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University, organizations follow traditions for Homecoming

The Homecoming Bed Races, which featured decorated beds yesterday on the College Avenue campus and was hosted by the Rutgers University Programming Association, is one of many traditions Rutgers continues to follow for Homecoming. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

By Sabrina Szteinbaum Correspondent

It is not often that entire streets are closed off for costume-clad students to race decorated beds hoping to get the fastest time.

But the Bed Races is one of a variety of events that members of the Rutgers community prepare for Homecoming.

Daniel Davis, director of traditions for the Rutgers University Programming Association, said the bed races have been a Rutgers Homecoming

tradition for six years. Not only are students attracted to this event because it is different, but it also provides a way for students to come together to support a charitable cause.

The bed races took place last night on College Avenue. RUPA allows any recognized student organization to sign up and create a team.

“There is a minimum donation of 300 diapers this year because we’re donating to the Cuddle Me organization,” Davis said.

Each of the 56 teams competing in the races had to donate the dia-

pers to support this flagship program, which provides the essentials for the daily living of children from birth until age three, he said.

Davis said teams are judged according to three criteria.

“They get points for the costumes as well as decorating, they get points for being the fastest in their time trials during the actual race and they also get points if they donate more than the minimum amount of required diapers,” he said.

Brian Johnson, the director of comedy and media committee for

RUPA, said comedians John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac are coming for this year’s annual homecoming comedy show as well.

“We look at ‘The Daily Show’ as a local market. They’re in New York City, so we really wanted to do something from there,” Davis said.

New York City is a center for standup comedy and John Oliver hosted “The Daily Show” this summer, so Davis said RUPA figured Oliver’s popularity would go up significantly.

The comedy show became a Homecoming tradition when Rut-

gers ceased being five individual colleges and united to be Rutgers University, Davis said.

RUPA is expecting about 1,000 students to meet in the College Avenue gymnasium this Saturday night at 9 p.m. for the show, he said.

Derek Cor tez, the public relations director of the Rutgers Residence Hall Association, said RHA has collaborated with Residence Life to promote students decorating their residence See HOMECOMING on Page 5

Adopt-A-Family campaign enters fifth year at Rutgers

By Danielle Gonzalez Contributing Writer

Rutgers Against Hunger is scheduled to host its fifth annual “Adopt-A-Family” campaign this fall. The program provides low-income families with food and household items.

RAH is asking students to donate household items to help over 200 families in need.

“We provide food and small gift items to families across our community, and help people in need learn that there are people out there that want to help,” said Chris Retzko, the RAH program manager.

Retzko said RAH’s mission is to bring together the resources of the University to fight hunger across New Jersey.

Every year, RAH works with 12 social service and community-based organizations to run the “Adopt-A-Family” campaign, said Kat Decker, the RAH program coordinator.

A majority of the agencies are from New Brunswick, as well as Edison, Middlesex County and Somerset County, Decker said. The service organizations then identify the most needy clients in their area.

RAH works with public schools in the area that have identified students whose families may need assistance, she said.

“One school in particular stated that 98 percent of their students qualify for free or reduced lunches,” Decker said. “So they’re coming from very low-income households.”

Decker said many of these children come from single-parent families with parents who work minimum-wage jobs or are unable to work at all.

The program is also coordinating with a senior citizen housing program and domestic violence shelters, she said.

Once the families are identified, Decker said, they are asked to fill out an RAH family profile form See CAMPAIGN on Page 4

Private loans make up 7 percent of the student loan market, but they also represent 15 percent of student loan debt, according to a report by NJPIRG. THE DAILY TARGUM / MAY 2012

Report looks at complaints for loans

By Erin Petenko Associate News Editor

Although private loans make up only 7 percent of the student loan market, they represent 15 percent of student loan debt, according to

a report by the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group’s Law and Policy Center.

The center published a report yesterday titled “Private Loans, Public Complaints” based on data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bu-

reau, which handles complaints about private student loan lenders.

Jen Coleman, an advocate for NJPIRG, said the research indicated the benefits of the CFPB, which See LOANS on Page 4

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CAMPUS CALENDAR Friday, Oct. 25

The Livingston Theatre Company presents “A Night on Broadway” at 5 p.m. at Henry’s Diner on Livingston campus. The event is free, but attendees are encouraged to bring donations for Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS, a charity for those with HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses.

Rutgers Gardens sponsors a farmer’s market at 11 a.m. at 112 Ryders Lane on Cook campus.

Saturday, Oct. 26

The Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “MFA Open Studios” at 3 p.m. at the Civic Square Building at 33 Livingston Ave., Studios at 123 Church St. and the Livingston Arts Building. The event is free and features the works of Mason Gross graduate students.

The Rutgers University Programming Association presents “The Homecoming Comedy Show” featuring Jon Oliver and Wyatt Cenac from “The Daily Show” at 10 p.m. in the College Avenue Gymnasium.

Floor tickets cost $20 for students and $40 for non-students, and balcony tickets cost $15 for students and $20 for non-students. For more information, go to rupa.rutgers.edu.

The Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble will perform music by Rutgers student composers at 7:30 p.m. at Schare Recital Hall in the Maryott Music Building, at 81 George St. on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public. There will be a reception after the concert.

Sunday, Oct. 27

Rutgers Against Hunger hosts the Homecoming 5K Run to raise money for the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services. The event begins at 8 a.m. and goes until noon.

The run takes place on Busch campus. Registration can be done through the RAH website. Donations can be made to runners through the website, and nonperishable food items will be accepted at the race.

There will be refreshments and prizes.

METRO CALENDAR Tuesday, Oct. 29

The New Brunswick Jazz Project presents Emerging Artists at Tumulty’s Pub, from 8 to 11 p.m. at 361 George St.

Wednesday, Oct. 30

Christopher Carter Sanderson’s “I Hope They Serve Beer on Broadway by Tucker Max” will be performed at the George Street Playhouse at 8 p.m. through Nov. 5.

Saturday, Nov. 2

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents “Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto” at 8 p.m. at the New Jersey State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. Tickets cost from $20 to $85. For more information, go to statetheatrenj.org.

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October 25, 2013

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Choir to perform student’s repertoire

By Vaishali Gauba Correspondent

Zadie Smith, a novelist, spoke at Wednesday night’s ‘Writers at Rutgers Reading Series’ at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. RAZA ZIA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Novelist discusses approach to writing

By Sabrina Szteinbaum Correspondent

London-born novelist Zadie Smith began Wednesday night’s “Writers at Rutgers Reading Series” by describing a situation she said audience members might be familiar with.

“You have been going out with someone, but you meet somebody else, and you have to dump the person you were previously going out with. You know that situation,” Smith said.

The event, held in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue Campus, was co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Office of the Vice President for Undergraduate Education, among others.

For the series, the University invites acclaimed authors to read excerpts from their works aloud for the purpose of fostering an exchange between well-known authors and the Rutgers community, according to the event’s website.

Mark Doty, director of Writers House, introduced Smith as an awake, compassionate and vital internationally beloved writer.

“Her books bloom and bristle with life … [Her books] bring into focus and contention not only voices, but deeply conflicting and various points of view,” said Doty, a professor in the Department of English.

He said her books resonate with readers because her characters and their worlds are “recognizably ours.”

