The Daily Targum 2009-11-13

THE DAILY TARGUM

Volume 141, Number 53

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The Rutgers football team picked up its seventh win of the season with a 31-0 victory over No. 23 South Florida last night at Rutgers Stadium. RU is Bowl-eligible for the fifth straight season.

Student employee sues directors for conflict-of-interest charges

BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The Board of Directors of the Rutgers University Student and Alumni Federal Credit Union want to merge with the Rutgers Federal Credit Union, but some members of the board allegedly stand to

benefit by eliminating the student credit union.

“This [merger] is a back-door deal that not only benefits these people, but hurts [the student credit union, which] is run entirely by students,” said a member of RUSAFCU, the student credit union, who wished to remain anonymous. “We want to see the student

credit union remain on campus and continue to be run by the students.”

Student Credit Union Vice President of Member Ser vices Aimee Becker and Student Credit Union Member Stanley Bozin, a retired United States Navy admiral, sued the Student Credit Union Board of Directors on behalf of all 2,700 members of

the student credit union last week in a classaction lawsuit. “[The student credit union looks] out for students in a very cost-effective way with our current system, and the replacement will not have the students’ interests in mind,” Becker said.

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Post-war decade planted seeds for campus growth

BY MARY DIDUCH ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The 1950s may be famous for poodle skirts and greasers, but a look into the University during post-World War II America shows similarities to a school that has grown significantly over the years.

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the all-male University — then Rutgers College — saw an influx of students with the passing of the G.I. Bill in 1946 after World War II, which allowed veteran soldiers to attend college for free.

Professor Hans Fisher, who first came to the University in 1946 and then stayed as a nutrition professor, said before he arrived, the University combined had 500 to 700 students. After the bill, his incoming class alone had 1,110 students.

“The University was totally unprepared for this onslaught when I came,” he said.

This may be familiar to the many students living in hotels off-campus today because of a housing shortage.

The cafeteria, originally in Winants Hall on the Old Queen’s campus, had to be relocated to the College Avenue Gym, Fisher said.

Jim Van Vliet, Engineering School Class of 1953, said many first-year students lived in

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old army barracks off-campus called the Raritan Arsenal, for there were not enough residence halls.

Another alternative was living in one of the 21 fraternity houses, he said.

“At that time it was an important component of campus life,” said Van Vliet, a member of Theta Kappa Epsilon. “There were limited dormitories on campus.”

University Archivist Thomas Frusciano said the University constructed the River Dorms on the College Avenue campus in the 1950s. The University’s library also moved from its small location, where the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum is now, to the larger Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus.

Harold Kaplan, Rutgers College Class of 1957, said when he entered school, it was after the rush of veterans. His class had about 600 first-year students.

The smallness of the school is something he admired.

“You got to know the professors a little bit better because it was on such a smaller scale. Ever ything was smaller and

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Students at the all-male University in the 1950s take an exam. During this decade, the University saw a rise in enrollment from an influx of World War II veterans returning to school.

U. to fix potholes after student drivers complain

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Bump, thud, clank and rattle.

For drivers entering and exiting University parking lots and garages, these are sounds that have become all too familiar, with potholes strewn across the pavement of the lots.

Lisabeth Matyash, a commuter who parks in the Douglass parking deck, pointed out the many divots in the garage’s surface, including a big one right at the entrance of the garage.

“It doesn’t matter how much you swerve out of the way, because you always hit it,” said Matyash, School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.

Many students said the Douglass parking deck isn’t the only garage with the issue.

Katrina Lundgren, a School of Arts and Sciences junior who parks on Livingston campus, said there is uneven pavement all around the parking lots on campus.

“I park in the Yellow Lot, and it is all just one big pothole,” Lundgren said.

All these potholes could add up to big problems for drivers, said David Weinstein, the AAA Mid-Atlantic manager of public affairs and government, in an e-mail correspondence.

“Depending on the size of the pothole and the speed of the car, damage

can be anywhere from quite serious and expensive to non-existent and only jarring and surprising to the driver who drove through one,” Weinstein said.

On the quite serious and expensive side of pothole damage are blown tires and damaged rims, undercarriage damage, and steering and suspension problems, He said.

To prevent such damage, the University is taking action, said Director of Transportation Services Jack Molenaar.

A consultant was hired to assess the status and quality of every lot to help develop a 10-year capital plan to improve and potentially repave many of the parking areas at the University, he said.

The capital plan would determine which lots should receive repairs first.

Following the assessment, the Department of Parking and Transportation Services can start planning out which lots they should work on each year based on which have the most need and how much money should be put aside each year to complete the repairs, Molenaar said.

The final report should be done within a month, and repaving on some lots could begin as early as next summer, he said.

The department works with University Maintenance to keep parking lots clean,

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Researcher hunts for safe solution to creeping bedbug population

BY KAYLA DURAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Residents can sleep a little better tonight knowing that University Assistant Extension Specialist Changlu Wang is conducting research on bedbug prevention. This comes on the heels of rising numbers of bed bug cases in New Brunswick and the Northeast.

Wang is conducting entomology research on different ways people can prevent the start and spread of bed bugs in an affordable manner, especially considering the high demand for new ways to combat bed bug infestation. “[The Northeast] is probably one of the most infested areas in our countr y. I have to respond. I receive a lot of questions because I have that extension [position]. … So naturally I have to do research on this so I can have the information,” Wang said.

Bed bugs live in furniture and come out only to feed on their host. Humans are commonly victims because bed bugs are attracted to carbon dioxide and blood.

“They are attracted by heat and carbon dioxide. They are attracted to your breath,” said Wang in a Rutgers FOCUS article.

But bed bugs were not always so prevalent in this area. Due to

the now-banned pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, better known as DDT, bed bugs were nearly extinct, according to the article. “[DDT] was very strong, very effective, but of course, in modern standards they are too strong, too dangerous,” Wang said.

Wang said since DDT was so potent, the Environmental Protection Agency decided to ban its use in homes because the residue can stay in a house for more than 50 years.

Now with the increasing numbers of people traveling to foreign countries and bringing back the insects, as well as filthiness in urban areas, the bed bug has made a comeback, he said.

Wang uses different contraptions in his experiments to determine infestation, such as a cat feeder-like mechanism used as boundary at the leg of a piece of furniture.

The first circle of the device measures how many bed bugs are in the room and prevents them from getting to the furniture, he said.

The second circle determines how many bed bugs come from the furniture itself and prevents them from infiltrating the rest of the room.

“The compound that attracts bedbugs also kills them at high doses. Wang and his assistant,

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Changlu Wang, assistant extension specialist, examines bedbugs in his laboratory in order to find an alternative extermination method to DDT, a harmful chemical banned by the EPA. [Vincenzo] Averello, will test the lethality of various carbon dioxide concentrations and exposure times,” according to the article.

Averello, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore double majoring in genetics and ecology, was attracted to the research because it involved both of his interests.

