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The Rutgers men’s and women’s soccer teams’ conference seasons ended this weekend when the men fell at home to DePaul and the women lost on the road at West Virginia.

State introduces anti-bullying bill BY COLLEEN ROACHE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Whether it takes the form of pinches on the arm or offensive comments on a Facebook page, legislators in New Jersey are standing up to bullying. The “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights,” a bipartisan effort that state lawmakers introduced last week, would make bullying and harassment causes for suspension or expulsion in schools, require teachers and administrators to go through training on bullying and mandate a policy against bullying in all public colleges and universities across the state.

“When we were growing up, bullying was pretty much accepted as a rite of passage, as something that you just tolerated,” Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono said. “This legislation will create a standardized way to identify and investigate incidents of bullying, and it will also train teachers, administrators and board of education members to identify and prevent bullying.” For students at the University, issues in the bill hit close to home. New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney said University

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More than 200,000 people join Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart in the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” Saturday in Washington, D.C. The rally infused comedy with politics in an effort to reach a range of Americans.

Rally addresses mainstream views BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO UNIVERSITY EDITOR

WASHINGTON — Comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” attracted hundreds of thousands of people who crowded on the National Mall on Saturday in an effort to show a more “reasonable” side of Americans. Stewart promoted the rally since September as a “Million Moderate March,” pointing out on his show that only a select group of extremist citizens have outspoken the majority of Americans

who are not as passionate in their political views. At the rally, Stewart heavily criticized the media for focusing their attention on this select few and therefore presenting a false image of Americans as individuals incapable of compromise. “The image of Americans that is reflected back to us by our political and media process is false,” he said. “It is us through a fun house mirror.” Although Stewart does not blame the media for creating the country’s problems, he said their programming makes it much more difficult to come up with solutions.

“The press can hold its magnifying glass up to our problems, bringing them into focus, illuminating issues heretofore unseen,” Stewart said. “Or they can use that magnifying glass to light ants on fire, and then perhaps host a week of shows on the sudden, unexpected, dangerous flaming ant epidemic.” Regardless of this media impediment on progress, Stewart said the reality is that citizens are reasonable and willing to work together. “Americans live their lives more as people that are just a little bit late

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RU Swara hosts two renowned vocalists, Ranjani and Gayatri Friday at “RanG” in the Cook Campus Center. The group intended to expose various types of Hindustani classical music.

‘Monster Mash’ attracts largest crowd in seven years

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Rutgers-Newark organizations come together for an all-day fundraiser to support Haitian children.

More than 1,000 children celebrated Halloween on Friday at the seventh annual “Monster Mash,” an event promoting a safe trick-or-treating environment hosted by the Residence Hall Association at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. Children attended the event in their Halloween costumes and played games to win prizes offered by University organizations that participated voluntarily. “Monster Mash,” coordinated by the Residential Council of RHA, links Rutgers to the New Brunswick community and provides a safe environment for children to trick-or-treat, said RHA President Ryan Harrington. RHA won the National Program of the Year award from the National Association of College and University Residence Halls, Inc. in 2009 for its “Monster Mash” initiative. “There have been a lot of people every year, but this year is the most crowded I have ever seen it,” said Keith Everett, a New Brunswick resident. RHA expected the event to be bigger than ever before because of the record number of organizations involved this year, said Harrington, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. Twenty-seven organizations were involved in the first “Monster Mash,” but participation grew to 97

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Desiree Altenor decorates cookies at the seventh annual “Monster Mash” Friday at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. The event promoted a safe trick-or-treating environment for children.

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Fundraiser to help Haitian children BY SPENCER MORRISON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

When the earthquake hit Haiti earlier this year, seven-year old Ti Me-me-nme walked the streets alone, moving from home to home for more than five months without knowing whether her parents were dead or alive. When Haitian-American missionaries Marc Attis and Renette Attis took the girl into their home in South Haiti last June, their daughter Marie Attis started a project to help those affected like Ti. “This is the time we need to help the people who are ill due to infections, such as cholera,” said Marie Attis, coordinator for Health Promotions Division at Rutgers-Newark. “You can’t just put a Band-Aid on in the beginning. You need to keep coming back and tending to the wounds.” Marie Attis and other University alumni organized “Stand Up for Haiti,” a three-part fundraiser held Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday on the Newark campus. The event — sponsored by the Alpha Alpha Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the Haitian Association of Students at Rutgers and West Side High School in Newark — consisted of a basketball tournament, a symposium and a masquerade party. Irvington Mayor Wayne Smith and Newark Councilman Ronald Rice also attended. All proceeds from the event will go to Doctors Without Borders, which provides medical relief to countries in need and Yéle Haiti, singer Wyclef Jean’s charity, Marie Attis said. “We’ve been wanting to do this for a while, but we did it late after the tragedy because we don’t want people to forget,” said Josue Falasie, vice principal of West Side High School. During the panel discussion, experts talked about ways to provide relief for people in Haiti. Balanda Atis, senior chemist II at L’Oréal USA, discussed the importance of adoption in Haiti. “Adoption in Haiti is a huge service for children,” Atis said. “The Haiti education system is extremely poor. There is very little education past elementary school.” Atis adopted a 4-year-old child named Jade Ais 12 days after the disaster. The girl was very ill when she came to the United States due to an infection, she said. Although adopting Jade was a difficult process, Atis said it was worthwhile. “Adopting Jade really helped her. She now has a chance in our countr y, but she didn’t have one in Haiti,” Atis said. Alan DeRisi, a University College-Newark junior, commended students for putting the event together. “I think it’s great that the . “More people need to get involved and help out,” he said.

