The Daily Targum 2009-12-01

THE DAILY TARGUM

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Rutgers men’s soccer coach Bob Reasso left his post of 29 years yesterday, making him the first coach under new Athletic Director Tim Pernetti to leave Rutgers.

Housing extends priority to professional majors

BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO STAFF WRITER

University students who want to live on campus next year can expect to see an altered lottery process that aims to be more fair and balanced for all students starting in January.

The terms of the new housing lottery system, which attempts to address the many problems students had with the old process, were announced last night at the Residence Life town hall meeting in the McCormick residence hall on Busch campus. “[The previous process] created a system of [figurative] ‘rich’ students and ‘poor’ students,” said Ryan Harrington, Residence Hall Association vice president of advocacy. “There were students who happened to be in a certain school who were able to easily get housing, and there were other students who have a different major and just kind of were out of luck.”

The aspects revised in the new process include the sign-back system, the priority given to certain professional schools and off-campus students.

Under the new process, lottery numbers will be incorporated into the sign-back process by allowing only the top 5 percent of lottery numbers to sign back to their current living situation, Executive Director of Residence Life Joan Carbone said.

Sign-backs will not be limited to apartments, but will also be extended to students living in suites and doubles, Carbone said. But students will not be able to sign back to spaces reserved for first-year students and those in special programs.

Last year, 1,776 students signed back into their apartments, said Harrington, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore.

“Those apartments that were signed back weren’t even put back into the lottery.

They didn’t have to go through the process,” said RHA President Sam Firmin, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore.

Under the old process, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Mason Gross School of the Arts students were given a higher priority by being considered first for Cook campus apartment sign-ups, Associate Director of Residence Life Bill O’Brien said.

The new policy will distribute the priority among students in all professional schools by designating 20 percent of space on Cook for School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Mason Gross School of the Arts students, while 20 percent of space on Busch will be reserved for School of Engineering and Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy students, Carbone said.

Like the old process, off-campus students are not allowed to participate in the lottery, but with the new system they can no longer get into on-campus housing by living with residents who have a number, she said.

Off-campus students are required to sign up on a waiting list during the summer, Carbone said.

More than 100 students attended the meeting.

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JOVELLE TAMAYO/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Executive Director of Residence Life Joan Carbone speaks at last night’s Residence Life town hall meeting. The new policy will limit sign-backs and give priority to students in professional programs.

‘BIGGEST LOSER’ CONTESTANTS MARKET HEALTHY BEVERAGES AT CAFÉ Z Cousins and contestants from NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” Filipe and Sione Fa, visited Café Z at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Ar t Museum on the College Avenue campus yesterday to promote Adina Holistics beverages. The duo is Adina’s newest brand ambassadors.

“I was the kind of person who really didn’t pay attention to nutritional facts,” Filipe Fa said.

Since the show ended last season, the duo lost a combined total of 280 pounds, he said.

Before the café’s front entrance, a table was set up and free drink samples and merchandise were distributed while the former contestants mingled with students and signed autographs.

San Francisco-based Adina for Life, Inc., a grassroots company led by SoBe beverage line creator John Bello and the creators of Odwalla beverages, launched the line of five herbal teainfused juices in May, said Bruce Burke, the chief marketing officer at Adina for Life. The drinks are USDA certified organic, fair-trade and gluten-free.

The flavors, “Pomegranate Acai,” “Blackberr y Hibiscus,” “Grapefruit Goji,” “Peach Amalaki” and “Mango Orange Chamomile,” are available in the 14 oz. glass bottles for $2 at the café.

Other nearby carriers are WholeFoods and ShopRite, said John Rarrick, who works for Adina for Life, Inc. public relations.

“It’s not overly sweet. I like that it’s not too bad for you like other drinks,” said Dipa Amin, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, after tr ying the Mango Orange Chamomile, Filipe Fa’s favorite.

Burke is taking the product on a national tour. After the University, the team headed to WMGM, an NBC affiliate.

“If we can get people to develop healthier eating habits in their youth, that could have a profound effect on the overall health of the country,” Burke said.

Committee explores independent option for student assembly

BY ARIEL NAGI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Members of the Rutgers University Student Assembly are in the process of investigating the pros and cons of becoming a special student organization.

RUSA Chair Werner Born created an ad-hoc committee to investigate incorporation. Eight members were also appointed to the committee.

The investigation will be conducted by looking into how to request alternative funding through the University Senate’s special student organizations guidelines and how this would benefit or hinder student government and the student body as a whole.

The idea was put on the table last year by a number of students, said Born, a School of Engineering senior.

— Jessica Parrotta

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CONTROVERSIAL U. DONOR UNDER FBI INVESTIGATION For several years, the University has received large donations from the controversial Alavi Foundation, a not-for-profit organization under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for being an illegal front for the Iranian regime.

According to the foundation’s tax returns, the group had donated about $350,000 to the University from 2005 to 2007.

The University had received donations from the Alavi Foundation for educational programs in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and for Persian language instruction, said University spokesperson EJ Miranda in an e-mail correspondence.

“The Alavi Foundation’s mission is to promote charitable and philanthropic causes through educa-

tional, religious and cultural programs,” according to the foundation’s Web site.

Miranda said the University is cooperating fully with the investigation by federal authorities.

The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York announced in a press release the amending of a civil complaint in November seeking forfeiture of the foundation’s ownership in eight properties and a number of bank accounts.

The complaint charges that the foundation, which has interest in a 36-stor y of fice building in New York City owned by 650 Fifth Avenue Company, has been providing numerous ser vices to the Iranian government and transferring funds from 650 Fifth Avenue Company to Bank

Melli, a bank owned and controlled by the Iranian government.

“As today’s complaint alleges in great detail, the Alavi Foundation has effectively been a front for the Government of Iran. For two decades, the Alavi Foundation’s affairs have been directed by various Iranian officials, including Iranian ambassadors to the United Nations, in violation of a series of American laws,” said Preet Bharara, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York in the release.

John Winters, attorney for the foundation, said the foundation is unable to comment on ongoing investigations, but they are confident they will succeed.

— Mary Diduch

INDEX UNIVERSITY Several University faculty and guest choreographers brainstorm to create dance performances throughout the weekend.

