meeting at 8:30 p.m. in the Wright-Rieman Auditorium on Busch campus. All majors are welcome and food and refreshments will be provided. For further info, e-mail Lgarber@eden.rutgers.edu. Interested in getting involved with the newly revitalized Hillel Theatre Company? Come to an information meeting! We need people who can act, stage manage, do set design, props and costumes, advertising/marketing, fundraising, light and sound. If you can’t make the meeting, contact Leah Felner at leah.felner@att.net. The Douglass Governing Council meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall A of the Douglass Campus Center. The Pharmacy Governing Council meets at 6:40 p.m. in Room 122 of the Busch Campus Center. They hold bi-weekly meetings.

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. The Zimmerli Art Museum will host its weekly Art After Hours event from 6 to 9 p.m. on the College Avenue campus. Art After Hours gives students and local community members the opportunity to engage in a multifaceted approach to the arts. The evening will begin with a solo guitarist playing throughout the night. At 6:30 p.m., the film “Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story” will cover the life and times of a 19th century pioneering inventor and philanthropist. There will be a poetry showcase that will begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by an open mic. Light refreshments will be served. CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Executive Publisher of the journal Science Dr. Alan Leshner will be providing a thoughtful presentation on “Evolution’s Impact on Science and Society” at 8 p.m. in Trayes Hall of the Douglass Campus Center. Join President Richard L. McCormick, Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources Robert M. Goodman and fellow University science enthusiasts welcome Dr. Leshner to the University community.

The Institute for Research on Women will be hosting Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies Professor Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel as part of their distinguished lecture series. The discussion, entitled “Sexiles: (Post) Colonialism and the Machine of Desire,” will be at 4:30 p.m. in the Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building on Douglass campus. For more information, call (732) 932-9072 or e-mail irw@rci.rutgers.edu.

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Breast cancer program offers outreach to patients BY COLLEEN ROACHE STAFF WRITER

Three-year breast cancer survivor Barbara McEachin-Burton tried to fight back tears at the grand opening ceremony of the Breast Care Connection program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Thursday, but she could not help letting a few roll down her cheek. “When I went through this, there were days when it was just too much,” said McEachinBurton, the director of the Mother/Baby Services and GYN Follow-Up Center. The Breast Care Connection program’s goal is to ensure that less breast cancer patients feel the same way as McEachin-Burton. Various speeches and a ribboncutting ceremony kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness month at the hospital, located at 10 Plum St. The program will act as a free coordinator and directory for a range of personal care services for breast health, from imaging and radiation treatment to psychosocial assistance, Director of Breast Care Connection Margie McDonald said. RWJUH Chief of Radiology Services Dr. John L. Nosher spoke of the importance of physical healing but also emphasized overall wellness, which he said the program would offer. “Unfortunately, while we’re focusing on treating the disease, sometimes the patient gets left behind … and this obviously is as important as [treatment],” Nosher said. “What we’re able to do with this Connection … is shepherd the patient through

the process, and that process can be very, very difficult.” McEachin-Burton said she knows this difficulty first-hand and a place like Breast Care Connection could have been useful to her while she struggled with cancer. “I had a BlackBerry. I had a pen and paper planner. I had calendars. I had people reminding me where I needed to be,” she said. “That’s not what you need when you’re fighting for your life.” McEachin-Burton said having others help with things like making appointments and getting supplies will make battling cancer easier for patients. The concept for the center stemmed from the sense of uncertainty and confusion many women expressed after finding out they were diagnosed with breast cancer, McDonald said. The center will help put an end to the runaround that often comes with a diagnosis. “Whether we’re finding something out for you or we have the answer right away or we have to direct you to the right place, we know we have one phone number, one person, one place to it,” McDonald said. The program was made possible through a $550,000 donation from RWJUH’s Auxiliary, as well as donations from the Old-Bridge Sayreville Rotary, Johnson & Johnson, Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield and TD Bank, Jones said. The program operated through the hospital’s volunteer office from February to July and since Sept. 30 has assisted more than 500 patients, McDonald said. Also, 78 people have been referred to the American Cancer Society, which is

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The Level One Trauma Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital will launch the 2009-10 school year’s Safety Ambassador Program with a “High School Safety Summit” today from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Arline and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard. Eight students and one adult advisor from each of the 12 participating Middlesex County high schools will be in attendance for the program presented by injury prevention professionals from the Level One Trauma Center’s Safe Kids Middlesex County Injury Prevention Coalition.

The Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity Board of Trustees and members of the More Homes, More Hope Campaign Executive Committee will be hosting the dedication of their Bridgewater project site and launching the “More Homes, More Hope” campaign. The ceremony will take place at 140 Southside Ave. in Bridgewater at 11 a.m., and former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean and Christie Todd Whitman will be in attendance. The Alfa Art Gallery at 108 Church St. will be hosting the solo exhibition opening of “John Hawaka: A Retrospective” with a reception from 7:30 to 10 p.m. today. This exhibition highlights significant works from each period of Hawaka’s career in addition to the introduction of 31 new and previously unreleased paintings. There will also be a musical performance by Glad Hearts.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the New Jersey American Parkinson Disease Association and Teva Neuroscience will jointly present “Living Well with Parkinson’s,” a program for Parkinson’s disease patients and their families, on Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, NJ. To learn more about RWJUH, please visit www.rwjuh.edu.

