Daily Targum 2009-09-03

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New act to prohibit credit card companies on campus

BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI STAFF WRITER

Students tempted by the allure of a free Fat Cat sandwich or T-shirt along with signing up for a credit card won’t be for much longer, as credit card reform will soon come to the Banks and college campuses across the country.

Beginning in February 2011, credit card companies will be prohibited from enticing students with “freebie” offers to sign up for plastic on or near college campuses, as part of new provisions laid out in the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009.

“It is all part of the effort to try to stop the circus atmosphere when it comes to credit,” said Credit.com co-founder and CEO Adam Levin.

In addition to the campus marketing reforms, the law will require credit card purchasers under the age of 21 to prove their ability to independently pay their credit card bills or have a parent

or responsible person agree to co-sign for a card, Levin said.

The Credit CARD Act of 2009 will also require the disclosure of the relationships between banks and colleges on things like compensation for the right to market credit to alumni, said Connie Prater, a Creditcards.com senior writer.

For years, universities would provide companies with the names and contact information of graduates in sometimes multi-million dollar compensation deals, Prater said.

Companies would then in turn use the information to solicit college graduates into buying an alumni credit card, she said.

Elizabeth Diamond, a graduate student who makes use of her credit card weekly, suggests that people just be more careful about spending with credit.

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While a new 2009 act proposes to keep credit card companies from soliciting to students on campus

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with added incentives, applicants must prove their ability to pay bills before signing up for a credit card.

Despite rankings, students confident in University

BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Students are divided on whether they agree with the rankings, but studies show the University teeters between quality and mediocrity.

The University was listed 66th on the U.S. News and World Report ranking and 437th on Forbes magazine for their 2009-2010 lists.

“That’s really sad [that we’re low ranking.] Rutgers has a histo-

ry of being a great institution in every field. We were offered Ivy League status in the past, but our focus has wavered,” said President of The Roosevelt Institute Lonnie Affrime, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Today, we wouldn’t be offered that status if we ever wanted it.”

The University moved down from 59th on U.S. News and World Report in 2007 but moved up from 469th on Forbes’ list in 2008.

“It’s disappointing to see that happen,” said Rutgers University Student Assembly Chair Werner Born, a School of Engineering senior. “I can’t help but think how we would be if our funding from the State was in place. There is definitely excellence within our university but we do not have the funding to bolster all our departments.”

The University rank has also fallen from 38th to 54th, according to the Academic Ranking of World

Universities categorized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

“I’m not that interested in rankings of Rutgers,” he said.

“Being an international student, I’m worried about what I see in the department.”

U.S. News and World Report studies factors including peer review, student retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, graduation giving rate and alumni giving rate, according to their Web site.

“I’m taking science classes. I’m a biology major and they’re challenging us quite a bit,” School of Arts and Sciences senior Huseyin Celik said. “In our departments, the culture seems to be ‘don’t take any prisoners,’ but to reflect on the decreasing ranking, it seems to me that the focus shifted from academia to sports, so maybe that’s the reason.”

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UNITE NEW BRUNSWICK PETITION SET FOR NOVEMBER, PENDING APPROVAL AT PUBLIC HEARING New Brunswick City Clerk Dan Torrisi certified the signatures of Unite New Brunswick’s petition to add a question to the Nov. 3 election ballot after the group filed it 10 days ago.

The petition’s question would ask to enlarge the current City Council from five to seven members, all elected at-large.

UNB petitioner Kyle Kirkpatrick said this was a big step for the new group.

“We remained confident that we had the required signatures,” he said.

The City Council must still approve the petition

— requiring approximately 300 out of its 1,000 signatures to be valid for certification — at a public hearing to be held Sept. 16 in City Hall, he said.

At this second hearing, if the council approves the petition, the group’s question will be placed on November’s ballot. But if the council denies it, then UNB’s Committee of Petitioners has 10 days to decide to withdraw their petition — taking their question off the ballot — or leave their question to remain.

If it passes, it would be the second question placed on November’s ballot asking the public to change the form of the City Council.

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Grassroots organization Empower Our Neighborhoods has already petitioned and fought extensive legal battles to get their question for wards on the ballot.

EON spokesperson Charlie Kratovil said the group opposes UNB’s petition validation.

“It’s the understanding of our legal team that what the clerk did today was illegal and out of line with what the legislators actually wanted,” he said.

Bookstores team with RAH to fight hunger

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The N Result performs yesterday at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum’s weekly “First Wednesdays: Art After Hours.” There is a $3 charge for the public and free for U. affiliates.

— Mary Diduch

Rutgers Against Hunger, a program launched to battle hunger in New Jersey, is in full swing, raising thousands of pounds of food this summer and teaming up with the six University bookstores to raise money for food banks and pantries this fall.

The program is operated by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers on a two-week donation drive, said Director of Public Relations at University Media Relations Sandra Lanman. Students have the option to donate $1 to RAH when they check out.

“We’re always looking for a way to work with our community [and] to help a serious problem in our state as well as our countr y,” Lanman said.

The funds will be donated to the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks, which includes a number of food pantries throughout the state, Lanman said. Their main recipient is the Community FoodBank of New Jersey — one of the largest food banks in the state — who will then distribute it to various local food banks.

“It’s a great way for the bookstore to give back to the community,” said John Cusick, general manager of the bookstores, in a press release. “We came on board last November to operate the bookstores and we want to show that we’re part of the community, not just a place to buy books. This is just a first step in our relationship with Rutgers Against Hunger.”