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Two-week long campaign fights back against violence

BY ABIRA SENGUPTA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

“Commit, Act, Demand: We CAN End Violence Against Women” is one of the messages that the Center for Women’s Global Leadership is hoping to send with their 16-day campaign, which kicks off today for World AIDS Day. The center’s “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign” will begin with several events and run through Dec. 9.

Campaign Coordinator Keely Swan said the idea for the campaign first came in 1991 from the Women’s Global Leadership Institute at the CWGL. “Women from all different regions in the world came together to discuss ... everything from violence against women to issues about women’s human rights,” Swan said.

Students can donate $1 and decorate a piece of fabric that will be made into a quilt today at Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus

for the World AIDS Day Exhibit, according to a campaign flyer. All proceeds will go to children with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

Students can participate in the campaign tomorrow at the Douglass Campus Center at 9:30 p.m., where Caroline Ilogienboh will discuss her experiences of genital mutilation, according to the flyer.

There will also be a “16 Days Benefit Concert” at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, hosted by Radigals, the undergraduate women’s and gender studies association.

All proceeds will be donated to Rape Crisis Cape Town, based in South Africa.

Douglass College senior Alyssa Cocchiara, an active member of Radigals, said since the University is so large, and the “16 Days Campaign” was first started here, it is important to recognize and raise awareness on the issue of violence against women.

“There are so many different people across the world doing something for this campaign,”

Cocchiara said. “It is important that we make gender equality a known issue.”

The Global Write-A-Thon will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. on Thursday at the Douglass Campus Center, according to the flyer. There will be letter writing and petitioning for human rights defenders and prisoners on conscience.

Students can enjoy music, performances and food at Taste of Asia 2009, on Friday at the Douglass College Center from 7 to 11 p.m. also as part of the 16day campaign, according to the flyer. All proceeds from the event will go to human trafficking campaigns.

The CWGL’s campaign will continue next week with letter writing to the UN Secretar y General Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus, according to the flyer.

That night, from 8 to 11 p.m., an event on domestic violence and sexual assault in the lesbian,

gay, bisexual and transgender community will be held at the Center for Latino Arts and Culture on the College Avenue campus, according to the flyer.

The “Justice and Java: Expressions Against Gender Violence” Coffeehouse event will be held next Wednesday Dec. 9 in the Douglass Campus Center from 8 to 11 p.m., according to the flyer. Proceeds will go to local domestic violence shelters Women Aware and Manavi.

The “16 Days Campaign” will end Dec. 9 with a screening of the film “Provoked” at the Douglass Campus Center at 8 p.m. There will also be free HIV testing held at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus from 12 to 6 p.m.

Douglass College senior Amani S. Abdellah decided to become involved in the campaign because she believes that violence against women is a major human rights issue.

“I like this campaign because it allows individuals and organiza-

tions to take personal stances against abuse,” she said. “Other Rutgers students should become involved with this campaign because it is a global issue.”

Violence against women is not just a women’s issue, Abdellah said.

“It is a human rights issue and until women have a sound and stable place within society, violence against women will continue,” she said.

The “16 Days Campaign” raises awareness about genderbased violence at local, national, regional and even international levels. The campaign also strives to pressure governments to eliminate violence against women and to provide a forum in which dif ferent organizations can share strategies on how to end violence, according to the CWGL Web site.

More information about these events can be found on the “16 Days Events Rutgers 2009” Facebook page, or at http://www.cwgl.r utgers.edu/ 16days/home.html.

STUDENTS SPLASH INTO WATER RELIEF The idea that clean water may be the first step to a sustainable community helped create the Rutgers University Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behaviors Water Project.

This student group’s goal is to raise funds for the Water Project, Inc., School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior Dan Cirenza said.

“The Water Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that’s bringing relief to communities around the world who suffer needlessly from a lack of access to clean water,” according to the project Web site.

People can help their cause by supporting the EPIB Water Project and donating to the Web site, Cirenza said. The money donated goes directly to The Water Project and their mission of constructing wells in Africa and India to provide clean water.

“All donations go 100 percent toward construction costs; there’s no middle man,” Cirenza said.

The EPIB Water Project’s goal is to raise $5,300.

“I hope to break that goal,” Cirenza said.

Missions like the Water Harvesting Project and the Water Bridge Project do the actual hands-on construction, he said.

Cirenza came up with the EPIB Water Project last Tuesday with Kathr yn Gardella, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, in order offer students a way to make a difference and give back.

“After a little research, we realized there’s so much to do,” Cirenza said. “There are so many things yet they all start with the basic need of water.”

To learn more about the EPIB Water Project, their progress with reaching their funding goal or to help and donate, you can visit them at www.firstgiving.com/epib.

— Amber Mauriello

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JOVELLE TAMAYO/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Residence Life Assistant Director Bill O’Brien answers student questions at last night’s Residence Life town hall meeting. The new policy does not allow commuters to reside with on-campus students who sign-back their housing agreement.

HOUSING: New policy in

Although School of Arts and Sciences junior Jasmine Noor lives place to distribute space fairly in a Busch campus apartment, she said the new policy is fair but the change is far too sudden. continued from front “I did bring up the idea [durSchool of Environmental and ing the question and answer porBiological Sciences sophomore tion] of staggering the process Dayna Bertola lives in an apart[over time] so that people who ment on Cook campus and is currently have apartment housafraid of being displaced to ing can consider other options … another campus because they with the new know they’re not “The process we’re guaranteed it sign-back process.

“I pay over after one year,” trying to develop $2,000 more to go she said. here isn’t about to that school Residence because it’s a proLife’s goal was helping or hurting to develop a fessional school,” Bertola said. “I process that any particular don’t want to wake would enable groups of students.” them to give up at weird hours to be going across a away housing JOAN CARBONE campus that I have spaces to all Executive Director of no affiliation with.” students in Residence Life But School of the fairest Arts and Sciences possible way, junior Diego Geswaldo said the Carbone said. new policy is one of the fairest ones “The process we’re tr ying to Residence Life has come up with. develop here isn’t about helping “I admit [the new policy on or hur ting any par ticular sign-backs] puts apartment resigroups of students,” she said. dents at a disadvantage. I have “It’s about making the fairest friends who are in apartments possible process to create a way and I feel bad for them, but as a that we can give away housing whole I feel it is more fair to spaces to all students in the everyone,” he said. fairest possible way.”

