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The Rutgers wrestling team began 2011 by defeating all seven opponents faced in blowout fashion, including a 33-3 victory over Bucknell last Friday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.
Sakai to renew identity with social networking BY AMY ROWE CORRESPONDENT
Typically known as a widely used academic site for University students, Sakai might soon be transforming to a different kind of resource — a hub for academia that would also mimic the features of a social networking site. Sakai 3, also known as the Sakai Open Academic Environment, features a new user interface that looks like a personal profile. Developers have integrated social networking into Sakai 3 with chat features, status updates, Google Docs and Twitter capabilities. “This new version of Sakai takes some key lessons from social networking and applies them to academic practice,” said Ian Dolphin, executive director of the Sakai Foundation. “The environment is being designed
with its future users in mind.” Each person that uses Sakai 3 can create and edit a personal academic profile and control which groups and individuals this profile is shared with, Dolphin said. “The profile can be used to connect with others who have similar or shared interests,” he said. The new software is built around the OpenSocial code that originated with Google — a common application programming interface (API) for social applications across different websites that allows a social website to implement the API and host third party social applications, Dolphin said. This code will eventually allow Sakai 3 to connect with other environments and websites that also use OpenSocial.
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Some students are taking advantage of different options to obtain textbooks, ranging from purchasing e-books, purchasing the books online or simply continuing to purchase them in person.
Students explore ways to save on books BY MAXWELL BARNA STAFF WRITER
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Sakai 3 will feature social networking aspects that allow users to create a personal profile and control groups or users it is shared with.
Gibbs warns of possible health care act repeal
As the new semester commences and the economy remains unstable, most University students are seeking out new outlets to obtain textbooks at more affordable prices. The new dynamic, introduced by e-commerce, has a huge impact on how students procure school supplies, said Jef f Sher wood, CEO of Bigwords.com. “One trend people are now ver y comfortable with is buying
[textbooks] online,” Sher wood said. “For a lot of people, that is the first place they look.” Robert Thiel, store manager of New Jersey Books, said the Internet is a viable threat, and to compensate for the added pressure of competition, the store has systematically reduced their prices. George Furbish, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, prefers purchasing his textbooks at an actual bookstore. “The problem is I usually do not know for sure what the books are going to be before the
first day of class,” Furbish said. “A lot of the books get changed on you. If you buy in advance, you run the risk of not having the right book.” Alexander Van Kooy, a School of Engineering first-year student, also prefers purchasing his textbooks in person. “The bookstore is the cheapest, fastest way,” he said. “I usually go there because they organize everything by course and I have less oppor tunities to buy the incorrect book.”
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INDEX UNIVERSITY A new exhibit at the Mabel Smith Douglass Library depicts an alumna’s political voice through art.
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White House press secretar y Rober t Gibbs hosted a conference call Monday to address the impor tance of the Af fordable Care Act for Americans and the impact a House of Representatives vote today may have by repealing it. Gibbs explained how important the legislation is, showing that as far as helping the American people is concerned, a repeal will be a large step in the wrong direction. “Now is not a time to take a step backward … by repealing health care reform,” Gibbs said. Gibbs explained that one of the main points made by those who oppose the act specifically refers to the prospect of job losses. He said this was false. “Since health reform became law, our economy has created [more than] a million private sector jobs [and] we’re adding [more] each month,” he
A recent survey shows that 90 percent of gun-owning Americans support stricter gun laws.
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Yesterday’s wintry mix delayed buses, cancelled some classes and left University students, faculty and staff to trek through unshoveled and unsalted sidewalks around the New Brunswick campus.
A reflection of 45 years of work decorates the walls of the Mabel Smith Douglass Librar y, showcasing University alumna Joan Snyder’s work depicting personal and deeply political messages. The ar t exhibit, entitled “Intimate Works,” opened Monday and celebrates the Mar y H. Dana Women Ar tists Series’ 40th anniversar y, founded in 1971 by Snyder. The exhibit includes more than four decades of Snyder’s ar twork and will remain at the librar y until June 5. Although the paintings are small in size, their content’s monumentality made them seem larger, said Ferris Olin, a librarian at the Douglass librar y. “Her works are very personal and reflect her development through the last four decades,” Olin said. “Some of her works are deeply political, reflecting her reactions to recent U.S. wars. Others are autobiographical and representative of her personal style and life experiences.” Snyder’s paintings incorporate a variety of media such as oil, watercolor, acr ylic paint, fabric and beads to give a fluid appearance to her
work, according to the Rutgers Institute for Women and Ar t website. “I think it is interesting how she uses different mediums for her artwork,” said Vania Wang, a School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student. “She uses herbs, glitter, cloth and acrylic, not just paint like every other artist.”
“The layering of the mixed media reveals something about the intimacy she wants to portray in her paintings.” KRISTY COLE School of Arts and Sciences Senior
The Mar y H. Dana Women Ar tists Series is run by the Rutgers Institute for Women and Art, which aims to establish equality and visibility for women artists, according to its website. The series is a par tnership between Rutgers University Libraries and The Feminist Art Project and is the oldest continuously running exhibition in the United States dedicated to
promoting the work of emerging and established contemporar y women artists. “The layering of the mixed media reveals something about the intimacy she wants to portray in her paintings,” said Kristy Cole, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “It makes me want to learn more about her — I am going to attend her upcoming film screening [‘The Heretics ‘]in March.” Evan Kwityn, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, felt the intimacy Snyder’s paintings conveyed. “What caught my attention was the use of solid objects to give some of these paintings a 3-D feel,” Kwityn said. “This painting [‘She Sings’] makes me feel like I can look into her mouth and see her inner emotions.” Snyder graduated from Douglass College in 1962 and from the University in 1966 with a Master of Fine Arts. She received the acclaimed MacArthur Fellowship and Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and will be inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in May. She is also the 2010-2011 Estelle Lebowitz Visiting Artist in Residence at the University.
