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Candidates clash on NJ education success, policies BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

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TAU KAPPA EPSILON FRATERNITY CLINCHES WIN AT ANNUAL HOMECOMING BED RACES The University community crowded in front of Brower Commons last night to watch as 36 organizations raced decorated beds down College Avenue during the Annual Homecoming Bed Race. The first place overall winner was Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, winning $750 and a trophy. “Burning Rubber” — or fastest bed — was awarded to the fraternity. Rutgers University Programming Association organized the event to collect umbrellas for the students of New Brunswick Public schools, a non-busing district, said Ali Intravatola, RUPA’s vice president of spirit.

“The students have to walk to class so when the weather is not good, they get wet, they get cold and they’re not happy in class — so this will help them stay dr y,” said Intravatola, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. The announcer said 800 umbrellas were collected for the cause. Consolation prizes and trophies were awarded to teams with the best individual speed, bed design, costumes and number of umbrellas donated. “Sleep Tight, Dressed Right” — or best costume — was awarded to the University’s women’s track and field team.

“Rolling in Style” — or best-designed bed — was awarded to Sigma Chi fraternity. “Charitable Chairpot” — or most umbrellas donated — was awarded to the Student Life Leadership team, who collected a total of 140 umbrellas. “Fairy Tale Ending” — or most spirited — was awarded to Phi Sigma Pi fraternity. The second-place overall winner, the Rutgers Student Leadership Team, was awarded a trophy and $500 to the organization. The third-place overall winner, the Rutgers Women Ultimate Frisbee team, was awarded a trophy and $250 to the organization. — Ariel Nagi

New Jersey’s kindergarten through 12th grade students’ reading and math skills have improved since 2002, according to a national study by the Center for Education Policy. But the election campaigns on both sides disagree on what needs to be done to maintain this success. Students showed improvement at all levels except for elementary students’ reading levels at the advanced range, according to the study. “The governor has made education a top priority since taking of fice,” Governor’s Of fice Spokesman Rober t Corrales said. “Gov. [Jon S.] Corzine broke a 40-year impasse on school funding with a formula that is rooted in our children’s needs, rather than in zip codes.” But Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie’s campaign sees the problem in the urban centers of New Jersey rather than at-large. “With 50 percent of graduating seniors in Newark not passing the standardized graduation exam and thousands of children on charter school waiting lists around the state, it cannot be denied that Jon Corzine has failed our children in urban centers,” Christie campaign Spokeswoman Brittany Bramell said. The achievement gaps for black, Latino and lowincome students narrowed on both elementar y and

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INDEX METRO A new initiative hopes to bring the community together to raise awareness about the potential dangers of the Raritan River.

SPORTS In its return to the College Avenue Gym, the Rutgers volleyball team took down non-conference foe Hofstra in four sets to improve to 8-10 on the season after winning two games last season.

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RU Dems endorse Corzine, register student voters BY MAGGIE BLAHA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers University Democrats have been trying to balance out their two major goals of the semester: registering voters for the upcoming gubernatorial election and convincing voters to support Democrats.

Although health care has been a major topic of discussion, the upcoming election is the main focus of the group, as it has been working to increase student voter registration and running phone banks to try and convince voters to support the Democrats in the election, said Alexander Holodack, the president of RU Dems.

College Republicans support Christie, set up phone banks

Holodack predicts that Gov. Jon S. Corzine will win by a marginal three to four percent of the vote. He said although Corzine has made unpopular decisions, he put New Jersey’s stimulus plan into effect while simultaneously reducing last year’s budget. The Obama administration even contacted Corzine for his assis-

tance in devising the economic stimulus package, said Holodack, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. RU Dems Vice President Naomi Michaelis thinks Corzine found himself in a difficult situation from his first day in office.

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The University College Republicans has two main goals this semester: supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie in the upcoming election and remaining politically and socially active on campus. The College Republicans actively work to get Republican and conservative political candidates elected throughout New Jersey, said College Republicans Vice President Noah Glyn. For the campaign, members have been phone banking to build public support for Christie, making about 1000 phone calls per week. Christie represents the Republican Party in the state well, said Glyn, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “As far as personality goes, I think he’s the right person to lead the Republican Party in New Jersey out of the wilderness,” Glyn said. While Christie has received a lot of criticism for not having any specific policies for certain issues, he said

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Jason Bodrington recites a love poem at last night’s Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum weekly “Art After Hours” that included a tour of the galleries, open mic and solo guitarist performance.

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Busch administration restricts bake sale fundraising BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

Student organizations baking homemade cupcakes for fundraising purposes are no longer welcome in academic buildings on Busch campus. The Pharmacy Governing Council discussed the impending bake sale clampdown Tuesday night in room 122 of the Busch Campus Center. Council President Bo Wang said a faculty member raised health concern issues regarding the sale of unregulated baked goods in the Allison Road Classroom building on Busch campus. Due to the faculty member’s qualms, campus administration will no longer allow students to set up bake sales in academic buildings, said Wang, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy graduate student.

“The issue that was brought up was that it might be unsanitary, especially with flu season coming up, I guess,” Wang said. “They’re not sure if you washed your hands when you made it and what ingredients are in it.” Wang is disappointed about the decision. “It’s kind of unfortunate because it’s one of the ways that many organizations make a quick buck, and it helps with bonding in organizations also because the organization has to bake it together,” he said. In comparison to other campuses, Busch campus offers relatively few retail locations for bake sale entrepreneurs, Wang said. The options become even more limited once academic buildings are off the table. Students are still allowed to organize bake sales at the campus center, but student organizations face stiffer competition,

Pharmacy Governing Council Wang said. A lot of students like to grab a bite to eat before class, which is why it is convenient to have bake sales in the classroom buildings. “You’re still allowed to do it in the student center but it’s clearly not the same,” he said. “One of the advantages of ARC is you either have the bake sale or you have the vending machines.” Graduate student Jonathan Cicci said bake sales offer a convenient, home-baked alternative to vending machine food. “When we have class at ARC early in the morning, if I want coffee or something I have to go to the campus center,” he said. “When I’m running late I don’t have time to go the campus cen-

ter. That’s why I love when a student organization sells coffee. I always get it.” Corresponding Secretar y Tiffany Chang said she understands the concern regarding health issues but thinks the steps taken were excessive. “When people have food allergies they generally ask what ingredients are in it,” said Chang, a graduate student. University Senator Poojah Shah said shifting bake sales from academic buildings to the campus center would make little dif ference. “Nobody’s taste testing the food everywhere you eat, so why does it matter where it is?” said Shah, a graduate student. Setting up a bake sale in the campus center would take a long time due to the sign-up process and might also cost organizations money if the center asks for fees, Shah said.

Cicci said he disagrees with the new policy. “I think it’s pretty ridiculous. Student organizations have been selling baked goods there for how many years?” he said. “Ever yday you go in there, there’s a bake sale and there’s never been a problem.” Graduate student Vishal Amin said the concern with health risks is unwarranted. “What do they think is going to happen, honestly? It’s brownies,” Amin said. Wang said students interested in recovering their right to have bake sales in the classroom buildings can speak to members of the council and the Rutgers University Student Assembly about reversing the new policy. The PGC meets every other Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. in Room 122A of the Busch Campus Center. The next meeting will be on Oct. 20.