CALENDAR DECEMBER

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Join the Zimmerli Student Advisor y Board and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum as they celebrate the end of the fall semester but also as they begin enjoying the holiday season for the last “Art After Hours” of the semester. Come to the art museum on the College Avenue campus at 6 p.m. to enjoy delicious holiday treats, hot chocolate, cider and participate in the fun and festive activities that are planned.

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The Recreation Activities Crew will be holding a co-ed “Kickball Tournament” at the Livingston Recreation Center. The entrance fee is $10, which will go to the Adopt-A-Family they adopted for the holidays. Teams of five to eight University students may register. Coed ratio is at least 5:2. The winning team will take home a free outdoor trip from the Recreation department as well as T-shirts. Call Mr. O’Connell (732) 445-2398 or email koconnel@rci.rutgers.edu with any questions.

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Famous choreographers dance into U. spotlight

BY JESSICA PARROTTA STAFF WRITER

Mason Gross School of the Arts dance students will take the stage Thursday to present ballet and modern works choreographed by distinguished faculty members from the University Department of Dance in “DancePlus Fall.”

The semi-annual series will feature guest choreography from Stuart Loungway and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, artistic director of Urban Bush Women Dance Company, from Thursday to Sunday at New Theater on Douglass campus.

“Loungway’s piece is a contemporary ballet work, which is part of a shift in the dance program [where] we are featuring more and more ballet on our performances, as well as our modern works,” said Randy James, artistic director of the student dance company, University Danceworks.

Premiering works include “When You’re Not Looking,” choreographed by John Evans with an originial score by Robert Benford, with Terry King and Christopher White and Longway’s “Alcyone,” which features an ensemble cast about the emotional aspects of new romances and young love featuring music by 17th-century composer Marin Marais, according to a DancePlus press release.

DancePlus performances usually feature the work of four to six distinguished faculty members and a guest choreographer commissioned for University DanceWorks, according to the release. This year, the Urban Bush Women dance is choreographed by an all-women dance company based out of Brooklyn.

“In the 11 years that I have been here at Mason Gross School of the Arts, this is a first,” James said of Zollar’s residency, which was also co-sponsored for the first time by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Alternate Routes residency program.

The students have been learning the dances for their debut at DancePlus Fall since they auditioned the first week of September, James said. Students receive credits once they complete the program.

Zollar choreographed “Walking with Pearl … Southern Diaries,” a dance inspired by Pearl Primus, who researched the lives of black people and the poor in the South in the 1940s, according to a DancePlus program. “‘Walking with Pearl’ is an incredible piece,” said Olivia Mode, a Mason Gross School of the Arts junior. “Working with Urban Bush Women has been a life-changing experience for many of us. It is a difficult dance to perform because it is physically demanding and the dancers have to really dig deep in order to reveal the emotional truth of the piece.”

The work won the Bessie, a New York Dance and Performance Award, in 2007, according to the release. The work explores the anger and frustration of low-wage workers, sharecroppers and those on the bottom of society’s rung, according to the release.

James choreographed “Closing the Glass Door,” which explores the relationship of two men and features music by Handel, according to the release.

His other dance, “Moth,” which was originally commissioned by Nimbus Dance Works and premiered in June, with music by Judd Greenstein, will be performed by five Mason Gross fine arts students, according to the release.

“I found the music hauntingly beautiful, and it had a ‘fluttering’ sound to it that made me think of moths,” James said. “When I think about moths, I imagine them flying dangerously close to light, often burning to their deaths. I don’t think that is so different from human beings — the way we are often attracted to things that we know are harmful to us but we can’t stop ourselves.”

Performance times are 8 p.m. from Thursday to Saturday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $25 for the general public, $20 for University employees, alumni and seniors, $15 for students with advance purchase or at the latest two hours prior to the performance time.

For more information, visit www.masongross.r utgers.edu.

To reach the ticket of fice, call (732) 932-7511.

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H1N1 VACCINATION AVAILABLE TO AT-RISK GROUPS University health officials are scheduled to administer the injectable vaccine against swine flu to at-risk groups tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Werblin Recreation Center on Busch campus.

“According to the Centers for Disease Control, vaccination is the single best way to protect yourself against influenza, a potentially serious and sometimes deadly disease,” said Executive Director for Rutgers-New Brunswick Health Services Melodee Lasky.

The injectable vaccine has been approved for most children and adults, including pregnant women and those with underlying medical conditions, but the particular type the University received is not recommended for children under age 4, Lasky said in an e-mail to the community.

She said CDC guidelines require the University to only administer the vaccine to members of the campus community in the following at-risk groups: people under the age of 25; health care and EMS personnel; children between the ages of 4 and 17 living in University housing; people who live with or care for infants under age 6 months; and pregnant women.

It will also be administered to people ages 25 to 64 with serious medical conditions such as neurological or

developmental problems, chronic lung disease, heart disease, blood disorders, endocrine disorders, kidney or liver disorders, metabolic disorders or a weakened immune system due to disease or medication.

“The CDC is urging that those planning travel during the holiday season be vaccinated if they are in one of the above at-risk groups,” Lasky said. “Studies show that the H1N1 vaccine produces protective immunity in 8 to 10 days.”

The vaccine is offered on a voluntary basis and is free of charge.

University officials ask community members to show their University ID card.

Lasky encourages people with any questions or concerns to consult their private physician, who can also administer the vaccine.

“Influenza activity continues across the United States,” Lasky said. “Rutgers’ goal is to vaccinate all interested faculty, staff and students who are in the priority groups.”

More about H1N1 and University-specific information is available at http://h1n1.rutgers.edu.

— John S. Clyde

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OPTION: RUSA may look for funding from student fees continued from front “It’s an idea students are really interested in, and I don’t think we should ignore it,” Born said.

The committee’s goal is to submit a list of the pros and cons of becoming a special student organization to the student government community during their first or second meeting of the spring semester, or at least by Februar y, Committee Chair Yonaton Yares said.

After the list is presented, members of RUSA would determine whether becoming a special student organization is something they want to consider, and if it is, they would follow the steps necessary to request it, Born said.

“If it’s something the body wants to do, we’ll put the blocks into place,” he said.

While the committee is still getting ready to explore exactly what the advantages and disadvantages are of becoming independent, RUSA Legislative Affairs Chair John Aspray said from looking at other organizations that are student-run and follow the University Senate’s guidelines, such as the New Jersey Public Research Interest Group Student Chapters and The Daily Targum, there are many advantages that come along with it.