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cooperating with Breast Care Connection to provide services. Eastern Division Regional Vice President of the American Cancer Society Rob Eccles and Jones signed an agreement signifying their organizations’ decision to work together. “We talk a lot about natural partners in the fight against cancer, and I don’t think you can find two more natural partners than our two organizations,” Eccles said. “We look forward to working very closely with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to fulfill our mission to help people get well, stay well, find cures and fight back.” McDonald said as of now, the program has three staff members, but she hopes to see an expansion of the workforce in the future. An on-site nurse practitioner is among her short-term goals, but ultimately, she would like to see the facility become a center for patients with all types of cancer. Although it’s tough for anyone to imagine having the disease, McDonald said knowledge is key. “The one thing I would say is [to] be educated. Learn about breast cancer, learn about the risk factors, learn about what we need to do,” McDonald said. “Even as a young college student, you need to start doing your breast selfexam. You need to start getting your clinical exam at least once every three years.” McEachin-Burton, a member of the black breast cancer survivorship organization called the Sisters Network Inc., also stressed the importance of selfexams, especially for those with a family history of breast cancer.

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Regional Vice President of the American Cancer Society Rob Eccles and President and CEO of RWJUH Stephen K. Jones sign an agreement Thursday signifying their decision to work together to fight cancer.

She said it’s important to provide support for friends or relatives who have been diagnosed. “Be there. They’re going to be cranky some days. They’re going to not like the way they look. But be

there,” she said. “Offer to do things, like the laundry, grocery shopping, making the doctor’s appointments, picking up things from the pharmacy. Those are the things that we tend not to ask.”

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Cigarettes still kill

iving in a college town, it is not a strange sight to see huddles of people standing outside of bars or just walking down the street lighting up and smoking cigarettes. It is a habit that can start because “everyone else is doing it,” and it escalates from a social habit to addiction. It is not a secret that cigarettes are bad for you. You cannot turn on the television without seeing one of those “Truth” commercials singing musical arrangements about how cigarettes hurt your lungs and unborn babies. Anyone who has purchased a pack of cigarettes has seen the huge surgeon general’s warning about the dangers of smoking, and the saying “second hand smoke kills” has also been thrown around. Measures have been taken to lessen the places where smokers can go to light up. Many states have stopped smoking in restaurants and bars. The price of cigarettes has also risen to practically $7 for one pack. People looking for alternatives have a few options. They can just quit, which leaves them various patches, gums and even pills to try to curve their craving for nicotine. There is also chewing tobacco, which is not the most attractive of habits to pick up; it’s not the same type of feeling as holding a cigarette and involves spitting a brown substance from your mouth. But there is a new option out that may change smoking: electronic cigarettes. According to a Reuters article, more than half of the people interviewed think electronic cigarettes should be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, while only 47 percent think that it should be offered to smokers who are looking to quit. This little electronic device is a battery-powered, re-chargeable cigarette that doesn’t produce the harmful smoke that real cigarettes do. It vaporizes a liquid nicotine solution and produces an odorless water vapor. They are sold mostly on the Internet and are made in China. The option of smoking electronic cigarettes is more appealing because it is a one-time purchase and you may end up saving money. The companies who make these e-cigs make profit from having the customer buy the filter and flavor fillers; other than that, it is about a $60 purchase of the actual cigarette and you never have to run to the convenience store again. The study showed that the groups of people most likely to try the electronic cigarettes were young people ages 18 to 29 and singles. Younger people are most likely the ones to integrate electronic cigarettes in their lives more easily because they are always trying out new technology. They are also already living a life where routinely they are charging computers, phones and video game systems. This would just be one more thing to plug into and keep on your nightstand when you go to bed. People would have them charging next to their Blackberrys and other electronic devices that they need to get them through their day. A smokeless cigarette seems like a good idea that might be a good option for a safer cigarette, but not to everyone. The World Health Organization has warned against the use of these e-cigs because the user is inhaling nicotine into their lungs. Because it is an electronic device, other glitches in how they work can also occur. The popular electronic cigarette brand Blu has recalled their product because of battery pack problems. There is the risk that the battery pack will rupture and the Blu pack will overheat, causing the lithium polymer battery to break. They have asked for an immediate stop of the use of their original product. Something about a lithium battery exploding makes it seem like the safest option might just be to use regular cigarettes — even though the smoke is damaging your lungs, it isn’t a battery exploding in your mouth. The search for a safer cigarette will never be over. Even though electronic cigarettes produce no harmful smoke, there is still nicotine vapor being sucked into your lungs. The safest cigarette is no cigarette at all. This e-cigarette idea might be a way to start weaning people off traditional cigarettes, but it won’t be safer or help people quit completely. It can be the starter version for the patch. You still get the feeling like you are smoking but it is not the real thing. Safety concerns aside, electronic cigarettes would never catch on the way traditional cigarettes have in American culture. It might just come down to the fact that e-cigarettes are too complicated to set and then re-charge. Smokers are usually smoking to relax because they are stressed or because of the social setting they are in. They want a quick fix to their nicotine craving; they don’t want to have to set up a filter and charge a battery. Plus, there is also the problem with the battery dying when they are really craving a cigarette. It might be something cool to try once, but when it comes to convenience and the feeling people want or need while smoking, traditional cigarettes are the way people are going to go.