HOMECOMING GAME FOOD DRIVE SUPPORTS RUTGERS AGAINST HUNGER Don’t just bring spirit to the Homecoming football game tomorrow — bring a donation for Rutgers Against Hunger as well. Hosted by Rutgers Athletics, this is the first of three food drives this semester, according to a release from the department. “Canned and packaged goods, boxed containers or items packaged in plastic will be accepted. Please do not donate glass items,” according to the

release. “Paper products, such as paper towels and toilet tissue, toiletries and baby supplies are also needed.” The West, North and South Gate entrances of Rutgers Stadium on Busch campus and the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus will have drop-off bins. There will also be University Facilities trucks in the parking lots that will accept drop-off donations, according to the release.

“In addition to the collections at Saturday’s football game, the Athletic Department will host a food drive on Thursday, Nov. 12 prior to the Rutgers-South Florida game and Saturday, Dec. 5 prior to the Rutgers-West Virginia football game,” according to the release. “More information regarding the Rutgers Against Hunger program is available at http://rah.rutgers.edu.” — Sara Gretina

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U NIVERSITY VOTERS: Group will table on campus to attract students continued from front “There are a lot of aspects to New Jersey and there is no easy way to satisfy the needs of everyone,” said Michaelis, a Douglass College senior. But Corzine has managed to expand health care for children, sign the Global Warming Response Act and increase the Education Opportunity Fund Supplemental Grants by nearly $600,000 since he was elected into office, Michaelis said. Holodack said regardless of their views, people of all political af filiations should vote, which is why the organization will be par tnering with the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ RU Voting coalition to register more voters. Michaelis said they will tabling outside of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus in the coming weeks to register voters as well as encourage people to join their organization. “We may be called the Rutgers Democrats, but we are a ver y open-minded group that enjoys hearing the opinions of others whether you agree with us or not,” she said. Democratic and progressive figures will also be coming to the organization’s “Speaker Series” in the coming weeks, Michaelis said. The RU Dems encourage interested and potential members to attend. Among those speakers is Cory Booker, mayor of Newark. Another event called “The Great Discussion,” is set to take place on Nov. 17, Holodack said. “It will likely be a huge event encouraging several organizations

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M on campus to start a dialogue for our generation to tackle incredibly important issues,” he said. RU Dems provides students with opportunities to be active in the political community. During campaign season, members actively partake in efforts to help get Democrats elected in New Jersey, such as canvassing and running phone banks, according to its Web site. Each year the student turnout for the organization continues to grow. About 70 students came to see Dr. Randal Pinkett, the winner of NBC’s “The Apprentice” speak about his time at the University and his involvement in

“We are a very open-minded group that enjoys hearing the opinions of others whether you agree with us or not.” NAOMI MICHAELIS Rutgers University Democrats Vice President

New Jersey Democratic politics, at this year’s first meeting, Michaelis said. Holodack said he wants to see more people getting involved in the organization and not necessarily just Democrats. The organization would like to become more diverse in terms of views and ideas by reaching out to other political organizations on campus. Each semester they co-sponsor a debate with the Rutgers College Republicans so the viewpoints of both parties can be voiced, and so students can listen to each side’s stance on a particular issue, Holodack said.

They also participate in the Bag-A-Lunch event, which is a new project that brings together several dif ferent organizations on campus to put together lunches to be donated to Elijah’s Promise in New Br unswick, he said. They bagged more than 300 lunches last year. “We are hoping to at least double that number this year,” Holodack said. The RU Dems receives funding from the Rutgers University Student Assembly Allocations Board, Holodack said. They hold bake sales if extra money is needed to fund an event or a special project, like the organization’s magazine Liber tas, he said. “Funding the magazine will be a big challenge this year, but it is an oppor tunity to give many of our members, and the student body as a whole, a progressive voice and an outlet for ideas and decisions on campus,” Holodack said. The publication is meant to provide a space for the student body to discuss political information that is particularly pertinent to students, said Jason Large, the chairperson of Libertas. Although it is a par tisan publication, anyone with a strong argument who wants to support it is encouraged to submit an article for publication, no matter his or her political ideology, he said. The creation of Libertas was a response to the lack of liberal publications on campus. “We felt that “Libertas” had a hole to fill on campus,” said Large, a Livingston College senior. RU Dems has general meetings Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. in room 411a of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

STATE LEADER CALLS FOR U. LAW PROFESSOR DISMISSAL New Jersey State Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce sent a letter to University President Richard L. McCormick yesterday calling for the dismissal of Rutgers-Camden Law Professor Richard J. Perr because of his connection to the New Frontier Political Action Committee, according to a New Jersey Assembly Republicans press release. The New Frontier Political Action Committee is under investigation after involvement in the Hoboken mayor corruption scandal this summer, as they allegedly donated several thousand dollars to Democrat Peter Cammarano’s campaign. Cammarano resigned as mayor of Hoboken amid allegations that he accepted $25,000 in bribes, according to the Burlington County Times. Perr is an adjunct professor of law at RutgersCamden School of Law, teaching election and

political campaign law, according to the School of Law’s official Web site. “It is my belief that Mr. Perr’s actions render him incapable of continuing as an adjunct professor at Rutgers Law School,” DeCroce said in the letter. “The glaring hypocrisy of a man with documented ethical issues educating future attorneys about the vital role of ethics in election law is impossible to ignore.” DeCroce also wrote that Perr was asked to resign as chairman of the Burlington County Democratic Committee last month following a series of e-mails published in the Burlington County Times about his involvement in the New Frontier Political Action Committee. — Heather Brookhart

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Ginger Quick speaks yesterday on improvements to health issues on campus at the Cook Leadership Breakfast. The monthly event welcomes students, faculty and staff to get a healthy meal while learning about current projects and initiatives Cook campus.

CALENDAR OCTOBER

The Institute for Research on Women will be hosting Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies Professor Yolanda Mar tinez-San Miguel as par t 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 ir w@rci.rutgers.edu.

The Unplugged Rutgers Board Game Club will be having its weekly meeting at 7 p.m. on Friday in Room 174 of the Busch Campus Center. Come by to meet new people, chow down on food and try some board games that you have never seen. We play everything from chess to “Last Night on Earth,” a zombie-survival horror game, so feel free to stop by.

The Raritan River Collaborative’s first annual Fall Float, a gentle six-mile float from Riverside/Bakelite Park in Piscataway to the Rutgers Boathouse in New Brunswick, takes place at 1 p.m. today. The float will pass by colorful autumn foliage and under the historic arch bridges of the Raritan. Arrive between 12 and 12:45 p.m. with your canoe or kayak and life vest at Riverside Park for sign-in. Vans will return paddlers to Riverside Park between 3 and 5 p.m. Events at Rutgers Boathouse include snacks and drinks, booths by local organizations and free T-shirts for participants! Donations are $10 per person. Please pre-register by Oct. 1. Space is limited. The event will be canceled in the event of heavy storms, lightning or small craft advisories. Contact Karen Lowrie at klowrie@rutgers.edu, (717) 471-0160 or see www.blueraritan.org. The women’s rugby club sports team will face-off against Fordham at 1 p.m. on the Busch Sport Club Field.

Want to participate in a research project and don’t know where to go? Then the Undergraduate Research Mixer is for you. Come and find out what research project you can be a part of during our Fall Research Mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center, Multipurpose Room ABC. The mixer provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to be introduced to research programs and specific research projects by Cook faculty and staff. Some of these programs require research assistants and are sometimes paid positions. Undergraduates can be recruited for independent research projects or senior honors program for the spring or fall semesters. The Livingston Campus Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 113 of the Livingston Student Center. They hold weekly meetings. The SEBS/Cook Campus Council will hold their weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center. The Asian Student Council will be holding a workshop on “Taboos in Asian American Ideology” at 9:30 p.m. in the Asian American Cultural Center on Livingston campus.

