The Daily Targum 2009-10-16

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Junior forward Karla Schacher’s goal in the 59th minute against Syracuse propelled the Rutgers women’s soccer team to a 2-0 win over the Orange despite head coach Glenn Crooks’ suspension.

Corzine campaign brings Clinton to College Avenue

BY MARY DIDUCH ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

After President Barack Obama’s promised visit to the University fell flat last July, the University will see a presidential visit next week before the state’s November gubernatorial election.

Former President Bill Clinton will announce his support Tuesday for Gov. Jon S. Corzine at a campaign event at the University, said Lonnie Affrime, a student coordinator for Yes We Can 2.0, a Corzine advocacy group helping to organize the event.

Corzine and lieutenant governor candidate Sen. Loretta Weinberg will join the former president at the event, scheduled 8 p.m. in the College Avenue gymnasium, said Ilene

Lampitt, Central New Jersey coordinator for Yes We Can 2.0. “[Clinton’s] been a big supporter of the governor from the beginning, and he’s going to show his support,” said Affrime, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

The event — presented by the Rutgers University Democrats — has another goal: to generate student interest for New Jersey’s 2009 gubernatorial election, Affrime said.

“We want to create a buzz on campus,” he said. “We want students to be very active and excited.”

It is important for voters and students to know that Corzine and Clinton care about higher education in the state, he said.

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Former President Bill Clinton will visit the College Avenue campus Oct. 20 to endorse Gov. Jon S. Corzine, shown above, for re-election, just as President Barack Obama did this summer at PNC Bank Arts Center.

Housing finds room for change with Web process

BY MARY DIDUCH ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

University students can say goodbye to signing up for rooms in person this spring.

Starting in January, students can sign up for rooms online, Associate Director of Residence Life Bill O’Brien said at Wednesday night’s “2010 Housing Lottery Forum” in the Cook Campus Center.

“It’s about providing additional services to the students,” O’Brien said.

In the past, students had to show up in person to pick their room at a time predetermined by their randomly assigned lottery number.

Signing up electronically is more convenient, as students do not have to worry about missing their designated time if they cannot make it, he said.

“Essentially, we’re providing an online system so students won’t have to worry about what time their number will be called,” O’Brien said.

The new system provides the start time and a time slot for room selection, but the given slot is not

INDEX UNIVERSITY The Society of Professional Journalists brings activists and attorneys to the U. to discuss the opportunities available in requesting open public records.

BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

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FDA blood ban consistent with U. policy

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final, he said. If a student cannot sign up in their assigned slot, they will have until the end of the day.

Mason Gross School of the Arts junior Melanie Griffen said this is easier for students.

“That’s good. I couldn’t go last year [because I had class],” she said.

It could also make it easier for students to sign up for their top preferences, Griffen said.

Douglass College senior Joana Bernard agreed, saying she has also missed the deadline before.

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Students mimic the moves of famous yoga instructor Yogi Charu at last night’s “Yoga for Life” in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

Sponsored by Bhakti, Charu has worked with Nicole Kidman and Jet Li.

Blood donation from men who have had sex with men is not allowed at the University, and it’s not against the University’s nondiscrimination policy, according to the University Senate Student Affairs Committee.

The Student Affairs Committee submitted the report to the Executive Committee, who will present the findings to a vote before the entire Senate on their Oct. 23 meeting in Camden.

“When it comes to blood drives, it is not a University decision that makes the blood drives discriminator y,” Student Affairs

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Law assists students with medical leave

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In the event of medical leave due to serious chronic illnesses, many students are left without health insurance. But a new federal law allows full-time college students to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans in the event of medical leave.

Michelle’s Law, named after Michelle Morse who was diagnosed

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with cancer in 2003 and forced to stay in school in order to remain on her parents’ health insurance plan, was put into effect Oct. 9, said American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Spokeswoman Audrey Pernik.

“Michelle’s Law will prevent other families from having to walk in our shoes, watching their college student fight for their health coverage while fighting for their life,” said AnnMarie

Morse, Michelle’s mother. “Michelle’s Law plunged one hole, but the health care system has seen many more problems that leave many people struggling to access and afford the care they need.”

Michelle Morse passed away days before the law was first passed in New Hampshire in 2005, according to michelleslaw.com.

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NJPIRG TO OFFER ENERGY SAVING TIPS, AT-HOME ASSESSMENTS Saving energy can help the environment — and students’ wallets.

New Jersey Public Interest Research Group will be per forming energy assessments and weatherizations of three off-campus students’ homes today, said Chapter Chair Nicole McCann, the head coordinator of Energy Auditing and Weatherization of Energy Ser vice Corps.

“By taking the simple steps [for energy efficiency] that we will teach them, they can save up to 30 percent off their energy bill,” said McCann, a Cook College junior. “It’s a really great fun way to get involved, and it counts as community service hours.”

Volunteers can meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Douglass Campus Center at the second floor lounge or at the site of the first student home at 9 Seaman St. after 2 p.m., she said.

“This semester, [Energy Ser vice Corps] will be educating and engaging the Rutgers Community in four ways: K-12 education, community education, energy auditing and weatherization,” McCann said.

NJPIRG and AmeriCorps fund the Energy Ser vice Corps, but they fundraise and receive donations for weatherization supplies, which are not in the budget, she said.

“We are going to weatherize at least 10 student homes this semester,” McCann said.

Contact nmmccann@gmail.com or heather@njpirgstudents.org or search Energy Ser vice Corps on Facebook for more information.

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Yearly forum reminds students of rights to public records

BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

An activist and an attorney encouraged citizens to dig into their government’s records Wednesday night using the Open Public Records Act. The forum, sponsored by the University chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, took place in the Multipurpose Room in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

The New Jersey Libertarian Party’s Open Government Advocacy Project Chair John Paff and attorney Walter Luers discussed how citizens could unearth information using the act.

“By using OPRA, citizens can drill into the government very deeply,” Paff said.

The act serves the citizenry of New Jersey, said Luers, who specializes in cases dealing with OPRA and is a board member of the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government.

“It’s the tool by which members of the public can get copies of documents from public agencies,” Luers said.

The act applies to local, county and New Jersey state public

agencies. Luers listed a few applicable agencies, including the University, public schools, county colleges, public agencies within New Brunswick, public water depar tments, public sewer departments and motor vehicle departments.

The act does not apply to the state judiciary or the state legislature, Luers said. Since OPRA is a state law, it is not applicable to the federal government.

OPRA requests must be made in writing, Luers said. Public agencies set the rules for how requests must be received and citizens should ask how agencies prefer to receive the requests before their submission.

Many agencies have official forms but all public agencies have to honor OPRA requests, he said. OPRA requests must be specific. Vague questions such as, “How many people work for the city?” are generally not answered.

“When you request records it’s important that you be specific, and you can’t ask a question.

OPRA requests have to be for specific, identifiable documents,” Luers said. “The clerk is obligated to search for the documents

WALK SUPPORTS LITERACY, LIBRARIES In order to raise awareness and resources for libraries and schools in underserved areas, the Galvanizing and Organizing Youth Activism Project, in partnership with the Global Literacy Project, Inc., is sponsoring a “Walk for Literacy.”

Registration will take place tomorrow from 11 to 11:45 a.m. in front of the Cook/Douglass Co-op Bookstore on Cook campus, said GOYA President Marian Pho. The walk will begin at noon and ends at 1 p.m. at the steps of Brower Commons, where there will be food, drinks and music until 3 p.m.

Participants are asked to bring $7 for registration as well as any additional amounts they would like to donate, said Pho, a Rutgers College senior.

Proceeds from the event will go toward new books for a junior high library in Roselle, N.J., and the Puerto Rican Action Board, a non-profit group in New Brunswick, which will use the money to fund local daycare for low-income families, she said. Funding will also go toward books for a kindergarten in Kenya and a school in the Caribbean.

The “Walk for Literacy” has been going on for several years, with last year producing the highest turnout of about 175 participants, Pho said.

There will be three guest speakers on the walk: an intern with Global Literacy who worked with schools in Kenya and South Africa; education reform advocate and Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula; and University Africana Studies Professor Edward Ramsamy, she said. The walk will take place rain or shine.

Co-ed professional business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi is cosponsoring the event, said Alpha Kappa Psi Director of Public Relations Brenda Lin. Last year, the fraternity created a banner for the event and walked from George Street to Brower Commons.

“The goal is to raise awareness about funds that are needed to build schools and libraries for children in underprivileged communities that may not have the same resources as others,” said Lin, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

As a professional business fraternity, they strive to improve education, she said.

“To try to contribute that to the local community and on a global scale is something that we feel is really great,” Lin said. “This organization provides something that we’re really happy to be a part of.”

For more information, contact GOYA at goyaproject@gmail.com, or visit their blog at glpblog.org/thegoyaproject.

— Matt Reed

but they’re not at all obligated to conduct research.”

Luers said documents can be provided via e-mail.

“Under most circumstances, when you ask for an electronic document, something that already exists, they can just pull it off their

“When you request records it’s important that you be specific ...

OPRA requests have to be for specific, identifiable documents.”

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computer and e-mail it to you,” Luers said. “As government agencies come out of the Stone Age and make more and more data and electronic documents as opposed to paper files, theoretically you should have access to all of that.”

A requester should pinpoint a period of time they see as crucial and avoid asking for large chunks of data if possible, Paff said.

“Ask for a week’s worth of the mayor’s e-mails,” Paff said.

OPRA requires government agencies to either grant or deny access to requested records within seven business days of the receipt of the request, he said.

“Failure of the records custodian to get back to the records requester within seven business days is considered a denial,” Paff said.

When a request is denied, a citizen should engage in dialogue with the records custodian, Luers said.

OPRA gives citizens an avenue to pursue legal recourse if the government fails to comply, Paff said.

“You’re trying to teach the public agency that life will be easier and cheaper if they work with you,” Luers said.

A denied requester can seek an attorney or proceed to file a complaint with the superior court or the Government Records Council, an agency located in Trenton charged with enforcing OPRA, Paff said.

The superior court is faster, generally answering within three months, Luers said.

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cases can take more than a year but cost no money.

Agencies are allowed to redact information from documents but must explain their reasoning, Paff said.

Luers said he has represented Paff in the past and will likely represent him in the future.

South Bound Brook resident Jan Barr y said the forum provided citizens with useful tips and information.

“I’m amazed that in addition to students, there’s also a number of citizens from the towns,” said Barry, a former reporter. “What I thought was really great about this workshop was giving citizens some ideas as to how to they can make better use of OPRA.” School of Arts and Sciences senior Charles Thomas said he did not know much about OPRA until he attended the forum.

Citizens might be discouraged by a lack of government transparency but should not let it deter them, he said.

“It also goes back to [an] old saying,” Thomas said. “If you keep bothering somebody, eventually they’re going to answer because they’re not going to want you in their presence.”

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LEAVE: New law only applies to full-time students continued from front The new law, which was previously active only in New Hampshire, was signed a year ago by former President George W. Bush to become a federal law, Pernik said. It allows full-time college students to take up to 12 months of medical leave for chronic illnesses such as cancer.

The law does not apply to part-time college students, which means a student must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester, she said.

Students must be on their parents’ health insurance plans and must provide written documentation from a medical professional explaining the reason for medical leave, according to a report on the ACSCAN Web site.

It does not require insurance companies to cover any new procedures or new individuals, but it prohibits them from dropping coverage for a specific class of beneficiaries and is scored at no cost at the Congressional Budget Of fice, according to the report.

In the past, students would be kicked off their parents’ plans once they left college or in event of medical leave, according to an ACSCAN press release.

U NIVERSITY Pernik said this has been an issue for a long time, and it is about time the problem was fixed. “[This is] one of many loopholes that needed to be plugged,” she said. “We are using this … to fill a gap in health care by passing health care legislation.”

School of Arts and Sciences senior Kelly Christian said the new law is crucial for students and parents struggling to get the benefits they need while staying in school.

“Students need to be on their parents’ health care plans during times of medical emergencies,” Christian said. “A student most likely will not be able to have a health plan of their own, plus it would help out the parents dealing with the financial means of a medical issue.”

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But she said the law should not only apply to full-time college students.

“I don’t believe it should be only for full-time students. I think part-time students should be able to stay on their parent’s health plan as well,” Christian said. “A student’s first priority is school and then money; with the rise of education, students are staying in school longer, making it hard to have a job with benefits.”

But Pernik said the law only applies to full-time students because most part-time students are not allowed to remain on their parents’ plans upon entering college, depending on the health insurance provider.

