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Assembly surveys hundreds, prepares results for administrators BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The student leaders of the Rutgers University Student Assembly began to prepare the results for the “What’s on Your Mind Month” sur vey initiative for their next meeting, where they will present them to University Administrators.

“Every council did their own survey and they will be doing their own presentations in a town hall style meeting,” Assembly Chair Werner Born said. “Ideally, the way it’s going to work out is that people ask questions at the end of the presentations.” The surveys themselves have been up to the different councils to administer and distribute. The

online survey is still available for students to take on RUSA’s home page at the bottom of the Web site under “News.” “Every council has been targeting their own areas, [so] hopefully we will see ver y specific data. There is a much more general survey online but I know the councils have localized their surveys a bit,” said Born, a School of Engineering

senior. “[The] survey is pretty general. We didn’t want to narrow it down to specific questions.” The way the surveys were distributed varies by council. Some decided to send their own surveys and gather them for next week’s meeting, and some will continue to distribute University Affairs’ surveys for a longer yet more specific effort.

“The University Af fairs’ own sur vey has taken longer to form, but it’s a more specific sur vey. Some councils like the [Douglass Governing Council] decided to go with our essay than to distribute theirs,” Assembly University Af fairs Chair Ben West said.

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Controversy remains despite RUSA retreat cost reduction BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Those who went to the Rutgers University Student Assembly’s retreat consider it a success, but some think it is too early to say. The assembly went to their annual retreat last weekend amid criticism from students at the declared maximum price of the retreat. If all 150 members went to the retreat, it would have cost $20,000, but not everyone made it. “The retreat was great,” RUSA Chair Werner Born said. “The difference between the bus ride up and back was phenomenal. When we went up, councils stuck with each other very closely, but by the end of the weekend everybody was spread out and mixed up. We also had excellent involvement from the freshmen and sophomores.” There really was no wasteful spending, Born said. Student Life paid for transportation to keep costs low. “We took yellow school buses as I promised, and the food couldn’t be called anything but camp

food,” Born said. “All together this was a weekend that student government successfully used as a rally point.” The final cost of the retreat was less than $12,000, which was 40 percent of last year’s cost, he said. Eleven organizations were involved with the meeting, as opposed to last year’s five campus councils and the University College community. The Assembly funded the retreat through University student fees, said University Affairs Chair Ben West in his column in The Daily Targum. But others do not think it is acceptable to say it was successful, because if the student representatives did attend, the retreat would have cost the full $20,000 price. “I do not think that it is kosher to take credit for cutting costs just because two-thirds of the student reps didn’t show up,” West said. “What should be happening instead is that we should question whether these retreats, which we can now see only garner one-third of the [assembly]

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NJ Books employees and movers transport boxes from 108 Somerset St. to its new location at 39 Easton Ave., following months of negotiations with Devco.

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After months of anticipation and negotiations, New Jersey Books will finally be able to open the doors at its new location to the public once all materials are moved in. As of yesterday, NJ Books officially owns its new bookstore, located at 39 Easton Ave, said New Brunswick Development Corporation President Chris Paladino.

“It’s a step along a very long road,” Paladino said. “I’m glad [NJ Books] is moving to its new location. It does a lot to serve the community.” Devco signed away the new property on Easton Avenue to NJ Books store owner Ed Mueller yesterday, allowing demolition to occur within the next few weeks at the old NJ Books located on 108 Somerset St., in order to resume pre-construction of the Gateway project, he said.

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ANNUAL TOURNAMENT INVITES U. TO DODGE, DONATE FOR CHARITY University students are invited to dodge, duck, dip, dive and donate at an annual charity dodgeball tournament Sunday at the College Avenue Gym. Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Chi hope to raise money and awareness for the two organizations’ designated charities, the New Brunswick-based Women Aware, Inc. to support victims of domestic violence and the Jimmy V Foundation for cancer research, during the third annual “DodgeThis” dodgeball tournament, said Angelica Grimaldi, the public relations chair for the event. Last year’s event raised more than $2,000 for the two charities, and this year Grimaldi said the organizations hope to surpass that mark.

“It really just brings you back to your old gym days in high school,” said Grimaldi, a Rutgers College senior. “You never really hear of people playing dodgeball anymore, so why not come out and play dodgeball with a couple of friends and do it for a good cause?” The idea for “DodgeThis” came about three years ago, when the two greek organizations realized there were no dodgeball tournaments on campus, Grimaldi said. “You hear of flag football tournaments on campus and basketball … so you have a chance to play the other intramural sports but never really dodgeball,” she said.

The tournament, featuring teams of five to eight members comprised of teams from fraternities, sororities and other organizations, will start round-robin style so the teams can get in at least two games of dodgeball, Grimaldi said. The brackets will be based on the team’s performance in this opening round, and a champion will ultimately be named, she said. University students can still sign up to participate in the event, Grimaldi said. Registration will start at 12 p.m., and the opening ceremonies will start at 1 p.m. with the tournament to follow. — Chris Zawistowski

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Students laugh night away at NJ Comedy Festival BY DENNIS COMELLA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Nineteen student comedians gave it their all at the New Jersey Comedy Festival Wednesday night at the Cook Campus Center in hopes of winning a chance to perform in a statewide final in January. Judges selected School of Arts of Sciences senior Nick Marinelli and juniors Dina Hashem and Georges Garcon Jr. to return for the final on Jan. 30 at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, when students from 48 New Jersey universities will compete to earn the Good Humor Award and a $1,000 cash grand prize. The judges were Dennis Hedlund, a comedian and organizer of the festival; Frank Albanese, an actor who has played various gangster roles in film and TV; and University alumnus Steve Gorelick, an executive director of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission. Finalists were judged on originality, stage presence, material and audience reaction. “We want to give [students] an opportunity to get up and talk, and do something that they may only do one time, or they may do it throughout their business

career, or their life,” Hedlund said. “It’s a special experience.” This was Hashem’s first-ever comedy performance. She decided to participate because she saw “Funny People,” a film that inspired her to try stand-up comedy, she said. Marinelli, on the other hand, had some experience with standup comedy in high school, but was impressed by the number of

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first-time performers and how well they did. “I thought they were all very good. I was very impressed by that. It’s not easy, what we do. It does take effort, and it takes a lot of practice in honing your ability,” Marinelli said. He wrote two major parts of his routine in the shower just that morning. “I thought I did OK, though,” he said. “It was kind of a tough crowd, but we were able to warm them up a little bit. … I loved every minute of it.”

The audience included friends and relatives of the comedians who came to support them, as well as a few dozen University students who came to enjoy the free show. “Dina had a really good act, definitely better than I expected,” said Phuong Le, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. “Some of [the comedians] weren’t as witty as I wanted them to be.” In the future, Hedlund hopes the festival will grow in popularity, perhaps eventually expanding to New York and Pennsylvania as well. In its first year, 11 universities statewide participated in the festival. Now in its third year, the festival has expanded to include 47 of the state’s universities. For the last two years, the festival’s final was held at Monmouth University, but Hedlund is pleased it will now be at the University and will ensure it is a good event. “Comedy is such an important part of life,” Hedlund said. “That’s what I want to teach these kids. Because this five minutes that they do … will change their whole life. They’ll never watch another comedian … and think badly of him, because they know what it’s like to be up there.”

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Stephen Hilger, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, performs at Wednesday’s comedy festival. He was one of 19 competitors vying for a spot in the statewide competition.

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RESULTS: Students raise concerns with buses continued from front He said sur vey creation, distribution and analysis takes time and usually takes more than a month. “If anything, the month timeframe approved by members of RUSA may have been too short. I do think that the effort behind this has been tremendous, however, and that I am looking forward to seeing what the results are,” said West, a Rutgers College senior. Council presidents spoke of their own ef for ts regarding the sur vey. “We don’t have a final count but once we go through everything it should be between 700 to 800 surveys we have completed,” Busch Campus Council President Shaival Shah said. He said main concerns were mostly transportation-related, such as buses being too crowded, too many buses bunching together at the student center, not

enough buses running on the weekends and potholes in parking lots. “We had dif ferent tabling events,” said Shah, a Rutgers College senior. “One big one

“The switching of the EE [bus] has come up a couple times and parking has been a major complaint too.” KACPER STAK College Avenue Council President

was an ice cream social. [In regards to distribution,] each council member was responsible for 10 surveys of their own and going dorms, particularly the first-year ones.” College Avenue Council President Kacper Strak said that they created a Facebook page to complement the survey distribution. He said they gave out more than 100.

“There’s a couple of complaints. The switching of the EE [bus] has come up a couple times and parking has been a major complaint too,” said Strak, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “We didn’t really do any tabling events but we personally went up to people and asked them to take a survey, and we did the Facebook route, as we felt that was more effective.” The DGC will collaborate with the University Affairs Committee instead of distributing the current survey, said Council President Jennifer Kanyamibwa, a Douglass College senior. The information will be presented in next week’s general body meeting, which will take place on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. Among the attendees will be University President Richard L. McCormick, Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Philip J. Furmanski, Vice President of Student Affairs Greg Blimling, Vice President of Public Affairs Jeannine Larue and Vice President for Undergraduate Education Barry V. Qualls.