“That’s what the novel is used to offer us: a model and mirror of the world, a theatre in which we might both see ourselves and look beyond to the lives of others,” Doty said.

Smith read from her most recent novel, “NW,” which follows the life of Felix, a young ex-drugdealer-turned-car-mechanic who tries to make something of his life.

She said Felix wants to break up with his on-and-off girlfriend of five years, Annie, to be with Grace. ‘“Me and that girl Grace, it’s serious. I ain’t gonna be coming around her no more,’” Smith read as Felix. “‘We got a lot in common, like just a lot of things.”’

Smith’s reading provided insight into Felix and Annie’s relationship. He told Annie he was ready to move up in the game of life, a game he compared to a video game.

“‘I had a good time at this level, but come on Annie,’” Smith read as Felix. “‘I’ve completed the level, and it’s time to move to the next level.’”

Felix told Annie he could not take her to that next level because she did not want to go. “‘Yes, yes, I’ve grasped the metaphor, you don’t have to keep repeating it,’” Smith read as Annie. “‘Life’s not a video game, Felix … there isn’t actually any next level.

The bad news is everybody dies at the end.’”

Smith said when she begins a book she does not plan very much at all. Instead of intricately planning out characters, she plans out the feeling she wants each character to emanate.

“It’s a term that I’m thinking about, and then I fill in the gaps as I go along,” she said.

“NW” is much more melancholy than some of her previous works. Smith said she tries to do something different each time.

“You need to find something that works for you as a kind of carrot that pushes you on to the next thing,” Smith said. “For me, it’s ‘what can I do differently with this form each time I come to it?’”

Smith said she is only ambitious about writing.

“I don’t have any ambition to be on TV or on the Internet or on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’” she said.

Novel writers feel less instant satisfaction than journalists, who she said could be rewarded for their work in the form of “4,000 [Facebook] ‘likes’ ever y day.”

“It’s a very slow, drawn-out process in terms of pleasure, but it’s what I signed up for,” she said.

Smith said she notices young writers are excessively using the first person and present tense. “[Writers] have absolutely no confidence that they could ever talk of anybody else apart from the ‘I,’” she said. “They can never talk about any other moment apart from the one that they’re in.”

Young authors want their approach to seem authentic, but Smith said she ignores that.

Dylan Vetter, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said she enjoyed the way Smith read the stor y.

“The way that she did the different accents, they were just so subtle that I just got really absorbed in who the characters were,” she said.

Michael Seth Cudd, a graduate student at Mason Gross School of the Arts, spent his summer composing a music piece for Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble — a nationally renowned chorus group from New York City — that performs freshly composed classical music.

Cudd, who served as a high school band director for six years, had the opportunity to compose for a vocal ensemble for the first time.

Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble is a choir known for their performances of exclusively composed music, according to ekmeles.com. They will be performing Saturday at Rutgers’ Schare Recital Hall, located in the Marryott Music Building on Douglass campus.

Rutgers Composer’s Forum and the Graduate Student Assembly are organizing the concert, said Liza Sobel, president of the Rutgers Composer’s Forum. Robert Aldridge, director of the Mason Gross Music Department, played a significant role in making the concert possible.

Sobel said the six singers in the choir would be singing 10 pieces, all composed by Rutgers students studying composition at Mason Gross.

A graduate student at Mason Gross, Sobel said she has also composed a piece called “Hidden Messages.” Each composition reflects a very different style of music.

“What’s exciting is that each piece is very different,” Sobel said. “At the concert, you will hear

such a variety of music and composition styles.”

The Department of Music at Mason Gross informed the composers about the concert in the summer, Cudd said, whose composition is called “Leviathan.”

The composers had until beginning of the semester to submit their pieces.

Cudd said each composer wrote their own piece and Ekmeles helped the composers in enhancing the piece by improving their communication to the performers.

“Ekmeles offered advice on methods for notating certain ideas and in some cases, they had advice on how to specify certain vocal techniques,” he said.

The composers have already had one rehearsal with the ensemble group, said David Wolfson, a graduate student at Mason Gross. At the rehearsal, the composers sat with the singers and gave them feedback wherever it was necessary.

Wolfson, whose piece is called “Alleluia,” said although he has written professionally before, he was thrilled at the opportunity and wanted to make optimum use of it.

“For me, it was just two words: Wow. Cool,” he said. “You don’t normally get a chance to write for a group of several singers like that.”

This composition helped the composers to extend their skills beyond the background they come from, Sobel said.

“Some of these composers are film composers, some are classical and yet others come from a pop or musical theater background,” she

said. “What’s exciting … is that each of these different composers wrote for the same six singers.”

While some composers make references to old tradition in their works, others have departed from the traditional classical style, Sobel said. Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble brings together all styles that allow the composers to experiment with their writing.

“This choir can handle anything,” she said. “You can write whatever you want and not worry about the choir.”

Although he never wrote for a vocal ensemble before, he was enthusiastic to try it since Ekmeles is known for performing new and rare music, Cudd said. It was also a learning experience for him.

“They specialize in new music, so it was not only an honor but also an educational experience,” Cudd said.

Sobel said she is keenly looking forward to the concert, as it is their chance to see the fruit of the labor they have put in since summer and also show it to their colleagues and friends.

Sobel said Rutgers students should attend the concert, as they have the unique opportunity to see a nationally acclaimed choir perform. They also have the privilege to watch the composers, who are their fellow students and friends at college.

“This concert displays the relevance and meaning of classical music,” Sobel said. “It’s a great Saturday night, you get to interact with the composers and on top of it, it’s free.”

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CAMPAIGN Decker says conditions are critical for families, ensuring need for programs continued from front

which outlines the family’s individual needs. Since students can only donate nonperishable foods, the first page gives the family various options so that they can choose from their favorites.

“We also have grocery store gift card option, which is really great because it allows the family to go out and buy the fresh foods that we cannot donate,” Decker said.

The questionnaire also includes a page for personal hygiene products, and a more specific page for each individual member of the family to fill out, she said.

Many of these requests are just basic items that many people take for granted, Decker said, like dishes, drinking glasses or silverware.

Decker said some have made larger requests for items such as beds. One family of 10 slept in bunk beds, with two family members sleeping in one twin-sized bed.

“The circumstances are really critical for some of these families,” Decker said, “So there’s a definite need for this program and the resources that it is providing to these families.”

Deirdre Valentini, an RAH intern, said she matches up these families with University sponsors.

Valentini, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said she was assigned to do a year of fieldwork with RAH as part of her major in social work.

The job has given her experience working with the needy and

October 25, 2013 lets her see the great variety in demographics of the people poverty affects, she said.

“I think it’s a misconception that hunger, poverty and homelessness only happen to certain people,” she said. “I think it’s important for RAH to spread awareness that it could happen to anybody.”

Unfortunate circumstances, such as losing a job and natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, can all affect people in drastic ways, Valentini said. She hopes by spreading awareness, other students will get involved.

Decker said with all the families this year, RAH needs all the support they can get from students and faculty to donate items or become sponsors.

Students interested in getting involved can contact RAH for more information on how to donate, she said. They can contribute food, shampoo, diapers, winter hats and gloves.

“It’s just amazing to see the support that the University and community provide to this program and to the families who are receiving the donation,” Decker said.

She said when the English department sponsored a family that needed beds, a staff member from the department reached out to a local furniture store to coordinate a donation.