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U NIVERSITY BANKS: Members attend D.C. conference each year continued from front even the best policy would not be implemented if the State Assembly in Trenton does not agree with it. “What’s most important is that he has certain framework he’s willing to move within,” Glyn said. The group also works to bring conser vative candidates and activist groups to speak at their weekly meetings, he said. “We’re trying to have more conser vative candidates and political figures come and speak with us,” Glyn said. At their meetings, they typically have a 10 to 15 minute rant period, when anyone is allowed to express opinions or grievances they would other wise feel uncomfortable about voicing, especially since the University is mostly liberal and non-conservative, he said. On college campuses, conservative followers tend to be the minority because of a stereotype implying that Republicans are against equal rights and abortion and only want to maintain the status quo, Glyn said. “People make ‘conser vative’ a scar y word when it really pertains to individual liber ties, individual choice, economic freedom and a strong foreign policy,” he said. Conservatism and liberalism are factions of the Republican and Democratic parties, but an individual who identifies as a Republican or Democrat doesn’t necessarily have to be either, said College Republican Chief of Staff Emmie Morse. “It’s hard for young adults to identify with ‘conser vative’ because they associate it with limited change and traditional institutions,” said Morse, a School of Ar ts and Sciences

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M first-year student. “It’s more ‘hip’ for college students to identify as liberal.” When the group is not advocating their minority views on campus, they are working with other Republicans across the nation and in the government. Ever y year the College Republicans attend the Conser vative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., Glyn said. “Pretty much anybody who’s anybody in the Republican conservative party attends,” he said.

“People make ‘conservative’ a scary word when it really pertains to individual liberties ...” NOAH GLYN College Republicans Vice President

Conservatives meet to discuss both the future of the country as well as the Conservative movement, Glyn said. Conservatives with various political ideals attend to focus on a variety of issues such as foreign policy, the definition of marriage, economic and educational policies. “Some of my personal highlights from last year were meeting Fred Thompson, hearing William Bennett speak, Rush Limbaugh’s speech and meeting some really nice people from all over the country,” Glyn said. The CPAC event is the best way for any student to meet political figures, College Republican member Stephanie Jablonsky said. “People like Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Sean Hannity and Rudy Giuliani frequent CPAC, and students get to network and meet other college

Republicans like themselves,” said Jablonsky, a Rutgers College senior. Through their events, meetings and activities, the College Republicans try to get more students involved and keep them informed about upcoming events and meetings, said Morse, who coordinates phone banking, recruitment and events. The members also set up tables outside Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus at least once a week. One upcoming event is their Halloween Mixer, coordinated with the Rutgers University Democrats, the Libertarians, NJPIRG, the Centurion and the Young Americans for Liberty, Jablonsky said. The event on Oct. 30 in the Multipurpose Room of the Busch Student Center from 8 to 10:30 p.m. is open to ever yone and there is a suggested $5 donation for the Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick, she said. “The event will be catered, and we’re even having a DJ and a costume competition,” Jablonsky said. While several members graduated last year, a number of underclassmen have been getting involved and showing their support, Jablonsky said. “In my first month at Rutgers, College Republicans has given me opportunities and responsibilities I didn’t think I could have until I was an upperclassman,” Morse said. Glyn also became active in the group as a first-year student after the 2008 presidential campaign. “My very first meeting was right after the election, so everyone was a little down but they still had a fighting spirit,” he said. College Republicans has general meetings Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the Atrium Room of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

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cational choices for children in failing schools,” Bramell said. But Corzine Campaign supports higher teachers’ pay Director Sean Darcy said the gover nor increased funding continued from front for education, committed billions of dollars to school conhigh school levels except for str uction, expanded preblack students at grade 11, kindergar ten and increased where the average test scores school choice by opening new improved by scoring proficienchar ter schools. cy remained the same, accord“The gover nor’s record ing to the study. reflects his deep commitment “Even as he made steep cuts to education and improving the in the state budget, Gov. future of all New Jersey’s Corzine increased total funding kids,” Darcy said. for education by “Chris Christie, over $1.8 billion “Gov. Corzine on the other since 2006,” hand, is extremeCorrales said. increased total ly wrong in mat“Under Gov. funding for ters of education Corzine, New far as calling Jersey has priorieducation by over as pre-kindergar ten tized high quality ‘babysitting.’” early childhood $1.8 billion Christie’s plans education and since 2006.” for schools include now, more than devoting additional 51,000 children ROBERT CORRALES resources for parare enrolled. We Governor’s Office Spokesman ents and teachers lead the nation in and ensuring a preschool enrollshorter process for charter ment and are on our way to school applications, according to ensuring that all children enjoy their Web site. a good start in life.” The Center for Education polOn their Web site, the icy is an independent, national Christie campaign said Corzine organization that advocates on allocated more money to behalf of the nations public schools and is not a lasting soluschools. The study they released tion to a problem that is systemhas reports on all 50 states. atic rather than budgetary. For more information, please “Chris Christie supports merit visit http://www.ceppay for teachers, more charter dc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Pa schools and vouchers as the ge.viewPage&pageId=572. means of providing the best edu-

STATE TO ANNOUNCE FIRST HEALTH FOOD PACKAGE FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN, CHILDREN The state’s Department of Health and Senior Services will announce today a new healthier food package for lowincome women and children in the Women, Infants and Children’s Supplemental Food Program. Health and Senior Services Commissioner Heather Howard will make the announcement of the package at 1 p.m. at the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey WIC Program Administrative site at 123 How Lane in New Brunswick, according to a press release. The new food package is the first major revision to WIC in about 30 years, according to the release. For the announcement, Howard will be joined by Roberta Hodsdon, assistant regional director, MidAtlantic Regional Office, the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Theresa Beck, vice president of the VNACJ; and Robin McRoberts, local WIC coordinator, according to the release. The event will also have an information fair that will feature displays of the new package and interactive games for children, according to the release. The VNACJ’s WIC program is the largest in the state, servicing about 34,000 families with children under the age of 5 with nutritional and food counseling, according to the release. — Mary Diduch

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Corzine challenges children to get fit BY CARALYN GREIF CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Gov. Jon S. Corzine posed a new health challenge for kids in New Jersey, where 14 percent of children are overweight, according to a 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report. The Governor’s Nutrition and Fitness Challenge, issued Oct. 2, offers a six-week nutrition and exercise program in a Web site focused on kids 6 to 17 years old. “Our motto is ‘Eat Smart. Be Active. Live Well.’ This challenge is really about learning to make the right choices now,” Corzine said on the program’s site, shapingnj.com/fitnesschallenge/. Features of the site include a health log chart for kids to keep track of their eating and exercise, a body mass index calculator, links leading to informational health games and a link to the United States Department of Agriculture’s MyPyramid tracker, which allows anyone to evaluate personal food choices. Those who complete the chart successfully will receive a certificate signed by the governor. “I applaud the governor for this initiative, said University Professor John Worobey, chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences. “Such a challenge is long overdue in New Jersey, and they’ve identified four goals that are sensible, attainable and ought

to garner interest from N.J. school children, particularly those of elementary and middle school ages. I also like the fact that ‘health’ is the stated goal, rather than selling it as a desperate measure to stamp out child obesity. From what I know of third and fourth graders, this could be very well-received.” Learning healthy habits at a young age is vital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Obese children and adolescents are more likely to have risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes than non-obese children their age. Eighty percent of obese 10 to 15-year-olds are more likely to become obese adults. To promote the challenge, the governor visited Martin Luther King Jr. Intermediate School in Piscataway, where he announced the official launch of the site. “We are reaching out to elementary, middle and high schools with information about the program through public-private partnerships with all kinds of nutrition and fitness organizations. For example, the Dietetic Association and the Association of YMCAs,” said Donna Leusner, communications director for the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. “Those groups will help us reach out to members of their communities to promote health and fitness.” At the University’s Department of Nutritional