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Graduate student Sophia Krasucki practices jujitsu at the Kodenkan Jujitsu Sports Club’s 30th annual seminar at the College Avenue Gym.

Jujitsu seminar teaches value of inner strength BY MICHELE MAZZOCCHI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In hopes of exposing a different aspect of jujitsu, the Rutgers Kodenkan Jujitsu Sports Club held its 30th annual jujitsu seminar this weekend at the College Avenue Gym. “The seminar consists of classes that teach participants the art of gentleness and how not to fight by gaining an advantage over an opponent without using physical strength,” said Jiunn Yen Wu, president of the Jujitsu Sports Club. The classes concentrated on building self-confident physical and spiritual individuals through the Jujitsu Mar tial Arts System and the University sports club, said Yen Wu, who helped organize the seminar for the second year. “Jujitsu is all about how strong you are on the inside,” Yen Wu said. “We teach our students how to diffuse a conflict by using gentleness to find strength.” The seminar, held Friday through Sunday, welcomed ever yone from University stu-

dents to individuals all over the countr y. “The best part about the seminar is anyone can attend. Although everyone comes for different reasons, they all have a place in our classes,” Yen Wu said. Fifteen experienced instructors from all over the countr y and Europe taught classes of new jujitsu students and advanced black belt students, while some classes mixed both. “It’s great that all levels of students can be in the same classes so they can interact with a variety of participants,” she said. “The new students can also learn from the more advanced students.” Barbara Gessner, adviser of the University’s Jujitsu Sports Club and an instructor at the seminar, has been teaching jujitsu for 38 years. “I love teaching at Rutgers because the students are ver y cooperative,” said Gessner, a staf f member of Recreational Ser vices. “They are confident enough in their physical abilities, not to fight, but instead

doing whatever they can to subdue a conflict.” Gessner was a member of the American Judo and Jujitsu Federation Board of Managers. “What I love the most about jujitsu is integration,” she said. “It’s about physical, mental and spiritual growth.” Gessner puts her love of jujitsu toward teaching a class for children, where they learn nonaggressive forms of self-defense. “No matter who is in my classes, whether it be children or Rutgers students, I teach all my students the same thing,” she said. “Jujitsu is all about remaining gentle and calm, it’s not about beating someone up. The best weapon is a smile.” The seminar also had a jujitsu and Japanese therapeutic massage program, where Gessner and the other instructors taught the art of healing someone. “Healing therapy is ver y impor tant because it complements martial arts,” she said. “It’s important to learn how to heal someone, not just to harm them.”

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School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Edy De Leon and School of Arts and Sciences junior George Furbish practice jujitsu at this weekend’s seminar, which taught spiritual and physical strength.

Martial arts Professor Jane Carr, one of the highest-ranking black belts in the world, came from Redding, Calif., to be an instructor at the seminar for the fourth year. “I like teaching in New Jersey because I get to work in a University setting like Rutgers,” Carr said. “I like teaching these students because they are hardworking and eager to learn — they make me feel very comfortable and welcome.” Carr, a professor of martial ar ts, teaches at the Redding Jujitsu Academy in California and travels all over the countr y to teach at seminars and conventions. She has also taught seminars in Mexico. “I love traveling to and teaching at dif ferent places because I love to learn from others,” she said. “It’s great to experience an integration of people and personalities.” Jujitsu presents the option to either control a conflict by using the opponent’s strength against them or to hurt them really badly, Carr said. “I always teach my students to regain control of a conflict by finding the connection between the body and the mind,” she said. Nathan Freehill, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, is a member of the University’s Jujitsu Club and participated in classes at the seminar. “I enjoy this seminar. I get to learn fancy techniques from different perspectives,” said Freehill, who started jujitsu eight months ago. “The most important thing I learned is to see the dynamic of a conflict and taking advantage of it.” The organizers and the instructors of the seminar based the classes on the long-standing Jujitsu tradition to nurture people in order for to them to discover themselves. “Our main goal of this seminar was to teach students that it’s not how physically strong you are, but how mentally strong you are,” Yen Wu said.