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RETREAT: Only third of members attend RUSA trip continued from front body’s attendance, should ever be pursued again.” He quoted Assembly Public Relations Chair Michelle Coleman’s editorial, “RUSA retreat effective,” citing that onethird of the 150 members invited went to the meeting. In last week’s meeting, Born said 88 members confirmed to attend the retreat. “I did not go to the retreat. I have, however, heard mixed feedback. The negative feedback has mostly been anonymous,” said West, a Rutgers College senior. “Also, I continue to stand by my belief that as much, if not more, could have been accomplished had we stayed on campus.” He said those who went on the retreat may have had a good time, but an on-campus retreat may have garnered a little more than 30 percent attendance. But among those who did go, the student leaders were satisfied with their experience. “It was ver y effective,” said Busch Campus Council President Shaival Shah, a Rutgers College senior. “A lot of members really got to know each other, ever y single person fully understand student government and what it means to represent students. A majority of the members that were

fact that the Gateway project is such a huge one. “These are just the kind of property transfer last week things that you face when you build a project of this size,” continued from front Paladino said. Director of Public Relations Paladino said Devco hoped to for University Media Relations move NJ Books to its new site E.J. Miranda said there were a first in August, then in number of agreements that needSeptember. ed to be made between NJ Books “It took three months longer and Devco. than expected,” he said. The agreements were made School of Arts and Sciences between Devco and the junior Alexandra Brown said she University a week ago, when was confused in the beginning of the University transferred the the semester when she learned new Easton Avenue property that NJ Books did not move to its over to Devco, according to a new location yet. University statement. “I went over [to the Easton “We’ve reached an agreeAvenue location] thinking it ment, and we’re moved already,” moving for ward Brown said. with the Gateway She was hop“I just think they project,” Miranda ing the new locashould be more said. “Now all partion had opened ties are moving because it is bigsupportive of our forward.” ger, allowing projects, especially more space. Paladino said there were several Brown said the renovation of pre-conditions she is glad the that needed to be College Ave [first]...” new location will met, which finally be open its ROBERT IRVIN delayed the movdoors. ing of NJ Books School of Arts and Sciences Junior School of Arts longer than anticiand Sciences junpated. He said ior Robert Irvin most of the demolition for the said he does not understand why Gateway project was completed the city and the University have during the summer, with the been delaying the whole project exception of NJ Books, because for so long. of these issues. He said the University should Conditions included several address on-campus projects first, gover nmental approvals and such as the College Avenue finalization of state grants, Greening project. Paladino said. These condi“I just think they should be tions were not met sooner, more supportive of our projects, forcing the issue to once again especially the renovation of be put back into the hands College Ave [first], then the of the University Board Gateway project,” Irvin said. of Governors. Paladino said he is not only “There were a number of glad that the moving of NJ Books things Rutgers wanted to put in will help the Gateway project place,” Paladino said. move forward, but he is also The University did not comthinks NJ Books will be able to ment on why the project was contribute to the business district delayed or what conditions needon Easton Avenue. ed to be put in place. “The addition of NJ Books [to Paladino said a lot of these Easton Avenue] will add to the issues were mostly due to the business … of that area,” he said.

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silent are now much more active and expressive.” When asked about what kind of activities the camp had, Internal Affairs Chair Josh Slavin said it was mostly teambuilding exercises such as using tools to cross a river and making a human knot where people hold hands and then untie themselves. “The retreat was a success. We mostly did parliamentary procedure and RUSA-related stuff. We worked from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. doing work, only breaking for meals,” said Slavin, a Livingston College senior. University-related training exercises included broad topics, such as how to write an effective resolution, parliamentar y procedure and group discussions on the future of student government. “We had a great deal of training sessions. These included the excellent “True Colors” personality training seminar,” said Born, a School of Engineering senior. “We also participated in teambuilding exercises the camp runs, which were mostly physical challenges that would really poke your brain to figure out new ways to work together.” With “What’s On Your Mind?” month coming to a close with RUSA’s town hall meeting on Nov. 5 featuring University President Richard L. McCormick and several of the vice presidents, Born said the improved relations between councils should become evident quickly.

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Harvard professor poses ethical questions in lecture Female politicians encourage confidence BY MATT REED STAFF WRITER

BY AVANI VYAS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students of various cultures, religions, colors, majors and political views came out Wednesday to be part of a panel discussion featuring Nellie Pou, assemblywoman of the 35th District, and Candice Greaux, current candidate for Middlesex County freeholder. The panel discussed women in politics, their struggle for positions, how to be successful in the field and how they fit in today. “It is hard for women to speak out and to become a leader in politics,” Pou said. It might be hectic and sometimes they have to make a strong commitment to their work, but if they put their mind into it they can achieve anything that they want.” The event was facilitated by Sasha Patterson, new leadership program manager at the Center for American Women in Politics. “Women lose their self-confidence and do not speak up to the best of their ability,” said Irina Ushakov, member of the Douglass Governing Council and School of Arts and Sciences junior. To overcome gender biases in the workplace, Greaux suggested women show their strength and self-confidence. “The best advice I can give to women is to open a meeting with a steady, strong handshake that will show everyone, including men with high status and power, who’s in charge,” Greaux said. Pou became the first Hispanic woman to represent the 35th District in the state legislature, according to her Web site. “It was definitely a struggle for me like many women of color, but I put my mind to it and worked hard, and that’s the best advice I could give to women — to put in all the hard work and mind into their work,” she said. The most encouraged advice all the panelists could offer the students was to get involved. “Keep your options open — you will never know what kind of opportunity will come in your life,” Greaux said. “The biggest asset you have to give is your time. Once you are able to do that, you can achieve a lot.”

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Tying the classic political theor y with modern-day examples, Har vard University professor of government Michael Sandel enlightened University students Wednesday night at a special lecture about justice and politics. At “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” held in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, Sandel spoke to a packed house, which erupted in discussion and laughter throughout the evening as they participated in the discussion. He introduced the discussion with Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian theory of justice. “The just thing to do is whatever will maximize the general welfare,” he said. Sandel illustrated this idea with a hypothetical situation, asking the audience to imagine being the driver of a trolley car with broken brakes traveling at 60 miles per hour toward five workers working on the track. If the trolley crashes into the workers, all would die. But there is an option, he said. “So you are on the brink of despair, then you notice that there is a side track, and on that track, there is one worker. So you can turn the trolley car and turn on the side track, killing the one but sparing the five,” Sandel said. “What would you do?” Most said they would turn, but a handful would not.

Sandel then changed the situ- sonable. The audience was split ation, asking the audience to on the question, raising anothimagine being an onlooker stand- er point. ing on a bridge, watching the “Maximizing happiness is not same scene. the only thing that matters, moral“You feel helpless as you see ly speaking,” Sandel said. “What the trolley about to crash into the also matters — and what may matfive, until you notice that standing ter more — is respecting certain next to you on the bridge is a very fundamental human rights.” heavy man,” Sandel said. “You There are certain categorical could push him over the bridge duties and rights that morality onto the track, requires us to into the way of respect even if it the trolley.” means sacrificing “You notice that Doing this, the some amount of trolley would be standing next to you happiness or utilistopped and the ty — even if it on the bridge is a workers would be means losing a saved, but the certain number of very heavy man. heavy man would lives, he said. You can push him die, he said. Sandel used “Who would several examples over the bridge ...” throughout the push?” Sandel said. MICHAEL SANDEL Most people remainder of the said they would Harvard Professor discussion to not push the i l l u s t r a t e heavy man, showBentham’s utiliing how a slight change in cir- tarianism and the idea of fundacumstance could cause people to mental human rights regardconsider a different consequence less of utility. to yield the least harm. He gave one example of a costSandel applied this theor y benefit analysis tobacco company to the subject of tor ture, used Philip Morris commissioned in by many governments to fulfill the Czech Republic. a goal. The analysis determined it “According to [former Vice would be more beneficial fiscally President] Dick Cheney, it may to the Czech Republic’s budget if be inflicting terrible suffering if they did not tax cigarettes and you waterboard or torture a ter- allowed elderly people to die prerorist suspect, but he claims that maturely from the effects of we might get very valuable infor- smoking, Sandel said. mation that saves thousands of Another stor y he gave was lives,” Sandel said. of his time at Oxford University He asked the audience if in in England when it was sexualthat situation, torture was rea- ly segregated.