AnnMarie Morse worked tirelessly with ACSCAN to pass

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Executive Director of Residence Life Joan Carbone, right, speaks to students about changes to the housing lottery at Wednesday’s forum.

lotter y number either, further reducing the number.

“But we always have those late birds, that’s our school,” Bernard said, as many students may wait to the last minute and cause the server to slow down.

The new system also improves communication, O’Brien said. In the past, there was a lag time for room confirmation, but now students would

get instantaneous confirmation on their selection.

“This increases the efficiency of the communication because it’s instantaneous,” he said.

O’Brien said the exact specifics of the new system are not set in stone, but no matter what, it will be electronic. Students will be reminded of housing sign ups in December and can start applying for lottery numbers after the winter break.

Michelle’s Law in New Hampshire in 2006, Pernik said.

She continued to work to pass the law last year at the federal level.

When her daughter was diagnosed with cancer, despite the doctor’s recommendation to leave school, Michelle Morse was forced to remain a full-time student so she could receive health benefits from her parents’ plan, according to the press release.

“I think it’s a good idea,” said Tran Hoang, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. “It’s really important for people who are sick with things like cancer so that they can stay home and maybe go back to school when they can.”

AnnMarie Morse continues to volunteer with ACSCAN.

information from the University Blood Drive Committee, putting to FDA policy prove unsuccessful up an eligibility notice on all media related to blood drivers on campus and prohibiting from continued from front organizations to give incentive to Committee Co-Chair Kevin Wild people for their donations. said. “At no time does the “The question that must be University flat out say ‘gay men asked [is,] ‘Should the University cannot donate blood.’” support a policy which will prohibThe University has to follow it groups of its students from parthis policy on blood donations ticipating?’ It is my opinion, as well because all donations must follow as the opinion of an overwhelming the regulations of the U.S. Food majority of my committee, that and Drug Administration. The blood drives should indeed be conFDA continues to follow this politinued to be held,” said Wild, a cy because of research, which Rutgers-Newark senior. shows that men who have sex The Senate makes recommenwith men show high rates of dations on how to best run the HIV/AIDS infection. procedures and policy of the The language of the report University, he said. The Senate states barring doesn’t lobby for blood donations specific issues or from men who “Everybody should be make statements have sex with — it addresses given an opportunity issues pertaining men is not a discriminatory pracdirectly to the to give blood since tice that violates University. everyone is screened the University’s “These recomnon-discriminamendations we for infection.” tion policy, and have proposed they acknowlbefore the entire BEN WEST edge the great Senate are only University Affairs Committee Chair benefit of the going to lead to blood donations more awareness from students. of the policies of who can and can“I feel as though that it disennot donate blood, why that is so franchises people who are in the and perhaps even produce a more [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transeducated student body, who gender] community who are men could, in return, lobby to have the who have sex with men,” Queer FDA policy reversed,” Wild said.

Caucus Officer Shawnna James But some disagree that this is said. “[The policy] makes it [as] the best way to address this issue. though if you are a man who had “I don’t think the Senate should sex with a man that you are say that this doesn’t violate the unworthy to donate blood. This non-discrimination; there’s been is the same stigma associated other places that made the statewith gay men from the ’80s, ment, but this is discriminatory which is not true.” but it can still continue. FDA’s findThis report will be brought to ings have been questioned,” said discussion by the Queer Caucus at West, a Rutgers College senior. a meeting today, said James, a According to the report, School of Arts and Sciences junior.

Associate General Counsel to the “I agree with the idea that University Berkman Rich said blood drives shouldn’t be the FDA policy has been chalbanned, but I’m not sure if this lenged multiple times in the past doesn’t violate the nondiscrimi30 years and has always been nation policy,” Rutgers proven to be nondiscriminatory.

University Student Assembly West is organizing an event to University Af fairs Committee show the potential blood that can Chair Ben West said. “I don’t be donated by men who have sex think the Senate had to make with men, where this group will any statement that this isn’t disfind eligible friends to donate criminator y. By not acknowlblood instead of them. edging that this is discriminato“Everybody should be given r y, we are being unfair to the an opportunity to give blood LGBT community.” since everyone is screened for The Senate report makes recinfection. We can’t ignore nationommendations to alleviate the al guidelines but we can do somesensitive nature of being denied thing positive about it instead,” the opportunity to donate.

West said. “This is a step in the It recommends expanding the wrong direction to say that this membership and availability of policy is nondiscriminatory.”

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to reach students via e-mail “It gives everyone an equal opportunity,” she said, as students do not have to worry about scheduling conflicts or catching a bus to sign up.

Students will also not have to find a proxy if they cannot sign up themselves and can do it in the comfort of their own room, O’Brien said.

After students are assigned lotter y numbers, they will receive an e-mail giving a date and time for when they can pick their room online, he said.

School of Arts and Sciences junior Dan Smith said if everyone signed up at the same time, it could jam the server, such as registering for classes.

“If too many people are on. …

You could miss your deadline,” he said.

With the time slots, everyone would not be applying at the same time on the system, O’Brien said. The entire University does not sign up for

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Debate considers different health care options for NJ

BY SPRUHA MAGODIA STAFF WRITER

Questions regarding national health care issues have concerned Americans for the past several months and a University health care debate Wednesday addressed issues on three types of health care options: private insurance, the public option and single player.

Private insurance is America’s present health care system; the public option offers either public or private health insurance, while the single payer plan supports one umbrella plan.

Tom Knoche, a campaign coordinator from Health Care-NOW, is an advocate of the single-player option of health care reform. “[The single-player option] is one plan for everybody, all 300 million of us,” he said.

This option is like taking Medicare, but extending it to cover the entire population, which he considers economical and fair, he said.

“Ser vices will be privately delivered but publicly funded,” he said. “Only patients and chosen health care professionals will determine treatment.”

The plan would reduce deficit spending, he said. As of right now, 30 percent of what private insurance companies spend is $350-400 billion.

“Patients and doctors want the single player plan,” he said.

State Director of Americans for Prosperity Colette Campbell supports private insurance, citing that 1.3 million New Jersey residents — 56 percent of the state’s population — lack insurance due to overmandated regulations. And 69 percent of the country’s debt is due to health care related costs.

“Health care should be about the patient,” she said.

But without a public option, there is no incentive for insurance companies to treat people better, said James Woodson, Central Jersey organizer for New Jersey Citizen Action. The plan has to be honest and accountable, provide greater choice and stability, and the premiums should go to health care, not to CEOs’ salaries.

Campbell said in the current proposed legislation, employers pay a tax for their employees who do not have a public insurance plan.

“The CEOs of insurance companies are getting richer,” Woodson said. “Every 12 minutes someone dies because they are denied health care.”

Woodson said 30 million people cannot afford health care or are denied because of a preexisting condition.

But Knoche said the reform bill in Congress will not make health care a human right, will not eliminate disparities of age and will not help women.

“I wish they spoke more about how health care reform could help eliminate health care inequities, like those among whites and minorities, women and men, and so on,” said Devangi Patel, a premed student and School of Arts and Sciences junior.

Campbell said Texas is a successful example of a state-managed health care system.

An average, healthy 25-yearold male would pay $960 a year in health insurance, she said. But in New Jersey, the same man would end up paying $5,880 a year.

“It was a change from the things you are constantly hearing on CNN,” Patel said on the lecture in general. “They had the time to explain myths, and it was great that they talked about it in the context of New Jersey.”

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CLINTON: Despite visit from Obama, Corzine lags in polls continued from front “One of the biggest points we’re trying to make … is that students, higher education and Rutgers are very much at the top of Gov. Corzine’s priorities,” he said.

RU Dems President Alex Holodak said his group is very excited to have Clinton come speak because the Democratic Party is continuing to show the University matters for the Corzine gubernatorial campaign.

Having any former president come to the school would be a privilege, but a visit from Clinton would get students even more excited for the upcoming election, he said.

“There’s interest at Rutgers and that’s ver y promising to the students here,” said Holodak, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

He said Clinton showing his support for the governor would be a successful event for the University and Corzine’s campaign. It could also build momentum to bring other prominent speakers to the school and the state.

School of Arts and Sciences senior Jessie Fortuna said he thinks it is cool Clinton is coming to speak at the University. “[But] I don’t think it’s going to help Corzine, to be honest,” he said.

Despite Obama’s support for Corzine at a rally during the summer, Corzine still lags in the polls behind Republican challenger Chris Christie, Fortuna said. If Obama cannot build more support, Clinton probably would not either.

Christie has 45 percent of the N.J. electorate, while Corzine has 41 percent, according to a telephone survey of 750 likely voters conducted on Oct. 14 by Rasmussen Reports, a nonpartisan polling firm.

“But I think it’s great for the University to have a president come and speak,” Fortuna said.

School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Cody Gorman said Clinton is his favorite president, and he already registered for tickets.

In his opinion, Clinton ushered in an era of economic prosperity that had not been seen since former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal after the Great Depression.

“I would support any candidate Clinton backs,” Gorman said.

Other top figures of the Democratic Party are visiting N.J. to support Corzine in the final weeks of the campaign.

Vice President Joe Biden will support the incumbent at Middlesex County College on Monday and Obama will rally Oct. 21 at Fairleigh Dickinson University, according to Corzine campaign press releases.

Lampitt said she hopes students come out and enjoy Clinton’s speech next week.

“It’s a great opportunity for everyone,” she said.

The event is free and open to all students, regardless of major or group association, she said.

The organizers expect about 1,500 people to attend, Af frime said.

Space is limited and reservations are required. To register, go to njdems.org/clinton.

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County votes to end housing detainees

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The existing multipurpose path that runs along the Raritan River is commonly used as a work space for artists rather than a path for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Future bike path to connect campuses

BY ANDREW GOLD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Bicyclists traveling between the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses may have a safer ride in the future with the constr uction of a bike path connecting the two campuses.

The plan was initiated by Middlesex County, largely because of concerns raised by University students wishing to see a safer route across the city, said County Planner George Ver verides.

“When the consultants come down to present the plan, we’d like the meeting to be open to students,” he said.

Some student riders are dissatisfied with the bicycling options in New Brunswick, particularly between campuses.

School of Arts and Sciences junior Chris Fay said biking in the city is a difficult experience.

“A lot of the New Brunswick area is not safe for riding,” Fay said.

When going between Cook/Douglass and the College Avenue campuses via George Street, bicyclists are often forced to contend with pedestrians on the sidewalk because riding on the street is too dangerous, he said.

“I would welcome any bikefriendly changes in the community,” Fay said.

Frequent bicyclist Brian McKenna agreed with the need for safer paths and said bike-pedestrian collisions are fairly common.

“If there were more paths, it would be easier to get around people,” said McKenna, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore.

Glenn Patterson, director of the Department of Economic Development for New Brunswick, confirmed the city’s support for the bike paths.

“We’ve been working with the county for six or seven years now to build these paths,” he said.

There are already good routes available for people biking between campuses, but many bicyclists are looking for a more direct path, Patterson said.

“I’m a bicycle commuter, and these paths are something that will be a nice benefit for all,” he said.

Legally, motorists are required to share roadways with bicyclists, but many people are not aware of this, Patterson said.

Bike lanes, which will make up the bulk of the new path, raise awareness of bicyclists’ legal right to be on the street, not on the sidewalk.

The path between the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses will start at Lafayette Street near Buccleuch Park and make its way to Albany Street downtown, Ver verides said. Then it will cut down to Nielsen Street, where it will run parallel to George Street until Commercial Avenue and go around the corner to the intersection of George Street and Nichol Avenue.

There are already multipurpose paths along much of Route 18 and the Raritan River, but Ver verides said many people are not aware of their existence. Those paths now ser ve as spaces of settlement for the homeless and as work spaces for artists rather than as routes for bicyclists or pedestrians.

One goal of the new paths is to provide a safe bike route from one side of the city to another that people can be aware of and utilize, which will benefit bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists alike, he said.

Patterson said because the path is a project designed for all New Brunswick residents, including University students, the presentation of the plan will be open to the public.

Ver verides said a study on the construction of the path will be presented in the future, though the public meeting date has not been scheduled.

Middlesex County freeholders voted unanimously to end an agreement to house federal immigrant detainees on Oct. 1, avoiding entering a controversial program called 287(g).

In a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the county received $4 million to $6 million per year for holding federal detainees in Middlesex County prisons since 2001, said Brian Fenyak, business manager for the Department of Corrections and Youth Services.

But freeholders voted to end the arrangement because of talk that they would have to enter a 287(g) program, which they opposed because of the financial and liability stipulations, Freeholder Mildred Scott said.