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University a cappella groups, ShockWave, Deep Treble, OrphanSporks and Casual Harmony, perform Friday at Hickman Hall on the Douglass campus for the third annual “4gy Halloween Concert.” The groups encouraged students to dress up for Halloween.

BILL: Reported bullying in NJ remains highest in nation continued from front first-year student Tyler Clementi’s suicide — allegedly prompted by his roommate filming him during an intimate encounter with another male — just highlighted already existing problems. “What happened at Rutgers recently only magnifies what’s wrong,” Sweeney said. Clementi’s desperation is too common among young people, Sen. Richard Codey said. “The second leading killer of young adults and teenagers is suicide — incredible, sad but true,” he said. “It’s time to stop it in New Jersey and in this country.” New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver agreed that people should not continue to accept that bullying is a part of growing up. “There was a period of time when parents could tell their children, ‘Sticks and stones will break your bones, but names will never

hurt you,’” Oliver said. “That is not true in the new millennium.” Oliver also said people with the power to make change regarding harassment among youngsters ought to use it. “It is time for us — those who are leaders — to lend our voices and to address issues in this century as they relate to discrimination against people having the inherent right … to be who they want to be,” she said. Although the state passed an anti-bullying law in 2002 and then a law to combat cyberbullying in 2007, the rate of reported bullying in New Jersey remains higher than the national average, Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle said. About 160,000 students stay home from school daily because of a fear of harassment at school, leading to lower academic performance and difficulties later in life, she said. “School should be a safe place for kids. It’s becoming a war zone,” Huttle said. Maurice Elias, a psychology professor at the University, said

parents often have the power to prevent bullying among young people, but at the college level, where parents are usually absent, such actions tend to be less overt. “Cyberbullying is an example of the cowardice of many bullies,

“The second leading killer of young adults and teenagers is suicide — incredible, sad but true.” RICHARD CODEY NJ Senator

showing their emotional immaturity and insecurity in that they indirectly and often anonymously put embarrassing information, innuendo and lies about others onto the Internet, where circulation can be viral and almost impossible to withdraw,” Elias said via e-mail.

Such actions may have longterm effects on self-esteem, intellectual advancement and social relationships, he said. While Elias said it is hard to determine whether the bill will have an effect if passed, he said implementation and accountability are important factors in its success. Furthermore, changes at the college level will help make policies clear to students and administrators, in a manner similar to policies on plagiarism, Elias said. “The bill will help universities be unambiguously clear about what kinds of behaviors are and are not acceptable and the consequences for violations, and that can only help the problem,” he said. Patrick Love, associate vice president for Student Affairs, said the University is doing an in-depth review of the Student Code of Conduct and will communicate any changes to students should the bill pass to ensure students understand what their responsibilities are.

Rutgers-Camden junior Nicholas Levin, 21, of Audubon died Friday morning of natural causes related to asthma, Rutgers-Camden Director of Communications Mike Sepanic said. Levin, a commuter, died one day after his 21st birthday in a residence hall on campus, where he was staying with friends, according to The Associated Press. He was pronounced dead just before 7 a.m. after University police responded to a distress call. According to the Camden County’s prosecutor’s office, there is no indication of foul play involved in the death, Sepanic said. Medical personnel did draw blood from Levin, but toxicology results will not be available for four to six weeks, Sepanic said. — Colleen Roache Still, he said the Student Code of Conduct does include provisions that deal with harassment, and even without the bill being passed, students can be sure the University would deal with such situations appropriately. “If someone were to bully someone, I believe that there are rules and regulations in the Code of Conduct that would cover that,” Love said. “If people don’t feel safe … obviously we, as members of the community, would take whatever steps we can to address that.” Regardless of isolated incidents of harassment among students, Love said the University is a place where people of different backgrounds and with different beliefs may come together and exist peacefully. “What I have appreciated about Rutgers University is the emphasis on developing inclusive, welcoming, civil communities,” he said. “To have a campus community where people can feel safe, where people can pursue their dreams, but people can also disagree and argue and debate.”