School of Arts and Sciences junior Jazmine Gray said she plans to

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INDEX SPORTS The Rutgers men’s soccer team aims to build on its season opening win over Towson. Its next game is against Stanford Friday at Yurcak Field.

OPINIONS A new bill is a step in the right direction to making students responsible with their credit.

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Hillel to break ground on new ‘Foundation’

BY AMIT JANI STAFF WRITER

Imagine a building that can accommodate more than 1,000 people with its own dining hall, a multipurpose room, library and several lounges on the College Avenue campus.

Rutgers Hillel, the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, is transforming this dream into a reality by saying goodbye to its current home on 93 College Ave. The brand new state-of-the-art Hillel Student Center will be located on 2 Bishop Pl., the location of the old Phi Gamma Delta FIJI fraternity home.

At the present time, the Hillel building is leased from the Theological Seminar y and because the Hillel does not own the building, there isn’t much improvement that can be done to it, he said.

“Our current home is well located and very warm, but it is inadequate for the activities and programs that the Hillel runs,” Rutgers Hillel Director Andrew Getraer said. “At times, we can get over 300 students a week, who we can’t accommodate in our building. So we sometimes have to use the faculty room in Brower Commons or the Multipurpose Room in the Rutgers Student Center.”

The new Hillel Student Center will be completely privately funded, Getraer said.

The overall cost is placed at $15 million, which includes costs for land, designing and constructing as well as maintenance of the building.

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As the late home to Phi Gamma Delta, the above building will be torn down at the end of this month to make way for the new Rutgers Hillel. Projected at $15 million dollars, the new center is modeled after other Hillels.

A team of students, staff, alumni and architects designed the new facility, Getraer said. The contract to build the new Hillel was given to Kann Partners of Baltimore, Md., an architect firm that also designed the Hillel at Johns Hopkins University.

The process of constructing the new Hillel center will begin by demolishing the Fiji house near the end of September, Getraer said. The planned construction site offers a 25,000 square-feet lot to build upon.

“We spent a number of years searching for property that fits our needs, that is well located and offers easy access for students,” Getraer said. “This is a substantial building, which will be a magnificent contribution to the Rutgers community.”

But not all students are excited about the move.

“I’m mixed on the issue. In one sense, the larger building will accommodate more students and foster a larger Jewish community on the campus,” School of

Engineering sophomore Ross Kleiman said. “However, I feel that the new location is not in a central location on Collage Avenue, making the Jewish presence less obvious.”

The new Hillel Student Center will include four floors and a dining hall overlooking the Raritan River that can accommodate about 400 people. There will also be a two-story atrium with a café serving kosher food that is open to all students, including both indoor and outdoor seating.

“We’ve talked to the Hillels in Pennsylvania, Boston University, University of Mar yland and University of Wisconsin,” Getraer said. “We really learned from their experience and used it in the design of our new building.”

Other building features include a librar y offering English and Hebrew texts, small kitchens, office space for students and Hillel staff as well as a large multipurpose room, which can be used for dances, movies, holiday ser vices and alumni weddings, Getraer said. The multipurpose room will be available to other parts of the University when not in use.

“It would be great to have a Judaic librar y in the new Hillel equipped with Internet access and a Beit Midrash, or study hall,” said Ryan Richstein, a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore. “Larger, more comfor table lounges would encourage more interaction between individuals, and meeting rooms would better organize the various programs of fered by Hillel and would suppor t the meetings held by staf f and student leaders.”

The University Jewish community currently includes about 5,000 members and is the fourth largest Jewish campus population in the country, according to the Hillel’s Web site.

“We do expect more students will come to the new Hillel Student Center,” Getraer said.

“Other Hillels that have built new facilities have seen a 30 percent increase in the population.”

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CREDIT: Act attempts to keep young people from debt continued from front “If someone is responsible, [the act] isn’t necessary,” she said.

Now under 2009 act, colleges must file reports with the federal government detailing the information they are giving and the compensation they are receiving from the companies.

“It will really shine a lot of light on what has been going on behind the scenes for years on campuses,” Prater said.

The college credit card provisions stem from lawmakers’ attempts to keep young people from being saddled with debt early in their lives, Prater said.

Several studies showed the difficult time students were having managing their credit and how susceptible students were to the enticements of “freebies” like pizza and hats that companies were using to lure young people into signing up for credit cards, she said.

“A lot of times the only thing they had in their minds was the free food or the giveaway and not the potential pitfalls a credit card would have on their lives,” Prater said.

A 2009 Sallie Mae study found that 84 percent of undergraduates

had at least one credit card and that, on average, half of college students had four or more cards.

Only 17 percent of respondents said they regularly paid off all cards each month, with the remaining 82 percent admitting they carried balances and thus incurred finance charges each month.

The study also found that the average student credit card debt, beyond loans, is somewhere just south of $3,000 and in many cases a lot more, Levin said.

“A lot of students have gotten into debt over the years because they have been handed a credit card that can either be a wonderful enabler or an instrument of financial destruction,” he said.

Lawmakers began to receive complaints from credit counseling companies and parents, and eventually the act came into fruition, Prater said.

“The University has a policy on charitable and commercial solicitation on campus that prohibits credit card solicitation,” said Vice President for Student Affairs Gregory S. Blimling in an e-mail correspondence.

During the summer, the state legislature passed a law restricting credit card solicitation on college campuses and there was a recent federal law that also restricts credit card solicitation of college students, Blimling said. The Dean of Students Offices, Student

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Involvement and the student centers primarily enforce the policy.

Supporters of the law think the measures will protect students by causing pause and thought, and will slow down a process that has gotten out of control, Levin said.

But there is also strong opposition to the law.