Student government could possibly be able to receive funding by adding a fee on student term bills, have the oppor tunity to hire a full-time staf f member to assist the organization with various tasks and the organization would be able to operate under its own rules, he said. “[The guidelines] give financial ability to an organization,” said Aspray, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Student government would not be legally bound

by Rutgers’ rules but by its own.”

Born said if student government can become a special student organization under the Senate’s guidelines, they would be able to do things like par ticipate in lobbying for higher education, something they cannot do while being under the University guidelines and without the oppor tunity for more funding.

He said he is not sure what the disadvantages are but hopes to uncover that information when the committee presents its findings.

The committee and RUSA are new to this process, since the last time any student group was granted this opportunity was many years ago, and not many groups follow these guidelines, Aspray said.

“These are all issues we are investigating because it’s possible that this would really benefit student government,” he said.

Yares said having special student organization status would open up more freedom for student government, and RUSA members will not only make their decision based on what would work best for student government, but for the entire student body as well.

“We’re going to try to come up with what would be best for the Rutgers community, whether it’s through [the special student organization status], some sort of hybrid or the status quo,” said Yares, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

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Speak up Tiger D

uring the past week, an athletic headline has taken the light of f more impor tant matters such as health care or conflicts around the world. Tiger Woods’ car crash has been dissected by numerous news agencies as if it was a matter of national security. Should this address of golf’s golden boy be as harsh as the media has made it out to be? While Woods remains fairly quiet on the matter, he has issued a statement with regard to his pulling out of the tournament that he has hosted for the past nine years. His written apologetic address, as repor ted

by Reuters, included a small explanation as to what happened, saying that the accident was his fault and that it was “obviously embarrassing to [his] family and [him].” As the incident is described by the media, Woods drove away from his house and consecutively hit a fire hydrant and a tree. While tabloids have been widely interested with the idea of an argument between Woods and his wife over an alleged af fair prior to the crash, the question remains: Should Woods’ personal matters be disclosed to police or even the public?

This spectacle of tabloid news has been questioned for several days now, and yet the public, or at least the media, has not been satisfied with the mundane answers to their questions. If there was a car accident, why does Woods remain relatively quiet with regard to the details? Should his business become national news simply due to his name? These still unanswered issues appear in the spotlight only to seemingly increase the tension of matters.

If Woods came clean and clarified matters, the entire debacle would die down. After all, why should the world’s highest paid athlete not share with the police and the public the reason for his pulling out of his own tournament? Under Florida law, Woods has the right of keeping his medical records private, but if a warrant were issued, this rule would not take priority. His position as one of the most recognizable figures in the world ser ves Woods with greatly appealing deals with Nike and AT&T. These companies seem intent to stand by the athlete despite the rumors involved.

But the question continues to concern legal methods in addition to public opinion. Woods’ weak admittance to fault simply ser ves to further many of the media’s assumptions.

While the situation has been dissected by media, they are mostly passive in their treatment of the athlete. This is in par t because he is looked at as the spor ts world’s golden child. Woods has been in the media since he was a toddler, showing of f his putting skills on national television shows like “The Mike Douglas Show.” Since being looked at as a child prodigy, he has worked his way to be one of the most well known and most sponsored golf players in the world. His name is tied to many giant companies, and people have a positive image of him in their heads. The man single-handedly generates a lot of revenue for companies like Gatorade and Nike, and it may be because of how much money he is wor th that the media is choosing to not pick him apar t too quickly. The public is usually always up for a juicy scandal, especially when it comes to their favorite spor ts stars.

Basketball player Kobe Br yant had all his business in the media when he was accused of sexual assault and cheating on his wife.

It was also made ver y public when it was apparent that the couple was tr ying to work on their relationship, and pictures of a brand new gigantic ring on Mrs. Br yant’s finger were all over tabloids, magazines and newspapers. People are asking questions, but it doesn’t seem like they are in a rush to find out that Woods has done something wrong.

Perhaps if a statement had been released earlier and with greater details, all questions of Woods’ personal life would have been forgotten. Plenty of people would resist a release of their information in order to keep it from neighbors or friends. What is the dif ference in this case? The danger of being in the limelight constantly is shown here. Although Woods would like to keep his private life out of the media spotlight, it will eventually come out if there is some scandal tr ying to be hidden. The fact of the matter is the more he chooses not to say anything about the situation, the more rumors will star t to circulate. People will be more prone to asking questions, and more assumptions will be made per taining to an alleged af fair or some other sor t of scandalous behavior. The right to plead the fifth is available and he is not obligated to speak to anyone, but he is also choosing a dangerous path in doing that. It is almost like truth is being omitted or avoided to keep a secret from getting out. If there truly is no big deal, he should just come out with a statement explaining the 2 a.m. drive, the accident and why on ear th his wife was outside with a golf club in the first place.

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team would be best, as we he Daily Targum dedicate every touchdown ran a news article to the words “Up stream, on Nov. 18 called red team.” In addition, crew “Club sports overdue for was once the pride and soul funding change.” It reportof the University, before ed that many students are this institution completely prevented from joining disregarded the value of traclub sports teams because BRIAN CANARES dition — and we wonder of expensive dues. As a why no one knows the alma result, the Rutgers mater. These students are rowing simply because University Student Assembly Allocations Board they love the sport. Of the 15 members who has considered the possibility of funding these declared majors, four were in the School of organizations through student fees. In order to Engineering while one was in the Ernest Mario compensate for the rise in cost, however, student School of Pharmacy. These two programs require fees would ultimately be increased. While I think it the utmost demand from its students, regardless of is admirable that RUSA is finally doing something their extra-curricular activities. Furthermore, six legitimate, it should not be its responsibility to fund others also majored in math or science-related these organizations. These clubs, especially the six fields, such as microbiology, biotechnology, marine Olympic sports that were axed in 2007, should be sciences and ecology. The rest took the liberal arts funded through alternative means, even if it has to route, as they dedicated themselves to political scicome out of University President Richard L. ence, history, pre-business, psychology and finance.

