The Daily Targum 2010-10-22

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After Dion Lewis ran all over the Rutgers football team last season, the Knights look to shut down Lewis and teammate Ray Graham on Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Administration encourages more campus activism

RUSA reports student issues to U. officials

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BY NEIL P. KYPERS

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Historically, the University has been a hub for activism, with students uniting against financial cutbacks, civil rights violations and war abroad.

But while speckles of civic engagement among students appear on campus today, some would say the student body’s involvement leaves something to be desired.

“We are having a very decisive election in a couple of weeks. I don’t hear a buzz on campus about what this means for our nation and the future of our society, which is in [students’] hands,” said Philip J. Furmanski, executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “Maybe I’m just a little too insolated, but … I would think there would be a high level of engagement.”

University President Richard L. McCormick, however, cited a walkout staged by the Latino Student Council at his annual address to the University as a recent example of students standing up for their beliefs.

“I feel that what they did was within the bounds of the tradition of dissent at Rutgers,” he said. “If student activism is on the rise, so be it. … It’s a good thing.”

McCormick said he hopes students will continue to get involved in such activities, as long as the expression is conducted in a civil manner.

But while protests and activism are just one part of political involvement, thinking deeply about the choices government officials make on a day-to-day basis and how they relate to students is more important, Furmanski said.

“The protests come and go, but if you [want to] become a vital member of a community and take responsibility for defining your future, it starts now,” he said. “At the end of the day, it’s about the fact that in less than two weeks, less than 40 percent of the eligible voters in this country will be making a decision that, ultimately, will affect us in very profound ways.”

Students, administrators, faculty and the media filled the Raritan River Lounge at the Students Activities Center on the College Avenue Campus last night to hear the results of “What’s on your mind week” and address the administration.

The Rutgers University Student Assembly presented the results of a week of information gathering to University President Richard L. McCormick, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip J. Furmanski, Vice President for Student Affairs Gregor y S. Blimling and Director of Transportation Services Jack Molenaar.

“I think this is a really valuable thing to be doing,” McCormick said. “Last year, we took very seriously what we learned from this exercise.”

The administration was presented with a brief overview of the results of the week and

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Rutgers University Student Assembly University Affairs Chair Kristen Clarke presents the results of “What’s on your mind week” last night at the Student Activities Center.

Event promotes positive body image

BY NINA MACAPINLAC CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers University Panhellenic Association for the first time sponsored events on campus to celebrate the third annual “Fat Talk Free Week,” a national event that encourages men and women to refrain from “fat talk,” or comments that promote an unrealistic standard of beauty portrayed by the media.

“I’m hoping that ‘Fat Talk Free Week’ spreads the importance of challenging the thin ideal,” said Rebecca Greif, program facilitator of the body image program, “Reflections: the Body Image Project.”

“More importantly, I hope it makes women feel accepted and help them realize that they don’t have to achieve an impossible figure.”

“Fat Talk Free Week” is an outgrowth of the Reflections program, the first sustainable evidence disorder prevention program in the country to be implemented in sororities, Greif said.

It allows men and women, regardless of their involvement with Reflections, to challenge the body ideal in a larger project.

Participants refrain from fat talk, which can include statements that are not necessarily negative, she said.

“Statements like ‘you look great, you lost weight,’ which are meant to be

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compliments, have an underlying meaning,” said Greif, a University Clinical Psychology Graduate student. “They’re saying, ‘You look so much better than you did before.’”

To kick off “Fat Talk Free Week,” on Monday the women of the Panhellenic Council and the University Nutrition Advocates staffed an “Inspiration Station” near the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Students signed a pledge to stop talking negatively about themselves and wrote down aspects they liked about their bodies.

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LGBT students link experience to greek life

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Students discuss being part of the LGBT community, Latino and greek life, Wednesday at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus.

A panel of students discussed their experiences balancing two different identities on campus: being part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and being Latino.

Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Alpha Chapter, Center for Latino Arts and Culture, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, and LLEGO (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and allies People of Color Union) sponsored the panel discussion “Being Latino and LGBTQ at Rutgers” Wednesday at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus.

Melissa Grajales, president of Chi Upsilon Sigma, wanted to have the myths and issues put out there for discussion.

“People have a lot of questions but are afraid to ask,” said Grajales, a

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. “This is a good place for that.”

The event featured speakers representing three different communities within the University. Several individuals spoke for LGBTQ students in greek life, Latino students and general University students.

“A goal for the event is to build solidarity and awareness within the LGBTQ communities,” said Angelica Tanti, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior.

Each panel discussed topics specific to what problems would arise within their own community, said Jasmind Thomas, a Chi Upsilon Sigma member.

Some students face the stigma that being gay and a part of greek life could not coexist.

“Being greek and being gay is controversial,” Thomas said.

“However being greek and being gay

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at the annual Institute of Food Technologists meeting, where he discusses the fundraiser The Depar tment of Food every year. Newsletters and flyScience is experiencing a slip in ers were also sent out. momentum two years into a Alumni, friends and food fundraiser to modernize its companies were also notified of Food Analysis and Food the department’s need for donaChemistry Laboratory. tions, which were accepted as The depar tment originally cash or in kind, he said. received a strong stream of “Colgate-Palmolive Company, donations, but the number which has a research facility in decreased after the economy Piscataway, has been a leader started to recede, said Mukund among our donors, contributing Kar we, chair of the Department many pieces of equipment thanks of Food Science. to the involvement of Rutgers “Donations have slowed with food science alumna Patricia the downturn in the economy, but Verduin,” said Associate Dean for we are hoping for a reinvigoration Development Kelly Watts. as more alumni share their employSome of the contacted indiment information with us and reach viduals recognized the need for out to their employers about giving advancement in the depar tgifts in kind,” said Rachel Napier, ment’s equipment capability associate director of Development and contributed to the fundraisat the School of Environmental and er because of it.

Biological Sciences.

“I donated because the Despite the decline, its origi- depar tment is in desperate nal goal is still at $518,000 to need of state-of-the-art instrubuy or obtain new pieces of ments and equipment to train equipment to update the labora- students on the type of equiptories for undergraduates. ment they will encounter when “We ver y much want our stu- they graduate and enter the dents to get exposed to food industr y,” said William current state-of-the-ar t equip- Franke, associate director of ment the food industr y uses,” the Center for Advanced Kar we said.

Food Technology.

The main purpose for Franke said it was important obtaining the new equipment is for University students to be for students to get hands-on the most prepared and brightexperience, he said. est when competing for jobs “Hands-on education greatly after graduation. enhances the learning process,” There are different levels of Napier said. “The addition of this lab recognition for donors who will better educate contribute set our students and amounts of prepare them for funding, and “I donated because the workforce.” there will be a the department is Through the donor wall in fundraiser, the t h e in desperate need department aims new laborator y to provide underto permanently of state-of-the-art graduate sturecognize those instruments dents with the who donated, skills and experiKar we said. and equipment.” ence they need The University WILLIAM FRANKE to become comand School of Center for Advanced Food petitive options Envir onmental Technology Associate Director for employment, and Biological she said. It is Sciences gave also meant to the department give more value to a degree enough funding to renovate the and bring employers to laboratory rooms with new benchthe University. es, gas lines and other facilities, he Undergraduate students in said. The equipment is the departthe past had to borrow equip- ment’s responsibility, which is why ment from the graduate pro- the need for a fundraiser arose. gram, which was time-consumThe laborator y already ing or unsuccessful and could be received three pieces of equipdisruptive, Karwe said. The stu- ment slightly used by another dents did not have many oppor- institution and a number of tunities to work on research monetar y donations, Kar we equipment by themselves in a said. So far, the depar tment is space they did not have to share hoping to reach its goal with graduate students.

by June 20, 2014 and is To get an estimate of what on schedule. kind of equipment and how much The deparment opened its money the department needed, doors in 1946, according to the Karwe asked faculty and staff and depar tment website. It since researched the costs of the nec- held a mission to generate and essary technology. disseminate knowledge applied The fundraiser star ted in to solve problems relating to 2008 and has been publicized, food and health. along with the depar tment’s “We are student-centered and needs since that time, he said. committed to excellence in eduKarwe announced the effort cation, research and ser vice,” on the department’s website and said the website.