“It has a bit of an ecology element to it, with a sense of

[what] a whole population is doing. … Because effectively all studies are populations, [and that’s] what it comes down to here,” Averello said. “So that’s part of why I came here. … I’ve always had a thing for bugs since I was a little kid.”

Maria Camacho, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, is fearful of the recent bed bug infestation in the area and would like to see ef fective change in prevention.

“I feel like someone has to get the job done. So at least he’s doing something about it,” Camacho said. “And hopefully it’ll be something productive that has results.”

For the meantime, Wang suggests that everyone be careful when they go to other homes and check to see if there are any brown spots on the sofa that might seem like bed bug infestation.

He also suggests regularly checking furniture and rooms for any possible signs of infestation.

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POTHOLES: U. tries to keep parking lots in working order continued from front and when necessary they repair potholes, Molenaar said.

“We try to keep [the parking lots] in good working order,” he said.

Molenaar said if the department knows a parking lot is going to be affected by construction, they would not spend the money to make major repairs on it.

An example is the often-criticized Lot 66 on Busch campus,

DECADE: U. changed mascot from rooster to knight continued from front therefore a little more unique,” Kaplan said.

He said the school was so small there was only one security officer.

“We were good kids,” Kaplan said.

The campus was not controversial and it was very quiet, Fisher said. This was mostly a result of the large role greek life played.

“Many students felt that it was very prestigious to be in a fraternity or sorority, and that was completely different from earlier times,” he said.

The veterans who came to the University right after the passage of the G.I. Bill did not care about greek life, Fisher said.

“When the veterans weren’t coming anymore, fraternities resumed,” Fisher said.

CHARGES: Faculty union stands to benefit from merger continued from front A credit union is a not-for-profit financial institution organized, owned and operated by their members, according to the student credit union Web site. Earnings above operative expenses are returned to members through lower rates on loans and higher interests on saving accounts.

Last month, the Student Credit Union Board of Directors voted and agreed to propose a merger with the Rutgers Federal Credit Union, also called the faculty credit union, said Becker, a Rutgers College senior. But out of the legally required five members of the Board of Directors, four should not have taken part in the vote.

Student credit union Board of Directors members who voted for the merger were Vice Chair Thomas O’Shea, Treasurer Michael Reilly, Secretary Jeffrey Miller and Director Michelle Featherstone,

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he said. Though the lot may need repaving, Molenaar said a housing unit is going to be built on the lot soon, so it would not make sense to pay money for repairs if the lot is not going to be there a few years from now.

“They are already in the planning stages [for constructing this unit] … and so there is no reason for us to spend money on it because that would be a big waste of money,” Molenaar said. “We are constantly looking at things like that to make sure that we are not spending money on things that are just going to get ripped out.”

Though Matyash and Lundgren agree the University should work harder to repair potholes, they also acknowledge that filling them is easier said then done.

Matyash said repairing the potholes would require students to park in other lots or higher in the garage, potentially causing parking problems on campus because many of the lots are already filled to capacity.

Lundgren said the University has more pressing priorities than potholes.

“I don’t know if that’s the number one concern right now,” she

said. “They have more important things to worr y about. New Jersey is just filled with potholes.”

Until they are repaired, Weinstein said students should abide by the number one potholeavoiding behavior when driving: pay attention.

“If you’re paying attention and driving reasonably fast, you have a good chance of avoiding the pothole, particularly if it’s a route you drive often,” Weinstein said.

He said other drivers have learned how to avoid potholes, and this can be easily done if drivers are more aware of the roads.

“You can see other drivers avoid it and you can, too, if you’re paying attention,” Weinstein said.

“But if you’re yapping away or have your eyes off the road, chances are you’ll drive straight into it.”

Molenaar encourages drivers who find potholes in parking lots and garages to let Transportation Services know by visiting its Web site, www.parktran.rutgers.edu.

Under the “Contact us” section, click on the “Parking Lot Signs, Meters, or Maintenance Problems” link to report the issue.

“I don’t like seeing big potholes, either,” Molenaar said.

Frusciano said social life was mainly formalized in sophomore hops or militar y balls. The campus, like the decade, was ver y conser vative.

Three professors — Sir Moses Finley, Abraham Glasser and Simon Heimlich — were dismissed for allegedly being Communist sympathizers during the Red Scare of the McCarthy Era, he said.

Fisher said he remembers the faculty members being singled out.

“They were being accused of giving a different slant to teaching students,” he said.

But people on campus did not fear Communists, Fisher said.

“In all honesty, I don’t think the undergraduates were even as nearly politically aware as they are today,” Van Vliet said. “I think we were kind of oblivious.”

There were few, if any, protests on campus, he said. “[The World War II veterans] were determined to pursue the American dream,” Van Vliet said.

“They weren’t about to be spending time protesting.”

Frusciano said the war had given the University a mix of men from high school and older veterans, many of whom were married, had children and lived in trailers in University Heights, now known as Busch campus.

“They were a different type of student, a student that had experienced war,” he said.

The 1950s also saw the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953.

As the draft was still in effect for those not enrolled at school fulltime, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps service in the army or air force was required for first-year students and sophomores, Van Vliet said. After that, it was optional.

University students had other requirements that were removed over time.

The students were required to have Saturday classes, Fisher said.

“And there was no way to get out of it,” he said.

First-year students were also required to wear skullcaps called “dinkys,” Frusciano said.

But the changes did not stop there.

The 1950s, under former University President Lewis Webster Jones, saw the conversion of Rutgers College from a small liberal arts college to a major state school, Frusciano said. The Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees was established in 1956, tying the school with the governor.

“It really solidified our relationship with the state of New Jersey,” he said.

But some of the aspects the University is famous for today were not there in the 1950s.

The University’s current reputation as one of the most diverse institutions also evolved through time, as most of the students in the ’50s were white males.

There were few black students, and his class had only one or two Asians, Van Vliet said. The largest, identifiable ethnic minority at the University at the time were Jewish students.

The New Jersey College of Women — renamed Douglass College in 1955 — remained exclusively for women until the University became co-ed in the 1970s, Frusciano said.

But one of the most important changes the University saw was a new and improved mascot: the Scarlet Knight.

The students voted in 1955 to change the mascot, Frusciano said. They felt the mascot at the time, the Chanticleer fighting rooster, was a source of ridicule.

Van Vliet said he cannot believe how the University has grown.

“We were the little, pseudo-Ivy league college in the 1950s,” Van Vliet said. “And now, like it or not, we are a major state University.

Things have changed.”

Becker said. Chairman Ken Buren was absent from the meeting.

The faculty credit union rents space from the Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, where O’Shea is a member of the congregation, Becker said.

O’Shea is also the CEO of Aspire Federal Credit Union, which committed an investment to the Fynanz private student loan program. Before the vote to merge with the faculty credit union, O’Shea made an agreement with Fynanz to offer private loans to University students, she said.