McCormick’s $550,000 salary. Maybe the Rutgers Naturally, I gathered information from a much football team can give some of its generated revsmaller pool of athletes, but it should not discount enue from its last two stellar 8-5 seasons. I was the fact that crew members take under the impression that the stathemselves very seriously inside dium expansion was necessary to and outside of the classroom. solve our financial problems. In “I was under Let it be clear: I am in no way order to put this into perspective, the impression that the discrediting the academic ability it’s important to discuss the academic priorities of the University stadium expansion was of the football team, as I am also a liberal arts major myself. But it is in relation to athletics. necessary to solve our hard to make the argument that While some football players are justice research methods playing without any financial financial problems. ” criminal are more rigorous than organic incentive, many are here under chemistr y. I support University full scholarships. So, I decided to football, and I am not saying it take my time to research how should not exist, but these club sports constitute a these students make use of this great opportunity. very small percentage of the entire football budget.

Through the University database, I was able to find If we are going to give full scholarships to the footthe academic majors of 59 players, as 47 of them ball players then the least we can do is provide sufwere listed as undecided. Of those 59 individuals, ficient funding for these organizations. the majority were criminal justice majors, as 21 Furthermore, we should even go as far as to rechose this to be the core of their studies. Twentyinstituting the six Olympic sports. These individueight players were more or less evenly distributed als have proven to be outstanding student-athletes, in labor studies, pre-business, communications, and they work just as hard, if not harder, than footeconomics and history. There was one student ball players. It’s time the University started taking majoring in exercise science, as this constituted notice. As seen by their dedication, members of the only science-related major on the team. The these clubs, especially the crew team, also probarest were scattered among other liberal arts bly have the most University pride. In the long majors, such as political science, sociology, jourterm, they are the ones who will actually respond nalism and marketing. to the incessant phone calls and letters about donaWith these statistics in mind, I found it appropriate to also research the academic majors of one of the cut Olympic sports teams. I thought the crew

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not human. Therefore, they are allowed to have superhuman abilities and be a little creepy.

SHERISE SATTERFIELD Face it, vampires and werewolves are not ever yday runver since “Twilight” ins. Young girls need to realize became a national phethat Edward and Bella’s relanomenon, a growing tionship is between a vampire number of people have been critand human, not a human and a icizing it. Many of their points human. Therefore their relaare valid; however, they fail to tionship is completely different see the bigger picture. They than any relationship we will have centered in on “Twilight” ever have. and forgotten about other more Everyone out there who critiimportant issues. cized “Twilight” needs to find “Twilight” is not the only something better to do with their book/movie that gives young time. It will not make “Twilight” girls a false sense of how a relamagically dist i o n s h i p appear. If anyshould be.

“Young girls need to thing, it gives Many movies story more por tray relarealize that Edward and the publicity. I do tionships negnot care how atively. Take, Bella’s relationship is shallow or for example, between a vampire and superficial the the popular “Twilight” theme of sex. human, not a human saga is. It is Producers and a human.” romantic and repeatedly appeals to portray sex as many people. a central key “Twilight” is a bestseller and to a relationship. They show should not be treated as anything women having sex, which other than such. If you have a makes men fall in love with problem with it, don’t read it or them. This gives young girls a see the movie. No one is forcing wrong view of what a relationyou to. ship is. The media should not be The next time someone wants instilling in our youth’s minds to single out a particular movie or this concept of sex. It is degradbook, they should be mindful of ing and demoralizing to women the fact that there are plenty of everywhere. Yet, people want to other works that are controvertalk about what “Twilight” is sial. People love to jump on the doing to young girls’ percepbandwagon and immediately find tions. Why the double standard? faults. Time will pass and there The “Twilight” saga is a ficwill be another story that has a tional stor y. Fiction should not similar problem. The critics will be held to the same standards appear again, a new controversy as realism. Those girls who will arise and the cycle will read into “Twilight” so much inevitably recommence. that they think Edward Cullen is the perfect boyfriend have Sherise Satterfield is a School misinterpreted the stor y. of Environmental and Biological Edward Cullen and Jacob Black, Sciences first-year student. two of the main characters, are

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continued from page 8 tions. On the other hand, if the University does not ensure their happiness, it will never see a cent of the relatively high paying salaries of these future doctors, pharmacists and engineers. Our focus should be on improving student life now so future alumni leave with a very good impression. As I see it, our pathetic

DECEMBER 1, 2009 $500 million endowment cannot get any worse, but I’ve been wrong many times before.

It is imperative that the University gets its priorities straight with athletics and academics. The financial statuses of these clubs are in limbo, in which adequate funding for the six former varsity sports will be gone in 2010 and 2011. With exception of three-hour labs, these students will have nothing else to look forward to. I guess we can look on the bright side. They can see the

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University face-off in December against some Conference USA team in the worthless St. Petersburg Bowl. At that point, maybe we can use all $1 million earned from our Bowl win to help pay for these club sports.

Problem solved.

Brian Canares is a Rutgers College senior majoring history and political science. His column, “Pure Rubbish,” runs on alternate Tuesdays. He welcomes feedback at bcanares@eden.rutgers.edu.

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CHARGE: Munoz has two games left in senior season continued from back school history to go to five consecutive Bowl games — are trying to push those thoughts to the back of their minds and focus on the task at hand: West Virginia.

“I think it’s how I approached this season — ver y business-like,” Munoz said.

“This is my senior year; I was tr ying to be a leader and tr ying to be consistent. That was the biggest thing; I had to be a leader this year.”

As part of the most decorated senior class ever to play in Piscataway, Munoz has come a long way since redshirting in 2005.

“I think you learn from the older guys,” Munoz said. “Some of the older guys from the past — guys like E-Fost, Quinny and Pop [former Rutgers defensive standouts Eric Foster, Quintero Frierson and William Beckford] — embraced having the younger guy and taught me how to prepare.

“How to lift, how to eat right, how to watch film — you can’t just watch film, you have to know how to watch it — how to be a man. How to take care of yourself and make right decisions.”

Munoz learned quickly — and he learned a lot. A natural outside linebacker, Munoz filled in for the injured Ryan D’Imperio and started 10 games in 2007 in the middle.

Over the course of his four seasons of eligibility, the Miami native started at all three line-

backer positions and racked up 182 tackles.

“I’ve never seen that,” said Steve Beauharnais, one of the many freshman backers Munoz passed teachings onto over the previous few seasons. “This defense is hard, and to pick up on something that fast just shows how dedicated he is to learning this defense.”

Munoz has been described by teammates all season as a model of consistency at the linebacking position.