Prater said those in opposition think many students who are 20 years old, financially independent and live independently are being treated like children when they are actually responsible adults.

Other opponents point out that not every student has a parent that could co-sign, as many students have parents with bad credit or other family situations that prohibit them from signing for a card, she said.

Some stand opposed to the idea of making it more difficult for students to obtain credit, with good credit serving as a backbone to getting everything from a car to a job.

Even the notion of “near campus” soliciting has sparked a debate about the strength of the law. With “near” campus not clearly defined, Levin fears that in places like New Brunswick, where town and gown are intertwined, credit card companies could be waiting just off-campus.

“Even if the credit card companies didn’t show up on campus, it certainly wouldn’t prevent them from having a phalanx of locusts standing at the gates on

George Street or Easton Avenue,” Levin said.

Some University students are very passionate about the law and credit cards in general.

School of Arts and Sciences senior Sean Boyle said on-campus credit card marketing is similar to that of cigarette companies selling ads during children’s programs.

But he thinks students need to look past the freebie and make sure they know what they are getting into.

“College students shouldn’t be getting credit cards,” Boyle said.

“It will only get them into debt.”

Michelle Rofrano, who is a cardholder, said her parents help in paying bills but understands how difficult it would be to pay without their help.

“Credit cards are an easy way to end up in debt … It’s easier to spend,” said Rofrano, a Mason Gross School of the Arts firstyear student.

Levin blames much of the credit card problem on a lack of credit literacy among parents and students in the country.

“There seems to be greater desire for people to have an indepth understanding of trigonometry and Shakespeare than any understanding of how to responsibly use credit cards and how pervasive and critical credit can be in people’s lives,” Levin said.

At the University and many other colleges nationwide, there

are no required life financial planning classes, he said.

“For a nation as literate as we are, it is shocking how financially illiterate we are,” he said.

University economics professor Roberto Chang said credit cards are often a source of too much temptation for young people and recommends that they make purchases through other means such as cash, debit or checks.

“My advice is, generally, don’t [use credit] … That’s a good practice until you feel you are in control of your finances,” Chang said.

Prater suggests that students who wish to sign up for a credit card need to make sure they understand all the terms, consequences and interest rates involved with the card and that a credit card is not free money, but a loan.

He advises students to look into secured credit cards that work like prepaid cards, yet allow for students to show a history of taking and paying back that is necessary for showing good credit.

An option that allows a student to sign on to a parent’s account and have the benefits of their parent’s credit history reflected on theirs may also appeal to some students, Prater said.

“Don’t spend more than you take in each month,” she said.

— Colleen Roache contributed to this article

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Drummer John Bigolski, bass player Marc Valembois, and singer/guitarist and University student Tim Firth, members of Stratazoid, perform along with four other local bands at yesterday’s poster sale on the College Avenue campus. Numerous students stopped by between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The sale was sponsored by the Rutgers University Programming Association and the Musicians Guild.

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The NCAA recognized the University’s football team as ranking in the top 10 percent in their Annual Academic Progress Report. The University was the only state university to make the top 10 percent.

The Center for College Affordability and Productivity Staff wrote about the methodology of Forbes’ best college list; the staff claims their rankings are not open to manipulation by universities themselves, unlike other lists.

“While our rankings last year on the whole were favorably received, they were also severely criticized by some, most notably schools ranking below what they believed they deserved,” according to the CCAP’s Web site.

The list is based partially on student satisfaction reported on sites like RateMyProfessors.com, post-graduate employment success after they graduate and other factors such as the likelihood of graduation from college in four years and the estimated four-year debt of students.

“I don’t feel that I’m challenged enough. I haven’t been challenged at all in my time majoring in the political science department,” Affrime said. “The culture of this school has changed from excellence in academia to settling with mediocrity. We may have been too focused on sports.”

The U.S. News and World Report study is made up of 15 quantitative categories that U.S. News experts consider relevant academic quality. Each category is weighed differently based on U.S. News’ own rating of importance, according to an article written by Robert Morse and Sam Flanigan.

“I’m sure the number 437 is not accurate,” School of Arts and Science junior Aakruti Vakharia said. “It’s the students that make up the school that matter. It’s the students who don’t care versus those who do.”

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip J. Furmanski could not be reached at press time.

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donate to RAH when she purchases her books this week.

“I think it’s a great way to give back to the community,” she said. “I feel good knowing my money is not just going to books but to help the needy as well.”

RAH also worked this summer to raise money and food for the needy, said Program Coordinator Julie Sylvester.

“We went from zero to raising over 40,000 pounds of food and over $94,000,” she said.

College Avenue Housing and University Residence Life organized a 5K walk in May for RAH and raised $600, Sylvester said.

Old Queens College also collected and donated two tons of food to the Greater Brunswick Charter School pantry.

The Department of Alumni Relations plans to hold a 5K run called “Run for RAH” during homecoming weekend, Sylvester said. All proceeds will be donated to RAH. “Hunger affects one in eight Americans,” she said. “And it’s good for the Rutgers community of 50,000 people … to be involved.”

The Of fice of Information Technology held a “Hot Dogs

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for Hunger” fundraiser in June and raised 1,100 pounds of food and $345, which were donated

“I feel good knowing my money is not just going to books but to help the needy as well.”

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to Elijah’s Promise, Sylvester said. They also partnered with Verizon on a food drive at 11 of

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 their top New York and New Jersey locations, where they collected 2,080 pounds of food.

It was donated to food pantries in Newark, New York City and Hackettstown, according to a summer 2009 RAH summar y.

Students attending June’s orientation were asked to bring in canned foods, according to the summary. More than 800 cans were collected.

