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NJ advocates ask Christie to go green with energy reform BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO STAFF WRITER

program that we have as far as reducing its activity in reducing its carbon footprint,” he said. Director of Facilities Joseph Witkowski said this agreement marks the University’s role as a leader. “This makes [the University] part of a larger organization that specializes in sustainability and energy conservation,” Witkowski said. “I think the thing with that is we are trying to be leaders in that group and that gives us some credibility, not just at Rutgers but in the entire United States.” The University will be joining two of the EPA flagship programs of Energy Star, which will assist in performing a full energy audit of all the campuses and then look at how the University can further conserve energy, Bellina said. “Through programs like RecycleMania, the University recycled 62 percent of the solid waste,” Witkowski said. “From a university perspective or any perspective, that is an outstanding number.”

With pollution on the rise in New Jersey, students and environmental advocates alike think Governor-elect Chris Christie needs to implement environmental protection and clean energy into an industry during his administration. Citizen-based environmental advocacy organization Environment New Jersey recently analyzed data collected by the U.S. Department of Energy that indicates pollution in the state has risen 16 percent from 1990 to 2007. “If we do not do anything about global warming, we’ll lose most of our beaches and it’ll have a huge impact on the economy,” said Global Warming and Clean Energy Advocate for Environment New Jersey Matt Elliot. The effects of this rise include deteriorating air quality and global warming, and New Jersey is known to have the worst quality in the nation, he said. One of the main factors that caused this rise is transportation, which accounted for 53 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, New Jersey Advocate at Tri-State Transportation Campaign Zoe Baldwin said. “We need to address [transportation]. We can’t look at just energy,” she said. “Transportation is the backbone of our economy and if we don’t work to change both our travel patterns and the modes of travel we use … we’re never going to be able to reach the goals that we set out in the Global Warming Response Act.” According to Christie’s official campaign Web site, he plans to concentrate on renewable energy, protect open space and clean up the land, but does not mention transportation. Christie could not be reached for comment at press time. Baldwin said the legislation and Christie should put some safeguards on the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, which pays for all New Jersey’s transportation capital projects. “Right now we underfund NJ Transit and its operations,” Baldwin said. “What that means is, while we’re still building projects, the agency will soon have a very difficult time keeping the buses and trains running.” New Jersey took steps to address the issue of global warming with the establishment of the Global Warming Response Act under the Corzine administration in July 2007. “The act established two statewide greenhouse gas limits, the first designed to stabilize emissions by 2020, and a second more ambitious limit to be achieved by 2050,” said New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Karen Hershey. “It recognized that both immediate and long term actions would be needed to meet those limits.” In addition, the act directed various state agencies to coordinate and develop strategies to stabilize and then reduce greenhouse gas concentrations statewide, Hershey said. Christie thinks that by creating an energy industry, it is an opportunity to recover goodpaying middle-class jobs that were lost by focusing on production, according to his Web site.

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City Council members listen to citizen concerns last night at their public meeting in City Hall on Bayard Street about the safety of crossing intersections, like at Commercial Avenue and Route 18 North, the site of the death of a New Brunswick teenager.

Pedestrian death spurs debate in City Hall BY MARY DIDUCH ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

A month after the tragic death of 15-year-old New Brunswick resident George Coleman Jr., residents called on the City Council to improve pedestrian safety, notify relatives in emergency situations and the accountability of officials.

The City Council and police department discussed the steps they are taking to prevent another incident like Coleman’s at their bi-monthly public meeting last night in City Hall. Several residents raised concerns about the physical construction of the intersection at Commercial Avenue and Route 18 North,

where Coleman was killed, especially the lack of curbs, fast traffic, presence of 18wheeler trucks and inability to locate Boyd Park without crossing the intersection. “We did not subscribe to a design that would limit the access to the park, and I

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INDEX SPORTS The Rutgers men’s basketball team returns to action tomorrow night as it hosts Drexel. The Legends Classic continues Sunday against Vermont.

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The fire alarm in Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus went off yesterday around 1:52 p.m., forcing the entire building to evacuate, said Dining Services General Manager Flo Borsody. Tests of Stonier residence hall’s sprinkler system were being conducted adjacent to the dining hall, which apparently set off the alarm in both buildings, Borsody said. “Normally when there’s an alarm that goes off, because it’s an automated system, we don’t know what the causes are unless it’s something obvious that we see,” she said. Borsody said this might be due to the fact that new alarm systems were installed during the summer, and they are very heat and smoke sensitive.

“We’ve had several alarm systems go off since the new system was installed, fortunately none of them had been fires,” she said. No injuries were reported. The only areas of the building in use were the student dining area, the take-out area and the employee areas, Borsody said. This made the evacuation run smoothly, and students were able to return to the building within 10 minutes. “This was an uneventful fire alarm going off, but it’s always a good test,” she said. Rutgers University Emergency Services could not be reached for comment at press time. — Ariel Nagi

U. reduces carbon footprint with environmental agreement BY AMIT JANI STAFF WRITER

The University is stepping up its efforts to go green by signing an agreement to conserve energy. The agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency outlines steps to reduce air pollution from vehicles, increase recycling and improve water and energy use across the school’s three campuses, according to the EPA Web site. The memorandum of understanding between the University and the EPA, which began last February, was established Friday and is a five-year agreement, said Andrew Bellina, senior policy adviser for EPA Region 2. The University will be reporting every six months on the status of the activities listed on the agreement. So far, the University is the largest institution of higher education that made this kind of agreement with the EPA, Bellina said. “It’s been a whole host of items that we’ve discussed and the University has committed to almost every major