Decker said the amount of boxes delivered the day of donation always overwhelms RAH and the local agencies. That delivery day is one of the best days of the year for the program.

“They aren’t expecting much, but here we come with a university facilities truck filled to the brim with donations for each family,” she said.

LOANS Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recorded 4,300 complaints from student borrowers continued from front

was created in 2010 to protect consumers and handle issues on financial corporations. This latest report was the second of five to research complaints.

“The establishment of the CFPB was a huge victory to consumers,” she said. “It makes it possible for students to make it right.”

The CFPB has recorded 4,300 complaints from student borrowers, according to the report. New Jersey had the ninth-highest number of complaints in the country.

According to a press release from NJPIRG, N.J. students have a higher average debt load, at $25,700, than the rest of the nation, at $24,803.

The highest number of complaints is related to Sallie Mae, who also makes up 50 percent of the private loan market, according to the report. For all companies, problems repaying the loan composed 65 percent of complaints, which includes fees, billing and deferment.

“Ten U. S. private student lenders and servicers account for about 90 percent of all complaints to the CFPB,” the report said.

Many companies also deceive consumers and make the loaning process difficult, said Armando Ayala, a senior at The College of New Jersey.

“I was just going through all the complaints, and a lot of them had to do with the web application,” he

said. “They were exactly the problems I had when I was applying earlier last year.”

When he attempted to lower the amount he was borrowing, the online application did not process the difference, he said. He had to seek assistance from their call center several times before they resolved the issue.

He also came close to signing up for the variable rates option, which would have been much more expensive. The layout of the website and the wording of its information highly favored the pricier option.

“I felt like I had been misled many times, and if I hadn’t been so skeptical, I could have made a mistake,” he said.

State Senator Robert Singer, R-30, a member of the Senate Higher Education Committee, said he hoped to address the issue with government regulation.

He said students should know what they are signing up for when they get a private student loan. Many students were firsttime borrowers prone to make mistakes, especially with variable-rate loans that would cost them more when interest rates went up in 2015.

“We need to tighten up the regulation to make sure students understand the ramifications of what they are borrowing … perhaps with some disclaimer,” he said.

The limit for federal loans varies, with an overall limit of $23,000 to $31,000 for all years, said Jean

Rash, University Director of Financial Aid. She said while the price of federal loans varies, they have protections such as loan forgiveness that work to a student’s advantage.

“Sometimes people who take out private loans have not yet exhausted their federal student loan options,” she said.

The Office of Financial Aid often intervenes to inform students of the dangers of private loans, she said. But they cannot always prevent someone from taking out unnecessary private loans, since the procedure does not go through Rutgers itself.

She said Rutgers is teaching its students better financial literacy so they are more aware of the choices they are making. If someone comes to Financial Aid with questions, an administrator can go over their future indebtedness in terms of their career options, their major and their repayment plan.

The department also informed students of little-known options such as an income-based repayment plan, which increased with the graduate’s salary in more manageable amounts.

According to the report, the CFPB resolved just under 8 percent of student complaints with monetary payments ranging from $700 to $75,000. Resolution of complaints varied greatly with the corporation, from 15 percent resolution with Discover Financial to 2 percent with Nelnet.

The report recommended the CFPB expand its data pool with more detailed information about complaints, and that it make itself more available to the public, including with a phone app.

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hall windows with Homecoming banners.

Carey Loch, the associate director of programs for Student Life, said in an email interview that one of Student Life’s favorite parts of Homecoming is the banner and window-painting contests.

“We look for events that students will be excited to attend each year, so the events become University traditions,” she said an email interview.

Loch said because “Greek Week” coincides with Homecoming week this year, events like the “Greek God/Goddess Competition” were introduced to celebrate both.

Cortez said RHA also worked with RUPA in putting on the second annual Homecoming bonfire this year.

He said working with RUPA is beneficial to RHA because RHA wants more of a presence on campus, and RUPA has a really good reach with their programming.

“We want to keep this kind of open line with them,” Cortez said.

“Maybe down the line this could set the precedent for more of an inter-organization collaboration for events to build more camaraderie among these organizations that are really similar.”

In addition to a weekend full of activities for students run by

students, the Rutgers University Alumni Association is planning a weekend full of events for alumni both young and old.

Cassie Kingsbury, coordinator of reunions and homecomings for the Alumni Association, said this weekend is truly about coming home for alumni. It is an opportunity for them to reconnect with their alma mater and with each other.

She said one of the weekend’s main events is the fifth annual Alumni Leader’s Conference, which attracts up to 100 alumni group leaders and people who are highly engaged with the Alumni Association.

“On Friday night, we host the REAL awards, which stands for Rutgers Excellence Alumni Leadership,” Kingsbury said. “Those are awards that go to our top volunteers who help us throughout the year … with our events. … Basically we choose the best of the best to get awards that night.”

In addition to the conference, she said the Alumni Association is hosting their second annual ghost tour of College Avenue on Friday night.

“The school is almost 250 years old, so there’s a lot of really interesting old architecture and all these old legends, and of course we have a couple of ghost stories floating around,” Kingsbury said.

With Homecoming falling around the time of Halloween

this year, she said it was the perfect opportunity to host an event like this.

The Alumni Association has partnered with the Rutgers Historical Society and their alumni to rewrite the script since last year.

Kingsbury said the historical society has also provided actors to portray ghosts.

Kingsbury said 85 people are expected to attend the ghost tour.

The Alumni Association is always trying to reach out and get new people involved, she said.

“We want students to know that your relationship with the University can last for the rest of your life,” she said.

One demographic the Alumni Association tries hard to create events for is its young alumni, Kingsbury said.

“We frequently try to host events for young alumni just because recent graduates do have a particular experience they share with each other, and it’s such a good opportunity to meet people that they have something in common with,” she said.

This year, Kingsbury said the Alumni Association created the first annual Young Alumni Homecoming Eve Bar Tour.

She said it is not a guided tour, but young alumni will receive passes, and different locations in town have organized drink specials for the event.

At the game, she said the Alumni Association would show its pride at the Block R party, hosted

by Rutgers Athletics.

Kingsbury said the association is handing out thousands of give-

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Rutgers organizations participated in the Homecoming Bed Races, hosted by the Rutgers University Programming Association, yesterday on College Avenue. aways to tailgaters from 9 a.m. until the start of the game.

The last in the series of events that the association is putting on this weekend is a 5K run Sunday morning, Kingsbury said.

She said this is the fifth year the Alumni Association has partnered with Rutgers Against Hunger to organize the race.

In 2011, Kingsbury said the race raised $10,000 for RAH, but last year the race was the day before Hurricane Sandy hit, so it only raised $6,000.

“I know we’re going to knock last year’s numbers out of the park. I can’t say we’re going to beat 2011 — that was a magical year,” she said.

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Report finds decline in cyber abuse in US WASHINGTON — More young people are reaching out to family members after being harassed or taunted online, and it’s helping. At least a little.

A poll released yesterday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV found incidents of “digital abuse” are still prevalent but declining somewhat. It found a growing awareness among teenagers and young adults about harm from online meanness and cyberbullying, as well as a slight increase among those willing to tell a parent or sibling.

The findings come a week after two Florida girls, ages 12 and 14, were arrested on felony charges for allegedly bullying online a 12-year-old girl who later killed herself by jumping off a tower at an abandoned concrete plant.