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SAKAI: U. to implement new program at later date continued from front “Moving from Sakai 2 to Sakai 3 is risky,” said Josh Baron, chair of the Sakai Foundation Board of Directors. “But people should know that we developers have a passion for exploring new technology to help people learn online.” While Sakai 3 is set to be released this fall, there is a good chance the University will not incorporate Sakai 3 until later, said Charles Hedrick, University director of Instructional and Research Technology. Although he is uncertain of Sakai 3’s release date, Hedrick
BOOK: Rentals account for 20 percent of site’s sales continued from front Despite the growing competition between physical bookstores and online ones, students are exploring different mediums for purchasing supplies, from buying or renting textbooks to digital ones. Van Kooy prefers to buy used textbooks but thinks e-books will be a big competitor in the near future. “If a good way of navigating [them] would come about, I would say e-book would be the best option,” he said. “But for now I think used books are the way to go.” One of the newest methods students are using to obtain textbooks is renting. “Rentals, which three years ago did not exist, now account for up to 20 percent of the overall sales [on our website],” Sherwood said. “And that number is growing.” One of the major issues students have in their individual pursuits for af fordable textbooks revolves not around purchasing books — whether they are used, new or in digital format — but how they can get the most money for them when they are no longer needed.
said he is alternatively developing a new form of Sakai, known as Sakai 2.9, which will be a combination of the current Sakai and Sakai 3. “Enough people are using Sakai now that we have to make sure it is reliable,” Hedrick said. “We will not do a new version until we are sure it is ready. So we may not follow the schedule and have Sakai 3 up by the fall, but [we may] defer to an interim plan that gives Sakai 2 the look and feel of Sakai 3 — Sakai 2.9.” Lesson Builder, a tool developed last summer, will be included in Sakai 2.9 and Sakai 3. The program is running on the University’s copy of Sakai, Hedrick said. Lesson Builder organizes content for online courses and
gives faculty a way to organize courses by week or unit, he said. “Initially, Sakai 3 seems odd,”
Sher wood explained one major issue is whether it is more cost effective to buy used books and sell them back at the end of the semester for the highest profit possible or purchase digital textbooks outright. Most students seem to agree that purchasing new books makes the least amount of financial sense. “I hold onto some of my textbooks,” Furbish said. “[I keep] a lot of the math and physics ones because if I sell them back they will not take them for nearly the same price.” Van Kooy also said the process of selling back textbooks is a constant problem for him. “I think a better way to sell books back is what we need because right now we get dirt back for our books,” he said. “Most of the time the books we get back are in equal condition to what we bought them in and they would be good for several more uses.” Regardless of how students buy textbooks, many agree that digital books and e-commerce will eventually beat out the competition and emerge as the primar y textbook source. “I think all books and newspapers are going to go in [a digital] direction,” Van Kooy said. “It is all just a matter of time.”
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“It is not going to change over in one day. Software development takes a while.” CHARLES HEDRICK Director of Instructional and Research Technology
Hedrick said. “You can put content up, but it does not have what you expect from Sakai — no tests, no assignments. With the framework, they will initially
repeal could cut 400K jobs continued from front said. “Without health reform we’re likely to lose 250,000 to 400,000 jobs per year.” Another opposing point is that the act consistently drives up the price of insurance premiums, Gibbs said. “Our studies of the law show this would have a modest impact on premiums,” he said. “Obviously health insurers are looking for more people to insure and they’ll provide different ranges and sets of coverage to choose from.” During the question and answer portion of the call, multiple journalists asked the motives for the repeal. Gibbs agreed the vote was not in the best interest of the American people. “I think this is simply the Republican Party appealing to the very base voter rather than trying to do something to help businesses,” he said. “The argument that [the House of Representatives] is making just doesn’t ring true to most Americans.” John Aspray, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said today’s vote will do nothing more than ser ve the belief system of party lines. “I’m against the repeal just because it’s an ideological thing,”
T H E DA I LY TA R G U M feature new Sakai 3 tools and tools from Sakai 2. They have got a nice way of creating compatibility, so Sakai 3 can use Sakai 2 tools.” Sakai has dif ferent copies running at universities across the countr y and some overseas, he said. It is an open-source product, so many people work on its development and create the tools. The University of Indiana, the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, New York University, Cambridge University, Charles Stur t University, Capetown University and Stanford University managed Sakai 3, Hedrick said. Each institution contributed $1 million to the project and helped to pay for its staf fing, he said.
Sakai 3’s initial release to college students in the country will be in June 2011 for experimentation, Dolphin said. Its functionality will remain in Sakai 2 in the University’s copy for a few years, opting for a slower integration. “It is not going to change over in one day,” Hedrick said. “Software development takes a while, as we have to make sure things work.” The University’s cur rent copy of Sakai features Sakai Mobile por tal, a Sakai 3 feature. Hedrick is cur rently working on the integration of Twitter and Google Docs into Sakai. “It could be done ver y soon,” he said. “It will ultimately make Sakai feel much more modern and enable social networking capability.”
Aspray said. “It doesn’t seem like it’s actually for the American people. It seems like more of an ideological reaction to the recent Republican victor y in the midterm elections.” Aside from condemning today’s vote for repeal, Gibbs outlined several of the main benefits of the act. “The big benefit for younger Americans up to age 26 is the ability to stay on your parents’ health care plan,” he said. Aside from helping young Americans with no other health issues, the act also protects a large portion of people with preexisting conditions that were otherwise uninsurable before the act went into effect. “Up to 129 million Americans under [age] 65 have some kind of pre-existing conditions, which means they can be denied or pay higher premiums. Star ting last year insurance companies are prohibited from denying individuals under the age of 19 coverage with a preexisting condition,” Gibbs said. “[The act] ends discrimination against Americans with preexisting conditions.” James Nissenbaum, a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore, thinks repealing health care laws such as the act demonstrate a longstanding ideology suppor ting anti-Europeanism.