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Kenneth Cassman, director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, discusses how the current environmental state affects the world’s food supply Wednesday at the Cook Campus Center.

Expert warns of potential food shortage

BY ELIZABETH ZWIRZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

When people discuss natural resources, materials such as natural gas or oil may come to mind.

What many do not realize is that food and agriculture also fall into this category.

Kenneth Cassman, director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, explained during a seminar Wednesday night at the Cook Campus Center how this mentality puts humans in a very dangerous situation.

If the problem of protecting resources is not addressed within the next five to 10 years, it could cause serious consequences for the world’s food supply and stability of the consistently growing population, said Cassman, professor of agronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Cassman explained the solution would not necessarily be easy but was optimistic as long as people take one essential first step — acknowledging that a problem exists.

“It’s similar to being an alcoholic. You need to admit you have a problem,” Cassman said.

“Our countr y needs to first admit that we have this problem on our hands and then work to go about resolving it.”

Without this realization, the situation could go from bad to disastrous quickly, he said.

Cassman proposed a solution that suggests using pre-existing lands and resources in combination with a process called ecological intensification.

The process refers to a way of enhancing the product through additives so it is less dangerous to the environment.

With the inclusion of reusing arable land enriched with nutrients and proper irrigation, the world should be able to solidify food security

and food protection for the future, Cassman said.

Through extensive research, Cassman and other scientists found that farmers are performing well as a whole, but can do better.

This plan provides them the outlet to do so, Cassman said.

Possible results of this plan include the potential for a net decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, an increase in rural jobs and economic development, an increased value of agriculture and decrease in need of crop subsidies, he said. It also provides less of an environmental risk than other alternatives.

Cassman has been conducting his research continually for several years dating back to the 1960s during his college days.

He casually started his research on a topic of interest to him and has been studying it ever since.

“It’s always evolving. One area always opens up another and it just never stops,” Cassman said.

Cassman has traveled all over the world to locations such as Brazil, Egypt and California to obser ve and work on the different types of farms where he obtained a portion of his data.

He organized and directed his research by deciding what problems were the biggest and addressing them first.

“You have to see where the [problem] gap is the largest and work on tr ying to close it,” Cassman said.

The current gap is figuring out how to accomplish both raising the yield of products and managing to protect our resources, he said.

Chair of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics Carl Pray thinks this plan poses some other difficulties.

The task of spreading this message to farmers might be difficult,

said Pray, professor of agricultural economics and marketing.

“I think that some of the practices will be more natural, for example with the use of irrigation since it would be cheaper for the farmers, but others could take more work to get going,” Pray said.

Putting the program into effect could be tricky since it requires a need for precision, which would require money, he said. Some type of government incentive or funding would help the program run more effectively.

Robert Goodman, executive dean of Agricultural and Natural Resources, is a longtime acquaintance of Cassman and invited him to speak at the University.

“I’ve known Ken for many years,” Goodman said. “I heard him give a talk at a national scientific meeting in San Diego in the spring and thought that his particular message would be a good one to bring to campus.”

Goodman, who is also executive dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, said the topic of the lecture was important and pressing and should be brought to the attention of the faculty, students and local community.

“I think the organizing theme … is to focus on what are the biophysical limitations, what are the principle components of productivity and success in terms of production of food … and how do we advance the cause of agricultural production in a manner that is compatible with ecological sustainability,” he said.

The lecture was a part of “Ecologies in the Balance?” — a series of lectures at the University where people from around the world expressed different perspectives about the way forward in terms of addressing large environmental issues, Goodman said.

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STUDENTS: Hosts dedicate event to Clementi continued from front turned out to be something positive for me.”

The event creators asked five questions to the panelists and each person individually answered them.

“We want to cover issues with being out at Rutgers,” said Yusef Tadrick, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “I hope to get some dialogue across from different parts of the University.”

Some students expressed their individuality.

“I don’t require a label, and I don’t need to fall under any designated type,” said Carlos Miranda, New Jersey sector 1 president for Lambda Theta Phi. Following the prepared questions, the audience had their questions answered. Often speakers from different panels commented on the same question offering different points of view and insight.

The questions ranged from topics of safety on campus to what the panelists thought of bisexuality. Sometimes, the speakers brought up events from their own past.

After the first few questions, the panelists became more comfortable and opened up to the audience more. Humor lightened the mood and brought laughter from the crowd.

The event ended with a dedication to University first-year student Tyler Clementi and any students who have ever been bullied, oppressed or felt unsafe because of their sexual orientation.

Some students saw the event as an ef fective means of communication.

“Open discussions like this are opening people’s eyes left and right,” Miranda said.

The event attracted a diverse crowd of students and faculty members from many facets of the University community, including several fraternities and sororities.

Salan Chapman, a Cook College sophomore, was one student who was interested in the LGBTQ meeting. She said it was nice to hear from people she did not get to see anywhere else.

“The events are ver y civil and informative,” Chapman said. “Being able to get a lot of attendance even with midterms and exams, some people make it a priority to come to these events.”

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Students listen as representatives from various employers throughout the country discuss opportunities for jobs in the student affairs field, such as academic advising and residence life, yesterday during the Careers in Student Affairs Mini-Conference in Livingston Hall located in the Livingston Student Center.

IMAGE: Program expands to several universities nationally continued from front An educational program was held Tuesday in the Livingston Student Center Coffeehouse.

SHADES, a health services peer theater ensemble, facilitated the program and led a discussion on body image issues within different cultural groups.

The group presented situational skits, which touched on the physical insecurities of both men and women, and the audience was encouraged to ask questions and make comments. “[The program] really opened my eyes because, at first, when you hear about ‘Fat Talk Free Week,’ it’s basically about girls’ body image,” said School of Arts and Sciences junior Maggie Cheung. “But then what was presented today involved a guy stuffing his pants, a guy having weight issues and a female couple having issues, too. [Body image] affects guys as much as it affects girls.”

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Students and faculty members discuss being involved with the LGBT community while also being part of greek life on campus.

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the issues students think need to be addressed.

Kristen Clarke, RUSA University Affairs Committee chair, said on the survey students were asked for their year, school and to check off their concerns in eight categories. “[The categories] were to get responses from students who were running to class or running to catch a bus,” Clarke said. “We also had a space at the bottom of the survey for students to write down comments if they wish.”

The results were as follows: 68 percent of those polled felt transportation was a concern, 49 percent felt tuition was a concern, 28 percent for dining services, academics had 18 percent response, while facilities and housing policies fell at around 14 percent, health services and drug and alcohol policy were of the least concern.

The first to respond to the concerns that were raised was the president, who addressed the No. 2 concern, tuition, but also warned that the administration would do its best to address the issues.

“I do not mean that we can solve all the problems,” McCormick said.

“There is not enough money, there is not enough people to do that.”

Tuition, he said, is high but the value of the education for the price is very good. McCormick referenced two specific studies that found the University ranked

Greif talked to members on Wednesday of the Panhellenic Council.

“The premise of the program focuses around challenging the ideal of female beauty that is perpetuated in our society,” she said.

“For example, large chest, long legs, no body fat, very toned — the program is designed to challenge the notion that that is the healthy woman. We want to focus on healthy lifestyles instead of an ideal weight.”

“Fat Talk Free Week” launched its final event yesterday — another “Inspiration Station” on Douglass campus.

School of Arts and Sciences senior Elizabeth Waddell, vice president of Leadership Development in the Rutgers Panhellenic Council, was in attendance.

“I actually par ticipated in the Reflections program through my organization, Delta Gamma. We did a mini-‘Fat Talk Free Week’ within our sorority,” she said. “I’m excited to see that it’s actually going beyond certain organizations.”

Greif hopes to spread the cause of the Reflections program.

Carolyn Becker developed the Reflections program in 2001 as a pilot study at Trinity University. It consisted of two, two-hour sessions led by university sororities. Sorority members volunteered to train as peer leaders and ran the group meetings.

“It’s an empowering program for women, plus it’s a lot of fun,” Greif said. “For example, we have the girls look in a mirror and list what they like about their body. It’s fun and it’s interactive, and the girls become closer to each other.”

The program soon expanded when Tri Delta, a national sorority, heard about it and asked Becker to implement the program with their national sorority, Grief said.