According to a written statement from Scott, in a 287(g) agreement, the federal government would not pay the officers’ salaries while they were out of state completing training to act as ICE agents, nor would the federal government pay for any over time necessar y in these officers’ absence.

Furthermore, officers would be under the direct supervision of the federal government after they were trained to perform ICE duties, which would cause a significant increase in the county’s

overtime and staffing requirements, she said in the statement.

“The county opens itself up to a liability risk while these officers are performing the federal government’s work,” Scott said.

“Again, the federal government will not cover these potential liability costs.”

The 287(g) program is a provision that allows local law enforcement officers to make arrests on immigration charges, a responsibility normally under the authority of ICE, said Amy Gottlieb, program director of the Immigrant Rights Program of the American Friends Service Committee.

“In practice, it ends up putting too much power in the hands of local police and leads to racial profiling, where they can stop people on pretext and arrest on immigration,” she said. “[287(g)] creates division between members of immigrant communities and their local police department.”

The Middlesex County Coalition for Immigrant Rights supported the freeholders’ decision because they believe that deputizing local officers as ICE agents under 287(g) would undermine public safety and lead to increased civil rights violations for people who have committed minor infractions, according to a MCCIR press release.

“The ICE detention system is so vast that it is not being

effectively overseen,” said the Coalition’s Co-Founder Karina Wilkinson.

The coalition was formed in March 2008 after a 72-year-old detainee, Arturo SuarezAlmenares, died at a North Brunswick jail, Wilkinson said.

According to the Home News Tribune, 93 detainees signed a petition to the secretar y of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, and Attorney General Michael Mukasey complaining about a lack of medical treatment given to Suarez-Almenares when he was afflicted with a heart attack.

Middlesex County officials disagree.

“The inmate was given complete professional care,” Fenyak said. “The county has a fully staf fed, professional medical facility that attended to this inmate — and ever y inmate’s ever y need. We take that ver y seriously.”

All federal detainees were removed from Middlesex County jails in the days following the freeholders’ decision and were relocated by ICE, Fenyak said.

“I think it’s a positive decision because we’ve heard so many complaints from Middlesex County jails,” Gottlieb said. “But it’s only a band-aid. We want to see broader change across the whole system.”

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niversity students are always complaining about housing, but when given an opportunity to voice an opinion to people who can actually do something about it, only 15 students found it important. The Residence Life Lottery Review Committee held its 2010 Lottery Forum Wednesday night in the Multipurpose Room of the Cook Campus Center. Even though a small number of students came to participate in the discussion, one problem was made very clear. The sign-backs for the Cook campus apartments were a concern for many students. Those who do live in the apartments and automatically get them back find them fair, while others who are struggling to find housing say sign-backs are definitely not. Last year, off-campus students were not allowed to join the lottery, but were able to get into the apartments if they knew someone who needed a roommate. This allowed them to be pulled in to the system. Residence Life receives laurels for its efforts to hear the complaints and opinions of students. The students who have issues with Residence Life and did not attend the forum get darts. If you are going to e-mail complaints — or have your parents try to handle your housing situation — speak up when you are given the chance. You can still have your voice heard by sending an email to reslife1@rci.rutgers.edu. Don’t complain if no difference was made and you had the chance to change something. *

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If it was not bad enough that we had class Monday, Columbus Day, our day worsened when the people who hand out Bibles throughout campus graced us with their presence again. They were not even spread out at certain checkpoints on campus — they were lined up and down main walkways like College Avenue. A student could not walk five feet without being asked if they would like a free Bible. Granted, none of the people handing out the little green books were rude or forceful with what they were doing. It was still an interruption when already hustling to class or trying to catch a bus. It makes students more disrespectful as well when they are asked five times in a matter of one minute if they would like a Bible. Disrupting the normal hustleand-bustle school day gets these people a dart. *

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Sometimes it is good to know that the officials at the University you attend think you have common sense. After hearing a myriad of complaints from students, Tufts University in Massachusetts has integrated a “sexiling” policy into its residence life handbook. The rule states that “sexiling,” the act of forcibly removing your roommate from your room, and having sex while your roommate is present in the residence halls is banned. Our own University has no such policy stating that this is not allowed. That does not mean do it, but it just means that the University thinks we have the common sense and logic to talk out what to do if the situation arises with our roommates at the start of the school year. The students and administrators at Tufts who complained receive darts for being too immature to realize that communication is the key, and if you cannot figure out how to talk to each other about the possible frisky behavior going on in the room, maybe it shouldn’t happen at all. *

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Guess the moon is not just for walking on anymore. NASA sent two spacecrafts on Oct. 9 to crash into the lunar service in a dramatic bid to find water, an experiment that could be a stepping stone to building a permanent lunar base. A rocket slammed into the Cabeus crater last Friday, near the lunar southern pole, at around 5,600 miles per hour. It was followed four minutes later by a spacecraft equipped with cameras to record the impact. Grainy thermal images carried on the U.S. space agency’s television station showed colder blue sites and warmer red sites on the moon’s surface. It is cool that they are able to search for new information about the moon, but NASA spent $79 million to carry out the mission. For sending a bomb to the moon, The Daily Targum sends darts to NASA, but sends laurels for pushing to find out more about the moon and space. *

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Former President Bill Clinton is coming to the University Tuesday to announce his support for Gov. Jon S. Corzine at a campaign event.

This is exciting news, after the last presidential visit, from President Barack Obama, fell flat over the summer in favor of a Holmdel, N.J. location. Some students are hoping Clinton showing his support for the governor will be a successful event for the University and Corzine’s campaign. It will build momentum to bring other prominent speakers to the school and the state. Hopefully, issues that affect the University will be brought up and discussed. Clinton receives laurels for his planned visit to the University.

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“It also goes back to [an] old saying, if you keep bothering somebody, eventually they’re going to answer because they’re not going to want you in their presence.”

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Leaving the comforts of home Adventures from L Abroad

the age of 18, the iving in a new country Wingendor fs lived in and traveling from city America for high school to city means sacrificand have seen most of ing comfort and quickly Europe.

Stefan adjusting to new surroundWingendor f says living ings. Meeting young people KATHLEEN CROUCH aboard was the best from South America, experience of his life.

Germany, South Africa, “Even though it’s difficult fitting in a new culture Holland, as well as other Americans from across the at first, traveling changed me and helped me country, I can see that traveling plays a different grow. Forming relationships with people from role in each culture. Some cultures encourage living other countries influences who you are. It is easaboard and integrate different languages and differier to understand why people are the way they ent costume throughout education. are.” The Wingendorfs say Americans want to Since arriving in Florence, the struggle adjusttravel but do not have the same spontaneity as ing to a different way of life is difficult. Trying to people from other places in the world. The two find groundings in a new city without a cell phone, boys were immediately accepting and open to no Internet access in the apartment, even finding hear about the aboard experience in Italy. familiar foods is overwhelming. It is tough growLearning about the Wingendor fs’ years in ing independent from the daily routine from home.

America and comparing German and American Americans seem less hesitant to journey aboard culture was a unique experience. We learned for long periods of time. Back at school, it was about American culture through a different pertough making the decision to study aboard spective and simultaneously experienced because of credits, major requirements and money.

German traditions. Politics was also a popular In general, the American culture is connected to topic of conversation. stability and the comforts of home.

Last week in Barcelona, I met Traveling seems more of a luxury “It is tough growing Sjemaine, a young girl from Holland. than a priority. Location is a part of She’s living in Barcelona for a couple the reason why Americans are not independent from years. She says traveling opens her as culturally informed. Including mind. “You meet people one-on-one myself, many students from the the daily routine instead of relying on stereotypes.

United States living in Florence say from home.”

People rely on stereotypes too this is their first time in another often,” she says. The young travelcountry. Shawn Cooper, a student ers I met in Barcelona are easygoing from California, lives with three and warm to American students. They are lightgirls from Holland. Cooper says, “My roommates hearted and their outlook is simply to enjoy life. think it is funny when I leave Florence for the Taking the step to study aboard is an obstacle. weekend to travel, because they see all the cities I Figuring out the linguistics of surviving in another want to visit.” Europeans do have the advantage of country for a semester is overwhelming for a young location, and hopping from country to country is college student. Leaving comforts of home is not like flying to a different state in America. At our easy, but being away from home is a priceless expelanguage school, LinguaViva, it is popular and rience. Meeting people my age that traveled sometimes required for students to live in a differthrough their life redefines what is important. Thus ent country after they graduate high school and far, the benefits of traveling aboard are numerous. before continuing higher education. Traveling is The people you meet and the experiences are pricecommonplace to students from other countries less. Traveling sometimes gets rough because the because their culture emphasizes the importance environment is constantly changing, but the greatof living and studying in a foreign country. New est lessons learned are outside the classroom. The friends from Europe and South America are used more I travel, the desire to continue to learn about to living away from home, and are often younger different cultures grows stronger. than American students. Many times they are fluent in a couple different languages, adding to the Kathleen Crouch is a University College senior ease of living away from home. majoring in journalism and media studies. Her colTraveling to Germany, my roommates and I umn “Adventures from Abroad,” which she writes met Robbie and Stefan Wingendorf, who left from Italy, runs on alternate Fridays. home to attend boarding school for four years. At

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Ward system proven to fail in NJ urban centers Letter KYLE KIRKPATRICK

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y now, many New Brunswick residents have become at least vaguely familiar with the city’s upcoming ballot question. The decision on whether or not to change the council to a ward system has gained an undeniably large amount of recognition, especially relative to past local government issues.

But while the idea of dividing the city into six sections and giving each a representative may sound to some like the right idea, too many have conveniently glossed over applicable facts and the clear precedent set by other cities in New Jersey.

Experience tells us one thing:

Wards don’t work in urban cities in New Jersey.

Take even a cursory look at the list of major ward-based cities like Trenton, Ir vington, Plainfield, Paterson, Jersey City and Atlantic City. The list also includes Camden and Newark, the University’s other homes.

Certain themes arise in these cities: crime, poverty, unemployment and, often times, desolation.

New Brunswick, on the other hand, has excelled where others have failed. Out of the urban centers in New Jersey, New Brunswick has the second lowest crime rate and the second lowest unemployment — the only city edging New Brunswick in those areas is Hoboken, which has had its own difficulties, producing two corrupt mayors in the past five years

and having its finances seized by the state because they could not even adopt a budget this year due to political in-fighting among the council. New Brunswick has relatively low, stable taxes, and has become a great place to work and do business. Out of all of these cities, New Brunswick also happens to be the one that does not currently operate under a ward system. It simply is not a coincidence — the ward system is inherently flawed.

Evidenced by the aforementioned urban centers, wards tend to produce impotent and inefficient government. Often in these cities, ward representatives fail to work toward the betterment of the city as a whole. Instead, representatives are forced to act in the context of their neighbor-

hood, and when this happens, it becomes increasingly difficult to pass a vote or engage in any cooperative action. Wards can turn an efficient, forward-thinking government into a slow, bureaucratic mess.

New Brunswick has endured some ver y rough patches throughout its existence, but it has emerged as a model of improvement for all cities, and not only in New Jersey. This is how you revitalize a town. This is how government should work.

All voters — longtime residents, students and renters alike — should vote for what they think is right. But, when we consider the fact that a ward system has not worked for any urban center in the state as well as our system has worked here, can we honestly say that a ward system

is right for New Brunswick? Is it at all logical to eliminate a successful government model only to replace it with one that has proven to be a failure?

It’s time for some to stop pretending that a ward system is the solution to every minute issue in New Brunswick life. We should indeed get involved with government, go to council meetings, join a community organization — but we shouldn’t tear apart the infrastructure of our city unnecessarily. Examining the real facts rather than unsubstantiated rhetoric, the answer is clear: New Brunswick’s current at-large government simply works better.

Kyle Kirkpatrick is a 2009 Rutgers alumnus and an active member of Unite New Brunswick.

Everyone makes mistakes, even you Letter ELIZABETH PERCIVAL

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to Oblivion” I was absolutely disgusted. For the entire piece, the author managed to lambast her peers on their “sad, exceedingly pathetic existence,” while apparently she leads a life without fault.

I understand her concern for students who may engage in unhealthy behaviors, but the way

to create change within a community is not to place blame upon the people themselves. Her piece was also written in an extremely verbose manner, making it both difficult to comprehend and not at all suited for its intended audience to peruse lightly while eating lunch or riding the bus to class.

To the author: I urge you to reconsider the harsh and demeaning words you originally wrote because they are offensive and derogator y. You are more than welcome to express your opinion, but until you can honestly say that you commit no wrongdoings, you do not have

the authority to condemn the actions of others. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Elizabeth Percival is a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science and Spanish.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Go for the gold. You know that things need to change, so take the first step.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Start your engines early. There’s a lot to do today, and only the normal number of hours to do it.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — You know exactly what you want. Find out what your partner wants before you take action.

