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Students face cuts to tuition aid grants BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI STAFF WRITER

Already saddled with two student loans, the cuts could not have come at a worse time for School of Arts and Sciences junior Jennifer Delgado. But this semester, state cuts in the funding level of her Tuition Aid Grant left Delgado in an even bigger budget hole, forcing her to put the remaining balance on her mom’s credit card. “It’s more overwhelming now,” she said. “I already had a burden with the loans and now I have even more of a burden.” Delgado is just one of more than 11,000 University students that saw a 7.7 percent cut in their TAG awards this semester. As

TAG recipients tend to be some of the school’s neediest students, Nancy S. Winterbauer, vice president for University Budgeting, said the cuts would greatly affect many around the University. “The University is clearly tr ying to do what it can to close that gap, but for many students it will be an additional burden,” she said. “And it’s of concern to us.” TAG awards decreased by $714 for the University’s neediest students and nearly $400 on average, according to state Higher Education Student Assistance Authority data. “For some of these families, $700 is an enormous amount of money and it’s really keeping

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A Wall Street Journal report names the Rutgers Business School No. 3 of the top 25 universities employees seek workers from. The business school is also undergoing a transformation, as the plan shows above.

Survey ranks University No. 21 BY MARY DIDUCH MANAGING EDITOR

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The Rutgers Association of Philippine Students hosts a free hip-hop dance yesterday at Tillet Hall on Livingston campus. Michael Esteban, from MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew,” teaches the workshop.

INDEX UNIVERSITY A University alumna steps into a field most women don’t — professional gaming.

The Wall Street Journal on Monday released rankings of the top 25 universities recruiters seek employees from — and the University ranked 21st in the country. The Journal also ranked schools by undergraduate programs. The Rutgers Business School ranked third, over other top schools, like Harvard University. Jennifer Merritt, careers editor at the Wall Street Journal who oversaw the entire project, said one surprising result of the rankings is the overwhelmingly large number of state schools that made

the list over elite private schools. Nineteen schools on the list are state schools, and Pennsylvania State University took the top slot. “A lot of companies are looking to go to schools where they can recruit from a variety of majors,” Merritt said. Merritt said many of the 500 recruiters who responded to the survey — some of the largest for-profit and nonprofit corporations in the nation — said another reason they recruit from state schools is because their graduates are well prepared academically and for the real world. “They’re bright, and they’re ver y realistic,” Merritt said. “They’re willing to work hard to

move up in a company and not walk in and expect to be boss in the next week.” Wenylla Reid, director of the Office of Career Management for the Rutgers Business School, said one of the reasons she thinks the business school ranked high is because the school emphasizes practical applications of their careers. “Anecdotally, the message that I hear — at least on this end — is that sometimes the Ivies think it’s a privilege for companies to come on site and recruit their students,” Reid said. “[Our students] are

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City brainstorms Remsen Avenue revitalization BY MAXWELL BARNA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Several urban revitalization projects over the course of the past few decades have brought attention to the city of New Brunswick. Now the Unity Square Partnership has begun planning a projPENDULUM ect that would reshape the Remsen Avenue corridor. Students voice their With the approval of Mayor Jim Cahill opinions on officers and the NJ Department of Community posing as pedestrians Affairs, the nonprofit organization’s plans to catch unsafe drivers. include enhancing five intersections UNIVERSITY . . . . . . . 3 along the corridor with wider street corners, bike lanes and wider sidewalks METRO . . . . . . . . . . 8 geared toward increasing the level of pedestrian-friendly city roadways, city PENDULUM . . . . . . . 9 spokesman Bill Bray said. Unity Square Partnership also discussed narrowing streets at the deterOPINIONS . . . . . . . 10 mined intersections, which would CATHERINE DEPALMA DIVERSIONS . . . . . . 12 shorten the distance of crosswalks and The city is working with Unity Square Partnership to improve Remsen Avenue, such as enhancing some intersections. reduce risk for pedestrians. Through utilizing input and feed- up with a targeted area to begin to build leadership. Our goal is to leave “Revitalization is not about buildCLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . 14 the community a better place.” ings,” Bray said. “It’s about improv- back from both the neighborhood’s its work. “Remsen Avenue is the commercial Unity Square Partnership’s primary SPORTS . . . . . . BACK ing the quality of life in the city. This residents and local merchants, the partplan that they have come up with is nership, a cooperative between the heart of our neighborhood,” Lorena focus, according to Gaibor, involves ONLINE @ visionar y, comprehensive and it is a Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gaibor, Unity Square Partnership’s pro- working with both the city’s residents DAILYTARGUM.COM great blueprint moving for ward on Metuchen and the Sacred Heart gram director said. “As a whole, our Church in New Brunswick, has come goals are to work with the community this corridor.” SEE CITY ON PAGE 4

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Alumna levels up female gamer presence who went home and made an account to begin playing competitively with a group for the first time. The world of video games is It was clear early on that generally male-dominated, but Quirico had the ability to University alumna Rachel become a top player, said Quirico is looking to push female friend and former team memgaming to the forefront. ber Neha Nair. The professional video “She had the drive to get betgame player and contestant ter and was always looking to get on the SyFy channel’s “WCG better,” Nair said. Ultimate Gamer 2” — where To get to the level of gaming she is known as “Seltzer” — is she is at today, it has taken hours taking steps toward making of practice and many long nights, female gamers relevant. Quirico said. Like many who play video “There are girls who will games, Quirico’s obsession work and will practice to tr y to began at an early age. She get better at games, and then began playing when she just there is the girl that will just five years old. show up to the “[My mother] tournament just and I would play to be for hours and “She had the drive looking noticed for being hours,” she said. to get better and a girl,” she said. “I would eventuroughout ally get freaked was always looking herT htime in the out and just start gaming world, yelling out to get better.” Quirico was a fullinstructions from NEHA NAIR time student at behind her while Friend the University she played.” studying to earn a It was not long degree in psybefore Rachel’s chology. At times, it was tough mother recognized her daughto strike a balance between ter’s love of video games. schoolwork and competitive “I could tell at an early age gaming, she said. that it was something that “It wasn’t easy, and I’m sure sparked her interest,” Joan my grades did suf fer a little,” Quirico said. Quirico said. “But I did make Although she began playing dean’s list nearly ever y semesrecreationally at a young age, ter and graduated magna Quirico did not enter her first cum laude.” tournament until just four Quirico graduated in December years ago. with a Bachelor of Science degree A member of an all-female in psychology. Knowing the psyteam then recruited Quirico,

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University alumna Rachel Quirico is a professional video game player and contestant in a field she says is male-dominated. She is known as “Seltzer” on the SyFy channel’s “WCG Ultimate Gamer 2.” chological aspect of gaming gave Some video game production ognized as a real threat, Nair said. her an edge, she said. companies make excuses as to why “WCG Ultimate Gamer 2” airs Also, the diversity at the more females are not represented on the SyFy channel Thursdays at University was a change from in the industry, she said. The “Lara 11 p.m. with Quirico still in the runthe gaming world, where most Croft” and “Metroid” series are two ning for the $100,000 grand prize. serious players come from examples of very successful video If she wins, Quirico already wealthy, white families, game franchises that both feature knows how she will spend Quirico said. female protagonists, but Quirico the money. At first, Quirico’s mother said they are more the exception “I originally had said that I was a bit skeptical of her than the rule in would go to grad school with it, daughter’s career choice. That the industry. but that’s no fun,” she said. “Now changed when her boyfriend, Things are slowly starting to I would try to bring video games also a professional gamer, won change regarding the gender to a casual environment, somea trip to China in a tournament, issue in professional gaming as thing like an arcade combined Quirico said. better female players are now rec- with a coffeehouse.”

