The Daily Targum 2009-10-02

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An 81-yard miracle of a touchdown by Tim Brown elevates Rutgers over Connecticut at Rentschler Field, boosting RU’s record to 6-2. See today’s insert for full coverage.

Allocations Board checks U. groups’ redundancies

MR. HOLT’S NEIGHBORHOOD

BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

ISIAH STEWART/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, reads to local children yesterday at Barnes & Noble in North Brunswick. Holt selected two books with environmental themes, “Michael Recycle” and “The Lorax.” The event kicked off the store’s Holiday Book Drive, which will benefit Head Start of Middlesex and Somerset Counties.

Out of the 260 funded undergraduate student organizations at the University, 110 of them have cultural identities attached to them such as race, ethnicity, religion or gender, while 67 are academic organizations.

The rest of the organizations are divided among non-denominational performance, recreational and community ser vice-based organizations.

While most organizations are diverse in their missions and titles, some stand out in their similarities. “[In differentiating between similar groups,] the mission statements have to be different. If the titles seem similar, what is looked at is their mission statement: ‘What is the purpose of the group?’ They can’t have the same mission statement,” said Rutgers University Student Assembly

Allocations Board Chair Shayna Davis, a Graduate School of Education student.

The Allocations Board appropriated $590,142.65 in student fees to groups; out of that money, about $260,000 went to cultural groups, but only about $80,000 went to academic organizations.

“Groups register organizations [and] submit their budget; we have a description of what they’re asking for to see if it is a fundable item. Every group submits a different budget, so [how much they get] depends on their events and budget,” Davis said.

There are more than 300 registered organizations, and all could submit a budget, she said. Provisional groups are applicable to become groups next semester, so there will be a few more than there are now for the spring semester.

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HILLEL WORKS TO STOP HATE WITH ANNUAL PROGRAM Rutgers Hillel will sponsor a variety of events this week as a part of the Days Without Hate program, created in response to the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Coordinated by Hillel Community Service Chairs Sharon Ahdout and Sarah Schanfield, the program has been an annual event at the University for the past 12 years.

“People felt the need to take time to stop the hate and to be more mindful of others, and more conscious of their own words and actions,” said Ahdout, a Rutgers College senior.

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All of the events have the theme of saving lives and caring for others, Ahdout said.

Events begin tomorrow with a blood and bone marrow drive in front of Rutgers Hillel at 93 College Ave., with the bone marrow drive running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., said Schanfield in an e-mail correspondence. The blood drive, which is being run by Sigma Kappa sorority and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Days Without Hate will continue on Wednesday with a car smash on Morrell Street in New Brunswick from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Customers pick prices, volunteer for meals at café

The car smash was the most popular event last year, Ahdout said.

The price is $2 for five swings, and all proceeds benefit Chai Lifeline, a charity for children with cancer, said Schanfield, a Rutgers College senior.

She said the program will culminate with a concert in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus in the Raritan River Lounge on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m., featuring artists such as Ari Teman, 100% Cotton, Shockwave, Ben Biers, The N Result and Jade.

— Natalie Flynn

THRILLER NIGHT

BY COLLEEN ROACHE STAFF WRITER

It started with a single question.

“What could there be that’s in-between a soup kitchen, where people don’t pay anything, and a restaurant that’s exclusively for affluent people?”

That is what Jean Stockdale, executive director for Who Is My Neighbor? Inc., a local nonprofit organization, asked last Januar y during the question-and-answer portion of a talk on food security.

Patrons at A Better World Café, Highland Park’s new community café, say the restaurant is the answer.

“How people are paying is not really our main concern,” said Rachel Weston, the café’s manager.

“Our main concern is that people are eating.”

A product of some online research, a grant from a bank and help from executive director of local soup kitchen Elijah’s Promise Lisanne Finston,

NICHOLAS BLEW

Students in costume learn dance moves from Michael Jackson’s music video “Thriller,” Friday at the Livingston Campus Recreation Center. The “dollar menu” program attracted nearly 100 students to the two-hour session.

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Student prepares to take spin at fortune on TV

BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

She would like to pick a Scarlet “R,” Pat. School of Arts and Sciences junior Stephanie Francis is set to spin the “Wheel

of Fortune” Friday in Los Angeles.

Francis, a communication major with minors in English and Spanish, said she is ver y excited to visit California for three days.

“I cannot wait; I am packed and ready to go,” Francis said. “I’m ver y

excited to meet Pat [Sajak] and Vanna [White].”

She is also training to strengthen her mind and improve her weaknesses.

“I’ve just been watching the show and doing a couple practice

puzzles online,” Francis said. “My biggest thing I need to remember is to not repeat letters because when I play at home, I have a tendency to do that.”

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Jewish Studies features variety of films in 10th annual festival

BY BRETT WILSHE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Dramas, short films, documentaries and classic television will be screened all week at the Regal Commerce Center 18 on Route 1 South for the 10th annual New Jersey Jewish Film Festival.

Sponsored by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, the films screened from now until Nov. 10 touches on topics ranging from the Holocaust to current conflicts between Israel and Palestine.

Other issues include the portrayal of Jewish people in American television and exotic Jewish communities around the world.

“People are always surprised when they come,” said Karen Small, the festival’s director. “It’s very relevant to our time and I think the films open a lot of eyes.”

The first screenings yesterday were preceded by a celebratory 10th anniversary buffet dinner, followed by dessert reception for those in attendance.

The festival is the largest event of the year for the department of Jewish Studies, Small said. This could be because many of the films being shown are either New Jersey or American premieres.

Ticket sales topped $5,500 last year and are expected to exceed that amount this year, Small said.

“I think it’s a primarily Jewish audience, so everyone feels connected. People smile and look at each other understandingly. It’s ver y fun,” said Lila Rose Nadelmann, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior.

The event promises a myriad of guest speakers and perform-

ers, according to the Jewish Studies Web site.

The screening of “Amnon’s Journey,” a film following a vio-

“Everyone feels connected. People smile and look at each other understandingly.

It’s very fun.”

LILA ROSE NADELMANN School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior

linmaker’s quest to restore Holocaust-era violins, precedes live per formances by Israeli violinists Guy Figer and Shir

Levy, according to the site.

The film’s director Jean-Marie Hosatte will also make an appearance.

Aviva Kempner, director of the documentar y “Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg,” attended yesterday’s screening of her film. The film follows Gertrude Berg’s role in the ’50s sitcom “The Goldbergs,” according to the site.

For the first time in its 10-year history, the festival includes animated films, according to the site.

These include Oscar-nominated “Waltz with Bashir” and the 2005 British short film “The Holocaust Tourist.”

“Waltz with Bashir” considers an Israeli soldier’s memories of Israel’s war with Lebanon, while “The Holocaust Tourist” looks at the negative aspects of tourism at concentration camps, according to the site.

Numerous University classes are planning to attend because professors incorporate some of the films into the syllabus, Small said.

Bildner Center director Yael Zerubavel and German department professor Michael Levine are expected to speak, according to the site.

The screenings takes place Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays until Nov. 10.

Tickets range from $5 to $10, but several shows are already sold out.

Purchasing tickets in advanced is recommended and can be made at jewishstudies.rutgers.edu, according to the site. Tickets can also be purchased at the Bildner Center, Trio Gifts at 246 Raritan Ave. in Highland Park and at the theater an hour prior to the first screenings of the day.

DANCE MARATHON REGISTRATION BEGINS TODAY Free food, dancing throughout the night and performances from big-name bands are a few of the highlights to expect at the 2010 Dance Marathon.

Dance Marathon is a 32-hour event where students and local bands gather to support the Embrace Kids Foundation, which helps families of children with cancer and blood disorders, said Assistant Director of Community Outreach Angelica Grimaldi.