Tri Delta partnered with Becker and collaboratively developed and allowed the program to be implemented at different universities, she said.

Reflections now takes place at more than 65 universities across the country.

sixth for quality versus price and the recent Wall Street Journal ranking of the University.

But he did recognize a few issues with state funding.

“The most recent cut to our state budget … is the same dollar amount as it was in 1994,” he said.

“When the dollar was worth a lot more and there where 10,000 fewer students at Rutgers.”

The president also wanted to debunk a myth surrounding sports funding.

Three percent of the budget goes to athletics, and there is no secrecy surrounding the budget, he said.

“If there is information you would like about the budget, you are entitled to have it. Secrecy might be possible in some Wall Street corporation, it is not policy at Rutgers,” McCormick said.

While the issue of tuition was a major concern, transportation was the No. 1 concern and Molenaar addressed this issue after the president.

“Basically you want more busses, cheaper parking permits, no parking permits and you want to park on all campuses at all times,” he said. “Well obviously we can’t do that because there are unintended consequences.”

He pointed out some of the things transportation did, like increasing the number of available buses on routes, increasing the number of buses that stop at the train station during late-night hours and altering the weekend bus routes.

Transportation also has some of the lowest parking permit costs

comparable to other universities, Molenaar said.

Ticketing is a necessary deterrent to ensure that spots are available for those who buy permits, he said.

“If you can think of a way to have that happen without enforcement, let me know,” Molenarr said.

While the other issues were addressed, the question and answer session brought out some new issues.

Some questioners brought up the issue of the stadium lights being on during times it is not in use, but the administration had no answer to why that happens.

Mark Schuster, senior dean of students, and Jenny Kurtz, acting director of the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBTQ communities, addressed the issue of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues on campus explaining the University works very hard to ensure they have the resources they need.

“To the notion that Rutgers does queer not well is disgusting me lately,” Schuster said. “One of the reasons I stay here is because we do LGBT and all the rest of the letters of the alphabet really well here.”

Kurtz wanted to dispel the idea that the University is only being supportive of LGBTQ needs recently and that the University has a commitment to their issues.

“We have a lot of programming for the LGBTQ community at Rutgers,” Kurtz said. “The reality is that nine [of 11 events this month] were planned since last semester, since the summer.”

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Rutgers Students for Environmental Awareness aims to raise awareness about environmental issues in a way that is enjoyable and fun for our members and the students we reach out to. We are committed to creating environmental change in both the University and New Jersey communities by developing awareness campaigns and going above and beyond for the sake of the public and the environment.

Interested in joining? Come to our weekly meetings, every Monday at 9 p.m. in the Merle V. Adams Room in the Cook Campus Center, or e-mail us at Rutgers.SEA@gmail.com.

Rutgers Liberty in North Korea will be holding a special presentation of “Hiding,” a documentar y exposing the life of North Korean refugees hiding in China. Doors open at 7:45 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Busch Campus Center.

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Rutgers University Programming Association will host a free night of pumpkin car ving and painting in time for Halloween. The event will take place on the Douglass Woodlawn from 2 to 5 p.m.

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The Office of Community Engagement, Rutgers Against Hunger and Farmers Against Hunger is sponsoring “Gleaning” at the Giamarese Farm from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in East Brunswick. Harvested crops will be donated to Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen and the Franklin Food Bank to help provide fresh produce to the hungry, who often have a limited availability of fresh foods. Faculty, staff, alumni and students are welcome to bring their boots and gloves and lend a helping hand. The event is free but registration is required and limited to 30 spaces. Please complete and return the registration form by Oct. 13. Contact the Office of Community Engagement at (732)-932-2000, ext. 4211 for any questions, or e-mail discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu.

Matthew Jelacic, assistant professor of Architecture at the University of Colorado, will be presenting a lecture, “Traumatic Urbanization and Its Consequences,” at 4:30 p.m. on the fourth floor lecture hall in Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. Jelacic is working with communities to create affordable shelter for the Crow Nation in Montana and assisting in the reconstruction of schools in Haiti. He is also involved with projects using sustainable materials for sheltering displaced people. He was a partner in the firm Gans & Jelacic from 1996 to 2003 whose work included emergency relief shelters and school furniture for the New York City School Construction Authority. In his talk, he will explore the issues surrounding social and environmental justice in developing communities.

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The Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Exhibition Tournament, part of the 2010 New Jersey Open Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Tournament, will occur in Scott Hall on the College Avenue campus from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tournament, which is open to the public and offers free on-campus parking in Lot 8, will have some of the top players in North America playing, and representatives from the NJXA will be available to teach you how to play Xiangqi during this event. The New Jersey Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Association is sponsoring the event with the help of the University’s Confucius Institute. Chinese Chess, played by more than 100 million players around the world, is believed to have been invented

by General Han Xin in about 210 B.C. during the war between two historical powers, Chu and Han. For more information, please contact Guanghua Li, njcchess@yahoo.com.

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Students take advantage of discounted Victoria’s Secret “Pink” shirts yesterday in front of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Students with coupons could purchase shirts for $5.

Coupons were handed out to students as they passed by.

ACTIVISM: Furmanski says students should vote more continued from front Barry V. Qualls, vice president for Undergraduate Education, also said he is surprised more students have not expressed discontent concerning political issues, especially given the state of the economy.

“I’m not nostalgic for the Vietnam Era, but it sometimes reminds me that our students are not more politically engaged,” Qualls said. “This is really about a changing definition of a civil society.”

Qualls said this is perhaps because political issues, like the draft, affected students more directly decades ago, while many of today’s issues seem more distant.

Yet McCormick said the decisions made today will affect young people’s futures, and therefore, he supports their involvement, which often gets more attention than older people’s participation.

“The impacts of this economy, of the transformation of the environment, of the improvement — or not — in health care are things that profoundly affect your lives, and a key component of a Rutgers education should be the knowledge of how to make a difference,” McCormick said.

The University is working on a project to get students more involved in civic af fairs, Furmanski said. In the same way that the University provides students with the opportunity to conduct research, an emerging program will also encourage students to get involved in civic affairs.

“What we’re trying to do is get ever y department and ever y major to do something that allows students to participate on a civic level,” he said.

Until then, leaders on campus will have to determine how best to increase students’ involvement.

Rutgers University Student Assembly Vice President Matt Cordeiro said alienation, not apathy, is the problem among young people, who need someone to bring them together.

“There’s no national, young figure who’s really trying to rev people up,” he said.

Breaking down barriers to voting could also help, said Cordeiro, a School of Arts and

Sciences junior. For example, students could use Facebook, a social medium that is already a part of their everyday lives, to register to vote.

Old techniques of organizing people are also no longer applicable, he said. While protests were fresh and new to people in the 1960s, it just seems as though today’s movements are simply copies.

Roosevelt Institute President Bhavin Patel agreed with Cordeiro’s point. He said a lack of innovation has led to stagnation in politics.

“Today, students who tr y to organize recycle [other generations’] slogans,” he said.

“They don’t adapt to the younger population.”

Also, some students may not be involved because they suppor t the current administration on its face and do not

“I’m not nostalgic for the Vietnam Era, but it reminds me that our students are not more politically engaged.”

BARRY V. QUALLS Vice President for Undergraduate Education

follow up on details about what is going on, said Patel, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior.

Whether or not they are content with the gover nment, young people still need to pay attention, he said.

“I think it’s very unfortunate [that students do not get involved], because it’s their loss,” Patel said. “They’re the ones that are going to have to deal with the all the policies and politics happening now.”

At times, certain politicians, such as former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin and Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell, are not the best representatives of the political world, and in fact, may turn young people away from politics, Patel said.

“The fact that they’re all over the media discourages some students [who say], ‘What’s the point? Why should I get active?’” he said. “Well that’s exactly the reason they should get active.”

Kelly Ng, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior, is one person who said politicians’ actions discourage her from getting involved. Often, she would rather have other people deal with them and take responsibility for what they do.

Although Ng, an out-of-state student from New York, said she does not really feel New Jersey politics af fect her, she did say Christie’s recent change in funding for education does make a dif ference to her.

Still, she would not go as far as making a scene about it on campus.