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Students shape self-health advice in city BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT

Prospective health care professionals are planning to aid Health Care City citizens this winter by arming them with medical advice. Pharmacy Governing Council President Bo Wang said Student Health Care Alliance Providing Education and Support will be holding a series of mini health fairs at Elijah’s Promise soup kitchen in New Brunswick during the spring semester that will cover health topics. SHAPES is a new initiative encompassing the School of Pharmacy, Physician Assistants Program, College of Nursing and the School of Medicine, Wang said Tuesday night at the council’s meeting in the Busch Campus Center. “The goal of SHAPES is to demonstrate to ourselves, the rising health care professionals and to our community the value of collaborative practice among the health care professions,” said Wang, a graduate student. “By working together on these types of community outreach projects while we are still in school, we will be much more likely to embrace this concept once we get our degree and become practitioners.” The fairs will occur on three Thursday nights in the winter of 2010. The director of community outreach at Elijah’s Promise picked

PHARMACY GOVERNING COUNCIL health topics most pertinent to the patient population, he said. The topic of the first fair on Feb. 11 will include smoking cessation, alcohol dependence and depression/anxiety, Wang said. On Feb. 27, SHAPES will tackle blood pressure and diabetes. Nutrition and physical fitness will be discussed March 11. Council External Vice President Neha Mangini said the initiative gives students a greater understanding of the New Brunswick community. “For students, it’s a great chance to give back to the community and educate the community about things we’ve learned within our curriculum,” said Mangini, a graduate student. “We wanted to incorporate the community because that’s where all our schools exist and we wanted to address that population.” Pharmacy students will prepare educational material by drawing on resources prepared for past community outreach projects and researching scientific sources. “We will be volunteering at the kitchen itself in early December just to get a gauge of the people that we will be helping out, and this will help us fine-tune [our delivery

of] the material in order to optimize patient care,” Wang said. Students will be gaining valuable experience in collaborative practice during the fairs, he said. “Only through this type of team approach can optimal care be efficiently delivered to our patients without breaking the health care system,” Wang said. Graduate student Matthew Heiblim commends SHAPES. “It helps out the city and it’s a great way to spread medical knowledge,” he said. Mangini said students from different schools will learn about each other’s professions through cooperation. “Each school is responsible for a different component of the topic that we are covering that day,” she said. “The medical students are training to discuss disease states. In contrast, the pharmacy students will be doing more education about treatment options.” Interested students who are not enrolled in the four medical schools are welcome to participate in the initiative. “We can use all the manpower that we can get in terms of handing out pamphlets and helping to direct the patient population to the appropriate booths at each health fair session,” Wang said. The last council meeting of the semester will occur Dec. 1 at 6:40 p.m. in Busch Campus Center room 122.

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The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum holds its annual “Holiday Boutique” during museum hours everyday until Dec. 3. Items include handmade woodblock prints, pottery and jewelry.

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GREEN: Students think global warming is top state issue continued from front Some students think global warming is an issue that should be addressed as soon as possible by the administration. “Global warming should be at least one of the top three priori-

CITY: Citizens ask council to provide more accountability continued from front believe [City Administrator Thomas] Loughlin is putting the issue of 18-wheel trucks on the table with the Department of Transportation,” Council President Elizabeth Garlatti said. A few days after last’s week vigil for Coleman, Loughlin went to the New Jersey Department of Transportation to ask for a review of the intersection and to provide a report of improvements, Loughlin said. The city is also working on implementing a 35-mile per hour speed limit there. “[The DOT is] looking at a couple of elements of the intersection, particularly the timing mechanism by which you press the pedestrian [crossing] button and how long it takes … until the lights go red, allowing the pedestrian to cross,” Loughlin said. Citizens were also concerned about the delay to notify Coleman’s family — five hours after he was admitted as a “John Doe” patient to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Coleman, who was severely injured, died an hour after his family arrived. New Brunswick Police Department Capt. Vincent Sabo said when the Emergency Medical Service arrived, police provided Coleman’s information to them. “EMS did what they had to do prior to taking Mr. Coleman to the hospital during that time,”

ties in [Christie’s] list because of all the signs of global warming right now,” said Noreen Sheikh, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore. Sheikh said transportation is not only an important part of fighting global warming, but also saves individuals money when it comes to travel. Although School of Arts and Sciences junior Jason Moreira

agrees that encouraging mass transit is effective, he believes it would be difficult to convince people to take public transportation. “In America … people love their cars, they love their own space, they love their own autonomy, so it’s kind of a hard sell,” Moreira said. “If you’re in the city you might not mind taking a bus, but if the bus ride is a half hour to your job, then I don’t know how that would work.”