Love grows.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Break out of your mold by applying yourself to an emotional goal. Consider the feelings of others.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — After a few bumps, you make good progress using your physical energy. Polish the doorknob as you leave your office.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — You have too many ideas right now. Luckily you don’t need words to communicate. Demonstrate compassion through action.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — There’s so much going on, you can’t even tell people what you want.

Write notes or e-mails to better express yourself.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — There’s a ton of movement. You just don’t know which direction to take.

Make your own decisions.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — If others would say what they mean, you could take effective action. It probably won’t happen today.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Stick your finger into more than one pie. You’re never satisfied with just one project. Finish at least one thing.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — You personal energy takes you toward the spotlight. If that’s where you want to be, put the pedal to the metal.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — What seems obvious to you presents a problem for an important member of your group. Bring light to the situation.

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Fill-in O’Neill notches key win

BY MATT SUGAM STAFF WRITER

RAMON DOMPOR/ ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Three straight Big East teams have swept the Knights. RU is 2-1 at home this season and hosts Cincinnati and Louisville this weekend.

THINGS: Knights host two conference juggernauts continued from back weekend, the Knights have a shot if they can get back to the basics that propelled them thus far in the first half of the season.

Communication, accuracy and blocking all need to be in

LIGHTNING: Rutgers drops Orange 2-0 at Yurcak continued from back Pace saw their minutes increase in Jones’ absence.

“I think everyone has to step up now,” Schacher said. “I definitely think that I need to score more goals and get a little bit more shots in. But I think everyone is just stepping up.”

The Knights’ failure to score a goal before the 59th minute had far more to do with the play of Bennett-Hattan than it did with RU’s failure to generate an attack.

the mix in order for RU to come out with a win against either of these teams.

“Without a doubt [this weekend will be difficult],” Werneke said. “We are facing two of the best teams in the conference.

The good thing is that last year when we faced them on the road I thought we played some of the best volleyball of the year.”

Bennett-Hattan saved six shots on the night.

“She was a good goalkeeper,” O’Neill said “Technically and tactically, she was ver y good. She anticipated the game ver y well, and she did some good things against us.”

On the other side of the pitch, the Knights only allowed six shots in the game, with most coming in the game’s final minutes.

The Knights did not allow Syracuse (8-6-2, 3-4-0) to take a shot until the 41st minute of the match, and senior goalkeeper Erin Guthrie only had to save one shot in her 41st shutout in a Rutgers uniform.

With head coach Glenn Crooks suspended for violating athletic depar tment policy, associate head coach Mike O’Neill filled in last night against Syracuse.

The team will tell you he did just fine in the Rutgers KNIGHT women’s NOTEBOOK soccer team’s 20 shutout of Syracuse.

“I don’t think it really changed the dynamics because part of being a good leader is putting people around you that can get the job done as well,” O’Neill said.

Look at his histor y, and O’Neill is more than qualified to fill in.

This is his 10th season on the Banks — he was the associate head coach for the past six.

He is also the director of coaching for one of the top youth girls soccer clubs in the countr y, the Players Development Academy in Zarephath, N.J. His club teams have won 15 New Jersey State Cups, seven Region I titles and one national championship.

“Would we like to have Glenn [Crooks], sure,” O’Neill said.

“But Glenn [Crooks] has schooled us well, so it was business as usual.”

JEFF LAZARO/ FILE PHOTO

Associate head coach Mike O’Neill, right, filled in for suspended coach Glenn Crooks and led the Knights to a 2-0 win over Syracuse.

JUNIOR

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ASHLEY

Jones, who displaced her tibia and fibula against DePaul Sunday, left the hospital yesterday.

“The last couple days have been very emotional,” O’Neill said. “The support from the administration, coaching staff and players for Ashley [Jones] has been fantastic. It’s a good family.”

game as puddles scattered the pitch.

“I think what [the weather] does is become a great neutralizer,” O’Neill said. “So I always believe it affects both teams, but at the same time this thing came down to who wanted it more, and I think we showed that we did.”

THROUGH 16 THE

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AT

kickoff was a brisk 40 degrees with a steady rainfall. The rain slowed down the play of the

GAMES, THE

Scarlet Knights have only dropped two, marking the lowest amount of losses at this point in the season in the program’s history.

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Unbeaten Rider tall task for troubled team Miehe out

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

The motto for the Rutgers field hockey team as it enters its last FIELD HOCKEY f o u r RIDER AT games is simRUTGERS, p l e : SATURDAY, 1 P.M. Win it for the seniors.

While the message is clear, the road ahead of the Scarlet Knights is not an easy one.

Though Rutgers is set to take on two out-of-conference opponents in Rider and Lafayette this weekend, neither can be described as a pushover.

But a strong week of practice after Sunday’s loss to St. Joe’s has revitalized the team, and Rutgers head coach Liz Tchou is optimistic about the team’s chances this weekend.

“Our girls are ver y excited about [the games], and we’ve improved cer tain aspects of our game that needed work,” Tchou said. “Ever ything has gone really well this week and I think we’ve prepared the best we can.”

First up are the Broncs, who enter today with a stellar 12-0 record, followed by the 9-4 Leopards. Tomorrow’s game against Rider is a critical one for a team struggling to jump-start its offense.

The Knights are in the midst of a four-game scoring drought during which they have managed only one

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Senior Brittany Bybel (1) and the Rutgers field hockey team search for its second win of the season tomorrow with four games to go. goal compared to their opponent’s 23.

But goals may be hard to come by against the stingy Rider defense. The Broncs

have only allowed six goals this year and have scored 38 times.

Lafayette has been equally difficult to score on, allowing eight goals in 13 games.

It also doesn’t help that the Broncs have sophomore Virginia Egusquiza.

The Spaniard is second on the team in goals and points, and spent the summer in Boston playing with Spain’s under-21 field hockey squad at the World Cup tournament. “[Rider is] a ver y attacking team but I think we’re ready for it, and I think we’re going to do well this weekend,” Tchou said. “We’re working on our attack and defense inside the 25, and our energy has been really good this week, so hopefully it shows what we can do against Rider.”

Since the game against Rider falls on a Saturday instead of a Friday, the Knights were afforded an extra day to practice this week.

Instead of a normal practice, Tchou allowed the captains to plan out their own drills to try and shake things up.

“We videotaped the practice on Tuesday and there’s some good things that came out of that,” she said. “We watched it as a team on Wednesday and we were able to give some positive feedback about it. We’ve been working on getting confidence in our skills back, and it helped that we had an extra day to practice this week.”

The Knights travel to Lafayette Sunday for their final road game of the year before returning home next weekend to take on conference titan Connecticut.

to repeat success at Lafayette

BY MELISSA FALICA STAFF WRITER

Rolling hills are the next obstacle for the Rutgers men’s cross countr y MEN’S XC team as LAFAYETTE it heads INVITATIONAL, t o Easton, SATURDAY P a . , Saturday for the Lafayette Invitational.

Last week at the Metropolitan Championships, the Scarlet Knights finished second as a team, and junior Nick Miehe had his best finish of the season when he came in first out of 125 runners.

Although Miehe would love to have a repeat of last week’s performance, he remains focused on the team and trying to help them in any way possible.

“I want our team to keep getting better and better because the better I do, the better the team does too because we’re going to fall in each other’s footsteps, and we need to push each other along the way,” he said.

“It’s not just one guy.”

If there is anything he could take from his huge performance last week, it would be two things: the fact that he can run a good five miles and that he can run really hard in the middle of a race and still finish strong.

“You just take a little from each race and at the end, you try to put it all together at the big races,” Miehe said.

Although Miehe said head coach Mike Mulqueen has told the team to think of Lafayette as just a workout, he and fellow junior Kevin Cronin have specific goals in sight.

“As of right now, just looking back from last year, we want to be within the top three teams,” Cronin said. “We hope to place well and have at least five people in the top 30.”

This Friday’s football game will be a no-go for RU, as the team has to be up first thing in the morning to head to the Invitational.

“Unfortunately, we have to take one for the team and stay indoors,” Cronin said. “Just get a good night sleep because we have to get up early in the morning at about 7 because the meet starts at about 10.”

As for the teams the Knights are looking for ward to facing most this weekend, they are unsure of all of their opponents, but Miehe made note of fellow Big East schools Seton Hall and Connecticut, along with St. Joseph’s.

Miehe sees UConn as the least threatening and feels that RU can beat them, but he really stressed St. Joe’s because of the level of skill the school has in both individual and team competition.

“They have pretty good runners up front, and I want to see how I match up against them — actually, [how] me and Kevin [will match up,] because Kevin will be out there with me too,” he said.

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Zhang happy with team’s progression

BY MELISSA FALICA STAFF WRITER

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or those interested in traveling to the Rutgers football team’s game at Army next Friday, the Rutgers Athletic Department announced there will be a bus trip to West Point, N.Y. Rutgers Athletics and the Rutgers University Programming Association are sponsoring the trip, which leaves from the Rutgers Student Center on College Avenue at 4 p.m. the day of the game.

Student tickets for the trip are $30 and include a game ticket, roundtrip bus ride, snacks and giveaways. There are also faculty, staff and guest tickets available for $35.

Kickoff for the October 23 game is 8:00.

THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS announced College Nights will return to the Prudential Center this season starting tonight against the Atlanta Thrashers.

College fans can get a $56 ticket for $35 and two $2 beverage vouchers good for a 20ounce beer or soda.

The Devils have eight other College Night games planned this season for those that don’t want to miss tonight’s Rutgers football game.

THE RUTGERS MEN’S lacrosse team, after withdrawing from Nick Colleluori Classic due to unforeseen circumstances, scrimmages Lafayette Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on Rutgers’ F-3 turf field.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS forward LeBron James tested positive for Influenza A and is being treated as if he has the H1N1 (swine flu) virus.

James missed two days of practice before returning yesterday and will travel with the Cavaliers as they play preseason games against San Antonio and Dallas.

LOUISVILLE

BASKETBALL

players Jerr y Smith and Terrence Jennings face chargers after an altercation with off-duty police officers this weekend.

Head coach Rick Pitino said they will be punished by the court system, but he will not suspend them for any games.

When the Cardinals traveled to Rutgers last season, Smith started and Jennings came off the bench, blocking four shots.

NASCAR

Although it is not over yet, the fall season for the Rutgers tennis team has left a good taste in the mouths of TENNIS both its players and fans.

At this past weekend’s United States Tennis Association Invitational, sophomore Leonora Slatnick reached the finals in her singles flight, four other Knights reached the semifinals in their flights and junior Amy Zhang and sophomore Jennifer Holzberg lit up the stage earlier this fall at the Brown Invitational.

Zhang could not be happier with the team’s performance thus far.

“I think, compared to how our team did at Brown last year and at the USTA Invitational last year, I think we have an even stronger team this year,” she said.

Head coach Ben Bucca agreed with Zhang and said that all the hard work the Scarlet Knights have put in has shown.

“I think the team has practiced really hard, showed a really strong work ethic and I believe that hard work really paid off this weekend at the USTA,” he said.

Yet that does not mean the Knights believe they have nothing to work on, Zhang said.

They were not happy with their doubles performances this past weekend.

Last spring, RU set a goal to win around 75 percent of their

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Now in her junior season with the Rutgers tennis team, Amy Zhang is leading by example but remains unsatisfied with recent showings.

doubles matches, which they have done, but they went 6-6 at the USTA Invitational, which Zhang said is not where they wanted to be.

“We want that to be higher,” she said. “A lot of that is just

Geithman youngest captain in Borghard era

BY TYLER DONOHUE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As a freshman member of the Rutgers crew team in 2008, Kat Geithman kept mostly quiet, letCREW ting her actions speak for her. She went to work immediately, adamant on becoming a physically tougher athlete.

She pushed herself through demanding workouts while meticulously following the example of team veterans and coaches.

This year, Geithman is leading.

The sophomore is the Scarlet Knights’ co-captain. In fact, she’s the youngest athlete to captain the crew team since head coach Max Borghard took over in 1995.

Borghard said the honor is a testament to her leadership ability, a quality trait that comes naturally.

“Physically, I came in as one of the smaller members of the team,” Geithman said. “But I’m a very focused person and I came in with a hard-working attitude. I realized that many of my teammates were

beginning to look up me because of my work ethic. If you aren’t working hard, you aren’t in the boat. There are no other options.”