“To me, protests are really impor tant, but on the same level, I think these little protests on campus, people don’t really care unless you really do something dramatic,” she said. “If you just have you and your friends do something, like a little protest outside of Brower, people aren’t going to see it.”

School of Ar ts and Sciences junior Katherine Congelosi said she is too busy for civic engagement but said she will think about it after graduation.

“Of course [political issues] af fect ever ybody, but I’m worried about too many other things, like getting through school, to be caring about political issues,” she said.

School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student For rest Tennant, who came from a high school where he discussed politics, said he is not seeing the same engagement on campus.

“Since I’ve been here, I have not really heard anything radical from either side or independents,” he said.

Tennant said he thinks protests are a good way to get a message across, especially with issues he cares about, like raising the minimum wage.

“If it’s something that I feel strongly about, then I wouldn’t mind coming out and representing,” he said.

But to get the most people involved, he said using new media is a good technique for creating awareness.

“Mass communication is definitely the best way,” he said. “You’re not going to be able to get to people by just standing shouting with a megaphone to one specific group of people.”

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Protestors shout slogans during a rally in support of the planned “Access to the Region’s Core” rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York City Tuesday in North Bergen. Gov. Chris Christie plans to kill the project because of budget constraints.

Statistics show decrease in teen accidents THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Far fewer people are dying in car crashes with teens at the wheel, but it’s not because teenagers are driving more cautiously. Experts say laws are tougher, and cars and highways are safer.

Fatal car crashes involving teen drivers fell by about a third over five years, according to a new federal report that credits tougher restrictions on younger drivers.

The number of deaths tied to these accidents dropped from about 2,200 in 2004 to 1,400 in 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The CDC looked at fatal accidents involving drivers who were 16 or 17. There were more than 9,600 such incidents during the five-year span, and more than 11,000 people died, including more than 4,000 of the teen drivers and more than 3,400 of their passengers.

The repor t is being published in Friday’s issue of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The rate of such fatal crashes has been declining since 1996.

Experts credit a range of factors, including safer cars with air bags and highway improvements, which reduce the risk of death.

The number of non-fatal accidents involving drivers 16 and 17 years old has been dropping as well — by 31 percent from 2004 through 2008, according to government figures.

The decline is similar to the 36 percent drop in fatal crashes reported in the new CDC report.

Experts say a chief reason is that most states have been getting tougher on when teens can drive and when they can carr y passengers.

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“It’s not that teens are becoming safer,” said Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an Arlington, Va.-based research group funded by auto insurance companies.

“It’s that state laws enacted in the last 15 years are taking teens out of the most hazardous driving situations,” such as driving at night or with other teens in the car, he said.

Graduated driver’s licensing programs, as they are called,

“State laws enacted in the last 15 years are taking teens out of the most hazardous driving situations.”

RUSS RADER Institute for Highway Safety Spokesman

began appearing in 1996, and 49 states now have them. Some are stricter than others, which may be one reason death rates vary by state, Rader said.

The CDC found that Wyoming had the highest death rate, with about 60 traffic fatalities involving 16- and 17-year-old drivers per 100,000 people that age. New York and New Jersey, which have rigorous driving restrictions on teens, had the lowest rates, about 10 per 100,000.

Wyoming’s driver’s license laws are laxer than some other states. For example, 16-year-olds are allowed to drive until 11 p.m., or in some cases even later, while other states force them off the roads starting at 9 p.m.

The author of the report, CDC epidemiologist Ruth Shults, said

rural states such as Wyoming tend to have higher rates of traffic deaths. One problem is that remote stretches of road are hard to reach quickly by ambulance and even harder to get a critically injured person to a trauma center, experts say.

Lorrie Pozarik, a consultant to Wyoming state government on traffic safety issues, said the state ranks poorly in seat-belt use. A love of pickup trucks has a lot to do with that.

“People feel like, ‘I’m in a pickup, I don’t need a belt,’“ Pozarik said. “Our No. 1 fatal crash is a single-vehicle rollover. It happens to be the one crash where a seat belt is most effective when it comes to saving your life.

“The bottom line is that we have no perception of risk in Wyoming,” Pozarik continued.

“You’re driving along the highway, there isn’t a car in sight.

You can see 10 miles in 20 directions, and you’re sort of sitting back and cruising.”

In New York, the driver’s license restrictions can at times be annoying, said Ali Janicki, a 17-year-old high school senior in the town of North White Plains.

Janicki had a “junior” license when she was 16, which restricted her from driving after 9 p.m. and from driving with more than one other youth in the car. She broke the rules a few times, giving her sister and a friend a ride home from school, or driving home from a movie after 9.

Sometimes, she also needed a parent to drive her to nighttime parties. “It kind of bugged me,” she said. “But I understand why.”

She said she was nearly in an accident Thursday, but blamed another — older — driver’s error.

“I think older people, past about 40, should have to take a test and make sure their eyes are still working the same way,” she said.

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a popular refrain among Republicans throughout the country this year: A vote for me is a vote to fire Nancy Pelosi.

But only one candidate means it literally.

John Dennis is r unning against the House speaker in her San Francisco congressional district where Republicans make up just 9 percent of registered voters and Pelosi has trounced opponents for two decades.

The real estate investor is a huge long shot, but has attracted more attention than Pelosi’s past challengers. He has been helped by the Republican National Committee’s “Fire Pelosi” national bus tour and other GOP-led efforts to paint her as an out-of-control Liberal and remove her from her leadership position.

Dennis has tapped into the anti-Pelosi anger to raise nearly $2 million. He also made national headlines last month with a campy online ad featuring a Pelosi look-alike as the Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard of Oz.” In the spot, Dennis ultimately defeats Pelosi by dousing her with water from a bucket labeled “Freedom.”

His sense of humor extends to his own long shot campaign.

“For my first run at of fice, I decided to aim low,” he joked in a recent telephone interview. “Seriously though, I think this year there’s a real chance for someone who isn’t just going to be the loyal opposition. I have a real alternative to of fer voters of San Francisco, and I think my positions are a better fit than her actions.”

Not surprisingly, Democratic Party leaders disagree. California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton called Dennis and his candidacy “irrelevant” and scoffed at the idea that Pelosi might be at greater risk than in past elections.

“Am I concerned? No more than I’m concerned that the sun will come out at night and the moon will come out in the daytime,” he said.

Pelosi, 70, is similarly unconcerned. She has been traveling the country to raise money for fellow Democrats.

“Getting an even larger majority in her congressional district is not a priority,” Pelosi spokeswoman Jennifer Crider said.

Dennis, 47, believes his platform will appeal to more than just the diehard Conser vatives and tea par ty activists who agree with his call for dramatically reducing federal spending and shrinking the gover nment’s role domestically and overseas.

He also is staunchly antiwar, suppor ts legalizing marijuana and opposes Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage — positions he hopes will help him with independent voters.

He says the reaction he receives most often on the campaign trail is surprise.

“I’m trying to break down stereotypes of Republicans in San Francisco so that people hear me, connect with me,” he said of the “Wizard of Oz” parody and recent campaign stops that include a gay bar in San Francisco’s Castro district.

A visit to the wealthy neighborhood where both Dennis and Pelosi live illustrated the difficulty of the Republican’s task at hand. Out of a dozen people questioned outside a local coffee shop, only one was able to produce his full name unassisted.

One man, David Bourne, seemed like the kind of voter Dennis is counting on: a registered Democrat who remains undecided and thinks the current politicians in Washington haven’t done enough to fix the economy.

“It definitely might be time for something new,” said Bourne, 32.

But Bourne said he is so sick of “all the noise” from this year’s candidates that he likely wouldn’t even show up at the polls.

Dennis is not afraid to point out what he sees as major flaws in the Republican Par ty’s record. At an anti-war rally on Sept. 4, he placed equal blame on both parties for the countr y’s current problems.

“No matter who’s in charge, the spending continues; no matter who’s in charge, the wars continue; no matter who’s in charge, the invasions of privacy continue,” he told the crowd of about 300 people. “We must understand that the battle is not between the left and the right. The battle is between Washington and us.”

The headliner that day was Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, a champion of smaller government who has been a political role model for Dennis since he volunteered for Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign.