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“I had a BlackBerry. I had a pen-and-paper planner. I had calendars. I had people reminding me where I needed to be. That’s not what you need when you’re fighting for your life.” Director of the Mother/Baby Services and GYN Follow-Up Center Barbara McEachin-Burton on supporting family and friends who have been diagnosed with cancer STORY IN METRO

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He exploded against utgers disposed of Syracuse, but eight teams in the University of 2008 went for over 200 Maryland last weekyards rushing on the end to the tune of a 34-13 vicOrange, so that was not that tory, and it only looks to get great of a feat. easier as the homecoming Once and a while their celebration will be bolstered stubborn nature can help, by the likely drubbing of MATTHEW TORINO as with Mike Teel in 2007 Texas Southern next on the and 2008, as calls for such agenda. Joe Martinek went backups as Jabu Lovelace, Chris Paul-Etienne and “Hulkamania” and ran wild on the Terrapins’ Dom Natale ensued. But Greg Schiano’s faith in defense while their quarterback Chris Turner put Teel eventually paid off, as he had a great final six up one awful performance. Despite the ample games and the backups have exhibited, combined, yardage the turnovers just would not stop. On paper nothing so far. While their patience with Teel has it looks like all is finally turning out well in the land paid off, for some reason no rational human being of the Scarlet Knights. can figure out they have never ending belief that Playing awful team after awful team will do that Lovelace is worthy of getting ample snaps. for a school, though few are giving respect to many Possibly the most predictable players in college people’s preseason Big East title favorites. By football, his performance against watching the games, one can figa bad FIU team notwithstanding, ure out just why nobody else “Yet the media is they just keep throwing him out takes this team seriously after the there to either run straight or, if beat down laid by Cincinnati in too busy with the pro they are feeling zesty, to run … week one. The in-game coaching is the real reason for this. Despite football teams to focus slightly to the right. He showed against Pitt in 2007 that he has better recruiting classes year on RU, so little media absolutely no potential to be an after year, the team does not seem every down player and the “Jabu to be getting any better. Back to pressure is put on the Package” seems like they are back 7-5 seasons followed the team and coaches.” just giving up a down — there’s miraculous 2006 year, but these no difference between this and recruits do not seem to be reachthe victory formation, a loss of ing their potential. Whether it be one yard. It can work against teams like FIU and starting players they are loyal to for too long, keepMaryland, but against the big boys he ain’t goin’ ing poorly performing plays in the playbook or nowhere. He is a career 27.6 percent passer, leavmicromanaging the game, it’s almost as if they caning little threat of airing it out, and while a four yard not stay out of their own way. average is respectable, as the season goes on more Kordell Young managed to play in eight games and more teams know exactly what is coming, maklast year and be the feature back and starter in most ing the formation become less useful as the season despite a mediocre 3.9 rushing average — mediocre goes on. Yet the media is too busy with the pro footeven by NFL standards for starting, shifty running ball teams to focus on RU, so little media pressure backs. But the coaching staff kept on throwing him is put on the team and coaches. out there and giving him over 20 carries nearly But this year brings a new confounding wrinkle every game he played despite Jourdan Brooks’ over into the RU offense. They seem to make the quarterfive yard average and what Joe Martinek had done in backs look at the sidelines to call the play after they a reserve role. While he put up somewhat have already lined up. Why? Who knows. Does it respectable outings in the beginning of the season, serve a purpose? No, it just makes the coaches that his performance only kept deteriorating, but he was seemed laid back before seem like micromanagers, still trotted out. Sure, at one point he was supposed not picking a play until they see the defense. Does to follow Ray Rice, but ever since he blew out his knee in 2007 he clearly was not the same player, and SEE TORINO ON PAGE 9 everyone caught on before the offensive coaches.

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RUSA stands united despite disagreements on retreat Letter WERNER BORN & BEN WEST

ver the course of the past two weeks there has been much debate about the planned retreat to “Happiness is Camping” for the Rutgers University Student Assembly. This issue has garnered much attention in the University community, eliciting responses from both RUSA representatives and students alike about the cost of a retreat, the manner through which this retreat has been approved and the merits of the retreat itself. While we both hold disagreements about these issues ourselves, we do both strongly agree that the time has come to move for ward in order to bridge a major divide that has arisen between many members of RUSA and the student body and to ensure the assembly will successfully fulfill its mission during this academic school year. In order to do this, we will first clarify that, contrar y to popular belief, our disagreements about this particular issue do not arise from any personal animosity towards one another, and we will then respond to two important realities that will necessarily guide the next steps that RUSA will take. Many allege that our disagreement about this issue is the result of a personal vendetta that we have against one another. When we told a mutual acquaintance that we planned to write

TORINO continued from page 8 anybody else in organized football do this? I am sure that someone somewhere does this, though they have probably abandoned it. Once and a while, quarterbacks will look to their leaders for guidance, but when they do it on every single play it gets a little ridiculous. If you line up with 20 seconds left on the play clock and just look at the coaches, the advantage is wasted as the defense can anticipate the snap knowing the ball will not be snapped until the end of the clock.

this letter together, he revealed that he had expected us to duke it out in an actual boxing match during this upcoming Thursday’s RUSA meeting. Unfortunately, however, this boxing match will not take place as neither of us knows how to box, and believe it or not, we actually do like working with each other a lot. In matter of fact, both of us look forward to maintaining a strong working relationship with each other during this upcoming academic school year because we both feel passionately about making RUSA a positive force on campus, no matter how much we disagree on particular details on how to do this. Having said this, we would like to now discuss the two important realities that will guide the next steps that RUSA must take in order to effectively fulfill its mission of representing the concerns of all students, both in the near and distant future. Having seen the vocal response that this retreat has elicited from the student body, we both understand and value the fact that there is much disagreement among members of the student body about this retreat, either for its cost, the manner through which it was approved or about the actual merits of the retreat. Concurrently, we also understand the deposit for this retreat has already been paid and a legally binding contract has been signed, and even if RUSA were to back out of the retreat now it would still be obligated to pay as much as it would have to pay if it went on the retreat. This would