Registration begins Nov. 2 for the March event by filling out a form on the Dance Marathon Web site at marathon.rutgers.edu, she said. There will also be a table from 12 to 5 p.m. in front of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus.

“It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Grimaldi, a Rutgers College senior. “It feels so good to work together to help out a local cause. Everyone feels like family by the time the night is over.”

The 2010 Dance Marathon theme is the Olympics, she said.

Bands such as The Nerds, The Verdict, Jimmy and the Parrots, Fools and Horses and local band The N Result are scheduled to perform, she said. There will be prizes and giveaways rewarded throughout the night.

More than 700 students participated in the marathon last year and raised $323,717.90, Grimaldi said.

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At a Halloween benefit for the Artist Residency Program at the Brodsky Center at Mason Gross galleries in New Brunswick on Friday, attendees enjoyed a plethora of treats and tricks.

Dance Marathon participants must stay on their feet for the full 32 hours and raise at least $320, she said.

“We have activities such as canning around your neighborhood or even writing letters to friends and families that can help you raise money,” Grimaldi said.

Rutgers College senior Lirra Tolentino said participating in Dance Marathon was strenuous but worth it.

“I had so much fun with it last year,” Tolentino said.

“The best part of the night was seeing the kids’ faces light up when they walked into Dance Marathon. It’s a feeling I’ll never forget.”

— Abira Sengupta

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FORTUNE: Student applies for “Wheel” online continued from front Francis and her mother are scheduled to leave the Garden State for the Golden State Thursday. The show will be taped Friday but it will not broadcast until March.

Francis will not be appearing on any of the college-specific episodes.

She said she would be competing against standard “Wheel” contestants.

“I know that they are going to ask me where I go to school and what I do at the University, and of course I always mention Rutgers,” Francis said.

When Francis picks an “R,” she might engage the audience in a bit of call and response she picked up on the Banks of the old Raritan.

“I’m going to yell out ‘R’ and see if anybody in the audience can yell out ‘U,’” Francis said.

“I want to do something to be remembered [by] but I’m not sure what I’m going to do yet.”

Francis refused to divulge which letters she plans to use first and declined to discuss her secret strategy to win.

She applied for a slot on the show in June.

“The way it happened was I was actually sitting and watching the show and my mom came in and said to me, ‘I think you’d be

really good at that.’ So I sent in an online application,” Francis said. “You just basically fill in your name, address and things like that, and then they do a random pick of contestants.”

Francis endured three days of casting in August for the program in New York City.

Francis, the shor tstop and president for the Rutgers club softball team, said she did not fear the audition process because she has no problems with public appearances.

“It was just a fun day in the city,” Francis said. “I wasn’t too stressed out. Of course I was a little ner vous but being in front of people really doesn’t bother me that much.”

Francis said she did not do much to prepare, either.

“I was kind of going in on my personality type, just tr ying to be outgoing,” she said. “If I missed a letter, I would just stay happy and go with it and never show that I was upset about anything.”

Francis braved a personality round, where potential contestants explain a little about themselves, as well as a couple of practice games, where potential contestants shouted out letters and spun a fake wheel, she said.

Soon after, Francis received a letter informing her she had made the cut.

Stephanie’s mother, Brenda Francis, a South River resident, said the family found the news of Stephanie’s upcoming

U NIVERSITY appearance to be both astounding and predictable.

“We were surprised of course but we keep shaking our heads saying, ‘It’s Steph!’” Brenda Francis said. “Her father, her brother and I are all very proud of her. She’s [always] said she was going to be on ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ Pretty much whenever she sets her mind to something, one way or another it seems to work out for her.”

Stephanie Francis’ family is helping her get ready for Friday by firing words filled with blanks, crazy sayings, expressions and other little puzzles at her, Brenda Francis said.

“Her brother will throw her out a sentence in kind of hangman situation,” Brenda Francis said.

Livingston College senior Kate Collick, a friend of Francis, said she cannot think of a better person to represent the University on “Wheel of For tune.”

“I think it will be a proud moment for the University because Steph’s a good student, a good person and she’s involved a lot, especially at the University,” Collick said.

Collick said Francis’ friends at the University have not been hurling puzzles at Stephanie to prepare her.

“She’s witty and smart, so I don’t think she needs the practice. I think she’ll be alright,” Collick said. “It’s right up Steph’s alley.”

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BOARD: Student Life

Latin American Student Organization, and Latino Student Council all promote decides if groups can register awareness of Latino culture and represent the Latino continued from front community in their mission statements.

“More doesn’t mean it will Political Chair of the Latino hurt the money of organizations Student Council Braulio Salas, a that are in existence,” Davis said.

School of Arts and Sciences junior, “The amount of money is deterdisagrees with that assessment. mined by how many students “What our goal is to bring there are in the University. It’s these organizations together, not from their student fees.” just for different cultural groups Student Life decides if an but for events as well. There are organization can be registered.

20 organizations and each organThey submit a mission statement ization has one member in the and Student Life organizes how council,” Salas said. “And the they are created, Davis said. meetings are open to everyone.”

It is based on what they are He said the Latino Student asking for in the budget; there is Council is not a student organizanot a bias for cultural groups to tion but an umbrella organizaget more money — it’s what they tion, which is different from an ask for, she said. individual club.

“What they do in their “It’s about uniting all these groups is geared toward their organizations that are a part of mission statement; in the end, it,” Salas said. “An umbrella it’s a different goal and a differorganization … is a place for ent group,” Davis said. “If there them to work with another and are two similar events, as long coordinate and work for the as they are not hosting it togethcommunity as a whole.” er, it’s OK that they are doing a The Latino Student Council similar program.” does not put on any events but At the end of the day, it will has initiatives that are turned be different for the organizainto events by the organization, she said. tions that are a par t of the “Some of the redundancies in Latino Student Council, student organizations is really he said. something worth looking at by Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians, RUSA,” said Internal Affairs and Allies of Rutgers Chair Joshua Slavin, a Livingston University and the Lesbian, College senior. “There are ways Gay, Bisexual, to reduce spendT r a n s g e n d e r, ing by looking at and similar groups — “Two organizations Questioning Queer People of such as the five or Color Alliance so pre-med socican’t come both had a eties — and comin to the same “Coming Out bining them.”

Day” they each He said the reaevent [and] they co-sponsored. son there are simican’t both “Even though lar groups is both have similar because these get money.” audiences in groups were sepaSHAYNA DAVIS these communirate before the ties, one thing we combination of RUSA Allocations Board Chair emphasize in undergraduate LLEGO is people schools under the of color,” said Queer Caucus School of Arts and Sciences.

Of ficer Shawnna James, a There are groups that are simSchool of Arts and Sciences junilar but existed in different forms, ior. “It’s not just necessarily but now they seem redundant as about the LGBT community but they are all under the same allothe intersections of race.” cations structure, he said.

James said LLEGO memberAmong student groups, there ship is smaller, with 30 to 40 are seven organizations with a people, but their events attract Korean distinction and six with big numbers, as much as Indian distinctions. There is also BIGLARU would have. Their one Korean Campus Crusaders for event, “Queer Ball,” attracts Christ and a non-denominational hundreds ever y year.

Campus Crusaders for Christ.

Student Life advisers com“We have communications pare groups, and while memthrough student involvement bers of the Allocations Board and we have advisers, and they do tr y to attend meetings, it is make sure that two groups are not always possible, not similar. Two groups being Davis said. exactly the same is not allowed,” “Ever ything goes through Davis said. an auditor that checks for such There are also 11 organizaissues such as similar groups tions with a Christian identity, doing [the] same things to six have a Jewish distinction, make sure there is no overlap and there are three Ramadan and no money is being wasted,” related events organized by two Davis said. different groups.