But aside from Paul, who helped Dennis raise money after the rally, the GOP establishment has so far been largely hands-off when it comes to the 8th Congressional District contest.

On a swing through California earlier this month, the “Fire Pelosi” bus bypassed the congresswoman’s territor y, opting instead to stop in Stockton, about 60 miles east.

RNC Chairman Michael Steele told The Associated Press he would be meeting with Dennis at some point along the tour’s route, but Dennis campaign spokesman Ar thur Br uzzone said that didn’t happen.

On a recent trip to Washington, Dennis did get a few minutes of face time with House Minority Leader John Boehner, Pelosi’s likely successor if the House majority changes hands. He described the meeting as a casual chat.

He also ran into his opponent for the first time on that same trip, at a restaurant. With Pelosi rejecting his call for a debate, the two have yet to cross paths in San Francisco.

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Week in review: laurels and darts

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t is one thing for the government to intervene in family affairs when serious matters arise, such as child abuse, but it is unacceptable for them to get involved in something as petty as parent-teacher conferences. Sadly, Kym Worthy, a Detroit prosecutor, wants to do just that. Worthy proposed legislation that would force parents to serve up to three days in jail if they repeatedly missed parent-teacher conferences. Worthy gets a dart for severely overstepping her boundaries. How parents wish to raise their children and participate in their lives is entirely up to them. Sure, parents should take an interest in their children’s education, and ideally they should need no motivation to attend parent-teacher conferences, but it is not the county prosecutor’s place to step in when parents do need motivation. Not to mention the fact that threatening parents with jail time is an absurd solution to the problem. If Worthy is so worried about parents being involved in their children’s lives, why would she want to separate them from those children? *

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Most 20-year-olds are busy with classwork and parties. Marisol Valles of Guadalupe, Mexico, is busy running the border town’s police force. The 20-year-old criminology student became the police chief in Guadalupe because she was the only person willing to accept the position. Valles’s braver y deser ves a laurel. Drug wars have inflicted immense suf fering on the citizens of Guadalupe. Anyone of any age who accepts the responsibility of keeping Guadalupe safe is obviously a courageous person, but that tag rings especially true for someone as young as Valles. In fact, we could go as far as to say she is the ver y paragon of courage. It is also refreshing to see someone young attempt to bring about serious social change. In a time where most members of Valles’s age bracket embrace utter apathy, Valles took it upon herself to engage with the real problems of the world. We here at The Daily Targum will be rooting for Valles. *

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As citizens of New Jersey, we should be aware of how the government is spending our public money. We should also be pretty upset when the New Jersey Turnpike Authority spends $43 million of it on things like employee bowling leagues and birthday bonuses. There are plenty of more important purposes those funds could go toward, such as repairing infrastructure. Instead, toll workers received six-figure bonuses and free E-ZPass transponders. To add insult to injur y, in 2012, New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway tolls will be increased yet again. For essentially squandering public money while the state of New Jersey flounders under the weight of massive budget cuts and then expecting citizens to shell out even more money at the tollbooths, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority receives a dart. *

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U.S. Census data from 2009 shows that more than 6,000 Washington, D.C., residents live below the poverty line. To help battle the ever-growing scourge of poverty, public schools in D.C. will expand their meal programs and start ser ving dinner to children in need. It would have been easy for the school system to turn a blind eye to the plight of poor families or to balk at the thought of the extended program’s $5.7 million price tag. But the school system did not take the easier and cheaper way out and for that it gets a laurel. We are used to seeing public institutions talk on and on about their commitment to helping the less fortunate, but we are not used to seeing those institutions turn those sentiments into practices. We wish more schools would put this much effort into caring about their students. *

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We have all heard about the American obesity epidemic, and now it appears the epidemic is having some unexpected consequences on the American militar y. According to a Cornell University study, obesity is now the No. 1 reason that potential recr uits are prevented from ser ving in the armed forces.

Specifically, 23 percent of rejected applicants were turned down because they were over weight. Although it may be broad, we still see it fit to dar t the American population for becoming so unhealthy that many of us can no longer ser ve our countr y. It is bad enough that the obesity epidemic is affecting our lifespan.

Now it is making it harder for us to defend ourselves. We need to seriously revamp our lifestyles if we want to overcome the obesity epidemic before it is too late.

Fox holds Republican monopoly

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doing this than [be] in some idterm elections stuffy old political office.” are quickly Considering her ambivaapproaching lence for the spotlight, I which means — like a majorbelieve the only proper comity of the college-voting petition for Palin would be minority — I’m thinking Lindsay Lohan, who can go about 2012. I did not particutoe-to-toe with Palin in rogue larly care when the 6th disPATRICK DANNER unpredictability and hatred trict Republican primar y toward unfair media. went to recount last month Potential candidate Santorum would prove to be or when 25 votes decided Newark’s elections. What another difficult candidate for Democrats to face matters to me now is the big show. The main event. down. As an in-your-face politician with a dashing I want to relive the glitz and glamour of election smile, any competition would have to be just as innight — staying up until the wee hours of the mornyour-face and smiley. Thus, I would recommend Lea ing on a Wednesday watching the results roll in, Michele — yes that girl from “Glee” who time and marching through New Brunswick and high-fiving time again proved her high school political prowess cops and chanting catch phrases. and her ability to end every song with a smile. And So yes, the midterm primaries, in my eyes, are if that does not work for the Democrats, maybe the sort of like Christmas Eve or Halloween. And I public could just be reminded that Santorum repeatawait 2012 all the more this time around as I see edly claimed in 2006 that weapons of mass destrucfour of the five Republican hopefuls regularly and tion had been found in Iraq. exclusively on Fox News.

Next possibility would be Gingrich. If Gingrich It’s a difficult conundrum and a rare situation. believes President Barack Obama to be the “most Several of the big guns on the right are on Fox’s radical president in the history of the United payroll as talking heads, including former Alaska States,” Democrats will need someGov. Sarah Palin, talk show host and one who believes he is twice as radformer Arkansas Gov. Mike “I believe the ical with half the evidence. I would Huckabee, former Sen. Rick propose that the 12 percent of New Santorum and former House only way for the Jerseyans who believe that Obama Speaker Newt Gingrich. This has Democrats to battle is Muslim run en masse. been a difficult situation for other And if Huckabee runs, then the news networks to stomach, as they their ... opponents is Democrats will have a simple job: wish to interview the big four. The major news networks report being to fight fire with fire.” To find another former Southern governor who can get by on a unable to interview these almostgrandfatherly demeanor and candidates, according to Politico, uncomfortably awkward good looks alone. Wait — saying that Fox, citing the contracts of these four, he was already elected in 1992. unequivocally and concretely denied them.

In any case, it seems too early to tell who will The complaint seems to be that other partisan run. Palin outright denied her intentions to run outlets are as angry as Fox is elated that roughly for presidency, though is still expected to be in half the voting block has been monopolized. To this Iowa soon. She still sits at the top of the populariI say, who cares? Certainly Palin, Huckabee, ty charts of Republican candidates for 2012. The Santorum and Gingrich will cut ties with the news other three have left much less up to speculation, group as soon as they consider taking a stab at the maintaining they won’t rule any options out — presidency, no? Since when have politicians done which means that we can expect Huckabee and anything questionable or borderline unethical?

Santorum on our screens in a year. Hopefully Maybe their scheduled visits to Iowa are just vacawhen the time comes the hopefuls will cut ties tions — time to unwind in the Corn Belt. with Fox and agree to be seen on other networks.

That being said, I believe the only way for the There must be an unbiased news source out there Democrats to battle their right wing opponents is to somewhere, no? Maybe Linda Ellerbee would fight fire with fire. So I have come up with a series agree to host the would-be potential hopefuls on of options for 2012.

Nick News.

As many sources have been reporting, Palin will soon be moving into the realm of reality TV. TLC Patrick Danner is a School of Arts and Sciences will begin airing an 8-week series this November senior majoring in English with a minor in about the former vice president candidate’s experiItalian. His column, “Stoop Musings,” runs on ence with her family in the Alaskan wild. In the trailalternate Fridays. er for the series, Palin reports she would “rather be

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Today's birthday (10/22/10). If you feel a bit compulsive about the use of your creative talents, this is the year to do something!