“I feel like we’re making progress. People should be encouraged,” said Sameer Hinduja, co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center and professor at Florida Atlantic University.

The AP-NORC/MTV poll found that some 49 percent of all teenagers and young adults in the United States say they have had at least one brush with some kind of electronic harassment, down from about 56 percent in 2011.

Of those who have encountered an incident, 34 percent went to a parent — compared to 27 percent just two years ago. And some 18 percent — up from 12 percent in 2011 — asked a brother or sister for help.

When asked what helped, 72 percent of those encountering digital abuse said changing their email, screen name or cell number, while 66 percent said talking to a parent. Less than a third of respondents found retaliation helpful, while just as many said it had no effect and 20 percent said getting revenge actually made the problem worse.

Girls were more likely than boys to be the targets of online meanness — but they also are more likely to reach out for help.

Sarah Ball was a 15-year-old high school sophomore at Her-

nando High School in Brooksville, Fla., when a friend posted on Facebook: “I hate Sarah Ball, and I don’t care who knows.”

Then there was the Facebook site dubbed “Hernando Haters” asking to rate her attractiveness, the anonymous email calling her a “waste of space” and this text that arrived on her 16th birthday: “Wow, you’re still alive? Impressive. Well happy birthday anyway.”

It wasn’t until Ball’s mom, who had access to her daughter’s online passwords, saw the messages that Ball told her everything.

“It was actually quite embarrassing to be honest,” remembers Ball, now an 18-year-old college freshman. But “really, truly, if it wasn’t for my parents, I don’t think I’d be where I’m at today.

That’s for sure.”

The poll also indicated that young people are becoming more aware of the impact of cyberbullying. Some 72 percent, up from 65 percent in 2011, said online abuse was a problem that society should address. Those who think it should be accepted as a part of life declined from 33 percent to 24 percent.

Hinduja credits school programs that are making it “cool to care” about others, and increased awareness among adults who can help teens talk through their options, such as deactivating an account or going to school administrators for help in removing hurtful postings.

That was the case for Ball, whose parents encouraged her to fight back by speaking up. “They said this is my ticket to helping other people,” Ball said.

With their help, Ball sent copies of the abusive emails, texts and Facebook pages to school authorities, news outlets and politicians and organized a local anti-bullying rally. She still maintains a Facebook site called “Hernando Unbreakable,” and mentors local kids identified by the schools as victims of cyberbullying.

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ON STRIKE Students on strike shout slogans and hold placards in the School of Aeronautic Engineers’ library in Ciudad Universitaria on Oct. 24 in Madrid, Spain. GETTY IMAGES

Shooter wounds two at naval base MILLINGTON, Tenn. — A member of the National Guard opened fire at an armor y outside a U.S. Navy base in Tennessee, wounding two soldiers before being subdued and disarmed by others soldiers, officials said yesterday.

Millington Police Chief Rita Stanback said the shooter was apprehended yesterday by other National Guard members, and that he did not have the small handgun used in the shooting in his possession by the time officers arrived. Stanback said two National Guard members were shot, one in the foot and one in the leg.

“I’m sure there could have been more injury if they hadn’t taken him into custody,” Stanback said.

The two people shot were taken to a hospital. Stanback said at a news conference that their conditions were not immediately known, though the Navy said on its official Twitter account that neither had life-threatening injuries.

The shooter was a recruiter who had been relieved of duty, said a law enforcement official briefed on the developments. The official was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Stanback said the shooting happened inside an armory building just outside Naval Support Activity Mid-South. There are more than 7,500 military, civilian and contract personnel working on the base, according to the facili-

ty’s official website. The facility is home to human resources operations and serves as headquarters to the Navy Personnel Command, Navy Recruiting Command, the Navy Manpower Analysis Center and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center.

The Navy said the base was briefly placed on lockdown as a precaution, though the lockdown was lifted in the afternoon.

Yesterday afternoon, yellow crime scene tape remained around the front of the building where the shooting happened.

Law enforcement had blocked off streets with access to the armory, which is across the street from the army base.

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U. organizations unite in competitions for ‘Greek Week’

By Jessica Herring Contributing Writer

Sorority and fraternity members at Rutgers University hosted “Greek Week,” where they competed in activities that united the Rutgers and New Brunswick communities.

John Reinhardt, the Interfraternity Council vice president of external operations, said IFC supports and supplies programs for educating and advancing men in the fraternities. The Panhellenic Council coordinates activities and programs while providing support to women in sororities.

Nine teams are involved in “Greek Week.” The teams include the Blue Team, the Yellow Team, the Green Team, the Orange Team, the Purple Team, the Grey Team, the Pink Team, the Black Team and the White Team. Each team has five to six sororities and fraternities, Reinhardt said.

The events for the week are included on the Rutgers Greek Week 2013 Facebook page.

Events included a Homecoming Bonfire at Busch Fields and a “Greek God/Goddess Competition” at Livingston Hall Wednesday night.

The week will conclude tonight with the “Greek Olympics” at Buccleuch Park.

A Day of Service on Oct. 22 involved giving food to local food banks, signing cards for troops, making coloring books for kids in New Brunswick and encouraging the children in New Brunswick to go outside and stay active, Reinhardt said.

“We brought all the chapters together to compete in a fun competition and to have a good time getting the whole community together,” Reinhardt said. “Sometimes we do not do so much together. This is a great time for us to come together as an actual greek community.”

The fraternities and sororities were split into different teams during “Greek Week,” so people were able to do events and communicate with other greek chapters they do not interact with often, Reinhardt said. The idea of teams competing against each other in “Greek Week” helps relay their message, “united for the community.”

“It is so nice seeing a lot of people coming to the events. … What is getting me very excited is seeing our community actually come together and interact with each other. I think the students are really enjoying it so it is making me enjoy it as well,” Reinhardt said.

Each team received either attendance or participation points

Rutgers on the Runway is one of many events greek life organizations participated in for ‘Greek Week.’ Top: Andreana Barefield, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, posed Tuesday on the runway. Bottom: Ahmed Gewiley-Elbakly, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, was also a part of the show. EDWIN GANO

during “Greek Week,” Reinhardt said. Attendance points are tallied up by percentage of the team at a given event. Participation points were given to teams that have good performance in an event, such as decorating the banner well, and were awarded by selected judges.

“What is getting me very excited is seeing our community actually come together and interact with each other.”

JOHN REINHARDT Vice President of External Operations for the Interfraternity Council

Following the “Greek God/ Goddess Competition,” the Yellow Team is in first place, the Green Team is in second place and the Black Team is in third place. The official winner will be announced today after the “Greek Olympics.”

The winner of “Greek Week” will receive a “Greek Cup,” and it will list the chapters of the winning team, Reinhardt said. The names of the greek chapters are

displayed on the cup for future sorority and fraternity members to view.

Ian Wolf, president of Sigma Pi, is on the Blue Team.

He said the fraternity council and the panel council have put forth a lot of effort into “Greek Week.”

“I’m looking for ward to ‘Greek Olympics’ because it is something new Rutgers is tr ying, and this event allows fraternities and sororities to show their spirit through athletics,” said Wolf, a Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences senior.

He said his favorite experiences in Sigma Pi were becoming president and helping his fraternity get their charter back at the University.