O’Shea declined to comment.

“If the merger goes through, under the leadership of the faculty credit union, the student credit union will not be able to give loans to students,” said the anonymous member. “Fynanz will be there instead.”

Becker said the origination fees paid to Fynanz for student loans are more than what is paid to the student credit union.

Reilly was the other Board of Directors member in an alleged conflict of interest.

Becker said Reilly is in the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Credit Union League, which has a marketing agreement with Fynanz. They compensate the league for promoting their private student loan program.

“If the merger happens, the NJ Credit Union League would be paid dividends for the investment in Fynanz,” she said.

The two remaining members who voted for it are allegedly ineligible to be on the Board of Directors since they did not have accounts with the student credit union during the time when the intent to merge was up for vote, Becker said.

If Becker does not win the case, the vote to merge will be up to the members to decide during a student credit union meeting of all members in December, she said.

“The meeting is on Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. which is the final day of the fall semester before exams,” Becker said. “At a time when everyone is busy with different things, probably no one will be able to show up to vote against the merger.”

The next court date is to take place on Nov. 19, she said.

“There is no comment by the Rutgers University Student and Alumni Federal Credit Union on the pending litigation,” said Miller, who said he is the current Board of Directors’ acting chair. “We are aware of what is happening. We hope to have everything sorted out in the best interests of the credit union and its matters.”

Aside from the Board of Directors — who allegedly individually look to benefit from this deal — is the faculty credit union, who apparently have a reason to look favorably at this merger, Becker said.

The Federal Credit Union is at a loss this year while the student credit union has a rising amount of members, she said.

According to the faculty credit union’s Financial Performance Report, their membership declined by at least 25 percent last year.

The student credit union membership rose by 16 percent, according to their report.

While the faculty credit union has a lot more money than the

student credit union, it stands to lose $1.2 million of their net assets as part of a mortgage fraud committed against them by U.S. Mortgage Corp.

Becker said they need an investment in capital to get away from their precarious position, so a merger would be favorable to them.

The faculty credit union is located in a rent-free space on Busch campus, the anonymous source said. In the University’s current fiscal condition, they may begin to charge rent to the faculty credit union.

If Becker wins the lawsuit, members of the Board of Directors will have to step down. The members of the student credit union will elect a new board and the intent to merge with the faculty credit union will be nullified.

“We want to provide opportunities for students in a cost-effective manner for ever yone,” Becker said. “This merger under these terms won’t be beneficial for students.”

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STUDENTS LEARN PROPER MANNERS FOR DINING Dining etiquette is just as important to know in the business world as dressing and communicating correctly when looking for a job, and students got a chance to learn all the basics Wednesday at “Dining Etiquette” in the Busch Dining Hall.

Kelly Burckhardt, unit manager and recruiter at the company Altria, said when she is inter viewing a potential employee, she takes them out to lunch to see how they conduct themselves.

Sponsored by Altria, the event touched on the correct use of silver ware, what to order at a business lunch or dinner and how to eat challenging foods.

“I hope that we stressed the importance of proper dining etiquette and how to conduct oneself in the presence of an employer, the things that we stress to the students in attendance,” said Assistant Director of Career Services Tina Vance Knight.

Career Counselor Doug Ricci said the event was intended to be a supplement for students to learn how to properly conduct themselves on a job interview.

School of Arts and Sciences senior Dewan Rummana said she learned how to use utensils, what kind of clothes to wear and how to behave formally on an interview.

“I learned a lot [of things] that I wouldn’t even had thought about, like how to introduce myself and proper attire,” Rutgers College senior Rebecca Maymon said. “It was very educational.”

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“Emerging Directions in African and AfricanAmerican Diaspora Studies” will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Winants Hall on the College Avenue campus. In the 40 years since the birth of Black and Africana Studies, the now expansive interdisciplinary field has transformed the academy.

Recognizing this year as a major milestone in African and AfricanAmerican scholarship, scholars across disciplines from the University and beyond come together to of fer insights on today’s challenges and possibilities while also considering the road ahead. To attend the conference, please e-mail the Center for Race and Ethnicity at raceethnicity@sas.rutgers.edu.

The Unplugged Rutgers Board Game Club will be having its weekly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Busch Campus Center, Room 174. Come by to meet new people, chow down on food and try some board games that you have never seen! They play everything from chess to “Last Night on Ear th,” a zombie-sur vival horror game.

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PA G E 6 WALKERS TO SUPPORT AMY FOUNDATION The Amy Foundation will be holding the “Walk for Diane” tomorrow in Buccleuch Park to raise money for a good cause while honoring the memory of South Brunswick resident Diane Goodwin.

The five-mile “Walk for Diane” will begin and end at the park’s entrance, directly across from St. Peter’s University Hospital on Easton Avenue.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk will start at 9 a.m.

Goodwin lost her 16-year battle with breast cancer in August, according to a press release from the foundation.

The foundation began planning the “Walk for Diane” immediately following her death, Foundation President Arie Behan said.

“Early [breast cancer] detection saves lives,” Behan said. “Insurance companies and the health care system treat the patient … they cater to the patient who already has the disease, but if they find it earlier it’s easier to treat.”

He said the foundation works year round to raise money for uninsured women over the age of 40 to get mammograms.

“We are partnered with St. Peter’s Hospital,” Behan said.

“Any woman over 40 who has no insurance can call them, and once they verify that she has no insurance, they call us.”

He is expecting about 120 participants to show up. The registration fee is $35, according to the press release.

“The best thing you can do to help is to bring a friend and come walk for a great cause,” said Jeff Leebaw, a spokesman from Johnson & Johnson.

— Deirdre S. Hopton

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Cereal Bowl takes breakfast out of box

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The Cereal Bowl recently opened on George Street with a snap, crackle and pop — and it’s the only place in the city where the employees wear their pajamas to work.

Located under Rockoff Hall, the shop held their grand opening Saturday and offers 26 different types of cereals, mostly brands from Kellogg’s and General Mills.

“I kept going by [before it opened], trying to figure out what exactly it was, because you can make cereal in your room,” said Shante Crawford, a School of Arts and Science junior who lives in Rockoff Hall.

But after hearing someone in an elevator talk about what they had at the Cereal Bowl, Crawford said she decided to go in and get something.

“I think it’s great,” she said.

“Don’t knock anything before you try it. It’s a good variety, there’s a lot to choose from. It’s not just cereal.”

The store also features signature bowls called “Favorites,” such as the “Give Me S’more,” which consists of Golden Grahams cereal, Cocoa Puffs cereal, marshmallows, chocolate chips and homemade graham bites.

Customers can choose from more than 30 toppings to mix into cereal, oatmeal, parfaits, frozen yogurt or sorbet. The selection of toppings range from fruits and nuts to chocolate chips, sprinkles, syrups and candy.