Give your imagination free rein to explore independent pathways of healing. Take what you find and pour it into practical projects that stand up to rigorous logic. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is a 9 -- Carve out time to spend by yourself to complete necessary projects. Work imaginative ideas provided by associates into the final presentation.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is a 6 -- Circumstances require you to spend time with friends. No problem! That's what you want to do anyway.

Everyone has more fun than you thought possible.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -Today is a 7 -- Create a working environment that suits everyone.

Consider feelings as well as concrete goals. That way, everyone feels like part of the process.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -Today is a 9 -- A surprise communication changes your direction today. Possibilities expand exponentially if you listen carefully. You couldn't have planned it.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Change is the only game that matters today. The status quo is not an option. Use all your resources to gain the necessary insight. Then move forward.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is an 8 -- Draw group members closer together. Each person needs support. You sense an opportunity just around the corner. Solidarity works magic now.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is a 7 -- Your desire for change benefits from letting your imagination run free.

Notice where it takes you, and apply your own native wisdom.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Young people capture your attention and help you deliver the creative goods. Your imagination stimulates their action, achieving success.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 6 -- Wow! You've been gathering pieces together for some time, and now it all fits together like a charm.

The entire household sparkles with delight.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is an 8 -- You need to catch up on correspondence.

Write sweet thank you notes, email friends, and make an important phone call to a female relative.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 7 -- There's a mystical book you've wanted to read. There's a valuable lesson in the plight of the characters there. Plus it's fun.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is an 8 -- The responsibility is on you now, and that's fine. You have great ideas and enthusiasm. So work alone and get it done. You can do it.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

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Big East bottomfeeders present opportunity for Rutgers

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers volleyball team has a huge opportunity this weekend to creep out of the basement of the Big East.

Slated to face St John’s (14-9, 1-5) and Connecticut (2-15, 0-6), t h e VOLLEYBALL Scarlet Knights RUTGERS AT could ST. JOHN’S, cut the TODAY, 7 P.M. number of conference games needed to get to .500 in the Big East in half and draw to an even overall record.

“We need to continue to play inspired volleyball, limit unforced errors and play as a team,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “We had a great week of practice and are looking to continue to build on the momentum from the last match, and our expectation is to win.”

Momentum recently became one of Werneke’s favorite words after Rutgers came back from a 02 deficit last Friday against Seton Hall to win, 3-2.

And with a healthier Emma Chrystal back in the starting lineup and a deep bench that knows how to contribute points, there’s no reason the Knights can’t go on a run.

Rutgers had 10 of its players attack the net against the Pirates, and those who didn’t land any kills contributed with assists or digs.

Overall, cohesion is now the name of the game for Rutgers (911, 1-5).

“I think we can get some kind of production out of every one of our players this weekend,” Werneke said. “We’re going to be in great shape.”

The Knights face St. John’s Friday at 7 p.m., with the Red Storm coming off a Big East win over UConn. The Johnnies lead the all-time series with Rutgers, 9-7.

Senior Diana Banya leads the team with 158 kills on the season.

Afterward the Knights take on the worst team statistically in the conference in Connecticut. The Huskies had a bright start to their season with a 2-0 start, but lost every game since then for a 2-15 record while going winless in the Big East.

The Huskies hold a stronger all-time series lead over Rutgers at 18-8. They are led by Rebecca Murray with 155 kills and Angela Roidt with 374 assists.

But the stats don’t concern Werneke, whose two-team captains in senior Caitlin Saxton

and sophomore Stephanie Zielinski total 217 kills and 709 assists, respectively.

Zielinski also boasts two 20-20 games in her last two outings against Rider and Seton Hall, and earned Big East Weekly Honor Roll honors for the first time of her career.

“If we [serve aggressively and anticipate] and play the kind of defense we did against Seton Hall, there’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll come out on top,” Werneke said.

Rutgers went to five sets with both teams last year in the same weekend. The Knights took the win against the Red Storm, but were bested by the Huskies in a fifth set that went to a “win by two” situation.

UConn took the win, 19-17, en route to going 6-5 in the conference.

But clearly there are key differences within the teams this year, and Werneke is confident his team can seize the moment.

“We know we’re better than these teams and we have to play our game,” he said. “And if we do that, there’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll have a great opportunity to win. But you still have to play the game, you still have to focus.”

FAMILY: Brothers speak every week before, after games continued from back

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Pittsburgh tailback Ray Graham only had three offensive touches last season against Rutgers but has a bigger role this year.

with big-time runs. That’s what I expect of him, so when he does something special it’s no surprise to me. I hold him accountable for making those types of plays.”

The only difference is this week Greene will be the one trying to stop him.

The two continue to talk this week — although they did not challenge each other to meet certain goals against their opponents like they usually do — and they will talk after the game, just like any other week.

“Always, whether you have a good game or a bad game, you let each other hear it,” Graham said.

Rutgers’ game last weekend against Army was one of the good ones for Greene, who recorded a career-high 10 tackles in the win.

One of those tackles came at the tail end of a 50-yard Army run, when Greene chased down Jared Hassin and brought him down inside Rutgers’ 10-yard line.

While Greene said he would rather not have to find out if he

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Senior outside hitter Emma Chrystal has 131 kills this season and is back in the starting lineup after a brief reprieve earlier this season.

can catch up to his brother, Graham believes he could outlast his 6-foot-1, 215-pound older brother.

“In the open field, I don’t like to get caught,” he said. “I’d have to put on my 4.2 speed.”

And Graham has a bit of revenge on his mind.

“[Greene] used to kill us. He was always the biggest. He played running back when he was young — he was a monster.”

RAY GRAHAM Pittsburgh Tailback

While the two played together at Elizabeth High School, their Pop Warner days were spent on opposite sidelines. Greene beat Graham one-on-one for a long touchdown once, as the defender turned college tailback missed a tackle on the sidelines.

“In basketball we used to always play together, but in foot-

ball we played against each other all the time,” Graham said. “He used to kill us. He was always the biggest. He played running back when he was young — he was a monster at running back.”

Greene’s running back career came to a halt when he reached varsity football at Elizabeth, a product of an upstart freshman who won his spot.

“I was a little bit of a running back, but I lost my spot to [Graham] when it got to varsity,” Greene said. “I was more of a power back guy. I wasn’t nearly as shifty or as elusive as he is.

He’s got a lot more juke in him than me.”

Those styles are no different now, as Greene is fifth on the Knights with 37 tackles and has a reputation as a hard-hitter — one Graham hopes to avoid, although he knows his brother will not hold back.

And Graham is still the small, shifty one — something that can be just as useful when he’s looking for the end zone or when he’s racing for the refrigerator.

“Sometimes I have to bully him around,” Greene said. “I don’t particularly like letting my little brother beat me.”

RUTGERS DROPS ROUT IN PITT In The Daily Targum’s weekly “NCAA Football 2011” simulation, NCAA ‘11 SIM t h e Rutgers football team fell, 44-28, on the road to the Pittsburgh Panthers behind a big day from running back Dion Lewis.

Lewis ran the ball 37 times for 262 yards and two touchdowns against a Scarlet Knights’ defense that could not keep up. Pitt quar terback Tino Sunseri managed just eight completions on 22 attempts, but threw two touchdown passes to wideout Jonathan Baldwin in the process.

For the Knights, true freshman quarterback Chas Dodd did not show signs of concern in his first road start. The gun-

slinger threw for 318 yards and a touchdown, completing 15 of 19 passes.

Mohamed Sanu led the receivers with 125 yards on five catches, but Mark Harrison was right behind him with 116 yards of his own.

The other three scores came on the ground for the Scarlet Knights with Joe Martinek getting in twice and De’Antwan “Rocket” Williams scoring on his only touch of the day.

The Rutgers defense did not compile a sack against Pitt, but the offensive line gave up four.

The Targum’s weekly simulation is 5-1 this season after going 10-2 last year.

— Sam Hellman

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

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Weekend offers tune-up for final test

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ CORRESPONDENT

If ever there was a time for the Rutgers field hockey team to start clicking on all cylinders, it is right now.

FIELD HOCKEY The Scarlet COLUMBIA AT Knights RUTGERS, (6-10, 2TODAY, 3 P.M. 3) host the likes of Columbia and Bucknell in their final two home games of the season this weekend and eye a date with No. 4 Connecticut the following week to close out the year.