The New Brunswick Community Farmers Market, located on 178 Jones Ave., opened in July. The market has seen an average of 200-300 customers on Tuesdays and 500 customers on Fridays, Sylvester said.

The University donated six used computers to the Mercer

Street Friends Food Bank to be used by their agencies to help track food needs and to communicate more efficiently, according to the summary.

RAH was an exhibitor at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey health fair in August. and the Mercer County Food Fair held a food drive for RAH and filled a wagon with food, according to the summar y.

RAH will continue to hold more fundraising events this semester, Lanman said. To get involved, visit the RAH Web site at rah.rutgers.edu.

“We launched this knowing we didn’t have much of a plan,” Sylvester said. “We just plan as we go.”

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Come out to the Gardens every Friday between May 1 and October 30 from 1 to 6 p.m. and shop at the Farmers Market on Ryders Lane near Cook campus. The market provides a variety of products grown and produced locally, such as buffalo meat, cheese, vegetables, poultry and baked goods from around New Jersey. For more information check out www.rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/farmmarket.htm.

The objectives of Responsible Drinking Happy Hour in the Cook Café at 59 Biel Rd. on Cook campus are to build and strengthen the faculty, staff and student relationship outside the classroom, to build a foundation for a learning community and to increase student involvement in an innovative activity in a comfortable and familiar atmosphere. The event begins at 4 and goes until 7 p.m. For more information call Joan Bankole-Jones at (732) 932-8990.

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The Rutgers Historical walking tour, which takes about an hour, explores the origins of Rutgers, its traditions and architectural points of interests. The area includes some of the University’s oldest buildings. There is no charge for individuals for the regularly scheduled tours and a nominal fee for groups of 10 or more. Historical tours are offered by appointment every Friday and Saturday at 11:30 a.m. during the fall and spring semesters. Reservations should be made by 10 a.m. on the Thursday prior to the tour you wish to attend.

For more information, call Campus Information Services at (732) 932-9342 x2619. For general Rutgers Information, please call (732) 932-info (4636).

Daniel Kurtzer will hold the S. Daniel Abraham Chair in Middle East Policy Studies at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

Ambassador Kurtzer served as the US Ambassador to Israel (2001-2005) and as the US Ambassador to Egypt (1997-2001).

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Students gathered and followed black-robed figures down College Avenue Monday night before congregating at Voorhees Mall. After Residence Life representatives spoke about the history of the University, attendees were given an orange ribbon to burn, representing the past, and a red ribbon to keep, representing the future.

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New bill makes students responsible with credit

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n previous years, students walking past the Grease Trucks on the College Avenue campus would be bombarded with tempting offers of free sandwiches for filling out what a passer-by would assume is some sort of sur vey. But in reality, you would find out that it was in fact an application for a credit card that students would have to fill out in order to obtain their free food. The preapproval, promise of rewards and giveaways are all enticing to students who want to adopt the American way of charging purchases.

Students who have a credit card can be led down a slipper y slope of spending money they do not have.

Starting in Februar y 2011, filling out credit card applications in exchange for giveaways will be a thing of the past on all college campuses. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 is aiming to change the amount of young people who end up in debt by obtaining credit card while in their college years. The Credit CARD Act will prohibit companies from enticing students with freebie offers on or near college campuses.

It will also prohibit credit card companies from raising rates on existing balances and inform cardholders how long they have to pay off a balance if they only make minimum payments each month.

People under the age of 21 must also have a parent or guardian cosign with them for the credit card. Colleges must also file reports with the federal government giving them information about compensation they are receiving from the credit card companies.

This act is a positive start to creating a change in the way Americans handle budget their money and credit. Some students come into college with no job or means of getting money, so a credit card seems like the most logical solution. There is also the idea that you have to build good credit to get anywhere in America’s consumerist society. Just by watching television, Americans view a multitude of commercials for many different phone numbers to call or Web sites to go to in order to see if you have good credit. Some even have catchy songs that remind you how important it is to check your credit score, or else you’ll end up living in your parents’ basement. The pressure to have credit may make naïve students think they should sign up for one. They also can start off with the intention that it will only be used for emergencies, but then snowballs into the purchase of a coffee here and a shopping spree there.

This leaves the student with a large bill they were never prepared to pay. Students also need to realize that their student loans will help build their credit, and any outstanding debt obtained by purchasing items on a credit card will add to the debt they will be in after they graduate.

This bill is also promoting positive change because by having parents co-sign for the card, it is making sure that parents are aware that their child has the power to spend, but also forces them to have a conversation with their child about the consequences that could come with having a credit card and the misuse of it. The idea that you can buy without having to pay right away can seem appealing, and the promise of rewards for spending a certain amount also makes a credit card seem like the right way to go when deciding how you will deal with the costs of living on your own at school.

The government is stepping in and deciding who is responsible enough to have their own credit card. A person under the age of 21 can be ver y responsible and financially independent, but still needs to have a parent co-sign for the card. Preventing mistakes will not give American youth the experience of making mistakes in order to learn how to be more responsible. A young person can mess up his or her future by getting into a large amount of debt when in school, and mistakes can only be avoided if they are prevented, not reactionar y.

In past years, credit cards allowed people to stretch their expenses before it came back to bite them. The recession now is forcing Americans to live more within their means. We live in a society where people like to live champagne lives on a beer budget, just to prove they can have material possessions. These attitudes are being passed down from generation to generation, and it is time we put a stop to it. The Credit CARD Act is not a quick fix to the overspending problem Americans have, but it is a start in raising awareness and teaching responsibility to young people, who will hopefully pass it down to their children. Instant gratification by applying for a credit card and going to buy should be replaced with a work ethic. If you need money while in school, get a job. If you’re too busy for a job, then where are you finding time to spend copious amounts of money on a credit card? Once a more responsible attitude towards buying on credit is instilled, change will come.