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Discussion aims to clear misconceptions of Quran BY NATALIE FLYNN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

More than 200 people attended a discussion on the misconceptions versus the realities of the Quran Thursday at “The Quran, From Enlightenment to Extremism.” The event, hosted by the Rutgers University Muslim Student Association in the Multipurpose Room at the Livingston Student Center, featured speakers Dr. Abu Zayd of the Quran Literacy Institute and Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda, an instructor for the Bayyinah Institute. The Muslim Student Association, a 30-year-old campus group with about 200 active members, hosted the event to shed light on the text, said Muslim Student Association President Taha Khan. “I’m excited because we will show people the bright side of the Quran [and] why it inspires

Muslims,” said Shuja Farooq, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. Members said they feel it is their responsibility to get the word out to other students on campus about their beliefs. “It’s important to further bridge the gap between the Muslim community and other students at the campus,” said Minna Sabbahi, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Zayd, a Rutgers-Newark graduate, is a medical doctor by profession and an educator in the Muslim community. He said the Quran is a book people should develop a greater appreciation for, because it has profoundly influenced the course of human history. Made up of 114 chapters, the book is the word of God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad wordfor-word through the angel Gabriel between 610 and 632 C.E., Zayd said.

“As one of the oldest and best preserved documents in history, [The Quran] is the most widely read book in the world,” he said. One-fifth of the world’s population is Muslim, and the Quran is also one of the few books in the

“I’m excited because we will show people the bright side of the Quran [and] why it inspires Muslims.” SHUJA FAROOQ School of Arts and Sciences Senior

world to be memorized cover to cover, Zayd said. Zayd believes the election of President Barack Obama, whose father was raised Muslim, contributed to the

recent fear of Muslims in American society. “We as a nation are still struggling with the election of a black president. We didn’t see this type of reaction to Muslims until last year,” he said. Zayd said the Quran as an ancient text speaks to humanity, highlighting commonality among one another — that humans are all children of one father, Muslim and non-Muslim. As a historical document, it is one of the most power ful forces to unite human beings, he said. The Quran contains implications for science, knowledge and intellectual development, Zayd said. He said he came to speak at the University because the event is timely due to the recent interest in the Quran. “In general, there’s a lot of interest in the Quran, and voic-

es in the media are not coming from our tradition, from our side,” he said. The core concepts of the Quran are faith, living a life of consciousness, putting trust in something greater than oneself, patience and graciousness, Jangda said. “The Quran to Muslims is not simply a source of guidance. It is the greatest miracle ever experienced by human beings,” he said. Jangda said radical conversations stem from a misinterpretation of the Quran. “One should always look at both sides of an issue, no matter what it is,” Kahn said. “Be it religion, politics, science, arts — you name it — there are always two sides to a conflict or question, and one can never form a sincere, credible and intelligent opinion without seeking all angles on an issue.”

U. WEBSITE CREATES DIRECTORY FOR LEARNING MONEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS Young people with disposable income often make for dangerous financial situations, but a new University project aims to help kids make better choices when it comes to money. Through a new website, the Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children, also known as EconKids, parents and children can find reviews on books to help kids learn about money management through literature geared toward a young audience, according to a Rutgers Focus article. Women’s and gender studies professor and mother Yana Rodgers, who worked as an economics professor at the College of William and Mar y before

coming to the University, reached out to elementar y school reading specialist Shelby Hawthorne to conduct research prior to starting the website, according to the article. “I was struck by the economic themes geared toward children my own kids’ ages,” Rodgers said in the article. The site, now in operation for four years, has reviews for more than 300 books about money, the recession and other economic topics, according to the article. About 1,000 visitors per month visit the website. Catherine Milone, president of Junior Achievement of New Jersey, said financial literacy is an important skill

that every citizen must have, according to the article. “It’s so important for children to develop good financial habits as early as possible,” she said in the article. Rodgers is tr ying to find corporate sponsors for the project so that she can expand the website and work on community outreach initiatives, according to the article. “I could envision a program of school visits by the book authors and illustrators as well as training opportunities for teachers and community leaders,” she said in the article. — Colleen Roache

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for something they have to do — often, something they do not want to do, but they do it,” he said. “Impossible things every day, that are only made possible through the little reasonable compromises we all make.” In tune with the theme of compromise and crossing differences, a variety of people were at the rally, hailing from different political parties, races, ethnicities and faiths. Some people came in dressed as important American figures like Abraham Lincoln or Rosie the Riveter while some simply arrived in their Halloween costumes. Meanwhile, thousands carried self-made signs expressing a number of sentiments, some conservative, liberal, moderate or even neutral. One sign read “Things That Are Not Like Hitler” and underneath featured pictures of right and left-wing leaders like former President George W. Bush next to President Barack Obama. On the other side, it read “Things That Are Like Hitler” coupled with a picture of the German dictator. In total, the rally drew an estimated 215,000 attendees, which included citizens from around the country as well as people from outside U.S. borders. AirPhotosLive.com, commissioned by CBS news, determined the estimate based on aerial pictures the company took during the rally, according to a CBS News article. The amount more than doubles the estimated 87,000 people that showed up at Glenn Beck’s August rally “Restoring Honor,” which took place also on the National Mall two weeks before Stewart and Colbert announced the sanity rally on their television shows. Just before 7 a.m., around 200 buses rented by the Huffington Post to drive attendees to the rally left New York, according to a tweet by Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post. The buses brought about 10,000 people to the capital.