Sciences, some students say they think the program could work. “I’m glad the challenge is six weeks long, since it normally takes at least a month to establish a new habit,” said Rutgers College senior Darin Itdhanuvekin, a nutritional sciences major. “As long as there are people giving the kids support and motivation, this program could be a success. Imagine all gym classes in the future … requiring … kids to sign up for the challenge and having the teachers monitor/check up with them regularly. It’s a great start in fighting the increase in obesity in our country.” The fitness challenge is the governor’s most recent effort to improve the health of New Jersey through the Office of Nutrition and Fitness he created in 2007 with a five-year, $4.1 million grant from the CDC. Other goals of the department include increasing breastfeeding and decreasing daily hours of television viewing, according to a news release from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. “We have to have public figures promoting healthy lifestyles in our countr y,” said University Assistant Extension Specialist Nurgül Fitzgerald. “It’s important that people have guidelines to be healthy. I think that what the government is doing is a good thing.”

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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 Govs. 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 today from 7:30 to 10 p.m. 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, N.J. To learn more about RWJUH, please visit www.rwjuh.edu.

The New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra will be putting on a Peace and Remembrance concert on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Christ Church located at 5 Paterson St. The concert will open with a premiere of newly-commissioned work by New Jersey composer Joel Phillips. Tickets are $20 for students and $15 for seniors and will be available at the door or by calling 732-249-6999.

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Initiative to shed light on Raritan River issues

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Academic and municipal leaders came together at the newly renovated Boyd Park to announce the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative, a new plan to raise awareness of the environmental problems, recreational possibilities and economic potential of the Raritan River. Organized by Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences students and faculty, the plan aims to foster cooperation of all members of the local community. This will include representatives from state and local governments. The goal of the initiative is to motivate municipal, business and community leaders to become more aware of the environmental challenges facing the Raritan, as well as the potential it has for recreation and economic development. Their first public event will be the Raritan River Collaborative’s Inaugural Fall Float at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, in which kayakers and canoers will paddle six miles on the Raritan from Piscataway to the Rutgers Boathouse at Boyd Park in the city. “The goal here is to recover from over a century of industrial growth,” said Judy Shaw, senior program associate at the Bloustein School’s National Center for Neighborhood and Brownfields Redevelopment and project manager for the initiative. “Our challenge is to simultaneously protect the resource and redevelop this regional asset to ensure its sustained value into the future.” There are several environmental factors that are hindering progress along the Raritan. The fish and shellfish in the river are in danger due to the high nitrogen levels present in runoff water, Shaw said. There are more than 130 polluted areas and more than 20 federal Superfund sites near the Raritan River. Accessibility is also an issue, with only 10 access points along the lower stretch of the river, she said. This area is home to more 750,000 residents. Bill Schultz, Raritan Riverkeeper, is a conservation advocate and showed his support at yesterday’s event. “The river is greatly underappreciated,” Schultz said. “Even local school kids around here don’t understand anything about the river. They don’t even know the river’s here.” The best thing the Raritan can offer, other than supplying water, is recreation, Schultz said. A solid recreation base makes for a happier community. Jessica Ferrer, a Bloustein School graduate student, said her interest is in public access to the Raritan and hopes this weekend’s events will help people become more familiar with the river and recognize where its access points are. “I have been working on the Raritan River Initiative ... in the belief that planning should incorporate environmental and public recreation areas.”

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Interaction vital for home-schooled students

edia portrayals of home schooling and its effects on children leave society with a distorted image about what a home-schooled student is like. Shows like “Wife Swap” generally show families trying to impart religious beliefs into every bit of curriculum, or overprotective mothers that want to keep their children away from the world in general. The main issue that many take with home schooling is that it deprives children of the social interaction they need with children their own age. There are definite pros and cons to home schooling a child, and each must be taken into consideration without generalizing that every student is the same. One thing is certain — these students need social interaction to be able to function in everyday society. Luckily, some online high schools are trying different techniques to fight the social problems that could occur with students only having access to online friends and classmates. In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, 17-year-old online high school student Tatyana Ray was a student through a program affiliated with Stanford University, which she attended for a year and a half. Ray was a member of four clubs, which all had their meetings online. Even though she had an abundance of Facebook friends, and people to chat to through these clubs on the Internet, she felt as if she was missing out on something bigger. As online high schools gain popularity, educators are vamping up efforts to counter the social isolation that some students experience. At the same time, sociologists and child psychologists are examining how online schooling might hinder — or help — the development of social skills. Online schools are now offering Olympiad teams that practice online, but meet up in person before a big tournament. Others are also holding science and math camps where students can get together to work. These will enforce valuable teamwork skills that students might not get the same way just discussing material online. According to the article, online high schools are growing more popular where roughly 100,000 of the 12 million high school-age students in the U.S. attend 438 online schools full-time, up from 30,000 five years ago. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 1.5 million of kindergarten through 12th grade students were home-schooled in 2007, which includes students who took classes online. Students are also taking online classes while attending regular school. Because of the rising popularity of online schooling — and home schooling in general — different ways of gaining face-to-face interaction must be found. Academic clubs that meet up once in a while are all well and good, but what about the important social milestones that students get by attending traditional high school. There are football games, performing arts clubs, field trips and proms that students who are home-schooled may not get to experience. High school is also an age where teenagers are really craving social interaction and going out with their friends. This is the age where they learn how to shape who they are through their interactions with other people. They make mistakes and learn about the person they want to be, because they make the right or wrong friends and learn about the personalities they get along with best. This cannot possibly be obtained from strictly online clubs and chatting. Face-to-face communication is essential to learn how to function in today’s culture and society. There are pros to home schooling a child, depending on the needs that they have. Students interviewed in the article that were pro-home schooling had exceptional life situations that allowed them to use home schooling to their advantage. One student lives in China with his parents, and he uses the online school to keep in contact and make friends with people all around the world. He is also able to complete high school without having to attend a traditional school in China. Another student was a competitive hockey player, and the online classes allowed him to complete the curriculum by his own schedule. These advantages of home schooling are really only advantages when you lead that kind of a lifestyle. Those students who may need extra time to complete a course — or who work better at their own pace — should also try to take the classes to see if they are able to keep up with a normal class in a conventional school with other kids. Group projects and interaction with other students prepares you for the real world, and even getting a job one day. There are pros and cons to home schooling, but they can only be attributed based on the situation with the student. You cannot generalize what issues a student has; this can only be addressed through what type of school they attend. No matter how students get it, social interaction is a necessity to growing up. If they are home-schooled, then they should join a team or club to have an extracurricular activity that allows them communication with children their own age. It is how they can share experiences, learn and grow. As long as they are able to make interactions outside of the cyber world, the type of schooling they get doesn’t really matter.