“From a conser vative standpoint, health care is seen as a step toward socialism and sort of European-ism, which has long been opposed in this countr y,” Nissenbaum said. “Health care is seen as an infringement on American ideals, which needs to change.” Later on during the discussion, another journalist questioned its constitutionality. Gibbs defended it, explaining that although some people may be opposed to the legislation, it does not mean it is unconstitutional. “Ultimately the legislation will be ruled constitutional and even as these skirmishes continue to happen, the impor tant work of implementing the law will go for ward,” he said. “We’re quite confident the law will be shown to be constitutional.” Aspray said most of the reform proposed by the act ser ves no other purpose than to act as a regulator y guideline for insurance companies. “I think the repeal is a seriously bad idea,” he said. “Health care in America, prior to the health reform bill, was one of the most costly, and while it’s taking time to change, most of the reform made by the recent legislation was geared toward regulating the industr y.”
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Current undergraduate students, researchers, graduate students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend a workshop at the Kreeger Learning Research Center providing an introduction to managing a course website on Sakai. Sakai is a website for organizing class materials, discussions, assignments, grade reporting and group work, and this course will cover the site’s basic use for the most common course tasks. There is no fee and the course is scheduled to run from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. Contact Jay Rimmer at jrimmer@rci.rutgers.edu or (732)932-7747 for more information. Star ting today, the University community can register for Recreation classes. Tr y something new, destress or get fit from more than 300 options in the areas of aquatics, dance, fitness, body/mind/spirit, mar tial ar ts, outdoor trips, spor ts and personal enrichment. Register online at recreation.rutgers.edu. Registration ends Feb. 11. Interested in becoming par t of The Daily Targum? Attend one of our weekly writers meetings held in Suite 431 of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus at 9:30 p.m. There one of our news editors will give you the run-down on writing and repor ting and give you your first assignment. Contact Reena Diamante at university@dailytargum.com for more information.
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A New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2011 Screening will be held in the Ruth Adams Building on the Douglass campus tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. The featured film is Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer by Thom Anderson, Fay Anderson and Morgan Fisher. It follows the origins of cinema and Muybridge, its forefather. General admission is $10 and $9 for students and seniors. There will also be commentar y by Festival Director Albert Nigrin, who is part of the University’s American Film Directors course. The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center and the Cinema Studies Program are hosting the event. Visit njfilmfest.com for more information. Are you a girl who likes to sing? Audition for ShockWave, Rutgers’ only award-winning female a cappella group. Auditions will be held tonight and tomorrow night from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in room A5 of Hardenberg Hall on the College Avenue campus. Come prepared to sing a verse and chorus of a song that shows of f your talent.
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Explore the adventurous American spirit in Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata along with works by Louis Moreau Gottschalk and George Gershwin at a special concert at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. “Concord Sonata: The Music of Charles Ives” is a lecture and recital that will have musical demonstrations to enhance the listening experience of the rich and complex sonata. The performance will run from 3 to 4 p.m., and tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for museum members and $5 for students with valid IDs. Tickets will only be sold on the day of the concert on a first-come, first-ser ve basis, starting at 12:30 p.m. Contact the museum at (732)932-7237 for more information.
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Join the Rutgers Graduate School of Education Student Affairs Committee in learning about a successful student-teaching experience from the shared memories and advice of the fall 2010 Student Teaching Interns. This meet-and-greet is an opportunity to connect with faculty, students and other GSE program cohorts. This free event is scheduled to run from 7:45 to 10 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
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Gateway Project to open ahead of schedule Transit Village parking deck to be available to public, remainder of construction to be completed as planned BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER STAFF WRITER
Residents of New Jersey will have a glimpse of the first completed phase of the Gateway Project this fall. The parking garage was planned to open in Januar y 2012, with the entire building open in 2013, but the project is ahead of schedule and running smoothly, said Chris Paladino, president of New Brunswick Development Corporation Project Development and Management sector. “The condos were slated for fall of 2012, but are slated to open in the middle of 2011,” Paladino said. The parking garage is also ahead of schedule, while the bookstore will remain on schedule because the current bookstore in Ferren Mall cannot close until the semester is over, he said. “The parking garage is slated to open in October 2011, in Februar y or March of 2012 apartments and condominiums, and the bookstore will be ready to be turned over to Rutgers in
the Spring for Barnes and Noble,” Paladino said. New Brunswick city spokesman Bill Bray said the Gateway parking project will provide many residents with the option of parking on Easton Avenue. “With nearly 700 additional parking spaces nearby, the parking will relieve stress from the end of Easton, especially the last two blocks of Hamilton,” Bray said. The reactions to the building on the New Br unswick community should be positive, he said. “When completed, the entire building will be a focal point with community gathering, and with 200 new homes just a block away and with more people, more oppor tunities to live, adding to local economy anchored in the fifth ward of Easton Ave,” Bray said. The completed project will include 192 residential units, 42 condos and 112 rental apar tments priced at the market price, Paladino said. “These are workforce housing units, which are able to
accommodate more of the working force in New Brunswick,” he said. Of the residential units, 80 percent will be sold at the market rate, while the other 20 percent will be af fordable housing units to accommodate the work
“Nothing in life is free, but parking will be at an hourly rate, similar to other garages in New Brunswick.” BILL BRAY City Spokesman
force of New Brunswick, with condos star ting at $275,000, Paladino said. “For example, an assistant professor at the University and a nurse at Rober t Wood Johnson can af ford to live there,” he said. Paladino said that once the residential units are completed,
they will have a view of the Old Queen’s campus and downtown New Brunswick. With the establishment of these new residential units, local businesses hope more people will move to New Brunswick. Bray said. As a result, local businesses will profit. “Stores on Easton Avenue rely on students for business and when students are on break Easton slows down, but with 200 new homes just a block away to hopefully liven up things,” he said. The Gateway Project will also provide more employment oppor tunities for students and residents of New Br unswick looking for jobs, Bray said. “We are adding additional of fices and retail stores, which provide residents with new job oppor tunities,” he said. With more than 650 parking spaces available, finding a place to park on Easton Avenue will not be an issue, but garage rates will still apply, Bray said. “Nothing in life is free, but parking will be at an hourly rate, similar to other garages in
New Brunswick, so we have the money to build and maintain the garage,” he said. DEVCO plans to build nine garage floors and 15 residential housing floors, making Gateway the largest building in New Brunswick, Paladino said. “Currently, they are up to the 13th or 14th floor, and another nine floors are going to be added, but ever ything is moving on or ahead of schedule,” he said. When completed, the building will rise 295 feet above the train station and will be adjacent to the train station allowing for a pedestrian walkway to connect the Nor theast cor ridor rail line to the Gateway, Paladino said. The University is not in charge of the construction par t of this project and is unable to comment on the advancements made in the past year with the Gateway Project, University spokesman E.J. Miranda said. The retail stores that will occupy the Gateway space have not been determined at this time, Paladino said.