By spring 2009, she was one of the more vocal members of the Knights, and her ability to lead began to show through.

Geithman said her crew career at McLean High School in Falls Church, Va., instilled her with confidence.

“I came from a very good high school program where we had success,” she said. “The experience prepared me very well for what collegiate rowing would be like.”

Geithman’s first competitive test as a captain came in last Saturday’s Navy Day Regatta in Philadelphia.

Borghard was pleased with what he saw from his young leader during the team’s sixth place finish.

“Kat did a great job out there,” he said. “She’s used to performing under pressure so she was fine.”

Geithman sees the regatta as a significant step forward for her and the Knights.

“I was so pleased with our performance,” she said. “The hard work is paying off and we are a very competitive team.”

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two games and we were better than DePaul and even with Brown, so we can play with anybody and [Saturday] we have to get a result.”

Cincinnati (8-6-0, 3-4-0) won’t make it easy on the Knights. Much like RU, the Bearcats are coming off a nonleague loss, a 2-0 defeat at home to Michigan, but they did win their last Big East game 2-1 over Villanova.

Junior forward Mark Konitsch leads Cincy with four goals.

Kamara paces RU with five.

The Knights could also get a lift if junior defender Aly Mazhar can pass a fitness test after missing the three-game road trip with a concussion he suffered Oct. 2 against Syracuse.

Last time RU and Cincy hooked up the Bearcats earned a 1-0 home victory on a 55th minute goal.

The game is part of a soccer doubleheader Saturday at Yurcak Field with the Rutgers women’s soccer team entertaining St. John’s prior to the men’s game.

to snap five-game losing skid continued from back

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The Hall of Fame broke ground in Charlotte in 2007 and will open in May 11, 2010. The induction ceremony will take place May 23.

Also, Forbes announced International Speedway Corporation CEO Lesa France Kennedy is the most powerful woman in sports.

Kennedy said the honor was a “testament to the continued strength of NASCAR,” the Associated Press reported.

working more on doubles, working with our new doubles partners and working on being aggressive at the net.”

If there was anything from both the USTA and Brown Invitationals that Zhang thinks

would help the team get its doubles play back on track, it would be confidence.

She especially wants freshman Michelle Green’s huge per formance this past weekend, in which she got to the semifinals of her singles flight, to give her a confidence boost that carries over into the upcoming matches.

Another thing that Zhang said will help the team improve heading into next week’s ITA Regionals is competition against other teams.

“We can practice that and play with each other and pretend it’s a real match all we want, but it’s not the same as a real competition,” Zhang said.

“I think having real competition experience under our belts from the fall helps us to compete better.”

RU gets that opportunity to compete against Columbia Tuesday in a scrimmage.

Bucca also said that it is imperative for the team to stay healthy on its way to Regionals.

“If we go in healthy and rested, we’ve done the necessary work this fall for our players to really play some great tennis,” he said.

It is that great tennis that Bucca said laid a solid foundation for the team continuing success.

“We really had a breakout season last year, and I think what this fall has done is given the team the confidence that we were not just a one season fluke,” he said.

DAVID PAL

Junior defender Chris Edwards, right, and the Scarlet Knights host Cincinnati in a crucial Big East matchup Satuday at Yurcak Field.

have the mental strength and character to get through [the rough patch].”

RU (5-7-0, 3-4-0) is in the midst of a five game losing streak. It has just one goal in those five games; an 18th minute strike by sophomore forward Ibrahim Kamara against Brown Tuesday night broke the goalless drought.

The loss to Brown concluded a three-game, seven-day road trip that yielded nothing but frustration for the Knights.

Yet, Reasso is still encouraged that his team can right the ship in the season’s final two-and-ahalf weeks.

“I’m not really concerned about fatigue moving for ward,” the 29-year head coach said.

“We gave the guys of f [Wednesday] and they should be good to go Saturday against Cincinnati. You look at the last

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Schacher delivers lightning in rainy contest

BY CHRIS MELCHIORRE CORRESPONDENT

RAMON DOMPOR/ ASSOCIATE POTOGRAPHY EDITOR/ FILE PHOTO

In a match being played in down-pouring rain, in temperatures teetering around freezing, the Rutgers women’s soccer team knew WOMEN’S SOCCER one goal might be all it needed.

SYRACUSE 0 Senior for ward Karla RUTGERS 2 Schacher got that job done in the 59th minute, and freshman for ward April Price’s insurance goal in the 78th minute sent the Scarlet Knights cruising to a 2-0 win over Big East rival Syracuse.

The match was the Knights’ (10-2-3, 4-1-2) first game and win without head coach Glenn Crooks this decade. Crooks — in his 10th year as head coach at RU — was suspended from the game for what was described as a “violation of athletic department policy.”

“We were prepared,” said associate head coach Mike O’Neill, who filled in for Crooks as the team’s head coach. “We’ve been prepared, and we have a lot of faith in our team. A sign of being a good head coach is when a team can get it done when you’re not there, and that’s what happened today. It was business as usual.”

Schacher’s goal came off the rebound of a shot by redshirt freshman forward Stefanee Pace. Schacher took possession of the ball just outside the six-yard box and — with Syracuse goaltender Elizabeth BennettHattan out of position — sent it into an open left half of the net.

Price capitalized later on a breakaway goal in which she beat Bennett-Hattan with a bullet into the top right corner of the net.

“I thought the conditions out there were very bad,” Schacher said. “So I thought one goal might be enough. I kind of figured that whoever scored first was probably going to win the game.”

RU’s two goals were the culmination of near nonstop pressure from the Knights throughout the match.

In their first full game since losing top scorer Ashley Jones to a displaced tibia and fibula, the Knights’ offense looked sharp. Redshirt sophomore Tricia DiPaolo and

Senior forward Karla Schacher’s (19) 59th minute goal last night against Syracuse proved to be the game winner as the Scarlet Knights shut out the Orange 2-0 despite a one-game suspension for head coach Glenn Crooks.

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Cincy game All small things key to weekend victory vital if RU wants to vie for tourney

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Glance at the Big East standings and the importance of Saturday’s g a m e MEN’S SOCCER between t h e CINCINNATI AT Rutgers RUTGERS, men’s socSATURDAY, 7 P.M. cer team a n d Cincinnati is a must win for both teams.

The Scarlet Knights and Bearcats both have nine points in the Red Division — Cincinnati is ahead on goal differential, but if either club is going to make an impact as conference play comes to a close, three points are going to be vital.

“It’s a massive game [Saturday],” Rutgers head coach Bob Reasso said. “We’ve been on the road for five out of the last six and we’ve hit a rough patch. It’s always tough to win on the road in college soccer, but I think our guys

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JEFF LAZARO

Rutgers head coach CJ Werneke has quadrupled his win total from last season in bringing the Knights within three games of the .500 mark.

If anyone thought the last string of games VOLLEYBALL for the R u t g e rs CINCINNATI AT volleyball RUTGERS, team was SATURDAY, 2 P.M. rough, take a good look at this weekend.

The Scarlet Knights take on coBig East regular season champion Cincinnati tomorrow and then welcome 2008 Big East tournament champion Louisville the next day.

With two of the juggernauts of the conference knocking on the Barn door, the Knights need to focus on refining the smaller aspects of their game, something that head coach CJ Werneke said is the only thing holding the squad away from true success this season.

“I’m not focused on the winning and losing so much just about how we play,” Werneke said. “I think if we can correct some of the things we identified from our match against Villanova we’re going to play better.”

Correcting some of the things from last weekend’s struggle against Villanova should be easy.

But correcting everything presents more of a challenge — the Knights (8-11, 1-4) struggled with anything from serving errors and attacking errors to inconsistencies on defense and miscommunication.

“[This week in practice we have been] focusing on what we can control and limiting unforced errors,” Werneke said. “[The team needs to make sure it’s] not being afraid or ner vous and being mentally focused.”

It isn’t the toughness of facing two prominent Big East forces in a row that concerns the team — RU faced off against the Bearcats (13-8, 4-1) and Cardinals (9-8, 2-2) in the same weekend last year as well.

“Last year against Louisville and Cincinnati we were 2-20, 1-11 in the conference, and at that point for the most part the players roll over — saying, ‘Hey, we’re playing the best two teams in the conference,’” Werneke said. “Our kids didn’t.

They responded well and I expect nothing different [this weekend].”

The Knights bring a considerably better record to the table this weekend than last year, quadrupling in number of wins and a team attacking percentage that is a positive number. “[A win] would be progress for our team,” Werneke said.

“Competing with [Cincinnati and Louisville] and taking a game off of them puts us in a good spot and lets other teams know that we’re on the rise. Hopefully they’ll take their experiences from last year and move forward with them.”

While it remains to be seen if striking up one in the win column is a possible outcome for this

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GAME 6: Rutgers vs. Pittburgh, Rutgers Stadium, 8 p.m. TV: ESPN RADIO: 1450 AM FAVORITE: Pittsburgh by 4.5

Trench warfare to recommence

BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

The numbers say it all.

The Rutgers football team ranks last in the Big East in sacks allowed, while the Pittsburgh defense leads the conference in sacks.

The Panthers are third in the nation in sacks per game, while the Scarlet Knights rank 100th out of 120 teams in sacks allowed per game.

When RU meets Pitt tonight, changing those numbers or continuing the trend could decide the game.

“I think every game is won in the trenches — whether or not your offensive or defensive line can control the line of scrimmage,” said senior center Ryan Blaszczyk. “If the defensive line controls it, the offense really isn’t going to be able to do much. Whereas if the offensive line controls it, they can do what they want.”

Since RU was last seen on national television, the offensive line worked to recover from the fivesack performance by Cincinnati.

When they return to the national stage tonight, it is against another dominating pass rush, but the offensive line does not believe there is any more to prove.

“I think every time you go out and play, you have something to prove,” said sophomore left guard Art Forst. “You play for these types of games, you play for these types of premier opponents. I’m excited about it.”

Twelve different Pitt players, including four linebackers and eight defensive linemen, have combined for their 26 sacks this season, led by junior end Greg Romeus.

Romeus has seven sacks on the season — good for second in the Big East — and all came in the past four games against Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) opponents.

Even though the Panthers have so many players with sacks this season, they do not blitz often but rely on their defensive line to create pressure, said Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano.

Defending against a four-man front and not the blitz does not make the challenge any more — or

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PASSING CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. 0 138.6 T. Savage 56.5% 693 4

CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. PASSING 66.7% 1,256 13 3 209.3 B. Stull

RUSHING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. J. Martinek 75 411 5 61 5.5 51 236 4 57 J. Brooks 4.6

RUSHING D. Lewis R. Graham

NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 5.6 131 738 7 85 5.5 32 176 3 28

RECEIVING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 21 452 2 68 21.5 T. Brown 18 182 0 19 10.1 M. Sanu 84 0 46 28.0 3 D. Jefferson 34 0 20 11.3 3 J. Hayes

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The Rutgers offensive line ranks 100th in the nation and last in the Big East in sacks allowed per game. less — difficult, said senior right tackle Kevin Haslam.

“It’s really all the same, whether you’re going one-on-one with a defensive end or whether you’re picking up a blitz,” Haslam said.

“They both have their difficulties for different reasons.”

Although RU has not lost to a Dave Wannstedt team in the four years since Schiano’s former colleague took over at Pitt, a strong defensive line is always the mark of his teams.

“Dave goes back a long way as a defensive line coach, so that’s always good,” Schiano said. “From Miami, to University of Southern California, to Dallas and the Bears, he always had guys who could rush the passer and he developed them.”

While the Pitt secondary only has three interceptions this season, its job is made easier by the defensive line.

“Their secondary is very good as well, but they generate such a pass rush that quarterbacks are

forced into making poor decisions,” Schiano said.

Freshman quarterback Tom Savage is aware of the challenge ahead, but also confident that his offensive line can handle the Panthers. Nine of the line’s sacks allowed are on Savage, while senior quarterback Dom Natale has been taken down five times.

“Obviously it is a step up in competition,” Savage said. “I just have to get rid of the ball quicker and go through my progressions. I make it real difficult on the offensive line because I hold onto the ball for too long. I just need to stay calm back there because the protection’s awesome.”

Whether or not that shows in the primetime matchup, the Knights worked all week to get ready for the test.

“I think both teams know what they’re walking into,” Schiano said.

“Both pride themselves on being physical teams, so there should be some high speed collisions Friday night.”