If we as fans can see all the questionable decisions by University coaching staff, what are superior coaches like Brian Kelly of Cincinnati thinking? You almost have to think that they are eventually going to snap the ball right when they get to the line to fool the defense, but this has yet to happen. At least with their unorthodox kicking formation they have run a few trick plays out of it and let us know that Shamar Graves has no future as a quarterback. Just let them play. Matthew Torino is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science.

undoubtedly constitute the greatest waste of student fee funding imaginable, and we feel that in the face of this reality, making the most of this opportunity to build a stronger organization that will benefit students is the best option available. We understand that both of these realities — the opinion of the student body and the reality that the retreat has already been paid for — must be taken into account as RUSA moves forward. In order to do this, the assembly

“This boxing match will not take place as neither of us knows how to box, and believe it or not, we actually do like working with each other a lot.” will commit itself to ensuring that the cost of the retreat is cut from $20,000 to $13,000. Doing this is the only effective means by which RUSA can address the student body’s concerns about the cost of the retreat. In order to respond to student concern about the manner through which this retreat was approved, both of us will co-sponsor a resolution that amends the standing rules of RUSA in order to ensure that the democratically elected assembly body will have the final say on whether retreats occur in the future. By doing this, we hope to ensure a vigorous debate about this topic will be open to the pub-

lic and be carried out by a body that is democratically elected by and accountable to the student body. To ensure that this debate is carried out in a respectable manner that focuses on discussing issues rather than the character and integrity of individuals on the body, we will co-sponsor a resolution re-enacting RUSA’s code of ethics, which we recently discovered expired in spring 2008. We are also both aware of disagreements about the merits of this retreat. The biggest criticism with the retreat’s merits is that it is not community-ser vice oriented, requiring RUSA members to leave the University community in order to focus on team building rather than staying at the University and directly serving the student body that elected it. In order to address this very valid concern, we will both cosponsor a third resolution mandating that all members of RUSA and the various campus and professional school councils engage in a community service project of their choice through the Student Volunteer Council, which hosts multiple half days of service for University students during the fall and spring semesters. Each council will be asked to commit to one ser vice day that will address a different social issue affecting the New Brunswick/Piscataway community. Some examples of projects include painting at local schools, gardening projects and preparing meals at soup kitchens. We both hope that the actions that we are jointly taking

will send a resounding message to the University community that expresses that although members of RUSA do disagree about particular issues, it is not a divided body in the midst of a civil war. The members of RUSA stand united around one common goal: to advocate on behalf of students with one unified voice. Both of us hope that these actions that we are both strong supporters of will ensure that RUSA begins this academic year on the right foot. These actions should prove that the assembly does take the opinions of the student body seriously and it is committed to making a positive impact on the community that it represents. We both encourage you to come during the upcoming RUSA meeting, which will take place on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus, in order to continue to express your concerns to us so that we can best represent you. Additional topics at this Thursday’s meeting will be a resolution about regarding parking passes for student events and a discussion regarding the ward campaign. Werner Born is a School of Engineering senior majoring in mechanical engineering. He is also chair of the Rutgers University Student Assembly. Ben West is a Rutgers College senior majoring in political science. He is also chair of the University Affairs Committee of the Rutgers University Student Assembly.

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Today's Birthday (10/05/09) Spend at least a few minutes creating a new way to get your ideas across to others. You have the talent. Just take the time and you'll see a way to transform your life. E-mails or long-distance calls bring opportunities. 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 a 9 — You change your mind a lot today. That's OK. In the end, you know exactly what to do. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — You get a chance to test a pet theory. Do the empirical analysis yourself. Leave nothing to chance. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — You don't have to say anything. Dress the part and demonstrate your love in other ways. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — You realize that facts aren't clear. Don't expect to change that until much later. Stick to practical details. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Don't believe ever ything you hear today. Test what you're told against practical obser vation. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Do the glamour thing today: It'll work. Start a new relationship or find a new way to relate to your current partner.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Some very strange information comes into your possession. This could be a really good thing. Use it well. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Who needs words when passions are flowing so well? Work smart, play later. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Monitor medications carefully. Don't double up. Good nutrition can ease symptoms. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Put on the Ritz and the glitz! Dress one notch higher than usual to impress. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Fools rush in. Are you a fool today? Let's hope not. Baby steps work better. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Whatever isn't clear in the morning takes shape during the day so that you can make a decision by nightfall.

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Faulty keeper play leads to loss BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

When the goalkeeper makes a mistake, everybody notices. The Rutgers men’s soccer team tried two goalkeepers KNIGHT Friday NOTEBOOK night with the end result amounting to a big question mark between the sticks. “We gave up the second and third goals through goalkeeper errors and there’s really nothing you can do about that,” said Rutgers head coach Bob Reasso after his team fell 3-0 to Syracuse at Yurcak Field. The Scarlet Knights lost starting goalkeeper Jake Grinkevich Sept.