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“The river is greatly underappreciated. Even local school kids around here don’t understand anything about the river. They don’t even know the river’s here.” Bill Schultz, Raritan riverkeeper and conservation advocate, on the importance of the Raritan River STORY IN METRO

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People will literally support anything good persuaders. And yet, ure, there are plenty the media constantly encourof examples throughage people to just go vote and out history of people be politically active, rather getting behind pretty ridicuthan to question things lous causes. But would it be MATTHEW SIMCHA before supporting them. possible to persuade the In fact, if you are not masses to support something questioning a certain part of as ludicrous as a federal ban this article right now, then you still need to work on water? Believe it or not, not only is it possible — on your critical skepticism. Earlier I wrote, “we it is rather easy. were left with 52 signatures on our petition to ban Earlier this month, two fellow members of water.” Anytime you read an incomplete figure Young Americans for Liberty and I went on the like this, it should raise a red flag. You should be steps of Brower Commons on the College wondering, how long did it take us to get that Avenue campus with a phony petition to ban the many signatures? How many people were legitichemical “dihydrogen monoxide.” For all you mately skeptical of our proposal? How many peonon-chemists out there, that is two hydrogen ple refused to sign? A more complete set of staatoms and one oxygen atom, better known as tistics regarding our little experiment is as folH2O or water. We came equipped with flyers that lows: we were out there for just gave facts about this chemical; under 90 minutes going up to for example, it is “found in “In fact, if you are people asking them to sign our some of the world’s most pollutnot questioning a certain petition. Of the 60 people who ed lakes and rivers,” and that stopped and listened, 52 signed “powerful special interests want part of this article the petition, five correctly idenit around for their own benefit.” Most people, however, did not right now, then you still tified dihydrogen monoxide as water, two questioned our miseven read the flyer before signneed to work on your leading facts incessantly and ing our petition. All it took for refused to sign, and one said them was a friendly greeting of critical skepticism.” she would look up more infor“Hey, could you please help us mation and then make a deciout? We’re tr ying to get a chemsion. I will let you draw your ical banned that’s found in our lakes and rivers,” own conclusions from these numbers. and just like that, they were supporters of the I would like to end with a plea from myself, folban. Given the constant rhetoric in the media lowed by a plea from one of the most intelligent that makes it sound like a crime to be politically people to ever have lived. First, I ask that people inactive, it is hard to blame these people, who throw away this mob mentality that seems to run were for the most part ver y polite and even apolorampant and form their own opinions on issues getic after we told them it was all a trick. At the based upon unbiased research. If you are going to end of the experiment, we were left with 52 sigsign a petition, know why. If you do not know, do natures on our petition to ban water. not sign. If you are going to vote, know why. If you The fact that today’s youth will get behind any do not know, do not vote. Finally a quote from a cause without looking into it is very dangerous. man whose intelligence and critical thinking abiliGranted, a federal ban on dihydrogen monoxide ty has amazed scientists for decades, “the most could never realistically be passed, because once it important thing is to never stop questioning,” said came out that the chemical was actually water the Albert Einstein. support would vanish. But what about when the issue is not so simple? Ill-advised actions are taken Matthew Simcha is a School of Arts and Sciences by governments all around the world simply junior majoring in economics and statistics. because the key supporters of these actions are

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Prove how powerful Quotes need to back up article student voters are Letter of the essence, so stop for two minutes and do it today! Many students registered last year, MOHIT BHAKE but should re-register if they’ve t’s that time of the year to moved or would like to be able raise our voices in Trenton. to vote near campus. A person I am not saying go out and can register wherever they curprotest in Trenton, but register rently reside, including the to vote this week and vote on dorms. All students should also Nov. 3 for the governor’s elecconsider the “Vote by Mail” tion. Last year was the first time application, which allows you to young people mail in your balvoted more than lot instead of “I urge every people 65 and going to the polls older, and that on a busy student at the made us a big, Tuesday. To regpowerful group of ister for either, University to constituents. We by our voter register to vote and stop have to prove that registration the 2008 election go to the polls for tables all over turnout was not a campus this this election.” fluke. This elecweek. Tables will tion is as imporbe near the stutant as than the dent centers of presidential election. Our votBusch Wednesday, Livingston ing ultimately affects student Thursday and College Avenue aid, finding jobs, putting money Thursday through Monday. It is into the University budget and a time to make politicians pay lot more. attention to us! I urge ever y student at the University to register to vote Mohit Bhake is a School of and go to the polls for this elecAr ts and Sciences junior tion. The deadline to register is majoring in political science next Tuesday, Oct. 13. Time is and economics.

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t should go without saying that journalistic integrity should be of the utmost importance to a newspaper. Whether or not you have a circulation of more than 100,000 papers or leave them on the corner of university walkways, blatant disregard for facts should not be tolerated. While it is commendable that the author in yesterday’s article “Congress reviews Senate bill allowing guns on trains” was trying to portray both the pros and cons of a heated and passionate gun control debate, publishing quotes that have zero backing whatsoever should not be the policy of The Daily Targum. The writer quotes a student who is a native of France, and has clearly never studied or even read a morsel of literature about gun control laws. The student makes two ridiculous claims, both of which the Targum decided to publish. The first is that European Nations do not allow their citizens to bear arms, thus constituting a lower “crime” rate; and

the second that the majority of crimes in the United States are because of guns. In a 2006 study, two prominent Har vard criminologists, Don B. Kates and Gar y Mauser, found that European nations with stringent anti-gun policies had substantially higher murder rates than those nations with less stringent policies. According to the study, Nor way, which has the highest rate of gun ownership in Western Europe, possesses the lowest murder rate. In contrast, Holland’s murder rate is nearly the worst, despite the lowest gun ownership rate in Western Europe. These simple facts, solely about European gun ownership, circumvent the common liberal mantra that more guns equal more crime. In fact, it is quite the contrary. Russia, which essentially bans all private gun ownership, has a murder rate four times higher than that of the United States. Within the United States alone, the 31 states that allow citizens to carry concealed weapons have on average 24 percent lower violent crime rates than those states that have banned concealed weapons licenses.

Furthermore, the claim that guns are used in the majority of crimes in the United States is absurd. According to the Depar tment of Justice, less than 9 percent of violent crimes are committed with a gun, and most of those 9 percent of guns were purchased illegally. In fact, histor y proves that less stringent gun laws translate into less crime. The war against guns is an unjust war that perpetuates crime and only disarms the victim. Instead of the government frightening the general public about firearms, they should be teaching gun safety and proper usage. Congress approving a bill that will allow guns on trains will not only be a victor y for gun rights and the Constitution, but for passengers who can now rest peacefully knowing that criminals are not the only ones with weapons on board. Aaron I. Marcus is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student majoring in political science and history. He is also the co-founder of the New Jersey political blog www.livingjersey.wordpress.com.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Words can solve problems now. Take a practical approach to a difficult situation. Soothe ruffled feathers later. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — Take care of a difficult problem you've been avoiding. Express emotions and gain support from a family member. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Before you make a decision, consider what others want. Remember, these are your friends! Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Take heed: What other people say truly matters, even if you don't think so. Use their words to your advantage. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — If you can get down to the practical nitty-gritty early, you'll achieve great things by the afternoon. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — Your partner provides sage advice. You'll take it if you're smart. By day's end, you see why it was right.