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An introduction, some barriers Commentary L

It may not come as a et me star t of f by saysurprise to you that we, ing that I am a child as a community, generaland adolescent psyGAGANDEEP “RAJ” SINGH ly do not talk about menchiatrist — yes, that makes tal illness with people me a physician. Prior to outside the family because of certain social concompleting a fellowship and specializing in ventions that unfortunately promote shame and working with kids, I completed training as an guilt surrounding these topics. Once we get past adult psychiatrist. These levels of training were the point of keeping things “under wraps” and preceded immediately by four years of medical actually approaching a health care provider, we school and a double major during my understill often have difficulty gaining access to apprograduate years. Sounds like a lot of fun to all of priate ser vices due to linguistic, economic and you, I’m sure. educational barriers. In some cases, once the aid Anyway, imagine the excitement on your of a provider has finally been sought, the targetIndian parents’ face when you tell them that ed problem may not be identified accurately you’re planning on becoming a doctor or some because of linguistic and cultural mismatches other professional! Stereotypically — and maybe again, or because of the patient’s focus on realistically — speaking, the sound of their own somatic (physical) symptoms, family shame or voices saying, “My son/daughter is a doctor” fear of reprisal. brings more smiles to their faces than a lifetime The “fault” of receiving inadesupply of butter chicken, quate mental health care is does samosas and gol gappe! I’m “The concern that arises not lie solely with our community. sure you could understand my a known — and researched parents’ excitement when I is simply that people who It—isfact that misdiagnosis often announced that I too was puroccurs in cross-cultural situations suing a degree in medicine. would benefit from due to the fact that assessment That lasted a good five minmental health treatment tools developed in one cultural utes and then the song-and-dance setting may be found invalid Bollywood version of a positive are falling through the when translated or applied elsereaction took a bit of a turn. cracks every day.” where.

Suffice to say, my chosen goal of Other barriers to treatment being a psychiatrist did not resthat are present for society as a onate the same way — initially — whole include a lack of providers, incompetent as the more ideal notion of having a cardiologist or models of care, inadequate reimbursement from surgeon for a son. I think the best illustration of this insurance companies and fragmented services. is my mother’s first expression of her concern: These barriers make it difficult to get mental “You’re going to be a doctor of crazy people?” health services to those who need them, not to It took a little bit of time for my parents’ ‘Are you mention the additional weight of the factors pertiserious?’ dust to settle. nent to us as a group.

That was then, and this is now. All kidding As a result of this confluence of factors, the pataside, my parents and family have been supporttern that has emerged is one of Asian-Americans, in ive from that time for ward. This is in no small general, tending not to seek services until they are part due to my insistence that the issue of mental truly desperate. Consequently, they are thought to health is a ver y serious one, and that the vast become more severely ill than Caucasian majority of those who suffer from mental health Americans by the time they approach the same issues are not remotely crazy in the truest sense services for assistance. of the word.

Let us presume that the barriers have been As we can see from this personal anecdote, there broken and a mental health provider has evaluis a certain amount of misinformation about the ated the patient. Once an appropriate diagnosis field of psychiatry, as well as some stigma that is pervasive within the larger culture and, perhaps SEE SINGH ON PAGE 7 even more, in our subculture.

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U. keeps basic classes to serve all students Letter PETER SORRELL

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hile the piece “Welcome first-years, now get out” in yesterday’s issue of The Daily Targum makes some good points concerning issues at the University — especially regarding infrastructure — the author’s grandiose claims such as “there is no reason for the mathematics department to offer 63 sections of algebra or the English department to have 70 sections of

SINGH continued from page 6 is uncovered and addressed, the next hurdle is the understanding and implementation of recommended measures and treatment. It has been found that if a Western treatment is at odds with the treatment traditional in South Asian communities, the family may ignore the provider and stay with tradition. This indirectly highlights the over whelming influence of the social and practical value of a family unit in our community, as opposed to a more individualistic approach to these topics in a Western culture.

The concern that arises is simply that people who would

‘Basic Composition’” misconstrue the role of a large state university. Rutgers, as a public university that relies on state money, has a duty to serve all of its students, not just those who get a certain score on a placement test or a high mark on an AP exam before coming to the University.

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Students must keep city clean Letter ADELE FRANCESCINO

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Peter Sorrell is a coordinator at Busch campus and the Business and Technical Online Tutoring program. He is also an athletic liaison and a member of the Rutgers Writing Program.

am sending this letter to The Daily Targum to make the student community aware of an environment hazard that is caused when they throw their trash on the ground or leave the trash lying around on the properties. I am a city resident who lives near the college, and I would like to advise the college students that live in the area not to just throw their trash on the ground. While walking in the area, I have seen too many instances of students throwing

benefit from mental health treatment are falling through the cracks every day.

A University of Toronto study revealed that students from South Asian and South European ethnic backgrounds scored higher on a scale for depression in the Beck Depression Inventory, and they were also more likely to be classifiable as mildly depressed than those from either East European or Anglo-Celtic backgrounds.

The authors proposed an explanation for this, which clearly emphasized the role of societal discrimination in producing feelings of learned helplessness and subsequent depression that were observed.

A somewhat surprising finding in a study done in the United Kingdom was that suicide rates

of young women immigrants from the Indian subcontinent were consistently higher than those of their male counterparts.