Lokesh Ojha, a School of Engineering junior, is a part of Theta Chi, the Orange Team for “Greek Week” and is in charge of the “Greek God/Goddess Competition.” The Greek competition involved each team selecting a sorority and fraternity member to compete for the crown.

Ojha said from an organizational standpoint, this weeklong string of activities was all about getting the different fraternities and sororities on board with “Greek Week.”

Meagan Salvadore, the president of Phi Sigma Sigma, is on the Yellow Team for “Greek Week” and on the “Greek Week” Committee for the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Affairs.

“I wanted to be a part of something and joined a sorority. I never thought I would be saying now I am the president of one, which has truly been an incredible journey and experience for me,” Salvadore said.

As a part of the “Greek Week” committee, Salvadore helped plan and supervise events for “Greek Week,” and she was in charge of the “Greek Olympics.” In the “Greek Olympics,” the teams participate in field games, she said.

“My favorite part of ‘Greek Week’ is seeing ever yone come together and having different teams with different fraternities and sororities working together.

The whole slogan is true about being united as a community,” Salvadore said.

During “Greek Week,” sororities and fraternities are uniting rather than trying to stand out, Salvadore said.

“The past three years have been amazing and shaped the person I am today,” she said.

These experiences have prepared me for life after graduation in May.”

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Working together offers rewarding educational lessons PROSPERITY AND DECLINE FATIMA ZOUHOUR

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test of mental endurance and strategic preparation, with a time limit of 24 hours to submit and prepare an eight-minute presentation with a onepage executive summar y, the preliminar y round of Jim Chelius Case Competition was an opportunity to step in the shoes of human resource professionals and devise an innovative plan to rejuvenate a training program. Approximately 23 teams were in the running for the case study, including graduate and undergraduate human resource management students.

From what I obser ved, the judges were really impressed by the caliber of talent and thought that went into the planning of the presentation. Furthermore, it was a chance to understand how to manage a workforce and reinforce productivity and innovation in customer ser vice.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is a pharmaceutical company that is struggling to reinvigorate its customer ser vice to meet the demands of the consumer market. The training program put in place

lacked the necessar y interpersonal objectives that would help improve customer relations with pharmacists. However, to improve the effectiveness of the training program, a budget would need to be renewed to calculate additional expenses. It was imperative that our numbers be accurate and logical to ensure correct calculations to budget for interpersonal classes and workshops. By zooming into the parts that require attention, such as development of customer ser vice, we repeatedly went back to the charts to compare and contrast the necessar y costs —paying particular attention to how we came up with our numbers and how it lined up with HR Strategy.

Although we had 24 hours, my team did not get together until we were five hours late, which meant we had to work quickly to catch up with the other teams. Of course, my team got over the trivial disadvantage and focused on brainstorming innovative ideas. We wanted to do something dif ferent, so we came up with a SLAP intuitive, which is the acronym for Smile, Listen, Anticipate/Advise and Promote Loyalty. The intent was to promote customer intimacy by incorporating a simple acronym — easy enough to remember and execute in a retail setting. Moreover, to em-

power pharmacists to adopt the SLAP intuitive, we coiled with an incentive to drive customer per formance. We incorporated bonuses to pharmacists who scored high on customer ser vice ratings and sur veys.

Sun Pharma is dependent on the level of care it displays to its customers, so pharmacists have to be intoned and immersed with the notion of social interaction. It’s about encouraging employees to cherish customer ser vice and embrace a consumer intimacy market. Ultimately, training and development is responsible for assisting the scope of interpersonal skills and communicating the importance of cultivating customer ser vice.

A great deal of trial and error went into constructing programs that align with the budget and ultimately result in a returned investment for the company — taking various factors into account such as customer ser vice, editing a job description, revising the training program and reinstating job performance.

Personally, I enjoyed the journey and learned a lot about the importance of collaboration and understanding the diversity of ideas in a team. The case study tested us on how we could crack down on the training and development problem, while also reinforcing diligence and

patience. I’m happy that I was part of a team that cared about the case study and had a passion for human resources. We saw the case study as less as a competition to make it to the top four and more as an opportunity to apply our knowledge of HR to dissect a problem. Of course, with stress and deficiency in sleep, we occasionally ridiculed each other’s reference points. We overcame that hurdle by not taking each other too seriously and occasionally having a laugh to diffuse the situation.

Now that a week has passed to reflect on the competition, I have to admit that it was a supplementar y experience to my academic career. There’s a lot of growth and opportunity available to excel in human resource discipline. Also, it demands a lot of hard work and responsibility in managing human capital and advising the company on how to bridge employee performance with company goals. All in all, ever yone who participated made great contributions and efforts to the case competition.

Fatima Zouhour is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in human resource management and labor studies and employment relations. Her column, ““Prosperity and Decline,” runs alternate Thursdays.

Turn one-year memory of Sandy into positive force for change COMMENTARY Rosemary Dreger Carey, Lori Charkey, Mark Becker, et al

As we approach the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, many Americans will revisit life-changing moments and remembrances from the superstorm, especially those in New York and New Jersey.

Sandy, which claimed the lives of more than 250 people and upturned life for millions more, was the second most costly hurricane in U.S. history — topped only by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In the past year, $65 billion was spent to restore flooded, battered and moldy buildings; fix torn up roads, railways and bridges; restore downed power lines; and repair untold disruptions to our physical infrastructure. For at least 26,000 citizens of New Jersey and New York who were unable to return to their homes, recovery from Sandy is still underway.

As harrowing as the memory of Hurricane Sandy is to those who endured it, there’s an even more dire reality ahead.

There will be even more intense Sandy-like storms in the future — and likely more frequent storms in our children’s lifetime — because of climate change.

The Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in last month, declared with 100 percent certainty that climate change is happening now. With 95 percent

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certainty, it is primarily caused by carbon pollution from the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

Scientists have been telling us for years that the Earth is getting warmer. Now, the evidence is overwhelming. The last decade has been the hottest in modern records.

The sea level is rising. Arctic sea ice is melting. And the deep ocean is warming.

The mid-Atlantic coastal region where Sandy struck, home to more than 60 million people and some of America’s largest cities, is increasingly vulnerable. As sea level rises, the hurricane-driven storm surge becomes more dangerous. During Superstorm Sandy, nearly 14 feet of storm surge flooded coastlines around most of New York City, inundating many miles of the Manhattan subway system. The New Jersey shore suffered devastating impacts from the storm surge.

If carbon emissions continue to increase, regional temperatures could be up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit higher by the 2080s — a dramatic change likely to bring about serious and harmful health consequences.

That means more emergency room visits and casualties due to heat stroke, asthma-related illness and more cases of insect-borne diseases such as Lyme disease and West Nile virus.

Given the seriousness of these threats and the clarity of the warning calls, one would think our policy makers would do everything in their power to prepare us for future impacts of climate change. Yet, too many of our elected officials continue

to question the science, deny the reality of climate change and fail to connect the dots between devastating storms like Sandy and other extreme weather events.

This prevents our nation from protecting itself from irreversible climate impacts, while condemning future generations to a bleak and inhospitable world. This is no longer acceptable.

As Americans, it is our practical and moral responsibility to develop science-based plans to address climate change, build resilience and transition to a clean, stable energy future.

We can no longer allow climate deniers in positions of power to stand in our way.