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RU MAKES THIRD TRIP TO BRONX The Rutgers women’s cross country team travels to the Bronx WOMEN’S XC for the Metropolitan Championships at Van Cortlandt Park. This will be the Scarlet Knights’ third trip to the famous New York track, and marks their fourth race of the 2009 campaign. RU is led by sophomore Kelly Flannigan, who is coming off a team-best time of 22:58 in the Paul Short Run. The Middletown, Conn., native placed 53rd to pace the Knights. Right behind her at 54th and 57th, respectively, were teammates Lindsay Bertulis and Victoria Pontecorvo. The Knights placed fourth overall, and seeks to build off their momentum at the Metropolitans, where they have found success in prior years. Last season, former Knight Cheyenne Ogletree finished first at the championships with a time of 18:10 while fellow senior Alison Caruana placed fifth. The duo’s performance was good enough to help the Knights finish second overall with 74 points, only six behind Columbia. Now that the two have departed, it will be up to the 2009 squad to help replicate the team’s success. — Steven Williamson

CO-CAPTAINS: Trio of seniors expected to lead RU continued from back Jessica Barnes from Penn State to bring another voice of leadership and experience to the bench. “I think the team this year looks really good going into the season,” Barnes said. “The freshman class was a great addition to the team, and I think they’ve got some big goals ahead of them that they absolutely can achieve.” Helping the underclassmen assimilate to college life as well as pursuing their own goals are the three co-captains of the team: Catherine Whetstone, Erin Saunders and Denise Letendre. All three are seniors and each brings something dif ferent to the table as a captain.

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Whetstone, a redshirt senior, records for female divers. She is entering her fifth year as a RU is a three-time captain of the swimmer and leads by example in diving team and is in the top-10 the pool. She holds the school in both 1 and 3 meter diving in records in the 100-yard back- the conference. stroke and the 100-yard butterfly. “Erin is well respected by Her time of 53.45 seconds in the every swimmer and every diver 100-yard backon the team,” stroke currently Warner said. stands as a Big “When she walks “Erin is well East record. you see the walk respected by “I want to of a champion.” show ever ybody Letendre is the [everyone] on the what Rutgers third co-captain team. When she swimming and for the Scarlet diving is all Knights, who spewalks you see the a b o u t , ” cializes in the Whetstone said. walk of a champion.” individual medley “I think we are and the breastCHUCK WARNER going to do really stroke. Although Head Coach well this season. she may not be in There are so the record books, many talented she is a leader in athletes on our team and I and out of the water. believe we are going to surprise “Even though she hasn’t some people in the Big East.” always been a team captain she Saunders is the best diver in has always been one of our team RU histor y, holding all school leaders,” Warner said.

While every meet is going to be important this season for the Knights, a dual meet against West Virginia Nov. 14 will have major implications for RU not only in the Big East, but historically as well. RU has not lost a home dual meet against a Big East opponent for the past 10 years. From Jan. 22-23, the RU Aquatic Center plays host to the Swim World Conference Carnival. This boasts some of the best swimmers in the countr y along with national media coverage. To take the Big East crown, RU must knock off defending champion Norte Dame. That will be a tall order, since the Fighting Irish have won the conference every year since 1997. “This season will be a process of gradually training harder throughout the year,” Warner said. “We have 19 weeks until the Big East Championships and a lot can happen.”

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Freshman Alex Jones enjoyed an accurate night in attacking with only one error on 20 killing attempts as RU beat Hofstra 3-1.

Jones buoys strong attack over Hofstra BY ALEX JANKOWSKI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Hard-hitting and strong defending propelled the Rutgers volleyball team to a 3-1 victory KNIGHT o v e r NOTEBOOK Hofstra last night at the College Avenue Gym. Freshman middle blocker Alex Jones was a main piece to the Scarlet Knights’ puzzle with her ability to hit her shots through the Hofstra defense, whereas some of her teammates had a hard time finding success. After three sets, Jones led RU in kills with eight. “I just looked for the blocks and tried to hit around them,” Jones said. The Chesapeake, Va., native stood tall all game long against a Hofstra defense that had a height advantage over the Knights. “I thought that it was not my best game,” a modest Jones said. “But I thought the team played very well and everybody worked hard.” Jones finished the game with nine kills on 20 tries for a kill percentage of .400.

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game three, we knew what they were going to run, and we made the adjustments necessary. Jason did a great job of getting some of our better blockers on their better attackers.” Defensively, RU had Emma Chrystal, Kyra Thompson and Caitlin Saxton register double digits in digs, while Hofstra had only one player with more than 10.

RU STARTED THE MATCH hitting a blazing .344 attacking percentage but relapsed in the second and third sets, hitting .106 and .081, respectively. However, the Knights finished strong by hitting .273 in the last set to close out the game. RU only recorded 12 errors combined in the three sets it won, but committed eight in the set that it dropped. HOFSTRA

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.280 hitting percentage in the first set, but as the RU defense strengthened, the Pride offense sputtered, hitting under .200 for the rest of the match. Hofstra also committed seven errors in both the third and final sets. Hofstra’s Monica Knight led both teams in kills with 14 but they came off of a total of 43 tries, giving her a killing percentage of .209.

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one block over the first two sets, the Rutgers defense settled in and recorded three blocks in the third and fourth sets each. “Our assistant coach Jason Donnelly did some blocking matchups to our advantage,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “By

ATTITUDE: Kills, digs carry RU over taller Hofstra continued from back signifies that we can change and do better and win some more games in the Big East.” RU was able to set up its winning set after using the third set to break loose. After a tight game for the majority of the set, the Knights were able to take control with a 20-17 advantage and keep it until the end of the game.

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Cancer Awareness Month, the Knights wore pink ribbons in their hair for the entire match. “That was not my idea,” Werneke said. “That’s just something that the girls got together and decided to do.” After a short break after the first set, the Pride jumped out to an early lead and kept it for the length of the second set, winning their only set of the series. A taller Hofstra would prove too much for the Knights, with eight total blocks in the set. The win for the Knights is huge, as they jump right back into Big East play this weekend at Villanova. “I was pleased with our performance for the most part,” Werneke said. “Some things didn’t go our way, but most things did.”

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Regatta to be used as springboard to goals BY TYLER DONOHUE

“We made a lot of progress this summer and our endurance has really improved,” Borghard Just as the team did in 2008, said. “This will be a chance to Rutgers women’s crew starts its see where we are relative to 2009 season off on the Schuylkill other teams.” River. The Regatta presents the CREW T h e Knights with the challenge of a NAVY DAY REGATTA, S c a r l e t 2.5-mile race, so the team’s vitaliSATURDAY K n i g h t s ty will certainly be tested. head to Senior captain Tori Rowlands Philadelphia Saturday, set to sees the Regatta as an opportuniembark on their 2009 ty for a fresh start. fall season at the Navy “It’s a star ting Day Regatta. point for our team,” The Knights finRowlands said. “We’d ished eighth in their like to have a big pergroup of 12 at the event formance to build last October, with the of f of for the rest of Naval Academy finishthe fall.” ing on top. This year, Expectations for RU the team competes are elevated this year. against an expanded Borghard said he would TORI field of 18 other college like to see his team end ROWLANDS teams including the year among the top Temple, Pennsylvania three teams in the Big and Navy. East conference. According to head coach An impressive opening perMax Borghard, the team heads formance at the Regatta could to Philadelphia as a more expe- provide the team with a necesrienced and conditioned team sary springboard to its goals for in 2009. the season. CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Midfielder Robbie McLarney had one of the Scarlet Knights’ three shots on goal in a 2-0 road defeat last night to St. John’s.