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INT 1 1 0

YDS 532 232 169 82

DEFENSE

D. DeCicco A. Gunn G. Romeus

LNG 79 37 26 12

AVG. 19.7 11.0 10.6 6.8

TKL SCK 42 0 33 5 21 7

INT 1 0 0

TD 3 7 1 1

INJURIES Out — S Pat Kivlehan (leg), G Caleb Ruch (leg), Mason Robinson (knee)

INJURIES Questionable — DB A. Berry (shoulder), WR C. Saddler (ankle), DB E. Fields (ankle)

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

SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 2 Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 27 Dec. 5

L, 47-15 Cincinnati W, 45-7 Howard W, 23-15 FIU W, 34-13 Maryland Texas Southern W, 42-0 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh 8 p.m.

Army TBA Connecticut South Florida 7:30 p.m.

TBA Syracuse TBA Louisville West Virginia TBA

Youngstown W, 38-3 W, 54-27 Buffalo W, 27-14 Navy L, 38-31 N.C. State W, 35-10 Louisville Connecticut W, 24-21 8 p.m.

Rutgers South Florida Noon TBA Syracuse Notre Dame TBA West Virginia TBA TBA Cincinnati

Key Matchup Rutgers offensive line vs. Pittsburgh pass rush The bottom line going into tonight’s game is that the Scarlet Knights are tied with Connecticut and Syracuse for last in the Big East with 14 sacks allowed, and the Pittsburgh Panthers lead the conference with 26 team sacks.

STARTING LINEUP: OFFENSE

TIM BROWN Wide Receiver

ANTHONY DAVIS Tackle

ART FORST Guard

RYAN BLASZCZYK Center

DESMOND WYNN Guard

KEVIN HASLAM Tackle

D.C. JEFFERSON Tight End

MOHAMED SANU Wide Receiver

TOM SAVAGE Quarterback

JACK CORCORAN Fullback

JOE MARTINEK Running Back

Senior 5’-8”, 210 lbs

Junior 6’-6”, 325 lbs

Junior 6’-8”, 310 lbs

Senior 6’-4”, 295 lbs

Sophomore 6’-6”, 290 lbs

Senior 6’-7”, 295 lbs

R-Freshman 6’-6”, 245 lbs

Freshman 6’-2”, 215 lbs

Freshman 6’-5”, 230 lbs

Senior 6’-1”, 230 lbs

Sophomore 6’-0”, 215 lbs

STARTING LINEUP: DEFENSE

GEORGE JOHNSON Right end

CHARLIE NOONAN Tackle

SCOTT VALLONE Tackle

ALEX SILVESTRO Left end

DAMASO MUNOZ Linebacker

RYAN D’IMPERIO Linebacker

ANTONIO LOWERY Linebacker

DAVID ROWE Cornerback

JOE LEFEGED Strong Safety

ZAIRE KITCHEN Free Safety

DEVIN McCOURTY Cornerback

Senior 6’-4”, 260 lbs

Junior 6’-2”, 270 lbs

R-Freshman 6’-3”, 270 lbs

Junior 6’-4”, 260 lbs

Senior 6’-0”, 220 lbs

Senior 6’-3”, 245 lbs

Junior 6’-2”, 225 lbs

Sophomore 6’-0”, 195 lbs

Junior 6’-1”, 205 lbs

Senior 6’-2”,215 lbs

Senior 5’-11”, 190 lbs

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BY THE NUMBERS Rutgers has four defensive touchdowns in the last three games, equaling the number of passing scores by RU quarterbacks all season. Also, Rutgers has a four-game win streak vs. Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh offensive line is second in the Big East conference and third in the nation with just four sacks allowed through the Panthers’ first six games of the 2009 season.

Senior wideout Tim Brown is just 114 yards away from surpassing last year’s total of 565. Brown went off for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns in last year’s outburst vs. Pitt.

Pittsburgh quarterback Bill Stull threw for a career-high 279 yards against Rutgers last season before getting hurt in RU’s 54-34 upset over the 17th ranked Panthers.

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BIG QUESTION

Can the Rutgers defense continue to get turnovers vs. Pitt and Bill Stull?

Bill Stull did not turn the ball over against Rutgers last season before getting hurt.

To pressure Stull — who has just three turnovers this year — the RU front seven needs to continue to dominate the pass rush against a tougher offensive line.

PANTHERS QB BILL STULL

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Redshirt freshman safety Khaseem Greene (20) will line up against his brother, Pittsburgh’s freshman running back Ray Graham, tonight for the first time since playing Pop Warner.

THE ADVANTAGE GOES TO ...

OFFENSE

Bill Stull and the Panthers have an established attack. The Rutgers offense has been largely anemic.

DEFENSE

Despite winning the stat battle, RU gave up 45 points to its only good foe. Pitt leads the league in sacks.

ALL IN

COACHING

CORRESPONDENT

HISTORY

Rutgers is the only Big East team Dave Wannstedt hasn’t beaten. RU has won four straight vs. Pittsburgh.

MOMENTUM

Friday night, under the lights, in a very important game for Rutgers. The four-straight-wins factor plays here too.

X-FACTOR

Tom Savage’s first real test. It’s his first start against a tough opponent and first in inclement weather.

RUTGERS WINS IF...

PITTSBURGH WINS IF ...

THE RUNNING

THE D-LINE

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OFFENSIVE

In bad weather with a freshman quarterback, Joe Martinek and Jourdan Brooks need to take over on the ground.

RU LINE.

Pittsburgh’s league-leading 26 sacks are a good indication of the pressure it can put on an underperforming unit.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Coach [Schiano] has been teasing me, saying that the best Big East receiver is coming to town Friday. And all I told coach was ‘We’ll see after the game.’”

FAMILY

Safety Greene squares off against brother in Big East tilt

BY STEVEN MILLER

If Greg Schiano were to grow bushy facial hair, it would be much better than the Wannstache.

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PITTSBURGH, 31-17 The Stull-to-Baldwin connection terrorizes the RU defense, which can’t get off an effective pass rush

Khaseem Greene plays for a Rutgers football team that preaches family.

He wears a wristband that reads, “F.A.M.I.L.Y.,” he studies in a team meeting room where the walls are adorned with the word “F.A.M.I.L.Y.,” and when entering and leaving the practice field, he walks under a sign that says, “F.A.M.I.L.Y.” On the back of the No. 34 Pittsburgh jersey Friday night, it will say “Graham.”

But to Greene, that means family too.

Greene, a redshirt freshman safety, and Ray Graham, Pitt’s freshman tailback, are brothers and — for just the second time — they will line up on opposite sides of the field.

Graham took their father’s name and Greene took their mother’s.

They have different mothers, but the name on their jerseys will not be as important as the “F.A.M.I.L.Y.” on Greene’s wristband.

“We ended up on different teams one year, and I played against him once [in Pop Warner],” Greene said. “I got a pretty good hit on him one time and he got a nice little move off on me the play before, but I got him back when I hit him.”

It was not a guarantee when Graham arrived at Pitt and Greene broke camp in Piscataway, but it looks as if the tailback will get his chance at redemption.

Graham and freshman Dion Lewis are the top-two tailbacks in a young Pitt backfield, and Graham averages 5.5 yards per carry.

“I’m just looking forward to playing,” Greene said. “Whatever happens — happens; I’m looking forward to returning to Big East play and playing against my brother, but I’m just looking forward to another game.”

Chances are, the brothers stopped talking this week.

It’s nothing personal, but in the Big East clash, neither can afford to give the other extra motivation.

“It’s something that we did after I left high school and went to prep school — I always talk to him the night before a game, and it’s something we continue to do,” Greene said. “It’s just basically motivational for us. We’ll probably get a little busy [this week], so I’ll just have to talk to him before the game.”

Greene played one year at Avon Old Farm before Rutgers, but the pair played together at Elizabeth High School. In Greene’s 2006 senior season, they won the North II, Group IV state championship.

“It was a very, very great team that just put it together because of the senior leadership headed

by Khaseem,” said Elizabeth

“Once the lights go on and the whistle blows, they’ll do whatever they have to do to win.”

CHET PARLAVECCHIO Elizabeth High School Head Coach

head coach Chet Parlavecchio.

“He had such a presence on the field as far as game knowledge.

He had such poise on the field that I really believe, with Khaseem, there was nothing you could tell him that he wouldn’t understand. The character goes beyond any of my expectations.”

Just five games into Greene’s RU career, his character is already on display.

Against Texas Southern and leading 35-0, TSU’s Martin Gilbert broke free down the right sideline after a short pass.

Greene, seemingly out of nowhere, chased Gilbert more than 50 yards to take him down at the 15-yard line.

Referees called the play back because of a Texas Southern penalty, but at the time, Greene thought he saved an insignificant

87-yard touchdown pass in a meaningless game.

“That was the kind of kid he was, I believe there was nothing he wouldn’t do for the team, for the welfare of everybody around him,” Parlavecchio said. “If I asked Khaseem to play defensive tackle, he would have been the best tackle on our team. Same thing with Raymond, there is nothing on a football field that Ray Graham can’t do.”

The Knights are about to find out exactly what Graham can do when he takes the field for Pitt, not that Schiano is unfamiliar with the tailback.

Both Graham and Lewis — the starting tailback who attended Blair Academy in New Jersey — were on the Knights’ recruiting radar and have excelled thus far.

“We knew of them, probably Ray more so because of Khaseem and their relationship,” Schiano said. “That’s the inexact science of recruiting, that’s what drives you nuts.”

As rare as it is for a true freshman to succeed so quickly, Pitt can thank Greene for helping Graham to mature.

It happened all the way back in high school.

“They were completely different people,” Parlavecchio said.

“Ray is more of a free spirit — he would laugh and joke — but Khaseem was a little more serious. I think Khaseem was a settling influence and he tempered Raymond. If Raymond got frustrated on the field, Khaseem was there to settle the ship.”

But do not expect any of the same tonight.

In front of a crowd filled with family members and friends — half of which will don their Pitt attire, the other half in scarlet — according to Greene, it will be game-on for the brothers.

“Once the lights go on and the whistle blows, they’ll do whatever they have to do to win,” Parlavecchio said. “They’ll hug before the game and they’ll hug after the game, but in between, it’s going to be to win.”

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Targum’s Sports Editor Matthew Stein chats with the junior defensive end about fighting crime as a shelled reptile, items on the dollar menu and road tripping to Jamaica ...

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Rutgers senior wide receiver Tim Brown exploded against Pittsburgh last season, racking up 132 yards and two touchdowns as the Scarlet Knights spanked the Panthers 54-34.

Roles can reverse in key home games

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ver the last four years — the only ones under head coach Greg Schiano that the Rutgers football team has had a winning record — three Big East series stand out.

Pittsburgh, South Florida and West Virginia.

West Virginia — well, the Scarlet Knights simply cannot win.

The Panthers and Bulls are important series because they always end up the same. Every game against Pitt has been a victor y and ever y game against South Florida has been painstakingly huge, and, with an exception in 2005, RU beat Jim Leavitt’s club to send them spiraling to a lesser postseason venue.

And Pittsburgh? There has been no common factor as to how the Knights have not lost since 2004 except for maybe Ray Rice, but RU’s distinct advantage is being the only Big East team Dave Wannstedt has never beaten.

“They’ve always had their way with us,” Wannstedt said this week to the media. “So I’m sure they’re looking forward to this game.”

It just so happens that these are the only three home games left on the Scarlet Knights’ schedule.

Three incredibly tough games that will mean so much toward deciding each team’s fate.

And three games in which the common trend over the last three years has had a great chance of switching in the opposite direction.

Mind of Stein MATTHEW STEIN Pittsburgh comes into tonight’s game with more talent than at any other point in the Wannstedt era. RU’s biggest weapon, the defensive front that pressures the quarterback and sparks turnovers, could very well end up being neutralized by Pitt’s fierce offensive line that only allowed four sacks through the first six games.

South Florida will probably come into Piscataway and trounce the Knights for two reasons. Quarterback Matt Grothe, who made his reputation as being a choke artist against RU’s defense, is out, and his replacement, B.J. Daniels, is much better to begin with. The Scarlet Knights’ history against backup quarterbacks isn’t much to speak of, either.

And George Selvie was always a non-factor thanks to left tackles Anthony Davis and Pedro Sosa.

This year, Davis, and the rest of the line for that matter, looks more like the field hockey team trying to block the New York Giants.

This will finally be the year Schiano beats West Virginia.

Closing out the season at home, with a postseason venue almost certain to be on the line, is the perfect way to the erase memories of 2006 and last season, when RU should have come away with a win separated only by one score.

The Mountaineers have a ton of talent, and Bill Stewart is recruiting well, but the man is one of the worst in-game coaches in the conference. All signs point to the Knights coming out hot with a Bowl berth on the line just as they did last year.

