The Daily Targum 2010-10-29

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THE DAILY TARGUM

Volume 142, Number 42

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 29, 2010

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Today: Mostly Sunny

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The Rutgers men’s soccer team can clinch a spot in the Big East Tourney in tomorrow’s regular season finale against DePaul.

ARC cancellation sparks discontent among US, state leaders BY DEVIN SIKORSKI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

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Both federal and New Jersey politicians are voicing their disappointment after Gov. Chris Christie announced Wednesday the cancellation of the Access to the Region’s Core project because of financial complications. In a statement from the governor’s office, Christie said the $10.9 to $13.7 billion estimate to build the trans-Hudson River tunnel for public transportation would prove too costly for the economic climate in New Jersey and would be fiscally irresponsible. “The potential for $2 [to] $5 billion cost overruns was something that was unacceptable for me to contemplate, knowing that it was just the beginning, potentially, of what this project would cost,” he said in the statement. U.S. Secretar y of Transportation Ray LaHood attempted to work with Christie on the ARC project, providing an additional $378 million in federal funding. But after paying respect to LaHood, Christie said his decision to cancel the project was unchanged. “Nothing in the last two weeks has changed that, and so in the end what the proponents of this plan are asking me to do, on behalf of citizens of this state, is to hand them over a blank check,” he said

Construction workers rally earlier this month at the planned site in North Bergen, N.J., for the Access to the Region’s Core project. Sen. Frank Lautenberg said Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to stop construction would kill the opportunity of improving N.J.’s economy.

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Students pick produce for needy BY NATALIE FLYNN STAFF WRITER

Rain did not stop University students from picking peppers at Giamarese Farm in East Brunswick on Wednesday morning in order to take part in an ancient practice called “gleaning.” In cooperation with Rutgers Against Hunger, the owners of Giamarese Farm agreed to have their crops gleaned, a process that allowed widows who had no means of income to collect whatever had not been har vested, said Diana Orban Brown, director of

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the Of fice of Community Engagement. RAH took that concept and applied it to modern times, Brown said. Working with Farmers Against Hunger, local farmer Jim Giamarese opened his fields to University students. “There are a lot of people out there in need,” said Sue Giamarese, Jim Giamarese’s wife. “If you’re in a position where you can [give], you should do it.” The 20 students who went had the option of going home because of the weather, Brown said. Instead they chose to go out in

the fields despite the mud. The students collected 60 baskets of fresh peppers by the end of the day for Elijah’s Promise, a New Br unswick soup kitchen, Brown said. “For a state with a very high standard of living, there are still people who go hungry,” she said. About 15 minutes from campus, Giamarese grows a variety of crops including apples, strawberries, pumpkins and eggplants, Brown said. Late-season produce is crucial to

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RALLY FOR LEGRAND

UNIVERSITY Researchers are testing the efficiency of treadmill desks to see whether they enhance concentration.

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Kate Zernike, a New York Times reporter, talks about her latest book about the tea party at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.

Author offers insight on tea party ideology

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The University community rallies at the College Avenue Gym last night in honor of Rutgers football defensive tackle Eric LeGrand, who remains paralyzed from the neck down after a tackle at the Army game.

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Kate Zernike steeped audience members in knowledge about the tea party Wednesday at the Eagleton Institute of Politics on the Douglass campus. Speaking to a crowd of more than 70 people, Zernike offered insight about the growing political movement and discussed her latest book, “Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America.” “This is a fantastic time to learn

about this rising movement,” said Ruth Mandel, director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. With the midterm elections just days away, Zernike mentioned that the par ty is bringing several people to the polls, she said. “Nearly 20 percent of the nation identifies with the tea party,” she said. “These are people either explicitly involved with the movement or just supporters from afar. Either way, it is a movement on the rise. By sharing their

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