But before taking on the Huskies in their final and most significant Big East game of the season, the Knights look to sharpen up both sides of the ball and send the seniors off on a good note.

Head coach Liz Tchou acknowledged that the call to improve began immediately after the team’s conference win last Saturday against Providence.

“After the game, our girls said, ‘We really should have scored more,’ and right away we’re talking about what we could have done better,” Tchou said. “We had numerous opportunities to score and we wanted to force ourselves to be up by more than one goal.”

The Knights outshot the Friars, 12-8, in the contest and racked up seven penalty corners, besting Providence, 4-1, in the second half.

Statistically it was a modest showing for the squad compared

to other performances this season, but notching an insurance goal is something the team has failed to do in a number of games this year and served as a focal point during the work week.

“Scoring, putting that little ball in the illusive net,” Tchou said of the focus during practice. “I told the team today that we’ve really been harping on finishing and I’m sure every team does, but I’ve been really happy with the opportunities that we are getting. Sometimes we’re getting breakaways and we’re much better at outletting the ball past our 50 into the 25. We have to just keep on working on finishing, getting a goal and getting them early and often.”

To battle inconsistency and put more goals on the board, the Knights started playing with more intensity during practice this week, according to junior back Mackenzie Noda.

“The biggest thing we’ve been focusing on is just practicing with the intensity like we’re going to be in an actual game,” the Allentown, Pa., product said.

“Everything we’re doing in practice this week is going to directly translate into the game and hopefully we’ll come out with two wins.”

The Knights last battled Columbia (8-5, 1-3) in 2008, coming out of the game with a 10 victor y.

The Lions enter the Banks seeking redemption from the loss two years ago, as well as their

most recent 3-2 loss last Sunday against Pennsylvania.

While the Ivy League foe comes to Piscataway averaging 2.62 goals a game, it should have its hands full with an invigorated Knights defense and goalkeeper Sarah Stuby. The freshman allowed just three goals over the squad’s past three games, making 14 saves in that span.

If the Lions plan to best the Knights, they will have to do their best to take the Roxbury, N.J., native out of her comfort zone.

“I think she’s helped us establish a strong team defense back there,” Tchou said. “It’s obvious that we’re giving up less goals and we need to make sure we’re scoring. I mean our goal is to always score three goals a game.

I think Sarah’s just been really consistent for us in the cage.”

Bucknell comes to town Sunday for a 1 p.m. showdown with the Knights, making a trip to the Banks after a date with No. 7 American in Washington, D.C. With the Bison (6-9, 2-1) on the road for a pair of games this weekend, home field advantage should come as a greater asset for Tchou’s team.

Accompany that with a little extra motivation, and the Knights could be on their way to giving their seniors a nice parting gift.

“We owe it to the seniors to give absolutely everything that we have and two wins at home for their last two home games would be great for them,” Noda said.

Invite serves as prep for season

BY JOSH BAKAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Even though the Rutgers swimming and diving team competes in SWIMMING an exhiSWRC INVITE bition match TODAY, 4 P.M. today at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center Invite, the meet contributes toward its goal to become Big East champions.

The Scarlet Knights welcome Southern Connecticut and club teams the Jersey Wahoos, the Somerset Valley YMCA and the Scarlet Aquatic Club to compete at the RU Aquatic Center.

“I look at it as a good way to start off the season, to get some races in and get some experience before we get into our Big East schedule next week,” said head coach Phil Spiniello.

The meet is the first in which the Knights take on another team, but the emphasis has not changed in practice.

“As we have practices, scrimmages, dual meets, quad meets and invites throughout the season, training will not change,” Spiniello said. “Our focus will continue to be the Big East Championship meet in February. We will train hard all the way through the season until that meet comes.

“Since September, we’ve increased the yardage and increased the intensity. Now we’re going to keep it at this level until February.”

Redshirt junior and captain Kirsten Fontana agreed that the meet should benefit the team.

“It’s a three-session meet, so that gives us all a chance to swim a lot of races just to see where we’re at,” Fontana said.

“It’s just good to get up and race, whether it’s against Southern Connecticut or any of the club teams we’re going to

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Junior captain Kirsten Fontana and the Scarlet Knights host the SWRC Invite before beginning the Big East season. be racing. It’s just a good “I don’t know who graduated chance to get experience.” from there last year, but we’re Although the approach coming preparing for this meet how we into this meet is the same, the mind- would any other one. It’s a good set is slightly different, Fontana said. first competition for us to get “There’s a little more excite- back into the meet setting.” ment for this meet, since it’s against The club teams might also other people besides us,” the cap- pose tough matchups, according tain said. “We swim with each other to Betz. every day at practice, so as fun as “Obviously they’re not colan intrasquad meet was, this is our lege swimmers yet, but it’s chance to prove ourselves.” good to get up and race against With practice, the Knights are teams like that,” Betz said. “It’s continually improving. good practice for our future “We’re getting stronger every meets. It’s our first meet day at every practice,” Fontana against other teams, no matter said. “We focus a lot on the little who they are. Competing details every single day with our against other people puts us in technique. The hard practices have the right mindset of competimade us all a little bit better.” tion before our Big East meets.

Southern Connecticut begins “The divers have been doing its season with the goal of an more reps off the boards. We’re eighth straight Northeast 10 title. going through more dives dur“We’re excited to face them,” ing practices and trying to do said senior captain Jen Betz. “They more of the dives we’ll do when have a lot of strong swimmers and we’re competing. We want to get their divers are pretty good. more consistent.”

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Sophomore defender Shannon Woeller was part of a back four that allowed only one goal last weekend in 200 minutes.

Final homestand gives chance to clinch berth

BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers women’s soccer team wraps up its 2010 regular season this WOMEN’S SOCCER weekend, but CINCINNATI AT m o r e RUTGERS, than just TONIGHT, 7 P.M. a strong close to the campaign is on the line.

The Scarlet Knights (8-8-1, 3-51) come into tonight’s matchup with Big East-foe Cincinnati (8-81, 2-7) at Yurcak Field in sole possession of fourth place in the conference’s National Division — a half-game ahead of Louisville.

If the Knights can muster some semblance of an offense this weekend, then they may find themselves hosting a match in the first round of the Big East Tournament.

If the team continues on its rough 0-3-1 stretch, it could find itself as the odd-man-out in a crowded race for Big East legitimacy.

“The results in the division have kind of fallen our way,” said head coach Glenn Crooks.

“Getting one point [last] weekend is quite honestly disappointing, but we’re still in control of our own destiny.”

No. 4 Notre Dame, Georgetown and DePaul already clinched playoff berths, leaving just two spots up for grabs in the division.

Rutgers, Louisville, Seton Hall and the Bearcats have just two games each to state their last case for a postseason spot.

The Knights make their first argument tonight in Piscataway against a Cincinnati team that has lost three of its past four conference games, including a 10 upending last weekend at South Florida.

For their part, the Knights are up to the challenge.

“It’s a big advantage,” said senior for ward Ashley Jones.

“We like playing at home. We always do well at home. It’s really crucial that we have our last two games at home. It’s going to play a big part in us playing well this weekend.”

Rutgers comes into the night match converting just two opportunities in its past four contests.

“We’ve had ups and downs, but overall we’ve gotten better at working together and understanding how [we play],” said sophomore defender Shannon Woeller.

Luckily for Crooks’ team, Cincinnati has a penchant for going through scoreless droughts of its own.

The Bearcats managed just four goals in as many games and their lack of scoring is a key reason the team owns just two Big East victories on the year.

But it remains to be seen who will attempt to prevent them from getting the ball in the net for the Knights. Regular star ter Emmy Simpkins split time with true freshman Samantha Perretty during Rutgers’ past two road games.

“I was really impressed with how [Simpkins and Perretty] were able to take on their new role,” Woeller said. “They both did really well. The team responded well to the both of them and had a lot of confidence when each of them was in net.”

For Crooks, the emphasis is on the results — not on who is in net. “[We can] finish in the league fourth, which would give us a home game in the first round of the Big East Tournament,” he said. “We just have to control what we can control, which is getting six points next weekend. Then we’ll know — worst-case scenario — that we’re fourth place.”