Sabo said. “The EMS supervisor at the scene was notified by the patrolman on the scene of the name, address [and] phone number of Mr. Coleman.” The police’s policy is that the hospital must notify the family, not the police, he said. The police — not the hospital — notifies the family only if the victim dies on the scene, as per the guidelines of the attorney general. “It’s been like that for 18 years, as long as I’ve been a cop,” Sabo said. “It’s been a fail-proof system — we’ve never had a problem like this before.” The police department is starting discussion of the possible implementation of a system to ensure notification, Sabo said. Yolanda Baker, a Middlesex County committeewoman for 4th Ward, District 3, questioned why EMS members were not at the meeting, although the police had given them Coleman’s information. “I’m not seeing a paramedic that was there here, present, to say that ‘Yes, I did receive it’ or ‘No, I didn’t receive it,’” Baker said. She was also disturbed with how Coleman was registered at the hospital as a “John Doe,” although the police provided Coleman’s contact information, she said. “We need to find out what happened that night,” she said. “Why he was down as a ‘John Doe?’ That is so unacceptable, especially when [Sabo] said the information was given. We need some answers for this. They need some answers for this.” Sabo said the discrepancy occurred when the information was going through the hospital.

“That’s where the problem was, as far as the contacts that we made,” he said. “It’s a serious accident, I totally understand that, and … we’re looking to the future, of the possibility of a fail-safe.” New Brunswick resident Kathleen Feeney stressed the importance of accountability by the authorities and the council members as elected officials. “Some anonymous EMS worker who failed to give it to some anonymous person … is the most disturbing part of the tragedy,” she said. “Accountability is required.” Feeney said the citizens should have names of the people involved with the issue and the council should take actions to ensure they do not make similar mistakes or are fired. “Take responsibility,” she said. “Say ‘We own this, and we will account for what happened.’” Garlatti said she cannot speak for the hospital or EMS, but the appropriate representatives for the city, like Sabo and Loughlin — who is working with the DOT — were at the meeting. “Those involved in this process do have names, and they are working hard to ensure that this doesn’t happen again,” she said. The Coleman family’s attorney, Patricia Bombelyn, spoke on behalf of the family, who did not wish to attend the meeting. Bombelyn said there is no compensation for the family for the loss of their son, but they want justice and to know that this can never happen again. “I’m hearing tonight that [the council is] adopting a proactive view towards this, and I do hope you hold on to it,” Bombelyn said.

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Student rockets into NASA internship BY LAURA WATSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It is not ever y day that a University student gets the oppor tunity to work hands-on with the nation’s leading space program, but this year, one student is. Alison Sweeney was chosen, along with a small number of other qualified other college students, to work at the Goddard Space Flight Center with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Greenbelt, Md. Sweeney found out about the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program by the University’s Mathematics Department. After her second time applying, she was able to land her dream internship. “I was so thrilled when I got this internship. It is an extremely competitive program to get into,” said Sweeney, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior. “I was really discouraged after I did not receive an offer the first time I applied, but I am ver y grateful I didn’t give up because I got it the second time around.” Sweeney said she loves the internship because she has the oppor tunity to work in a high-tech environment and make network connections that will benefit her in the future. NASA USRP Co-Project Administrator Anthony Zippay said Sweeney is one of more than 300 undergraduate students selected per year at all 10 NASA centers and facilities across the countr y. It is a highly competitive internship program, he said. “[We want] to attract undergraduate students from the widest array of backgrounds, who are fully representative of America’s racial, ethnic and cultural diversity and … provide them with hands-on, challenging research experiences,” Zippay said. Sweeney said it took her awhile to figure out what she wanted to study, but now that she

landed this internship, she found her niche. “I have had to push back my graduation date twice, but I am so happy I did because look at where it got me,” Sweeney said. “I never would have thought it would have led me to an internship at NASA. It’s just so exciting.” Core Flight Systems Product Development Lead Barbie Medina, Sweeney’s internship mentor, said Sweeney was a perfect match for the position, especially because she studied both math and computer science. “Both of these courses of study give [her] the analytical abilities that are necessar y to work in the flight software environment,” Medina said. “Alison has been one of the most successful interns that I have had the pleasure of working with. She is ver y motivated and tackles new challenges without fear or hesitation.” Sweeney worked on performing the entire engineering process of a software system. It was not an easy task, but Sweeney successfully conquered it and is already tackling another project, Medina said. School of Ar ts and Sciences junior Laura Bankowski said she is glad a University student was able to land such a prestigious internship and have the oppor tunity to work on handson projects. “I think it is wonderful that [a fellow Rutgers student] has the chance to work on something like this that may make a dif ference,” Bankowski said. “However, I’m not surprised because Rutgers produces many people that explore cutting-edge technology due to the level of education offered.” Sweeney said she will carr y her experience working at NASA with her for the rest of her life. “My par ticular computer program will be in space on a future satellite,” she said. “Believe me, I will forever brag about that.”

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FOOTPRINT: EPA will not provide funding for U. continued from front During the 2008 RecycleMania competition, the University won six awards and placed third in the Grand Champion category, said Jennifer May from the Department of Region 2 Public Affairs for the EPA. “[Rutgers] is definitely a leader in going green and sustainability,” Bellina said. Although some consider the University to be a leader in conservation, the EPA will not provide a grant to cover any necessary costs, he said. Instead, the University plans to partly fund and receive funding from various other resources. The University received money available for those entities that want to pursue alternative power, including the state, the Department of Energy and the New Jersey Utilities Association, Bellina said. “By participating with the EPA, we’re going to be applying for a fairly large grant for buying heat and power,” Witkowski said. “This helps us through the process because the EPA does give out grants, and by participating in this program, it gives them a good feeling that we’re not just asking for money but we’re walking the talk.” School of “The best Environmental advice to us and Biological all is to Sciences junior Erika conserve and Zeleze said give thought this agreement is a real step to everything for ward for we do.” the University. “I currently Joseph volunteer with Witkowski [New Jersey Public Interest Director of Facilities Research Group] and we actually try to encourage people to save energy with community workshops,” Zeleze said. “One thing I hope to see with the agreement is people being more educated.” The University currently does this through programs such as RecycleMania and educating entering students during the student orientation, Witkowski said. “We incorporated athletics into our campus competition and what they’re doing now at football games and basketball games, and most of their major events is publicizing the need for energy conservation,” he said. The biggest problem right now with students conserving energy is simple things such as not turning off lights, taking shorter showers and unplugging devices when not in use, Zeleze said. “The best advice to us all is to conserve and give thought to everything we do, because its not just the power, its where do you throw that piece of paper, that bubble gum wrapper, whatever it might be,” Witkowski said. “Everything affects the environment in some way, shape or form, and just to be conscious of it is key.”