But it’s nothing new. Munoz ranks among RU’s leaders in nearly ever y defensive categor y with 63 tackles (7.5 for a loss), 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, three recoveries and an interception.

“I think Damaso, over the years, has meant a lot,” head coach Greg Schiano said. “You talk about a versatile, smart football player — he’s brought a lot to our program.”

With just two games remaining in his collegiate career, Munoz is still forcing thoughts about life after Rutgers to the back of his mind.

Like so many other upperclassmen, Munoz is taking it all one step at a time.

“Nothing is guaranteed,” Munoz said. “This is all a blessing. You never know when your last play is and when is your next play. I’m going to approach it like that and play my hardest.”

But before moving on, Munoz already pinpointed his replacement at the head of the tunnel.

“Maybe I’ll surprise him, coming out of the tunnel first next year,” Beauharnais said.

“We’ll see.”

FRIDAY: Russo pins both opponents though RU falters continued from back Hawkeyes (7-0). Five of Iowa’s victories came by way of major decision or technical fall, putting the match out of reach early.

“We didn’t do a good job handling their pace,” Goodale said.

“The one thing we can learn from

DECEMBER 1, 2009 that match is how a team like Iowa just never stops.”

Against Bucknell (3-3), the Knights got on the board early when junior Bill Ashnault earned an 8-3 decision over David Marble, the No. 13 wrestler in the nation in the 133-pound weight class.

After losing his match against Iowa, Ashnault did what the team was unable to do: bounce back.

“I knew that I had to come back strong against Bucknell,” he said. “I just had to get back

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Sophomore heavyweight Dominick Russo collected two more pins over the weekend to improve his record to 9-0, but RU lost twice.

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to the game plan and stick with it.”

Sophomore Trevor Melde followed in Ashnault’s footsteps, winning the next match, but Bucknell reeled off six consecutive victories, coasting to the win.

“I wish that we had a better mindset going into the second match,” Goodale said. “You can’t lose matches that you are supposed to win. We knew what we were going up against and we just got out-hustled in most weight classes.”

Although both times he stepped into the circle the Knights were already guaranteed a loss, redshirt junior Dominick Russo continued to dominate, pinning two more opponents to boost his individual record to 9-0.

Six of his victories have come courtesy of pins.

“Before Friday, four of my seven matches were against ranked wrestlers, so this was a nice break,” he said. “Even though the pressure was off, I still wanted to send a message to the other team. I’m going to wrestle everyone hard no matter what the rankings or score say.”

Not only does the loss to Bucknell even RU’s record at three wins and three losses, it also kicks off its Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association inter-conference play with a loss.

“Bucknell is one of the top three teams in our division for sure,” Goodale said. “They are where we want to be. I thought [Ashnault’s] win would be a spark for us but we couldn’t keep the momentum.”

The Knights’ next match comes Saturday when the team travels to Princeton to take on the Tigers and the Virginia Military Institute.

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The coaches lied to Kevin Haslam when he was a freshman.

They told the 6-foot-7, 295pound offensive lineman he would never play right tackle for the Rutgers football team — and at first they were right.

The fifth-year senior played every position on the offensive line except for center, but started all but one of the last 20 games at the spot he was told he would never play.

“Coming in as a freshman, I thought I was a right tackle, but coach told me I’d never play right tackle here,” Haslam said.

“He moved me to left tackle my freshman year, then my redshirt freshman year is when he started mixing in guard and the other side’s tackle.”

For each of the last two seasons, Haslam started ever y game, although at three different positions. He began his junior year at left guard, before moving to right tackle.

He also started one game at left tackle this season when junior Anthony Davis did not start because he missed a team function. As a sophomore, Haslam played mostly right guard with some time at left tackle.

Put simply, Haslam did it all.

“It’s a good thing,” the Mahwah, N.J., native said.

“Most linemen on our team know how to play multiple positions, it’s just that I know how to play multiple positions on each side. It’s a little different switching sides, but you deal with it.”

Although Haslam no longer has to worry about which side of the ball he is lining up on, he does not spend the extra time worr ying about what Bowl game he is headed to. Instead, he lets his mom keep track of the postseason plans.

“I have no idea [where we’re going],” said Haslam, who will

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Kevin Haslam was told by coaches that he would never play right tackle, but now in his senior season, he has made the majority of the starts in his career at that position.

fter finishing 6-6 in his fifth year with Notre Dame, Charlie Weis is out as head football coach of the Fighting Irish.

Weis leaves South Bend, Ind., with a career record of 3527 and two Bowl Championship Series Bowl games, but also led the Irish to their losingest season in program history.

“We have great expectations for our football program, and we have not been able to meet those expectations,” Notre Dame’s Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick said in a statement.

“As an alumnus, Charlie understands those goals and expectations better than most, and he’s as disappointed as anyone that we have not achieved the desired results.”

Weis will not coach Notre Dame’s Bowl game if the school is selected.

go to his fifth Bowl and start his second. “My mom asked me, but she keeps up with that stuff more than I do.”

team’s noon matchup with No. 24 West Virginia Dec. 5 is set to air on ESPN.

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WEEK BRINGS A NEW

first for freshman quarterback Tom Savage, but Saturday’s matchup with West Virginia might be the toughest.

It will be the first time Savage faces a team the Scarlet Knights have not beaten in 14 years. “[Savage] has plenty of experience and I think he’s perfectly fine,” Haslam said. “I don’t worry about him playing like a freshman. When he took that first hit he wasn’t a freshman anymore.”

Head coach Greg Schiano does not believe the history is

even in his player’s minds, especially the newcomers.

“Would I be naïve to think people aren’t going to talk about it? Absolutely,” Schiano said.

“But I don’t think [freshman linebacker] Steven Beauharnais had any idea what the RutgersWest Virginia series was before he got here.”

THE KNIGHTS CONTINUE to nurse a number of injuries.

Senior wideout Tim Brown remains day-to-day, along with junior tight end Shamar Graves and junior defensive end Justin Francis. Freshman wideout Mark Harrison is still recovering from a head injur y suffered against South Florida.

“He’s getting better and I’m hoping we can get him back,” Schiano said. “He needs to practice because he’s a true freshman. It would be irresponsible to put him in a game without practice.”

Junior linebacker Antonio Lower y is questionable, but Schiano is comfortable with Beauharnais, who started Friday in his stead.

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snaps in the last three games, junior punter Teddy Dellaganna’s abilities as a holder on field goals is under fire.