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CUTS: Awards decrease for students by 7.7 percent continued from front these students scrambling around tr ying to find a way to fill the gap,” said Jean McDonald-Rash, University director of Financial Aid. For this reason, McDonaldRash, the University’s representative to HESAA, voted against the authority’s July measure to decrease TAG awards, a measure that she thought would negatively impact students. Although HESAA of ficials said the award levels were decreased this year to allow for an estimated 1,800 more students to be covered under the plan, McDonald-Rash disagreed with the idea of across the board cuts. “I just think that 7.7 percent for a family that has no income or is living on public assistance is ver y different from 7.7 for a middle income family,” she said. “All families are impacted, but [with] a 7.7 percent cut across the board, I was not convinced it was the most strategic way to revamp the TAG table.” School of ficials said this year’s 7.7 percent award decreases are based on University tuition rates from two years ago. And as tuition has gone up by at least 3 percent each year, the gap is wider than it appears. Compared to original funding levels from fiscal year 2010,

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state appropriations to TAG for FY 2011 are up 18 percent, according to the state’s Office of Management and Budget publications. But when one-time federal stimulus funds of $34.3 million and a later $20.3 million supplemental appropriation are factored into last year’s total, state budget data show TAG funding was actually cut just over 3 percent — or $9.22 million — this fiscal year, according to documents from the State of New Jersey Department of Treasur y. Combined with a 15 percent cut in overall state aid to the University and a tuition cap, the TAG award reductions created a “perfect storm” of unmet need for some of the school’s lowerincome students, McDonaldRash said. For students in these higher need groups, McDonald-Rash said the University has already earmarked money through the Rutgers Assistance Grants to mitigate the ef fects of the TAG reductions. But this move will not fill the gap, she said, and the impact of the cuts will still be felt as not all students will receive grants and only $500 of the total $714 reduction will be covered for the higher need students. “We are trying to do our best as a Financial Aid Office to find other resources, help students find sources to borrow or a payment plan — just different options for families to try to fill that gap that was left,” McDonald-Rash said.

the work, research and ideas being put forth by Unity with mayor to move forward Square Partnership. “The city of New Brunswick was glad to be a part of the continued from front planning process and looks foras well as local merchants in ward to our continued partnerorder to improve business, safety ship as we move for ward and community strength. toward implementation,” he Unity Square Partnership said during the address. held meetings, sent out surveys Crime — which has been an and left the overall mission of the issue on the corridor — was also project up to the community, a matter of concern for Unity Gaibor said. Square Par tnership, Gaibor The project tries to target the said. The project focuses on key concerns of both merchants working with the residents and and residents. merchants to help clean up that “The mission of the neigh- part of the city. borhood was determined by “Although crime rates have residents. The improved on the merchants were corridor, residents concerned about and merchants are “Any time not enough parkconfident that you improve ing, so there are these numbers two parking be better and a neighborhood ... could plans,” Gaibor are excited for the said. “[But] most change,” she said. becoming a of the residents Drug dealing is safer community in the area do one of the major not drive — is going to happen.” issues residents they walk.” have reported to LT. J.T. MILLER Because the Unity Square New Brunswick plan involves Partnership. Police Department working with Lt. J.T. Miller of neighborhood the New residents and Brunswick Police merchants in order to improve Department thinks the project is the existing business and resi- a good idea. dential infrastructure, which can “Any time you improve a be costly, there are some con- neighborhood, beautify it and cerns about funding. work with the community … But Gaibor is optimistic becoming a safer community is because of the healthy relation- going to happen,” he said. “In ship developed between my time here in the police both the city and Unity depar tment, I’ve seen an Square Partnership. improvement in the rate of “They’ve been a great part- crime on Remsen Avenue, and ner,” she said. “We’re going to the project can only make be meeting with the mayor’s it better.” of fice again in the coming One of the projects already weeks to discuss how to move in progress is the transformafor ward and find funding [for tion of the city firehouse at the the project].” corner of the Remsen and In his State of the City address Suydam Streets into a neighborearlier this year, Cahill hood community center and fire expressed open approval for museum, Bray said.

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Cook campus welcomes students, faculty on community day BY JESSICA URIE

live music and ate free food, served beneath a large white tent in the field. Students and faculty came The event is usually successtogether Tuesday afternoon to ful, said Gary Huntzinger, assislearn more about Cook campus tant director of Information at Skelley Field for G.H. Cook Technology at the School of Campus Community Day. Environmental and Biological “It’s an opportunity to wel- Sciences. The chance to also win come ever yone back to the new prizes attracted some to the event. school year,” said Mike Green, “It’s hard to tell, because spokesman for the School of ever ybody kind of comes and Environmental goes,” Huntzinger and Biological said. “But it’s real“This is better Sciences. “It’s ly been a steady also an opportuflow of people in terms of being nity to have through here, and ever yone find out broader, of enjoying ever ybody likes what’s happening the two drawings campus life back on the Cook for the iPod campus with all Touch — that’s and diversity.” the student always a big LETICIA DENNY groups — kind of draw.” like an involveUniversity Graduate Student Popularity for ment fair.” the Community The School of Day has Environmental and Biological increased in the four years Sciences is the main sponsor of since its creation, Green said. Community Day, but it is open to “We’ve grown from around the entire University, said Green, 600 people our first year, and last an event coordinator. year we had around 1,100 stu“People come along and reen- dents,” he said. “So it’s a relagage with old friends and make tively large event for some new ones,” Green said. the community.” The groups represented at For student organizations, the event included student Community Day offers the oppororganizations as well as tunity to generate interest in University ser vice providers, activities at the University, School such as dining and housing of Environmental and Biological ser vices, he said. Sciences sophomore Kimberly “A lot of student services have Dalton said. tables so students can talk to The table for the them about some of their con- Conser vation Garden, for which cerns and get answers to their Dalton works, included a handsquestions,” Green said. on activity for passersby. As they perused the informa“We’re showing people ... tion tables, students listened to what you can put in compost STAFF WRITER

and what you shouldn’t put in compost,” she said. “We have a compost bin and it’s like a game — you pick what can be in the compost bin and what can’t.” The University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club program’s table also had many visitors. Seeing Eye exposes future service dogs to the University environment, by having students care for the animals for a period of time.

Students browsing the tables included some who were there to suppor t their own organizations and some who were simply curious about others. “It helps me because I like to get involved and these things definitely bring it out,” School of Ar ts and Sciences junior Katherine Petschauer said. “You get to see what Rutgers actually offers.”

The broad scope of the event was more convenient than the more narrow focus of other similar ones, said graduate student Leticia Denny. “A lot of the other events ... are adver tised for specific groups, projects or majors,” she said. “This is better in terms of being broader, of enjoying campus life and diversity. I get to see all the dif ferent kinds of students.”

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Students and faculty start their academic year off with the G.H. Cook Campus Community Day Tuesday at Skelley Field, where different organizations welcome new and returning students.