Oxford had decided to reverse a policy prohibiting men from sleeping with women in the dormitories, Sandel said. The University resolved that each woman may have a man stay over up to three nights per week, as she pays the university 50 pence per night to defray the cost of increased bathing and mattress cleaning. Most students appreciated Sandel’s use of classical political thinkers with modern examples and his interaction with the audience during his lecture. Rutgers College senior Andrew Hurowitz said he liked the discussion and thought Sandel was very engaging. “He has a great ability to relay these ancient philosophical traditions to modern times, using tor ture and the speed limit,” he said. “Most people never thought we could never learn from Aristotle and Socrates about these issues, but we can.” School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Bansri Bhatt is taking “Nature of Politics” this semester and saw many similarities in the subject matter. “It was an experience to see what this professor thought and how he had a discussion, more so than a lecture,” Bhatt said. “I thought that was ver y appealing to me, because I’ve attended many lectures where substantively it was amazing but I’ve fallen asleep. All in all, [Sandel’s lecture] was entertaining.”

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Activist addresses domestic violence BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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One of the 31 new street signs hangs at the intersection of College Avenue and Hamilton Street. The signs are a part of a routine maintenence project throughout New Brunswick.

City installs street signs with improved visibilty BY DEIRDRE S. HOPTON

said. “That money comes out of the capital budget we had adopted for the year.” Pedestrians and motorists Gulden explained New may notice bigger, easier-to-read Brunswick’s budget is split up in street signs around the city with two ways: the operations budget, the installation of 31 signs from which goes toward city workers’ the traffic light cross beams, said wages, office equipment, etc.; City Spokesman Bill Bray. and the capital budget, which “I wouldn’t call [the old signs] goes toward fixed items with unsafe, it’s just that these are eas- longer life spans, such as new ier to see,” Bray said. “They will police cars or — in this case — help drivers identify cross streets street signs. more easily.” “The capital City Engineer budget allows us “It will cost Tom Gulden said to put money new signs started aside and also about $2,400 going up around borrow money to put up all of the for such projtown roughly one week ago at locaects,” Gulden new signs.” tions such as the said. “There is a intersections of five-year capital TOM GULDEN Remsen and plan, where we City Engineer Sanford Streets, begin to put away Louis and and reserve funds Somerset Streets, Louis and for physical improvements.” Hamilton Streets, and College Brittney McBride, a resident Avenue and Hamilton Street. of Remsen Avenue for about five The new signs, which will years, said the new signs are a hang next to the traffic light at great idea. each intersection, are larger and “Sometimes it’s hard to see easier to see than the old signs, those little signs on the corBray said. ner,” said McBride. “I like the Gulden said the reasons ones that hang of f the top behind the project are simply rou- much better.” tine maintenance and improveMcBride said overhanging ment of the city, as opposed to signs are not only larger than resident complaints. corner-mounted signs, but also Bray said the project is expect- in the line of sight for ed to take a few months. most drivers. The project will be complete School of Arts and Sciences when all 31 new signs are hung at junior Alina Serafini said the roughly 16 intersections around signs would be par ticularly the city, Gulden said. The county helpful for drivers with minor maintained corner-mounted vision problems or those who signs previously at these loca- drive at night. tions, while the new signs are a “I suppose it’s a good thing, municipal project. because I have a hard time seeing “It will cost about $2,400 to put signs at night sometimes,” said up all of the new signs,” Gulden Serafini. “The larger the better.” STAFF WRITER

Women Aware Inc. celebrated its 30th anniversary yesterday evening with the program “Moving Beyond Abuse,” featuring writer and feminist activist Gloria Steinem as its key speaker. “When we began planning our anniversar y celebration, we looked for a speaker whose commitment to the empowerment of vulnerable women and children was as strong as our own,” said Phyllis Adams, executive director for the organization. “Gloria Steinem immediately came to mind. She is one of the most important voices for women in our time.” Hundreds came to the Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple on Livingston Avenue to support the organization, learn more about domestic violence and hear Steinem speak. Steinem, 75, has traveled throughout the world lecturing and organizing on issues of equality. She also co-founded Ms. Magazine in 1972, an American feminist magazine still published today. Since 1979, the Middlesex County based non-profit organization has helped thousands of battered women and children by offering free services such as a 24-hour hotline, emergency sheltering, counseling and legal advocacy, according to a press release. “This is the heart of the women’s movement because violence against women is the symptom of a system that wrongly says half of humanity is more impor-

tant than the other half,” Steinem said. “This is the frontlines.” She said through the origins of the term “domestic violence,” gender roles instilled by society are the root of the problem. “There wasn’t even really a word ‘domestic violence’ before. It was just called life. It was really in the late ’60s, early ’70s where the term was being recognized,” Steinem said. Prior to her speech, she met privately with V.I.P. guests who paid $100 instead of the standard $60 ticket fee to see her ahead of time. V.I.P. guest Gerrie Bamira, executive director at the Jewish Federation of Middlesex County, said she was ver y excited to meet Steinem. “I’m a child of the ’60s, and I ‘grew up’ with Gloria. I’ve been inspired by her and I’ve always wanted to meet her,” Bamira said. Throughout the evening, speakers shared personal stories and facts about domestic violence to make the audience more aware of the issue. The organization’s Fundraising Committee Chair Diane Palmer said today’s increasing unemployment rate also increases the number of women and children who are victimized. In New Jersey, when a woman’s partner is employed, the rate of violence is 4.7 percent. But when there is a period of unemployment it jumps to 12 percent, Palmer said. Board of Trustees President Arthur Roedel was one of the handful of men in attendance at the event and said he was bothered by the lack of males who were involved with the issue.

“The trouble with domestic violence is it’s never ever going to be solved … unless men are involved in the process too. It’s just that simple,” Roedel said. “Domestic violence is not a women’s issue, it is a humanitarian issue.” He is also disturbed by the mass ignorance the public has about this concern. “It bothers me that something like that can occur with such regularity and people could just dismiss it,” Roedel said. The organization’s Statistics Researcher Gina Plotino said one out of three people experiences or knows someone who experienced domestic violence. Leora Cohen, a volunteer for the organization, said domestic violence is an issue prevalent in all communities and therefore should be addressed by all people. “The best way to start developing change is spreading awareness and raising consciousness about it,” said Cohen, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. Organization board member EllaMae Mitchell was once a victim of domestic violence and said the best way to combat domestic violence is to educate young women about the characteristics of a good relationship and a bad relationship. Mitchell was unable to say how long she was under abuse because she did not realize her situation until someone had taught her. “Women Aware taught me that I’m not alone, [and it gave me] courage to have a mind of my own,” she said.

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Balloon Boy – The Falcon Heene hoax hit the news only weeks ago, so expect to see a slew of homemade silver helium balloons, complete with a tether. Beware, there’s some assembly required.

Michael Jackson – Too soon?

Illegal Alien – The costume, which Target caught a lot of flak for selling in on its Web site, comes with a space alien mask, an orange jail suit with “illegal alien” stamped on the chest and a large green card, according to StarTribune.com

Vampire – With the horde of vampire movies released this year, expect to run into quite a few Edward Cullens.

Max from “Where the Wild Things Are” – The movie’s mid-October release will give way to thousands of Max costumes, especially with the cold weather. Looking for some originality? Dress up as one of the monsters instead. Swine Flu – Outsmart all the pigs with wings you see on Halloween who think they’re being creative — quarantine them.

Octomom – This one may not get as much attention, mostly because it’s difficult to find 14 children to follow you around.

The Twitter Bird – Trick or Tweet in blue this year. Just expect a lot of people to tell you what they’re up to. All the time. Even when you don’t care. Star Trek – Trekkies beware — Spock and Nero are among the most expensive costumes on the market. Billy Mays – Commemorate your favorite pitchman by toting around a bottle of Kaboom, while keeping your thumb up all night.