“Cereal to me is a quick, fast food you can eat all day long,” said shift leader Heather Canha.

Cereal Bowl employees wear

matching flannel pajama pants and baseball T-shirts as their uniform.

“We want a very friendly atmosphere, and how friendlier can we get that we’re in our pajamas serving you?” Human Relations Manager Kristen Vogel said. “It’s like breakfast in bed.”

School of Arts and Sciences junior Mohsin Bolwala said he was eating at neighboring Douglass Pizza when he decided to stop by.

“I knew it was going to open, and I’m a fan of cereal,” Bolwala said. “They had a lot of variety, it was really good. I got a combination of all my favorite cereals actually.”

Any combination of four cereals or toppings costs $4.29 for a regular-sized bowl, or $3.29 for a small size, plus tax.

Vogel said getting a bowl of cereal here is actually cheaper than buying a box at a store, considering that customers can mix several different kinds with toppings, and it won’t go stale.

A popular choice for oatmeal is “Strawberry Cheesecake Oatmeal,” which has cheesecake icing, strawberries and graham bites, Vogel said. Another favorite topping for oatmeal is apple pie filling.

Other menu items include Rice Krispie treats, cof fee and smoothies.

The Cereal Bowl’s smoothies are called “Oaties,” because they have oats mixed into them for added nutrition. They come in flavors such as the “Banana Berry Bomb,” “Berry Good For You” and “Mango Madness,” and cost $4.69 plus tax.

The Cereal Bowl’s line of coffees is called “Semi-Serious Coffee,” which includes flavors

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The Cereal Bowl offers a variety of treats including cereal, yogurt and parfaits with a selection of more than 30 toppings. The shop recently opened on George Street, under Rockoff Hall. such as “Raspberry White Mocha,” made from espresso, milk, white chocolate syrup and raspberry topping. Coffees range in price from $1.55 to $3.69, plus tax.

Customers can also create and take home a box combining any four cereals or dr y toppings, Vogel said. In addition, the store sells “Plush Puffs,” which are soy-based, flavored marshmallows and Ugly Mug coffee, a Fair Trade brand, by the pound.

The Cereal Bowl can create 13 by 9 inch birthday cakes as well, made from Rice Krispie treats and icing.

In an effort to be environmentally friendly, the shop uses bowls made from bagasse, a byproduct of sugar cane, Vogel said. The ink on the bowls is soy ink, which will degrade within less than a week if left out in normal weather conditions.

Customers have a choice

between 2 percent, skim or whole milk with their cereal, Vogel said.

Soy milk and Lactaid milk are available for a small extra charge.

Organic milk will soon be offered as well.

The vibrantly colored store has wireless Internet access, flat screen TVs and a “study cubby” — an area with bar stools and desk space for students to do schoolwork.

Vogel said her parents, the owners, first saw a Cereal Bowl franchise in Miami and decided they wanted to open one in New Brunswick to target college students.

“I think that the biggest characteristic of the Cereal Bowl that no one else has to offer is the fact that we have comfort foods,” Vogel said. “Growing up, whenever you were upset, you probably went home and had a bowl of cereal.”

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suspicious powder was found on Train 3221 of NJ Transit.

The train was immediately stopped and all 200 of the passengers were quickly evacuated. After the stop, a team dealing with hazardous materials searched the cars, only to find that the substance was simply a spilled diet drink mix. The train had left New York City’s Penn Station at 5 a.m. and was headed for Long Branch. Due to the fact that this was an outbound train, there were no rush-hour delays going into the city. While this particular instance happened to be completely innocuous, the authorities acted quickly and cautiously without disturbing traffic going into the metropolis. The New York City Police Depar tment has responded to several suspicious envelopes containing powder at the United Nations, but, just as in this case, they all turned out to be harmless. Nevertheless, this ensures their dedication to keeping us safe no matter the situation. Due to the fact that almost no delays were caused by this search and their immediate response, a laurel goes to the authorities for this instance of commitment to our safety. *

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Yesterday was the 10-year anniversar y of the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act. The repeal, which was signed into law by former President Bill Clinton during his second term, disrupted the barriers between commercial banking and investment banking.

That led to the immense growth of large financial firms that were given the opportunities to take enormous risks with impunity, due to the simple explanation “Too big to fail.” The result was and still is catastrophic, as one examines the economic situation in which America stands today. Ten years and a $700 billion bailout stand between us and that marred day. Senator Byron Dorgan, D – N.D., stood up to the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999, saying, “I think we will in 10 years’ time look back and say we should not have done this.” His advice for repairing today’s flawed economy is to separate investment banks and FDIC-insured banks, prohibit FDIC-insured banks from dealing in risky financial business and eliminate “Too big to fail.” Who knew that aimlessly giving billions of dollars does little in the way of helping these previously successful financial behemoths. For these faulty decisions 10 years ago and today, Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party get a dart. *

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Now is the season for small donations and high-profile charities.

While we all know that there are many people in the higher economic niche of society who can throw around a couple millions of dollars, there are also many, more modest donors. These people donate money and gifts of only several dollars each, but collectively they make a big difference. Organizations that promote such acts have recently been in the news with sums for which they can be proud.

Robin Hood, a charity supported by many celebrities, has been working to attract people whose pay is closer to the middle class than to the six-figure incomes of its founders. This way, instead of the occasional large donation, more individuals can raise funds via modest gifts. The March of Dimes, an organization whose revenue in part comes from gifts averaging $14 at Kmart stores, raised $6 million alone. Another such charity is One Day’s Wages, which is exactly what it sounds like.

The donations are simply a single person’s daily wage. Eugene Cho, the man responsible for this, has created a Facebook group called “Fight Global Poverty” and has pledged to donate one dollar for each member who joins, up to a total of $100,000. His organization recently received tax-exempt status, proving there is a reward for those who donate. These and other big organizations and small-time donors receive a laurel for their humanitarian actions. *

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Robberies in films are depicted as very planned out and stealthily executed. The usual cinematic movies that show someone robbing a bank or store involves carefully cutting a hole in a glass window and slipping through, or climbing through the air vents to get from point A to point B in a building. One man from Topeka, Kan., decided to try his hand at robbery via the air vents and it backfired on him entirely.

According to AOL News, the Topeka Police Department said a man who was trying to rob a discount cigarette store got stuck in a vent and had to be rescued by firefighters. Police said the man was stuck in a ventilation pipe for about three hours early Thursday. He eventually managed to call his daughter, who called 911. Firefighters found the man head down in a ventilation pipe and pulled him out. He was taken to a Topeka hospital and will be charged after he is released. This man must really be desperate for cigarettes if he needed to attempt crawling through an air vent to get them. He should have realized that not everything done in movies can be done in real life. It is because of this misfortune and act of stupidity that this Topeka man gets a dart.