Whether they are elected officials beholden to the energy industry, regulators who do their bidding or policy makers unwilling to challenge the status quo, we need to call these deniers out and hold them accountable for their failure to take action on climate change.

If we listen to the scientists and innovators like Professor Mark Jacobson who is leading groundbreaking research at Stanford University, a safe, prosperous world run by clean, renewable energy is well within our reach. According to Jacobson, the U.S. economy can be almost entirely powered by wind, water and sunlight by 2030. The East Coast, he says, represents the largest untapped reserve of wind energy in the world, and he likens the Great Plains to the “Saudi Arabia of Wind.” Jacobson calls for policies favoring wind

and solar over the fossil fuel industry and those that put a true price on carbon emissions. Such forward-thinking policies will create jobs and boost the economy while protecting the environment. That’s good news for all of us — even better for future generations.

With the tragic images of Superstorm Sandy refreshed in our mind, let’s continue to hold all the climate deniers accountable for their refusal to accept the science of climate change. It’s time for our leaders at all levels, from our local officials to state and federal representatives, to face reality and take action to address the serious threats posed by climate change.

Climate deniers are wrong, and their insistence on refusing the science must be ignored if we want to preserve a future for our children and grandchildren.

Rosemary Dreger Carey, Lori Charkey, Mark Becker, Clare Donohue, Sally Gellert, Rev. Craig Hirshberg, Anu Hansen, Lyna Hinkel, Glenn Klotz, Isaac Lederman, Duncan Magidson, Angela Monti, Amanda Nesheiwat, Ed Potosnak, Rhoda Schermer, Harriet Shugarman, Susan VanDolsen, Jim Walsh and Diane Wexler contributed to this commentary.

Editor’s Note: The full names and titles of all the contributors of this commentary are available in the online version.

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Horoscopes

DIVERSIONS Nancy Black

Pearls Before Swine

October 25, 2013 Stephan Pastis

Today’s Birthday (10/25/13). Creative fun carries you off this year.

Love blossoms at home and work next spring, reaching a peak around the solar eclipse in April, with another bloom next autumn.

True up your work to your heart, and career will thrive into 2015.

Power up for a bigger impact. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — You don’t have to win every single battle. Your adversary could have this one.

New opportunities develop. To discover something new, start a family conversation with a simple question, “What do you like about your life?”

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — The time is right for learning and teaching.

Consider Einstein’s words, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Your good work leads to more assignments.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Stop worrying about the money and get busy making it instead. Do your homework and get farther than expected.

Take a walk in nature or around the block. Even a short trip refreshes. Breathe it in.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — You’re powerful and you have the resources.

Look around and appreciate the bounty. At first, it looks like there’s too much. Contribute to savings. Back up your ideas with practical data. Sweet talk does its job. Shower someone with love.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — There’s a world out there, but you may have to break out of your routine to see it. Your self-discipline is admired. Rely on rules you were taught long ago. Cash comes in small amounts. Investigate an interesting suggestion.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Don’t despair if at first you don’t succeed. It’ll probably take more than one try. You can handle it, with some help from friends. Ask an expert to review the plans. More work gets promised. Saddle up and ride.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Keep your objective in mind. Don’t ask what others can do for you, but what you can do for others. New assignments come in. Provide encouragement to the team. Discover a treasure in with all the trash.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Travel is a distinct possibility. Upcoming surprises could lead to wonderful adventures. A dream shows you a creative possibility. Draw upon hidden resources, or get back what you loaned out. Talk about what you want.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — You’re empowered by the standards you keep.

Act on the encouragement and suggestions by friends to make your place more comfortable.

Act responsibly and gain respect.

Make it fun, and invite them to celebrate the results.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — There’s more than enough to be done. You’re probably going to need someone’s help. Working together is a learning experience. Pay back a favor, or call one in. Your psychic senses are enhanced, so listen.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — There’s plenty of work. Keep focused and steady for low-stress productivity. You can handle it. You’re looking good, so it’s no surprise that they’re saying nice things about you. Make smart decisions, and rake in the cash.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — You’re beloved.

Gain assistance from a wise admirer. There’s no need to feel overwhelmed, even if you’re tempted to. It doesn’t serve you. Wash off the dust, stand tall and pull forward towards your objective.

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RU will need win Sunday against Temple to help get home AAC playoff game continued from back

Crooks believes his team is still capable of making a run as the season comes to a close.

“Although we’ve made things more difficult for ourselves, I have 100 percent faith in this team,” Crooks said. “We’re still doing a lot of good things, doing a lot of the right things on the field and we’ll try to take it one more level.”

Rutgers attempted to do just that in the first half after the Knights were down, 1-0.

In the final minute of the first half, Rutgers broke through for a goal off freshman midfielder Victoria Prager’s corner kick.

The kick sailed into the box and sophomore defender Brianne Reed controlled it, putting the ball past UConn goalkeeper Emily Armstrong to tie it, 1-1.

“Obviously there were a lot of good moments [and we were]

October 25, 2013 really happy to get that goal right before the halftime,” said senior defender Tricia DiPaolo. “That goal gave us a lot of energy going into the second half.”

The goal responded to Connecticut forward Rachel Hill, who put the Huskies up, 1-0, in the fifth minute.

Hill chipped the ball past Janosz, who got a hand on the shot, to put the Huskies ahead. Hill’s goal was only the seventh goal Rutgers allowed in the first half this season.

Reed thought the Knights’ troubles did not reflect the final score.

“I really didn’t think that we needed to change much, just change our mentality,” Reed said. “We needed to go into our tackles a little bit harder and play tougher.”

The loss now puts Rutgers in a must-win situation going into Sunday’s matchup against Temple. But even with a victory, the Knights will still need help from the rest of the conference to host a first-round match.

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Donigan thinks Taintor out wide, Eze in middle gives Knights best scoring chance continued from back With Rutgers’ season on the brink, Donigan placed his trust in Eze and Taintor.

“Those guys are our best option right now moving forward,” Donigan said. “We’ve seen what our other options were in the last eight games — not as good as what Kene and Mitchell bring to the table. So that’s what we’ve got to roll with.”

It is difficult to blame him.

Sophomore forward J.P. Correa, a cornerstone of the program his freshman year in 2011, has not been the same player since undergoing offseason hip surgery after redshirting. Fourth on the team with 19 shots, Correa’s only point came on an assist Sept. 6 against Penn State.

But nothing sums up Rutgers’ offensive woes more than its leading scorer, sophomore midfielder Mael Corboz, who has not scored a goal since Sept. 15. The very

next game was when Eze injured his hamstring, and the Knights have never truly recovered since.

Rutgers knows it must continue to lean on its catalyst.

“Kene’s a talented kid, and I think that if we learn to play with each other, we could be killer up top,” Taintor said. “He’s a great goal scorer, and I can hold the ball and give it to him.”

Eze, likewise, sees the potential.

“Mitch is big and strong,” Eze said. “He wins balls in the air, and he’s well with running off of passes that our players send him. So he has speed and he complements me well.”

The two have more than a week to get in sync for Rutgers’ regular season finale Nov. 2 at Central Florida.

It may be the only chance the Knights have of digging themselves out of their rut.

“We just have to come together and execute,” Eze said. “We have a couple games left to save our season, and we just have to focus on that.”

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Winless Bearcats serve as RU’s first realistic chance at conference victory continued from back impressive play. McClendon’s rookie campaign includes 205 kills.

