THE DAILY TARGUM
Volume 141, Number 26
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After dropping a home game to last-place Syracuse, the Rutgers men’s soccer team heads to Queens tonight looking to get back on track against the St. John’s Red Storm.
Alumnus tackles health, aims for scholarship with ‘can-do’ attitude BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
launch the campaign, said Deborah Sontupe, foundation campaign manager. “We’ve had three record-breaking years in a row at the foundation, so we are getting closer and closer of being ready to announce to the public that we will have a significant campaign for the University,” she said.
Despite being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 2, University alumnus Scott Buchanan was taught to view his life with no limits. “I was never told there were certain things I couldn’t do. This can-do attitude that was instilled in me from a young age is the cornerstone of the philosophy I carry with me today,” said Buchanan, a graduate of Cook College. So when the 26-year-old Glen Ridge, N.J., native wanted to pursue his master’s degree in ecology and evolution, he did not let his health stop him. But Buchanan admits graduate school is tough on the wallet. “Coupled with the amount of time and money it takes to ensure that I am receiving adequate health care, things can be stressful,” he said. “Scholarships for college students with cystic fibrosis are becoming more prevalent for good reason.” One such scholarship, run by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, is the SolvayCARES Scholarship program that awards 40 young adults who have cystic fibrosis with $2,500 to pursue their post-high school education. Buchanan was one of the 40 named. The scholarship has awarded applicants since 1993 based on their academic excellence, extracurricular activities, creativity, community involvement and ability to serve as a positive role model for the cystic fibrosis community, according to the scholarship’s Web site. Buchanan was selected out of the 250 people who applied this year — which is the highest number of applicants the program has ever received — said Cathrine Sanders, marketing manager for SolvayCARES. “Cystic fibrosis patients are living longer because of all the advances in therapy … which means that a lot of them are thinking about going to school and doing things they may not have 20 or 30 years ago,” Sanders said. To celebrate 17 years of the program, one of the 40 winners will be named the Thriving
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RAMON DOMPOR/ ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
The White Lotus Home is one store that carries fair trade-certified products in Highland Park, which was recently named the 13th Fair Trade Town in America. In order to receive the honor, the town had to meet several criteria.
Town’s fair trade efforts pay off BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT
After the town’s efforts to make sure farmers, artisans and other workers get their fair share in profits, Highland Park has been named the 13th Fair Trade Town in America. Fair Trade Towns USA, a national movement of community activists from across the
INDEX UNIVERSITY Despite rumors of broken safety lights on Cook campus, officials confirm that the lights are on and working.
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country who are dedicated to the principles of fair trade, granted the town the distinction. Executive Director of Main Street Highland Park James McCrone said the town’s dedication to fair trade reflects its commitment to social justice. “I live and work in this tiny town here, but when you think about it, one of the things capitalism says and does is help raise the standard of living,” McCrone
said. “Maybe as fair trade gains a broader acceptance it will live up to some of its larger claims that say you are changing people’s lives and you are making things better throughout the world and in our own country.” Farmers of fair trade products receive a guaranteed minimum floor price, work in
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U. creates campaign to attract donors despite record fundraising BY ARIEL NAGI CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers University Foundation is in the planning process of launching a new campaign to raise more money and draw more donors for 2010. Within the next year or so, the foundation plans to address the University community about the plan to
Parking changes confuse, frustrate students BY ARIEL NAGI CORRESPONDENT
The rules of parking on campus are changing, and some students are having a hard time adjusting. The University policy for parking permits changed around campus this fall, specifically on the Cook and Douglass campuses, said Department of Transportation Services Director Jack Molenaar. Some students are not pleased that they are learning of the changes from warning tickets posted on their windshields. “What we’re doing for this semester, the first time we separated out [Cook and Douglass passes], we’re giving people [warning tickets] for a heads up, like — ‘Hey, you’re in the wrong spot,’” Molenaar said. Students who make the mistake of parking in the wrong lot are receiving tickets with no fee for the time being, Molenaar said. But some students argue they are not being adequately informed about parking changes. School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior Harshal Patel, who has a C pass, said he received
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ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
With changes to University parking this semester, many students are receiving warnings on their vehicles for parking in lots, such as the Douglass Deck, formally designated for multiple campuses.