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U NIVERSITY SURVEY: Internships can help students find jobs after school continued from front scrappy. They’re willing to work for it.” A few of the characteristics the Journal asked recruiters to respond to are how good a school’s students are overall in terms of preparation, skills and success at their companies, Merritt said. “We wanted to see in broader terms ... how people get on the path to their profession,” she said, adding the Journal was looking for a ranking different from other publications’ that mainly stick to academic statistics. When checking a college, many prospective students look at more than a school’s academics or vibe — they also are interested in how well its graduates do after school, Merritt said. “You have to think about getting a job in the end, and if you’re prepared to get a job,” she said. Merritt said these results show that what may appear to be common knowledge — that graduates from elite private schools are recruited more and get the better jobs — is not necessarily true. “I think that if you want to go into a field that’s really growing, you don’t necessarily have to go to an elite expensive school,” she said. Merritt said many state schools are also open to maintaining strong relationships with corporations to provide internships for their students. “That’s how the state schools get on more and more recruiter lists,” she said. University Director of Career Services Richard White said his office works daily to develop relationships with employers to bring them to campus. The University also holds 12 career fairs a year. Professor Yaw Mensah, senior associate dean for faculty of the Rutgers Business School, said the faculty works hard to develop links with companies when they visit. “Apart from making sure that students are well trained, we’ll also

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M go out of the way to make [companies] feel welcome,” he said. With the help of Career Services and the Office of Career Management, many University students land internships with top corporations, which can lead to full-time jobs after graduation. “Nowadays, internships are just so important in getting experience in the real world, building the résumé, building the professional network and preparing for full-time work following graduation,” White said. He said employers tell Career Services that the University is a great training ground for the real world. “I think we have some really phenomenal students,” Reid said. “If our students weren’t there representing the brand of the Rutgers Business School, we wouldn’t receive the accolades this ranking gives us.”

“We wanted to see in broader terms about how people get on the path to their profession.” JENNIFER MERRITT Wall Street Journal Careers Editor

Mensah said the economic conditions of the day are also pulling more recruiters to state schools, as they are recognizing the value of a public education. “There’s much more recruitment in the state schools than in the private schools because there’s more value for what they’re paying for,” he said. Reid agreed, adding that students at state universities can receive a quality education for often a third of the price of a private institution. In regard to the Rutgers Business School’s high ranking, Merritt said another factor recruiters recognize the University for is its proximity to New York City and Philadelphia, Merritt said.

Many employers looking for entry-level employees will not look to graduates from schools located four states away, Merritt said. Instead, they will often look at the alma maters of their own successful employees, especially if they are active alumni. “Rutgers has been more aggressive about getting the word out,” she said. White said current students could find connections with potential employers formally through the Alumni Career Network, an online resource with more than 1,800 University alumni searchable by undergraduate major or current field of work. “These are Rutgers grads who are eager and willing to engage in a conversation or hold an informational interview,” he said. White also said a more informal way to take advantage of alumni connections is to visit linkedin.com, which has accounts of more than 70,000 University graduates. Courtney McAnuff, vice president for Enrollment Management, said he thinks this ranking will help the University grow, not in terms of the number of students but rather the type. “I think it will increase the quality of applicants,” McAnuff said. If more students apply, the University could be more selective in its admissions, he said. University Admissions this year saw a record 4,500 undergraduate applications. “We’re a great state school, and our admissions has evolved because of the increase in applicants,” McAnuff said. Mensah thinks these results are just the tip of the iceberg, especially for the expanding business school, which is constructing new buildings on its New Brunswick and Newark campuses. “Not only will this lead to more companies coming to recruit, but more importantly, it will lead to more students to consider Rutgers seriously for their education,” he said.

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Groups gather to discuss financial reform bill BY ANKITA PANDA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A new law — the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — is a response to what many consider the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. The New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund partnered with the University’s Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations to hold a financial reform summit Tuesday at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus to discuss the law’s effects on Americans. Heather Booth, the executive director of Americans for Financial Reform, listed three major elements of the financial reform bill: Real consumer protection, reining in the consumer economy and oversight committees to oversee that banks protect individual rights. “[This is] the first time there’s been an organized response against big banks,” Booth said. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., though unable to attend, voiced his support for the bill in a video recording that was aired at the summit. “In my view, these reforms were necessar y because, for too long, Washington was in the habit of protecting Wall Street from common sense regulations where they should have been protecting consumers from Wall Street’s reckless games,” Menendez said. The bill ensures that banks do not risk customers’ money on hedge funds or private equities, thereby preventing another economic meltdown, he said. “It takes steps to end taxpayer bailouts so that the failure of one company does not result in the meltdown of the entire system.” Menendez said. A few speakers at the summit commented on some of the bill’s imperfections.

“There are substantial ambiguities in the new law. We’re going to have to do some additional legislation, make some modifications,” said E. Rober t Levy, executive director of the Mor tgage Bankers Association of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Levy spoke specifically about his concerns with mortgage reform. He mentioned that the bill does not effectively address mor tgage availability and is ambiguous about details regarding mortgages. Later in the summit, Strategy and Policy Director of USAction Alan Charney held a panel discussion in which all the guest judges and the general audience were able to participate in a panel debate about the issues addressed in the bill. During the panel discussions, members of the audience, which included bank employees, health care workers, nonprofit organization volunteers and students, had the oppor tunity to express their opinions about the bill. Other speakers at the summit included Sam Blair, the network director of Main Street Alliance and J. Kelly Conklin, who both spoke of the bill’s ef fect on small businesses. Speaker Ed Mierzwinski, a consumer advocate for US PIRG, talked about the role and function of the Consumer Financial Protection Board. One part of the bill that pertains specifically to students is a section on private student loans. Many agreed with Askin’s belief that the law’s success is up to the American public. The people of the nation have the power to decide whether the law is of any use, said Marilyn Askin, the chief legislative advocate of AARP-NJ. “We must have our people behind us,” she said.

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Helyar House on Cook/Douglass campus is hosting an ice cream social as a fundraiser for Give Kids the World Village. Give Kids the World is a nonprofit resort in Central Florida that makes magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families by providing them a week-long, cost-free vacation. It is priced per serving just like any ice cream parlor and all the proceeds will be sent directly to the World Village. Thomas Sweet on Easton Avenue has kindly donated supplies for the event. Ice cream will be served at 5 p.m. at the Nicholas Hall Coffeehouse on Cook campus. Recreation classes begin today. There are more than 300 available classes including aquatics, dance, fitness, body/mind/spirit, personal enrichment, sports, martial arts and outdoor recreation trips. Register online now 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For complete details, visit: http://recreation.rutgers.edu/classes. Questions? Write to recclass@rci.rutgers.edu or call (732)-932-8204.

Rutgers Empowering Disabilities’ first general body meeting from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 402 of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. This is to give an opportunity to introduce the club, officers and other members together in a fun trivia game. Come and learn what they are about and many ways to get involved. Refreshments will be served.

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Assemblyman Uprendra Chivukula, Bartle School Principal Lauren Fraser, and John Keugh from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, sponsor of the event, donated 38 backpacks to students Tuesday in Highland Park.