Interestingly, this study found that family conflict appears to be a precipitating factor in many suicides, whereas mental illness is rarely cited as a cause. However, depression, anxiety and domestic violence may contribute to the high rates of suicide, and there is a growing concern that mood disorders may be under-diagnosed in the South Asian population.

This is just another illustration of the aforementioned notion that Indians, and South Asians in general, are often not getting the mental health assistance that they may desperately need.

There is much work to be done in order to begin to combat this problem. The first step in this

trash in the road or on the sidewalk while walking and driving — not to mention the places where they live and all the trash that piles on the properties as well. It really looks like a depressed area. If the students

“If the students want to live like this, they should go to any blighted area in any city and live there.” want to live like this, they should go to any blighted area in any city and live there. I would think that a young peris just to raise awareness, which I hope to have done here. The second — and more important step — is proper education about these matters.

In all seriousness, if you are struggling with depression, anxiety, other mood symptoms, ADHD, or just having a difficult time with conflicts within yourself or with others around you, get help as soon as you can.

If someone you know is struggling with something similar and is not speaking up for themselves, encourage them to do so. Better yet, be a voice for them.

Remember the stor y of Anne Frank — we do not always take a stand when we think we are not directly impacted by something, but no one knows what the future holds and whether we may be affected ourselves one day.

son nowadays is well aware of the degradation of the environment, especially in this overdeveloped state. Students should be aware that ever y action that they do against the environment they live in has an effect, whether it be with the animals or leaving trash around in the street or road, which gets washed down the storm drains in the streets and eventually ends up in the ocean where you go to the beach in the summer time. I would like to tell the students stop trashing the city of New Brunswick!

Adele Francescino is a New Brunswick resident.

Please get the help you or your loved ones need, regardless of whether you choose to avail my professional services, or those of another provider.

If you would be interested in visiting my Web site to learn about these issues in more detail and to get some resources, please feel free to navigate to http://www.gsinghmd.com and browse the site.

I hope that you don’t know anyone who needs this number right now, but it is important to have — Toll Free National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800SUICIDE (784-2433).

Gagandeep “Raj” Singh, a University alumnus, is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist with practices located in Monroe and Princeton.

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Horoscopes / LINDA C. BLACK

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Pearls Before Swine

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Today’s Birthday (09/03/09) Stop fighting with a person who should be on your side. You see things from different vantage points. This is good. Don’t try to get the other person to change. It’s the differences that fascinate and lead to improvements. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — If you don’t have the whole thing figured out, don’t worry. You’re about to get another piece of the puzzle.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5 — Stay out of an argument that doesn’t concern you. Resist the urge to fix it for them. They have to learn on their own.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — An older person is in a generous mood. If you can prove you’re worth it, you might talk your way into a raise.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — You’d like to go somewhere fun and maybe a little dangerous. Don’t get into anything you can’t get out of.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Figure out how much you have, and how much the toy you’ve been longing for would cost.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — Your friends are full of interesting suggestions. Run the numbers first. You may all be in for a big surprise.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Focus on your work. That won’t be difficult.

In fact, it’ll be hard to find time for lunch.

Scorpio (Oct. 23—Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — Everything seems to be convincing you to sign up for a luxury cruise. The deals are stupendous now. Check it out.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — They say the more you learn, the more you earn.

Take on a special assignment and set yourself up for a raise.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — You’re into new territory, so you’ll meet the unexpected. Delegate as much as you can so you’re not swamped.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — A meeting today proves quite successful. You’ll clear up some important points and answer a few questions.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Follow through on what you’ve already begun. The hard part is setting priorities. Just take it one step at a time.

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Volleyball Record-breaking season not enough strives for first win at UDel

BY MELISSA FALICA STAFF WRITER

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

Now entering its second season under head coach CJ Werneke, the Rutgers volleyball team is taking a selfless approach to the VOLLEYBALL season, c o n DELAWARE cerning INVITATIONAL, themFRIDAY, 11 A.M. selves m o r e with winning games rather than padding personal stats.

Ask team co-captain Jamie Godfrey.

The senior libero and defensive specialist cited higher team goals, setting personal performance goals aside. “[My goal is to] play well to help our team goals,” Godfrey said.

According to Werneke, the goals set in the team’s meeting were made to be as realistic as possible.

These goals are mainly simple guidelines to be kept in mind during game play — ideas like not missing two serves in a row.

“We’re not perfect,” said team co-captain Caitlin Saxton. “We’re going to make mistakes. We sat down and talked about team goals and I think our number one goal is to have less unforced errors and not make three mistakes in a row.”

Unforced errors were the Scarlet Knights’ undoing last weekend, when the team dropped its first three games of the season to Wyoming, Idaho State and South Dakota State.

According to Werneke the 0-3 start is misinforming.

“Last year we hit negative as a team,” Werneke said. “This year we’re hitting positive in our first three matches.”

The positive hitting is something the team looks to take into this weekend’s tournament, where they will travel to Delaware to take on Army, Princeton and host Delaware.

But for a team looking to break the .500 win mark, it will have to do more than just hit positively in order to start fixing this season before it starts to get dangerously close to looking like last year’s debacle of a season.

Still, the team has high hopes in the early season. Army, the first match of the weekend, will be the next test for Werneke’s team. Straying away from a season “hitting and hoping,” the Knights look at themselves as a brand new team.

“Things have gone a lot better since my freshman year,” Godfrey said. “This year we’re getting to the point where we can come together and take games from people that we couldn’t have in the past.”

All that is left for the team is to prove itself this weekend at the Delaware Invitational.

“There was a calamity of things [wrong] with last year,” Werneke said. “Last year was a lot of things.