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n the wake of the recent tragedy in Arizona, there has predictably been a bit of an uproar regarding gun control in America. Then again, there’s always some degree of controversy regarding the constitutional right to bear arms in America. At least, it seems that way to anyone who watches the news or reads the paper. However, this may not be the case, according to the opinion of the American public. A poll conducted for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition co-chaired by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City and Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston, shows that, contrary to the media’s portrayal of the gun control debate in America, “90 percent of Americans and 90 percent of gun owners support fixing gaps in government databases that are meant to prevent the mentally ill, drug abusers and others from buying guns.” What this essentially means is that the American public is not as divided as media portrayals tend to make it seem. This is undoubtedly a good thing. The only problem is making this information widely known. If the American public were aware of the fact that 90 percent of them all agreed that gun control laws need to be stricter, then maybe America would have those laws in place. Sure, stricter gun control laws aren’t a cure-all. Said laws certainly will not end all instances of gun violence. But those laws are a good start. It may be impossible to stop everyone who has the potential to inflict serious harm on others with a firearm from having access to weapons, but it should be as hard as possible for said people to acquire guns. Not every tragedy can be avoided, but the American government should deter as many of those tragedies as it can. The National Rifle Association (NRA) always seems to be the mouthpiece for the gun owners of America. But, according to this poll, the NRA doesn’t perfectly express the desires and concerns of that demographic. For all of the NRA’s fierce opposition to pretty much any measure, which serves to create stricter gun laws, many of that organization’s constituents do not agree that gun laws should be as loose as they are. It just goes to show that lobbyists have louder voices in the media — and in Washington — than the American people do. This has to end. If 90 percent of gun owners and 90 percent of the general American population want less lenient gun laws, they should have them. Why isn’t anybody listening?
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artin Luther King, Jr. has a holiday dedicated to him because of the legacy he left behind as an advocate of unity and love for your fellow man. King has rightfully left quite an impact on people everywhere, including Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, who gave a speech Monday to commemorate him. Unfortunately, it seems that Bentley does not quite understand why King is revered on this day. Shortly after telling the audience he was “color blind,” Bentley went on to exhort them all to accept Christianity. He said, “Anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling you, you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister.” It is not surprising to hear a politician speak openly about his faith in today’s day and age. If anything, we’ve come to accept it as inevitable. Bentley, as an American citizen, certainly has the freedom to publicly express his opinions. However, he is an elected official, charged with governing an entire state. Such an assertion would be off-putting coming from anyone, but coming straight from the governor’s mouth, it is even more disturbing. Someone who feels others are not his “brothers or sisters” because of their faith should not be in office. Even if the majority of Alabama voters were to agree with Bentley’s statements, his conduct is still unacceptable. There are nonChristians living in the state. How is Bentley treating them? The ludicrousness of Bentley’s divisive statement is only highlighted by the fact that he chose to deliver his sentiments on a day meant to honor a man whose goal in life was to unify America, not divide it. King may have been a Reverend, but we doubt he would agree with Bentley on this subject. If anything, Bentley’s remarks are an insult to King and his legacy. Bentley may have publicly renounced racial division during his speech, but his endorsement of religious division renders his claim of being color blind void. Elected officials should not be perpetuating prejudices — they should be working toward eliminating as many of the existing dividing lines as possible. If we take Bentley’s remarks at face value, it doesn’t seem to us like he is doing a very good job of following King’s example. Ultimately, the whole situation makes one wonder what happened to the separation of church and state in America. Has that divide — a useful one, unlike Bentley’s proposed divide between Christians and non-Christians — disappeared forever? If more and more politicians like Bentley continue to be elected, that could very well be the case.
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solving higher education’s or far too long, medmost chronic problems. ical research and RWJMS, founded in 1961 education in New as the Rutgers Medical Jersey have fallen short of School, enrolled its first their potential for greatness. class in 1966. Four years This is one of the most comlater, the medical school pelling conclusions in a comwas severed from the prehensive report on the RICHARD L. McCORMICK University and absorbed future of higher education in into what is now the New Jersey. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey This visionary report, released recently by Gov. (UMDNJ). The medical school was renamed after Chris Christie and former Gov. Thomas Kean — Robert Wood Johnson in 1986. Since then, political who heads the N.J. Higher Education Task Force — pressure has squelched efforts to reorganize recommends an overhaul of medical research and UMDNJ and reunify the University with RWJMS. education across New Jersey. Some of the ideas in “The need to reform medical education in New the report, including proposals to consider merging Jersey, and the institutions that serve it is an impormedical training with other higher education institant public policy and educational issue that has tutions in Newark and South Jersey, are complex been discussed for years and left unresolved,” the and deserve careful deliberation. task force report states. “Resolution of this serious But one major step toward excellence in medical matter for New Jersey is imperative.” education can, and should, be implemented immeDespite obstacles, the University and the meddiately, and that is reuniting the University with ical school already enjoy a highly productive relaRobert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) in tionship. Nine medical school buildings in New Brunswick and Piscataway. Piscataway sit on 66 acres of Virtually all of the best medical University-owned property that we schools in the nation are affiliated with “‘The question lease to UMDNJ. We jointly manage top research universities, attracting the of the region’s most successful highest levels of funding for research is not whether to act, two research institutes: the Center for that benefits society and bolsters the Advanced Biotechnology and local economy. The University already but when. Medicine and the Environmental