20 with a knee injury after the freshman collided with a Connecticut player 10 minutes into the game. Sophomore Adam Kink replaced Grinkevich and started in a 2-1 double overtime victor y over Seton Hall and a 2-0 loss at Georgetown. But Klink allowed Hansen Woodruff’s 33rd minute shot to roll through his legs Friday night. The error was enough for Reasso to summon third choice goalkeeper Alex Morgans for the second half. Morgans made the most of his opportunity in the half’s first 40 minutes, making three saves. But much like Klink, the George Mason transfer was undone by his 85th minute gaffe. Syracuse’s Elliot Townsend tapped home the Orange’s

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Junior Aly Mazhar suffered a concussion, walking off under his own power, after a midair collision with a Syracuse player in the first half.

ACT: Mistakes cost Knights valuable points in standings continued from back Bourdeau flicked neatly with his head, but Kamara’s shot went just high of the crossbar. “It goes back to finishing. We had at least two clear looks where we just didn’t convert,” Reasso said. “We had the ball in the box most of the second half, and we just didn’t compete enough in the box and when the ball dropped to people they didn’t hit the target. They didn’t do their jobs and I don’t think it was

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a 3-0 loss, but that’s what’s going to go on the scoreboard.” Knight Note: Former Rutgers midfielder Dilly Duka played 90 minutes in the United States U20 National Team’s 3-0 loss to South Korea Friday in the U20 World Cup. The US missed out on the round of 16 on a tie-breaker after Costa Rica scored twice in its 3-2 loss to the Czech Republic. Duka started the final two games of group play, scoring the Americans’ third goal and assisting on another in the US’s lone win in Egypt, a 4-1 victor y over Cameroon.

energized and motivated team, Crooks said. For the first time this season, records 40th shutout vs. USF RU scored two set-piece goals in one match, both the results of continued from back free-kicks by Lancos. more defender Julia Lancos that The first goal came in the 15th hit the crossbar. minute when senior for ward Though RU created better Karla Schacher headed Lancos’ scoring chances throughout the kick past Marquette goalkeeper half they were outshot 7-4. Natalie Kulla. Lancos netted the Beyond the first half, both second free-kick herself with a teams failed to mount an attack. shot in the 54th minute that landThe Knights did not record a ed just inside the far post. shot on goal between the 28th “Julie hits the ball really and 108th minute of the match. hard,” Crooks said. “She can On the other end of the pitch, bend it, she can drive it and she RU allowed just can hit a ball that two shots in the moves on the “Four [Big East] second half and keeper. She takes held the Bulls withall of our long set points on the out a shot through pieces because two overtimes. she can drill a weekend is RU senior goalball behind the something that, in line on these set keeper Erin Guthrie recorded pieces from just retrospect, I’m five saves in the about anywhere pretty happy with.” on the field.” match for her school-record 40th Schacher also GLEN CROOKS career shutout. assisted the Head Coach “Although I Knights’ goal in think we had the 20th minute oppor tunities to when she sent a win the game, and I cer tainly ball to redshirt freshman forward thought we were more dangerApril Price who beat Kulla for the ous than they were, they had first goal of her college career. chances as well,” Crooks said. “I’m very happy for April,” “So I think the result was fair, Crooks said. “I’ve said it before, and four [Big East] points on she’s getting a little better each the weekend is something day, and that’s still the case. She’s that, in retrospect, I’m pretty running better, she’s a really happy with.” strong target and she’s fantastic Against Marquette Friday, the in the air. She’s been very valuKnights came out a far more able for us.”

third goal after Morgans’ attempted clearance bounced off sophomore defender Br yant Knibbs and right into the path of Townsend. “It’s a shame because Alex Morgans played well before he made that mistake,” Reasso said. “That stuff happens and we just have to move on.” Who the Knights move on with is now a mystery. Asked after the game if there was an open competition at goalkeeper, Reasso said, “Oh yeah, without question.”

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Yannick Salmon serving a suspension after picking up two yellow cards in the first 33 minutes of the Scarlet Knights’ 2-0 loss at Georgetown, Reasso chose to alter his lineup. Reasso played junior Aly Mazhar up the field as an attacking midfielder and par tner Knibbs with usual star ter junior Andrew Cuevas in central defense. “We were trying to mix some things up, and maybe I tried to do too much tonight,” Reasso said. “At the end of the day the unfortunate thing is we can’t go out and play for them and we didn’t play well today.” He also handed freshman Dan Parr his first start of the year at left back, while junior Alex Silver made his second start of the season on the left side of midfield.

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Sophomore keeper Alex Morgans picks the ball out of his net after his clearance gaffe allowed Syracuse to score its third goal.

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the 27th minute after he was inadvertently hit in the face by a Syracuse player during a midair challenge for the ball. The Egyptian was taken to the locker room and did not return. Reasso said Mazhar has a concussion.