SHUTOUT: Johnnies blank Rutgers on home turf continued from back St. John’s grabbed the lead in the 19th minute when Gustafsson’s corner was flicked on by Sverre Wegge Gundhus across the face of goal and hammered into the roof of the net by Kyle Hoffer — his first of the year. “That was really disappointing,” Reasso said of the first St. John’s goal. “They had a guy dummy run out — and sure enough — he drew one of our guys out and they drove the ball into that space, flick it on and score. It’s a missed assignment. Those are the type of things that happen when you’re not in a good run — and we’re not in a good run right now.” The Knights never really got going on offense. They regis-

tered nine shots on goal, but none of them troubled St. John’s goalkeeper Derby Carrillo. RU’s best chance came in the 16th minute when sophomore for ward Gaetano Panuccio connected on a loose ball in the box, but his shot bounced wide of the goal. Sophomore midfielder Bryant Knibbs had a chance to equalize five minutes after the Red Storm went in front from a 25-yard free-kick. Knibbs shot was on frame, but didn’t have the power or placement to trouble Carillo. The Knights’ promising 3-0 start in conference play is now a distant memory, and it’s not getting any easier. Last night was the first in a stretch of three games in seven days. “A lot of teams in college soccer do it, so we can’t complain about it,” Reasso said. “We have to go out and rebound next time out.”

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RU visits home of U.S. Open BY MELISSA FALICA STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers tennis team faces its last competition of the fall this weekTENNIS e n d USTA INVITATIONAL, when it heads to SATURDAY t h e United States Tennis Association Invitational in Queens. The Invitational, which begins Saturday and lasts through Monday, takes place at the National Tennis Center, the same venue that hosts the U.S. Open. Senior Caitlin Baker said the caliber of the teams the Scarlet Knights faced at the Brown

Invitational two weeks ago will help them going into this weekend’s event. “I think it kind of helped us figure out where we are, and it was important to know what we need to work on and ever ything before this Invitational,” she said. Taking their play from Brown into account — besides trying to keep the ball in-bounds longer — the Knights decided that fitness was something that needed to be stressed and dedicated extra time to it in practice. Senior Katherine Arlak said fitness maintenance will be crucial to the team’s success in the upcoming Invitational.

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Senior co-captain Caitlin Baker and the Scarlet Knights head to Queens for the USTA Invitational to close out the 2009 fall season.

“We’re going to be playing a lot of matches, which will be really hard on the body, so we definitely continued to work on our fitness,” Arlak said. The physical demand of this weekend cannot come at a better time, as this is RU’s last competition until late January, so the team will have plenty of time to regroup. But that does not mean the Knights are going to rest the next couple of months. The team plans to continue to focus on fitness and workout schedules during the hiatus. “During the offseason we still lift three times a week, and we play once a week, so I know a lot of us are still going to the gym, going running [and] playing tennis on our own when we can,” Baker said. Winter break is the most difficult time to maintain fitness because it falls on the players to stay in shape. “We’re expected to be in top shape when we come back in Januar y because there’s not much time between when practice starts and when our first match is,” Arlak said. As for this weekend, RU is looking to win as many matches as they possibly can. “This is going to be our highest competition yet,” Arlak said. “We get with all the different teams there, so I think everyone is definitely trying to win each match they play.” By doing so, Baker said the Knights want to show their opponents what they are capable of and that they deserve to be on top. “We’re just trying to go out there and show them who we are,” she said. “Rutgers is a force to be reckoned with, not like it was in the past.”

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Junior midfielder Jenna Bull, right, has four goals so far this season for the Scarlet Knights, matching her total from the 2008 campaign.

Intensity follows Bull from ice to field turf BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON

“She’s a very skilled player, and as a junior and a captain she tries to direct some of the Watching Jenna Bull on the younger players and she certainfield, only one word comes to mind. ly makes everyone around her Intensity. better,” Tchou said. Whether she has the ball, is Whether on ice or turf, hocksquaring up for a shot or is trying ey seems to be one thing Bull has to moti- down to a science. FIELD HOCKEY vate her The junior was a preseason team on the field, the junior co- All-Big East selection after leadcaptain of the Rutgers field hock- ing the Knights with 10 assists ey team always has the same last year and notching four goals. fired-up expression on her face. This season, she has already It’s not all that different from equaled her goal output from the look Kobe Bryant has on his 2008 with six games remaining face during the NBA finals — on the year. zeroed in, cold-blooded. The midfielder scored three “I think [the intensity] comes goals over the course of RU’s last from playing sports like ice hock- three games and was the only ey,” the midfielder said. “I’ve Knight to find the back of the played sports all my life. I think it cage Friday against Big East definitely comes from hockey for rival Louisville. sure, because that’s such an As a captain, she is helping to intense sport.” lead RU on the field with her When Bull wasn’t busy playing play as well as off the field with four years of varsity soccer at her demeanor. Oakville Trafalgar “She just cares High School in so much about “I think the Ontario, Canada winning she — in addition to doesn’t care who intensity comes three years of varwe play,” Tchou from playing sports said. “Some of sity field hockey — she found the the time, when like ice hockey.” time to lace up on some of the the ice as well. younger players JENNA BULL “I played cenare intimidated Junior Co-captain ter for ward or by a team, she’ll right or left wing. say something I never really played competitive, like, ‘I don’t even know who just in a house league, but it’s an we’re playing,’ and that helps to intense sport,” she said. “I like lighten up the mood.” field hockey, though. It has a lot Though Canada isn’t exactly a of similarities.” stone’s throw away from New The inner fire that Bull Jersey, Bull felt like RU was the brings to the game has its own correct choice for her. ups and downs. “I knew I always wanted to go “Sometimes I would say that to school in the States, and New Jenna is her own worst enemy,” Jersey isn’t that far from home,” said Rutgers head coach Liz she said. “I came here, I liked the Tchou. “She’s so intense that she school, I liked the team and I puts too much pressure on her- liked the coaches. It seemed like self. I try to tell her to not put too a good fit.” much pressure on herself and to But while her field hockey loyplay her position, and I think in alties lie strongly with RU, where the past few games she’s really does Bull, an avid NHL fan, fit done that well.” into one of the league’s most Take Sacred Heart, for example. heated rivalries between Ontario With the Scarlet Knights trail- foes Ottawa Senators and ing 3-2 in the closing minutes of Toronto Maple Leafs? their game against the Pioneers, “I don’t like either team, Bull kicked it into high gear, scor- actually,” she said with a smile. ing twice to help the team to their “I’m actually a Vancouver first victory of the season. Canucks fan.” SENIOR WRITER

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or the first time in program histor y, the Rutgers women’s soccer team is ranked in the top 10. The Scarlet Knights rose three spots in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America after beating Marquette and drawing South Florida on the road this weekend, continuing an impressive run that saw RU topple heavily-favored Penn State in State College, Pa. “For me, the top-10 ranking is a reflection of commitment in our program,” head coach Glenn Crooks said. “I am proud of the players, my coaching staff and our support staff. Every person in our program plays a role in our success. Our challenge now is to elevate our level even more — and what a great way to begin the final third of the season — a match against the top team in the league, Notre Dame, on Friday.” The Knights are 9-1-3 on the season and are second in the Big East with 13 points, trailing only Notre Dame.

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After the way he played against North Carolina State in the PapaJohns.com Bowl last season, senior fullback Jack Corcoran was expected to take over as a reliable receiver out of the backfield. His six catches for 61 yards tied a game-high with former Knight Kenny Britt.

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But so far this season, Corcoran has just one catch through the first four games. “I know how it is,” Corcoran said. “Sometimes you get your number called and sometimes you don’t. I’m not really worried about it.” Part of Corcoran’s lack of production, however, can be attributed to simply not getting the ball to go his way.