“He’s dropping snaps and I’m not happy with it,” Schiano said.

“We have to make a decision.”

THE RUTGERS

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POINT GUARD

Allen Iverson met with representatives from the Philadelphia 76ers, including former Rutgers guard and head coach Eddie Jordan and General Manager Ed Stefanski.

The Sixers are looking for a fill in for injured point guard Lou Williams, who is out with a broken jaw.

Iverson, who began his career in Philadelphia, left the Memphis Grizzlies and subsequently retired earlier this season after a dispute over playing time.

REASSO: Coach went 9-10-0 in final season with RU continued from back In his final season, the team went 9-10-0 and failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year, losing to St. John’s 3-0 in the Big East quarterfinals.

After 29 seasons on the same touchline, Reasso said he isn’t sure if his coaching career will continue.

“What I really want to do, because you don’t get a chance to do this very often in life after being in the same place for 29 years, is I want to take a step back and decide what I want to do,” he said.

“Do I want to pursue college again? Do I want to look at another level, maybe get involved there?

“I have a lot of friends in a lot of places and I’ve talked to a lot of people already today, and I just want to take some stock, and take some time with my family and decide what I want to do.”

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Beatty, Coburn share floor in Legends Classic

BY MATTHEW STEIN SPORTS EDITOR

ATLANTIC CITY — Two point guards are better than one.

For the first time all season, the MEN’S BASKETBALL R u t g e r s men’s basketball team experimented with both James Beatty and Mike Coburn on the floor at the same time — and had pretty good success with sophomore Mike Rosario on the bench in Friday’s 83-75 victory over Massachusetts.

“I have great confidence in Mike Coburn, who has played the two before, to slide him over there,” said Rutgers head coach Fred Hill Jr. Beatty, the junior transfer, became the primary ball handler

while Coburn shifted to his more natural position at the two. With two players capable of pushing the ball up the court, the Scarlet Knights were much less stagnant and pushed the tempo more to Hill’s liking.

All three guards were on the court for the final few minutes of regulation Friday, and the ball-handling came into play while evading defenders trying to run out the clock.

Coburn, Beatty and Rosario moved the ball around the court, dribbling and passing, taking up nearly 20 seconds of game clock with a slim lead in the final minute before the Minutemen committed a foul.

“I wanted experience on the floor,” Hill said. “We were going

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Junior guard Mike Coburn started all five games for the Knights this season, averaging 8.8 points and 4.6 assists per game.

to spread the floor a little bit and go motion. We needed defensive stops, and Mike, Mike and JB did a terrific job in the last four minutes of the game.”

Coburn contributed eight points and three assists in the second half and had seven assists on the night.

Beatty added seven points and two helpers in 23 minutes.

The duo’s playing time coincided also with a 15-1 first-half run that gave the Knights a comfortable cushion over UMass.

“It really is two point guards out there,” Coburn said. “We run the offense, I start outside the position to let James run the point, but I’m still a point guard out there too.”

Yet in Saturday’s championship game against Florida, the Gators used a physical press all game long, and RU responded by shying away from the approach that worked so well 24 hours earlier.

The Knights did not cave into the pressure and only turned the ball over 15 times, but the offensive pace was significantly slowed. Hill opted to use freshmen forwards Dane Miller and Austin Johnson and junior Jonathan Mitchell as aides in the backcourt against a much bigger Florida lineup.

“I don’t know if we’re going to go small very often,” Hill said. “I think it’s going to depend each and every game on the matchups.

We’re always going to do what’s best for our team matchup-wise.

It might not work out again for the next 10 games, I don’t know.”

After a four-minute stretch early in the first half, Beatty and Coburn combined to play less than four minutes together the rest of the way. Coburn totaled 28 minutes while Beatty saw just 15 sporadic minutes on the court.

The absence of two point guards on the floor was all the more surprising considering Florida never took its foot off the

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Junior point guard James Beatty transferred to Rutgers during the summer from Miami-Dade Junior College. pedal. Guards Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker were constantly harassing RU’s point guards in the backcourt.

“Whenever you can have ballhandlers on the floor, and guys who can make free throws and make good decisions — which is the most important thing — it certainly helps,” Hill said. “But on the defensive end, you have mismatch problems.”

Hill’s up-tempo preaching fits in well with his current roster. As Miller gets worked in more and more into the offense — he played 18 more minutes than sophomore starter Pat Jackson over the weekend — he can be used in a number of roles in the offense.

Particularly, the fast break.

Miller had a pair of easy buckets in transition within minutes in the first half.

“I think we can run. Dane Miller is just young,” Hill said.

“He’s really talented and is going to make some really good plays; he’s just a little bit young.”

As opposing coaches watch the tape of RU’s adventures in Atlantic City, Coburn may find himself pressed more and more heavily in the coming weeks.

The two-point guard approach is one of many viable answers.

“I think it worked pretty well, so I think we may be seeing a little bit more of it,” Coburn said.

Ray proving she can be relied on as primary scorer

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSON SENIOR WRITER

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Maybe it was the island air. Maybe it was the WOMEN’S BASKETBALL R u t g e r s women’s basketball team’s one-point loss to Georgia only days before.

Maybe Brittany Ray just answered one of the most important questions for the Scarlet Knights this season — who Rutgers could rely on as its leading scorer.

The senior guard shone in the Knights’ three-game stretch at the Paradise Jam Tournament, racking up 56 points, including a career-high 27 against Mississippi State.

“Brittany just refuses to lose.

Her mindset was that ‘Hey, it’s time for us to win,’ and she’s been saying that in all the games we’ve played,” said Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “Even with [the Knights’ one point loss to Georgia] she looked like she was ready to cr y, but rather than cr y she just played her tail off.”

Ray averaged 18.7 points per game to go along with 2.7 rebounds and two assists in the tournament, good enough to earn Reef Division MVP honors in the Knights’ tournament victor y. Her ef for ts also garnered her Big East honors, as the guard cracked yesterday’s

Big East weekly honor roll.

Prior to the tournament, Ray was averaging 12.3 points per game in RU’s first four games of the season.

In the Knights’ 62-54 upset of No. 19 Mississippi State, Ray was an unstoppable force, driving to the basket and raining shots from the perimeter. The

“Brittany just refuses to lose.

Her mindset was that ‘Hey, it’s time for us to win.’”