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Remember the Berlin Wall’s fall

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Marx. I have never experiormer President enced more irony than seeing Ronald Reagan participants of peace rallies uttered, “We believe condemning the use of that freedom and security go American military force yet together, that the advance of sporting the image of a man human liberty can only who is responsible for the strengthen the cause of world death and disappearance of peace” moments before he AARON MARCUS millions of people. These peofamously implored Mikhail ple should really be carrying Gorbachev to tear down the signs saying, “No more war … unless you’re a socioBerlin Wall. His request would be brought to pathic Marxist revolutionary.” fruition less than two years later, and this Monday It was only 20 years ago that the Iron Curtain marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall fell; only 20 years since the collapse of the greatest and the extinction of Soviet Russia. threat to American peace, security and prosperity.

Aside from the creation and destruction of a But students today who were either too young to mock Berlin Wall, organized by the Young remember or were not alive to witness the fall of the Americans for Liberty at Rutgers, the University did Berlin Wall feel as if the demise of communism had little to mark this historic occasion, a day in history no direct influence on their lives. that will be remembered by many as the symbolic The youth of today are primarily liberal and end to a totalitarian restrictive state, and a momenhave been spoiled by the toil and free markets tous victory for liberty and prosperity. that produced unfathomable wealth and prosperiWhile it is apparent that most students on camty in the world, all while supporting policies that pus have little if any knowledge of the events of counterbalance the real change November Nov. 9, 1989, it is stuformer Presidents Dwight D. dents who should be most appre“Chinese leaders censor Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy ciative on this significant day in and Reagan brought to the history. It was students who in Internet access and United States and the rest of the Soviet Russia who were limited and propagated by the religious worship, while world. They suppor t tax increases, fair trade and big Communist government. It was Venezuela censors and government. But I have a quesstudents whose views were suption for the liberal students at pressed and minds were brainintimidates media and the University. How many of washed into believing that their political opponents.” you possess cell phones or comgovernment existed to service puters? How many students their needs. enjoy the leisure of the Internet Meanwhile, the leadership of or television? Soviet Russia crumbled 20 years the brutal regime, physically and mentally tortured ago this week, but communist strangleholds on millions, sending sending “traitors” or dissenters to nations, media and economies still thrive the Gulag, who would then decide whether or not to throughout the world. send the prisoner to one of over 450 labor camps or Cuba first lifted its ban on cell phones last year, kill them on the spot. In most cases those killed on with cell phone contracts costing in the upwards of the spot were better off, then than those sent to $120 a year, or six months worth of an average work camps in the arctic and subarctic regions of Cuban salary. Integrate the cost of the actual phone Russia. Many of them would disappear forever. and credits needed to make and receive phone calls These ghastly policies existed for more than 70 and a Cuban could be looking at spending an entire years, with some scholars estimating that the vicyear’s worth of wages on one cell phone. tims of these communist policies could be in the Chinese leaders censor Internet access and reliupwards of 60 million lives lost. Imagine more than gious worship, while Hugo Chavez of Venezuela 2,400 government related deaths a day, every day, censors and intimidates media and political oppofor more than 70 years. While President Barack nents. If these instances of liberty were absent in Obama found it fitting to skip the 20th anniversary the United States students would be up in arms, but ceremony in Berlin last Monday, his puerile decisince the Cold War has ended Americans no longer sion should more notably be highlighted by the dislook at these forces of evil as prevalent human connect Americans and, more importantly, the rights issues. youth of America feel toward the liberties that U.S. Students need to realize that while we prosper citizens posses. under the light of liberty, free markets and hard Students gleefully parade around in Che Guevara apparel, commemorating the murderer whose role SEE MARCUS ON PAGE 9 models were Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin and Karl

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MARCUS continued from page 8 work, people all over the world are denied the basic rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. If we do not acknowledge the past and strive to make sure that similar atrocities never happen again, then the 100 million victims — and more — of communism will have died in vain.

The U.S. celebrates D-Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the establishment of the United States of America. These are all days that signify hope, a new tomorrow and the chance to mend relationships and pursue prosperity. We should also commemorate the end of the Cold War, if not for the joy of seeing tyranny topple and freedom prevail then for the sheer reminder that “freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction,” as Reagan said. “We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States, where men were free.”

Aaron Marcus is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.

He can be reached for comment at amarcus@eden.rutgers.edu.

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Student bill of rights needed at U. Letter MICHELLE COLEMAN

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niversity President Richard L. McCormick, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip J. Furmanski, Vice President for Student Af fairs Gregor y S. Blimling, Vice President for Undergraduate Education Barr y V. Qualls and Director of Transportation Jack Molenaar were present at the Rutgers University Student Assembly’s town hall meeting last Thursday to listen to sur vey results and answer questions posed by members of the student body. Each campus council distributed sur veys as part of RUSA’s “What’s On Your Mind?” Month, and the findings were presented to the students and administrators present.

The results featured some striking commonalities; the bus system, the dining halls and parking were frequently cited as areas that require improvement.

McCormick noted that this was an important factor in his perception of the surveys; if the points raised by each sur vey were very different, they would be taken more lightly. The data would be perceived as specific to the people who happened to be surveyed at that particular time. Instead, the repetition

highlighted that students’ con- protests, but what prevents a cerns are concentrated on the student demonstration from same sets of issues, thus giving being thwar ted by authorities them greater significance. This who refer to proper ty codes as town hall meeting was an oppor- their justification? Which laws tunity for us as students to com- can students call upon to so bine our thoughts and present that our strength is not only in them in a way that suggests the numbers and ideas but also in unity and cohesion among us. statutes? This is only an examCertainly we are united in the ple. But the need for both most basic ways: we all pay our awareness of our rights as stutuition and pursue our degrees. dents and a written ordinance We hope to have positive, con- that can be agreed upon by the structive experiences here in administration is essential to return for our how the studecision to dent body one day be is recognized.

“We are also oddly graduates of I stress that situated in a time in our a body like the University.

But we are lives that leaves us with RUSA, which also oddly sitmonth after an undetermined sense month passes uated in a time in our resolutions, of our rights ... ” lives that frequently leaves us with risks being an undeterineffective, as mined sense of our rights, the administrators who are given our impor tance to the appealed to often do not feel comsuccess of the University. The pelled to accept our suggestions. workforce is for tified by pro- This can only mean that the stutection acts and legislation to dent body must be encouraged to ensure equitable relationships constantly act in a way that serves between employers and as a reminder of the presence we employees. There are parallels have that is so essential. A strong, between workers and the com- cohesive student body supported panies they are employed by by a document that reinforces our and students and the institu- prerogatives would absolutely tions they attend. But the dif- transform our effectiveness. I ference is the written law com- asked the panel of administrators ponent. Labor laws allow work- at the town hall meeting whether ers to unionize and stage there exists in one place a list of

what students are entitled to based on the tuition we pay, state subsidies, etc. They told me there is none. As a School of Arts and Sciences student, I am not allowed to reserve materials from the music library on Douglass campus; but I am allowed to take a New York Times from the lounge of my residence hall each morning. I know these things only by accident. They are not contained in any single place. I wonder how many things we are restricted from based on our school affiliation or major. What things exist that we do not take advantage of simply because we do not know about them? The panel of administrators mentioned a tentative plan that had been introduced to create a student bill of rights.