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PENDULUM NOVEMBER 19, 2009

What do you think about the ward campaign’s outcome?

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KERRYN PRESLEY

SONAL KUMAR — SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES JUNIOR

BY THE NUMBERS

The number of votes the wards question lost by

2,474

4,866

The number of New Brunswick residents who voted against wards

The total number of votes cast

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DOUGLASS COLLEGE SENIOR “Honestly, I’m not too sure, only because I’ve heard both sides of the story … [but] I’m graduating in May, so it doesn’t affect me as much.”

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“I don’t feel very good about them losing because they’re trying to help the community, so that just shows that not a lot of people were informed about the issues or that the students just didn’t care enough to come out.”

WHICH WAY DOES RU SWAY?

SAS JUNIOR “It’s a little upsetting that we lost because I think with more student representation, we could improve New Brunswick. … The sidewalks are pretty bad, parking tickets are outrageous — it’s like paying a second tuition ... I don’t feel like I’m involved at all in the town.”

CLAUDIA DESANTIS SAS JUNIOR “I think maybe why they lost is they didn’t promote it as much. I know they were promoting it, but I didn’t know anything about it until Election Day … I’m a little upset [they lost, but] I wasn’t too invested in it.”

NICHOLAS KAMINSKI SAS SOPHOMORE “I was really surprised it didn’t win … I don’t know why anybody would vote against wards because in their neighborhoods it would give, individually, their votes a higher power.”

ANDREW KERTH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING JUNIOR “I’m only going to be living here for another two years, so it’s not really that big of a deal to me. If I were living here for a greater period of time then yeah, I would probably care.”

ONLINE RESPONSE What’s a ward? 23% Wards divide the city 14%

I’m glad it’s over... 14%

I’m upset wards did not win 49%

I’m upset wards did not win

49%

What’s a ward?

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I’m glad it’s over; I’m tired of the campaigning

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I’m happy; wards divide the city

14%

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ith the passage of the historic $787 billion stimulus package by Congress and the White House earlier this year, President Barack Obama promised all funds would be easily accessible to the U.S. taxpayer. With this in mind, the White House created an $18 million Web site, Recovery.org, which supposedly tracks every stimulus dollar spent. According to the Web site, millions of stimulus dollars have been spent in artificial congressional districts and U.S. territories. In addition, the nonpartisan Office of Government Accountability released a report claiming that more than 50,000 jobs claimed as a result of stimulus spending have received no stimulus money whatsoever. While Obama has aimed to deliver increased government transparency, the lack of accuracy in White House findings must be resolved immediately. Obama put much emphasis on creating jobs quickly during his run for office. He delivered optimism to millions of Americans, and now Obama is falling back on his promises to deliver authentic information. It is difficult enough for anyone to decipher what exactly is considered a saved or created job by the government, but foolish for Americans to believe that job loss will be cured overnight. Unemployment hit a 26year high this month at 10.2 percent, a full 2.2 percent higher than what Obama promised would be the ceiling if the stimulus package was signed into law. Whether the faulty information is the result of typos or lack of congressional district knowledge, the White House must be more careful with the information they post online. The money they are spending is the American taxpayer’s money, and no one likes to see their money tampered with. With a major victory in the 2008 presidential election, the American people put their trust in Obama, and he must reciprocate that trust with his constituents. In addition, about one out of every 10 jobs “saved or created” by stimulus funding receiving no monetary compensation. According to Recovery.org, 10,000 projects reported spending almost $965 million have not created any jobs. Obama did not have to promise further transparency to the American people, but he spent $18 million on a Web site that is meant to do just that. How is that an $18 million Web site does not work properly? While jobs are lost around the country, the last thing taxpayers want to hear is that the White House has been inaccurate with their jobs saved/created summary. The American people want to know that their money is being spent wisely and honestly, and the White House must deliver with results.