If a student has a question “There are more details … that about organizations, they can we look at other than the event,” ask the adviser in Student Life, Davis said. “Two organizations Davis said. can’t create the same event [and] For a complete list of they can’t both get money. They student organizations and can either co-sponsor … they wont their funding visit be funded through student fees http://rusa.rutgers.edu/alloca but revenue.” tions/docs/Fall%202009%20All The Central and ocation%20Spreadsheet.pdf.

South American Alliance,

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Dance Marathon dancer registration is open on dancemarathon.rutgers.edu. Dance Marathon is the largest annual student-run philanthropic event at the University.

The 32-hour event is for the Embrace Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization that aids the non-medical needs of children with cancer and blood disorders.

The Livingston Campus Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 113 of the Livingston Student Center. They hold weekly meetings.

The SEBS/Cook Campus Council holds its weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center.

The Latino Student Council Latino Heritage Month opening ceremony will be held at 8 p.m. at Trayes Hall in the Douglass Campus Center.

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Enrich your auditory and artistic senses with a lunchtime installation series that amplifies the topic of women and identity at the Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts this month. “Sounds from the Weave” features original electroacoustic creations at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays until Nov. 24 that complement the ongoing exhibit “A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art.” The 33 selected works by women composers from around the world range from serious concert music to more experimental sound art.

The Pharmacy Governing Council meets at 6:40 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center Room 122. It holds bi-weekly meetings.

The Douglass Governing Council meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall A of the Douglass Campus Center.

Hear John Taylor present topics at 8:30 p.m. in the WrightRieman Auditorium on Busch campus, including course requirements for a major and minor in chemistry, a description of the various options, the chemistry honors program, research opportunities in chemistry and how to get them.

Taylor is an associate professor and vice chair of the Undergraduate Chemistry Program. He is also the faculty advisor for the Chemistry Society, making him an ideal person to talk to about all things chemistry.

Bringing Rutgers Around In Neuroscience is presenting a lecture by Dr. Katrina Firlik, renowned neurosurgeon, author and entrepreneur from 8:30 until 10:30 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center, Multipurpose Room A. Dr. Firlik will speak about her experiences in a predominantly male field.

Refreshments will be served!

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The Douglass Governing Council meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall A of the Douglass Campus Center.

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MEALS: New restaurant models Salt Lake City café continued from front A Better World Café opened less than two weeks ago at the First Reformed Church of Highland Park, Stockdale said.

A partnership between Who Is My Neighbor? Inc. and Elijah’s Promise, the café aims to provide sustainable, healthy and affordable food options for those in and around the Highland Park community, Stockdale said.

The commitment to affordability is what truly differentiates the community café from other restaurants, Stockdale said. The restaurant has a menu with set prices that patrons pay for meals, but at A Better World Café, cash is not the sole payment method.

Customers can volunteer an hour of time in exchange for a meal voucher, which can later be used in exchange for food, she said. Those who can neither pay nor volunteer may enjoy a complimentar y meal option free of charge.

Nevertheless, the café focuses on being a source of assis-

tance, not a permanent crutch, Stockdale said.

“We’re not going to let people take advantage of us,” she said.

Some customers, like yoga instructor Gopali Vaccarelli, choose to pay more than the suggested price for meals to offset costs for others.

“I think [the café is] going to have an ef fect on the whole countr y and then go beyond,” she said.

The café is modeled after One World Ever ybody Eats, a community café in Salt Lake City, Utah, pioneered by Denise Cerreta.

Cerreta closed her acupuncture clinic in 2003 to help eliminate hunger and to travel to help other community cafés throughout the nation.

“There are basic needs. It’s food, shelter, clean water and community,” she said. “I think this is a great way to accomplish building community.”

Cerreta said the community café is a good way for people to come together, especially during hard times.

“You’re likely to sit down with people that you don’t know,” Stockdale said. “You wouldn’t normally do that.”

A Better World Café looks to

minimize what is thrown out each day.

“Don’t get me star ted on waste,” Cerreta said. “If there’s an original sin, for me, it’s that.”

Weston, a graduate of the culinar y school at Elijah’s Promise, makes an ef for t to ensure the restaurant makes use of all it can. Patrons choose

“You’re likely to sit down with people that you don’t know.

You wouldn’t normally do that.”

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their own por tion sizes, and supplies like plates, cups and utensils are all reusable.

“At the end of the day, there’s never more than this little [fivegallon] bucket, and it’s usually napkins,” she said.

The restaurant’s promise of good health and sustainability is further fulfilled through the use of only organic foods through a par tnership with Zone 7, a company that acts as a

NOVEMBER 2, 2009 middleman between local farmers and restaurants, the help of local farmers’ donations and through farmers’ market vendors’ trades of produce for meals, Weston said.

“One of the reasons why I thought this was a really good fit for me is because I’m really interested in using organic and sustainable methods of cooking,” Weston said.

A grand opening will be held sometime in November or December, Stockdale said.

In the meantime, Stockdale and Wetson are seeking grants and working to find a location outside of the church, possibly somewhere on Raritan Road.

As of now, food is prepared at Elijah’s Promise Culinary School on Livingston Avenue and delivered to the church, but Stockdale and Weston would like a location with a full kitchen sometime in the future.

They also hope to expand hours, which are currently from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays.

Employees and volunteers are working on perfecting operations in the restaurant.

Paul Helms, an AmeriCorps volunteer serving with Elijah’s Promise, has been working with the café for two months to help prepare for the opening.

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“I think we’re doing pretty well,” he said. “People are just slowly coming in and checking it out and tasting the food.”

Sheena Brown is also a volunteer at the kitchen. The 19year-old musician likes the fact that none of the restaurant’s foods are impor ted and thinks it has a good future in the community.

“The future of it is always bright, because you’ve got something that’s helping those who can’t help themselves,” Brown said.

She said philanthropists are going to help keep the café in business.

Stockdale invites students to help the café. Volunteer positions and unpaid internships are available.

Student groups or researchers interested in holding fundraisers for the café or presenting information on good health and sustainability are welcomed to do so, Stockdale said.

A Better World Café will be holding its first big event, a coffee tasters’ workshop, on Nov. 19 that is free and open to the public.

To find out more about A Better World Café, go to www.better worldcafe.org, visit its group on Facebook or call (732) 510-1572.

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Tour takes residents through town’s haunted past

BY MAGGIE BLAHA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

By the light of a lone lantern, a group of 24 souls wandered through the dark streets of Highland Park Thursday evening on a haunted tour.

Led by Harry Glazer, a 20year resident of Highland Park, the Haunted Highland Park Tour offered a glimpse into the town’s past through tales of some of the strange and mysterious occurrences residents claim to have encountered.

“The idea was to dramatize some of the lives of these figures to give residents of Highland Park today a sense of what their lives might have been like had they lived in the town at an earlier time,” said Michael Gordon, a 15year resident of the town and cocollaborator of the tour.

Gordon and Glazer, a communications coordinator for University libraries, highlighted tales featuring important Highland Park residents.

One story on the tour centered on resident Earl Dixon, who invented the Band-Aid in 1921.

Dixon, who lived on Montgomery Street, invented the Band-Aid to help his wife who kept

cutting herself in the kitchen. His innovation was so successful that it was mass-produced by Johnson & Johnson, and is now used in countries throughout the world, Glazer said.

“A lesser-known story I would like to tell you that goes along with that stor y is about [the Dixon’s] neighbors, Bob and Theresa Tehrune,” he said.

Bob Tehrune was a blue-collar worker who was envious of Dixon’s success, especially because his wife was so impressed with the Band-Aid. He decided he would invent a more effective product than Dixon’s, which he called the “Gauzehug,” Glazer said.

“Needless to say, the Gauzehug was a disaster,” Glazer said.

When Tehrune’s wife cut her finger while cooking, she decided to humor her husband by wearing his Gauzehug instead of Dixon’s Band-Aid, he said.