Given the lack of clarity regarding our bounds, this would be an excellent way for the student body to eventually cooperate with greater consequence.

If you are interested in discussing this topic further, I invite you to attend the RUSA Public Relations Committee Meeting this Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:15 p.m. in Room 438 of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

Michelle Coleman is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. She is also the Rutgers University Student Assembly public relations committee chair.

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Be sure you have enough to go around, because others will want some, too.

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A focused workout relaxes your mind.

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Against Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and USF, the South Brunswick native has 23 catches for 272 yards and two touchdowns, one rushing.

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sideline past the only defender with a chance at the tackle and ran the rest of the way into the end zone.

The 25-yard score was the first receiving touchdown of Sanu’s career and his earlier catch allowed it to happen. Along the South Florida sideline, Sanu climbed the ladder to pull in freshman quarterback Tom Savage’s high pass for a thirddown conversion.

Sanu finished with five catches for 105 yards, while also seeing carries out of the Wildcat and converting a two-point conversion.

The most impressive catch came across the middle on a career-long, 37-yard reception, when he again reached high to pull in Savage’s pass.

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most significant playing time on the final drive against Connecticut, redshirt freshman cornerback Brandon Jones continued to play a prominent role.

The Sickler ville, N.J., native started the game and intercepted a B.J. Daniels pass on the Bulls’ first drive.

It was Jones’ second consecutive game with a takeaway — he recovered a fumble to end the game against UConn — and marked the 15th straight game with a takeaway for the Knights.

Jones and freshman linebacker Steve Beauharnais both earned their first career starts, part of the defensive package that put more speed on the field to deal with Daniels. Senior Ryan D’Imperio and junior Antonio Lowery did not start, but played significant time.

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company and now that RU is Bowl eligible for the fifth straight season, has four more games to create history.

The senior wideout’s 26-yard, third-quarter touchdown catch was the 17th of his career, tying him for most in school histor y with Kenny Britt and Chris Brantley.

Coming out of a timeout, Brown turned toward the perfectly-placed Savage pass as he faded toward the sideline of the end zone.

THE FOUR-TURNOVER performance by the Knights padded their national-best turnover margin, but Daniels and the Bulls tried their best to help.

Jones’ interception bounced off the hands of Daniels’ intended receiver and right to the Winslow Township High School product for RU’s first takeaway of the game.

Although nothing can take away from the play made by senior captain Devin McCourty on the Bulls’ muffed punt, it never should have happened. Any other returner would immediately call for a fair catch rather than attempting an over-theshoulder catch with the opponent less than a foot away.

And when redshirt freshman safety Khaseem Greene intercepted Daniels’ pass in the back of the end zone, there were no white jerseys in sight.

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Freshman wide receiver Mohamed Sanu hauled in five passes for 105 yard and a touchdown in last night’s 31-0 win over USF.

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receiver Keith Stroud made his first career reception on a 12-yard pass in the third quarter.

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Senior cornerback Devin McCourty blocked his sixth career punt during last night’s victory over No. 23 South Florida.

SLAUGHTER: Rutgers wins fourth straight over USF continued from back The first interception thrown by Daniels came right after a 25-yard touchdown strike from Savage to Sanu to open the game. Daniels hit his receiver right in the hands, but the ball popped out and fell into the hands of redshirt freshman cornerback Brandon Jones for a turnover.

A quick field goal for kicker San San Te put the Knights ahead 10-0 in the first quarter, and another right before halftime gave the Knights their biggest lead of the season so far against a Big East opponent.

Savage’s second touchdown pass came in the third quarter when Brown broke behind the defense and hauled in a 13-yarder for a score. Sanu, continuing the team’s success in the “Wild Knight” formation, then ran in the two-point conversion for a 21-0 lead.

“I think he did pretty well,” Schiano said. “I think he made some really good catches. He looked a little bit like Kenny [Britt] out there fully extended on a few catches.”

The key to the offense, however, was senior captain Devin McCourty. Though McCourty

plays cornerback, his special teams play gave RU the offensive edge later in the game.

On punt coverage, the senior captain reached punt returner Faron Hornes before the ball did.

Hornes did not call for a fair catch and McCourty greeted him by jarring the ball loose. True freshman safety Duron Harmon recovered.

“He’s incredibly gifted with speed, elusiveness,” Schiano said. “He’s an incredible preparer. He’s going to be a great pro football player and he does it all — returning, blocking punts.

He’s really a big time player. I don’t know if there’s a corner out there I’d trade him for.”

The Knights failed to capitalize on McCourty’s special teams masterpiece, however, when junior punter and holder Teddy Dellaganna bobbled the snap on a field goal attempt.

The special teams sage that is McCourty continued to thrive with two minutes left in the half when he broke through the punt protection for a block, recovered by junior defensive end Jonathan Freeny, putting RU in the red zone.

Sophomore running back Joe Martinek had just 10 runs for 25 yards at halftime, but once again got it going late, closing out the game with a 37-yard scamper down the left sideline.

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Sisters, teammates reunite in match

BY CHRIS MELCHIORRE CORRESPONDENT

When Emmy Simpkins saw that the Rutgers women’s soccer t e a m WOMEN’S SOCCER d r e w Duke in RUTGERS VS. DUKE the first TODAY 4:30 P.M. round of NCAA TOURNAMENT t h e NCAA Tournament, she just about burst into tears from shock.

Ever since Simpkins’ sister Callie de-committed from Rutgers in favor of Duke — a school much closer to the Simpkins’ Concord, N.C., home — the two sisters weren’t sure they’d ever share the same field again.

“My sister is my best friend,” said Simpkins, a redshirt freshman goalkeeper for the Scarlet Knights. “And this year, when that thing popped up on the screen saying that we were playing Duke, it was amazing. It brought tears to my eyes because it’s a guarantee that we’ll play each other again.”

It’s been 11 years since the last time RU (13-3-4) and Duke met, but the two teams have ties that should make for an interesting match this afternoon at Eugene E. Stone III Stadium on the campus of South Carolina.

Flashback to the early years of this decade when future Knights stars Jen Anzivino, Gina DeMaio and Erin Guthrie were tearing up the country on their club team the PDA Wildcats.

“That was probably one of the best youth girl’s teams ever

to play youth girl’s soccer — they were fantastic, they were unbelievable,” said Rutgers associate head coach Mike O’Neill, who also served as head coach of the Wildcats during the team’s incredible run between 2003 and 2006.

During that time, the Wildcats won the United States Youth Soccer Association national championship in 2003, advanced to the national finals in ’05 and ’06 and the semi finals in ’04.