Paul McCar tney and John Lennon will not be at the State Theatre on Sept. 18, but N.J. native Glen Bur tnik and his band hope audiences will believe they are. “Jersey Beatles Bash IV” will take place at New Brunswick’s State Theatre this Saturday at 9 p.m., where Glen Burtnik & Friends will cover the albums “Let it Be,” “Rubber Soul” and “Help!” song by song. “It is easy to promote Beatles events,” said Kelly Blithe, spokeswoman for the State Theatre of New Brunswick. “The music covers all ages and is truly timeless.” With the band members playing three of The Beatles’ most popular albums, the show sells itself, she said. But it does not hurt that the band is talented, she said. “Glen is a great performer,” Blithe said. “He does everything from playing different instruments to getting the crowd involved in the show.”

The Paul McCartney impersonator invited anyone in the crowd to hop on stage and help sing the chorus to “Hey Jude” last year, according to a State Theatre press release. Burtnik, who played lead guitar for the band Styx in the early 1990s, eventually gained recognition for his playing and writing abilities, according to the release. He moved on to write songs for artists like Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper and Patty Smyth. Bur tnik turned down a chance to have a permanent role in Jon Bon Jovi’s band to pursue his own recording contract through A&M Records, according to the release. The members of Burtnik’s group play a diverse array of instruments — from violin, to trombone, to flugelhorn — which is in line with the Beatles’ idea of using as many tools as necessary to get the right sound, according to the release. Band member Bob Burger played alongside Paul McCartney on some of his U.S. tours, according to the release.

Other artists in the band have performed on Broadway, written songs for and performed with multi-platinum recording artists and put shows on for members of the military. “I consider The Beatles one of my favorite bands,” said Rachel Swanson, a Rutgers College senior. “Seeing that music live would be exciting no matter where it came from. As long as the per formers are good, it’s going to make for a fun show.” The show is also convenient for students, who will only have to go just a few blocks away from campus, Swanson said. Kasey Walker, of Marlboro, N.J., plans to attend the show. “How could you not be excited about an event like this?” she said. “You have professional musicians playing Beatles music. What’s not to like?” This is going to be the fourth year that the “Jersey Beatles Bash” occurs at the State Theatre, though Blithe said they try to have at least one Beatlesrelated event every year.

POLICE CHARGE MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY MURDERING RUTGERS-CAMDEN STUDENT Police charged a Florence man with murder in connection with fatally stabbing a Rutgers-Camden student, authorities said in an ar ticle on mycentraljersey.com. The body of Nicole Ayres, a 22-year-old former Deptford High School softball star, was found Monday morning near a soccer complex. She was stabbed in the head, neck and back, according to the article. Stephen Headley, 28, the victim’s alleged attacker, was in custody at a Trenton hospital, where authorities said he

was taken for severe injuries after being hit Monday night by a pickup truck, according to the article. Authorities said Headley ran in front of the truck outside his mother’s house in Pemberton Township, according to the article. He has a broken back and fractures to his ankles and ribs. Investigators are trying to determine if there was any relationship between Ayres and Headley, according to the article. “We are vigorously pursuing all leads, facts and evidence related to the suspect,” State Police Detective Sgt. Geoff Noble said in the article.

The investigation is ongoing. Ayres was a standout pitcher at Deptford High School, where she hurled three no-hitters in her senior year, according to the ar ticle. She graduated in 2006. “She was a great personality, and she worked ver y, ver y hard,” her Deptford High School coach Rich Janofsky said in the article. “She was definitely a team leader, and ever y year it got stronger and stronger.” — Ariel Nagi

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How do you feel about undercover officers patrolling crosswalks to catch unsafe drivers? MATTHEW DANIELS

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SAS SOPHOMORE “I don’t think it’s right. I think if they are going to give you a ticket, they should have declared who they are so you are aware they are monitoring you … You might accidentally commit a crime and not realize that someone is watching you [and] they are going to give you a ticket, so I think it’s wrong.”

“I think it’s crazy that they have undercover cops, but it is good that they are looking out for us, keeping us safe. There are a lot of people crossing without looking, so it is a good thing.”

COLE REISKAN SEBS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “I think it is bull. We will always just walk across the street period, and if traffic is already stopped we should just go.”

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SAS JUNIOR “I think they should be doing that, because there are a lot of people who are just walking in the middle of the street and crossing for no reason. That is disruptive of traffic, making it harder for people to get to class, busses have to slow down — it is just a wreck.”

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“A policeman should be working in uniform. Once you are out of uniform, then we should consider you a civilian.”

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New seats will cause more discomfort I

t is the same story over and over again. Airlines are trying to save money and fit more passengers on a single flight. CNBC reports that an Italian company called Aviointeriors, which manufactures seats for commercials airlines, is debuting the SkyRider, a seat with “a 23-inch pitch or less.” This is 23 inches from the seatback to the one in front of you — at least eight inches less than most economy class seats. The regular economy class is already uncomfortable enough without the — albeit cheaper — smaller “saddle seats.” Aviointeriors is marketing this new type of seats with the purpose of saving airlines money. This will create a whole new class lower than economy. But with the ever-increasing prices of economy class seats, we doubt the new saddle seats will offset costs by much. If the trend continues, the new economy class could reach the prices we used to pay for the regular, bigger economy class — just for the sake of packing more people in at a higher price. Airlines then are once again acting solely to increase profit while costing consumers comfort. “The SkyRider has been designed and engineered to offer the possibility to even further reduce ticket prices while still maintaining sound profitability,” says the company. “With a much reduced seat pitch, the SkyRider preserves a comfortable position for the low fare passengers. The passenger’s seating position is similar to that of a touring motor-scooter ride.” What happens then with overweight passengers or those who are simply too tall for the already too small economy seats? Would they choose to sit at these “touring motor-scooter seats?” There have been talks of introducing a “stand-up seat” for even cheaper tickets. We do not disagree that this will inevitably lower prices, but it also asks the question of safety. Stand-up seats or saddle seats, we do not want to be any more uncomfortable on transatlantic or domestic flights. Prices will rise and will reach those that we used to pay for the old economy class — it is unavoidable. We pay for our comfort. We pay enough for the current economy seats and they aren’t even enough accommodation. Airlines are in the business of hospitality and are no different from hotels or restaurants. So why then do they insist on finding more efficient ways of transporting their guests? Money is on the line, surely, but airlines must provide their fliers with the comfort for which they pay.