brings more federal research funding The answer is now.’” and Occupational Health Sciences to New Jersey than any other universiInstitute. The medical school offers ty in the state and more than all of the 12 joint programs with the state’s other public colleges and uniUniversity, leading to advanced degrees in such versities combined. But we must do better. fields as biomedical engineering, molecular genetAs the task force argues in its report, “For a state ics, neuroscience and health care management. to be great, it must have a great state university … For Fully unifying the medical school’s resources in New Jersey’s students to receive the quality of higher clinical studies and public health with the education they deserve, and for all our citizens to University’s engineering and pharmaceutical prohave the economic future we want, Rutgers must grams would unleash an economic engine that would become a great university … Having a medical school benefit many core state industries, including drug would help Rutgers attract top-flight researchers, development and medical-device manufacturing. increase federal research grants and create exciting The overhaul of medical education in New interdisciplinary opportunities among Rutgers’ distinJersey should not overshadow the task force’s other guished academic departments.” significant proposals — including improved goverAdd to those observations the untapped synergy nance for higher education, greater assistance for between higher education and the state’s health students in need and better funding for both the care industry, and the opportunities are clear. operating budgets and the capital facilities of the Reuniting the University with RWJMS would create state’s public colleges and universities. an academic powerhouse that would significantly But reuniting the University with Robert Wood enhance the quality of New Jersey higher education Johnson Medical School is a critically important and would benefit residents across the entire state. place to start. As the task force concludes, “The The University and RWJMS have already sucquestion is not whether to act, but when. The cessfully collaborated for a half-century, so reuniting answer is now.” these world-class institutions can be easily achieved. Richard L. McCormick is the president of Rutgers This would provide an immediate boost to New University. A version of this appeared in the Sunday, Jersey’s national profile in teaching and research and January 9, 2011, edition of The Star-Ledger. enable the state’s leaders to focus their attention on
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n yesterday’s column in The Daily Targum titled “Left utilizes tragedy for gain,” the author misidentifies the focus of accusations toward certain Republican and Conser vative talking heads. Correctly he points out, “Any individual who would take aim at innocent human life does not bare even the slightest resemblance to a Conser vative or Libertarian.” However, not ever y deranged person acts impulsively –– some are influenced by the atmosphere and rhetoric around them, taking literally the well-meaning or vitriolic speech they hear regarding political leaders. They may not “resemble” the people they see on television or listen to on the radio, but there can be no denying these figures’ influence on the public opinion and therefore possible influence on those mentally ill and easily susceptible to hateful speech. I have heard some say this is an unfair “comparison,” that vitriolic speech is not what killed six people and wounded 13 others in Arizona, and they are correct in the latter. But speech can drive people to do many things, good and bad. This is not the first time a tragedy has occurred where the days leading to it were filled with ominous speech and hateful tone. The Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated in November 1995 during a rally held to support a possible peace treaty. He was killed by a religious extremist, Yigal Amir, who had spent the previous years surrounded by people and leaders who openly accused Rabin of trying to kill Jews by ceding certain
territories in the treaty, going so far as to incorrectly label Rabin as a rodef — one who is immediately attempting to murder another and, if all other recourses are futile, may be killed in order to prevent the murder from happening. Amir’s strong belief in his actions, fueled by hateful and incorrect rhetoric he took to heart, is evident when, after being told of Rabin’s death in the hospital, he replied, “I’m satisfied.” Then, as now, we can make the possible connection not between people and another’s actions but between people’s speech and another’s action. This is not a direct connection, but rather an indirect one made by analyzing basic psychology. If a mentally ill and armed person is told that a certain leader is destructive, Nazi-
“Not every deranged person acts impulsively.” like and hurtful to our nation, it is not a leap to say that person may be influenced by such speech and made to believe that ridding the world of said leader will make the country better. None of this is to say speech needs complete restriction, but rather that certain speech can and should be toned down. For example, it does not help anyone when hosts like Glenn Beck, who has an immense nightly audience, make Adolf Hitler and Nazi references at every opportunity (comparing the health care reform to the Nazi euthanasia program, the Peace Corps to the SS and airing images of Hitler, the Nuremberg rally, Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin while asking,
“Is this where we’re headed?”). It does not help anyone when Sarah Palin marks political candidates with cross-hairs or when Jesse Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords’ Tea Party opponent in the 2010 election, holds a campaign event with the description: “Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office. Shoot a fully automatic M16 with Jesse Kelly.” Guns and political rhetoric simply do not mix well. With regard to speech and opinion on the national media, any political commentator featured on a news channel who specifically uses hateful and vitriolic speech toward others in doling out their opinions can expect harsh criticism in return. They have every right to say how they feel, but that does not mean we cannot criticize them for the specific way in which they express those opinions. One commentator, Rachel Maddow, once correctly noted, “It is possible to express an opinion about the news and still cover the news responsibly.” She used as examples Walter Cronkite’s voicing of opinion toward the Vietnam War in a broadcast in 1975, Fox News’ Sheppard Smith’s and CNN’s Anderson Cooper’s impassioned expressions of opinion and outrage toward government inaction during Hurricane Katrina. It would seem that journalistic integrity has become a thing of the past in today’s opinion-based, 24-hour news cycle. Hateful political rhetoric is rarely — if ever — appropriate and should be curbed when possible, and it begins with those who have strong public influence, be they on television or in Congress. Ehud Cohen is a School of Engineering junior majoring in electrical and computer engineering.
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SCORE: Freshman class makes impact by adding depth continued from back that high since 2004, but we can go up three or four points from the first meet to the end of the season.”