Rutgers closes out the regular season Sunday, when fifthplace Louisville (9-7, 3-6) comes to town with major conference implications.

The Cardinals dropped back-to-back decisions last weekend, including an overtime heartbreaker to then-No. 16 Marquette.

If ever there was a time to tune out the competition and focus concentration inward, however, now would be the occasion for the Knights.

“We know that we’re a good team,” Woeller said. “If we just focus on ourselves and playing … the way that we can play, then we should be able to come out and beat them.

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PASSING CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. 1 151.0 C. Dodd 54.9% 755 5 3 99.8 T. Savage 51.5% 399 1

CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. PASSING T. Sunseri 65.6% 1242 9 3 207.0

RUSHING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 52 306 4 91 M. Sanu 5.5 J. Martinek 61 247 2 35 3.8 RECEIVING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 29 295 2 29 10.2 M. Sanu M. Harrison 13 233 2 52 17.9 12 251 1 46 20.9 J. Deering TKL SCK 65 0.5 0 41 1 40

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NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 8.3 71 589 5 79 3.8 74 284 3 30

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Pittsburgh running back Dion Lewis poses a threat, although he has not followed up on last year’s dominant freshman campaign, when he rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-17 win over Rutgers.

Emotions high against potent offense

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

For the Rutgers football team to truly be able to compete against Pittsburgh on the road tomorrow, the Scarlet Knights believe they have to keep junior defensive tackle Eric LeGrand in their hearts, but focus solely on the Panthers.

“I know that he would want us focusing on Pitt and going out there,” said senior defensive tackle Charlie Noonan. “He would not want us in a funk, which a lot of people are expecting us to be in. As a team captain, I’m going to try my best to make sure that we’re not.”

Head coach Greg Schiano said that the focus in practice was surprisingly good this week given the situation.

“I’m sure it will be very emotional at the beginning [of the game], but that burns off very quickly and you have a whole football game to play,” he said. “So what I have tried to communicate to the team is that there’s nothing wrong with that. I’m sure I’m going to feel emotion.”

Pittsburgh (3-3, 1-0) presents personnel problems on almost every level for the Knights (4-2,

1-0), particularly with its talent on the offensive side of the ball.

Wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin, who leads Pitt with 25 catches, 383 receiving yards and three touchdowns, is just the tip of the iceberg offensively. The Panthers’ top three receivers are all at least 6-foot-4.

“They make us look like midgets out there, but we’re just going to play our technique,” said junior cornerback David Rowe. “That’s almost a universal rule that wide receivers are much taller than cornerbacks.

That’s just the way it is. We have to go out there and play.”

The running game includes two of the top backs in the Big East in Dion Lewis, last year’s Big East Offensive Player of the Year, and Ray Graham, the brother of Rutgers sophomore safety Khaseem Greene.

Lewis has just 284 yards and three touchdowns, but burned Rutgers last season for 180 yards and two touchdowns.

Graham leads the Panthers with 589 r ushing yards and five touchdowns.

“They are causing problems in the running game for ever y defense,” said senior linebacker Antonio Lower y, who had a

career-high 19 tackles last week.

“Everybody just has to do their job. Just bring what you got and believe it’s enough.”

Defensively Pittsburgh is without its best pass-rusher, Greg Romeus, who is projected as a firstround draft pick in April, but Jabaal Sheard is still there.

Sheard has five sacks and 12 quarterback hits on the season and matches up tomorrow against junior right tackle Art Forst.

“He’s a premiere defensive end,” Forst said. “It’s going to be tough.

The way their line plays, they just go out there thinking they’re just going to whoop you one-on-one. It really comes down to you and your technique. The bottom line is that you have to win one-on-ones.”

True freshman Chas Dodd remains the starting quarterback despite Tom Savage’s return to full health. Dodd is the only quarterback under Schiano to lead back-toback fourth-quarter comebacks and he did so in his first two starts.

“I just think of him as just a guy who loves playing,” Schiano said. “I think he’ll look at a road game as a fun opportunity to have everybody against you.”

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Key Matchup Greg Schiano vs. Dave Wannstedt The head coaches’ relationship goes back to their days with the Chicago Bears, when Wannstedt was the head coach, but since taking over their Big East programs, Schiano has the upper hand with a 4-1 record against his former mentor.

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: OFFENSE

MOHAMED SANU Wide Receiver

DESMOND STAPLETON Tackle

DESMOND WYNN Guard

HOWARD BARBIERI Center

CALEB RUCH Guard

ART FORST Tackle

D.C. JEFFERSON Tight End

MARK HARRISON Wide Receiver

CHAS DODD Quarterback

COLIN MCEVOY Fullback

JOE MARTINEK Running Back

Sophomore 6’-2”, 218 lbs.

Junior 6’-5”, 285 lbs.

Junior 6’-6”, 290 lbs.

Senior 6’-5”, 304 lbs.

Junior 6’-4”, 290 lbs.

Junior 6’-8”, 311 lbs.

Sophomore 6’-6”, 258 lbs

Sophomore 6’-3”, 230 lbs

Freshman 6’-0”, 197 lbs

Senior 6’-1”, 215 lbs

Junior 6’-0”, 215 lbs

DAVID ROWE Cornerback

JOE LEFEGED Strong Safety

KHASEEM GREENE Free Safety

BRANDON BING Cornerback

Junior 6’-0”, 196 lbs

Senior 6’-1”, 205 lbs

Sophomore 6’-1”, 215 lbs

Senior 5’-11”, 180 lbs

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: DEFENSE

JONATHAN FREENY Right end

CHARLIE NOONAN Tackle

SCOTT VALLONE Tackle

ALEX SILVESTRO Left end

KA’LIAL GLAUD Linebacker

STEVE BEAUHARNAIS

Linebacker

ANTONIO LOWERY Linebacker

Senior 6’-3”, 250 lbs

Senior 6’-2”, 274 lbs

Sophomore 6’-3”, 270 lbs

Senior 6’-4”, 260 lbs

Sophomore 6’-2”, 223 lbs

Sophomore 6’-2”, 230 lbs

Senior 6’-2”, 225 lbs

T H E D A I LY TA R G U M

SPORTS

PA G E 1 6

OCTOBER 22, 2010

JEFFREY LAZARO / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

FAMILY

MATTERS

Brothers Greene, Graham set to face off with bigger roles than last season’s game in Piscataway

Pittsburgh’s offensive attack, featuring a pair of dynamic tailbacks and an NFL-caliber wideout, will pose a challenge to Rutgers’ defense. pg. 15

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

It’s a battle when Khaseem Greene and Ray Graham are trying to line up three X’s in a row or grab the last FOOTBALL bottle of Gatorade, so imagine when a Big East touchdown is on the line.

Greene and Graham are brothers, and when Rutgers’ sophomore safety and Pittsburgh’s sophomore running back start opposite each other Saturday, their competitiveness will be no different.

The venue will just be Heinz Field instead of their Elizabeth, N.J., home.

“We play each other a lot, whether it’s one-on-one in basketball, video games or tictac-toe. Anything — you name it — we’re always going to be competitive,” Greene said. “We could be rushing to the refrigerator at home and it’s competitive.”

The two faced off against each other last year, but under different circumstances.

Greene was the Scarlet Knights’ third safety, although he played significant minutes, and Graham was stuck behind Big East Offensive Player of the Year Dion Lewis.

But Greene moved into a full-time starter’s role this season, and while Lewis

KNIGHTS GAMEDAY

THE LAST STAND

ANDREW HOWARD / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore safety Khaseem Greene is fifth on the Scarlet Knights with 37 tackles in his first season as a full-time starter. He came off the bench last year against Pitt. struggles to repeat success for Pitt, Graham emerged as another dominant tailback.

The 5-foot-8, 195-pounder is 12th in the nation in rushing, averaging 8.3 yards per carry, and fourth in the country in all-purpose yards per game.

“It doesn’t surprise me at all because that’s what I expect of my brother,” Greene said. “He’s proven he can do things of that nature in high school and last year when he had some flashes

SEE FAMILY ON PAGE 13

The Rutgers women’s soccer team will don pink at Yurcak Field tonight against Cincinnati before taking on Louisville on Sunday for the team’s Senior Day. pg. 14