Give all students equal opportunities

ven though the In-State Tuition Act — a bill to let illegal immigrants obtain in-state tuition at state universities — has seemingly fallen to the wayside, the activism and arguments surrounding the bill have not. According to yesterday’s article, “Latino Council urges support of tuition bill,” the Latino Student Council plans to bring the bill back into the public light. Currently illegal immigrants are forced to pay about $21,000 as opposed to $9,900 for in-state students. And while the vote for immigrants’ rights failed, we support the push for in-state tuition for illegal immigrants that attend our public universities. Illegal students do not receive financial aid, so the approximately $20,000 exceeds by far the amount these students can pay. If the bill passes — making the tuition more affordable for illegal immigrants — they would be more viable to be able to afford education, thus allowing those who do not receive financial aid to go to school like the rest of us. Letting these students attend the University and forcing them to pay out-of-state tuition is unethical. The state legislature is simply saying, “you can go to school, but you have to pay more.” It puts legality in question. Those who are deemed illegal have mostly grown up in the United States, attended middle and high school in the country and want to take advantage of their state’s higher education system just like the rest of us. It is their parents that brought them here for a better quality of life. Taking away their children’s opportunity to follow what they want to do is inappropriate punishment. “It’s a defeat for a basic principle of morality and civilization, which is that you don’t punish children for what their parents did or didn’t do” Shai Goldstein, executive director of the New Jersey Immigration Policy Network, said in an nj.com article referencing the bill, which moved through state legislature in early January. If they have the grades to get into the University for example, they should have the opportunity to afford education, even if barely. These are the students who are trying to get an education rather than take advantage of our system. The state’s system is already allowing illegals to attend school, why not make it as affordable as for the rest of us? If a student has the grades and determination to finish a four-year institution of higher education, then they should have the opportunity to pay a fair amount. Illegal immigration is a problem and forcing those immigrants to get green cards or citizenship is ideal situation, but the decision to charge illegals more for education than the rest of us is wrong. It is, simply put, unethical.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I consider The Beatles one of my favorite bands ... seeing that music live would be exciting no matter where it came from.” Rachel Swanson, a Rutgers College senior, on The Beatles cover bands STORY IN METRO

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as anyone noticed lar, suave and you like them an increased — Gaga fits the bill. If anyamount of men one has turned on a mainwearing skinny jean cutoffs? stream radio station it is I know I have. I believe this clear to see that she is popubold fashion statement must lar, suave (barring the airbe attributed to the rise in port incident) and people the number of hipsters — I NEIL P. KYPERS truly like her, even if it is for dislike hipsters. “The the wrong reasons. Hipster Handbook” by Robert Lanham defines a Gaga is also heavily involved in the masses of hipster as “one who possesses tastes, social attidaily life but, through her own volition, removes tudes and opinions deemed cool by the cool.” The herself from the masses through the use of her definition sarcastically continues, “Note: It is no style, taste and attitude. Similarly, Gaga has demonlonger recommended that one use the term ‘cool,’ a strated numerous times that she has no desire to be hipster would instead say ‘deck.’” The hipster walks involved with anything mainstream. She refers to among the masses in daily life but is not a part of her fans as “little monsters” and acts more like them and shuns or reduces to kitsch anything held Snooki in public than Snooki does. Camille Paglia, dear by the mainstream.” I would like to dissect from UK’s Sunday Times, wrote an article dissing these two clauses of the definition. Lady Gaga. However, she presents a point in the First, let’s examine what it means to be cool. piece titled “Lady Gaga and the death of sex” that Cool, as slang, has no concrete definition. Naturally, supports the idea that Gaga is a truly inspired hipsince it is slang, we must consult multiple sources to ster. “Although she presents herself as the clarion find a workable definition. The theme song to voice of all the freaks and misfits of life, there is lit“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” offers one tle evidence that she ever was one. definition, “chillin’ out, maxin’, Her upbringing was comfortable “Is there a true relaxin’ all cool,” offers a few ideas and eventually affluent, and she as to what cool means. So chilling, hipster in existence? attended the same upscale maxing and relaxing is one definiManhattan private school as Paris Yes — Lady Gaga.” and Nicky Hilton.” Sound like any tion we could potentially use. A second definition comes from the hipsters you know? Urban Dictionary, when someone is Hipsters are constructions of cool, they are popular, suave and you like them. I apathy. Gaga — along with her poker face — has think that we have to use this second definition to become the definition of apathy. In fact, her entire truly understand the first clause. Since the cool are persona is a construction meant to make money deeming what is cool, the cool must be people and instead of a pursuit of passion. If anyone is familiar thus we can rewrite the clause to read, “one who with the musical inclinations of Stefani Joanne possesses tastes, social attitudes and opinions Angelina Germanotta they will see a woman aspirdeemed [popular, suave and you like them] by the ing to be the next Norah Jones. Stefani is no more, [popular, suave and you like them].” and Gaga has become a living character, which Next, we will examine the second clause. Instead droves of people idealize for being different and herof looking for definitions, let us dissect the sentence. self. That is simply not true, she killed herself and “The hipster walks among the masses in daily life” Gaga is just an imposter. clearly means they are part of the general population. I know that by writing this I give attention to hipYet, the hipster “is not a part of [the masses]” mean- sters and effectively validate their ridiculous ideals. ing they consider themselves separate from society. I just want people to recognize that definitions have We now have two distinct groups: The masses and the begun to run out lives. You can’t just belong to hipsters. Finally, a hipster “shuns or reduces to kitsch humanity — you must be defined. If you are going anything held dear by the mainstream.” This causes to be defined make sure you are doing it because it some confusion since the hipster defines himself as is what you believe. There is no room for apathy in not part of the masses so rejecting the mainstream this world, yet our culture is moving closer and closmeans rejecting mainstream hipsterism. Hipsters er to one of indifference. Let me leave you with reject hipsters, clearly a paradox. Is there a true hip- Shakespeare, “To thine own self be true and it must ster in existence? Yes — Lady Gaga. follow as the night, the day. Thou canst not then be Now I am sure a number of self-defined hipsters false to any man.” will take offense, but I present this in an analytical way. Lady Gaga holds true to the definition of hipNeil P. Kypers is a School of Arts and Sciences senster. Gaga is famous for her style, taste and atti- ior majoring in political science. He is the editor-intudes. By the definition of cool that we use — popuchief of The Daily Targum.

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Today's birthday (9/16/10). Mental effort gets you better results than sheer brute force. This is your year to share imaginative vision with a partner, and then make that vision become a dynamic, successful reality. Your best opportunities may come through the women you know. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21--April 19) -Today is an 8 -- Get private time with an associate with a bright idea. This could change your entire future, so consider it carefully before you act. Taurus (April 20--May 20) -Today is a 7 -- With each encounter you discover alternatives that get your work done. In the process, you find ways to enjoy yourself and support others. Gemini (May 21--June 21) -Today is a 7 -- Allow luck to take you where the wind blows. Now you create your own experience by sharing this with another. Capture it on video. Cancer (June 22--July 22) -Today is a 7 -- You're flooded with insights today. How will you express them? You may need assistance in getting your thoughts on paper. Accept help from others. Leo (July 23--Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- You learn today about the dynamics involving feelings and concrete action. Sensitivity prevents breakage. As much as you'd like something done, take time for care. Virgo (Aug. 23--Sept. 22) -Today is a 7 -- Make sure to use all your talents as you talk about necessary changes. Provide visual cues and language that appeals to emotions.

Libra (Sept. 23--Oct. 22) -Today is a 6 -- You've laid the ground for successful work by developing practical means. Now you need to get everyone involved in the process. Scorpio (Oct. 23--Nov. 21) -Today is an 8 -- Masculine and feminine elements combine to produce a new attitude or look. This could involve androgynous styling or a cooperative spirit. Sagittarius (Nov. 22--Dec. 21) -Today is a 9 -- Today you need to understand a financial issue. Research leads to unusual insights concerning forces and uses for money. Think on it overnight. Capricorn (Dec. 22--Jan. 19) -Today is an 8 -- Co-workers share your desire to move a project forward. Try a variety of ideas and work them into one focused effort. Then measure the results. Aquarius (Jan. 20--Feb. 18) -Today is a 7 -- Gather ever yone's suggestions in a hat. As you pull out each one, apply the spirit or mood (if not the content). This ensures progress. Pisces (Feb. 19--March 20) -Today is a 5 -- Prepare to top off your week with an important meeting. Powerful people consider your work and suggest additional creative changes.