All of our players for the most part have been playing together in the system for a year. Now we’re trying to figure out not only how to compete, but how to win.”

After coming off of one of the best years in the history of the program, senior Katherine Arlak and the TENNIS Rutgers women’s tennis team look to continue its strong run into the fall season.

The Scarlet Knights finished last season with an overall record of 16-5 and an 8-2 mark in Big East matches, which Arlak believes has encouraged the team to work harder and raise the bar for expectations.

“We know we can do better than last year, and as we continue to do better, our expectations are higher for ourselves,” she said.

Not only did the Knights impress many with their athletic talent, but they also blew people away with their outstanding academics.

Arlak, along with six of her eight teammates, were named International Tennis Association Scholar-Athletes and 2009 Division I All-Academic Team by the ITA. But those honors did not come easy.

“It’s a lot of work,” Arlak said.

“To balance academics, tennis and practice is tough, but you have to realize that academics are equally as important as tennis, if not more.”

Not only must Arlak concentrate on tennis and school, but she must also focus on her role as a leader and role model to her younger teammates.

EXCUSE: Despite youth, Rutgers looking for fast start continued from back Junior defender and Mar yland transfer Yannick Salmon is one the experienced defenders that the Knights boast.

“I think the inexperience showed a little bit,” Salmon said in reference to the first half against Towson. “I also think that game showed we’ve learned a lot because we were able to come back, and I don’t think that’s something we could have done last year.”

Despite leaving Towson a winner, the Knights are well aware they won’t win many games conceding three goals.

“We do things in practice to work on marking, but it’s really not something you can train, it’s something you have to have,” junior defender Paulie Calafiore said. “It has to be a mentality — I have to mark my man and he’s not going to get away from me.”

It’s also something they need to solidify with a fresh-

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Senior Katherine Arlak will be counted on as a leader for the tennis team as they hope to repeat the success of last season.

“The seniors influence the spirit and culture of the team the most, and it’s something I impress upon all the seniors,” head coach Ben Bucca said. “I know that Katherine, in particular, is more than capable to fill those roles.”

Arlak enjoys her role as one of the leaders on the team but was unaware of how large of a role she would actually play as a senior until this year.

The key to her success as a leader and role model is portray-

ing her best in work ethics and setting standards for the way that things should be done.

Coming from a town where tennis is not the biggest attraction, Arlak took up the sport after watching her sister, Alex, an assistant coach on the team.

“I don’t know how my sister got involved, but once she did I started playing and taking lessons and then eventually I started to play competitively,” she said.

man in goal. Freshman Jake Grinkevich earned the start in the season opener and after allowing three goals in the first 25 minutes he settled in, shutting out Towson the rest of the way, including some key saves to preser ve a one-goal lead in the final 20 minutes.

“The goalkeeper battle is very close,” Reasso said of the competition between Grinkevich and sophomore Adam Klink. “We wanted to start Jake and see how he handled starting, and he handled it very well. He was very composed and handled crosses very well.”

If Rutgers can solidify the defensive issues that plagued them against Towson, they have a chance to make some noise in a Big East conference where they were picked to finish fifth in the Red Division.

“I’m really not bothered that much by polls,” Reasso said after it was released in midAugust. “I think it’s all going to come down to the play on the field, and we’ll be playing soon.

It’s time to start winning games and not worr ying about where you rank in the polls.”

GORDONOV: Senior first to win prestigious award continued from back Since Gordonov did not take an easy route to a 4.0 GPA — he’s a biomedical engineering major — and has had to fit in his practices between classes and labs.

On top of that, he has a 40-minute drive as a commuter.

The grueling schedule doesn’t concern Gordonov. He is still one of the top finishers for RU in each race and never seems to miss a beat.

“If we’re leaving early for a trip or whatever, he has to get up twice as early as everybody else [to commute] to get there on time, and he’s never late and never misses anything,” Mulqueen said.

Gordonov admits that being a Division I athlete, along with maintaining a perfect GPA, is no easy task.

“It’s tough, I’m not going deny that,” he said. “It’s really dif ficult but I manage my time pretty well and I tr y to stay on top of things and have a good

Competiveness is exactly what Arlak and the team will bring into this fall season as they prepare to beat last year’s record and take on Big East rivals, including Syracuse and Marquette.

Despite the fact that they virtually have the same team as last year — with the exception of Polina Zaretser, who graduated — RU knows that there is still room for improvement.

“With the Big East there’s more in it, but we don’t take any team lightly, whether we’re playing a Big East or Ivy League school,” Arlak said.

Arlak’s strong determination to win and her work ethic do not go unnoticed by her teammates and coach.

“She has the type of personality where the players get along with her and she competes and wants to win, and everyone on the team, I know, really admires her for her desire to win,” Bucca said.

Being that this is her final year at Rutgers, Arlak’s desire to win is even greater since her tennis career is winding down.

But winning is not everything to Arlak, as she also hopes that the team continues on the successful academic path it has been on for the past few years.

“I know everyone will work hard so I don’t think it will be a problem to accomplish the goals that we want to,” she said.

Arlak and the Knights spring into action Sept. 16 in a scrimmage against Long Island University at the RU Tennis Complex.

schedule. Really stay focused on the task at hand and what’s impor tant for me career-wise.

The main things for me are research, academics and athletics.”

Gordonov also looks up to Randal Pinkett, winner of Donald Tr ump’s “The Apprentice.” Pinkett went to Hightstown High School before attending RU as a track and field athlete and becoming a rhodes scholar.

“It’s like I’m following his footsteps in a way,” Gordonov said.