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Instead of getting anyn-campus housing: where, I was confronted Your home away with a worker who spent from home. A stunearly five minutes practicaldent’s on-campus residence ly ignoring anything I said, is a wonderful thing, alloweventually learning only a ing everything from a first carpet cleaning happened taste of freedom, a chance to and no one bothered looking make new friends and a way AMANDA RAE CHATSKO for mold in the rest of the to overcome the challenge apartment. I left not only of balancing the party next frustrated and annoyed that the worker would treat door and the paper due in the morning. While the me so rudely, but without an answer and nothing experience might have some bumps in the road, except an additional carpet cleaning. there are plenty of people around to help. When a week passed without any improvement Since transferring to the University, I have spent or response to my e-mails, I decided it was time to my on-campus experience on the Cook/Douglass bring out the big guns. That’s right, and I will not campus. Living in the apartments, students may hesitate to admit it: I went straight home to my face problems that are not necessarily present in the mommy. As independent as we all like to think we dormitories, and understandingly so, as you and are, there are some things that we twenty-someyour roommates are responsible for an entire fourthings cannot do ourselves, and, apparently, getting room place, and that encompasses cleaning and calla health concern addressed at this University is one ing your local Housing Office should anything go of them. Besides, what could be worse than an wrong. Most students probably do not have to angry parent? worry about much beyond clogged sinks or the Monday morning something occasional broken heater. But when magical happened. My mother called you have more pressing problems, “So students, be the office at 9 a.m., the assistant manthe only thing that can soothe your worries is a professional and prompt polite, but don’t let ager called soon thereafter and I had an appointment set up for an inspecresponse to the problem. In fact, it is anyone overlook tion that afternoon. Talk about a not unreasonable that a Universityresponse! run office full of paid professionals your problems no prompt I find it absolutely amazing — and would give you a prompt and efficient response. Unfortunately for the matter how small.” appalling, if you are Housing Operations — that the pleas of a sick Cook/Douglass Housing Office, I student were not taken seriously am going to have to give them an “F” until her mother called. Even more troubling is that when it comes to customer service — at least when dozens of students I talked to shared similar stories it comes to responding to students. After all, they regarding how quickly the department responded fixed my week’s worth of complaining in a matter of once a parent was involved. While I understand that 24 hours when I made my mother call. some professionals may not consider college stuThis tale of woe begins in October, when a trip dents to be adults, the fact remains that we still to the health center confirmed that something in deserve to be treated with respect. It should not my apartment was giving me allergies. It is hard take a mother’s concerns for someone to efficiently enough to be sneezing, have red and puffy eyes take care of someone’s problems. Perhaps if someand be covered in a hideous itch that gives rise to one took the time to treat students as adults and not welts, but trying to balance work and school while whining children, more would start acting like hopped up on antihistamines can give way to adults. But this is a university, and it is full of stustress. When a friend relayed that she had the dents. Our concerns should be addressed first and same problem and later discovered mold in her foremost, and this is applicable no matter what apartment, I decided to call housing to voice my office you happen to be talking to. So students, be concerns. On the phone, the answer was swift: an polite, but do not let anyone overlook your problems inspection of the apartment and the suspicious no matter how small. You are what this university vent in the bathroom, and a possible cleaning of was built for. the carpets right away. Instead, only my bedroom If no one listens? Well, there’s always mom. was looked into. After going to the health center as the kind woman on the phone advised — in itself Amanda Rae Chatsko is a School of Arts and an adventure that cost me nearly three hours out of Sciences senior majoring in linguistics. She is the my day — I decided to take my doctor’s note to the associate copy editor of The Daily Targum. office and find out the results.

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Job market all uphill from here T

he year 2009 was the Armageddon of job opportunities for college graduates — with a 40 percent plunge in new job hires — and 2010 doesn’t look much better. There is still hope for those looking to secure jobs after graduation. According to a recent Michigan State University survey conducted on recruiting trends, the overall hiring of grads with any degree will drop only 2 percent for 2010. For those of you who will not be attending graduate programs next spring or fall, eight out of 10 new hirings will be of students with only a bachelor’s degree, with an 11 percent plummet in hirings for those with a master’s degree. While it has been a common argument by most students to stay in school as long as you can in order to wait out a poor job market, this new study proves otherwise. Only those graduating with doctorate and business degrees will see a spike in the job market, denouncing the common misconception that prolonging ones education will lead to immediate jobs. This scenario could be in large part due to corporations not wanting the price tag attributed to advanced education. MSU stated that the average starting salary for bachelor degree graduates will be nearly $40,000 for 2010, and most new jobs will be created in the South Central, Southwest and Northwest United States. A starting salary of $40,000 is more than enough for a college grad to live on, and undergraduate students should try to see the upcoming job market in the greatest light possible. Take a job you can get, it is not feasible to imagine that every 2010 graduate will acquire the job of their dreams the first year out of school. In an economy like this, a job is a job. We come to the workforce with a certain attitude and straight forwardness that is unparalleled to students from other universities. We didn’t spend $50K a year on an education, and we won’t spend the sunset years of our life paying off debt. Employers are looking for students who posses a vast array of knowledge, and whose skills sets can be implemented in various areas. According to Phil Gardner, the director of MSU’s Collegiate Employment Research Institute, which conducts the annual survey, the job market has hit rock bottom for graduating students. Graduates must keep their heads up high, have an open mind to alternative professions and remember that it is all uphill from here.