organizations for this year’s event, which included representatives from residence halls, greek life and Galvanizing and Organizing Student Activism at Rutgers. “Over the past few years, there has always been the same energy, but this year there are a lot more tables,” said Michele Lam, hall director for Residence Life of College Avenue campus. RHA advertised the event through flyers sent to local schools and word of mouth. “I heard about ‘Monster Mash’ while I was at an event at the high school in Piscataway with my kids,” said Gladius Chirons, a Piscataway resident. “The kids are enjoying themselves, and so am I.” Organizations tested their activities before the event to ensure the games were fun for the kids. “We wanted to make sure that the kids would want to play our games and actually like the prizes,” said Phylisha Moore, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. The Rutgers University Martial Arts Club performed a demonstration of self-defense and Rockoff Hall Government taught the chor eography from “The kids Michael are enjoying Jackson’s “Thriller” themselves, music video. and so am I.” Designer GLADIUS CHIRONS Genes, the University’s Piscataway Resident biotechnology interest group, provided molecular models to give children a hands-on opportunity to learn about molecules and protein names. Other activities included pumpkin painting, mummy-wrapping contests and pie-throwing contests. Event volunteers participated in a group performance of the “Cotton-Eyed Joe” dance and a costume contest. “It’s awesome to see so many [college] kids out on a Friday night volunteering their time,” said Melissa Toscano, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. The event featured activities for both parents and children, from games to raffles and prizes. “The best part of ‘Monster Mash’ is getting candy and playing games,” said Khaliyl Everett, a 7year-old New Brunswick resident. Parents had the opportunity to enter raffles for prizes including an L.A. Fitness gift bag, which included a gift card and shirt. “I have come here every year since the first year it has started, and it is great,” said Barbara Jimenez, a retired Busch Dining Hall employee. Jimenez is glad “Monster Mash” continues to provide a safe environment for children to trick-or-treat. Lam said the event helps unite the community. “It brings awareness to everyone and brings the community together,” she said.

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Based on aerial footage commissioned by CBS News, an estimated total of 215,000 people attended “The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on Saturday at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Buses from other universities like the University of Pennsylvania as well as Toronto, also transported attendees to and from the capital. The rally, which blended comedy with motivational speeches, featured a range of musical entertainment by The Roots, who served as the main band, alongside artists like John Legend, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crowe. One segment featured a faux battle between Cat Stevens, who played “Peace Train,” and Ozzy Osbourne who sang “Crazy Train.” Stewart eventually resolved the battle by introducing the O’ Jays to sing “Love Train.” Despite the crowds and the distance, some New Jerseyans were still able to find a means of getting to the event. Kelsey Walker, a Brookdale College junior, was persuaded to attend the rally through her

friends who encouraged her to join them. Although the rally’s aim was to show how Americans were capable of compromise, Walker still noticed a lot of partisanship. “There were a lot of signs that were saying things like, ‘I don’t like tea baggers.’ Majority of people were definitely there to promote compromise and all, but some people were still trying to stick out and be the jerks,” Walker said. Even so, the Marlboro, N.J., resident said the rally gave her hope for the future because of the amount of young people who showed up. “I would like for the future to be a place where we all get along eventually,” Walker said. “I know it’s going to take a long time together. But our generation, we’re a lot more accepting of others.” Like Walker, Manalapan, N.J., resident Steve Scarano was

excited over the number of young adults that crowded the National Mall. “Ever ything that could be said about [the rally] could be said in the attendance,” said Scarano, a Monmouth University senior. “It was a specific demographic that showed up. If you look at it, it was ‘The Daily Show’ audience. It just showed that young people do still care.” Scarano said it was also a good picture of the true moderate majority of America. “Even though it seems the partisanship is ruining ever ything, it’s just what the media reports on,” he said. “People don’t have time to be angry and that partisan. All the people who seem crazy are probably not doing anything with their lives, and everyone who is involved with the system has other things to do.”