And even if they don’t win, RU has to come out and compete and play well. You can bet that Schiano is planning on a large number of recruits coming out to these games — all gigantic Big East matchups — and he needs to show these high school talents just what type of competition and what type of games the Knights are capable of playing.

If the trends do not change and RU beats Pitt and USF under the lights in front of a national audience again, so be it. You can’t complain with that result.

But the Scarlet Knights have to beat West Virginia. It is long overdue.

The season, and the future, depends on it.

— Matthew Stein accepts comments and criticisms at steinma@eden.rutgers.edu

D-LINE DOMINATES PITT IN SIM’S SHOCKING VICTORY The Pittsburgh defensive line continued its dominant play, sacking quarterback Tom Savage five times, but in our weekly NCAA Football 2010 simulation, the Rutgers defense was up for the challenge and shut down Pittsburgh in a 2810 win.

The Scarlet Knights’ defense pressured Pitt quarterback Bill Stull all night with six sacks of their own. Stull, as he did last week against Connecticut, struggled with turnovers, throwing two picks (one by Devin McCourty and one by Joe Lefeged) in the loss.

McCourty returned his pick 32 yards for a touchdown; the senior defensive back also had a sack for a safety and limited wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin to four catches for 46 yards.

Savage, despite constant pressure, played well in his first big game as the starter, going 20-for-33 for 149 yards and a touchdown pass to unlikely candidate Pat Brown on an 11-yard connection.

Sophomore Joe Martinek got 19 carries and ran for 67 yards and another touchdown.

Senior receiver Tim Brown pulled in seven balls for 77 yards.

The only Pitt touchdown came on a 56-yard touchdown run by Dion Lewis who finished with 20 runs for 98 yards.

The Daily Targum’s simulation is a perfect 5-0, predicting a loss to Cincinnati followed by four straight wins.

— Staff Report

Matthew Stein: So what was growing up in Florida like?

Jonathan Freeny: Florida’s the bomb. You’ve never been to Florida before? I love Florida — that’s my home. Whenever I go home, I don’t go to too many hot spots though; I just catch up with family and friends and do those types of things.

MS: You adjust to the weather yet after three years?

JF: Yeah, but it never stops being cold. … I can never get used to that.

MS: If you could be one item on the McDonald’s dollar menu, what would you be?

JF: I would be the double quarter-pounder, that’s my favorite sandwich.

MS: You know that’s not on the dollar menu right?

JF: Oh, I would be the apple pies then.

MS: What Nickelodeon character are you?

JF: That’s a hard one. I would be one of the Ninja Turtles — that was my favorite cartoon growing up. Definitely Donatello, he was my favorite one.

MS: If you could go on a road trip with anyone on the team, who would it be?

JF: Justin Francis — [he’s] like my best friend on the team — we spend a lot of time together so I have that chemistry with him.

MS: Where do you take that trip to?

JF: Pretty much anywhere. Jamaica.

MS: What hurts the most after a game?

JF: The whole body hurts, but I would say mostly the legs, you have to revitalize them going into the next week.

MS: Do you freestyle?

JF: I don’t do the freestyle thing, but on the team I would say Shamar Graves has the title.

MS: What’s the name of your fantasy team?

JF: The Untouchables.

MS: What do you get from the Grease Trucks?

JF: I make my own sandwich. I like chicken tenders, French fries, ketchup and mayo.

MS: What’s your favorite picture the Targum has ever run of you?

JF: I have no idea. I don’t read.

MS: Tattoos?

JF: No tattoos. I’ve never seen one that I wanted enough to put on my body.

MS: How about grills Tim Brown-style?

JF: Nah.

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T HIS W EEK ’S FOOTBALL A CTION

TA R GUM S P O R TS S TA FF Pittsburgh at RUTGERS No. 20 Oklahoma at No. 3 Texas No. 11 Iowa at Wisconsin No. 4 Virginia Tech at No. 19 Georgia Tech Hofstra at Rhode Island Pittsburgh at RUTGERS No. 20 Oklahoma at No. 3 Texas No. 11 Iowa at Wisconsin No. 4 Virginia Tech at No. 19 Georgia Tech Hofstra at Rhode Island

MATTHEW STEIN SPORTS EDITOR OVERALL: 9-6

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Oklahoma

Texas

Iowa

Iowa

Va. Tech

Va. Tech

Rhode Island

Hofstra

Pittsburgh Texas Iowa STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT OVERALL: 7-8

SAM HELLMAN FOOTBALL BEAT WRITER OVERALL: 13-2

Pittsburgh Texas Iowa

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Rhode Island

KYLE FRANKO ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR OVERALL: 6-9

WR S U S P O R TS S TA FF Pittsburgh at RUTGERS No. 20 Oklahoma at No. 3 Texas No. 11 Iowa at Wisconsin No. 4 Virginia Tech at No. 19 Georgia Tech Hofstra at Rhode Island Pittsburgh at RUTGERS No. 20 Oklahoma at No. 3 Texas No. 11 Iowa at Wisconsin No. 4 Virginia Tech at No. 19 Georgia Tech Hofstra at Rhode Island

DANNY BRESLAUER GENERAL MANAGER OVERALL: 9-6

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Ga. Tech Rhode Island Pittsburgh

ARMANDO MARTINEZ WRSU PERSONALITY OVERALL: 10-5

Two-back approach wears down defenses

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ADAM HELFGOTT SPORTS DIRECTOR OVERALL: 11-4

Rhode Island Pittsburgh

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JEFF TILLERY PROGRAM DIRECTOR OVERALL: 7-3

In this week’s edition of the Rutgers head coach Greg Dane Truxell Football 101, The Schiano. “I do think it speaks to Daily Targum takes a closer look one thing: mental conditioning. It at the Wannstache. is ‘we are going to play this game Just kidding. to the end whether we are winSince both Rutgers and ning or losing.’”

Pittsburgh employ a multiple Pittsburgh’s two true freshrunning back system, let’s delve men running backs, starter Dion into the importance of keeping Lewis and reserve Ray Graham, each other fresh and do this to perfection. wearing down defenses On 131 carries this late in the games. season, Lewis rushed In consecutive weeks, for 738 yards and seven late rushing touchdowns touchdowns, and came after a grind-it-out Graham averages 5.5 rushing style wore down yards-per-carry with a opposing front lines. Two trio of scores. games ago against “The benefit that Maryland, sophomore Lewis has is that he JOURDAN Joe Martinek busted out was there for the BROOKS for 130 yards and two spring,” Schiano said. touchdown runs despite “Ray is more elusive gaining only 17 yards on the ground even than Lewis, but they are in the previous three quarters. both dangerous.”

Last week, it was true freshAnd they spell each other to man De’Antwan Williams who keep ahead of the tired defensgot in the game against Texas es, making themselves that Southern late and busted out for much more dangerous in over 100 yards and a touchdown crunch time.

“I don’t know if I would chalk it up to conditioning,” said — Staff Report

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JEFF LAZARO

The Rutgers football team recorded a season-high seven sacks last week in a 42-0 victory over FCS foe Texas Southern. Junior end Jonathan Freeny leads the Knights with 6.5 sacks on the season.

BRYAN ANGELES/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

It all starts in the trenches.

Pressure begets indecision, indecision begets turnovers and turnovers beget scores.

“Our defensive line is getting off the ball and getting to the quarterback. In turn, it’s helping us in the secondary,” senior cornerback Devin McCourty said. “The pressure causes the quarterback to make throws they usually wouldn’t make.”

As the takeaways mount and the defensive scores continue, the Rutgers football team’s opportunistic defense gains confidence and begins to dominate games.

The numbers explain it all: Eight fumble recoveries and eight interceptions in five games amount to 15 more turnovers than at this point last year. Four defensive touchdowns are tops in the conference, as is the Scarlet Knights’ impeccable plus-12 turnover margin.

The biggest cause of all the takeaways? Look no further than the defensive line.

Sixteen turnovers are the direct result of the Knights’ 18 sacks.

“It’s extremely important,” said junior defensive end Jonathan Freeny, who leads RU and is second in the Big East with 6.5 sacks this season. “Not only do we stress getting sacks, but we try to get

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sack-fumbles and give the ball back to our quarterback. We tr y to get turnovers and takeaways and give the ball back to the offense.”

Though the Knights’ offense has been anemic for most of the season, that has not halted the defense from rebounding from an embarrassing defeat to Cincinnati in the season opener by stringing together a series of near-dominating performances. While some of the defensive strategy remains a bend-but-don’t-break policy, the pragmatism and work ethic is undeniable.

“It all starts in the trenches, with us getting pressure on the quarterback and making him alter his throws,” said sophomore defensive tackle Eric LeGrand, who recorded his lone sack this season against Mar yland. “It comes from our work ethic. Every day, grinding out here, working on our technique, getting to the passer.”

What makes the success even more impressive is the complete lack of blitzing. The Knights do not employ a blitz-heavy scheme,

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and the defensive front has all but two of RU’s 18 sacks.

As is the case with the running back tandem of sophomores Jourdan Brooks and Joe Martinek, keeping fresh is the biggest key.

To be precise, an eight-man rotation is.

“The eight-man rotation is good,” Freeny said. “Two guys could step right in and become starters, because they basically play equal time during the games anyway.”

Freeny is example A in that respect.

RU’s sack leader is behind senior George Johnson and junior Alex Silvestro on the depth chart, yet plays more downs than a typical reserve because of the four-defensive end package head coach Greg Schiano often employs during passing situations.

Joined by sophomore Justin Francis, the two line up outside Silvestro and Johnson for a formidable pass rush that has wreaked havoc on lesser offensive lines.

“Right now, it’s the defensive ends getting the sacks because they’re always one-on-one out there, but no one really sees what the interior guys really do, holding up two or three guys at a time,” LeGrand said. “But as long as we all get sacks, it’s a good thing for all of us.”

The biggest problem is that Freeny and his linemates find the majority of their success against much inferior competition. Through no fault of their own, given the earlyseason schedule, only four of RU’s 18 sacks came against Bowl Championship Series competition, and Freeny did not record one against either Cincinnati or Mar yland.

“It depends on what the team does,” Freeny said. “During the game, I have to adjust to the way they scheme for me.”

Pittsburgh may not scheme particularly for one player, but the Panthers boast an impressive, veteran offensive line that has allowed just four sacks thus far this season. As Big East play resumes this weekend throughout the rest of the season — with the exceptions of a trip to Army — RU better get used to that.

“The of fensive lines are really going to improve. The one we’re playing this week is one of the best in the countr y,” Schiano said. “It’s senior-laden, they are running the football ver y well and they are protecting the quarterback. They’re doing their job description.”

Even against the vastly superior offensive lines the Knights are sure to encounter as Big East play rolls along, RU has continually recruited the talent to succeed in the trenches.

The unit echoed that as long as each player stays hungry and does their job, success will continue.

“It’s like a bull going after a red carpet,” LeGrand said. “When you see the quarterback with the ball in his hand, that’s basically us trying to get to that ball.”

JEFF LAZARO

The Scarlet Knights’ 18 sacks on the season have led to 16 turnovers and four defensive scores.

Ryan D’Imperio, Antonio Lowery, George Johnson and David Rowe have all seen the end zone thus far.

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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R UTGERS — A HISTORY The Daily Targum takes a look at the 10 most memorable games in Rutgers’ football past

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By drubbing Texas Southern 42-0 last Saturday, the Scarlet Knights reached the 600-win plateau. While the Rutgers football team has a ways to go to catch up with all-time wins leader Michigan (876), we take a look back at the 10 biggest games in Rutgers football histor y to commemorate the milestone.

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Rutgers orders out for a bowl win — Dec. 29, 2008.

NC State 23, Rutgers 29 Trailing 17-6 at the half, it appeared that a third consecutive bowl game victory for the Knights was practically out of reach, but quarterback Mike Teel stepped up in the second half, earning MVP honors in the PapaJohns.com Bowl and sending former Athletic Director Bob Mulcahy out on a high note.

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Meet the Spartans — Sept. 10, 1988 Rutgers 17, No. 15 Michigan St. 13 Yes, the Knights finished the 1988 season with a 5-6 record, but they certainly started their year off with a bang by upending the Spartans on the road as they went on to down No. 15 Penn State 2116 for their last win against a ranked foe for 22 years.

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There’s a new sheriff in town — Oct. 9, 2004. Rutgers 37, Vanderbilt 34 Head coach Greg Schiano made his first mark in a big way, beating SEC foe Vanderbilt and quarterback Jay Cutler 37-34 in comeback fashion on the road behind four touchdowns from running back Brian Leonard.