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Set campus priorities straight Letter JORDAN GOCHMAN

n my travels between classes this semester, I have often stopped at the Livingston Student Center for a drink or to pick up a copy of The Daily Targum. Since the beginning of the semester, I have seen two large flat-screen televisions sit unused, attached to a wall across from the assorted publications. I had wondered what they were for, but I assumed they would eventually be used for something. Then came the front-page article expressing concern over the lack of signs at the student center bus stop. It explained that the televisions were supposed to be used to display departure times for the buses that stop at the Livingston Student Center. Of course, up until this point, those televisions have sat idle. Today, when I arrived at the student center, I walked towards the TVs and, lo and behold, one of them was being used for its intended purpose! While this is an exciting advancement, I wondered why the television happened to turn on the same day that an article that slammed the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Transportation Services appeared. To add insult

to injury, as I observed the televisions, two bus drivers came up to the monitor to stand in awe of this new piece of technology. Was the article the main catalyst for this advancement? Why did the department not take the initiative on their own to get this new program up and running? Does it have to take the outcry of concerned students in a media publication to get anything done? What the Department of Transportation Services did today, in my opinion, was promote a theory that lets students sit complacently until they start to complain, and it is just unfair. While this particular topic of discussion is trivial in some aspects, what prevents University Housing from stopping construction and landscaping in the early hours of the morning so residents can get more sleep? Nothing. What keeps the Office of Academic Advising from removing its inefficient, bureaucratic system that sends students from campus to campus without any solid answers? Nothing. It is just that no one has written an article in the Targum complaining about it yet. Jordan Gochman is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student majoring in labor studies.

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CLASSIC: Catamounts follow Drexel in home weekend continued from back “It’s going to be a tough weekend for us,” he said. “I don’t know how many people are aware but these are two pretty tough teams, and they are dangerous because you know they are going to play hard and you have to come ready.” The Catamounts (1-1) boast the Preseason All-America East selection Marqus Blakely. The Metuchen native averaged 16.1 point per game last season and is off to a fast start this year, averaging 21.5 over the first two games. It’s been games against the likes of Vermont that the Knights haven’t been prepared for in the past. Last season RU dropped home games to Binghamton, St. Bonaventure and Lehigh. Echenique said that has to change. “We have to get our confidence up and show that we can beat any type of team,” the 6-foot6 Venezuelan said. “If you look at our schedule, we have a lot of home games and we have to defend our home against anybody and that starts with beating teams like this.” Hill said the starting lineup will remain unchanged from the season opening victory over Marist. “I haven’t really thought about it, but it’s going to be one of those years where we just go with the guy who is going real good,” Hill said. “Right now we’re going to stay with the same lineup, but it could change on a game-by-game basis.”

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Promising young talent makes strides on fly BY TYLER DONOHUE STAFF WRITER

James Robinson knew to expect the unexpected this fall. The Rutgers women’s cross countr y head WOMEN’S XC c o a c h entered the season with a mostly inexperienced roster. Sure, there was junior Asha Singh, who enjoyed success in 2008, but beyond her Robinson relied on a bevy of underclassmen. Fortunately for him, the Scarlet Knights just hauled in arguably the most promising recruiting class in team history. Freshmen Lindsay Bertulis, Elise Brevet, Anjelica Brinkofski, Victoria Pontecorvo and Jennifer Spitzer arrived on campus with high expectations. They needed to prove themselves almost immediately and contribute early

and often if the team had any Pontecorvo each placed in RU’s top chance at a successful season. five at the Big East Championships. Not only were the freshmen Her new teammates’ faced with an entirely new setting at talent impressed sophomore RU; they had acclimated them- Kelly Flannigan. selves to the collegiate style of cross “The freshmen really held country. Coming from high school, their own his year and it shows where 5k races are stanthat our team has a lot dard, college’s 6k runs of promise,” she said. presented a challenge. “Last year, as a fresh“It’s always difficult man, I ran OK but I for freshman runners to think it really takes a make the transition, full year at the college especially when you are level to see big results. competing in the toughExperience is going to est conference in be huge for this group.” America,” Robinson said. Experience ser ved ASHA “They kept on improving Flannigan well in 2009. SINGH all season, which is During her second year exactly what you want to in scarlet, she led RU in see. They’ve met the high expecta- every single race. tions that have been set.” Take a moment to let that sink Every race of the fall saw the in: Over a span of nine weeks Knights’ freshmen have a major Flannigan brought her A-game to impact. Bertulis, Spitzer and every race, rain or shine, and was

the first Knight to cross the finish line each time. “Kelly had a phenomenal season. Her improvement from last year is remarkable,” Robinson said. “Next year we’ll look for her to challenge for a spot at the NCAA National Championships.” Flannigan is excited for the future too. “I’m going to continue raising my standards,” she said. “I’ve got a lot of race experience and physical training under my belt now so I’m looking forward to improving as a runner.” Surrounded by such a young supporting cast, Flannigan is just as optimistic about the outlook of her team as a whole. “We came into this season with a good foundation and we’ve built off that all year,” she said. “This team will continue to develop as we get mentally and physically tougher.”

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SIZE: Boston College runs variations of triangle offense continued from back But, like Stanford, the Eagles also pose a threat from the perimeter, and they are able to work the ball outside and score if the paint is not an option. “One thing that makes it a little more dif ficult is that we

know the triangle offense, we run portions of that ourselves,” Stringer said. “But Boston College will run so many different sets that it’s not possible, and we can’t even tr y, to even memorize it.” To make matters more difficult for the Knights, the Eagles may enter tonight’s game with a chip on their shoulder. In its first game of the season last week, Boston College was victim to a shocking 82-81 upset

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at the hands of Harvard. Now with five days to stew over their loss to the Crimson, the Eagles will have even more motivation for tonight. “They’re an intelligent basketball team,” Stringer said. “They’re going to be fully alert, mad as heck and we’ve got to be able to defend ourselves. I know we’ve got a heck of a game and I think it will be a great test for us and a great test to see how we’ve grown for the first time.”