If you’re looking to dress up with a friend, try these five Barack and Michelle Obama Kanye West and Taylor Swift The Mac Guy and The PC Guy Beyonce and Single Lady Dancers Erin Andrews and Peeping Tom

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Several political and social activist groups on campus will be hosting a Halloween Mixer tonight from 8 to 10:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Busch Campus Center to raise a Thanksgiving donation for Elijah’s Promise soup kitchen in downtown New Brunswick. There will be a Halloween party at the Mason Gross Galleries at 33 Livingston Ave. to benefit the Artist Residency Program at the Brodsky Center today at 7 p.m. until witching hour. Students can purchase tickets with a friend for $25 each or $30 for an individual ticket. The party will include food, beverages, music, dancing, a costume contest and other treats, tricks and prizes. Attendees can buy their tickets in advance to secure a spot, and black and white themed costumes are encouraged, witch or warlock, mummy or ghost. Mason Gross School of the Arts will be putting on performances of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” this weekend, as Miller takes on the perverse power of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the

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1950’s, demonstrating in this classic tale that witch hunts are nothing new. Show times include tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 and 8 p.m. at the MGSA New Theater at 87 George St. Nearly 100 students are registered to learn the zombie dance from Michael Jackson’s music video, “Thriller.” As part of the Recreation Class Program’s “Dollar Menu,” today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., students will gather for a two-hour session in the Multipurpose Room of the Livingston Campus Recreation Center to learn the steps to the dance. Zombie costumes are encouraged, but not required. The workshop was planned and scheduled prior to Michael Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009. Carmen Valverde, founder of the dance program within Rutgers Recreation and an avid Michael Jackson fan, will teach the dance routine. Dollar Menu workshops are open only to students, faculty and staff of Rutgers University. Visit http://recreation.rutgers.edu/classes and click on “affiliate” to register for the workshop for only $1. Students

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may also register in person in the administrative offices at College Avenue Gym or Werblin Recreation Center. For further information call (732) 932-8204 or e-mail recclass@rci.rutgers.edu. The Off-Campus Students’ Association will be hosting their annual Halloween Party today from 8 to 11 p.m. in the NJC Lounge of the Douglass Campus Center. Attendees can come dressed in their Halloween costumes and participate in many activities including a costume contest, pumpkin painting, mummy wrap and more. The Circle Players will present their third annual “Halloween Hair-Raiser” this weekend, featuring two shor t plays written by Don Nigro titled “Scarecrow” and “The Devil.” Located at 416 Victoria Ave. in Piscataway, the shows will take place at 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday. “Scarecrow” is directed by John Dowgin and features J o h n a n d

Faith Dowgin and Cody Dalton. “The Devil” is directed by Cathy ZouvesWrobel and features John Pizzigoni, Carole Mancini and Syndi Szabow. Join Albus Cavus for the “Monster Art Jam” this Halloween from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Raritan River Art Walk. Attendees are encouraged to wear a costume, bring candy and paint. There will be wall space for painting, music and entertainment for all, art supplies for kids and families, and a spray paint workshop directed by Leon Rainbow at the south entrance of Deiner Park. Raices Cultural Center will also be organizing a series of events happening at the park throughout the day related to Halloween and the Day of the Dead, including dancing and Caribbean music.

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Tricks or treats T

he sight of animal ears, lingerie and fishnets can only mean one thing: Halloween is upon us. The one holiday a year that you are permitted to dress as anything you please and eat copious amounts of candy has many excited over what parties they will attend and who will dress as what. Anywhere on campus should be a sight to see as people adorn themselves in scar y, funny and the ever popular scantly clad Halloween costume. Keep a look out for this year’s most popular costumes, like crazy pop star Lady Gaga, the late Michael Jackson and this year’s most offensive outfit, the illegal alien. Halloween is a holiday that both the young and old can have fun with, and it gets treats. So make the most out of the spooky fun-filled day and have a party, candy corn and watch some scar y movies. *

With World Series games one and two already behind us, people are doing anything they can to get tickets to the biggest baseball event of the year. Sheer desperation is leading fans to take extreme measures to get their hands on tickets. Susan Finkelstein, 43, of West Philadelphia posted an ad on Craigslist claiming to be a gorgeous, buxom blonde “in desperate need of two World Series tickets.” She then said the price was “negotiable” and that she is “the creative type.” An undercover cop responded to the ad and charges that Finkelstein offered to perform sex acts in exchange for the tickets. She is now charged with soliciting prostitution, but thanks to a local radio station will still be attending the series. Finkelstein is not the only fan putting flirtatious offers out on the table. Other fans are posting that they are “cute” and looking for tickets, and in case they can only get one with the seller, they are good conversationalists and “smell nice.” In a long-winded post, a Yankees fan offers tickets to games 2, 3 and 4 along with a hotel room in South Jersey that he “may be able to work into the deal.” These crazy fans all get tricks for seemingly feeling it necessar y to sell their bodies in exchange for tickets. Sure, it is an experience actually being in the stadiums watching the game, but they are on TV. You don’t need become a prostitute just to go to a baseball game. *

Wednesday was a day of unity for students at the University. Hundreds of people dressed in red banned together in front of the Rutgers Hillel in a counterprotest against the Westboro Baptist Church. Despite the rain and the early time the protesters came, there was still a significant number of students who came together against the hate. Performances by a capella groups Deep Treble, Kol Halaya and Shockwave sang the University fight songs along with others speaking of interfaith and diversity. It was an empowering sight to see all the students standing together and peacefully spreading ideas of unity and diversity. University students get treats for their ability to join together peacefully and speak for what they believe in against the group. *

This man was tricked because he wanted a treat. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, John F. Peoples, a blind 60-year-old Delaware County lawyer, was steamed after he learned that the woman whom he says he hired for sex allegedly over-billed his Discover card by $8,600. He is suing both the woman and the credit card company for violations under the Americans with Disabilities Act for not sufficiently protecting blind customers. The prostitute, Ginger Dayle, and Peoples met about ever y other week for six months at $275 to $375 an hour. He charged the sessions to his Discover card and signed a receipt — which he couldn’t see — that Dayle told him had the agreed-upon amount, usually $750 for two hours. But on 11 occasions, Dayle actually charged him $1,100 and in one case $1,600, “knowing he was blind and could not see he was being tricked,” according to court records. Dayle is now suing Peoples, saying she was merely giving him Pilates lessons, and it was he who inappropriately touched her butt when she was denying his sexual advances. Peoples disputed her claims saying he has chronic fatigue and arthritis and sex was about the only exercise he could handle. In his memorandum, U.S. District Judge Edmund Ludwig dismissed Peoples’ claim against Discover and said that he couldn’t recover his disputed charges because they were for an illegal and “prohibited transaction,” which constituted a breach of the card-member agreement. Peoples and his prostitute both get tricks for thinking they could sway the court to work in their favor when they were both participating in illegal activities.

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“He has a great ability to relay these ancient philosophical traditions to modern times, using torture and the speed limit.” Andrew Hurowitz, a Rutgers College senior, on Harvard University Professor of government Michael Sandel’s special lecture about justice and politics STORY IN UNIVERSITY

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arcelona, Germany, early November. During the the Amalfi Coast and fall months is the best time many more — the to visit Tuscany. last two months studying After arriving at abroad were exciting and Verrazzano, we met Gino ver y busy. After seeing so Rosi, our tour guide. Gino’s KATHLEEN CROUCH warm and light-hearted permany new places I suffered from senses overload. sonality was contagious and Making the decision to take a break and spend a he immediately set the mood for a good day. The couple weekends in Florence gave me the opporfirst thing Gino told the group was to put down tunity to better acquaint myself with the beauty their cameras and live in the moment, experiencright outside my apartment. ing the winery with the eyes, nose, ears and After a couple weeks in the city, it is easy to mouth rather than trying to capture the experitake for granted its beautiful surroundings — ence through a camera lens. after all, there is a view of the Duomo from my Gino’s passion and love for his job influences hallway window. Spending the past two weekever y aspect of his life. The natural beauty of the ends in the city gave me a better sense of the vineyard has taught him to “live simply and rich culture, histor y and mentality of Florence enjoy.” The tour ended with an authentic Italian just beyond the main attracmeal and wine tasting. tions like David by Spending the day at Verrazzano Michelangelo, Ponte Vecchio, gave me more than a stomach “At first it is tough and Palazzo Vecchio. full of good food and drink, but adjusting in a new place, a taste of wine’s culture, as Experiencing San Miniato al Monte in Piazzale Michelangelo, but slowly discovering a well. For those at Verrazzano, spending the day at Verrazzano grapes and producing great new culture and Vineyard in Chianti and meeting wine is more than a job — it is friends for apertivo are the a lifestyle. encountering new friends unique affairs that make studyBack in Florence, apertivo is ing overseas special. enriches the experience.” a popular choice for dinner and Setting aside a fall afternoon drink. Aper tivo is similar to to walk up to San Miniato was happy hour in America, but on top of my list of things to do. instead of just drink specials, local bars offer a San Miniato is the oldest church and monaster y full buffet. Buy one drink for between seven and located in the rolling hills right outside the cen10 euro and dinner is included. Since learning ter of Florence. First arriving to the church, a about apertivo, my roommates and I have been beautiful display of marble and mosaics cover experimenting with different bars around town. the front entrance, but the wonder of San Our favorite place is Kitsch. With two convenient Miniato is the view from the top of the steps. locations, Kitsch offers the best assortment of Five o’clock is a popular time to make the trip up food as well as a high-energy environment, to the church, because the monks sing before including a deejay. Going out for apertivo is a fun, performing a ser vice. inexpensive opportunity to integrate with the The ser vice in the afternoon is partially in Italian culture and practice the Italian language. Latin and partially in Italian. Unlike any other Traveling from countr y to countr y and city to familiar ser vice, the monks lead the congregacity is an exciting part of studying abroad, but tion in song, prayer and communion. The ser vice the opportunity to live and become a part of a city ends right as the sun is setting over the city. overseas may be once in a lifetime. At first it is Florence seems so small when looking from tough adjusting in a new place, but slowly disPiazzale Michelangelo, but a place like San covering a new culture and encountering new Miniato is an example of the simple pleasures friends enriches the experience. San Miniato, found beyond the city’s initial aesthetic appeal. A Verrazzano and Florence nightlife have been visit to Verrazzano Vineyard and Winer y, one of some of the most enjoyable memories since the oldest wineries in Tuscany, was a planned arriving in Italy. The more time spent in the city, excursion through the University. The Tuscan the more my fondness grows. region, also known as Chianti, lies between Florence and Siena. Chianti is a dr y red wine Kathleen Crouch is a University College senior made with at least 80 percent Sangiovese grapes. majoring in Journalism and media studies. Her colThe har vest of Sangiovese grapes star ts in umn “Adventures from Abroad,” which she writes September, and a good har vest can last until from Italy, runs on alternate Fridays.