The Knights hold the advantage in several defensive categories, including digs and blocks.

Rutgers currently ranks third in the conference in blocks, an important defensive skill used to shut down opposing hitters.

“We are focusing on getting kills when we are one-onone versus their blockers,” said freshman middle blocker Lauren Cloyd. “We want to close the block and tr y our best to shut down their big, strong hitters.”

The Knights’ defense demonstrated its ability to shut down opposing teams’ of fensive weapons in past games, including last Friday when Rutgers held Memphis outside hitter Catlin Lilly to eight kills on a .081 hitting percentage.

One of Rutgers’ primary focuses in practice is serving.

The Knights are fifth in the conference with 1.25 ser vice aces per set. Ser ving plays a pivotal defensive role because it can hurt the opponent’s offensive rhythm.

“Serving will be a really important part of our game against Louisville,” said senior defensive specialist Tracy Wright. “When we serve close to the tape, serve aggressively and hit our zones, we can throw off [Louisville’s] momentum on offense.”

Whether the Knights’ defense can outlast the Cardinals’ offense is another question.

For the Knights’ matchup Sunday, they close out the home stand Cincinnati (0-21, 0-7).

Rutgers will transition from the top team in the conference to the only team holding a worse record than the Knights.

The Bearcats’ opponents have won in straight sets in 14 of their 21 losses. Cincinnati has only won multiple sets in a match three times.

The struggles for the Bearcats may appear to be many, but one reason they are not competitive this year is the departure of five starters from last season. In that year, Cincinnati managed a 12-20 record and was fifth in the Big East with a conference record of 9-6.

This year’s squad is vastly different from the team that beat the Knights last season.

Cincinnati has seven program newcomers after losing its best players to graduation.

Rutgers appears advantageous in ever y statistical categor y, but the Knights know the Bearcats are just as desperate for wins.

“It doesn’t matter what team we face, we still have to be aggressive and push what aspects we do well,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “I’m focused on our side of the court first. The team has to keep up our defensive play and our serving, and then the rest will hopefully fall into place.”

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October 25, 2013

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MEN’S GOLF FOUR PLAYERS HAVE PAST EXPERIENCE AT LEHIGH

Friars present Rutgers with chance at playoffs

By Justin Lesko

“She’s got speed. I’m pretty familiar with her, I watched her since she was in high school,” The Rutgers field hock- said head coach Meredith ey team played a de facto Long. “I think our backfield is playof f game against Provi- strong and that has been a tredence one year ago in their last mendous strength for us. We’ve Big East match of the season. been able to limit and shut The stakes were simple: which- down some of the best of fensever team won made the Big es, I think, in the countr y.”

To combat Bernasconi, junior East Tournament.

Providence came out on top, midfielder Sophie Wright said they are focusing on keeping pos2-1.

The Scarlet Knights (9- session and protecting the ball.

While the Knights have won 6, 2-3) welcome the Friars (7-7, 2-3) tomorrow in a six of their last seven, the lone loss from Big East rival Louissimilar situation.

The implications are not as ville still stings.

Wright said the loss ser ves clear-cut this season, as each team faces one more confer- as motivation when they face ence opponent after this game, their next conference foe. “ We ’ r e but whoever definitely gowins has an ing to have easier path to qualifying for “Especially after our game more fight,” she said. the tournalast year against “ H o w e v e r, ment.

Providence, they are we’re going Rememberdefinitely looking to to stick with ing last year’s our game plan loss, junior come out strong.” and stay commidfielder posed.”

Jenn Staab put meredith long Y a n e y it bluntly. A head Coach scored against spot in the Big the Cardinals East Tournaless than two ment has been minutes into the game, and the the team’s goal all season.

“This is a must-win for us,” Knights held that lead throughout most of the game. she said.

With 4:41 remaining in reguThe Friars enter the Bauer Track and Field Complex on a lation, Louisville tied the game two-game win streak. Their con- up. The Knights could not score ference record puts them tied in two overtimes, even with a for sixth place in the Big East penalty stroke. Louisville broke the tie with 5:49 left in douwith the Knights.

The top four teams make ble-overtime for the victor y.

“I think they walked off the the tournament. Temple, who currently sits in fourth place, field after that game and really still has to play Georgetown and looked for ward to getting on the field the next day,” Long Connecticut.

Providence has fared said. “Especially after our game poorly on the road this season last year against Providence, with a 1-4 record. Their lone they are definitely looking to road win came Sept. 13 against come out strong. We had a great game against them last year and New Hampshire.

For ward Daniella Berna- we let it slip out of our hands. sconi leads the Friars offense. It was a game where ever ything She is tied for the seventh-most was on the line.” goals nationally with 14. She For updates on the Rutgers has 30 points this season and is 20th nationally with 2.14 points field hockey team, follow @TargumSpor ts on Twitter. per game.

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Senior Doug Walters tied for third last season at the Lehigh Invitational. Walters said a victory individually at Lehigh would be a good ending to his four-year career. THE DAILY TARGUM / 2012

Coach returns to familiar course

By Sean Stewart Staff Writer

Two years ago, Rutgers head men’s golf coach Rob Shutte led the Lehigh women’s golf team to its first-ever tournament victory.

Shutte will return to Bethlehem, Pa., Sunday for the Lehigh Invitational with the same expectations for the Scarlet Knights.

The Knights finished second in last year’s tournament, in part to Shutte’s affinity with the course.

Shutte grew up caddying on the Mountain Hawks golf course and is confident his comprehension of the ground will benefit the team’s play.

“The guys know when I’m talking that I have a lot of confidence when I speak about different aspects of the golf course,” Shutte said. “I think finishing second last year was a reflection of that a little bit.”

The Knights return four members who participated in last year’s tournament, all of whom finished among the top 20.

Among those returning is senior captain Doug Walters, who tied for third at last year’s event.

Walters finished a career-high second place at the Hartford Hawks Invitational on Sept. 24 but has never won a collegiate event. Although team success in the main goal, the Blairstown, N.J. native believes winning a tournament would be a perfect ending to his college career.

“It would really check off a big goal of mine that I have been striving for since I was a freshman,” Walters said. “I always wanted to come in first as a team and now that we have done it, winning as an individual would be the next-best thing and I think that Lehigh presents a great opportunity to do that.”

It’s been two weeks since the Knights have last experienced tournament play when they finished tied for ninth Oct. 8 at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate.

To avoid the rust that typically comes with layoffs, Shutte has implemented inner squad tournaments in practices on several different golf courses offsite. The contests help keep up the squad’s intensity and competitiveness while also providing different greens and challenges for the team to adapt to.

The break has also allowed players to improve on small aspects of their game.

“Playing often breaks down some mechanics that can lead to some frustration because there’s not enough time to practice,” said sophomore Jonathan Chang.

“But we’ve had a couple weeks off to get quality practices in, so we should be pretty good.”

With past success and preparation entering this year’s event, the Knights feel they are a favorite this weekend.

“We want to have a mindset where we go to a tournament and arrive there with confidence that we are the hunter that we are the team to beat.” Walters said, “My whole career I felt like we would show up to tournaments and we would tr y to see what team was the favorite. …

I think by winning, we certainly can change the mindsets we have about ourselves.”

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SWIMMING & DIVING WAGNER-RUTGERS, TODAY, 4 P.M.