C. VIVIAN STRINGER Head Coach

guard drew three defenders on a drive in the second half but somehow found a hole on the baseline, laying the ball in and drawing the foul for a threepoint play.

The senior shot 10-for-17 — nearly 55 percent — from the floor that day and is shooting 42 percent from the floor this season.

“In the beginning of the game I felt good in the warm up. … I was getting a little enthusiastic and my teammates were pumping me up,” Ray said after the victory.

“My coaches just told me to keep shooting the ball and I would get

my shot back, and I think I did that today.”

With No. 13 Texas up by 12 midway through the second half a day later, Ray again was the catalyst on the court.

The Knights scored 13 straight points with nine coming from Ray, who keyed the run when she broke into the paint on defense for a steal and a quick layin. RU’s 48-47 lead was its first since the first half, as the Knights forced consecutive turnovers by the Longhorns.

Ray finished with 17 points against Texas, scoring in double figures for her third straight game, despite a last second loss.

“We take every game as a learning experience and this was a game we definitely could have won,” Ray said after the loss to Texas. “We were down most by 12 and it was a great thing that we came back so close and we could have finished the game out, but we’re just going to have to bounce back.”

After facing two ranked teams and a Southern California squad that may be destined for the top-25 after securing two tournament upsets, the Knights tip off against Atlantic 10 foe Temple tomorrow night at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

The game marks RU’s first home contest since it embarked on its four-game road trip prior to Thanksgiving.

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Senior guard Brittany Ray scored a career-high 27 points in Rutgers’ upset over No. 19 Mississippi State in the Virgin Islands.

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Reasso out as men’s soccer coach after 29 years

BY KYLE FRANKO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

Rutgers men’s soccer head coach Bob Reasso resigned from his post yesterday after 29 years on the job. He is the first coach to leave his position under Athletic Director Tim Pernetti.

After 29 seasons at the helm of the Rutgers men’s soccer program, head coach MEN’S SOCCER Bob Reasso announced his resignation yesterday morning.

He is the first coach to leave his post under new Athletic Director Tim Pernetti.

“I’ve had great moments, great friends and I just felt like personally it’s time for a change,” Reasso said. “I’ve been thinking about this for a couple years, looking for a new challenge, something else to do. You get to a certain point in your life where you wonder if this is all you’re going to get to do. It wasn’t just a job, it was an unbelievable job, and I just felt like it was time to move on.”

Reasso finishes his career at Rutgers with a record of 351-183-71.

He guided the Scarlet Knights to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, three Final Fours and one national championship game.

“Whenever anybody passes on they’ll talk about your record and what you’ve done and any crap like that,” Reasso said. “But really, that stuff’s not important — people think it is when you’re involved in it. It’s more about the people you meet and the relationships you have because that’s what really counts in life.

“I had an unbelievable group that are all dear friends and I’ve heard from many of them today already, and that’s what it’s all about.”

Reasso was the 1990 NCAA Coach of the Year after compiling a 20-3-2 record and guiding the Knights to the national championship game.

RU lost to UCLA 4-3 on penalty kicks after playing out a 0-0 draw.

“We truly appreciate Bob’s commitment to our men’s soccer pro-

gram and I thank him for his years of service,” Pernetti said in a statement. “He elevated our program during his tenure and was a key part of our past success in the sport.”

Pernetti said former Rutgers player and long-time assistant Dave Boutilier will serve as interim coach while a national search in conducted.

As of yesterday morning Reasso said he did not get a chance to speak with his team.

“I just decided to step back today and take some stock in everything first,” he said. “But I can’t say enough about my time here, I had a great time, had great players and that’s what I’m going to miss the most because at the end of the day that’s what you miss the most — you miss your players.”

Reasso coached 15 AllAmericans, including former United States National Team stars Alexi Lalas and Peter Vermes.

Lalas, known as “Big Red” for his poofy red afro and beard, was the 1991 Hermann Trophy winner, awarded to the nation’s best player.

RU also rose to the No. 1 ranking in the college soccer polls during the 1991 season.

When he took over the program in 1981 after spending two seasons at the now-defunct Nasson College, Reasso was a full-time coach in a part-time position. The Knights had just one winning season in their previous 12.

Reasso went 12-2-3 that first season. Twenty-eight years and 339 victories later he is the 17th winningest coach in Division I history; he has 365 career-wins, 14 of which came at Nasson.

“Everybody I’ve come in contact with at Rutgers has been unbelievable,” Reasso said. “I’ll always root for Rutgers, I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for Rutgers, but it’s time for me to do something different.”

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RU falls to Versatile Munoz at head of senior charge No. 1 Iowa, Bucknell on Black Friday

BY MATTHEW STEIN SPORTS EDITOR

BY ALEX JANKOWSKI CORRESPONDENT

It was a Black Friday to forget.

Coming off of a week that almost led to an upset of No. 17 Penn State, the Rutgers wrestling team failed to best WRESTLING higher-ranked Iowa RUTGERS 9 and Bucknell Friday at the Sojka No. 1 IOWA 33 night Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa. The Scarlet Knights (3-3) fell to No. 1 Iowa 33-9 before coming up short against conference foe Bucknell, 26-12.

“We were ready for Iowa but didn’t match their intensity, and we basically got outworked,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “I was disappointed we weren’t able to bounce back against a very good Bucknell team. In wrestling, you have to be able to bounce back.”

RU only mustered two victories against the two-time defending national champion

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Senior linebacker Damaso Munoz (17) leads the Scarlet Knights onto the field with the ceremonial “chopping axe,” given to the player that best exemplifies the “chop.”

Smoke billows in front of the tunnel, “Down with the Sickness” blares over the speakers and FOOTBALL four Scarlet Knights rock back and for th, arms interlocked.

Before every home game, the Rutgers football team charges onto the turf, trying to feed its energy into the Rutgers Stadium crowd.

Damaso Munoz is always at the head of the pack, and Saturday’s season finale against West Virginia will be no different.

“It’s going to be an emotional game,” the fifth-year linebacker said. “It’s our last game as seniors, and we want to go out and win the game. I think the young guys know and understand that, and it’s very important.”

With a win over the Mountaineers, RU locks up third place in the Big East. With a loss, the Knights could fall as far as fifth.

Regardless, the Saturday matinee has serious postseason implications.

As it has been all season, Munoz and the rest of the upperclassmen — the first group in

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