It was a crucial time in the development of the three RU seniors and it was one they shared with Sara Murphy and Elisabeth Redman — two members of the Blue Devils.

An injury sidelined Murphy all season, but Redman is a team captain that leads Duke with 12 assists and is second on the team with 18 points.

“She’s dangerous,” O’Neill said. “I think if you mark a player’s career, you mark it by where you are in big moments and she’s always in the front of the line. So she’s a big player in big games.”

RU head coach Glenn Crooks said he’s aware of Redman and has spent this week trying to reacquaint his team with their former friend.

“The homework started right away, as soon as we found out,” he said. “They play a system very similar to ours; they really like to build their attack. And they have great forwards. Two in particular, Elisabeth Redman and Kay Gummersall, are both very dangerous attacking players. So our ability to defend those two in particular will really be vital to what we do.”

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he Rutgers volleyball team takes its final road trip of the season, closing out its final two Big East games against West Virginia Saturday and Pittsburgh the following day.

“I think we match up very well to West Virginia, a very similar team to us. So we’re looking for ward to a great match on Saturday, and as always looking to carry momentum over to Sunday [at Pitt],” said head coach CJ Werneke.

The Scarlet Knights split their last two weekends, picking up their second and third conference victories.

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Backup goalkeeper Emmy Simpkins faces off against her sister, Callie, as the Knights take on Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tourney.

Duke is a team marred by inconsistency this year. The Blue Devils finished with an 8-84 record. They’ve lost to unranked UNC Greensboro, Central Florida and Virginia.

But they beat No. 13 Virginia Tech 4-1 and tied No. 5 Florida State 0-0.

“That level of inconsistency, unless you’re there with the pro-

gram, you don’t always know why that is,” said Crooks, who is close with Duke head coach Robbie Church. “It could be an exam period, players could have been banged up, there could have been some freak goals scored. So we’ll tr y to look at both sides. But they have a good coach and a great program so it should be a fun match.”

FOR THE SECOND consecutive year the Rutgers crew season comes to an end on the Charles River with Saturday’s Foot of the Charles Regatta in Boston.

It is the fourth and final race of the Scarlet Knights’ fall campaign.

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cross country team heads to the NCAA East Regionals this weekend after placing 13th out of 16 schools on Halloween weekend’s Big East championships.

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Season kicks off against Marist at RAC Gordonov

BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers football team played yesterday so there is no college football Saturday in Piscataway.

B u t MEN’S BASKETBALL there is college MARIST AT basketRUTGERS, ball.

SATURDAY, 2 P.M. The men’s basketball team opens its season tomorrow with an afternoon matinee against Marist at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

“I’m expecting a Rutgers team to come out on fire no matter who is on the court,” said senior center Hamady N’Diaye. “There is just the excitement of knowing what we can do because we believe that we can be so much better than we were the past three years.

To me it might be my senior year, but it’s like my freshman year because I really feel like this is the start of something.”

This marks the second consecutive season the Scarlet Knights open with the Red Foxes at home. RU came away with a closely contested 63-61 victory last time.

Marist finished last season 10-23 and lost its top two scorers from that team. Sophomore R.J. Hall is the top returning scorer at 6.9 points per game. Similar to the Knights, the Red Foxes have a young lineup that features one senior and seven freshmen.

Rutgers head coach Fred Hill Jr. said he is aware of the problems a team like Marist can cause in an early season

game. They almost got him last year.

“They are ver y difficult to guard and where we are right now that’s a concern of mine,” Hill said. “We have to really focus on stopping penetration and contesting shots. The big thing I’m concerned about is rebounding the basketball. It can be tough with quick guys because they have the ability to go around you.

It’s a different look for our big guys, who usually play against big guys like them.”

But he fully expects his team to be prepared.

“Playing quick teams with that dynamic can be difficult, but I expect us to be much more efficient offensively,” the fourth-year head coach said. “If we can fix our defenses up — play a little zone, a little man — and rebound the basketball and get out and run, we’ll see what happens.”

RU added six new faces to the mix this summer, and Hill has instituted a more up-tempo offense to suit the athleticism of his players.

Even with the fresh faces in place, the Knights will still rely on sophomore guard Mike Rosario for most of their scoring.

The Jersey City native ranked fifth nationally among freshman in scoring last season at 16.2 points per game.

“I think we just need Mike to be more efficient and consistent in his play,” Hill said. “His decision making has been better, his shot selection has been better and he’s made teammates around him better. … It’s tough to make an adjustment when we are playing a whole different

in running for Rhodes Scholarship

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Forward Gregory Echenique led RU past Marist 63-61 last season with 15 points and nine boards in his first collegiate appearance. style of trying to push the ball up and down the court, and once he gets that … we’re asking him to be more efficient.”

The Knights have also been fighting the injury bug throughout preseason. N’Diaye hyperextended his knee in a scrimmage against Iona and Rosario missed both the Iona scrimmage and a second one against Siena with what Hill called sore ankles.

Rosario practiced all week and is ready to play Saturday while N’Diaye is still day-to-day, Hill said.

As a result, Hill has not decided on a set starting five yet and said he doesn’t expect to make a decision until today.

Juniors James Beatty and Mike Coburn have been battling for the star ting job at point guard since the beginning of preseason.

“There are still a couple spots up for grabs, which is a good thing because it means guys have played really well,” Hill said. “Nobody is winning anything by default.”

Appel presents toughest test for Junaid

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON

the Year, Appel remains the largest threat on the court for the Cardinal, one the Knights must contain to stay in the game.

To Junaid, the opener against the Pac-10 powerhouse will ser ve a good barometer for the Knights.

“Stanford is a great team. I am excited because it gives us the opportunity to see where we are at. Coach Stringer always says, ‘It’s not about how we start, it is about how we finish,’” Junaid said. “I like it when we play top teams in the beginning because it gives us a chance to see where we are at.

At the end, we will see how much we have progressed. I think playing Stanford will ser ve as a measuring stick of where we can be.”

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Typically, the first game of the basketball season is scheduled against a patsy.

The WOMEN’S BASKETBALL formula usually NO. 2 STANFORD goes: AT NO. 25 RUTGERS, find an e a s y SUNDAY 2 P.M. oppon e n t , play them at home, drop 100 points on them and call it a night. But the Rutgers women’s basketball team follows a different formula, the John Chaney formula — play anyone, anywhere, anytime.

The No. 25 Scarlet Knights are hitting the ground running Sunday when they face one of their toughest opponents of the year in No. 2 Stanford.

“It challenges us as a team to play the kind of schedule that the Scarlet Knights have always played and that is one that doesn’t back down or hide from great competition,” said Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “It starts right at the beginning with No. 2 Stanford.”

The Knights traveled west to face Stanford last season and walked straight into the lion’s den. The Cardinal put up a strong showing as RU fell flat, losing 81-47. The 34-point loss margin was the largest for the Knights all season.