The Gauzehug was not only ineffective, but also unhygienic, as her finger was amputated after her wound became infected with gangrene. She was furious with her husband, and their marriage was filled with bitter arguments for the remainder of their lives, Glazer said.

“The argument wasn’t cut short by death,” he said.

Residents who live on Montgomery Street today claim that if they open their windows on a summer night, they can hear a couple arguing outside, but no one is seen, Glazer said.

“Maybe it’s a practical joke, but it could just be that the Gauzehug that fueled the couple’s argument years ago still continues today,” he said.

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore Stacy Brody said she heard about the tour in Highland Park’s newsletter The Mirror and decided to attend because she loves ghost stories.

“It’s a nice thing to do for $5 on a Thursday night, as opposed to drinking,” Brody said.

The Haunted Highland Park Tour is a new addition to Main Street Highland Park’s annual “Autumn in the Park” celebration — a night of entertainment where residents can enjoy hayrides, receive free giveaways and listen to live music by a local band, according to the Main Street Highland Park Web site.

While the stories told on the tour are based on fact, they have been expanded for entertainment

and to better portray the personalities of the town’s residents throughout history, according to the site.

Some of the other tales included an account of a spice merchant named Timothy Barrett III, who was last seen walking along the first railroad bridge in Highland Park toward Philadelphia in 1878; and the stor y of Fielding Lucas, who was the only Confederate soldier in New Jersey when he died in 1936.

“My favorite story on the tour is about the death of Fielding Lucas, which is a bit sad, a bit tragic and a bit haunted,” Glazer said.

Lucas had never fired a rifle when he was stationed just outside of Charleston, S.C. and was forced to confront an advance of Union soldiers on the outpost he was guarding. He missed the advancing soldiers both times he fired his rifle, and his unit was captured as a result, Glazer said.

“He was so humiliated after his performance in the Civil War that he packed up and moved as far north as he could,” Glazer said.

Lucas lived in Highland Park until his death at age 91. He died of a heart attack in 1936 during the town’s first

Memorial Day parade. On this day, Lucas stepped outside of his house to find a line of veterans dressed as Union soldiers of the Civil War. In a panic, Lucas loaded his rifle and fired two shots into the air.

“Thank God he’s still an awful shot; no one was hurt,” Glazer said.

He said police officers ran ahead of the parade to find the source of the gunshots and found Lucas dead, declaring that he had to have died from the trauma of experiencing another Union advance.

Veterans who participate in the annual Memorial Day Parade say that as they get to the end of Main Street, they can hear gunshots being fired into the air, Glazer said.

“It could be pranks, it could be a myth or fallacy or it could be the restless soul of Fielding Lucas,” he said.

Glazer said the historical and factual information on the tour was derived from sources such as About.com and the book “Images of America: Highland Park” by Jeanne Kolva and Joanne Pisciotti, while the details pertaining to ghost stories and paranormal activity were creative additions.

Artists don costumes to revamp public spaces

BY BRETT WILSHE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Explosive colors and vivid artwork lit up a misty Saturday afternoon at the Monster Jam 2K9, with ghosts and ghouls decorating the nor thernmost stair well of Deiner Park in New Brunswick.

Hosted by city-based artist collective Albus Cavus, the community mural painting project, allowed families and graffiti artists to get creative at the Raritan River Art Walk, a milelong path between the concrete cliffs of Route 18 and the river.

Youngsters came in costume to enjoy crafts and candy, while others learned about and tried their hand at urban art.

“I believe public ar t can bring a lot to a community,” said Peter Krsko, the collective’s co-founder. “People love to watch and [the] reactions are ver y positive. It’s not just an art galler y. People can jump in and contribute, and that’s what we want.”

The Raices Cultural Center, a New Jersey non-profit organization, helped contribute to the day’s events with activities like mask and puppet making, poetr y by Verbal Mayhem and a parade to the south end of the River Walk.

“People of different artistic disciplines and cultural backgrounds are coming together in a celebration of art and ancestors,” said Nicole Wines, the center’s co-director.

The center promotes cultural awareness through music and visual arts, and holidays like Halloween and the Day of the Dead are good opportunities to honor the deceased, she said.

The majority of the Albus Cavus’ 50 contributors produced their art where the River Walk ends at the construction zone near Boyd Park, and people passing through stopped to watch and ask questions.

Monster Jam attracted many independent street writers, including Soul, a masked University alumnus.

Soul said he wears a mask when painting in public because it’s not always legal, but remained masked Saturday to follow the theme of Halloween.

He demonstrated the different styles of graffiti ranging from quick, word-based “throwies” to more complex “burners” that incorporate complex visual designs and take much more time to complete.

But Soul, along with many others, lamented the day’s weather.

“When the walls are wet, the paint runs. I have to come back later to finish my burner,” he said.

Despite his dissatisfaction, passersby were impressed with his work — the word “Soul” written in 4-foot high letters with the “o” in the form of a mummy.

Since the collective’s founding in 2002, Albus Cavus has expanded to Washington, D.C. and even globally. Members as far as Dubai lend their creativity to transform urban environments under the umbrella of the group.

Krsko said he hopes to follow up the Monster Jam with similar events to create a growing tradition.

While the Raritan River Art Walk is still an unknown place to many in New Brunswick, Krsko said he hopes to help make the city’s best-kept secret an important beat in the heart of the community’s culture.

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Monster Jam 2k9 takes over River Art Walk, Deiner Park

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by Deiner Park. Above, members of the cultural center perform live music and dance to promote cultural awareness.

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Negative campaigning subtracts votes

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s Election Day approaches, many people are still making their final decision about which candidate they will be voting for in the gubernatorial race — if they have not already made up their mind yet. Negative advertisements have been shown to potential voters to tr y to sway their opinion one way or another.

The only thing being accomplished by these ads is annoying student voters and making them want to either vote independent, or not at all. Candidates think that voters are stupid and can be easily distracted from the fact that no actual issues are being discussed.

Countless numbers of press release e-mails have been sent, and you see the commercials on television all giving the same message. The reasons why Gov. Jon S. Corzine has failed New Jersey and lists of what Chris Christie has done wrong flood inboxes and air waves. The ads are all “this person did this, so do we really want him as governor? Vote (insert name here).” The fact of the matter is that neither candidate has a solid platform, and they are just obscuring the issues by tr ying to produce negative images of the other candidate instead of actually tr ying to focus on what really matters — New Jersey and its residents. They keep sticking to the “he did this, so I am better” way of campaigning instead of just saying, “I am the best because this is what I will do.”

The most controversial ad of this election was the Corzine, “Chris Christie is throwing his weight around” ad. This actually stirred up conversations about Christie being over weight and whether or not this is an important factor in the gubernatorial race.

His weight has nothing to do with his policies or how he will do the job of governor. Drawing attention to his weight was done because the Corzine campaign had nothing else to work with. After the ad ran, Corzine was participating in activities like playing basketball with children in after-school programs and giving talks to children about health and fitness.

This was not the only move by the Corzine campaign done to distract voters from the fact that he has nothing new to say or do for the state. He also had big name politicians come to New Jersey to talk about how people should use their voice and vote Corzine.

Former President Bill Clinton came to the University to back up Corzine. President Barack Obama came to the garden state three times to talk about the governor. It is nice to get support from high places, but the campaign feels that getting a prominent political figure like Clinton or Obama will get people to change their vote. The truth is half or more of the people that went to go see these people talk were not there to support Corzine — they were there to see the president talk, or to say they were in the same room as Clinton.

The issues need to be looked at. By avoiding the issues all that is being said is that nothing will change for New Jersey. Corzine’s issue-avoidance should tell voters that he would not be doing his job any differently. It is what it is with Corzine, and the fact that he is not talking about anything he could be doing shows that he will simply be giving the people what they are used to. Christie has been just as bad during the campaign when it comes to negative ads. He ran ads depicting Corzine as a “Wall Street Wizard.”