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Spare us the sermon, let columnists write Letter JOE HERNANDEZ

am writing in reference to Tuesday’s maddening column, “Rules for reading Targum columns.” Regrettably, the writer fails in his attempt to emulate the singular style of the late, great William Safire. He takes his source material — Safire’s much-emailed “How to Read a Column” — and futilely attempts to adapt it to apply to

our own periodical, careless of how insulting to writers it becomes as it progresses. Where Safire’s wit was biting, the column borders on cruel (“the smar test students are too busy” to write columns). “How to Read a Column” was an original piece of work, and the author copies it, point for point. What’s more, he feels he must put Safire into plainer terms for us, his peers. Frankly, it is disappointing to me that such a sophomoric piece of writing — whether it be poor satire or

harsh criticism — could go to print. Maybe, to use the author’s criteria, his dubious alliance with The Daily Targum as the associate news editor af forded him free reign of the opinions page — or perhaps he was just available this week. After reading the piece, I am still ignorant of the credentials that allow the writer to criticize all of the Targum’s columnists. But I also think that Safire, a rare rhetorical genius, was not always on point. His belief that to respond angrily to a column

that riles you up (what I’m doing right now) is useless, and simply begets the columnist’s snide “Hah! Got to ’em.” This, I think, is totally wrong. What would become of an opinions page deprived of diversity? When I open the Targum, I always flip to the op-ed section first, where a consistent volley of viewpoints takes place ever y day. Ms. Editor, don’t discourage this for um by printing columns that belittle the richness of sharing ideas. A college newspaper can’t be expected to

compete qualitatively with a paper like The New York Times, not only because we’re of a younger set but because par ticipation in the Targum is voluntar y and extracurricular. It isn’t a full-time job. So please, cut the columnists a little slack. Let them write. And until you have a weekly spread in The New York Times, spare us the sermon. Joe Hernandez is a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior majoring in history and English.

Remembering Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh Letter RICHARD WELLS

mid debates and articles addressing New Jersey’s upcoming gubernatorial election, blood drive ethics, the efficacy of student government and the possible reformations within the New Brunswick City Council, the University presents another series of stories worth following. Although the issues I

listed above are cer tainly important, sometimes it never hurts to take a step back from taking a stance, sit down and review the context within which these debates are taking place. For example, today marks the 219th anniversary of the death of Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh — the first president of Queen’s College. Hardenbergh was truly an extraordinar y individual. With the help of others — namely Rev. Theodorus Jacobus

Frelinghuysen — Hardenbergh played an active role in the establishment of the Queen’s College charter. His dedication to the idea of founding Queen’s College began in Europe in 1763, where he proposed the idea to King George III. Three years later his vision was realized, and as the frameworks of Queen’s College became solidified, Hardenbergh served as the college’s first president from 1785 until his death in 1790.

Hardenbergh’s mark on New Jersey was not limited to the University. In addition to being tied to the roots of Rutgers, Hardenbergh was involved with New Jersey’s ratification of the Declaration of Independence and the framing of New Jersey’s State Constitution. Additionally, Hardenbergh ser ved in the New Jersey State Assembly and is known also for his activity within several reformed churches affiliated with the origins of the University.

Hardenbergh is buried right here in New Brunswick, within the cemeter y of the First Reformed Church. In light of the Halloween season, a late night visit to honor the memory of one of our University’s finest might turn out to be a spooky firsthand lesson in Rutgers history! Richard Wells is a Rutgers College senior majoring in political science. He is the Treasurer of the Rutgers University Historical Society.

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Today's Birthday (10/30/09) Bend but don't break. The pressure is there, but you have the flexibility to manage whatever life throws at you. You also have better luck than in recent times, so take advantage of it. 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 an 8 — You start the day on fire with ideas. Other people douse the flame. Use your insight to reignite your passion. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Others have more to say than you really want to hear. Take notes for later. You'll be glad you did. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — Deadlines must be met! Use all of your energy and enlist the help of others. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5 — You learn more today through psychic senses than through any other medium. Tradition is critical to what you do next. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — There's more than enough passion to go around. You don't have to push to get exactly what you want. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — An angel made a suggestion last night: take it to heart and work with it. This strategy will work well today.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Let intuition be your guide when dealing with others. Someone really wants to be in charge. Is that OK with you? Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — You wake up with more energy than you can possibly manage. Dress conservatively to tone down your excitement. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Give whoever walks into your office the time they require. Solving a problem now is easier than solving it later. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — You gain insight into the motives of others each time you start a new project. Some love to quibble after the fact. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — The universe speaks to you through a dream. Use the images to power your practical actions today. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — You wake up full of ideas. You have to choose which to pursue today. Jot down the rest.

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Entire team passes Stringer’s rigorous conditioning program right into the fire in their season opener when they host No. 2 Stanford. Even before Big East play opens in Januar y, RU has tilts with No. 25 Texas, No. 22 Florida and No. 18 Tennessee. Combine that with a conference schedule that features two teams in the national top 10 and two others in the top 25, and the Knights have a tough road ahead to get far into the postseason.

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

Though the season has not yet begun for the Rutgers women’s basketball team, the WOMEN’S BASKETBALL S c a r l e t Knights’ 2009 squad already did something that no other team did before. Ever y single player passed head coach C. Vivian Stringer’s grueling strength and conditioning test already. The test, administered at the beginning of ever y season, is a strenuous measure of the athletes’ physical condition. Often, players who do not pass the test are unable to play. Sophomore guard Nikki Speed had only one regret about the milestone. “I wish everyone had a camera — five of us, half the team, passed the first time, including myself. The second time, four people passed and the final time when we needed just one more, ever yone was there to help them,” Speed said. “It’s huge that we don’t have to have someone sitting out of practice because they didn’t pass the test and … we all were there.” The test is so intimidating that it still inspires dread in the hearts of upperclassmen. “Coach Stringer’s conditioning test makes me antsy every year,” said senior guard Brittany Ray. “I’ve been here for four years and every year when I have to take that test, I’m a little nervous. [The fact that the whole

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The Rutgers women’s basketball team passed its rigorous strength and conditioning test implemented by head coach C. Vivian Stringer, center, the earliest the team has completed the test in recent years. team passed] says a lot about our teams mental toughness.”

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from a conference championship, the Knights find themselves in a precarious position after their noted offseason departures.

Tabbed sixth in the Big East going into the season, Stringer said the team must employ constant vigilance, as there are many teams gunning for the Knights. “Everyone will enjoy hunting us — we will be the hunted,” Stringer said. “And there’s a big

difference between being the hunter and being the hunted.” Though RU has seen success over the past several years, it only added more fuel to the fire for its opponents. The Knights face a relentless schedule; they are thrown

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scorer who can create space like Epiphanny Prince, the Knights will work as a single unit more than ever to find success. Heading into the year, Stringer said the team already has a strong bond, and she is taking pleasure in coaching the squad. “I’m comfortable around them — they’re the kind of players that you can say ‘Let’s go have some coffee,’ or ‘Let’s go have a sandwich,’ or ‘Come on over to the house.’ I just feel comfortable around them,” Stringer said. While the team may not be able to put up the same offensive fireworks as they have in seasons past, the superstar deficit forces the Knights to play a team style of basketball now more than ever. “As long as they don’t take an attitude with one each other or give up on each other, but I think strength-wise we can prove something,” Stringer said. “We have a chance to prove what it’s like to be the ultimate team.”