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Today marks the first day of program submission for the University’s annual spring celebration, Rutgers Day. University organizations wishing to participate may visit r utgersday.r utgers.edu to sign up. The Of fice of Community Affairs is sponsoring the event, and for more information, contact Terre Mar tin at tmartin@ur.rutgers.edu or (732)-932-7823 ext. 672.

After you cast your vote join Rutgers University Programming Association as it welcomes musical comedian Evan Wecksell. Check him out at www.evanwecksell.com. The event will take place at 8 p.m. in the Red Lion Café of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Admission is free, light refreshments will be served.

Those who attend Art after Hours at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum between 5 and 9 p.m. can expect to learn about how the University’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders is making a sustainable impact in the world by empowering third-world countries. David Hill, a professor from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will lecture on the water problems around the world. Guests will get to work on real engineering projects and win prizes. They will also get a chance to speak to current Kenya, Guatemala and Thailand project members during a poster info-session on Engineers Without Borders’ clean water projects with complimentary refreshments and music. All galleries are open. The event is free to Rutgers students, faculty and staff. James Hughes, dean of Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and other school staff members will begin the conference by presenting the R/ECON™ short-term forecast for New Jersey’s economy. It will be followed by presentations about the residential real estate market by Patrick O’Keefe, director of Economic Research at J.H. Cohn LLP, and on the commercial market by Gil Medina, executive managing director of Cushman & Wakefield. A discussion period will follow the formal presentations, which begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Special Events Forum of the Civic Square Building.

The USTOGAZA fundraiser, hosted by BAKA: Students United for Middle Eastern Justice, will be held from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center Multipurpose Room. The fundraiser is open to the public for $5 for students and $25 for non-students. It will feature Col. Ann Wright, Adam Shapiro, Fida Qishta and Nada Khader. All proceeds will go to the US Boat to Gaza.

Bhatki-The Higher Taste will host an event called “Sacred Sounds” at 8:30 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room on the College Avenue campus. The event features yogi and spiritual leader Radhanath Swami and kirtan bands Gaura and the Mayapuris. For more information visit bhakticlub.org/sacredsounds. Enjoy an energetic live show with a performance by a New York group, whose debut album, The Rhumb Line, was one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2009. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show will start at 8 p.m. on Cook campus. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for faculty, staff, alumni and guests. Tickets can be purchased at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus.

Join the Rutgers University Programming Association as it hosts “The J Spot - A Sex Lecturer Tells All,” a mind-blowing lecture performance by Jay Friedman, an award-winning writer, speaker and sex educator who tackles the toughest of topics in a refreshing and educational way. Doors open at 8 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center Multipurpose Room.

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About 30 University students bike from the Rutgers Student Center to Hickman Hall on Douglass campus Friday for the Halloween Critical Mass, an event aimed at drawing attention to the relationship between cyclists and cities.

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Impersonators brought 10 founding fathers of the University and New Brunswick back to life Saturday during the Historic Cemetery Tour at the First Reformed Church on Bayard Street. The goal of the event was to raise awareness of the history and the connectedness of people in the area, a subject many know little about, Rev. Susan Kramer-Mills said. Steve Rocha, president of the Rutgers University Historical Society, whose members volunteered at the event and do preser vation and restoration work at the church, stressed the importance of knowing the histories of both the University and New Brunswick. The University’s Historical Society does preservation and restoration work at the First Reformed Church. Earlier in the year, members of the society also helped clean up the graveyard. “The University and the city cannot exist without each other,” said Rocha, a Rutgers College senior. “This tour promotes the integration of Rutgers culture and the culture of the city.” During the tour, 10 impersonators acted out the roles of different people buried in the graveyard

of the First Reformed Church, which was built in 1717. Many of the people buried in the Reformed Church’s graveyard of the First Reformed Church laid the foundation for the University and contributed a lot to the New Brunswick community, Kramer-Mills said. The University’s first, third and seventh presidents of the University are buried in the graveyard of the First Reformed Church, Rocha said. “The First Reformed Church actually laid the cornerstone for Old Queens. A lot of people don’t know that,” Kramer-Mills said. Many of the people buried in the graveyard of the First Reformed Church played key roles in the founding of the University, said University alumnus John White, who also volunteered at the event with the University’s Historical Society. In addition to University presidents, other key figures from the city, like Nicholas Booraem, a mayor of New Brunswick in the early 19th century, are buried in the cemetery. White agreed with Mills that many University students do not know a lot about the history of the city and of the University. “People should have pride in it,” he said. One of the re-enactors, George Efinger, 49, of Hampton,

played the role of a Native Americann scout buried in a mass grave of Native Americans and British soldiers. “It’s very important to learn about history, especially of where you live,” Efinger said. “If you don’t study history, then you don’t understand how you got to where you are today.” University alumnus Sean Plante also volunteered at the event. “We can just build a better appreciation for our history, through events like this,” he said. Matthew Prepis, a member of the University’s Historical Society, said it is especially important to know about the history of the University, because it is one of the oldest universities in the United States. “The history of Rutgers is so rich,” said Prepis, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “We have to know where it came from and so, where it’s going.” New Brunswick resident Mary Jane Agnes, 52, said she learned a lot from the tour. “It’s not until you stop and take the time to learn about it that you realize how much you don’t know,” she said. Although Kramer-Mills said the event is not related to Halloween, the timing puts visitors in such a mindset. “It helps that people think about graveyards around this time of year,” she said.