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TOURNEY: Three teams await Rutgers in New Hampshire continued from back The Knights (6-4) take a charter bus up to New Hampshire this weekend for the New Hampshire Invitational, expecting a couple of grudge matches before the weekend is through. The Knights take on Sacred Heart (6-4) late Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. for the second time this year. Rutgers took the Pioneers to five sets earlier this year before claiming its first win of the season in the last match of the Long Beach Invitational. A similar situation exists for the second day of the tournament, when the Knights face Dartmouth. The Big Green (7-0) is another opponent Rutgers went toe-to-toe with last year, but took down in the fifth set. At this point in the season, Donnelly and the rest of the coaching staff insist on treating every school the same. “As far as our level of competition, the teams we play we try to treat everybody the same,” he said. “When another team is a little higher level than we are or equal to we are, nothing surprises us right now.” N e w Hampshire (3-7) is the last school t h a t Rutgers CAITLIN faces in the SAXTON tournam e n t . There is no past history between the two teams. “There are a couple of kids that are familiar to us through the recruiting process, but we don’t know much about them,” Donnelly said. “You’ll notice as we get into competitive situations and some of those close games, we’re prepared for that. So we don’t really care who’s on the other side of the net we just want to play.” After last weekend’s results, the Knights feel like they can keep games close with anyone. Donnelly and company simply want to stick to the gameplan they had all season: Worry about your own side of the net. “I think all our preseason goals are still intact,” he said. “All of them are still reachable, including the final one, which is to win a preseason tournament.” All things considered, the prospects look good. Just look at the play of the team captains. Going into this weekend, senior outside hitter Caitlin Saxton is riding four consecutive doubledouble performances, one against NJIT and three against all opponents in the Rutgers Invitational. Rutgers won every one of those games except one, which it lost by just two points. Then there’s sophomore setter Stephanie Zielinski, who already has two 20-20 performances — something not too common among traditional setters at Rutgers. Add confident play from junior middle blocker Hannah Curtis, senior outside hitter Emma Chrystal and junior libero Kallie Pence and the weekend looks extremely manageable. “If you look at our kids in those situations, they’re just playing,” Donnelly said. “At that point, the coaching staff — we’re not doing anything. They’re just playing. We’re kind of just having fun watching them and when we play well they’re really fun to watch.”

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they aren’t worr ying about the of fense and that’s when the poses challenge pushing forward offense kills them. And if they are worr ying too much about the of fense and they don’t continued from back worr y about us, then that is when we kill them. It’s good to Being one of only a few lefthave that dual threat because footed players on the squad, then, for other teams, it’s like Calafiore takes a majority of the fighting a double-front war.” corner kicks. Edwards has the So far, whether speed and agility it is one of to swing out and “It’s good to have Calafiore’s corpush the tempo, ners or one of and Cuevas is that dual threat Knibbs’ longknown for his prebecause then, range bombs, cision headers. Donigan loves the It is the potenfor other teams, fact that he can cy of this defense send all of his midthat keeps opposit’s like fighting a fielders and foring teams double-front war.” wards into the box unaware, not to capitalize. knowing from PAULIE CALAFIORE His next where an attack Senior Defender oppor tunity to might come. do so comes this “With coach weekend at Yurcak Field, coming in and his new style of where the Knights play host to play, he wants the defenders to Long Island on Friday and get up in the of fense as much Sunday take on Har tford. as possible,” Calafiore said. “If “We can afford to have our there is any way we can conguys crash the box,” he said. tribute to the of fense, then he “That’s because whether we is all for it. have a Paulie corner or “We just want to be there to Knibbsie throwing it in, the ball add another threat. If the other will get there.” team is worr ying about us, then

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Junior central defender Bryant Knibbs recorded three assists last season via the throw-in. Knibbs is just one of four Knight defenders who have the ability to contribute on the offensive end.

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out there and get them the ball and let them make plays. You have to down role of wideouts’ youth throw the ball where they’re going to be, not where they are.” Savage refused to say his continued from back receivers were not getting open, which Schiano suggested was the It is the same theme across case, but Sanu and Harrison — the board for the wide receiver the starting wideouts that are Nos. corps — young, athletic, but still 1 and 2 in terms of receiving prowith plenty of room to improve duction — shared the responsibiltechnique and perfect the intricaity with their quarterback. cies of the position. “I think it’s equal. We’re getting But Sanu, already the elder open, but it’s equal,” Harrison said. statesman in his sophomore season, “You can’t stick one person with the will not use youth as an excuse for blame of everything that’s going on. the growing pains the offense expeEverybody has to rienced thus far. on the little “We don’t try to “Just because we’re work things, so we can put ourselves down get the ball and by saying we’re a young doesn’t spread the field.” young group, a mean we’re not In their bye developing group,” week, the Knights’ Sanu said. “We’re football players, so receivers have an trying to develop our game day in we’re trying to do opportunity to make vital strides. and day out. Just our best.” Savage said because we’re they practiced well, young doesn’t MOHAMED SANU and Harrison is mean we’re not Sophomore Wide Receiver already itching to football players, so take on North we’re trying to do Carolina in what will certainly be our best.” the team’s toughest test to date. And like Sanu, Harrison, who “We’re just r unning the caught five passes for 83 yards routes the way we’re coached and a score as a freshman in to, so we’re tr ying to make sure 2009, is not pointing the finger we’re at the right, proper depth for any struggles to his date of and separating ourselves from birth or year of eligibility. defenders,” Sanu said. “We “Honestly, I feel like a senior,” have to work on our fundamenHarrison said. “I feel like I’ve tals and be patient. We’ve come been here forever.” out a little tense with a lot of But with the entire offense guys rushing. appearing out of sync in its early “We’re just trying to put the season games, Savage willingly pieces together and make sure we shouldered the blame but admitted fix the mistakes we see on film the receiver unit has room to grow. whenever we step onto the field. “We have tremendous talent, Sometimes it may take longer than we just have to go out there and others, but we need to be precise get the experience,” Savage said. in everything that we do.” “It’s my job to trust them — to go

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Sophomore wideout Mark Harrison hauled in two passes for 20 yards apiece last week against Florida International and also made a five-yard reception in the opener against Norfolk State.

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he Rutgers and Monmouth field hockey teams are teaming up Sunday with the National Foundation for Cancer Research to “Stick it to Cancer.” Each team will wear yellow armbands and sport yellow shoelaces in an effort to raise awareness about the disease. T-shirts will also be sold during the game, with proceeds benefiting the NFCR.

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Dion Lewis torched Rutgers for 180 yards and two touchdowns in his Big East Offensive Player of the Year campaign, but this year, the sophomore running back averaged just 2.9 yards per carry through the first two games.