Knights focus on details for first home team meet

By Jim Mooney Staff Writer

After an impressive per formance at the Sonny Werblin Invitational last weekend, the Rutgers swimming and diving team looks to translate that success to the first dual meet of the season.

The Scarlet Knights open their competitive schedule today against Wagner at the RU Aquatic Center.

“There is a dif ferent mindset that we are going to need to have going into a dual meet,” said head coach Phil Spiniello.

“We are going to have to show up and race.”

Wagner (3-0) is a good test

for Rutgers, entering this meet with an undefeated record in the early par t of the season.

The Seahawks also feature the NEC Swimmer of the Week, senior Meredith Ketchmark, who swims in the 500 freestyle and the 400 free relay.

“It’s going to be a pretty good meet,” said senior Mar y Moser, who posted several toptwo finishes at last weekend’s Sonny Werblin Invite. “They have some swimmers who’ve posted fast times, but we have a ver y deep team.”

Rutgers comes of f of an impressive per formance at the Sonny Werblin Invitational that led to several top-three finishers.

Spiniello noted that the races could have been better.

“We’ve spent a lot of time this week working on the details of our swims,” he said.

Another notable turn of events from last weekend was a change in the relays.

“I changed the teams to see what was going on, who worked with each other and to see where some people were in training,” Spiniello said.

He quickly shot down the notion of switching things up for today’s meet against Wagner.

“To be per fectly honest, we won’t be messing with the teams,” Spiniello said, “The best teams will be on the blocks

for this meet.”

Senior Nicole leads Rutgers’ divers in the dual meet.

Scott won both diving events last weekend, but freshman Rebecca Gross debuted solidly, finishing second to Scott in both events.

“Rebecca has been a fun addition to the team,” Scott said, “She brings a lot of energy to practice and pushes us to get better.”

It will not be all work for the Knights this weekend as the team will par ticipate in the annual Alumni Meet in honor of Homecoming Weekend before the football game. Rutgers swimmers and divers past and present will compete against

each other.

“This is a fun meet for the team to get some alumni back to compete, which does a great job in bringing the entire program together,” Spiniello said.

This will not be the typical meet for the team as the alumni will have some special rules during the races.

“In the swimming por tion, the alumni will get a head star t of one second for ever y year since they graduated,” Spiniello said. “The divers normally look to put on a diving exhibition, which is a real crowd pleaser.”

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WOMEN’S SOCCER UCONN 2, RUTGERS 1

MEN’S SOCCER

Coach puts last hopes into tandem

By Greg Johnson Associate Sports Editor

Junior forward Stefanie Scholz runs after the ball during Rutgers’ 2-1 loss last night against Connecticut. The Huskies scored a game-winning goal in the 80th minute to secure a victory at Yurcak Field. NOAH WHITTENBURG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Late UConn goal sinks Rutgers

By Jim Mooney Staff Writer

With a potential home playoff game on the line, Rutgers and Connecticut faced a highstakes game at Yurcak Field.

Both teams saw their fair share of chances, but the Huskies (11-7, 5-3) capitalized on their opportunities to secure a crucial 2-1 victory against the Scarlet Knights (11-4-2, 4-3-1).

“It’s a very difficult loss, and I need to be honest, I didn’t think there was any point in the match that we thought we would be on the wrong end of the match,” said head coach

Glenn Crooks. “It is unfortunate that we weren’t able to put in another one out of the number of chances that we had.”

The Huskies took the lead in the 80th minute after a wild sequence resulted in a free kick deep into Rutgers’ defensive third.

Senior goalkeeper Jessica Janosz made two saves on the play, but failed to stop the third attempt from defender Gabrielle Charno, who put UConn in front 2-1.

Senior for ward Jonelle Filigno almost tied the game for Rutgers after winning possession deep in UConn’s attacking third. She rattled of f a shot between sev-

eral defenders, but it sailed just right of the net.

That next chance came just a few seconds later after another wild sequence inside the box with the ball bouncing around and changing possessions multiple times.

Rutgers got no clean shot off and it turned into the final opportunity of the game, as UConn held on and escaped with a 2-1 victory.

This loss dampers their chance to host a first-round AAC playoff game.

After converting sophomore Mitchell Taintor from defender to forward earlier this month, Rutgers head men’s soccer coach Dan Donigan just needed a little more time.

With senior forward Kene Eze still recovering from a hamstring injury, Donigan jumped at the chance to test out a new attacking tandem.

Eze’s injury forced Donigan to reevaluate his offensive options, but he soon realized Taintor’s versatility might be more than a temporary fix.

Together, Eze and Taintor could cause fits for opposing defenses and potentially save the Scarlet Knights’ season, Donigan thought.

The template of Eze at striker and Taintor at left forward finally went into motion Wednesday night against Temple.

Yet in perhaps Rutgers’ biggest AAC game so far, the results were modest. The Knights’ new duo up top made significant runs forward, but failed to finish any attempts in the box.

“It’s good,” Donigan said of the scheme.

“But Mitchell has missed a few games. I’m sure he’ll say he’s 100 percent, but quite honestly, is he really 90-minute fit? Probably not, and Kene coming back after missing how much of the season? He’s not really 100 percent.”

A fourth straight loss dipped the Knights into eighth in the conference. And with only one regular season game left, their hopes of hosting a postseason tournament game are doubtful.

But after the defeat, Donigan made one thing clear: he is going down with his best.

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VOLLEYBALL LOUISVILLE-RUTGERS, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.

RU emphasizes serving in home contests

By Tyler Karalewich Staff Writer

For the Rutgers volleyball team, this season has been rough so far and appears to get worse for the Scarlet Knights week after week.

The Knights have failed to win a match in conference play this season and have little from which to build confidence.

Rutgers (4-17, 0-7) tonight faces Louisville (12-7, 7-0), which has the best record in the AAC, at the College Ave. Gym.

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Louisville will be tough for the Knights’ defense. The Cardinals are an efficient offensively, landing .236 of their kills for points, good for second in the AAC. The dynamic attack will challenge Rutgers, as Louisville ranks third in the conference in assists. The Cardinals also rank second in the AAC with 907 kills.

Louisville features five players tallying more than 100 kills on the season, highlighted by freshman outside hitter Maya McClendon’s See SERVING on Page 14

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The Cardinals’ overall record may seem mediocre with seven losses, but they can thank their strength of schedule during nonconference play for some of the defeats. Louisville has lost to teams from both Big Ten and SEC conferences.

While the Cardinals’ nonconference record needs bolstering, their AAC dominance is not in doubt.

With a perfect record, the Cardinals have not lost more than one set in conference action and have outscored those opponents, 591-332.

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Rutgers head field hockey coach, and the Knights are guaranteed at least a .500 record this season for the first time since the 2008 team went 14-6. Rutgers is 9-6 this year with three games remaining.

Forward Mitchell Taintor said he and fellow forward Kene Eze can be lethal.

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Knights schedule

FIELD HOCKEY

SWIMMING & DIVING

vs. Providence

VOLLEYBALL

WRESTLING

vs Louisville

Wrestle-Offs

Tonight, 7 p.m.

College Ave. Gym

Tomorrow, 9 a.m.

College Ave. Gym

vs. Wagner Today , 2 p.m.

Bauer Track & Field Complex

Today, 4 p.m.

RU Aquatic Center