STATE: Champion sprinter able to play multiple positions continued from back Shuler is the state champion in both the 55-meter and 100-meter dash and showcased his incendiary speed by clocking in as the fastest player at the all-star event. “It was a great experience, and I had a lot of fun,” Shuler said. “I have to say the best part though was just bonding with my team. I know I only spent one week with them, but I feel like we all knew each other for years. We’re going to be playing against each other now, whether it’s at college or the pros or whatever, and I’m always going to remember those guys.” During his recruitment, the 5foot-11, 173-pound speedster piled up 26 Division I scholarship offers from all across the country and from every Bowl Championship Series conference. Though he played quarterback at Long Branch this season, most schools recr uited him as an athlete, either to play as wide receiver or defensive back or both. At Rutgers, Schiano recruited Shuler as a wide receiver, and coach P.J. Fleck proved the driving force
That improved depth is a result of a strong freshman class that is already showing the skills that excited CholletNorton when she was recruiting them. Freshmen Alexis Gunzelman and Alyssa Straub posted identical scores of 9.700 in the vault to place fifth overall in the event. for his commitment to the Scarlet Knights. Fleck, who joined the Knights last offseason from Northern Illinois, brought a major boost to Rutgers’ recruiting ability from the get-go and helped rising junior Mark Harrison develop into one of the top receivers in the conference last season. “The biggest role for me, by far, was my relationship with Coach Fleck,” Shuler said. “He has had a big impact on me. I have a great relationship with him, and he’s been honest with me from Day 1. He’s such an exciting coach and a good recruiter. When I told him I was committing, I was being selfish. I told him I need him to stay all four years with me. I just love him.” With the grueling recruiting process behind him, all that stands behind Shuler and Piscataway is a semester at Long Branch High School. In his final six months, Shuler said he’s most looking forward to National Signing Day, where he officially becomes a Scarlet Knight and the start of the track season where he aims to break the 100-meter dash record. “I’m just looking forward to being a teenager for the last time in my life,” Shuler said. “I want to have fun and just enjoy it before
Fellow freshman Luisa Leal-Restrepo also turned in an impressive performance, scoring a 9.600 on vault and finishing with a 38.000 all-around score. Despite believing that her freshman class performed impressively, Chollet-Norton believes that the sky is the limit for her new athletes.
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“It was the first meet for the freshmen to get the jitters out,” Chollet-Norton said. “You will see more and more from them as the year goes on.” The Knights next compete against Nor th Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Brown in a quad meet at home on Jan. 22.
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Rutgers commitment Miles Shuler caught a touchdown in the U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio, Texas. it’s gone. ... It’s going to be a the future with Coach Schiano great ride. We’re going to have so leading us.” much fun together, both the KNIGHT NOTE: Rutgers football team and the St. Peter’s Prep safety Sheldon community and all of the students. This class, as a whole, just Royster is expected to commit to has so much talent, and we’re South Carolina over Rutgers, going to have a chance to change according to Rivals.com.
NINE MEMBERS OF THE No. 10 Rutgers men’s wrestling team competed at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Classic Sunday in Pennsylvania, as four went on to place in their respective weight classes. Junior Greg Zannetti won the 174-pound bracket to lead the Scarlet Knights, while freshman Jordan Beverly and senior Bill Ashnault took second and fourth place, respectively, wrestling at 149 pounds. Dan Seidenberg rounded the Knights successes, as the sophomore placed third in the 197pound bracket. THE CHICAGO FIRE Soccer Club selected former men’s soccer player Yannick Salmon with the 27th pick in the 2011 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. Salmon led the Scarlet Knights in scoring during his senior campaign, tabbing six goals last season under first-year head coach Dan Donigan. FORMER SAN FRANCISCO
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Sophomore Mario Mason took down No. 4 Kevin LeValley less than 20 seconds into the overtime period of his 149-pound decision. The win gives the Minnesota transfer an inside track to one of the top-two seeds in this year’s EIWA Tournament.
SCHEDULE: Mason earns victory over ranked foe continued from back the two grapplers entered a sudden death, one minute overtime period with the win going to the first man to score a takedown. Mason lunged less than 20 seconds into overtime, and this time his aim was true. The sophomore brought down the previously undefeated LeValley and brought over 1,000 spectators to their feet.
“In overtime, it was just that I happened to get more pressure in on the shot instead of letting him pressure in on me,” Mason said. “We were working on it this week in practice because I knew that he likes to hit the whizzer and put all that pressure on. If I finished a couple more, I would have broken that match open.” The win goes a long way for the Moorestown, N.J., native and Minnesota transfer, as he and LeValley battle for the No. 2 seed in the EIWA Tournament behind defending national champion Kyle Dake of Cornell.
“It’s a big seed for him since the defending national champion is in his weight class,” Goodale said. “He is probably a two seed right now, but he’s got to keep wrestling.” The fourth-year coach believes Mason has what it takes to reach the top of not only the conference, but the country too. “The sky’s the limit for this kid,” he said. “[Mason] can win the tournament. And when I say the tournament, I mean the big tournament.” Rutgers followed up the win over Bucknell by hosting Cleveland State, the United
States Merchant Marines and Army the following day at the College Ave Gym. Even with most of the starters only wrestling against Army, the Knights laid the three programs to waste by scores of 47-0, 27-12 and 35-6, respectively. Goodale likes the way his team is performing thus far in 2011, but the tests get much more challenging Friday, when the team hosts No. 3 Virginia Tech at the RAC. “We’re making the necessary gains, and now we’re going to put it on the line against one of the best teams in the country,” he said.
49ers head coach, Mike Singletary, joined forces with former teammate Leslie Frazier yesterday, signing with the Minnesota Vikings to become the team’s linebacker coach and work as an assistant under Frazier. Singletary went a disappointing 18-22 with two-plus seasons at the helm of the 49ers, but returns to his roots by coaching the same position that earned him a Hall of Fame induction in 1998.
THE NHL PICKED ITS two All-Star game captains yesterday, selecting Carolina Hurricanes forward Eric Staal and Detroit Redwings defensemen Nicklas Lidstrom to represent their own teams. Instead of a traditional Eastern vs. Western Conference format, the two teams will be named “Team Staal” and “Team Lidstrom”, and the teams will don white and blue jerseys, respectively. A live draft will take place two days before the game, at which time both captains will select their teams, which will consist of three goalies, six defensemen and 12 forwards.