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Keep advertisements out of schools

dvertisements are ever ywhere, from bus stops to billboards in Times Square. But when this media enters public schools, there is only the incentive of money with a complete disregard for students’ education. Schools are cashstrapped and especially in New Jersey, need further funding to operate properly. These institutions are now pushing for ad space on lockers, buses and even permission slips. And while the potential for profit is obvious, ads must stay out of schools. On the way to “American Histor y” or “Algebra,” kids will be engulfed in bright advertisements, which show off better pens or newer notebooks. Lockers plastered with giant ads will in no way benefit them, despite the argument by school officials that money will go straight to the students. These ads harass students. They are distractions that could potentially bring kids to ask their parents for the newest FIFA video game. Students can’t do much about their exposure to these ads — or less than they could do about turning off the TV or walking away from a billboard. There is simply no escaping these ads within the school. Previously, schools were the last frontier of adless space and rightly so. Now with this, the latest tactic in profiting off unsuspecting kids, schools seem to be selling out, and advertisers are once again showing their true colors. There is also the question of appropriateness. Although parents have a say — or are at least exposed to the ads sent on the backs of permission slips — locker advertisements are uninhibited. In this case, parents do not decide on what their children are exposed to, but the school takes control over the students with little discretion and a much bigger strive to “make ends meet.” Businesses sense schools’ difficulties and take advantage of that. It is up to schools to reject ads on lockers because this sort of advertising most affects the students. New Jersey, having cut $812 million from its education budget, will probably take up this financial opportunity, and join other states, which have already approved this, including California, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Concerns are reasonable and as more states approve this, an avalanche of others will follow. Schools must be careful, and parents must pay attention to their kids’ schools. It is interesting, where else can businesses find to slap their ads?

Catcall law makes no difference

o lewd “come-ons” would be a positive change to New York City’s all-too-familiar catcalling scene. That is why the city is calling for a law against whistles and catcalls from strangers who seem to have no problem harassing women. According to NBC, a city council committee on Thursday heard testimonies from women who had been followed and yelled at by men. But while this law would create a certain barrier between the rude strangers and lone women, it is not ideal. The law is hardly enforceable. Fines and citations will be given out, and yet law enforcers have much bigger problems to deal with — in NYC at least — and will not be able to properly deal with whistles and come-ons. Police officers will be unable to follow up on complaints about “a guy who whistled at me on Fifth Avenue.” And law enforcement would be much more likely to take up another crime than following up with catcall violators. The problem is there, but the law would be a waste. Carrie Goodman, a student living in Manhattan, said she hears a catcall “once or twice a day.” “It bothers me, but I just keep walking,” she said. Goodman is also skeptical as to what can be done to avert this. “You can’t really control what comes out of people’s mouths.” Apart from the difficulties in enforcing this potential law, there is the matter of free speech. Surely there will be those who oppose the law due to its imposition on the First Amendment. Many lawsuits may be brought up not against the “catcallers,” but against the infringement of the freedom of speech. The punishments are unclear. While fines are perhaps the best way to enforce this law, would jail time be next? There is simply no room for nonviolent offenders in prisons. Campaigns are necessary. And a push for the protection of women is needed. The law may not work, but with one poll saying that 99 percent of women felt harassed (out of 800 surveyed), something needs to be done. Women get harassed and a change is needed. A campaign or an organized attempt to avert or even draw attention to this fact would then be the ideal choice in this situation. If we were to push for a law, there would be a much bigger push back. With free speech activists fighting for every cause, there will be little progress for this law. Instead, there must be something less radical than a law, which would most likely create a bigger conflict than needed.