They haven’t forgotten.

“It’s all about Stanford right now; I haven’t really looked at the rest of our schedule,” said sophomore guard Nikki Speed. “I mean, I know who we play

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Center Rashidat Junaid (43) goes head-to-head with Second Team All-American Jayne Appel Sunday when RU takes on No. 2 Stanford. throughout the schedule but I think I can say this for all of us, the only thing on our minds is Stanford. We’re taking it one game at a time — they beat us last year and no one has forgotten that, so it’s time to get them back and get revenge this year.”

One of the biggest stor ylines of the afternoon will unfold in the front-cour t between the pair of senior centers for the two squads —

Rashidat Junaid for Rutgers and Jayne Appel for Stanford.

Junaid will face the toughest task of the weekend for the Knights — trying to stop Appel in the paint.

Last year, Appel ripped the Knights apart inside, posting a double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.

Coming off a season in which she was named a second-team All American and Pac-10 Player of

KNIGHT NOTES: The Scarlet Knights will honor Stringer prior to tip-off of Sunday’s game.

The head coach, entering her 15th season at RU and 39th overall, was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame earlier this year.

Stringer has amassed 825 wins in her career, with 305 of them coming at Rutgers.

New Jersey high school standout Daisha Simmons signed a letter of intent yesterday to play for the Knights starting next season.

The 5’9” guard was rated as the 11th best shooting guard and 72nd best player overall in her class by ESPN’s Hoopgurlz.

Simmons averaged 26.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, six assists and five steals last season at St. Bernard’s School in Jersey City.

After missing almost a month of competition with an Achilles injur y, it is safe to say t h a t MEN’S XC Simon Gordonov has not been dealt the greatest hand of cards this fall.

The senior thought he would rejoin the Rutgers men’s cross country team last week at the Big East Championship but was instead forced to watch from the sidelines as the team finished 12th overall.

“We’ve been through a lot together — the pain, the sweat, workouts, the rain and God knows what — so it is tough not being able to race with them,” he said.

But there is a ray of sunshine for Gordonov, as he is one of 14 other finalists in the running for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

Thirty-two people across the country are chosen each year for the scholarship, which provides students with the opportunity to study anything they choose for three years at Oxford University.

“It’s the Heisman of academics,” said head coach Mike Mulqueen. “It’s really quite the accomplishment.”

This is not the only distinguished scholarship Gordonov has, as he was awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship this past spring.

Yet this scholarship takes on an interesting light in his eyes, as the senior sees it as something that can benefit more than just those who receive it.

“I think it’s a great way for students to be able to contribute something from our country but also learn as much as they can from the United Kingdom, so when they come back here they can share their experiences with other people,” he said.

If chosen as a Rhodes Scholar, Gordonov plans to continue down the road he is on now and try for his masters of science in biomedical engineering.

But for right now, he remains focused on physical therapy and getting back to running as soon as he can.

As for the rest of the Scarlet Knights, they return to action this weekend in Princess Anne, Md., at the NCAA East Regionals.

The race is larger than the Big East Championships in terms of size with double the amount of teams participating, but not in terms of competition, which is something that Mulqueen stressed.

“I think the Big East quality is ver y good and the Regionals quality is very good, so the main difference is how many teams will be in it,” he said.

Gordonov credits the resilience and psychological strength of the Knights in helping them get past it.

“We’ve had some days where we weren’t working out as well as we wanted, but in distance running it’s really important to put the bad behind you because there are good days and bad days,” he said.

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SLAUGHTERHOUSE Scarlet Knights stifle Daniels, clinch Bowl eligibility with Thursday night beatdown of 23rd-ranked Bulls

BY SAM HELLMAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

With two freshman quarterbacks facing off under the Thursday n i g h t FOOTBALL lights, one played like it was his first year under center.

It wasn’t Tom Savage.

Savage, the Rutgers football team’s true freshman quarterback, stood tall all night in the pocket despite a tough South Florida pass rush, and led the Scarlet Knights to Bowl eligibility for the fifth straight year last night by beating No. 23 USF 31-0 at Rutgers Stadium.

“I think he performed well,” said head coach Greg Schiano. “I think he managed the game well.

He got hit a few times but he’s a tough kid. I think his demeanor is something that is critical. He keeps everybody around him calm.”

Savage threw for 194 yards with a 50 percent clip and a pair of touchdowns to receivers Mohamed Sanu and Tim Brown while the Bulls’ redshirt freshman quarterback, B.J. Daniels, cracked under the pressure.

Daniels, known as a lightningfast scrambler and a solid passer, barely had time to breathe throughout the game as the relentless RU defense harassed him all night. Daniels threw for only 129 yards, completing seven of 17 passes. He did nothing on the ground either, with true freshman linebacker Steve Beauharnais spying him, finishing with a season-low 11 rushing yards on 16 attempts.

“I think [our defense] just believes in what we put in front of them and we executed it,” Schiano said. “They really executed it very well from what it appeared. I was really proud of their effort.”

The lowlight of Daniels’ night came at the end of the third quarter when the Bulls went for it on 4th and 2 to try and stay in the game trailing 21-0. Instead of going forward, however, Daniels got hit five yards in the backfield, but he didn’t go down. Instead, RU linebacker Antonio Lower y and Daniels fought backward for nearly 30 yards before Lower y finally threw him down.

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BIG EAST GAMES West Virginia No. 5 Cincinnati

RAMON DOMPOR/ ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Rutgers defenders Steve Beauharnais, left, and George Johnson, right, combined to pressure South Florida quarterback B.J. Daniels in the second quarter of the Scarlet Knights’ 31-0 victory over No. 23 South Florida last night at Rutgers Stadium.

KEY STATS Fri. 8 p.m.

LEADERS

Syracuse Louisville

Notre Dame No. 8 Pittsburgh

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PASSING TOM SAVAGE, RU 15-30, 194 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT RUSHING JOE MARTINEK, RU 25 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TD RECEIVING MOHAMED SANU, RU 5 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD

KNIGHT NOTEBOOK Total Yds 159 South Florida 354 RUTGERS

Pass 129 194

Rush 30 160

EXTRA POINT In blocking South Florida punter Delbe Alvarado’s second quarter thud, senior captain Devin McCourty raised his career total to six rejected kicks. The special teams standout became the second player in the country to block a punt and return a kickoff for a touchdown this season.

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Last night’s victory marked a milestone for Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano.

After coaching his 100th game for the Rutgers football team earlier in the season, Schiano now has a .500 record for the first time since the second game of his tenure.

“This wasn’t your normal takeover job,” Schiano said.

“People say ‘Oh it’s just like when you took over at Rutgers,’ but they don’t quite understand where Rutgers was. So the first three years I don’t count. I go from year four on, and we’re getting better.”

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Mohamed Sanu likes to play: at Rutgers Stadium, against the Big East, on national television.

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