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In his second season at the helm of the Scarlet Knights, CJ Werneke led Rutgers to 10 wins, with three coming in Big East matches.

IMPROVEMENT: RU increases win total five-fold continued from back junior Caitlin Saxton and senior Jamie Godfrey. The duo put up sizeable numbers throughout the season, and Saxton was named to the Big East Honor Roll toward the end of the season in back-to-back weeks. “[Caitlin] brought it every day in practice, and she left everything in this season on the floor, and her teammates know that,” Werneke said. Leading the team in kills, Saxton notched 380 on the season — 29 away from cracking the top10 list for kills in a single season. On defense, Godfrey provided most of the relief. Her 942 digs in her four years at RU rank seventh for digs in a career, and her 427 digs this season places her second in the single-season record book. Another senior, Kyra Thompson, provided notable relief to Godfrey — her 935 career digs place her one spot behind Godfrey on the all-time list. And while the upperclassmen were making strides, the team also accepted notable contributions from the freshmen class, Werneke said.

Freshman setter Stephanie Zielinski put up 766 total assists this season, leading the team. “I’m pretty pleased [with the freshmen’s progress this season],” Werneke said. “We knew they were talented, and knew they had some experience. But they were still freshmen and made freshmen mistakes. As they understand the college game a little more … and how to handle all we’re giving them, they’ll be looked upon to play some significant roles in the future.” Despite not accomplishing its ultimate goal of making the Big East Tournament, the team has a lot to be proud of. Aside from Saxton’s naming to the Big East Honor Roll, sophomore middle blocker Hannah Curtis was also honored at the beginning of the season, being named the Bucknell Invitational’s MVP, a preseason tournament that the Knights swept. If there is to be continued improvement in the coming years, the improved conditioning of key returning players like Curtis, Saxton and Zielinski is top priority, Werneke said. “[We have to keep] putting in the work, and really addressing our players on what areas we can increase the development in,” he said.

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FOOTBALL PRACTICE NOTEBOOK

W YNN

HUNGRY TO GET BACK IN STARTING LINEUP

BY JOSH GLATT AND SAM HELLMAN STAFF WRITERS

Sophomore Desmond Wynn moved from the defensive line to guard less than a season ago, but still fought his way up the depth chart effectively enough to earn starts against Florida International and Maryland. But as soon as he tasted the starting lineup, it was gone.

Wynn, the 6-foot-6, 290pound right guard listed as firststring on the depth chart, when down with an injury after his start against the Terrapins in week four and junior Howard Barbieri has started in his stead ever since. “Desmond is the guy that has been mixing in there,” said head coach Greg Schiano now that Wynn is healing up from his leg injur y. “Caleb [Ruch] is

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The next time the Knights take the field at Rutgers Stadium, it will be a noon start on ESPN or ESPN2 against West Virginia.

working his way back and he’s not where he needs to be. He’s obviously able to practice, but I think he’s closer now than he was maybe a week ago. Maybe by the end of this week he can help us.” The injury was hard for Wynn to take, he said, but in his mind, it is just a part of the game. “I am kind of beat up, but everyone on the team’s beat up so we’re all going through it,” Wynn said. “I’m not at my best, but I’m still working hard, still going with everything I have. I am beat up, but I’m ready to go.” Right guard is traditionally a revolving door for the Scarlet Knights and this year is no different. Sophomore Art Forst was the star ter to open the year, but he moved to left guard after str uggles for Barbieri and Ruch on the left side, making space for Wynn on the right. After Wynn’s injur y, however, Barbieri jumped in at right guard. “Having guys who can play makes ever yone work harder because everyone is trying to play,” Wynn said. “We’re all pushing each other harder and we’re all playing for that one and two spot. Knowing that we can all make a play or start any game just makes everyone work that much harder.” Since the start of the 2007 season, six different linemen have started at right guard. Kevin Haslam, now a senior right tackle, opened the 2007 season at right guard before moving to

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After suffering a leg injury against Maryland, sophomore right guard Desmond Wynn is recovering while trying to regain a starting role. make room for Anthony Davis cast on either ESPN or ESPN2 at — now starting at left tackle. noon Dec. 5, pending this weekWhen Davis moved out of the end’s results. position, Ruch and Forst both INJURED RIGHT GUARD played there last year. “It’s always good when Desmond Stapleton returned to someone goes down to have practice yesterday after injuring someone who is just as good his leg against Army. “He’s getting better,” Schiano come back him up and be ready to play,” Wynn said. “We have said. “I think it’s going to be slow. He’s playing through some great backups.” pain, but he is fighting.” RUTGERS AND WEST True freshman walk-on and Virginia square off in the regular Coppell, Texas native Tony season finale for both teams, and Trahan’s recent decrease in it will be on national television. playing time is because of a Rutgers announced the Big minor injur y, Schiano said East showdown will be broad- Tuesday at practice.