Christie has not talked about any of his policies, but what we do know about him is that he is against ever ything that New Jersey is usually for. Anti-gay marriage and anti-abortion rights are two of the bigger issues that Christie stands firm on, which will lose him votes, especially with young people. He even indicated that he would reject much-needed stimulus funding. One of the only things he really discusses is how he has and will crack down on crime.

These facts are what push people toward Independent candidate Chris Daggett, who places a distant third in the polls. He is the candidate actually discussing issues. He shows up to debates, and he does not send representatives who were chosen specifically to talk about an issue because the candidate himself cannot. He is also not using negative campaigning to get his name out there. The most popular commercial that was made for Daggett showed people stuck on an escalator yelling for help while an actor dressed as Corzine stood and did nothing to help, and the actor dressed as Christie just yelled about sending people to jail, then Daggett shows up to have the people follow him up the broken escalator. It is funny, but it is also an accurate portrayal of how the two primar y candidates are. The negative campaigning done by Corzine and Christie is the reason why Daggett is doing better than he should in the polls. His likeability comes from the fact that he is not avoiding the issues that are plaguing the state by just talking about why the other two candidates are bad. He would probably receive more votes if his name was up at the top of the ballot with the other two, but his “Independent” position may keep that from happening.

The negative campaigning will never stop in any election because it ends up working for the candidates, but this election has deterred students from voting. Students end up not liking either of the candidates, so they will not exercise their right to vote in large numbers.

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Parental self-control needed

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the booze at home they could n the past year we have have walked a little further. heard too many stories Was it so hard to spend about a parent’s irrethe day with their children, sponsibility causing the tragic so hard they needed to drink loss of a child. The headlines to make it through? Was it tell horrifying tales of otherthat they did not know how wise “good” mothers killing to deal with their children innocent children because ANNA NORCIA without the assistance of they made the reckless deciDora and Elmo? Or could it sion to drink and drive. possibly be that they are so unhappy with their Recently, one mother took a sleepover full of elelives that alcohol is the only thing that could make mentary school kids party hopping and crashed the this day bearable? Whatever the reason was, in my car on the way home. Sadly one of the girls, barely eyes — and I hope in the eyes of many others — 9-years-old, was killed. This Halloween I saw just this was an irresponsible act that put the lives of how easy it is for something like this to happen. those children in danger. As a parent your number I love handing out Halloween candy to trick-orone priority should be the safety of your child, not treaters. So every year I make sure to be at my parfiguring out a way to make this Halloween a party ent’s house at least for a little while to take part in for you and your friends. Is drunk the best state of the festivities. In between making apple cider mind to be in while walking with a child down and doughnuts and carving pumpkins, I would be sigacross streets and knocking on the doors of naled to answer the door by the sound of gentle strangers? Do they not realize that being intoxiknocks of giggling children. When I answered, their cated could impair their judgment to the point smiling faces would yell “trick-or-treat,” and once where they might not look both ways while crossgiven their treat they would scamper away to the ing the street? Is having that next house in sugar induced hapdrink worth risking your child piness. The memories of my “As a parent your being hit by a car? childhood swept over me. I realWe wonder why 12 year olds ized that this day was truly a day number one priority are getting their stomachs of childhood innocence. But in pumped at concer ts. It is between my reminiscing about should be the safety of because mom and dad teach Halloweens past I was taken back your child, not figuring them that you cannot enjoy a by something I had never seen day without alcohol? They also before: The parents brought out a way to make this teach them that as their child along some treats for themselves.

Halloween a party ...” they are a secondar y priority.

When I saw the group of When a child does not feel wantadults dragging a little red wagon ed they find something to fill behind them, I thought they had that hole. I know that having a drink while watchbrought it along in case one of the little ones had ing your child is not a crime; but if you need a gotten tired. To my surprise this seemingly innodrink to hang out with them, that is where the cent little red wagon was being used to cart around problem begins. But where do you draw the line a cooler filled with beer and alcohol. As the kids at drinking while caring for a child? Is one okay, went from door to door the parents stood at a disor does it depend on the occasion? I don’t think tance, too concerned with making sure their solo these are questions that should have to be asked. cups were filled to even pay attention to the joy on Once they are is when tragedies happen. As our their children’s faces, an innocent joy that with time generation gets to the age of having kids — and is forgotten. Not only did they miss out on priceless yes, believe it or not we are pretty close — I hope childhood memories, they missed out on the chance that we can learn from the mistakes that are to remember the feeling of childhood innocence, being made by parents now and give our children something that every stranger opening the door to a life of safety and enjoyment they deser ve. their kids did. If that wasn’t bad enough, after about an hour they continued the festivities from their Anna Norcia is a School of Environmental and front lawn. They lounged, beer in hand, as their chilBiological Sciences senior majoring in nutritional dren ran wild through the neighborhood. They told sciences. Her column, “Just the Facts,” runs on them they would go out again later; it seemed alternate Mondays. mommy and daddy were tired. Perhaps if they left

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Losing perspective on importance Vote no to ward off divided New Brunswick Letter Letter MEGAN FAUST

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am a full-time student at the University and have been a resident of New Brunswick for about half of my life. I have lived in different areas of the city: Raritan Gardens, Regency Manor, Har vey Street, Louis Street and Dewey Heights. My grandfather and my father’s family were born and raised at 8th Street and Joyce Kilmer Avenue.

I have seen and heard stories about the vast improvements in this city over the past few decades. These improvements have succeeded under the current form of the City Council.

Wards will divide the city and make it harder for the improvements to continue.

In a previous article in The Daily Targum, the author stated that without a ward system, students “would just continue to pay parking fines and noise viola-

tions.” Those that pay parking fines and noise violations will continue to do so if they break the rules with or without a ward system. I lived off campus and received parking tickets; I know how hard it is to park. But I paid my parking tickets and did not blame anyone else but myself.

I am voting NO for wards because I am a resident of New Brunswick and care about this city and the future of it. Of course there are still improvements to be made but implementing wards is not the way to achieve them. The current at-large system is what is best for the city as a whole.

By the way, whoever came onto my lawn and stole my “NO WARDS” sign, as well as many other people’s signs, I would like them back. Do not break the law by trespassing and stealing in order to try and quiet the competition.

Megan Faust is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in marketing.

REBECCA YU

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ome time ago, a poem on YouTube called “Lost Generation” stole the attention of hundreds of thousands of viewers. For anyone who is unfamiliar with the video, at first glance it is a poem about the sad state of our generation’s values. When recited backwards, however, the poem of fers a message of hope. This hope, though, depends on our realization that the first reading is an unfor tunate but true description of our generation.

As par t of Campus Cr usade’s QuEST week, I recently sur veyed a number of University students with questions concerning spirituality.

And even though the sample is nowhere near large enough to be considered significant, I cannot help but fear that it is representative of our generation.

When asked, “What is the most impor tant thing in your

life right now?” five out of seven students said “school.”

Only one replied with “family” and another said “health.”

Many, if not most of us, can empathize with those five students who said that school was their top priority. We would like to believe that things like family, friends, happiness or being a “good” person are what matter most to us. But a simple question and a brief moment of self-reflection force us to confess the answers we wish were not true.

Somewhere in the past few decades, we lost sight of what matters in life. We have been brainwashed into believing that success is all that really matters. The problem is not that we over value success, but we have equated success with all the wrong things — high GPAs, multiple, unnecessar y academic degrees and generous paychecks. There is a plethora of self-help books with advice on how to be successful. Most of them offer principles to help you climb the corporate ladder

and accrue a massive sum of money, most of which you will likely fail to spend before you take your last breath.