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Dual meet in Storrs opens Big East season BY KEVIN O’ROURKE STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers swimming and diving team heads into its dual meet against Villanova and Connecticut t h i s SWIMMING & DIVING weekend with RUTGERS AT s o m e CONNECTICUT, extra TODAY, 10 A.M. motivation. Despite topping both schools at home last season, senior cocaptain Denise Letendre said the Scarlet Knights still feel they have something to prove. “Villanova beat us two years ago and we still kind of have a little bit of a sour spot for that,” Letendre said. “We really want to crush them because they weren’t necessarily the most sportsmanlike when they beat us last time.” Competition begins today as RU travels to Storrs, Conn., for their first Big East test of the season. The Knights aim to build off the momentum generated by their victories in last weekend’s SWRC Invite, which

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Senior Jacquelyn Klein swims the fly and individual medley for the Rutgers swimming and diving team. functioned as a tune up for the should be good competition young squad. and usually that brings out the Head coach Chuck Warner said best in our girls.” that while his teams have enjoyed Freshmen Brittney Kuras success in conference dual meets and Melanie Gaffey turned in during his tenure — losing only stellar efforts for RU in the seaonce in the past 10 years — they son opener. Kuras captured first will be tested this weekend. place in the 100- and 200-yard “Both UConn and Villanova freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke have ver y good freshmen and 200-yard individual medley. classes,” War ner said. “It Gaffey won the 50-yard freestyle

and posted top-three marks in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle. Both were par t of the relay teams that accomplished first place finishes across the board. They are just par t of an 11member freshmen class that has integrated into the team dynamic rather easily, Letendre said. “It’s nice because in previous years we’ve had a lot of injuries, so a lot of times you look at the stands and our section’s empty because we don’t have that many people,” Letendre said. “But it was nice to have another eight or nine girls who weren’t swimming that individual race up there cheering.” Letendre added that the group’s early-season focus is on improving technical aspects of swimming, including star ts and turns. “Those are the kinds of things that, in a practice situation, you can get down pretty well. But in a meet, sometimes you get panicked and tr y to go fast and forget about the little details,” Letendre said.

he Rutgers volleyball team faces an interesting series of opponents this weekend, first taking on conference foe DePaul, who is winless in the Big East this season, in Chicago. The team then travels to South Bend, Ind., to take on Notre Dame, the only remaining team in the Big East without a loss. “Notre Dame is fast and big and they run a great offense,” head coach CJ Werneke said. “[With] DePaul, hopefully we prepared our team so there’s no surprises. Hopefully the game slows down for them a little bit based on what we’ve done in practice. If it just gets us two or three points a game, we’re in a better situation.” The Scarlet Knights may be looking at their second Big East win of the season, marking an improvement on ever y major aspect of the game from last year to this year. DePaul comes into Saturday’s matchup ice-cold. The last time the Blue Demons won a match was Sept. 18, before starting their 12-game losing streak.

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cross country team competes against its conference foes Saturday at the annual Big East Championships. Four of the country’s top-10 ranked teams, including second-ranked Villanova and fourth-ranked West Virginia, represent the conference in the 6k race hosted by Marquette. RU sophomores Kelly Flannigan and Kristen Johnson placed third and fourth, respectively, for the Knights last year as freshman. RU finished 11th in the field of 16 teams at the 2008 Championships, which Villanova won.

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THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS are the No. 1 team in men’s basketball according to the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches’ poll, released yesterday. Villanova and West Virginia represent the Big East in the top-10 while Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville and Syracuse are also ranked.

W ASHINGTON W IZARDS for ward Caron Butler recently admitted to struggling to overcome an addiction during the offseason. Butler said he used to drink six 12-ounce Mountain Dews every day and in the first two weeks without the “neon-yellow rocket fuel” Butler suffered from headaches and sweats. Since giving up Mountain Dew, Butler lost 11 pounds.

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Two victories in way of postseason Mind of Stein MATTHEW STEIN

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Senior forward Sarah Dunn is fourth on the Scarlet Knights in points with four goals and two assists this season.

Goal-scoring forward line readies for finale BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

Twenty-four goals is a hard number to replace, especially when they all came from one player. B u t FIELD HOCKEY w h e n t h e RUTGERS AT Rutgers SYRACUSE, f i e l d SATURDAY, 1 P.M. hockey t e a m faced the departure of graduated senior Amy Lewis over the offseason, questions surrounded the Scarlet Knights’ offense. A huge part of the answer this season came in the form of the Knights’ three senior forwards, Sarah Dunn, Brittany Bybel and Jessika Hoh. The trio combined for 70 percent of the team’s goals this season and 60 percent of the total points. “We’re going to miss them a lot,” said Rutgers head coach Liz Tchou. “It’s going to do a lot of rebuilding next year without our three starting forwards.” To combat the pressure of filling in for Lewis on offense, the team entered the year with a more balanced attack, not looking to any one person in particular as a lone scoring threat. The move paid off, as the three seniors are listed among the top four scorers for the Knights this year. With all the questions surrounding the Knights’ offense heading into the year, Bybel said the team answered them in the best way — by playing hard on the field. “I feel like last year after [Lewis] left, everyone wondered how we we’re going to score without her and it was great that the seniors have been able to step up, but the rest of the team has too,” she said. “[Freshman Chelsea Rota] has a goal and [sophomore Nicole Gentile] has a goal too; we all stepped up.” Hoh and Bybel are tied for the team lead in points with 19 apiece, and Hoh leads the team with nine goals on the season and boasts a .529 shot percentage, with a .706 shot on goal percentage. The senior was one of the most consistent performers early on in the season as the Knights found their footing during a rough start, but scoring was never her main priority.

“It’s not really a big deal, it helps out the team and if we can win that’s great,” Hoh said. “I’d love to score but I don’t really like to think about [leading the team in goals] all the time, though if it helps the team it’s even better.” The biggest loss for the senior is playing alongside her two classmates, who she shared a close bond with since her first day at RU. “The three seniors on the forward line are really close, and we have great chemistry both on and off the field,” Hoh said. “I’ll miss playing with them.” In her final season, Dunn has also set career-highs with four goals and 10 points. “It’s the perfect way to end my career at Rutgers,” Dunn said. “After working hard for four years and developing more skills and taking the game to a higher level, it’s awesome to be able leave on a note like that.” Though the team’s final game is on the road against Syracuse, Dunn will see a lot of support, since she lives only 45 minutes away in Eaton, N.Y. Friends and family will make the trip to help give the Knights more of a presence away from home. Though it is her final game in a RU uniform, the reality still hasn’t set in for the senior. “It’s surreal, it hasn’t hit me yet that this is my last game,” she said. “But I’d like to think we’ve left this year’s team with more passion for the game.” For Bybel, the last game will be an emotional one, as it brings an end to a sport she played almost all of her life. “When we walked on the field at practice [yesterday] I was the first to talk about how it was the last one for the seniors — I’m someone who looks at that stuff,” she said. “It’s hitting hard; I’ve played since I was 8 years old and now my competitive playing is over.” But the impact of the three goes beyond this year, as their leadership serves as a model for the underclassmen as they transition into next season. “It’s going to be a big part of the legacy that the seniors are leaving behind,” Tchou said. “We talked about how much they’ve given to the program and how much they’re going impact the team even after they’ve left.”

aking a look at the big picture once again, the only thing that changed is the degree of dif ficulty of the Rutgers football team’s remaining schedule. Six victories typically makes a team Bowl eligible while seven guarantees a postseason ber th, but since the Scarlet Knights took on Texas Southern, their second Football Championship Subdivision foe this season, that game is completely meaningless towards their eligibility. With a shot at the Big East title all but out of reach, RU needs seven total victories to have a shot at being picked up and eight to assure a game over winter break. After beating Army, the Knights are only two away. But not quite. Based on first-half performance alone, RU may not warrant a Bowl berth with the same 7-5 record it posted the previous two seasons. Should the Knights beat Syracuse and Louisville on the road as they are widely expected to, that leaves three chances to win one game and secure a fifth consecutive trip out of town. Well, two. There is no way RU is beating Connecticut Saturday, on the road against a superior team that has an absolute ton at stake. After feeding off pure emotion to nearly upset West Virginia in Morgantown this weekend, the Huskies are sure to come out with a fire at home in honor of murdered teammate Jasper Howard, a concept not lost on the Knights. “They’re going to come out fired up and we’re going to come

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Senior Tim Brown will honor friend and slain UConn cornerback Jasper Howard by wearing ‘R.I.P. Jazz No. 6’ on his eye black. out fired up,” said senior wideout Tim Brown, Howard’s lifelong friend. “It’s the Big East; we want to win it just as bad as they do. “It means a lot to me. I lost a very important friend to me.” To top it of f, this is Connecticut’s first game at home since Howard’s stabbing nearly two weeks ago. Once the pregame ceremonies commence, which are sure to bring out every ounce of emotion left on that team, it’s all down to business. It will also help that police made an arrest this week during the investigation. “After this tragic event, you know they will come out emotional playing for Jasper Howard,” senior cornerback Devin McCourty said. “Just as a person,

you feel for them to go through something like that. It’s crazy.” Luckily for RU, the next home game is against South Florida — a team that started its annual second-half slide a tad early, dropping from the national rankings after consecutive defeats to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. RU hasn’t lost to USF since 2005, and a victory there will all but secure Bowl eligibility. That victory over the Bulls could make the typical loss to West Virginia irrelevant, because with either eight or nine wins RU is almost certain to book its flight to St. Petersburg. — Matthew Stein accepts comments and criticisms at steinma@eden.rutgers.edu