Big East lacks standout squad early on BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

Through the first two weeks of the season, no team in the Big East conFOOTBALL ference showed the early d o m i MID-WEEK REPORT nance that Cincinnati did in its magical season last year. In fact, only two teams remain undefeated in West Virginia and Rutgers, with both squads playing down to lower competition in the process. Week 3 of the college football season gives the Big East a shot at redemption with a few marquee matchups, including tonight’s clash between Cincinnati and North Carolina State of the ACC. Here’s a look at the power rankings:

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1.) Pittsburgh (1-1) — The Panthers are 1-1 after an opening-week loss against Utah on the road — a loss not nearly as ugly as a few others across the league. Pitt began the year in the top 25 and should be able to get back there soon enough if it can take out No. 17 Miami after a bye week. Now that new quarterback Tino Sunseri has some experience under his belt, it should be easier for him to find Jonathan Baldwin, the best receiver in the conference, open downfield. For the Panthers to beat Miami, they need running back Dion Lewis to step up. Lewis torched Rutgers last year and had a phenomenal freshman campaign, running for 1,799 yards and 17 touchdowns on his way to Big East Offensive Player of the Year. In two games this year, however, the Blair Academy (N.J.) product averaged just 2.9 yards per carr y.

2.) West Virginia (2-0) — If the Mountaineers played even close to what they were capable of against Marshall last week, they’d be the clear No. 1 right now. WVU might be 2-0, but it took over time and ever ything they had to muster a comeback and beat lowly Marshall, 24-21. The Mountaineers trailed their in-state rivals, 21-6, in the fourth quarter, but 15 straight points including a last-second touchdown pass from Geno Smith sent them to overtime, where they were victorious. Though head coach Bill Stewar t struggled to get his team going in both of his first two games of the season, West Virginia is still 2-0 and has two of the most proven offensive weapons in the conference in wide receiver Jock Sanders, running back Noel Devine and a quarterback that might be the best passer for WVU since Marc Bulger.

If quarterback Zach Collaros — one of the more dynamic quarterbacks in the conference — doesn’t lead them to a win over N.C. State, it’s going to get dicey in Cincy. 5.) Rutgers (2-0) — Both wins were brutal to watch and came against lesser opponents, but the bottom line is the Scarlet Knights are one of two undefeated teams left. And it isn’t like beating Nor folk State and Florida International on the road is much dif ferent than the poor per formances for WVU against Coastal Carolina and Marshall. 6.) South Florida (1-1) — It doesn’t matter how good quarterback B.J. Daniels looked against Florida. Until USF does it in the

second half of the year, the Bulls are in the bottom tier of the conference. New coach Skip Holtz might be the right start. 7.) Syracuse (1-1) — The Orange are no doubt improved from last season, but there’s no telling if it’s enough to be a contender. They could easily start off 2-1, however, hosting Maine on Saturday. 8.) Louisville (1-1) — Last week’s 10-point win over Eastern Kentucky might be the last one for a while. No. 25 Oregon State hosts the Cardinals on Saturday, before UofL takes a bye week. After that, the Cardinals get Arkansas State and Memphis, perhaps the last two winnable games of the season if things don’t change.

THE WNBA ANNOUNCED Monday that former Rutgers women’s basketball guard Cappie Pondexter earned a spot on the 2010 All-WNBA First Team. The New York Liberty guard finished second in the league in scoring this year, averaging 21.4 points per game and boasting a 48.3 field goal percentage.

ALTHOUGH PHILADELPHIA Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb and linebacker Stewart Bradley made progress this week after suffering concussions last Sunday, neither player passed concussion tests yesterday to clear them for practice. The players are not yet ruled out to play this Sunday against the Detroit Lions but cannot practice until tomorrow at the earliest.

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dismissed Weslye Saunders yesterday for violating team rules after controversy followed the senior tight end. The NCAA questioned Saunders last month after he was suspected of making improper contact with a sports agent, after the Durham, N.C., native already received an indefinite suspension from the team. Saunders made 60 receptions for 718 yards and scored six touchdowns throughout his Gamecock career.

3.) Connecticut (1-1) — The Huskies looked lost in their opener, but any team can feel the heat when playing in a packed house against Michigan. Connecticut rebounded with an extremely dominant performance against FCS Texas Southern, winning, 62-3, behind 252 rushing yards and five touchdowns on just 27 attempts from running backs Jordan Todman and Robbie Frey. UConn needs a convincing win over Temple this weekend to solidify its No. 3 spot. 4.) Cincinnati (1-1) — Losing Brian Kelly as head coach really hur t. Losing by 14 at Fresno State to open the year also hur t. The Bearcats didn’t look much better against FCS foe Indiana State, leading just 12-9 at halftime before finally exploding in the third quar ter.

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Khadijah Rushdan plans to blog on behalf of the Rutgers women’s basketball team during the 2010-11 season. The blog, which can be viewed at rutge swbb.wordpress.com, aims to take fans through the grind of a collegiate basketball season, chronicling practices and games during the year. Rushdan averaged 9.0 points and 4.4 rebounds last season as a guard.

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The Scarlet Knights shut down USF quarterback B.J. Daniels last season, but he ran for 107 yards last week against Florida.

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Committee announced yesterday that the 2005 Heisman Award will remain vacated after former Southern California running back Reggie Bush forfeited the award a day earlier. The decision puts to rest questions of whether former Texas quarterback Vince Young would receiver the award after finishing as the runner-up in 2005.

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Fifth-year senior captain Howard Barbieri (74) took some of the heat off quarterback Tom Savage, claiming responsibility for the struggles of the offensive line and the Knights’ offense.

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A day after sophomore quar terback Tom Savage shouldered the responsibility again for the Rutgers football team’s offensive struggles, his fifth-year senior center came to his defense. “The of fense lives and dies with the of fensive line,” said captain Howard Barbieri. “If there’s blame, it should star t with me. I’m the captain of the of fensive line and the captain of the team, so it star ts with me.” In reality, every facet of the offense needs to make improvements during the Scarlet Knights’ bye week. The run game failed to get going against Florida International, and the aerial attack has yet to hit its stride. With the of fensive line involved in all of it, the unit is taking the bye to focus on itself. “The bye gives you time to take a step back and focus on the fundamentals,” said junior left tackle Desmond Stapleton. “You can look at those things now and improve on what you need to improve on. We’re starting to get a little more physical, and then also correcting the mistakes we saw on film.” In the season opener, Nor folk State sacked Savage three times and hurried him four times. Against tougher competition in Florida International, those numbers improved to one sack and two hur ries. But the r unning

game took a step back in Miami. “We’re doing stuff better as a group, but the stuff that we put out there still needs to get better,” Barbieri said. “We’re not all young, but we’re playing like we’re young. I’m making some stupid mistakes. Overall, we just need to learn what we can. The mistakes we’ve made, we can’t let happen again.” Redshirt freshman Antwan Lowery played his way into the rotation, cycling in and out with junior right guard Caleb Ruch against FIU. Head coach Greg Schiano also pointed to redshirt freshman Andre Civil, who converted from the defensive side of the ball in training camp, as a player that stood out. Schiano and the line agree that competition can only help. “You always have to fight for your job,” Stapleton said. “You’re constantly evaluated, so ever y day is a battle and ever y day needs a consistent per formance. That happens ever y day in practice.”

think they are some great guys,” Lalota said. “For my family, going to Rutgers will allow them to come to more games and be more involved, and I am happy that they’ll have this opportunity.” Schiano said he could not comment on any pending transfers to avoid potential NCAA rules violations. The last transfer from Michigan did not pan out as the Knights hoped, as Marcus Witherspoon lasted just one year in the program.