And while financial security is a desirable accomplishment, our investments should not rest solely in finances — especially considering the recent economic collapse. Instead, we all need to remember to invest in the people around us, even if that means fewer hours of studying for an exam you do not feel prepared for. After all, no one will remember you for the splendor of your house or the size of your savings account. No one is going to mar vel at your GPA when you are gone. We are remembered for who we were, not for what we accomplished.

No one captures this sentiment better than Albert Pine, who stated, “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.”

Rebecca Yu is a Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy firstyear student.

Sales tax on services bad for NJ economy Letter NELS LAURITZEN

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ndependent gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett’s belief that imposing a sales tax upon services can automatically facilitate the reduction of

property taxes is fundamentally flawed as it incorrectly assumes that consumers will continue to spend on those services at the same rate after these sales tax increases are implemented.

Imposing a sales tax on services would ultimately result in consumers spending less on these

services in New Jersey thereby increasing the probability that New Jersey consumers will either stray to neighboring states to pay for these services or will simply not utilize these services at the same frequency.

Either way, Daggett’s plan would increase the probability

that a large number of New Jersey’s service-oriented jobs will be lost and that fewer entrepreneurs will be willing to start up ser vice-oriented businesses in New Jersey.

This could lead to decreased income tax and business tax revenue for the state thereby

resulting in proper ty taxes having to be fur ther increased, as the state would have to find a way to compensate for this lost revenue.

Nels Lauritzen is a Livingston College alumnus from the class of 1998.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Immerse yourself in feelings. You sense the wealth of love in your environment. Say "thank you."

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Cash flows out now. You see that more income is possible, but it won't arrive today. Adjust your behavior accordingly.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Your imagination carries you away to a wonderful story land. This is Monday. Do you need to focus on work?

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Young nucleus keeps composure in Kenosha

BY TYLER DONOHUE

“We were looking for a better result overall,” Robinson said.

“But I think most of our runners The Rutgers women’s cross worked hard and ran to the best countr y of their ability.”

WOMEN’S XC t e a m Freshman runner Anjelica competBrinkofski feels the race is a step in RUTGERS 382 PTS ed in the the right direction for the Knights.

13TH PLACE 2009 Big “It was good for us to be E a s t around great competition,” she Championships Saturday at the said. “We have a lot of ground to Wayne E. Dannehl National cover and harder training to get Cross Countr y Course in used to.”

Kenosha, Wis. Robinson knows the Knights The Scarlet Knights finished have a young nucleus of runners, 13th among 16 conference teams many of whom have never faced in the 6k race with an the level of talent present average time of 24:26. at the championships.

Villanova, one of six “Our freshmen did a Big East teams ranked nice job keeping their in the nation’s top 30, composure,” he said. won the championships “These were certainly for the second consecuthe best runners we’ll tive year. face this season.”

Rutgers head coach Freshman Elise James Robinson said Brevet, who has been the race’s tremendous one of the Knights’ top KELLY competition was a test. performers throughout FLANNIGAN “The course was the fall, had to deal with very challenging and so were the an ankle injury and was unable to other teams,” Robinson said. run at full speed. Coupled with “The Big East conference is the the absence of sophomore best in the country this year, so it Kristen Johnson, who did not was a very competitive race.” make the trip to Kenosha Sophomore Kelly Flannigan Saturday, the Knights were not led the team with a time of 23:22, running at full speed. finishing 55th overall. Freshmen “We’ll take some lessons from Lindsay Bertulis and Jennifer this race and learn from the expeSpitzer were the next two Knights rience,” Robinson said. “We just to cross the finish line. need to continue getting faster.”

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UPSET: Reasso captures

18 yards out that skipped off the wet surface and past sophomore goalkeeper Adam Klink.

350th victory with Rutgers But for the third time this season the Knights won a game that continued from back went to extra time.

The goal didn’t come without “We said it all year, that this is a controversy, as the linesman on young team, but they really grew the far side of the field had put his up [Saturday],” Reasso said. “I flag up to signal offside on Kamara, thought we were the better team but head referee Gus St. Silva all night long and our guys played ignored him and waived play on, great. They played with a lot of pasallowing the forsion and intensity.” ward to find Parr.

Next up for the “We said it all year, Knights is a “There was no way Ibe was offWednesday trip to that this is a side on the first West Virginia, who young team, but goal,” Reasso wrapped up the said. “The flag third seed from they really grew was up, but the the Blue Division referee was five with a 2-0 victory up [Saturday].” feet from the play Saturday night at BOB REASSO and he looked up Seton Hall.

Head Coach and saw a defendThe Knights er behind Ibe. I and Mountaineers thought [St. Silva] have not met this did a very strong job of refereeseason, but if Saturday night’s triing because Ibe was onside by umph over USF is any indication, five yards.”

RU feels like it can beat anybody.

Rutgers (8-9-0, 5-6-0) controlled “This helps our confidence the pace and tempo of the game greatly because we have the Big through a downpour after taking East Tournament coming up,” the lead, but the Bulls (12-3-2, 8-1Kamara said after RU beat a top2) pulled even 10 minutes from 10 team for the second time this full-time. Hasani Sinclair picked up season. “We’re going into the the ball in the middle of the pitch tournament with a win and hopeand fired in a bouncing shot from fully we can take it from there.”

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Head coach Bob Reasso, now in his 29th season on the Banks, earned his 350th victory Saturday at the helm of the Scarlet Knights.

utgers senior wide receiver Tim Brown is a finalist for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award for week nine of the college football season.

Brown had five receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning reception, with 22 seconds remaining in the Scarlet Knights’ 28-24 victory over Connecticut.

Other nominees include Georgia Tech running back Jonathan Dwyer, Houston quarterback Case Keenum and Temple running back Bernard Pierce.

Fans can vote for the player of their choice until Wednesday night, and the winner will be announced Thursday night on ESPN’s College Football Primetime.

THE RUTGERS SWIMMING and diving team racked up seven gold medals and set two pool records to defeat Connecticut and Villanova this weekend in its first Big East meet of the year.

Senior co-captain Cat Whetstone’s time of 55.85 established a UConn pool record in the 100-yard backstroke; the 400-yard freestyle relay team did the same with a final time of 3:28.21. Their achievements led the Scarlet Knights to sizeable final margins of victor y — 199-155 over the Huskies and 193-150 over the Wildcats.

The Knights have a week off from competition before resuming Big East competition at home against West Virginia.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS released its preseason poll Friday with the Rutgers women’s basketball team earning a No. 25 ranking.

Big East rival Connecticut is the preseason No. 1.

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golf team dropped a 4.5-1.5 decision to No. 2 seed Louisville and a 3.5-2.5 result to No. 11-seed USF Saturday in match play at Pine Needles Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. The Scarlet Knights played fourth-seed Cincinnati yesterday for seventh place in the event. RU opened the tournament Friday with a victory over No. 7 seed Marquette.

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leading scorer to NBA benchwarmer, J.J. Redick’s basketball career has taken a complete 180 — good thing he has a backup plan.

The Orlando Magic guard announced he is part of a rap super group who is planning on releasing its first single, titled “Waste Management,” before the end of the year.

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Sophomore middle blocker Hannah Curtis recorded 11 kills in RU’s second Big East win of the season, a 3-1 victory over DePaul.

Losing streak halted with win at DePaul

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

This weekend provided more than just a win for the Rutgers volleyball VOLLEYBALL team. It 3 gave the RUTGERS t e a m 1 validaDEPAUL tion.

With a 3-1 win over conference foe DePaul, the Scarlet Knights chalked up another conference win to not only to bring their total this season to two but also bring a five-match losing streak to a halt.

Since the team secured a single win in conference play last year, the two-win total marks another crucial improvement in the Knights’ gameplay this season.

“It’s just one more step closer to validation of being a better program,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “DePaul beat us in three last year pretty handily. We handled them [Saturday] pretty well at their place, so it’s great to see the progress.”