Wrestle-Offs determine starters BY ALEX JANKOWSKI STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers wrestling team does not have a regular season home match until Jan. 8, 2010, but t h e WRESTLING Scarlet Knights’ INTER-SQUAD season WRESTLE-OFFS, c o m MONDAY, 6 P.M. mences Monday when they hold their annual intersquad Wrestle-Offs in the College Avenue Gym. The event marks the beginning of the 2009-10 season for the team as well as solidifies the starting roster for the upcoming campaign. “There will be 10 matches, one for each weight class,” third-year head coach Scott Goodale said. “Mini tournaments are held this week to see who our No. 1 guy will be, and [Monday] is just the final rounds of all the tournaments.” The event is open to the public and a good turnout is expected, Goodale said. “This is going to have a team match atmosphere with a big crowd,” he said. “It will be run like a regular dual meet, including referees and even the national anthem.” While six weight classes wrestle in mini-tournaments in the

week leading up to Wrestle-Offs, four weight classes already have their matches set for Monday. The heavyweight match Monday is between two redshirt juniors, Sean DeDeyn and Dominick Russo. DeDeyn, a transfer from Johnson and Wales in

“[Wrestle-Offs] give you the whole crowd atmosphere. ... You get the ‘all eyes on you’ feeling. ” DOMINICK RUSSO Junior Heavyweight

Providence, R.I., finished last year with a record of 9-6. Russo, from Netcong, N.J., is listed as the No. 14 heavyweight in the country and rounded out his 2008-09 season with a bid to the NCAA Championships while finishing with a 33-16 record. To Russo, there is just one thing missing from the Wrestle-Offs. “There is no mystery to the guy you are going to be wrestling at all,” he said. “It’s different than

a regular dual meet because you are against someone that you face everyday in practice.” The heavyweight match will not include freshman Carl Buchholz because he is redshirting this season. “[Buchholz] is a very athletic and dedicated wrestler,” Russo said. “He just has to hone in on a couple of things and clean up his technique. I think he is going to be a very good wrestler really soon.” For the Wrestle-Offs, the team splits evenly to create a dual meet atmosphere, Goodale said. “In a traditional dual meet, one team wears scarlet and one wears white,” he said. “The only difference for Monday is that one team wears red and one team wears black.” This will be the only time to see RU within the friendly confines of the Barn until the New Year, when Ivy Leaguers Brown and Harvard come to town. “[Wrestle-Offs] give you the whole crowd atmosphere,” Russo said. “Being in front of a lot of people, you get the ‘all eyes on you’ feeling.” After the Wrestle-Offs, the regular season begins Nov. 8 when the team travels to Fairfield, Conn., for a dual meet with Sacred Heart.

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KNIGHT NUGGETS BY THE NUMBERS The Scarlet Knights will wear No. 6 decals on their helmets, honoring fallen Connecticut CB Jasper Howard. It is UConn’s first home game since the on-campus stabbing.

Rutgers has a plus-14 turnover differential with 21 takeaways and seven turnovers. Eight Scarlet Knights intercepted a pass and seven players recovered fumbles.

Seven different Rutgers players — three of them were quarterbacks — attempted a pass this year. Four trick plays were unsuccesful, but each quarterback completed a pass.

In six of the teams’ past seven meeetings, the margin of victory was less than 10 points. Three times, including RU’s 12-10 win last year, two points or fewer decided the contest.

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How will Rutgers fare against an emotionally charged UConn team? Both parties will feel the emotions when the Huskies honor fallen cornerback Jasper Howard. Tom Savage’s first Big East road test comes in a tense environment.

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Sophomore running back Joe Martinek leads all Scarlet Knights with 573 yards and seven touchdowns. Martinek’s average jumps to 9.84 yards per carry in the fourth quarter.

SANDMAN: Martinek laughs off comparisons to Rice continued from back Mar tinek’s 573 yards and seven touchdowns through just seven games this season both mark the highest singleseason totals since Ray Rice’s magical 2,012-yard, 24-touchdown season in 2007. Martinek’s closing ability, mixed with his strong running style, is starting to remind other Scarlet Knights of what Rice used to do on the Banks. “Joe definitely runs hard,” said junior tailback Kordell Young, who played with both Rice and Mar tinek. “I think that from hearing from the defensive players from our team, that he definitely reminds them a lot of Ray because of his power. He might even be stronger.” Senior center Ryan Blaszczyk also got the chance to play with Rice before the running back joined the Baltimore Ravens. Martinek’s toughness is what stood out to him as similar to Rice’s. “Joe’s a tough runner like Ray was,” Blaszczyk said. “He puts his head down and he can make people miss. He’s ver y deceptive and he’s a ver y strong kid. Not many people know that, but they’re starting to figure it out now in the fourth quarter of games.”

When told that Blaszczyk and Young see him as comparable to Rice, the Hopatcong, N.J. native simply smiled and said he has a long way to go. “I tr y to take all of the lessons he taught me and all of the things he showed me,” Mar tinek said. “He’s doing great things, so why wouldn’t I tr y to learn from him?” True freshman quarterback Tom Savage never had a chance to give the ball to Rice, but he said Martinek is exactly what he needs behind him. As much as he would like to, Savage said he cannot pass ever y time, and he is comforted by Martinek and the other r unning backs because he knows he can trust them. “It’s phenomenal to have someone like that on your team because he just wears out defenses and he has a great ability to break tackles,” Savage said. “Sometimes when I think the play’s over, and he’s still going and getting more yards and more yards. He’s a ball player. “With the talented running backs that we have, especially with him, he just pounds the ball and definitely manages the game.” The primar y dif ference between Rice and Mar tinek — other than their obvious dif ferences in physical appearance — is how they got to Rutgers.

Rice almost did not come to Rutgers, but he and fellow former Knight Courtney Greene both de-committed from Syracuse late in the recruiting process after Greg Robinson took over as head coach. Once Rice got to Piscataway, however, he jumped right into the fire and ran for 1,120 yards as a true freshman. It wasn’t that simple for Martinek — New Jersey high schools’ all-time leading rusher — as he started out as a defensive back before eventually getting a shot on the scout team and working his way up. “He’s been my roommate since I got here,” said sophomore guard Caleb Ruch. “I’ve watched him start on defense, play scout team running back behind me, and now he’s starting and getting 100-plus yards ever y game, and it’s just nice watching him.” The other dif ference is attitude. The ever-vocal Rice was impossible to miss on campus and was cer tainly on a first-name basis with the spotlight. Martinek, however, prefers to stay low-key. “He’s a really humble guy. He never talks about himself,” Ruch said. “I’ll yell out ‘You Jersey Joe, you’re the man’ when we’re on a bus or something together and he just won’t respond. He’s a really great guy. He works hard and he’s just ... ‘Jersey Joe.’”

SAVAGE, VALLONE LEAD RUTGERS TO SIM VICTORY If The Daily Targum’s weekly NCAA Though the Scarlet Knights missed the extra Football 2010 simulation has anypoint, the 20-point lead proved to be thing to say about it, true freshman insurmountable for the Huskies quarterback Tom Savage picks up despite a late touchdown pass by Cody the Rutgers football team’s first Big Endres to running back Andre Dixon. East win in style. Endres threw for 207 yards in the In his first conference road game, but got picked four times by star t, Savage completed 15 of 28 RU’s swarming defense, including passes for 255 yards and two two by sophomore David Rowe and touchdowns en route to a one each for senior linebackers Ryan 20-10 win. D’Imperio and Damaso Munoz. Savage connected with sophoRedshirt freshman tackle Scott SCOTT more running back Joe Martinek Vallone led the Knights with nine on a 37-yard screen pass to take an tackles, four tackles for loss and VALLONE early 7-0 lead and quickly built on two sacks. that lead with a 27-yard snare by The NCAA Football simulation senior Tim Brown and a 13-yard run by sopho- is 6-1 predicting games this season. more Jourdan Brooks. — Staff Report

THE ADVANTAGE GOES TO ...

OFFENSE

UConn’s two running backs have combined for 1,250 yards. RU’s four racked up 1,071 yards this season.

DEFENSE

A safety was the difference last year, and Rutgers has five defensive TDs and a +14 turnover differential in ’09.

COACHING

Though Greg Schiano has recruited better players, Connecticut wins just as much with lesser talent.

HISTORY

The teams split the past six games, with the home team winning the past three. Connecticut is at home.

MOMENTUM

Rutgers is coming off a win, UConn off a loss. This game’s winner will have momentum the rest of the way.

X-FACTOR

After emotional pregame ceremonies, Connecticut will be fired up to honor Jasper Howard on its home turf.