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Werneke sees Legends Classic kicks off with Drexel quintupled improvement in second year BY KYLE FRANKO

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

Rutgers volleyball head coach CJ Werneke called it at the beginning of the year. He said the Big VOLLEYBALL East was going to see a different volleyball team. He made some pretty big goals for a squad that went 2-23 the previous year — claims that were reasonably questioned. But one season later, the Scarlet Knights look back on a 500 percent win improvement rate overall and a 300 percent improvement in conference play, not taking into account the close nature of many of the losses the team was dealt throughout the season. “Comparing one season to the last is just records and stats,” Werneke said. “From top to bottom we’re better in every statistical category — wins and losses. So it’s pretty satisfying to see the development of our program and our players and we’re looking forward to seeing it [continue].” Citing improvement in every statistical category is not simple boasting, either. It’s fact. Hitting percentage, total attacks, blocks, digs and errors have all improved across the board. “We are on an upward stroke of rising up the Big East and we’re right where we expected with a couple bumps in the road,” Werneke said. “For the most part there’s more positives than negatives on the season, and ever ybody knows we’re a much better program, and that’s the most important thing.” The program also wouldn’t be anywhere without the contributions of everyone on the team, Werneke said, particularly co-captains

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Sophomore forward Gregory Echenique netted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the season-opening win over Marist. Rutgers hosts Drexel Friday to begin the Legends Classic.

For the untrained eye, it’s easy to look at the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s non-conference schedule MEN’S BASKETBALL and — outside of DREXEL AT a trip to RUTGERS, N o r t h FRIDAY, 7:30 P.M. Carolina a n d matchup with either Florida or Michigan State — point and laugh. But make no mistake about it: The pair of weekend games the Scarlet Knights have on their hands is not easy. While Drexel and Vermont are only a combined 1-3, each presents a challenge to a team that has made a habit out of losing games just like these. “We have to get better defensively,” said Rutgers head coach Fred Hill Jr. “That’s going to be our nemesis this weekend. We have to get better on the defensive end because that gives you more opportunities to run. [Against Marist] we had a comfortable win, but it would have been convincing had we played better defense.” Drexel (0-2) had the difficult task of facing St. Joseph’s in a game where the Hawks were opening their newly renovated Alumni Fieldhouse, then followed that with an 8 a.m. tip-off against Niagara. The Dragons were close in both games and Hill said his team has to expect a physical contest. “They are typical Bruiser Flint, New York-Philadelphia kids that are hard-assed, gritty, nasty, manto-man defense,” Hill said. “They execute their offense and can run a little bit, but they are a good, hard, solid team and they are going to be a hell of a challenge for us.” Sophomore forward Gregory Echenique also realizes the danger in overlooking teams like Drexel and Vermont.

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Size concerns abound as Eagles land at RAC BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

In the Rutgers women’s basketball team 85-49 rout of Kean Tuesday, the Cougars had no center to throw at the S c a r l e t WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Knights. Two of their startBOSTON COLLEGE AT ing for wards RUTGERS, were generousTONIGHT, 7:30 P.M. ly listed at 5foot-11, and none matched up with the Knights’ size. Boston College, on the other hand, has a center. Her name is Carolyn Swords, and standing at a towering 6foot-6, she is among the tallest competition RU faces this season. “Boston College puts the ball down on the floor the same way Stanford does and they have a big 6foot-6 kid and another 6-foot-4,” said Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “That’s going to be a monster coming in here, we have to get out and play the threes and we have to contain. And you know that’s hard, I always expect to have a headache.” Only four days after facing Stanford, who featured one of the top centers in

the countr y in the form of 6-foot-4 Jayne Appel as well as six other players who are 6-foot-3 or taller, RU will again be forced to contain formidable size down low. Swords and fellow junior Stefanie Murphy, a 6-foot-4 for ward, anchor the low post for the Eagles, and combine for one of the largest front courts in the countr y. The Knights struggled on the boards against Stanford who outrebounded RU 50-33, scoring 25 second-chance points in the process. After the game, senior guard Brittany Ray said the team would put an extra emphasis on rebounding during the week. The Knights rebounded the much smaller Cougars 42-32 yesterday, but their biggest test is tonight against the Eagles. Like Appel, senior center Rashidat Junaid will guard Swords, but the Knights may also rotate other players in to help defend. Both freshmen post players Monique Oliver and Christine Huber were used against the Cardinal, and they could see portions of playing time again tonight.

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For the second time in three games, senior center Rashidat Junaid, left, starts against a center who stands at 6-foot-4. Boston College’s Carolyn Swords is an imposing 6-foot-6 figure.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

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Today’s Birthday (11/19/09) You’re moving in the direction of solid, practical work. It may take some time to perceive opportunities that are right in front of you. Don’t let this worry you. By your next birthday, you’ll have earned accolades from friends and associates. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Get close to your partner now. Massage works wonders. Prepare simple foods. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Jump on the romance wagon! It’s going exactly where you need it to go. Spare no effort. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — Make sure that you get to do what you want today. There will be plenty of time to do what others want. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — No need to recite epic poems now. Just say what you want and how you want it. Be straight. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Whatever you do today, lace it with words and actions that say, “I love you.” For example, do the dishes. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Today’s work or play should revolve around you. You’ll feel better if you take charge.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Personal magnetism controls your environment. Everyone seems to be ready for a better relationship. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — You can accomplish more in one day than you thought you could do all week. It’s Thursday, so that’s a good thing. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — You find yourself drawn to the exact people you wanted to see. Take care of business today and leave socializing for later. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Take care of yourself first today. You won’t do anyone much good if you’re too tired to move. You know your needs best. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — You’re worried about a side issue. Stop that! The problem will be resolved with very little effort. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Throw yourself into your work. You get tons accomplished and love every minute. Tie up loose ends.

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