The Daily Targum 2010-09-23

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THE DAILY TARGUM

Volume 142, Number 16

S E R V I N G

T H E

R U T G E R S

C O M M U N I T Y

S I N C E

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

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Today: Sunny

LOCAL VIBES

High: 83 • Low: 61

While most students roam around campus are plugged in to music, some are creating their own sound. Inside Beat zooms in on these local hip-hop artists on the rise.

BY NICHOLAS BORNER

DREAM Act fuels discussion

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

BY DEVIN SIKORSKI

Book questions stereotypes of single women

ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

A book written by two University professors delivers a multifaceted view about single women as a demographic, tracking their plight from the 19th century to struggles yet to come. History Professors Virginia Yans and Rudolph Bell’s book “Women on Their Own” is the product of five years of work, which began at the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis as a study of single women. It has since evolved into an anthology with passages from members of the University’s faculty, as well as from colleges across the country. “In the United States, the number of single people is increasing substantially, and these are not just widowed people or involuntarily single people, but it also includes people who decide not to marry,” Yans said. She said many women today have made the choice to be single. “In the past, bachelors have had an accepted lifestyle, but now we have more and more women who are electing not to marry and singleness is a specific status,” Yans said. The professors’ definition of being single does not just take into account whether someone has married yet. “In a sense, you’re looking at whether or not a person can marry,” Yans said. “Also there are gay people who are not allowed to marry. Now, you have this highly complex group of people under a rubric called ‘single’ that don’t really identify with each other as a group.” The authors target single women and men and encourage them to be aware of such biases in legislation toward married couples. The book is also a way of persuading

RAMON DOMPOR / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Students debate the DREAM Act, which would allow children of illegal immigrants to become citizens through college or military service, last night in Frelinghuysen Hall.

The Latino American Womyn’s Organization held a debate last night on the College Avenue campus in order to critically look at both the benefits and downfalls of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. The audience of the debate, held in the lounge area of Frelinghuysen Hall, heard the viewpoints of two University students in favor of the DREAM Act, with debaters against it absent. The DREAM Act would allow children of illegal immigrants an opportunity to obtain citizenship if they have completed either a college education or served in the military for two years. Political Chair of LAWO Lesley Pairol said the purpose of the debate was to allow people who are either for or against the DREAM Act to voice their opinion, saying she hoped to

SEE ACT ON PAGE 6

MCCORMICK TO HOLD ANNUAL ADDRESS University President Richard L. McCormick will hold his eighth annual presidential address tomorrow at 1:10 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. McCormick will highlight the accomplishments of University faculty, students and administrators during this past year, according to University Media Relations.

Topics to be discussed include the impact of dwindling state suppor t for higher education, the University’s goal to generate growth in New Jersey, and the University’s commitment to increase the geographic diversity of its student body and to ser ve nontraditional students ef fectively, according to University Media Relations.

McCormick will also discuss the University’s commitment to of fer more international experiences for students, according to University Media Relations. There will also be a question and answer session. — Ariel Nagi

SEE BOOK ON PAGE 9

Dispute heats up in Congressional race BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO UNIVERSITY EDITOR

Two candidates went headto-head last week during the race for one of the seats in the House of Representatives of the 12th Congressional District, which covers parts of Middlesex County. In a Trenton press conference last week, Democratic incumbent Rush Holt criticized his challenger Scott Sipprelle for a newsletter his opponent published that suggested a reduction in unemployment benefits to below minimum wage. But Sipprelle said the information was taken out of context. He clarified that this idea would only apply to extensions of benefits for those who ran out. “[Holt] has been not only taking the statements out of

context, but distorting and, in fact, fabricating statements,” said Sipprelle, an investment banker from Princeton. Sipprelle expressed discontent with the media’s coverage on the back and forth in the election thus far and thinks there are other issues to focus on. “We need to figure out how to create high-paying jobs,” he said. “That’s what I really wish journalists and people who are writing articles would talk about.” Sipprelle launched his campaign with the intention of talking about issues that matter to people but thinks that Holt’s campaign has a different agenda. “Mr. Holt is seeing fit in all of his media outreach and voter communications to do nothing but trash Scott Sipprelle,” he said.

SEE DISPUTE ON PAGE 4

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

INDEX UNIVERSITY A project aims to teach New Brunswick middle school girls about leadership skills.

OPINIONS KFC pays college women $500 to wear sweatpants with “Double Down” on the back.

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ANDREW HOWARD / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore linebacker Steve Beauharnais started the final three games of last season on the strongside for the Rutgers football team, but this year he transitioned to the middle, where he makes the calls and checks as the quarterback of the defense. See BACK for full story.

SPORTS . . . . . . BACK

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