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Holzberg’s keys: Simplicity, focus BY MELISSA FALICA

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Imagine the adrenaline running through your body as you get the chance to play on the s a m e TENNIS f i e l d , court or rink as some of the best in the game. Sophomore Jennifer Holzberg will feel a rush of emotions when she gets that oppor tunity this weekend, when the Rutgers tennis team heads to the United States Tennis Academy Invitational in Queens, N.Y. The Invitational is being held at the NYC National Tennis Center, the same place that hosts the U.S. Open. Holzberg and the Scarlet Knights take on competition from a variety of tough schools on the same courts that tennis legends from across the world recently competed on. “You get to see it on TV with all the stars playing in the stadium, but we actually get to play in the stadium too, so it’s really cool,” Holzberg said. Not only is she excited to play in such a historic venue, but the Easton, Conn., native also understands that there is increased pressure as well. “It’s a little intimidating to see ever ything and take it all in,” Holzberg said. “But once the match starts, you kind of get used to it and it’s a little more relaxing.” Who would have known that this would be the case for a player who comes from an area where tennis leans more towards the recreational than the competitive? Holzberg’s love for the sport all began with a tennis camp she attended as a youngster. “I just star ted taking lessons with some of my friends and then it just kind of escalated,” she said. “I liked it more and more and then I star ted doing tournaments.” As she approaches tournaments or any kind of match, Holzberg keeps a simple mentality and tries not to think all that much about it. “I just try hard at each little point and then that just correlates to if I’m playing well, I’ll win,” she said. “I just can’t think about, you know, ‘I have to win this game, I have to win this point to do this.’” That approach worked well for Holzberg, who almost went undefeated at last weekend’s

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Targum correspondent Steve Miller chats with the sophomore defensive tackle about growing up idolizing Terrell Davis and the Denver Broncos, Fat Biddie Boys and his success throwing the splitter in high school ...

Steve Miller: Between NCAA Football and Madden, which is your game of choice? Eric LeGrand: Madden, definitely. SM: Which team do you play with? EL: The Broncos — the Denver Broncos. SM: Are you a Broncos fan? And who is your favorite player? EL: Of course I am, it’s the Broncos all day. And it used to be Terrell Davis, but now I don’t know — D.J. Williams, I guess. I wore No. 30 in high school — that was for Terrell Davis. He was my favorite player. SM: What was the first thing you ever got at the grease trucks? EL: The “Fat Biddie Boy” with no marinara — oh, no. The first thing I ever got was just a cheeseburger with French fries.

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Sophomore Jennfier Holzberg and the Scarlet Knights will play this weekend on the same court where the U.S. Open is held during the United States Tennis Academy Invitational. Brown Invitational. Although she said her one loss was a letdown, it will not deter her confidence or focus in the future. “It’s the best I’ve played so far and it was just good to play tough competition,” she said. “I was just ver y focused and I got my first win over a girl from Brown that was No. 1, which built my confidence the whole weekend.” Holzberg hopes to use that confidence and focus in a way that will not only benefit her, but her team as well.

By the end of her senior year, Holzberg said she wants to see the team become one of the top regional programs or possibly nationally ranked. As for her plans after college, the business major is unsure of exactly what will come her way but knows that her time spent with the Knights will help her in any situation she faces. “I think it will help with the whole leadership issue setting by example and for working as a team,” Holzberg said.

SM: If you could name your own fat sandwich and put anything on it, what would it be? EL: I don’t think I’d make one; I like my “Fat Biddie Boy,” no marinara sauce with ketchup. SM: What’s your favorite sports movie? EL: I’d say “Friday Night Lights.” SM: If you played any sport other than football, what would it be? EL: Baseball. I played that just as long as I played football, but I quit in high school when Rutgers offered me a scholarship. SM: What position did you play? EL: I was a centerfielder and pitcher. SM: What was your best pitch? EL: The splitter.

Barnes brings Penn State experience to coaching staff BY ALEX JANKOWSKI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers swimming and diving team enters the 2009-10 season SWIMMING with the familiar face of Chuck Warner as its head coach, but a new face joins him on the bench for his 12th year with the Scarlet Knights. Over the off-season, Warner added Penn State graduate Jessica Barnes as an assistant coach. Barnes brings with her experience from her time at Penn State, where she was an All-American Honorable Mention and team captain in her 2007 senior season as a Nittany Lion.

“I think my years as captain on the Penn State swim team have been beneficial,” Barnes said. “We went through some situations where I had to take charge and these experiences have carried over into this coaching world. I’m able to share those experiences with the girls here on the team.” Warner knew going into the season that he needed to fill the vacant coaching spot and found Barnes during his assistant coach search. “We opened up applications and we received interest from a lot of people,” Warner said. “However, I spoke to people that I have much respect for of any up-and-coming coaches,

and that is how I was referred to Jess.”

“I think my years as captain on the Penn State swim team have been beneficial.” JESSICA BARNES Assistant Coach

After several phone conversations and a visit to campus, Warner introduced Barnes as the assistant coach.

Only a little over a month since Barnes’ hiring, Warner is happy with her early efforts on the job. “She brings a lot of things to the table on this staff,” he said. “She has a ver y analytical mind and experience being around a high level of swimming. Also, she knows what it takes to win, along with being someone that can help our swimmers balance their athletic lives and their personal lives.” Although Barnes is now in a teaching position, she continues to learn from Warner. “Coach Warner has been a great mentor to me and he does a great job teaching me new things,” she said. “He is a well

respected coach in the college swimming world. I knew that coming in and I was excited that I was going to be working with him. So far everything has gone great.” Barnes will help guide a team that overcame injuries from last season and is optimistic for the upcoming year with a team that Warner described as “deep in talent.” In addition to working alongside Warner, the Glenmoore, Pa., native is excited about the idea of being a part of this university. “I absolutely love it,” Barnes said. “I think this is a great opportunity. Rutgers has great academics along with a great athletic program, and all around it’s just been a great experience for the first month.”