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Knights go bowling — Dec. 6, 1978. Rutgers 18, Arizona St. 34 Although it may have taken the Knights (9-2) 28 more years claim their first bowl victory, RU’s first appearance in postseason play in the Garden State Bowl is noteworthy nonetheless.

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If you’re going through Hell, keep going — Nov. 3, 2001.

Rutgers 7, WVU 80 No, this wasn’t a score from a basketball game, but in terms of an indicator of just how far this team has come in less than a decade, look no further.

RU traveled to Morgantown ready for a battle, but found itself on the wrong side of a slaughter for the worst loss since 1883.

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Knocking on the door — Dec. 2, 2006. No. 13 Rutgers 39, No. 15 WVU 41 (3OT) Fittingly, the game that would send RU to its first BCS game could not be decided in regulation. After beating Syracuse and getting blindsided by Cincinnati, the Knights’ final game of the season was also its most crucial.

It seemed that victory was within RU’s grasp in the fourth quarter when quarterback Mike Teel hit wide receiver James Townsend on the numbers in the end zone.

But Townsend dropped it.

Though the Knights put six points on the board in the third overtime, they failed to pick up the twopoint conversion and fell to the Mountaineers, putting Louisville in the Orange Bowl.

Pandemonium, Part Two — Oct. 18, 2007. No. 2 USF 27, Rutgers 30

Converted quarterback to wide receiver Andrew DePaola’s only career touchdown pass as a Knight could not have come at a better time. On a fake field goal attempt, DePaola floated a pass to tight end Kevin Brock, who ran in for the score, putting RU ahead of the No. 2 ranked Bulls 27-17 in the third quarter.

The Knights held on through the end of the game, weathering two scores by USF to pull of the upset 30-27. Running back Ray Rice flourished yet again, making Swiss cheese out the Bulls’ defense with a 181-yard performance on 39 carries.

The win over a No. 2 opponent marked the largest takedown of a ranked foe in school history and was the second major victory in a Thursday night game in two straight years.

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Rutgers strikes it rich in Texas — Dec. 28, 2006. Rutgers 37, Kansas St. 10 Twenty-six days after the heartbreaker to the Mountaineers in 2006, the Knights took the field in their second consecutive bowl game — the Texas Bowl. Though they came up five points short of victory in the Insight Bowl the previous year, the Knights put all history out of mind and took it to the Wildcats to the tune of 37-10 for the first bowl win in school history.

Junior running back Ray Rice ran over the Kansas St. defense for 170 yards and a touchdown and was named the bowl’s MVP. On a somber note, the game marked the final time the legendary Leonard wore a RU uniform. The St. Louis Rams drafted him in the second round of the NFL Draft THE DAILY TARGUM that April.

Birthplace of college football — Nov. 6, 1869. Princeton 4, Rutgers 6 Before the College Avenue Gym even existed or housed the Rutgers basketball teams, the bare field that sat on that site gave birth to one of America’s most beloved sporting events — college football.

In an intrastate game for the ages, the Knights took on the Princeton Tigers in front of a crowd of 100, winning 6-4 in the first college football game.

Pandemonium in Piscataway — Nov. 9, 2006. No. 3 Louisville 25, Rutgers 28 Could there have been another choice for No. 1?

Louisville was the game that finally put the Knights on the map. Down 25-14 at halftime, RU came roaring back in the second half, scoring eight points on a touchdown and two-point conversion in the third quarter before Jeremy Ito became the man of the hour in the fourth.

The field became a sea of red as time expired after a second chance field goal by Ito went right through the uprights for the lead, as the Knights capped one of the most emotional wins in team histor y. The Knights vaulted into the national polls and finished the season ranked at No. 12, the highest finish in school history.

And RU football hasn’t been THE DAILY TARGUM the same since.

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

BIGEAST

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MARSHALL at WEST VIRGINIA

GAME OF THE WEEK

Running back Noel Devine, who nets 6.6 yards per carry for 631 yards and seven touchdowns this season, will carry the Mountaineers to their fifth victory of the season over medicore Marshall.

PREDICTION: West Virginia, 34-7

AT LOUISVILLE

CINCINNATI at S. FLORIDA

CONNECTICUT

USF/Pitt was the game of the week, but they already played. The Huskies should be 6-0 this season, but two horrid fourth quarters blew games against UNC and Pittsburgh. A game against a weak Big East opponent in Louisville is the perfect chance for head coach Randy Edsall to help his team rebound and get back in the Big East hunt.

The Bearcats went into South Florida and had their way, trampling the Bulls despite a potentially serious injury. Starting quarterback Tony Pike went down clutching his left arm.

THURSDAY: No. 8 Cincinnati 34, USF 17

BIG EAST POWER POLL Football

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The Huskies named senior Andre Dixon the starting running back for Saturday’s conference matchup against Louisville.

Key Matchup

PREDICTION

UConn QB Cody Endres vs. Louisville secondary

CONNECTICUT, 42-18

Endres was announced the starter over Zach Frazer and takes on a bottom-tier Louisville defense that, despite ranking third in the Big East in pass efficiency, has only eight sacks on the season.

Louisville is pathetic and Endres gives Connecticut an easy victory

TEAM RECORD BIG EAST POINTS 1. No. 8 Cincinnati 5-0 1-0 40 2. No. 21 USF 5-0 1-0 35 3. Pittsburgh 5-1 2-0 29 4. West Virginia 4-1 1-0 25 5. RUTGERS 4-1 0-1 18 6. Connecticut 3-2 0-1 18 7. Louisville 2-3 0-1 9 8. Syracuse 2-4 0-2 6 * Eight points awarded for first place, seven for second place, etc. * Five members of the Targum sports desk submitted ballots

Season depends on Rutgers stepping up vs. Pitt Scarlet Pulse ADAM HELFGOTT

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riday night’s primetime matchup against Pittsburgh is put up or shut up time for the Rutgers football program. At this week’s press conference, head coach Greg Schiano was asked about a comment a national analyst made regarding his program not being up to the level of Pitt.

“I’m concerned with being the best we can be,” Schiano told a pack of reporters. “I don’t know if we are in Pitt’s league.”

RU needs to show not just Pitt but the rest of the countr y tonight that they are at the Panthers’ level with a win. But Schiano brings up a solid point; in order to beat Pitt at home the Scarlet Knights need to be at their best. The question is: Have we seen the best from RU yet?

Week one was an embarrassment against Cincinnati, and the last time the nation saw the Knights they were 0-1. Now the team is 4-1 and the team has a shot at redemption to get back into the Big East mix. The running game is starting to churn and RU boasts one of the better defenses in the conference now. But there are still many questions unanswered about this team.

Can freshman quarterback Tom Savage compose himself and be prepared for the biggest game in his young career thus far? The offensive line has been

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True freshman quarterback Tom Savage has yet to turn the ball over and will get his first look as a starter against a Big East opponent tonight against Pittsburgh. less than stellar and Savage knows that first hand. The young QB has been sacked numerous times and suffered a concussion against Florida International when the pocket collapsed. The team is seventh in the league in passing offense and ranks 100 in the nation in sacks allowed.

But there is a reason RU has won 11 of its last 12 games dating back to 2008. Simply put, the defense has forced turnovers and made big plays.

Rutgers has forced 16 turnovers this season and at least one turnover in its last 11 games; it

ranks second nationally and first in the conference in turnover differential at 2.4. The Knights defense needs to step it up once again when they face a ver y good Panther offense.

Steady senior quar terback Bill Stull leads the Pitt offense.

Stull has thrown for 13 touchdowns this year and is fourth in the countr y in passing efficiency. He also has a nice big target to throw to in sophomore wideout Jonathan Baldwin, who already has 27 catches on the season. But what RU has to worr y about most is the freshman running back coming out

of the backfield. Dion Lewis is the fifth-ranked running back in the countr y, averaging 123.0 yards per game.

Don’t let Pitt scare you too much though, RU fans; don’t forget you have owned the Panthers the last four times these teams have met.

None of the four straight games against the Panthers were more impressive than last year’s 54-34 win on the road.

Last year it was Mike Teel who exploded for 361 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Knights to an impressive win. It was Kenny Britt and Tim Brown who

each had over 130 yards receiving and at least two touchdowns.

And it was a huge interception

by Kevin Malast that helped put the game away for RU. Who will step up this season when RU needs a win most? The Knights were 2-5 last season when they traveled to Pitt. The win helped propel RU to five more victories, including the bowl game.

This year, the Knights once again need a win against Pitt to help save the season. This time, the record is better than 2-5, but the game means just as much. A win evens the Knights’ conference record and basically guarantees a fifth straight bowl game with cupcake games against Army and Syracuse still on the schedule.

The four wins for RU have been less than impressive.

Minus a gusty road victory at Maryland, the team has struggled in many areas against lesser opponents like Howard, FIU and Texas Southern.

If RU can put it all together then the critics can rest for a week. A win on national television can help erase the disaster from week one and also give great hype to the rest of the season. The exhibition schedule is over and now the big boys come to town. The Knights are going to be tested tonight, and they need to rise to the occasion.

Schiano is right — we do not know if Rutgers is in Pitt’s league. History says they are, but history doesn’t mean much in the present. A win tonight is what matters most.

— Adam Helfgott is the Sports Director at WRSU and hosts a radio show “The Scarlet Pulse” Friday’s from 6-8 p.m.

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Scouting Pitt: Stull, Baldwin lethal connection

BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Greg Schiano called him the best receiver in the Big East.

Devin McCourty says he could be the next Kenny Britt, only bigger. His star ting quar terback, Bill Stull, doesn’t have enough good things to say about him.

The consensus, no matter whom you ask, is that Pittsburgh wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin

is going to be a major concern for the Rutgers football team tonight against the Panthers.

“Every once in a while there’s a guy on the field that makes you go ‘Wow,’” Schiano said. “Deep balls, he’s very good at adjusting to. He’s fast, big and he really is a Kenny Britt-type guy — and maybe bigger.”

Britt, Rutgers’ all-time leading receiver and first round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans, had perhaps his best game in scarlet and

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Pittsburgh quarterback Bill Stull went off this year to the tune of 1,256 passing yards and 13 touchdowns to only three interceptions.

white last year against Pittsburgh in a 54-34 victor y when he grabbed five balls for 143 yards and three touchdowns.

But, like Britt, Baldwin also exploded in that game as a true freshman. He had 104 yards and a touchdown in what served as his breakout game.

“Just watching him and … playing with Britt, and then seeing a guy that moves just as well as Britt and happens to be a little bit bigger than [him], he has incredible talent and it’s going to be a tough matchup,” McCourty said of Baldwin.

Stull, Pitt’s first-year starting quarterback at the time, remembers the game too. As well as things went for Teel, they were just as bad for Stull. After a freak injury on a quarterback hit, Stull had to leave the game.

But that was last year.

This is this year.

Stull, who struggled with turnovers last season, is a completely different quarterback this season, compiling 13 touchdowns and just three picks through the first half of this year.

“It’s just really good,” Baldwin said of Stull’s evolution. “Last year, to me, we really called last year his freshman year because he’d been here all this time, but he really hadn’t played a whole season. This year he’s so much more comfortable and so much more confident, and it makes him a way better quarterback.”

As much as Baldwin, who leads the Panthers with 27 catches for 532 yards and three touchdowns, credits his quar-

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As a freshman last season, wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin had his breakout game with 104 yards and a touchdown against Rutgers. terback, however, Stull gives all the credit right back to his 6-foot-5 wide receiver.

“It’s great having an athlete like that and using his size and speed,” Stull said. “On days when I’m not really on target, guys like him can really adjust to the ball and make plays, which is nice.”

But when Baldwin takes the field tonight, despite the accolades, he isn’t the consensus-best receiver out there — not if

Rutgers senior Tim Brown has anything to say about it.

“From what I hear from the defense, he’s a great receiver and he can play,” said Brown, who leads RU with 452 yards and two touchdowns. “Coach [Schiano] has been teasing me, saying that the best Big East receiver is coming to town Friday. And all I told Coach was ‘We’ll see after the game.’ I’m coming out to play, and I know he’ll come out to play too.”

JUDGMENT DAY The Rutgers football team faces off against Pittsburgh tonight with a chance to prove that the Scarlet Knights are a changed team since the 47-15 loss to Cincinnati a month ago

BIG BROTHER When RU redshirt freshman safety Khassem Greene takes the field tonight, he will do so against his brother, Pitt tailback Ray Graham. pg. G3

SWARM THE BALL With 18 sacks through the first five games, the Rutgers defense needs to continue pressuring the quarterback to come out on top. pg. G6-7 ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR