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Both the Rutgers men’s and women’s basketball teams opened their seasons at the RAC. The men knocked off Marist, while the women fell to No. 2 Stanford.
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Greek house to reopen following March fire BY MARY DIDUCH After flames and water destroyed much of the Gamma Sigma fraternity house at 19 Union St. in March, the fraternity looks to rebuild and reopen next year. The fraternity worked to rebuild its house since the fire and reopen at the end of next semester or during the summer, said fraternity Chancellor Brandon King, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Because it was an electrical fire, we have to do pretty extensive work to fix everything,” King said. There was not a lot of structural damage, and the fire itself damaged only a few rooms on the third floor, but there was a lot of water damage. King did not want to comment on the cost of damages or repairs but said the reconstruction allows the fraternity to improve their house. “It’s definitely a dark point for us, but there’s always a silver lining,” he said. The exterior will remain the same, but the interior will get additions such as new wiring, walls, heating, air conditioning and a new upstairs shower, King said. The house will maintain a residence of 15 or 16 members. “A lot of great things are going to come of this and the house is going to be a lot safer too,” said
Social Chair Kai Marshall-Otto, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. Despite not having a house as a central location this semester, Gamma Sigma found ways to operate, King said. “We’ve had to kind of think outside the box. … Our fraternity operated before we had a house and we can continue operating now,” said King, as the fraternity was founded in 1946 and the house was not acquired until 1950. The house was built in 1871 and was outdated, he said. The walls were wood beams covered in plaster, not drywall, and the house had no heating system. The fraternity has been working with outside organizations to hold events and holds their weekly meetings at the Church of St. John’s the Evangelist in New Brunswick, King said. “We’re trying to get our name out there and show that we’re still doing things as a fraternity,” Marshall-Otto said. Gamma Sigma was unable to have a pledge class this past semester, but they intend to have a rush week and pledge class for the spring 2010 semester, despite their house still being under construction, he said.
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The Gamma Sigma fraternity house has to re-wire its walls after an electrical fire last semester forced its residents to move out.
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Rutgers College senior James Kim and School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Joyce Park perform in “My Big Fat Korean Wedding,” a comedic play that embraces Korean culture, last night in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Hosted by the Rutgers Korean Student Association, a traditional Korean dinner followed the show.
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The fight to keep the city’s government as is or to establish a ward-based system is not over yet. Empower Our Neighborhoods, the pro-ward coalition, plans to file a petition for a ballot recount today, Coalition for Democracy Chair Martin Perez said. The dispute between EON, the grassroots organization that has been fighting to change the city’s five-member, at-large council to a ward-based system and Unite New Brunswick, the opposing organization that has been fighting to keep the system as is, did not end on Election Day, because the election results were postponed for a few days. Final results of the election were not released until Nov. 7, four days after the election, due to a number of provisional ballots that needed to be counted, New Brunswick City Spokesman Bill Bray said. But EON is requesting a recount to make sure those ballots were counted accurately, Perez said. “Now with the recount, they will have to count it one by one in front of us, so we’ll all witness [it],” he said. The Middlesex County Board of Elections would have to count all the absentee, mail-in and provisional ballots manually and check the polling machines, Perez said. The results depicted a close race, with the anti-wards votes succeeding pro-wards votes by 82 votes, according to a calculation in the Star Ledger. There were 2,474 “no” votes versus 2,392 “yes” votes. EON member Charlie Kratovil said since the numbers were so close, it is routine to request a recount. “Mistakes are made all the time. If you look at other elections where there have been recounts, they have made a difference [in the final election results],” said Kratovil.
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Students voice concerns about smoker proximity BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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As students make their way to class, some may not notice someone taking a cigarette break just outside the entrance of a building as crowds shuffle in and out of the doors through clouds of smoke.
In a generation where the adverse ef fects of secondhand smoke are taught at a young age, only a small number of students are concerned with the proximity of these smokers to the entrances of University buildings. School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Matthew Weisser is allergic to
smoke. He is against smoking entirely and thinks that smoking right outside an entrance to a building is just as bad as smoking inside a building, he said. “Anyone who goes in and out of the building is walking right through the cloud of smoke. So if they were going to be irritated by it inside, they’re still irritated by it to
get in or out of the building,” Weisser said. While “No Smoking” signs on buildings let people know the University prohibits smoking inside, the areas right outside buildings lack clear visual definition.
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Volunteers scrub down basement to prepare for food pantry BY JESSICA PARROTTA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Stripping walls and cleaning the basement of the Second Reformed Church was Saturday’s mission for 28 student volunteers and members of the Trinity House, Rutgers Protestant Campus Ministr y and of the Second Reformed Church. The project began its work in October with the University’s Scarlet Day of Service when a group of students cleared out the basement of pews, tables and other miscellaneous furniture and items, said Rev. Douglas Shepler. The work was scheduled to begin last summer but was pushed back due to the number of days it rained. Last weekend students returned to pick up where the October group left off. “This is a friend-raising process, friends calling friends out to get involved. … We all networked and got to know each other while we were cleaning,” said Maurice Ingram, a Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology student. He brought about 10 friends to the Saturday cleanup. “[These are] the most hardworking students I have worked
with in my 35 years of work at a ministry,” Shepler said. Shepler, who arrived to serve as pastor of the Second Reformed Church two years ago, brought the idea of creating a food pantry with him, said the Rev. Barbara Heck, campus minister of the Rutgers Protestant Campus Ministries. Last year, members from Trinity House and the church visited Broad Street Ministr y in Philadelphia for their spring break trip and worked feeding the homeless, she said. Heck and Michael Mishkovsky, youth director for the Second Reformed Church, a former RPCM peer minister and a University alumnus, thought this initiative could be brought to and applied in the New Brunswick congregation’s basement. The large space has been abandoned for years, Shepler said. The food pantry program will be open to low-income residents receiving state or federal assistance, which is a method that has been used by Crisis Ministr y of Princeton and Trenton, he said. Based on the number of members per family, each will receive purchasing points for choosing food.
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From left to right, Justina Mishkovsky, Charlie Kratovil and Michael Mishkovsky clean the basement of the Second Reformed Church on the College Avenue campus to make way for a state-assisted food center.
For now, the walls and floors have been cleaned, but the challenge for the group is to meet their goal — to finalize the pantry by the first week of Januar y, Shepler said. Three months after the food pantry officially opens, federal and state assistance can be sought to help stock the pantry, he said. For now, donations and gifts are being used to stock the shelves.
In the future the pantry may expand to include clothing and small appliances as well. Future plans for other spaces in the church complex include renovation of a separate area in the basement for use by housing volunteers, who will then ser ve the New Brunswick community’s other public ser vice organizations, Shepler said.
“We also hope to use the church’s gymnasium for free cinema nights and student musicians’ concerts,” he said. Anyone can contribute by donating non-perishable food items to the Second Reformed Church. Items can be dropped off at the side entrance of the church on Mine Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays. For more information, contact Shepler at (732) 439-3668.
SORORITY COLLABORATES WITH VICTORIA’S SECRET TO DONATE DRESSES Victoria’s Secret Pink held its first University campus charity event of the semester Saturday afternoon at the Delta Gamma sorority house on the College Avenue campus. About 50 people attended the fourhour event, benefiting Becca’s Closet, an organization that donates formal dresses to underprivileged girls for their prom. “Ever y girl dreams of their prom night, and we felt that this was a great organization to give back to,” said Tiffany Kwong, a University Pink cam-
pus representative and a Rutgers College senior. Since making its debut in 2006, Pink has successfully promoted their products to focus on young teens and a collegiate audience, according to the company’s Web site. The University was chosen as one of 27 universities in their 2009 collegiate collection, according to the Becca’s Closet Web site. It was selected after voting and promotion to many universities across the nation. The University became a top selection with the help of thousands of
students nominating it in the competition, according to the Web site. This year, Pink recruited three girls, Daniela Hellman, a University College senior, Katie Heffernan, a Cook College senior and Kwong to be campus representatives for the University’s new Pink line of merchandise. Aside from promoting the Pink collegiate brand, the representatives aspire to carry out philanthropic activities as well, Kwong said. To attend the event, students were required to donate at least one dress.
“The event was for a great cause. I’m a fan of the Pink brand and I wanted to suppor t the Rutgers chapter,” said Prathyusha Kurra, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. For more information on the Pink collegiate brand, visit their Web site at www.vsPink.com/on_campus.jsp. For more information on how to get involved with Becca’s Closet, visit www.beccascloset.org. — Brenda Lin
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FIRE: Fraternity members look forward to renovations continued from front King said the members have been staying together throughout the ordeal. “[The fire] displaced some of us, but only a fraction of our membership actually lived in the house,” he said. Many members moved into residence halls, rented buildings,
commuted or moved in with other members, King said. “It was a really great opportunity for people to show their support and take in their brothers and sisters in need,” he said. The University helped the fraternity members in need. “They were surprisingly helpful in some things, and in other things where we hoped for suppor t, they not were unhelpful but were neutral,” King said.
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The University offered support for books and materials destroyed and provided immediate housing prorated to anyone in need, he said. “The University did provide the students with on-campus housing if they needed it,” University Off-Campus Housing Supervisor Bill Sarras said. The University’s Off-Campus Housing Service had all of their services available and their doors open to anyone who needed aid, said Sarras, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.
King said this surprised him because Gamma Sigma is not associated with the University. The fraternity severed from the school in the 1980s. Both King and Marshall-Otto said they are looking for ward to the house’s completion. “We’re also really looking forward to what this new period of our house is going to do for our membership — and for us as a fraternity — because we really think it’s going to polish up our image and bring people in,” Marshall-Otto said.
Gamma Sigma has always been seen as an open and accepting house, King said. It was one of the first to allow women and members of different races and religion. “We’re looking for ward to being that house that embodies diversity, but at the same time has a nice house to boot,” MarshallOtto said. “People can still be impressed with what we have but recognize that we are a ver y diverse fraternity, and we embrace that.”
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Perez said. This petition will be filed within 15 days after the initial recount. The investigation would go through all rejected ballots, and the board of elections would have to explain why each of these ballots were rejected, whether it was from not being a New Brunswick resident or other reasons, he said. Perez said some University students had to fill out provisional ballots, because their addresses on their identification cards did not match the address they used on their voter registration forms. “There were students that [the poll workers] said … didn’t live in New Brunswick when
they did,” Perez said. “We would like to know why they didn’t accept those ballots.” He said an investigation is complex and long, and it would not be requested unless the final results do not change after the recount. “It’s more in depth. We haven’t decided [to investigate] yet,” Perez said. Fleming said EON should accept the fact that the prowards question lost, despite all the court cases and disputes the groups encountered. “They said before that it’s not possible for us to beat them in the court of law, but on Nov. 3, we beat them in the court of public opinion,” he said.
take myself out of the situation,” Patton said. The director of the Tobacco Dependence Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s School
smoke are generally disease of old age. Most of them won’t really get heart attacks or lung cancer while they’re students,” Foulds said. While there are students who smoke directly outside building entrances, some tr y to be as considerate as possible to those around them. Bobby Tarentino, a smoker, said it is common sense to stay away from the door while smoking. “I wouldn’t want to blow smoke in anybody’s face,” said Tarentino, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. Ultimately, some students think that even if the policies on smoking by entrances were stricter, it would be impractical to enforce them. “I think [the University] can require people to not smoke by entrances, but I don’t think they can enforce it. They have bigger concerns so it probably wouldn’t make much of a difference if they changed the rules or not,” said Shelby Greentaner, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student.
petition to see rejected ballots continued from front “In a close election like this, it’s important.” UNB member Glenn Fleming said EON has ever y right to request a recount, and it makes sense in a close election like this. “They’re well within their reason and their right,” Fleming said. Depending on whether the recount results make a difference or not, EON might file another petition to investigate ballots that were rejected,
CONCERNS: Some U. smokers stay away from doors continued from front But according to Section 60.1.10 of the University Policy Librar y, “… smoking and the placement of ash urn receptacles shall be prohibited in areas deemed to be main entrances to buildings owned and operated by the University.” The University does place ash receptacles in courtyards of residence halls away from entrances to buildings, but students like Weisser sometimes see students smoking outside building entrances. But some students like School of Arts and Sciences senior Lauren Patton do not think too much about the affects of secondhand smoke. “It would be nice if [smokers] moved farther away [from entrances], but at the same time, I don’t stand out there waiting to go into class. If it’s bothering me, I
“I think [the University] can require people to not smoke by entrances, but I don’t think they can enforce it.” SHELBY GREENTANER School of Arts and Sciences first-year student
of Public Health Jonathan Foulds thinks this attitude exists because young people do not see any immediate effects of environmental tobacco smoke. “Students are generally young, and the illnesses that they believe they can get from exposure to
TOUCHSTONE PICTURES SCREENS UNRELEASED FILM NEAR U. Students can get a sneak peek of a new romantic comedy this week at an advance screening exclusively for the University. Touchstone Pictures screens the movie “When in Rome” at the AMC Loews New Brunswick 18 theater, located on Route 1, Wednesday at 7 p.m. as part of its “College Screening Program,” AMP Agency Integrated Publicist Lizzie Manganiello said. The film — starring Kristen Bell, Danny DeVito, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Dax Shepard, Josh Duhamel and Anjelica Huston — will not be in theaters until Jan. 29, but students have the privilege of seeing it over two months early, she said. The University of Michigan, the University of California-Los Angeles and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are also among the 30 schools chosen for the screening, according to the “‘When in Rome’ College Screening Program” Web site. Manganiello said Touchstone chose the University’s area because it has an upbeat campus.
“You guys have a really positive student body,” Manganiello said. “You’re really enthusiastic about events.” In the movie, Bell stars an as ambitious New Yorker who takes a trip to Rome, where she finds four magic coins in a fountain of love and, consequently, becomes the object of affection of the men who threw them in. Trouble ensues when a reporter, played by Duhamel, falls in love with Bell’s character, leading her to wonder whether his feelings stem from his heart or a coin, Manganiello said. Although admission is free, a screening pass is required. Each pass will provide admission for two people. Students can download screening passes at www.wheninromescreenings.com. Manganiello recommends early arrival, as seating will be available on a first-come, first-ser ve basis. — Colleen Roache
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Radio waves spread peace in Africa BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI STAFF WRITER
Radio is declining in America, yet in the small African country of Sierra Leone, radio takes on a much greater purpose: strengthening a fragile democracy and maintaining peace. Ambrose James, a radio pioneer in Sierra Leone, discussed the medium’s important role in his native country during “Media, Public Broadcasting and Democracy” Wednesday at Alexander Library with an audience of more than 40 members of the University and Sierra Leonean communities. During the 1990s, the West African countr y Sierra Leone, about the size of South Carolina, was consumed in a bloody civil war that destroyed the infrastructure of the country, the institutions that support democracy and the trust people had in their government, said Pavi Jalloh, a native Sierra Leonean and Franklin Township resident. The war ended nearly a decade ago, and Jalloh said the country has entered an era of peace and rebuilding, with two parliamentar y and presidential elections carried out peacefully. “These successes were achieved in large part as the result of mass citizen education programs through mobile radio stations that Mr. Ambrose James and his organization have supported,” Jalloh said. James said he began his radio work in 2000 shortly after the violence of the civil war ended. At that time, there were only three radio stations in the country, but he said citizens already began to see the importance the medium might have in the country. “You can imagine with just three radio [stations] and a war
raging on in your country, people will fall back onto the radio for information about where supplies are and where attacks are taking place,” James said. After the war, James said the radio industry boomed in Sierra Leone, as the three stations turned quickly into more than 20 across the small nation with 85 percent of the population listening. There was a desire to keep the post-war peace and a fear that the media-fueled Rwandan crisis might repeat itself in Sierra Leone without intervention, he said. With the help of the international nonprofit Search for Common Ground, an organization that creates radio programs on peace, disarmament and reconciliation, James began to work with Sierra Leone’s Independent Radio Network to provide objective news coverage and information on contemporar y issues affecting citizens, he said. “What we tried to do is provide a space where we are bringing the nation together and trying to do that locally,” James said. “It’s about bringing local issues into the national debate and national debates into the local issues.” James said the radio network helped to provide landmark coverage of the country’s 2002 election, where stations reported directly from polling stations, announcing outbreaks of violence and the need for more balloting paper on the air. With nearly everyone in the country listening, response to these potential problems was swift and helped to ensure the fairness of the election, James said. He remembers a police officer after the election who told him he did not go to work on the day of the election. Rather, James said the officer sat and listened to the radio, waiting to
hear reports of where violence was erupting, sending out his commanders as necessary. The elections proved only the beginning for James and the network. Programs like IRN’s “National News,” a weekly national newscast, and “Paliment Bol At,” an issuesbased program that helps to connect members of Parliament with their constituents and challenge them to keep their election promises, have helped to create a more informed constituency, James said. The network helped create stronger standards for ethical journalism, making IRN the most trusted source for information in the country, James said. Sponsored by the University’s Center for African Studies and several other organizations, the lecture was part of the University’s continued outreach to the large Sierra Leonean community in the area, geography Professor Rich Schroeder said. President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma spoke at the University last September in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus to a crowd of members of Sierra Leonean community, and Schroeder said this event is an extension of that relationship. Some students who attended the lecture were impressed by the accomplishments of James and the IRN. “Just thinking about how this network helps unite and is a backbone to a country that had to rebuild itself after the civil war is extraordinar y,” said Travis Fedschun, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and president of the Society of Professional Journalists, who co-sponsored the lecture.
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Dancers move, spin to Latin rhythms of ‘Salsa Thursdays’ BY COLLEEN ROACHE CORRESPONDENT
Every week from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., people of all ages come to “Salsa Thursday” at Perlé Nightclub to turn, dip and dance to Latin music. Dany Joshua teaches a complimentary salsa lesson from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. before the salsa party begins. North Brunswick resident Hensley Jemmott was at his second dance lesson last Thursday with Joshua at the nightclub located downtown at 13 Paterson St. as beads of sweat formed on his forehead. “I’ve been wanting to learn how to salsa for an embarrassing amount of time,” he said. Joshua shows his students the fundamentals of salsa and encourages them to practice, but ultimately, he said, his students’ willingness to learn comes from within. “You can’t really convince people,” he said. “They have to fall in love with it … when they come to me, they already have the passion.” Joshua, a School of Engineering graduate, said he started dancing salsa when his girlfriend at the time thought it
would be fun for them to take University recreation classest together. They broke up, but Joshua kept dancing. After taking various dance classes throughout New Jersey and New York, Joshua started teaching classes independently three years ago. Now he is a dance instructor both at Perlé and the University. Passion is a key element of Salsa On 2, the original style primarily danced in New York City, and Joshua said it has come a long way since underground mambo in the city during the 1950s. “Salsa is really maturing,” he said. This maturation of salsa draws dancers to Perlé for nights of Latin beats, dim lights and disco ball. Greg Tausz, a Morristown resident, came out to “Salsa Thursday” with three of his friends last Thursday. A veteran of the New Brunswick club scene, Tausz said he was a patron at another nightclub, 360 Lounge, before it closed down. Since then, Perlé has become his hangout spot. Tausz and his friends said the dance floor was a bit too slippery for their liking, but that dancing
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Attendees of “Salsa Thursdays” dance into the early hours of the morning at Perlé nightclub downtown. Dancers of all ages and levels can receive lessons from instructor Dany Joshua. at the club is a nice way to spend to meet people. Because partners the city. People typically look for a the night. rotate during the night, bringing salsa scene in nearby New York “We’d come more often, but, a partner is not necessary to have but he wants to bring them here. you know, we work,” a good time. “I don’t want people to skip Tausz said. Joshua, who is also a disc jock- New Brunswick,” Joshua said. The event draws a mature ey, performer, booking manager To find out more information crowd every week, and Joshua and promoter at Perlé, said one of about “Salsa Thursday,” visit said salsa dancing is a great way his main goals is to bring salsa to www.scarletmambo.com.
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arious fees and charges from banks have hit both college students and the general public hard. These charges are mostly bank overdraft fees, which center on the idea of banks charging their unsuspecting patrons disproportional fees. The Federal Reser ve System addressed these issues recently in response to increased customer dissatisfaction. The Fed released a rule Thursday that requires banks and credit unions to obtain customers’ permission before charging steep fees to pay ATM and debit overdrafts. This rule comes into effect July 1, 2010, for new customers, and Aug. 15, 2010, for existing customers. Amid intense scrutiny of bank practices, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hopes that this would be a step toward better customer protection. According to a USA Today article, he said, “[This] represents an important step for ward in customer protection.” The question is whether this newly-introduced rule does enough in terms of limiting irresponsible spenders. After all, the rule states that a given customer may be asked if he or she would like to overspend and eventually receive an overdraft fee. If that customer has the intention of spending the money that he does not have, he will go through with the transaction. This problem may befall a great majority of people due to America’s tendency to spend money, which it does not have. “The Fed is acting 10 years late to partially solve a problem that Congress is going to completely solve,” said Ed Mierzwinski, a consumer program director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, in the article. Perhaps this rule is the least with which the Fed can get away with. On the other hand, the introduction of this rule becomes a safeguard for customers who do not know whether they will overspend and be overcharged. These people, of whom students are a big part, could have been charged inordinate amounts of money for a small overdraft. According to Moebs Ser vices, banks are expected to reap a record $38.5 billion in 2009 from checking account overdrafts — nearly double the amount, $20.5 billion, they expect to collect from credit card faults. According to several banks, customers could be charged between $10 and $38 for an overdraft of just a few dollars. This pitfall traps many previously responsible customers and drags them into further debt. The introduction of this rule, therefore, would limit the number of such cases and aid responsible bank users. A question arises from this rejection of people’s debit cards. Would you rather be embarrassed by a card being turned down, or would you entertain the idea of overpaying later in exchange for immediate monetar y funds? On one hand, customers should follow their spending tendencies and limit themselves accordingly. That, however, is not on the mind of most Americans. Therefore, the majority of people should be in favor of this new rule limiting the treacher y of overdraft fees. Those overdraft fees could recur if the sum is not paid in a given period of time, thus leading to further repercussions. In a lot of cases — statements, online and on paper — are delayed and have mislead their recipients. Although a par t of consumers has a responsible spending tendency, such technological deficiencies might cause unexpected charges even for the best of bookkeepers. Some purchases do not “go through” right away, thus becoming outstanding charges on a customer’s books. Supermarkets, cafés and gas stations may be immediate purchases on a card, however, smaller shops do not follow suit. In essence, the embarrassment of getting a debit card rejected is far outweighed by a benefit of automatic overdraft protection. We, as students, are just as much af fected by these charges as the rest of America; therefore, a rule that limits fees would ver y much be in our favor. In a time of such economic turmoil, the last thing that Americans need is an overdraft fee. These charges have long been a profit center for major banks and have recently become a significant part of banks’ incomes. While this Fed-imposed rule may not address all points, it is a step in the right direction. Rules such as the one made by the Fed would only ser ve to benefit the majority of our population and limit the banks that impose such fees. Major banks profit heavily off such customer expenses, and this would ser ve to simply safeguard one’s funds. Despite America’s tendency to overspend, this rule would ser ve to make customers think twice before continuing with a transaction.
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“They said before that it’s not possible for us to beat them in the court of law, but on Nov. 3, we beat them in the court of public opinion.” Unite New Brunswick member Glenn Fleming, commenting on the Empower Our Neighborhoods’ ballot question calling for a wards-based system that lost in the Nov. 3 election STORY ON FRONT
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process these meats. In n this diet-crazed world April 2006, the Food and we live in, it can be Drug Administration hard to find healthy approved lunch meats to be options. Every time we turn sprayed with a combination around, someone is telling of six live viruses to prevent us about the newest way to against food-borne bacteria. lose weight or the next That’s right, not only is the super fruit that will cure all ANNA NORCIA American consumer eating of your ailments. And the meat that has the potential next day, they tell us they to cause cancer, they are now ingesting live viruses were wrong and now have something better. Even at the same time. Yes, the viruses prevent against Snapple, who claimed to make its famous tea proddeadly bacteria, but do we really want to eat those uct from “the best stuff on earth,” has now found either? “better stuff.” In reality, they didn’t find “better The third and most important fact that you should stuff” — they decided to use less processed ingreknow about luncheon meats is that they can be made dients and more natural ones. That should be a lesfrom mechanically separated meat. Now this may not son to us all: The more natural something is, the sound gross, but the next time you have a second, better it will be. That goes for everything, including Google image search it. Mechanically separated meat. So why does America continue to eat the meat is meat separated from the animal bone by a meat-like product called luncheon meat? machine instead of a butcher. In this Luncheon meats, also known as process, the meat is shredded into a cold cuts and deli meats, consist of “Read all of the pink slurry, which has the appearance things we know as turkey, ham, roast ingredients for the of strawberry frozen yogurt. Also beef, bologna, salami and more. there is a certain amount of bone and These meats are different from regufood you eat and connective tissue allowed to be in this lar meats because they have been flowing meat-like substance. processed with food additives to prelook up the facts All of these things are completely serve the shelf life. These additives, about how these government regulated and permitted known as nitrites and nitrite salts, lunch meats. I tell you these allow these lunch meats to keep their things are made.” for things not to make you lose your distinct pink color and savory taste appetite, but to make you realize that that consumers are used to. These you may not know the facts about what you eat. I additives also prevent against deadly food-borne illencourage you to read all of the ingredients for the nesses from forming on the meat, most namely botfood you eat and look up the facts about how these ulism. As helpful as these additives are, they can do things are made. More importantly, I encourage you great harm to the human body in two ways. Nitrites to only eat foods that you can understand how they are salts, and they add a lot of sodium into the diet. are made without an extensive lesson. We read A high-sodium diet can lead to hypertension — or countless articles and do the research on everything high blood pressure — which is a major contributelse in our lives, but not the food that we eat, the ing factor to heart disease. Second, and more imporfood we put into our body. Why is your car, home, tantly, these nitrites combine with compounds in television or cell phone more important than your your stomach acids to form nitrosamines, which are body? So the next time you are looking for a healthy carcinogenic. These compounds have been linked lunch, I hope you will stay away from the deli line, to stomach, esophageal, liver cancers and many and maybe put a little more thought into how you more. A survey by the National Cancer Institute are going to fuel your body. suggests that those who ate the most red and processed meats had heightened risks of developAnna Norcia is a School of Environmental and ing any stage of prostate cancer, or advanced cancer Biological Sciences senior majoring in nutritional in particular, according to a Nov. 5 Reuters article. sciences. Her column, “Just the Facts”, runs on The second thing you should know about lunch alternate Mondays. meat is the way the government has approved to
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he Nov. 10 letter to The Daily Targum, “What our alma mater has taught us,” echoes an important sentiment: Rutgers students need to take pride in their University. The alma mater is an important, but not exclusive part of this. On that note, I am thoroughly disappointed with the Targum’s failure to report the anniversary of the most important date in University history. On Tuesday, the University celebrated the 243rd anniversary of the signing of its charter in 1766. In short, the Targum let the University’s birthday go unnoticed. While the Targum maintains the Herculean task of reporting the day-to-day happenings of a large and busy campus, the long histor y of Rutgers must not be ignored. If there is anywhere from which to build pride in the University, it is that our venerable institution is so enmeshed with American histor y and higher education. The histor y of Rutgers is the histor y of American public higher education. The University is the only school in the nation to be founded before the American Revolution, receive a land grant under the 1862 Morill Act and become a state university. Of course, University Athletics touts that college football was born on the Banks in 1869, but the Banks of the Raritan also took cannon fire during the American Revolution. Alexander Hamilton commanded a cannon batter y right on what would become the Old Queens campus to help the Continental Army retreat to Trenton in December 1776. A sign marks the memorial of this site next to Kirkpatrick Chapel. Plaques of the men of then-Rutgers College who served in the armed forces from the Revolution to the Second World War are inside the chapel. Protests in the 1960s on the University campus brought opposition to the Vietnam War and more support from the University for minority students. As Rutgers and nearly all flagship state universities go through a rather difficult identity crisis — larger and more culturally diverse incoming classes, less and less public funding and technology reshaping the classroom — it is essential that we remain grounded in our histor y and roots. Without understanding our precedents, we become more at risk to succumb to shor t trends and whims for solutions, which unlike Rutgers, do not withstand the test of time. Histor y for the University is one — if not its greatest — asset. For has she not stood since the time of the flood, on the Banks of the old Raritan? Jeffrey C. Kessler is a former columnist for The Daily Targum and Rutgers College Class of 2008 graduate. He is currently a graduate student in English at Indiana University, Bloomington.
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Today's Birthday (11/16/09) Make it your goal this year to align heart and mind. This is no time to take a new job that doesn't satisfy you emotionally or spiritually. You benefit in the long term from practicing methods that create flow in your life rather than obstacles. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5 — Getting your actions to match your feelings can be tricky today. First you have to understand your feelings. You can do that. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Change your mind. Then decide how to get others to go along. You may need magic. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — Every conversation seems to have an edge to it. If you don't like being on the edge, try changing your tune. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5 — Power fills your work environment. Emotions fuel your efforts. Finish a project today. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 5 — Work around anything that gets in your path today. Bulldozing is too much work. Sidestepping moves things along. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — Words don't come easy to you. You discover that others have plenty to say, so just keep quiet.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 5 — Harsh words don't help you solve a problem. Instead, try looking into your heart, speaking the truth and then listening. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Avoid sharp words. Grease the wheels with soft, soothing speech. You surprise even yourself. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — At first, you don't like what you hear today. Let it sink in for a while. Later you discover it's just what's needed. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 — Someone needs your healing touch now. Transmit your love through your hands and your voice. Music works wonders. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Finances ease up a bit now. Don't rush out to spend all your hard-earned cash. Save up for a big-ticket item. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Sharpen your pencil, not your tongue. No need to jump to conclusions or speak before you're sure you have the facts.
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Rutgers honored C. Vivian Stringer for her recent Hall of Fame induction by hanging a banner from the RAC’s rafters.
BULLY: Stanford cruises past Rutgers in season opener continued from back and that’s something that shouldn’t happen. I think that’s just one of the things we’re going to work on and improve on and that’s going to make us a better team.” Ray finished with 17 points for the Knights, leading the squad, while freshman forward Monique Oliver finished with nine off the bench and senior center Rashidat Junaid chipped in 10. Down as many as 18 points in the second half, the Knights (0-1) surged back to cut the lead to five with just under 12 minutes to play. It was the closest RU got in the second half, as Stanford scored six straight to push the lead back to 11 less than two minutes later. The duo of Junaid and Oliver were able to suppress Appel for much of the first half, holding the highly touted center to two points in the period. After picking up a foul with slightly over 15 minutes to play, the senior took to the bench and would not return until four minutes remained in the half. But for all of their success against Appel, the Knights fell victim to the Cardinal three-point attack, surrendering 27 points on 9-for-26 shooting. “You’ve seen Appel knock down 25 points against teams like Iowa State. She is a machine, there’s no question about that,” Stringer said. “She probably wasn’t at full strength all credit due to her, but everyone here can shoot the ball [from a deep] range.” Though they paced the Cardinal for the first 15 minutes, RU broke down in the final five, surrendering 15 straight points to allow Stanford to go up 37-22, its largest lead of the half. The Cardinal (2-0) scored 25 of its points off second-chance scores. But with a strong emphasis on rebounding and ball control, Stringer expects the team to make visible strides. “I think we’re going to figure out something, and you don’t even have to statistically look, you will see a difference in the way we block out,” Stringer said. “We’re going to figure out what buttons to push. It’s not that difficult, it really isn’t.”
Rutgers women’s basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer always said she would like to see some renovations at the Louis KNIGHT B r o w n NOTEBOOK Athletic C e n t e r, and she sort of got her wish yesterday before the 81-66 loss to No. 2 Stanford. Prior to the game, Rutgers honored Stringer for her recent induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, unveiling a Hall of Fame banner in the rafters alongside the team’s 23 various IAW and NCAA banners for postseason berths. Athletic Director Tim Pernetti was on hand to present Stringer with a trophy commemorating the event before the game, and the marketing and promotions department presented fans with a limited edition T-shirt. “Tim had said to me that he was going to embarrass me through-
out the year and he has in every way,” Stringer said. “He’s just been really special and I really do appreciate it. That was really special.”
SOPHOMORE CHELSEY LEE started ahead of senior Myia McCurdy at the four to help address Stanford’s size in the post. She scored just three points, but helped contain All-America candidate Jayne Appel to two first-half points and pulled in five rebounds to go with a blocked shot. “You can’t really sleep on their inside,” Appel said. “I think they’re going to be a team to battle with, especially if you have to take them on [at the RAC].” McCurdy scored six points and had three rebounds and two blocks off the bench. McCurdy — for the first time since her ACL tear two seasons ago — played without a knee brace.
SOPHOMORE APRIL SYKES, who struggled to find her shot last season with a 27 percent clip, was just 3-of-12 from the floor and missed all five long range shots on the day.
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Knights’ freshmen made their debuts yesterday. McDonald’s All-Americans Monique Oliver and Erica Wheeler both got significant action off the bench. Oliver, who was the first to enter, blocked a shot within her first minute on the court at forward. The 6-foot-2 for ward from Long Beach, Calif., put together an impactful performance in the post, scoring nine points on fourof-seven shooting in 16 minutes. “Monique did a really good job today,” Ray said. “She works very hard in practice and she’s always trying to do everything right. If she keeps working like she’s working now, she’s going to come a long way and I have a lot of faith in Monique.” Wheeler, a guard from Miami, scored five points and pulled down two boards in 12 minutes. Freshman Christine Huber entered the game with 8:16 left to play and RU already trailing 6449. The for ward from North Babylon, N.Y., played just three minutes, blocking a shot before returning to the bench.
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MR. EVERYTHING McCourty does it all yet again with blocked punt, forced fumble, nine tackles BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT
There is now a number in front of the Rutgers football team. Just like the last time the Scarlet FOOTBALL Knights beat South Florida on a Thursday night, Rutgers 31-0 victory over the Bulls vaulted the team into the national rankings at No. 25. In his post-game press conference, head coach Greg Schiano compared freshman wideout Mohamed Sanu to former Knight Kenny Britt. He previously said that sophomore tailback Joe Martinek has the workhorse ability of Ray Rice. But the greatest comparison was with senior cornerback Devin McCourty. “Devin is like our Superman on our team — he’s incredible,” said redshirt freshman safety Khaseem Greene. “We all live and we all breathe off of his energy. The passion that he plays the game with is like no other. Whether it’s defense, special teams or practice, he brings that passion and love for the game, and that’s how it’s supposed to be played.” After the game, McCourty had no choice but to face the biggest question of the night: Is there anything he can’t do? Judging by his Thursday night performance, the answer is no. On defense, the captain led the team with nine tackles, including two for a loss, but McCourty stood out even more on special teams. On a first-quarter Rutgers punt, McCourty got to Bulls return man Faron Hornes faster than he could get changed in a phone booth and arrived before the ball. Somehow, he stopped his momentum, waited for the ball to arrive and simultaneously hit Hornes to force a fumble the Knights recovered. “As I was running down, I felt him coming towards me and I knew I couldn’t hit him early, so I stopped,” McCourty said. “When I saw that he
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he Rutgers football team made its season debut in the Associated Press poll at No. 25 after beating South Florida 31-0. Florida remained at No. 1 in the latest poll released yesterday. Alabama leapfrogged Texas for the second spot while Texas Christian and Cincinnati remained at four and five, respectively. Undefeated Boise State remained at No. 6. The BCS did not rank Rutgers in its top 25.