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Young runners lead RU to fourth place BY TYLER DONOHUE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Behind impressive performances by the younger runners, the Rutgers women’s cross country team WOMEN’S XC finished RUTGERS 287 PTS ft ohu ri t hs FOURTH PLACE weekend at the 6k Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa. While 114 schools competed at the Invitational, teams were separated into three groups. The Scarlet Knights finished the race with an average time of 23:01, good enough for fourth place in their bracket of 39 teams. Kutztown won the group, 45 seconds ahead of the Knights. Head coach James Robinson looks at his team’s results as a step in the right direction. “I’m ver y pleased with how we ran,” he said. “We competed against some great competition. The race was full of ver y talented runners.”

The Knights have some talented runners themselves. Leading the way once again was sophomore Kelly Flannigan, who finished first for RU in ever y race this season. Both Flannigan and freshman Lindsay Bertulis crossed the finish line in 22:58 to pace the team. Freshmen Victoria Pontecorvo and Elise Brevet followed soon after. The most impressive facet of their performance was that each of RU’s top five finishers was either a freshman or sophomore. The way the Knights ran Friday gives Robinson high hopes for his young team’s future. “The past two recr uiting classes have been huge for us,” Robinson said. “As this team gets older, it’s going to continue getting stronger and faster.” The Knights’ next test comes Friday at the Metropolitan Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. It marksthe team’s third race at the park this season.

The opportunistic Rutgers defense forced nine turnovers through its first three games against FBS foes this season. It took until a game at Pittsburgh last season for the Knights to get their first.

SURPRISES: Savage’s emergence tops list of stunners continued from back done much better. Take away the 57-yarder against Howard and Brooks has 3.3 yards per carr y this season. How much of that is the offensive line’s early struggles (honorable mention for top surprises so far) is unknown, but the true surprise in the running game is the absence of true freshman De’Antwan “Rocket” Williams, who nearly ran for 100 yards in a quarter against Howard.

4. Step Up — With the exception of one catch for nine yards by senior Julian Hayes against Cincy, no receiver other than the two starters has a catch in the first third of the season. Schiano has four redshirt freshmen and three true freshmen at receiver under scholarship and none but Sanu have emerged as ser viceable players through four games. 3. Swarm the ball — Last year at this point, RU forced zero turnovers against Football Bowl Subdivision (Division IA) opponents. This year, the defense has nine against FBS opponents.

Despite a severe brain fart against Cincinnati, the defense keeps the slow-starting offense in games and provides some scoring of its own with three defensive touchdowns through four games. 2. Laying an egg — The surprise in the opener was not that the Knights fell to Cincinnati, but how they did it. Plenty of people — including myself and my esteemed colleague Armando Martinez at WRSU — picked the Bearcats to take the game, but not 47-15. They’re No. 8 in the country now though, so it wasn’t just RU that underestimated the preseason unranked Bearcats. ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR/ FILE PHOTO

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After entering training camp fifth on the depth chart at quarterback, true freshman Tom Savage worked his way into a starting role by the second week of the season and has yet to turn the ball over.

1. Prodigy — If you would have told me in May that Tom Savage would start at quarterback for the Knights by the second week of his true freshman season, I would probably have tried to have you committed to St. Mungo’s mental ward. With two seniors in Dom Natale and Lovelace and the sizeable, strong-armed redshirt freshman D.C. Jef ferson all ahead of him, how could the kid come straight from Cardinal O’Hara High School (Pa.) to a starting role? But Lovelace couldn’t make the transition to an ever y-down player and is stuck in the Wildcat role, Jef ferson didn’t get it done and moved to tight end and Natale’s three picks against Cincy left him on the bench and put Savage at the helm. Savage has 543 passing yards and three touchdowns after playing in two-and-a-half of the Knights’ first four games, and, most importantly for a true freshman leading a young offense, he has yet to turn the ball over. The only question now is how the 19-year-old responds to his first concussion. In the words of Han Solo, “Great kid. Don’t get cocky.” — Sam Hellman accepts comments and criticism at sthellman@gmail.com

Junior Jenna Bull (right) scored the Knights’ lone goal this weekend as they fell to ranked foes Louisville and Michigan State.

KNIGHTS DROP TO 1-11 AFTER PAIR OF LOSSES IN LOUISVILLE Despite picking up its first win of the season last weekend, the Rutgers field hockey team FIELD HOCKEY couldn’t build on its momentum this weekend on the road. Paired against two teams ranked in the top-20, the Scarlet Knights fell to No. 16 Louisville 6-1 Friday and were shut out 5-0 Saturday by No. 8 Michigan State. The Spartans used a strong first half to power their way past the Knights, scoring four times within the opening 20 minutes to grab a commanding lead. Though Rutgers played a stronger second half in which they allowed only one shot by Michigan State, as opposed to 12 in the first period, they were unable to find the back of the cage. The Knights had no better luck against the Cardinals Friday. “Louisville was a strong team. Their movement as a team was precise and dynam-

ic,” said Rutgers head coach Liz Tchou in a statement after the game. “We could not handle their pressure early as they forced us into making mistakes mainly on our outlets. We have to cut down on the unforced errors especially at the beginning of the game.” Junior midfielder and cocaptain Jenna Bull scored the lone goal for the Knights on the weekend. Bull, who scored twice against Sacred Heart last Sunday, buried a shot off a pass from senior for ward Brittany Bybel near the top of the circle to record the team’s only score against Louisville. The conference loss drops the Knights (1-11) to 0-3 in the Big East, and puts hopes of post season play in dire straits, making Friday’s home match against Providence even more crucial. Tchou could not be reached for further comment as of yesterday’s press time. — Steven Williamson