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Rutgers falls at Maryland after Florida training BY MATT CANVISSER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Winter break may have been a relaxing time for some, but it was no SWIMMING & DIVING vacation for the Rutgers swimming and diving team. The team remained busy with a training trip to Indian Shores, Fla., and a loss against Mar yland, 180119, on Jan. 8 in Annapolis, Md. The Scarlet Knights (2-4, 13) raised money for two years in order to fund their trip to the Sunshine State. Florida’s beautiful weather allowed the team to train outdoors and in unique ways. “We could all train with a clear mind, free of worr ying about school or other obligations,” said junior Jacquelyn Ward. “It made it easy for us to concentrate on swimming and swimming only. It allowed us to take care of our bodies more than we might normally do, like stretching and icing more.” The Knights were able to practice swimming longer distances and incorporate “dr y land” work, such as running. Head coach Phil Spiniello deemed the trip a success and fundraising for the next trip in two years will begin in the near future, he said. “The Florida trip helped us improve in a number of areas. The amount of good solid training helped us improve,” Spiniello said. “[The trip]
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Junior Jacquelyn Ward placed first in the 200-meter individual medley after finishing the event in 2:20.91, highlighting Rutgers’ 180-119 defeat to Maryland in Annapolis, Md. helped from a team building standpoint in that it was a good trip for everyone to bond. And it was just a nice change of pace training outdoors.” Rutgers faced Maryland at the Naval Academy, where the Mar yland men’s team tangled with Navy and the women’s team battled the Knights. The meet
came just one day after the team returned from its Florida trip. “Mar yland is one of the best teams in the ACC and we were coming off our training trip,” Spiniello said. “We were at a pretty tired point in our season. We were ready and we did well for the point of the season we were at.”
There were several bright spots for the Knights that bode well for the future of the program despite losing the overall meet. Freshman Chelsea Rolin was the surprise of the day, grabbing two first place finishes in her Rutgers’ debut. Rolin needed to finish school in Canada before enrolling at
Rutgers and joined the squad for the spring semester. She made a huge impact in her first meet as a Knight by winning the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 9:02.26 and the 400meter freestyle in 4:27.35. Ward continued her excellent season and added a victor y in the 200-meter individual medley by touching the wall in 2:20.91. Michelle Berman, Brianne Lindblad and Emilie Kaufmann also chipped in with second place finishes. Senior captain Jen Betz once again paced the divers by adding wins in the one- and three-meter dives to her already impressive farewell tour. Betz posted a score of 295.15 in the one meter and continued her dominance in the three meter by scoring 329.80. “It felt great to be back competing again,” Betz said. “It had been a while since our last meet, but coming off a week of solid training we all knew we were prepared to dive our best. I was really excited to be able to have a meet like that, with only one meet left before Big East.” The Knights return home this weekend to host the Rutgers Invitational at the RU Aquatic Center. The action kicks off Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m. in the last home meet of the season. The Knights will host No. 13 Minnesota, Har vard, Toledo, Rider, and St. Francis this season in the meet that often draws top talent to the RU Aquatic Center.
Pair of high-profile matchups elevate conference BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ CORRESPONDENT
Two of the most anticipated Big East matchups to date took place Monday night, and when the dust setBASKETBALL tled just one team remained MID-WEEK REPORT undefeated in conference play. With Big East play in its infant stages, there is still plenty of time for things to shake up, but after No. 4 Pittsburgh and No. 8 Connecticut took care of business on their home floors, the upper echelon of the conference was further cemented.
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1.) Pittsburgh (18-1, 6-0) — A blowout seemed imminent from the way the Panthers blew the doors open to begin their game against Syracuse, going on a 19-0 run in the game’s first eight minutes. The Orange eventually settled in, but too much Nasir Robinson allowed head coach Jamie Dixon and Co. to seal a 74-66 victory at the friendly confines of the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers separated themselves from the rest of the pack, and with the team paying a visit to lowly DePaul this weekend, do not expect that to change.
2.) Syracuse (18-1, 6-1) — Despite the loss, ‘Cuse still deserves the No. 2 slot, but if the Orange drop their second straight to Jay Wright and No. 7 Villanova Saturday, head coach Jim Boeheim will be left searching for answers. Point guard Scoop Jardine should avoid facing a double-digit deficit before tallying his first bucket against the Wildcats, like he did when he ended his team’s scoring drought after eight minutes of play against Pitt. 3.) Connecticut (15-2, 4-2) — OK, No. 15 Louisville may have one less conference loss than the Huskies, but a win against Villanova Monday night looks better than the Cardinals’ two wins against teams in the bottom half of the conference. Junior guard Kemba Walker also helps the team’s case. 4.) Villanova (16-2, 4-1) — A win against Syracuse Saturday bumps the Wildcats up a spot, but a loss would make it two conference defeats in a row for Wright and his squad. 5.) Louisville (14-3, 3-1) — The Cardinals have a chance to prove their worth and ascend in the rankings, but with wins against South Florida and Seton Hall, the team’s conference record is misleading. Take care of business against early-season surprise team, St. John’s, and earn more respect in the conference.
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Senior guard Brad Wanamaker scored 15 points in Pitt’s home victory over No. 3 Syracuse at the Petersen Events Center.
6.) St. John’s (11-5, 4-2) — The Johnnies continue to make noise in what looks like a revived program with Steve Lavin at the helm. With a decisive loss to Syracuse, the team still showed room to grow, but an upset against No. 15 Louisville puts the Red
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Marquette guard Darius Johnson-Odom leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with 15.7 points per game, shooting 43 percent from the field.
Storm among the big boys in the Big East. 7.) Cincinnati (16-2, 3-2) — It is a toss-up for the No. 7 spot, as both West Virginia and the Bearcats own victories over mediocre Big East opponents. Still, the Johnnies handed the Mountaineers a loss and still eye a meeting with head coach Mick Cronin and his team, and therefore get the edge.
9.) Marquette (12-6, 3-2) — The Golden Eagles may not have the recognition that Notre Dame does at this point in the season, but head coach Buzz Williams’ team owns the head-to-head matchup against the Irish. But winning away from Milwaukee is something the Golden Eagles will have to improve upon, as the team is a 2-3 on the road.