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Senior cornerback Devin McCourty (21) forced South Florida’s Faron Hornes (23) to muff this first-quarter punt. McCourty also blocked the sixth kick of his career and led the team with nine tackles.
adjusted and caught the ball high, I just punched my hand through his hands.” The offense failed to capitalize, but the following quarter another McCourty play set up a field goal for the team. The Nanuet, N.Y., native blocked the sixth kick of his career. This season on special teams, McCourty blocked two punts, returned a kickoff 98 yards, downed a punt at the two-yardline and forced a fumble. “I don’t even know what to say — he’s just impressive,” said junior defensive end Alex Silvestro. “I was sitting back watching him on special teams and in my head I was like, ‘Man, he’s a good player.’ It’s hard to come around players that good.” And since it is so rare, the cornerbacks around McCourty are making sure to take full advantage.
Redshir t freshman corner Brandon Jones, who recorded his first career interception Thursday night, said he attempts to learn everything he can from McCourty. “Devin McCour ty is unbelievable,” Jones said. “I say it all that time. I really tr y to follow Devin as a player and as a person. He’s a great person. He’s a great player. What he does for this program, you can’t thank him enough.” What the fifth-year senior did for this program is make history. McCourty is a member of the first redshirt class to go to a Bowl game all five years. “Phenomenal,” McCourty said. “To be able to say we’re possibly going to our fifth-straight Bowl game, which is an experience not every college player gets to do, is great. We have a
chance to do some things that haven’t been done around here.” McCourty, who leads the team in tackles, has an interception and five pass deflections to go along with his special teams plays. He cannot help but laugh when asked what more he can do. But there is one thing he refuses to admit. “I’m not Superman, I just try to lead these guys,” McCourty said with a smile. “I guess he says that because I’m on special teams making plays and on defense trying to make plays. And when you’re on the sideline with me I guess you’re like, ‘This guy doesn’t stop,’ because I’m on the bench yelling and screaming. For the future, now coach Schiano can hold anybody to that responsibility.” Then again, Clark Kent would not admit to it either.
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the heavyweight bracket at the Oklahoma Gold Tournament as the Rutgers wrestling team finished third in an eight-team field. The Rutgers volleyball team was swept by both West Virginia and Pittsburgh to conclude its season. Catherine Whetstone and Brittney Kuras won three events each to lead the Rutgers swimming and diving team past West Virginia 159-125 Saturday in a dual meet. The Rutgers men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals this weekend with the men taking 17th and the women 14th. The Rutgers crew team battled the weather in Boston in its final race of the season. For full coverage of all sports, see tomorrow’s issue of The Daily Targum.
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Rutgers men’s soccer team earned All-Big East honors over the weekend. Junior Yannick Salmon was named to the conference’s second-team while sophomore forward Ibrahim Kamara collected a third-team selection.
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RU dishes most assists in Hill era BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT
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Sophomore forward Patrick Jackson got his first career start and responded with a 15-point effort in Rutgers’ 74-67 win over Marist.
JACKSON: Sophomore helps lead Rutgers over Marist continued from back every day in practice and hoping [I started] and that’s what happened today.” The Brooklyn native played a key role early in the game with sophomore guard Mike Rosario struggling from the field in the first half. Jackson scored 10 of his 15 points in the opening period as the Knights held a 41-35 advantage heading into halftime. RU (1-0) seized control of the game directly from the opening whistle in the second half with a 9-2 run that extended a six-point halftime advantage to 13. Jackson opened the half with a three before Rosario really got things going with a fastbreak layup that made it 48-37, followed by a nifty pass to Gregor y Echenique that set the sophomore forward up for a two-handed jam. “I felt like we did a lot of great things for us to pull away the lead,” said Rosario, finished with a game-high 17 points. “We feel like if we can get the ball up the floor quickly it can open up the floodgates for us to get easy points and that’s what happened today.”
The initial second half push helped the Knights overcome shaky stretches of inactivity in the second half. “We went through a stretch in the second half for about five minutes where we only scored a basket,” said Rutgers head coach Fred Hill Jr. “I think we got up 16 and I thought we kind of went away a little bit from what we did to get the lead, which is going to happen with a young inexperienced team.” But unlike in years past — or even last season — when the Knights would let a team like Marist back into the game, they were able to keep the Red Foxes at arms length. Marist (0-1) cut the lead under 10 with 2:58 to play and got as close as seven when Candon Rusin converted a layup to make it 70-63. Rob Johnson led the Red Foxes with 18 points. “I was happy about [the 9-2 run] because I remember in the past where we go into a good stretch and fall back,” said Echenique, who finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds. “I think it’s a good sign for a first game that we were able to go up by double digits. They were able to come back a little bit, but I actually think we are in much better shape to put teams away.”