The improvement in conference wins also marks progress in virtually every category of the team’s gameplay this year, something that Werneke can take much of the credit for.

“We get a plan,” he said.

“Statistically we’re better in winloss record out of conference and win-loss record in conference is better, and it’s always nice to see tangible improvement.”

The Blue Demons (6-18, 0-9) played the Knights looking to snap a nine-game losing streak of their own, but could not come out on top after RU took control of the first two sets. Despite an attempt to start a comeback with a third-set win, the Knights squashed all hopes after a win in the fourth set.

“Their season is rewarded with the victory,” Werneke said.

“Knowing and believing that the program is getting better is great. It brings satisfaction to not only the players but to the staff as well.”

Three players keyed the RU victory Saturday, as junior outside hitter Caitlin Saxton, sophomore middle blocker Hannah Curtis and junior outside hitter Katie Groff all recorded 10-plus kills and combined for 34 total.

But things did not go so smoothly the following day against Notre Dame (16-4, 10-0).

Against the top-ranked team in the Big East, the Knights (9-16, 28) fell in three consecutive sets of 25- 16, 25-20 and 25-22.

“It [was a] classic matchup between strong net play and a strong defensive team,” Werneke said. “We played some great defense, some of the best defense we’ve played all year, and we served tough and we controlled the ball.”

He said that the team played relatively well after the initial loss, as RU kept close in the next two sets.

“I think we played our best volleyball of the day [in the third set],” Werneke said. “We played great defense all along, and the offense picked up.”

Saxton notched 15 kills on the day, improving her number of games with double digit kills to ten in the last 14 games.

Freshman setter Stephanie Zielinski gave a solid performance as well. Recording 31 assists on the day, the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., native had her 10th match with more than 30 assists this season.

“I’m really pleased with the per formance and ef for t our team took forth today,” Werneke said. “Again, to go out and compete and not back down from the top team in the conference should vouch for the character of our program.”

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Syracuse spooks Knights for 16th loss of season

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

On All Hallows’ Eve, the Rutgers field hockey team traveled to Syracuse hoping for a treat in its f i n a l FIELD HOCKEY game of 1 the seaRUTGERS son.

6 SYRACUSE The No. 5 Orange had other ideas Saturday and opted to be the neighbor who gives out toothbrushes instead of

candy on Halloween, besting the Scarlet Knights 6-1.

The game against the top team in the conference was, on paper, the toughest of the season, as it marked the first time all year the Knights faced a top-five national opponent.

“The effort was amazing — our kids played every second like we were playing for the championship,” said Rutgers head coach Liz Tchou.

“The bench players were encouraging players from the sidelines, there was great energy and I was really happy with that part of it.”

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR/ FILE PHOTO

Head coach Liz Tchou has compiled a 3-26 record in the Big East since 2005. The Knights went winless in the conference this season.

Senior forward Brittany Bybel scored the lone goal for the Knights on the afternoon in her final game in a RU uniform, capitalizing on a loose ball inside the circle.

Bybel’s goal evened the contest at one apiece, but the Knights were unable to stay with a torrid Syracuse offense.

“It was really cool to see Brittany score. She’d been almost fanatical about wanting to score in her final game since last week against UConn,” Tchou said.

The Orange strung together five straight goals, including two in the span of two minutes, with another coming with 12 seconds to play in the first half. The offensive barrage buried the Knights, who were only able to post five shots in the game to Syracuse’s 19.

Syracuse (16-2, 6-0) also held a 5-2 advantage in penalty corners and greatly tested freshman goalkeeper Vickie Lavell, who was peppered with 12 shots on goal.

The only goal for RU was Bybel’s ninth of the year, tying her for the team lead in goals and giving her the lead in points with 21. Three out of the five shots Saturday came from the forward.

After having an apparent goal disallowed in the game against UConn, Bybel was determined to not let that be the last time she found the net.

“I wanted to make sure that I got one [this weekend],” Bybel said. “It would have just eaten me up if my last score ever was disallowed, so everyone said just score next week.

It was great to tie it up against Syracuse and then be able to look up at that scoreboard and see 1-1.”

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In her final game at Rutgers, senior forward Brittany Bybel, right, scored the lone goal in the Knights’ 6-1 loss at Syracuse.

Though the Knights lost the game, the players were not upset with the effort they put forth against one of the top teams in the country.

“We were excited going in, and we played well for [Syracuse] being such a highly skilled team,” Bybel said.

The end of the game was an emotional one as it marked the end of a long season for the Knights. RU finished winless in the conference and posted a 2-16 overall record.

Though the Knights were plagued with troubles throughout the year, Tchou was impressed with the team’s progression from start to finish.

“Even though it was not a great season record wise, it was bar none the most cohesive team that I’ve ever coached,” Tchou said. “I think some coaches would say that was impossible under the circumstances, but I’ve never experienced what I experienced this year, with everyone so close.”

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Regionals next after muddy race

BY MELISSA FALICA STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers men’s cross country team had a disappointing finish Saturday at the Big East Championships in Kenosha, Wis. In a MEN’S XC r a c e RUTGERS 330 PTS w h e r e h e a d 12TH PLACE coach M i k e Mulqueen hoped to finish somewhere between seventh and 10th as a team, the Scarlet Knights landed in 12th, two spots lower than last year’s 10th place finish.

For the second consecutive race, graduate student Taylor Burmeister was the first Knight to make it across the finish line in 46th with a time of 26:51.

“I thought Taylor, [on] Sunday, ran the toughest out of anybody on our team, that’s why he was the number one guy on our team,” Mulqueen said. “He mentally and physically competed well against others.”

Mental toughness was crucial for the Knights this weekend and essentially the missing piece in the subpar performance.

The weather conditions proved to be rough, as they were in the Leopard Invitational, with mud and wind making the course difficult to navigate.

“It was ver y muddy,” Burmeister said. “It was a

tough course and I think the one thing that hurt us was that it’s not something we were prepared for, and I think it kind of got to us.”

Junior Nick Miehe was the next Knight to finish the race, placing 55th in 27:15, followed by senior Michael Crum in 72nd with a time of 27:44.

“Sometimes it’s just not in the cards. ...

There’s nothing we can do to get Big East back — it’s over and done with.”

MIKE MULQUEEN Head Coach

Crum was followed closely by junior Kevin Cronin in 78th place and sophomore Jayram Salturi in 79th. Cronin finished with a time of 28:05 and Sataluri 28:06.

Burmeister said that Cronin’s knee injury factored into the race and really impacted his abilities.

Sophomore Ben Forrest and senior Andrew Morris were the last Knights to cross the finish line, 81st and 87th, with times of 28:34 and 29:14, respectively.

In the past week alone, the rainfall total in Kenosha was

close to five inches — the fifth highest rain total for the month of October.

But Mulqueen does not think the conditions physically impacted RU’s performance.

“The course was really sloppy and muddy and they were ankle deep in mud at some times, but everybody had to run in the same conditions,” he said.

For Burmeister, the conditions of the race were similar to those he faced his sophomore year at Regionals when he ran cross country for his undergraduate school Haverford.

It was tough for him, as it was for the other Knights this weekend, but it forced him to deal with unexpected circumstances and to find ways to get around them.

“The fact of the matter is that in these big meets, you don’t get to decide the conditions, the weather, or the course and you have to be able to deal with whatever’s thrown at you so hopefully that’s a lesson we’ve learned,” Burmeister said.

Despite the disappointment, Mulqueen urged the team to move on and focus on the upcoming NCAA East Regionals.

“Sometimes it’s just not in the cards and things just don’t go your way,” he said. “There’s nothing we can do to get Big East back — it’s over and done with.”

RU heads to Regionals Nov. 14 in Maryland.