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DISAPPEARING ACT Scarlet Knights fall behind early, drop three points at home in shutout loss to Big East bottom-feeder Syracuse BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

You have to win your home games in conference play — it’s w h a t MEN’S SOCCER Rutgers SYRACUSE 3 head coach Bob Reasso RUTGERS 0 preaches to his team at all times. When the opponent in front of you is bottom-of-the-table Syracuse, it is imperative to take maximum points. But the Orange struck early Friday night and surprised the Rutgers men’s soccer team with a 3-0 victory at Yurcak Field that dropped the Scarlet Knights to third in the Big East Red Division. “Desperately [disappointed],” Reasso said when asked to describe his feelings in dropping three points at home. “We walked through the first half and we shouldn’t have been down 2-0, and if we could have got through [the first half] down 1-0 we would have been alright.” Syracuse (2-8-0, 1-4-0) took the lead in the 31st minute after Tom Perevegyencev broke free down the right-hand side and placed his shot past sophomore goalkeeper Adam Klink. Two minutes later, the Orange doubled its advantage through Hansen Woodruff. The Syracuse captain pounced on a loose ball in the box and rolled his shot through Klink’s legs. “The first 20 minutes I thought we dominated, but then they got that goal and guys got down in the second 20 minutes,” said junior

defender Chris Edwards. “The game was made for them by a mistake here and a mistake there. They didn’t dominate us and we kind of beat ourselves.” Upset with his goalkeeper, Reasso replaced Klink at halftime with sophomore Alex Morgans, but the George Mason transfer did not fair any better, committing an error of his own five minutes from full-time. Morgans’ attempted clearance caromed off sophomore defender Bryant Knibbs and right into the path of the Orange’s Elliot Townsend, who tapped the ball into an open net. “I thought the 3-0 scoreline flattered them a bit,” Reasso said. “I thought we had great chances to score early in the second half and if we could have got that goal we would have been right back in the game. The second and third goals were goalkeeper errors, and there’s not that much you can do about that.” Rutgers (5-4-0, 3-2-0) increased the pressure in the second half and nearly pulled a goal back in the 62nd minute when junior forward Gaetano Panuccio’s right-footed blast almost snuck by Syracuse goalkeeper Ryan Jones. Television replays showed the ball was close to crossing the line, but the linesman ruled no goal. Three minutes later sophomore forward Ibrahim Kamara put his foot to a loose ball in the box, but his shot was straight at Jones. Kamara again could have cut the lead in half in the 84th minute after sophomore for ward Nate

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Junior midfielder Alex Silver and the Scarlet Knights fell behind by two goals in the first half vs. Syracuse and was unable to overcome the deficit, getting shut out at home 3-0 by the last-place team in the Big East.

Rutgers draws South Florida after extensive travel weekend

Six biggest surprises in first third of season

elieve it or not, but after the 34-13 win over Mar yland, the Rutgers football team is a third of the way through the inaugural season of the expanded Rutgers Stadium. Though the Scarlet Knights stand at 3-1, it’s fair to say that things have not gone as expected for head coach Greg Schiano and company, so let’s take a look at the top six surprises so far:

BY CHRIS MELCHIORRE CORRESPONDENT

By the end of regulation, there was no denying it — the Rutgers women’s soccer team was tired. The grueling weekend of travel, the two games in three WOMEN’S SOCCER days, and the 90RUTGERS 0 scorching degree afternoon in SOUTH FLORIDA 0 Tampa all added up to an offense that could not mount an attack in a 0-0 draw Sunday against Big East rival South Florida. The tie comes after the Scarlet Knights beat conference foe Marquette Friday, in Milwaukee, 3-1. “The heat was a factor [yesterday],” said Rutgers head coach Glenn Crooks after the match with South Florida. “But it was a factor for both teams. They might be used to the heat, but they were dragging as well.” The Knights were not without opportunities in the first half. They just missed on several chances, including a free-kick by sopho-

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After posting a Rutgers freshman record 10 catches against Cincinnati, Mohamed Sanu leads the team with 16 receptions.

6. Mohamed Sanu — The reason this list encompasses the top six surprises — and not the top five or top 10 — is because of No. 6 himself. In April, as an early enrollee, Sanu’s hard-hitting mentality at safety gave him an outside shot at significant playing time in the secondary, especially with the depth concern at safety behind starters senior Zaire Kitchen and junior Joe Lefeged. Since then, Sanu’s done nothing but switch to wide receiver, work his way up the depth chart, start on opening day, grab an RU freshman record 10 catches against Cincinnati and become the only reliable option at receiver other than senior Tim Brown.

Hell’s Kitchen SAM HELLMAN Quite a start. 5. Runnin’ down a dream — There isn’t anything overtly wrong or surprising about the play of the running backs, but there are a lot of features of the running game that are, for lack of a better word, weird. “Jabu Package” jokes aside, senior quarterback Jabu Lovelace’s role in the running game is the only role that’s gone as expected — 4.7 yards per carry, right up the middle, every time. Take away Joe Martinek’s 61yarder and 29-yarder against Maryland after the Knights completely wore down the Terrapins’ defense and the sophomore running back has just 250 yards on 65 attempts (3.7 yards per carry). It’s almost as if Martinek is running through a foot of mud at times. Sophomore Jourdan Brooks hasn’t

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