College basketball games last two halves, but Saturday a quarter could h a v e decided KNIGHT who startNOTEBOOK ed for the Rutgers men’s basketball team. Junior point guard Mike Coburn got the nod over junior college transfer James Beatty to start for the Scarlet Knights, although the two remain neckand-neck in their position battle. “I really flipped a coin when it came down to who was starting,” said Rutgers head coach Fred Hill Jr., who later conceded he really chose Coburn for his experience. “There’s not much that separates those two guys.” In the 74-67 victor y over Marist, the point guards combined for eight points and 11 assists, part of a record-breaking day for Hill and the Knights. Coburn set a career-high mark with seven assists and RU’s 19 helpers ties the previous high under Hill, set last year against Rider. Beatty dished out four assists and scored seven points even though he was supposed to be more of the distributing guard between the two. Coburn played four more minutes than Beatty. “Whether I’m in or Coburn’s in, we’re going to push the ball and make open shots,” Beatty said. “I was comfortable when I got in the game and I thought it went well.”
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Freshman Dane Miller showed off his athletic ability with a fastbreak jam during the Scarlet Knights’ season opening victory at home.
the sideline. He slashed to the basket and dunked with as much authority as the leader of the Drums of Thunder. “Before I even caught the pass I knew I was going to dunk it,” Miller said. “It was my first dunk in my first college game and hopefully I’ll get a lot more dunks.” The 6-foot-7 for ward’s first basket was par t of a three-point play. The Henrietta, N.Y., native drove to the basket, hung in the air and made the shot despite a Marist blocking foul. Miller conver ted on his and-one oppor tunity and finished with seven points in his collegiate debut.
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OUT OF GAS South Carolina eliminates Rutgers from NCAAs with shutout win in second round after Friday’s win over Duke BY CHRIS MELCHIORRE CORRESPONDENT
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Rutgers defenders Julie Lancos, left, and Allie Hambleton, right, vie with South Carolina’s Kacie Brewer during yesterday’s NCAA second round game. The Gamecocks eliminated the Scarlet Knights with a 1-0 victory.
The Rutgers women’s soccer team spent an entire season trying to hide it. And up until the final second faded WOMEN’S SOCCER off the RUTGERS 0 clock yesterday S. CAROLINA 1 afternoon, the stat sheets this season barely hinted at the cold fact that the Scarlet Knights were a battered team. As the second half went on in RU’s second round NCAA Tournament match with South Carolina, names like Gina DeMaio, Jonelle Filigno, Caycie Gusman, Ashley Jones and Merissa Smith resonated even more than if the five fallen starters were actually playing. It was not that the Scarlet Knights did not have the talent or even the opportunities to win the match. But, being five players short on the offensive end of the field, the Knights were gassed. As valiant as their last efforts in the final minutes were — they weren’t enough — as the Knights lost the match 1-0, eliminating them from the NCAA Tournament and ending its season. “This was a high level college soccer match,” said head coach Glenn Crooks. “I have nothing but admiration for not only what we did today but what we did all season. And you can’t even comment about who we don’t have because it’s who we had that got us here. And we gave ourselves enough opportunities to win the match today, that’s all I know, it just didn’t happen.”
In the final seconds of the game, RU forced South Carolina goalkeeper Mollie Patton to make her strongest save of the afternoon. Off a corner kick, senior goalkeeper Erin Guthrie — playing up on offense in the game’s final minute — drilled a ball into the box that RU defender Rheanne Sleiman nearly headed into the net, but Patton came out and barely got in front of the ball. “I think that final play was apropos of this season,” Crooks said. “We fought until the end and it certainly is symbolic of how it went this season.” RU fell behind midway through the first half and actually controlled the run of play throughout most of the second half. RU played with only two backs in the game’s final stretch, leading to scoring opportunities for both teams late in the second half. Besides Sleiman’s header in the last minute, RU came just a couple of feet from tying the match in the 85th minute when freshman midfielder Maura McLaughlin sent an open shot just over the crossbar. In total, the Gamecocks outshot the Knights 11-9, with Guthrie making five saves to Patton’s three. “Statistically, it turned out to be a pretty even match,” Crooks said. “They had the run of it for a while and then we had the run of it. So I have no complaints about the result, because we did have opportunities to go ahead early on or equalize as the game progressed.” The Knights played on their
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Surprise 15 from No. 2 Stanford plays bully in opener Jackson keys win against Red Foxes BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER
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Nobody was talking about Patrick Jackson before the start of this season. So it was a bit surprising when Jackson earned his first career start Saturday against Marist in the Rutgers MEN’S BASKETBALL men’s basketball team’s seaMARIST 67 son opener. But whatever the sophoRUTGERS 74 more forward did in the offseason to improve his game must have worked because he played an important role, scoring 15 points in the Scarlet Knights’ 74-67 victory at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. “It seemed like we just played a lot more up-tempo and a lot more team basketball,” Jackson said. “In the first half we didn’t get all the stops we needed, but in the second half we seemed like we started getting more stops and that allowed us to get out in transition and get easy baskets.” Jackson did not get a lot of attention in the preseason with the addition of six new faces, but he did enough to earn an opening game start. “I was hoping so, but I didn’t expect it,” he said of getting the nod. “I just go out and make sure I work
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Rutgers’ Myia McCurdy, left, tries to block Stanford’s Nnemkadi Ogwumike, right, during the Cardinal’s 81-66 victory yesterday at the RAC.
Entering yesterday’s season-opener against No. 2 Stanford, a slew of questions surrounded the WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Rutgers women’s STANFORD 81 basketball team. Who would be RUTGERS 66 the go-to scorer this year? How would the team’s new-look offense and defense stack up against some of the top competition in the nation? While the No. 25 Scarlet Knights provided a quick glimpse of the future in their 81-66 loss to the Cardinal, they’re still looking for the right answers. “Make no joke about this — Stanford is for real,” said Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “But we were able to control some of the things that were taking place, and we should be encouraged by that.” While the Knights limited Jayne Appel, Stanford’s leading scorer from last season, they were unable to stop her on the boards. Appel grabbed 12 rebounds in the contest, with the Cardinal outrebounding the Knights 50-33 overall. The last time they gave up 50 rebounds was in 2007, when the Knights also hosted Stanford to open its season. “Coach Stringer has so many drills for rebounds, it’s crazy” said senior guard Brittany Ray. “Our rebound margin was 17
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