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Sophomore midfielder Tricia DiPaolo exited the game in the 82nd minute yesterday after a collision that hurt her right knee.

Poor conditions make for sloppy afternoon

BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

The Rutgers women’s soccer team washed out of the Big East Tournament on a late West Virginia goal, but are a lock to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, beginning next week.

EXIT: Knights manage just two shots vs. West Virginia continued from back scoring chances in the first 45 minutes came when Lancos nearly netted a free kick in the ninth minute and on Schacher’s breakaway in the 21st minute that was stopped before she got to the net.

Late in the half, the Mountaineers finally broke the Knights’ back four, forcing Guthrie to make three saves in the half’s final minutes — each save more impressive than the next.

The Mountaineers’ (9-5-6) final shot on goal in the half came with 10 minutes remaining until halftime. West Virginia midfielder Bri Rodriguez made a nice move to get an open look on the left

side of the net, she then crossed the ball to wide-open teammate Caroline Szwed.

Szwed took a shot at what appeared to be an open net, but Guthrie — making a spectacular adjustment on the ball — slid across the net and stopped the shot.

“The game was just disappointing,” Guthrie said. “That’s really the best way to describe it.

It’s a pretty empty feeling.”

The month of October has not been kind to Yurcak Field.

Torrential rain and wind battered the Rutgers soccer KNIGHT complex NOTEBOOK Saturday night during the men’s 2-1 victory over South Florida. To make matters worse that game went into extra time, leaving the pitch a chewed up, muddy mess — a headache for lead groundskeeper Charles Cathcart.

“You can’t really do too much at this point,” Cathcar t said.

“You just go out and tr y to level ever ything out so that nobody trips and tr y to make it as safe as possible.”

Cathcart said he got to Yurcak Field at 7 a.m. yesterday morning to begin prepping the field for the women’s Big East quarterfinal against West Virginia.

“It was really bad [yesterday morning],” Cathcart said before the Scarlet Knights’ 1-0 loss to West Virginia. “There were a lot of ruts and it poured almost the entire game [Saturday], but [it was] in better shape [yesterday] than it was [Saturday].

Traditionally, the field holds up well in the rain, but its holding almost two weeks of water, so there are going to be some rough spots.”

Players had issues with their footing on the torn up pitch throughout the day, making it difficult to complete passes.

“I slipped a few times, but everyone slipped a few times and that’s no excuse,” senior goalkeeper Erin Guthrie said. “It stinks that the field was like this, but it wasn’t something that was a factor for our loss.”

RU head coach Glenn Crooks agreed.

“Players get cut defensively and slip and can’t keep their feet,” Crooks said. “It’s a bit

more difficult to defend because defending is all about moving your feet, and if you slip on your first step or don’t have the proper footing, that’s where it comes into play, but I don’t think either team took a big advantage of that today.”

Yet for Cathcar t, one thing is clear.

“It’s playable,” he said.

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Tricia DiPaolo left the game in the 82nd minute after a hard challenge with West Virginia’s Carolyn Blank.

Blank appeared to catch DiPaolo on the right leg with the bottom of her cleat.

“She had a bad knee coming into this season and [has] been playing with it for a long time,” Crooks said. “I don’t know the extent of it right now.”

Crooks said DiPaolo was going to have an MRI taken after the game and that she would have surger y on her knee in the offseason.

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Notre Dame (15-3-1, 10-0-1) rolled into the semifinals with a 50 victor y over USF. Melissa Henderson notched a hat-trick in the first 28 minutes of the game to send the Fighting Irish on their way.

St. John’s also advanced with a 1-0 win in double overtime against Georgetown, and Marquette beat Villanova 1-0 in Milwaukee.

The semifinals and finals take place this weekend in Storrs, Conn.

AFTER KNOCKING OFF Seton Hall 2-0 Saturday night in South Orange, the West Virginia men’s soccer team made the short bus trip south yesterday afternoon to watch its women’s team.

West Virginia finished third in the Big East Blue Division and hosts RU, the sixth place finisher in the Red Division, Wednesday in the opening round of the men’s Big East Tournament.

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BY CHRIS MELCHIORRE CORRESPONDENT

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

West Virginia goalkeeper Kerri Butler claims a cross in front of her net. The Scarlet Knights managed only two shots against the Mountaineers as they were shown the door from the Big East Tournament for the second straight season.

The normally pristine Yurcak Field looked like a horse track after the downpour the night before yesWOMEN’S SOCCER terday’s Big East Tournament quarterfinal match between the No. 9 Rutgers women’s soccer team and West Virginia.

The pace of play was slower, each movement was more deliberate and scoring chances were few and far between for both teams.

The Scarlet Knights managed only two shots in the match. On West Virginia’s 11th shot of the game, the Mountaineers scored the match’s only goal. The goal — scored in the 86th minute — led to a 1-0 Rutgers loss, eliminating RU from the Big East Tournament.

“It’s certainly disappointing,” said Rutgers head coach Glenn Crooks. “But I think West Virginia was probably the better team out there today, so they deserved the win. I just think that some of the little things that you need to do in the game of soccer, we didn’t take care of. So that’s the disappointing part.”

West Virginia’s goal came after nearly an entire half of controlling the ball and keeping it inside of the Knights’ zone.

The play was set up after a shot deflected off RU sophomore defender Julie Lancos and fell into West Virginia’s Caralee Keppler’s possession. With a clean look at the net, Keppler made a nice move and beat senior goalkeeper Erin Guthrie.

“I just think we let them come at us too much,” said Guthrie, who saved seven shots in an otherwise solid performance. “The shot that went in was just a deflection, and they had numbers at the time. The only thing you can do at that point, as a goalkeeper, is just come out as big as you can, and that’s what I tried to do, and I got a piece of it, but it still made it in.”

The Knights (13-3-4) generated their strongest attack in the final minutes of the match, but couldn’t crack the West Virginia back four.

“We had a great game plan; we just didn’t put it to use,” said redshirt junior forward Karla Schacher. “We should have held on to the ball more, let everyone else get forward instead of trying to go on our own and things like that.”

RU managed only one shot to the Mountaineers’ four in the first half. The Knights’ only quality

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Nasty weather does not stop upset of No. 9 USF

BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

If the Rutgers men’s soccer team was going to enter Big East Tournament play in stride it would have to beat more than just the No. 9 team in the MEN’S SOCCER country.

USF 1 Monsoon-like RUTGERS 2 rain and heavy DOUBLE OVERTIME winds pounded the region Saturday night, making the pitch at Yurcak Field a difficult playing surface Yet the Scarlet Knights eked out a 2-1 double overtime victory against South Florida on goals by freshman Dan Parr and junior Andrew Cuevas, marking the 350th win at Rutgers for head coach Bob Reasso.

“It got really physical [Saturday] and the weather definitely had something to do with it,” said Cuevas, who headed home the 111thminute winner. “The fact is that this is a Big East game, and any Big East game is going to be physical. We have to work a lot harder

because we are some points behind and we are trying to make a statement.”

Cuevas’ game-winner came just 30 seconds after the start of the second extra time stanza. Sophomore midfielder Robbie McLarney swung in a corner to the near post and Cuevas directed his header past USF goalkeeper Jeff Attinella.

“Coach had been stretching me to go to the front post all night,” Cuevas said. “He told me right before the second overtime to make a near post run, and I did so with [sophomore] Br yant Knibbs and I was lucky enough to get there first.”

The abysmal field conditions bogged the game down for the entire 90 minutes of regulation, but RU still took the lead less than a minute after the halftime interval when sophomore for ward Ibrahim Kamara found Parr at the top of the 18yard box. The freshman made no mistake with his shot beating Attinella for his first career goal.

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Junior defender Andrew Cuevas (5) scored the game-winning goal 30 seconds into the second overtime period Saturday night as the Scarlet Knights upended No. 9 South Florida.