8.) West Virginia (16-4, 3-2) — The Mountaineers get a break from their Big East schedule with a game against Marshall tonight, but games against Louisville, South Florida and Cincinnati could make or break the season for WVU.
10.) Notre Dame (14-4, 3-3) — All but one of the Irish’s losses this season came out of conference play, and although the team has worked to No. 16 in the nation, winning in the Big East will be a deciding factor in determining the squad’s worth.
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Grapplers sweep winter dual-meet schedule BY A.J. JANKOWSKI ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers wrestling team kicked off another calendar year the only way it knows how — by winning. WRESTLING And winning by a sizeable margin. After competing and placing four grapplers at the Midlands Championships just after Christmas, the No. 14 Scarlet Knights rolled seven opponents in dual matches by a combined 244-36 score. “We’re wrestling good. We are doing what we have to do,” said head coach Scott Goodale, whose team’s 2011 victims include
fellow EIWA Conference programs Harvard, Brown, Bucknell and Army. The most satisfying win came last Friday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, where the Knights (16-1) dismantled Bucknell by a 33-3 score. The Bison (3-8) defeated Rutgers, 26-12, last year in a match that will not vacate Goodale’s memory any time soon. “Coach was definitely upset with that loss last year,” said sophomore Scott Winston. “I’ve been around him for eight years now, and I’ve never really heard him yell, but he was pretty fired up after that loss last year. We got our heads beaten in pretty good.”
But it was Rutgers that provided the beatdown this time around, winning nine out of a possible 10 bouts, including a major decision at 133 pounds from junior Mike DeMarco and a pin at 184 pounds courtesy of sophomore Dan Rinaldi. Although the outcome of the match from a team standpoint was never in danger of falling by the wayside, the match still served as a means for several individual accomplishments — namely the 149-pound bout between No. 5 Mario Mason and No. 4 Kevin LeValley of Bucknell. The match remained close through three periods with Mason unable to connect on multiple takedown attempts. Tied at 1-1,
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Knights improve team score, finish third in DC Invitational BY JOSH GLATT STAFF WRITER
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Sophomore Emma-Rose Trentacosti scored a team-high 9.725 on the balance beam for the Scarlet Knights in the Lindsey Ferris Invitational in Washington, D.C.
As is traditionally the case, the New Year ushered in the GYMNASTICS gymnastics season. The Rutgers gymnastics team competed twice during winter break to kick off the 2011 campaign. On Jan. 16, the Scarlet Knights traveled to Washington, D.C., to compete in the Lindsey Ferris Invitational, a meet that featured several top-notch opponents. Rutgers took third in a field of seven with a score of 191.725, finishing just behind host school George Washington and the winner, North Carolina. Despite finishing third, the team not only showed improvement over last year’s season average of 189.528, it showed dramatic progress from the last time the Knights competed in the Lindsey Ferris Invitational. The 2009 Knights only managed a score of 186.250 in the nation’s capital. The sophomore class, highlighted by returning athletes Jenna Zito and Emma- Rose Trentacosti and newcomer Danielle D’Elia, led the way for the Knights. Trentacosti paced Rutgers on balance beam with a score of 9.725. D’Elia continued a strong start to her Rutgers career by posting a 9.775 in floor exercise. Zito, continuing where she left off from last season, turned in
a strong performance all-around, scoring a 38.200, good for sixth overall. The Knights opened their season at New Hampshire, falling 194.5-191.875. Despite dropping its first meet, the team showed drastic improvement over its debut performance last year of 188.925. Head coach Chr ystal Chollet-Norton believes that although they lost by several points, her team should be encouraged by the performance. “We were overall really happy with how the meet went,” Chollet-Norton said. “We held some people back because it’s the first meet of the year, and the season is so long.” Chollet-Norton looked at a score of 190 early last season as an unofficial goal for her team. The fact that her team easily achieved it in the season opener gives her high hopes for the rest of the year. “To put up the score that we did in our first meet shows how much depth and talent we have on this team,” Chollet-Norton said. “We are out to surprise some teams this year.” While Chollet Norton is impressed with her team’s debut score, she also recognizes that to achieve the results the team is striving for, it will need to show improvement. “We need to be higher than 191,” she said. “It’s great because we haven’t started
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Sophomore Scott Winston won his 165-pound bout over Bucknell’s Corey Lear on Friday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center with a last-second reversal that gave him a 4-3 decision. The 10th-ranked Scarlet Knights took down Bucknell, 33-3.
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Whether it was receiver Tim Brown streaking down the sidelines in Connecticut on his game-winning, 81-yard FOOTBALL touchdown reception or running back Jordan Thomas’ role in last season’s offense, speed is a major factor in the Rutgers football team’s game plan. And head coach Greg Schiano just picked up the speediest player in his tenure. Miles Shuler of Long Branch High School verbally committed to the Scarlet Knights Dec. 18 over Northwestern and Stanford and represents the highest-rated wide receiver recruit under Schiano. “We really have a chance to change the future here at Rutgers,” Shuler said on the Class of 2011, which has the potential to be the best under Schiano. “We only have one more missing piece [St. Peter’s Prep running back Savon Huggins] this season. We have to realize that it might not happen our first year, but when the Class of 2012 sees us, they’re going to be like, ‘Oh my God. Look what these guys are doing, and they did it by staying in Jersey.’” Shuler ranks in as the 189th best prospect in the country on Rivals.com. Both Shuler and former Rutgers receiver Kenny Britt ranked as the fifth best player in New Jersey, but the current Tennessee Titan starter did not crack the Rivals.com Top 250. “Miles is a heck of an athlete,” said Gary Nova, the starting quarterback of Don Bosco Prep and future teammate of Shuler at Rutgers. “He’s the kind of guy that makes you salivate as a quarterback, and I can’t wait to be on the same team as him.” After his commitment, Shuler shipped off to Texas where he competed in the Army AllAmerican Bowl game. Shuler caught a 22yard touchdown to help represent the Garden State and seal a victory. “It was a great feeling,” Shuler said. “I know everybody was going wild for me back home. I’m going to remember that touchdown for the rest of my life. We brought it home to the East.”