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end Anthony Lalota will transfer to Rutgers. Lalota, a Princeton native and The Hun School product, held a fourstar ranking on both Rivals.com and Scout.com coming out of high school in 2009. Rivals ranked Lalota as the second best player in the state and the 11th best defensive end in the nation. He played in the Army All-American game as well. “I’ve gotten along with all of the players I’ve met so far, and I

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McCourty have a third former Knight to practice with in Tennessee after the Titans signed fullback Jack Corcoran yesterday to their practice squad. Corcoran, a three-year starter for the Knights, signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Houston Texans almost immediately after the NFL Draft this year, but did not make the final roster cuts. SIGNAL

caller Steve Shimko made the trip to Miami last weekend, but once again did not throw the ball during pregame warmups. Shimko entered camp as the No. 1 backup to Savage, but a shoulder injur y prevented him from throwing and freshman Chas Dodd backs up Savage instead. “Yes, but I’m not sure how ef fectively,” Schiano said, when asked whether Shimko can throw. “We’re considering [surger y]. It’s all his decision — it’s not ours — but we’ve talked.”

The Rutgers men’s golf team finished in fourth place this past MEN’S GOLF weekend at the Rutgers Invitational, its season opening tournament. The Scarlet Knights shot a combined 889 (295-301-293) after three rounds, placing them behind first-place Newberry (847), Seton Hall (866) and Columbia (879). The tournament, considered a success given that the Knights’ squad is largely composed of underclassmen, was the first for many on the roster. “I am certainly happy about the finish because any top five is always good,” said head coach Jason Bataille. “I am excited about the young team. Seeing the excitement of the younger guys is enjoyable.” Freshman Jonathan Renza (217) led the Knights, finishing with 12 birdies and an eighth place finish individually. “I like the leadership of some of the younger players,” Bataille said. “Jonathan Renza was up with the

leaders for most of the tournament.” Chris Frame, the only senior on the roster, shot a 223 to finish tied for 25th in the 88-player field. The other Knights who participated in the tournament were freshmen Doug Walters and Dillon Corbo, as well as sophomore John Fagan, who finished 37th, 52nd and 40th, respectively. Junior Andrew Tursky, who had two eagles, and freshman Jeff Lefevre also competed for the Knights. Rutgers returns to the links this weekend to compete in the St. John’s Invitational. “I would like to see us be competitive in the event among some good teams,” Bataille said. “It will be the first time the younger guys face the better players in the Northeast, and they are looking forward to the challenge and proving themselves.” The St. John’s Invitational will take place at The McLaughlin at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., Friday and Saturday. — Joe Maloney

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Sophomore wideout Mohamed Sanu’s longest reception of the season came on a 29-yard pass at the end of the first half to set up a field goal against Norfolk State. Sanu leads all wideouts with seven catches for 90 yards and one touchdown.

Young corps refusing to make excuses BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano was the first to say it: The Rutgers football team misses Tim Brown. In the wake of the Scarlet Knights’ poor of fensive per formance in Miami, Schiano was quick to FOOTBALL deflect the blame from sophomore quar terback Tom Savage, instead citing an inexperienced receiving corps that misses a senior playmaker like Brown. The unit is young, no question, but it misses more than just Brown’s experience.

The 5-foot-8 Rutgers record-holder was a constant deep threat for Savage last season, able to stretch the field and open up underneath routes for then-freshman Mohamed Sanu. In the Knights’ first two games this year, Savage’s only truly deep completion came on a 29-yard toss to Sanu in the first half’s twominute drill against Norfolk State. “We can definitely stretch the field a little bit more,” said sophomore wideout Mark Harrison. “We’re a young team and we’re developing, so there’s just a lot of little things we need to work together on. It’s early in the season and we’re 2-0 — that’s the upside about it, but the little things are what’s getting to us.”

Harrison echoed the sentiments of Schiano, who relied on Sanu for the Knights’ only two scores against Florida International out of the Wildcat but recognizes the 6-foot-2, 218-pounder can still refine his skill set. “We ask him to do a lot. He plays receiver, he plays in the Wildcat package,” Schiano said. “I think Mo is going to continue to get better because there are still a lot of technique things he can refine and become even more efficient. But what you can’t coach is his athleticism, his toughness, his desire to play the game, his will to prepare.”

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Knights have first tourney win on minds BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

Improvement by goal-setting is always the name of the game for the Rutgers volleyball team, and like last VOLLEYBALL year, there is only RUTGERS AT one weekend left to complete one of SACRED HEART, those goals. FRIDAY, 4 P.M. Winning a preseason tournament is always at the forefront of the Scarlet Knights’ minds, especially since actually doing so last year gave the team the momentum needed for a breakout season. “When we play like we’re capable of playing, we feel like teams are going to have to play their ‘A’ game to beat us,” said assistant coach Jason Donnelly. “Whether or not we can do that [this weekend] becomes the question.”

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Senior outside hitter Caitlin Saxton, left, has four consecutive double-double performances. The Knights won all but one of those games against NJIT and at the Rutgers Invitational.

Often times in the game of soccer, if a defender is trapped deep in his own end, he kicks the ball out MEN’S SOCCER of bounds down the sideline, rather than kicking it out of bounds over the goal line. The thought process behind this is that it is better to concede a throw-in to the other team than a corner kick. For those who face the Rutgers men’s soccer team the threat is not neutralized. This is because the Scarlet Knights can turn to Bryant Knibbs, a junior defender who can throw the ball almost the width of the entire soccer field. “It’s really all about technique,” said the Pine Bush, N.Y., native. “I always have people on the team coming up and asking me how I do it because I’m certainly not the strongest guy on the team. I just say that it really all just comes down to the technique.” Essentially, giving up a corner or a throwin against the Knights yields the same results. The ball finds a way into the box either way. For first-year head coach Dan Donigan, it is a great weapon to have. “A long throw is a huge weapon that a lot of teams have, but at the same time we are going to utilize what we have,” he said. “It’s basically the same as having a service as long as the throw is accurate and our spacing is good.” It was thanks to Knibbs’ talent that Rutgers escaped a couple of games last season with victories. As a sophomore in 2009, Knibbs recorded an assist on Sept. 18, in a double-over time win against Providence. It was in the second overtime that Knibbs delivered one of his patented throw-ins that found the head of then-junior Yannick Salmon, who directed the ball toward the back of the net. “Last year I had three assists off of throw-ins, so it is definitely a weapon,” Knibbs said. “It’s just like getting a cross into the box, so whatever I can do to help the offense.” His ability to throw a soccer ball far beyond the boundaries of reality is not the only reason Knibbs finds himself in Donigan’s good graces. The coach also likes the versatility and physicality the junior brings to his central defending role. “I think he’s great as a central defender. He reads the game well and is a physical guy back there,” Donigan said. “He’s one of our key guys because of his versatility.” Now starting on the back line, Knibbs found work last year as a midfielder — a role that both coach and player would like to work back to. “I’d love to get him out into the midfield at some point, but I won’t do that until somebody steps up who could be a suitable replacement,” Donigan said. While Knibbs also wants to get back to a more offensive role, he likes the communication and chemistry he shares with his other three defenders. “I loved playing midfield, but I’m really comfortable in the middle on defense,” he said. “All four of us are older guys and we have a great chemistr y, we really work well together.” The other three defenders — senior captain Paulie Calafiore, senior Chris Edwards and junior captain Andrew Cuevas — also bring an arsenal of offensive talent to the game.

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