Although he does not know Pinkett personally, he did see him speak at his high school when he was a senior.

“He really motivated me,” Gordonov said. “It was inspirational.”

And that inspiration has gone a long way for Gordonov, who will continue to stay motivated. He plans to take a year off to conduct more research under a fellowship before heading off to medical school, as he continues on the track of doing clinical research.

“It’s a long road and it’s going to be a challenge,” he said. “But I’m looking forward to it.”

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Inexperience no excuse Young Scarlet Knights push for continued success after comeback thriller at Towson

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BY MATT SUGAM STAFF WRITER

Maintaining a perfect grade point average is a difficult task in its own right, let alone doing it while trainMENS XC ing to run a perfect five miles.

Yet that’s exactly what senior Simon Gordonov has done during his time on the Banks, and over the summer, the Hightstown native was recognized for his hard work when he received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship — a nationally esteemed scholarship in honor of Sen. Goldwater.

Despite his success academically, Gordonov didn’t see the award coming and was pleased that his hard work was acknowledged.

“I was really surprised and really happy,” Gordonov said. “I worked really hard the past couple years and [for that hard work] to be recognized, I’m really honored. It’s a great achievement, not only for me personally, but for the University.”

Gordonov spearheaded an achievement for the entire Rutgers team, as they were named to the AllAcademic Track and Field Team — an honor he was pleased with more than the Goldwater scholarship.

“It’s absolutely amazing. I’m so proud of all the guys,” Gordonov said. “Personally, the Goldwater is great, but to know that the whole team is doing really well academically — that’s even more rewarding for me to be a part of.”

While Gordonov is team oriented, he can’t always practice with the team because of his busy class schedule, and sometimes practices at night with just one or two other teammates.

“There were some times where it was just Simon and one other guy out in the dark doing his workouts” said Rutgers head coach Mike Mulqueen.

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The Scarlet Knights will count on freshman Jake Grinkevich at goalkeeper. Grinkevich sits at the top of head coach Bob Reasso’s depth chart after winning a hotly contested preseason battle.

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Junior guard Howard Barbieri, middle, saw playing time last season and has challenged incumbent Caleb Ruch for the starting spot.

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FOOTBALL PRACTICE NOTEBOOK

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The offensive line, returning all five starters from last year’s bowl game, is the closest the Rutgers football team has to a sure thing going into Cincinnati, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room to tinker.

Although sophomore Caleb Ruch started at left guard to close last season, junior Howard Barbieri saw his fair share of action and that playing time for both has carried over to a late-competition for the starting spot.

Head coach Greg Schiano has said that both will see playing time against the Bearcats but neither has been confirmed as the starter with just four days to go until kickoff.

“It hasn’t changed things,” Barbieri said on opening up competition with Ruch. “I’ve still gotten to know all of the positions so it’s just about getting better wherever I’m needed.”

Barbieri, considered to be the “Mr. Versatility” on the line, has experience at almost every position and said that experience, combined with the competitiveness of the left guard position, has helped him improve his game.

If this season is going to be anything like the Rutgers men’s soccer team’s 4-3 victory over Towson on Wednesday MEN’S SOCCER a f t e r n o o n , it’s time to buckle up and hold on.

The Scarlet Knights dug themselves a 3-1 hole only to score three unanswered goals in seven-goal thriller that is an early candidate for Game of the Year.

Rutgers is young this season, star ting only one senior in Guilherme Dantas, the Brazilian winger. Englishman Charlie Cox is the only other senior on the roster.

That means the Knights are going to have to grow up quickly with a tough schedule ahead of them. The team faces Stanford Friday and follows that with a West Coast trip against UC-Santa Barbara after facing St. Peters.

“We are young, and sometimes you lack that leadership and fighting spirit, but having said that, a lot of these guys have been in big games,” head coach Bob Reasso said. “Most of these guys are the ones that beat Louisville and Santa Barbara last year, and now they are a year older and a year better.”

The first step of that growing up process came in the second half against Towson when the Knights outshot the Tigers, 16-4, and grabbed three unanswered goals.

“One thing that this team established on their own without me is that they weren’t going to use inexperience as an excuse,” Reasso said. “That’s all fine and good, but it’s time to step up and not let it affect you, and the challenge is for the players not to use that as a personal excuse. Everybody has to get locked in and everybody has to do their job.”

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“I’m going to go anywhere I can to help the team,” Barbieri said. “If Coach thinks that I’ll be most helpful at a certain position, then that’s where I want to play.

“We’ve always worked well together and helped each other out, even last year when it wasn’t really a competition. We’re all like that though. We all play together so we try to watch each other and help everyone out.”

THE MEMBERS OF THE football team, like the rest of the student body, began classes Tuesday, changing the players’ practice schedules.

“It adds another thing to the plate,” junior defensive tackle Charlie Noonan said. “Academics are just as important here as football. We attack it like we attack the football field.

“It may sound kind of weird, but when we do well [in class], it definitely correlates on the field. … Like we say around here, you

have to attack the academics like you attack the field.”

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George Johnson returned to practice yesterday after suffering separate injuries during the grind of training camp.

Bines, a defensive tackle fighting for a starting spot with redshirt freshman Scott Vallone, is recovering from an ankle injury suffered during the team’s first scrimmage.

Johnson, the starting right end, is recovering from a shoulder injury.

“From what I saw, they looked OK,” Schiano said. “I didn’t focus on them primarily, but I think they’ll be OK.” Junior running back Kordell Young participated in minimal drills at practice yesterday as well after suffering complications from knee surgery.

Schiano has said that he may use Young in an emergency role against the Bearcats.