OCTOBER 8, 2009 Corcoran did have a costly drop against Howard on a ball that would have been six points, but he also hauled in a 21-yarder for a touchdown. “It just hasn’t played out that way so far,” head coach Greg Schiano said when asked about Corcoran’s minimal role in the offense. “Jack’s a good receiver. He struggled a little bit with the drop, but that’s not Jack. He’ll catch the ball. It just hasn’t played out that way yet.” Schiano threw another curveball into the mix at fullback against Mar yland when he

worked senior tight end Shamar Graves into the mix as an h-back. “It brings a lot of diversity. He’s a great athlete,” Corcoran said. “It just gives us different looks and it gives the defense something more to worry about.”

SAFETY ZAIRE KITCHEN has had his fair share of injuries on the Banks. This season’s early concussion and shoulder injury are just two in an injuryfilled time at Rutgers. Kitchen got treatment during the bye week and some time to heal up and the senior feels ready for the long haul after some rest. “The bye week definitely helped,” Kitchen said. “I was bumped but between the concussion in the first game and then my shoulder, but the bye week did a lot for me dealing with football information-wise and as a process of getting my legs back.” Kitchen has 19 tackles in four games this season.

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team for practice Tuesday, senior right end George Johnson (leg) may not be ready to play for Texas Southern, Schiano said. “I don’t even know if George is even going to play,” Schiano said. “I didn’t think he looked good today. We’ll see.” Johnson hurt his leg at Maryland when he recovered a forced fumble for a touchdown. “The hardest thing coming back with a lower extremity injury is starting and stopping,” Schiano said. “I want to watch the tape tonight and see how he does.”

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team’s bye week, head coach Greg Schiano took a trip south to watch Byrnes High School (S.C.) take on St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) to watch the Knights’ verbal quarterback commit Chas Dodd, according to a report on Scarlet Scuttlebutt. Though Dodd and Byrnes lost 42-34, Dodd threw for 416 yards and three touchdowns.

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Embrace Kids Foundation, the Rutgers gymnastics team took place in a Heel to Heal Walk Sunday in New Brunswick, and successfully raised $1,850 to help provide funding for a variety of services for patients and families while continuing to support cancer research initiatives.

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Since his 21-yard touchdown snare in Rutgers’ blowout victory over FCS rival Howard, senior fullback Jack Corcoran, left, has yet to see an offensive touch in wins over Florida International and Maryland.

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Southern marks the Knights’ 2009 Homecoming game, adding a little something special to the atmosphere at the newly expanded Rutgers Stadium, Schiano said. “I think Homecoming is a little bit different,” Schiano said. “It’s a little bit special.” Rutgers beat Connecticut 12-10 on Homecoming last season and took down Norfolk State 59-0 two seasons ago. “Oh man, it’s not any different,” said senior wide receiver Tim Brown. “It’s just a regular game. You have to go out there and have fun and I can’t let that it’s my last Homecoming affect me.”

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ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT Scarlet Knights rebound from disappointing weekend losses with strong net play in victory over Hofstra BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

With heavy blocking on both VOLLEYBALL sides HOFSTRA 1 of the RUTGERS 3 no en te, fan in the stands described it perfectly: “It’s like Thanksgiving — there’s so much stuffing.” Such was the case at the College Avenue Gym last night when the Rutgers volleyball team took down Hofstra in the tie-breaking game between the two teams. The all-time series was tied at 15 games apiece. The match took on additional importance to both teams — each was looking to snap a two-game losing streak. At the end of the night, the Scarlet Knights were the ones to snap that streak, defeating the Pride in a 3-1 victory. “When it counts, we play well. That’s big,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “That’s just the maturity level of the team compared to last year. The more times we’re in that situation, the more comfortable we’re going to be and that will just bode well for us.” While the lead in the fourth and final set oscillated for the majority of the game, the Knights were able to take a commanding lead at 17-14 and maintained it for the duration of the game, where they took the winning set 25-21. RU, now 8-10 overall, 1-3 in the Big East, was pleased in the outcome of the game — the victory marked an important stepping stone for the smaller team against taller opponents.

“When you serve tough, it takes them out of their system and makes their offense a little more predictable,” Werneke said. “That combination tonight of us serving tough and taking them out of what they wanted to do offensively was to our advantage defensively-wise, so that eliminated some of the height issues.” And despite those height issues, RU was able to record seven team blocks on the night and 10 overall to the Pride’s nine team blocks and 14 overall. The win keep the Knights alive in their quest for a Big East tournament berth, something the team could only dream of in past years. “I love to win,” said junior outside hitter Caitlin Saxton. “I think we just played really well tonight. We kind of looked at this game as a way to come back and say ‘This isn’t what we want to be.’” Saxton enjoyed another high-performance series, leading the team in kills with 12, and tying for the team lead in digs with 13. In addition to Saxton, the Knights were thankful to have junior outside hitter Emma Chrystal on their team — the Kalamazoo, Mich., native chalked up five kills, five assists and 10 digs in the night, third on the team in each category. Chrystal also led the team in service aces with two on the night. “I’m just trying to be stable and not get out of my own element,” she said. “It was a huge win for us to comeback after that weekend. This win really

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The Rutgers volleyball team snapped a two-game losing skid in its 3-1 victory over Hofstra. Despite facing a taller front line, the Scarlet Knights moved past the Pride to capture their second-straight home win.

Road swing starts with third straight shutout BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

QUEENS — Coming into last night’s game, the Rutgers men’s soccer team knew St. John’s was desperate. The Red Storm had not won since Sept. 18 and was winless in their last four; but on a chilly, windy night at Belson Stadium, St. John’s MEN’S SOCCER played like a desperate team, RUTGERS 0 dominating the Scarlet ST. JOHN’S 2 Knights in a 2-0 victory. “It’s been a tough stretch,” said Rutgers head coach Bob Reasso after his team dropped its third straight game. “We’ve lost three in a row, and we haven’t scored a goal. It’s something that we’re going to have to rebound from,” St. John’s (3-2-5, 2-1-3) took control of the match in the second half when referee Dave Roberts judged that junior Yannick Salmon brought down St. John’s Joel Gustafsson in the box. St. John’s midfielder Tadeu Terra stepped up and struck his penalty past sophomore goalkeeper Alex Morgans. Reasso disagreed with the referee’s decision to award a penalty. “Was it a penalty? I don’t know,” Reasso said. “There was definitely contact, but was it a penalty kick. What it did do was kill the game. They got a two-goal lead and kept knocking the ball in behind and the game was over.” Both Salmon and Morgans picked up yellow cards for dissent, and Rutgers assistant coach Dave Boutilier was eventually sent off by Roberts for continuing the argument.

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Co-captains expected to lead as year commences BY ALEX JANKOWSKI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Junior captain Yannick Salmon hauled down a St. John’s player in the box, resulting in a penalty for the Red Storm. St. John’s converted the foul for a goal and a 2-0 lead over RU.

The Rutgers swimming and diving team enters the 2009-10 season with high hopes and aims SWIMMING & DIVING to improve upon last season, when they finished in four th place at the Big East Championships. The championships aren’t until February, and head coach Chuck Warner is looking for improvement from his squad. “Last year we were a team very capable of competing at a high level,” Warner said. “However, injuries hurt us and as the season wore on we did not perform well as a team.” Over the off-season Warner brought in assistant head coach

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