RUTGERS WINS IF... THE

UCONN WINS IF ...

RUNNING

ATTACK TOPS

THEY OVERCOME EMOTIONS AND

100-YARD BARRIER.

THE

A tailback ran for 100-plus yards in each of the Knights’ five wins. In the two losses, the run game combined for 88 yards.

EXECUTE FOR

JASPER HOWARD. The Huskies will hang Howard’s No. 6 uniform on their sidelines and honor the slain cornerback before kickoff.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“It’s going to be emotional for me. We grew up together and we did a lot of things together. But at the same time, I have to go out and do my job.”

TIM BROWN SENIOR WR

FINAL VERDICT

CONNECTICUT, 19-17 UConn’s three losses were by a combined nine points. They win it at home for Jasper Howard.

G A M E DAY

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M

OCTOBER 30, 2009

KnightsGameday RUTGERS VS CONNECTICUT

GAME 8: Rentschler Field, noon TV: SNY RADIO: 1450 AM FAVORITE: Connecticut by 7.5

Emotion aside, game goes on BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

Somewhere between the tears, eulogies and the outpouring of love at Jasper Howard’s funeral Monday, there was a scarlet No. 2. Howard, Connecticut’s fallen 20-year-old cornerback, and Rutgers senior wideout Tim Brown grew up next door to each other in Miami. On the day friends, family and teammates laid Howard to rest, the best friends were 1,300 miles apart. “I was trying to go down there for it, but I had to stay here with my family — my teammates,” Brown said. “I talked to everyone down there and they know — they gave him my jersey, they signed the book for me. They did everything down there for me that I was going to do.” Brown has the chance to honor Howard tomorrow with countless others. The Big East matchup marks UConn’s first game at Rentschler Field since Howard’s stabbing outside of a school-sponsored dance at the student union. Howard’s No. 6 jersey will hang on the Huskies’ sideline and No. 6 stickers will adorn each helmet on the Rutgers football team. Brown’s eye black will be the same as last week — “R.I.P. Jazz No. 6” — and there will be a moment of silence before kickoff. Still, there is a football game. “It’s going to be emotional for me,” Brown said. “That’s my friend. We grew up together and we did a lot of things together. But at the same time, I have to go out and do my job.” It is a task easier said than done, known by no one better than the Huskies. UConn traveled to West Virginia last Saturday and lost 28-24 in the final minutes. Brown watched Howard’s last game, where he recorded 11 tackles, forced and recovered a fumble and earned the game ball. Brown watched the WVU game as well. “It was hard, not seeing him out there playing,” Brown said. “That’s my best friend, and I couldn’t see him play. But those guys looked good. They didn’t go out there and sulk and worr y about what happened, they just

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INSIDE the NUMBERS

SCARLET KNIGHTS (5-2)

CONNECTICUT (4-3)

PASSING CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. 1 184.2 T. Savage 56.2% 1105 5

CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. PASSING C. Endres 64.8% 1314 6 4 219.0

RUSHING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. J. Martinek 109 573 7 61 5.3 55 283 4 57 J. Brooks 4.8

RUSHING A. Dixon J. Todman

NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 137 654 7 32 93.4 120 596 7 58 85.1

RECEIVING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 32 649 3 68 20.3 T. Brown 28 254 0 21 M. Sanu 9.1 84 0 46 28.0 D. C. Jefferson 3 7 70 1 28 10.0 S. Graves

RECEIVING I. Moore B. Kanuch M. Easly M. Smith

NO. 18 17 15 12

TKL SCK 0 41 1 36 22 6.5

DEFENSE

D. McCourty R. D’Imperio J. Freeny

BRYAN ANGELES/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

For the first time since the fatal stabbing of Jasper Howard, right, two weeks ago, Connecticut kicks off at home against Rutgers. played hard. I know they’re going to do the same thing against us.” That leaves the Scarlet Knights preparing not only for a game critical to their postseason fate, but also for an emotional atmosphere they never experienced. “We will talk about it as a football team,” said head coach Greg Schiano. “We have already [talked] and we will do it again. We will recognize Jazz in our own way, but once the game starts, it is back to playing football.” If the past two meetings are any trend, the game will be an ugly one. In 2007, RU lost 38-19 in Hartford, Conn. The Knights scored one touchdown, settling for four field goals in the loss. Last season, kicking was again part of the story. The Huskies missed three-offour field goal attempts, any one of which could have won the game. RU won 12-10 — an inauspicious start to its seven-game winning streak.

Departed Husky Donald Brown, last season’s NCAA leading rusher, ran for 107 yards and the ground game could again play a pivotal role in the expected rain. Senior Andre Dixon and sophomore Jordan Todman replaced Brown in the backfield and the pair combine for 1,250 yards and 14 touchdowns. Dixon hails from New Brunswick. “It’s always tough, especially when you have fresh running backs in there constantly,” said senior linebacker Ryan D’Imperio. “We just faced that against Pittsburgh and it always gives you a challenge.” Against Pitt, the Knights conceded 223 rushing yards. The UConn pair ran for 136 yards last week as the team put up 501 yards on offense, but RU leads the conference in total defense, limiting opponents to 300.3 yards per game. “It’s going to be a hard-fought, emotional game,” said junior linebacker Antonio Lowery. “When it’s the two of us, it’s always a good game.”

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INT 1 1 0

DEFENSE

L. Wilson R. McClain L. Witten

INJURIES Probable — S Patrick Kivelhan (leg) Questionable — G Caleb Ruch (leg) Out — T Desmond Stapleton (ankle)

INJURIES N/A

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

SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5

L, 47-15 Cincinnati W, 45-7 Howard W, 23-15 FIU W, 34-13 Maryland Texas Southern W, 42-0 L, 24-17 Pittsburgh W, 27-10 Army Noon Connecticut South Florida 7:30 p.m. TBA Syracuse TBA Louisville West Virginia TBA

YDS 238 231 391 119

Ohio

LNG 29 39 88 17

AVG. 13.2 13.6 26.1 9.9

TKL SCK 77 3 30 1 28 11

INT 0 4 0

TD 0 1 3 0

W, 23-16

North Carolina L, 12-10

W, 30-22 Baylor Rhode Island W, 52-10 L, 24-21 Pittsburgh W, 38-25 Louisville West Virginia L, 28-24 Noon Rutgers TBA Cincinnati Notre Dame 2:30 p.m. Noon Syracuse South Florida TBA

Key Matchup Rutgers defensive line vs. Connecticut tailbacks Connecticut’s running back tandem, Andre Dixon and Jordan Todman, have combined for 1,250 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground this season. The Rutgers defense has limited opposing backfields to 3.3 yards per carry.

STARTING LINEUP: OFFENSE

TIM BROWN Wide Receiver

ANTHONY DAVIS Tackle

ART FORST Guard

RYAN BLASZCZYK Center

HOWARD BARBIERI 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

Sophomore 6’-8”, 310 lbs

Senior 6’-4”, 295 lbs

Junior 6’-5”, 300 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

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

SPORTS

PA G E 2 0

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Heavy Hearts

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

ENTER SANDMAN Martinek gaining reputation as closer with 9.84 yards-per-carry rushing average in fourth quarter

Through seven games, the Rutgers football team is still winless in the Big East, but gets a chance to reach the six-win mark by beating Connecticut. pg. 19

BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

It might take him a while to get going, but once sophomore Joe Martinek gets on track, he’s nearly impossible to derail. As the defense FOOTBALL wears down throughout the game, Martinek starts to hit his stride with his ability to close out games for the Rutgers football team. “I can feel myself getting stronger as the game goes on,” Martinek said. “That’s a tribute to the coaches who keep telling us to stay in the moment, stay in the game and not lose focus. It also goes to my line because the linemen are doing the same thing. They keep pounding all game and towards the end is where we start to break some.” Martinek averages 5.3 yards per carr y this season, but get him to the fourth quarter and that average spikes to 9.84 on 25 attempts. Martinek broke two touchdown runs and 130 yards on 10 carries in the fourth quarter against Maryland this season, and he ran for 79 yards and a touchdown on six touches last week against Army.

KNIGHTS GAMEDAY

TAKE WHAT’S MINE

DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

Running back Joe Martinek is averaging 9.84 yards per carry on fourth-quarter runs. The sophomore has 573 yards and a team-high seven touchdowns this season. “We have to finish things. I thought what Joe did a very good job of all night is that he was not easy to tackle,” said head coach Greg Schiano after the win over Army. “He was harder to tackle than he has been in the past. I think he improved this game, without a doubt. I

thought he played his best game against a very good defense — [the] 17th ranked defense in the nation. He was hard to get on the ground. I was impressed by his effort.”

SEE SANDMAN ON PAGE 18

The Rutgers wrestling team hosts inter-squad Wrestle-Offs tonight at the College Avenue Gym. The winners earn a place in the Knights’ starting lineup. pg. 17