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Rally restores my sanity

f what Jon Stewar t because they need a breedwas expecting was a ing ground for terrorists. No sea of people when he one who thinks that gay martook the stage on riage is evil is going to Saturday afternoon, what change their opinion he got was an ocean. Any because a bunch of people attempt to be within viewstood on a lawn. ing distance of the stage “The Daily Show” cast ANDREW HOWARD meant being swept up in member Jon Oliver led a the under toe of people chant of “Will this help?” in tr ying to do the same, until being met by a order to revive Stewart after Stephen Colbert stream of people who realized that getting any “killed” him, but at the same time, it posed the quescloser was impossible. tion that has been on my mind since Stewart and Stewart jokingly announced that there were Colbert announced their respective rallies. Will a more than 10 million people in attendance of his rally to restore sanity actually restore sanity? I’d like “Rally to Restore Sanity.” CBS is saying it was more to think so, but after this weekend, Glenn Beck and like 200,000, but that count might be missing the Keith Olberman will still have TV shows, and the people who spent their afternoon perched upon country will move on. Was the rally a step in the Porta-Potty roofs and in trees to even have a shot at right direction? Absolutely, but the 20 percent who seeing the day’s events. Stewart might have been have been yelling so loudly lately will continue to do exaggerating a bit, but when traffic into D.C. reachso long after the 80 percent who Stewart held the es Baltimore and metro trains are as crowded as rally for have gone back to doing whatever it is they University buses on the first day of classes, the do that makes them too busy to go to rallies. numbers become irrelevant. When aerial photograWhether you are part of the vocal minority that phy does not begin to show the scope of the event, has been making sure that the whole country is all that really matters is that you afraid of death panels and socialism have something big on your hands. or the silent majority that took the “Will a rally The appearance of each and time to make their way to a rally for every performer and special guest a cause that they could finally get to restore sanity that walked on stage was both behind, you have to respect what actually restore incredibly fitting yet completely Stewart, Colbert and hundreds of unpredictable. At first I was conother people did to make sure the sanity? I’d like fused as to why Ozzy Osbourne rally went smoothly. In addition to was on stage, but when he finished inviting people to come out and supto think so.” singing “Crazy Train,” the song port their cause, Stewart and never made more sense. Did anyColbert urged their fans to donate one expect Tony Bennett to sing “God Bless to the Trust for the National Mall and America?” Probably not. Would anyone in the DonorsChoose.org, respectively, and combined crowd want someone else to sing it? After his perhave raised more than $200,000. formance, I doubt it. If there was one person who Jon Stewart ended the rally with a “moment of could have proven that making blanket statesincerity” about why he put the whole thing togethments about any particular group of people is the er. “We live now in hard times, not end times. We wrong way to go about things, it’s a guy who no can have animus and not be enemies. Unfortunately blanket is big enough to cover, former basketball one of our main tools in delineating the two broke. star Khareem Abdul-Jabbar. The country’s 24-hour perpetual panic conflictinator I think it is safe to say that the rally was a great did not cause our problems, but its existence makes time for all those involved, even if their Huffington solving them that much harder.” Post bus delivered them an hour late or they were His speech was probably the most profound I standing in the metro stations watching full trains have ever been present for. His criticism of the not even opening their doors. But hundreds of thoumedia at large was nothing new, but seeing hunsands of people and a few celebrities does not turn dreds of thousands of people respond to him so posa country plagued with fear-mongering pundits into itively made me realize this country might not be as a sane one. Whether it was 10,000 or 10 million peocrazy as I thought they were. I guess that was the ple that showed up on Saturday, we still have people point of the whole thing. on Capitol Hill who are more concerned with winning the next election than they are with working Andrew Howard is a School of Arts and Sciences together. A rally won’t change the minds of people junior majoring in journalism and media studies. He who think Muslims want a mosque at Ground Zero is the former photo editor of The Daily Targum.

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Religious politicians appeal to religious voters Letter ANDREW YUSKAITIS

he University offers a phenomenal class through the Department of Political Science, “Religion and Politics,” that I would recommend to everyone with political opinions. The main point of the class is such because of the very personal nature of both religion and politics, the two cannot truly be separated. They are simply too similar to be independent. The author of Friday’s column “Keep God, politics separate” not only didn’t understand this key point but also seriously misrepresented a good portion of religious doctrine. He considered God-centered political campaigns shams because the politicians do not provide social justice and instead focus on judging homosexuals — in short, they are all hypocrites. It’s true that the Bible promotes social justice. But it promotes personal, individual acts of social justice. Jesus said

many times that the rich must give away their wealth if they wish to reach heaven, but he didn’t rally in front of Herod’s palace to provide welfare ser vices. I’m not saying that governments cannot play a main role. I’m saying that governments can only do so much, and even L yndon B. Johnson’s Great Society couldn’t fix societal ills. In fact, as any Christian will tell you, societal ills will never be completely solved due to the presence of sin. No government or social group or individual will ever be perfect enough to fit the ideal society. The kind of social perfection this author is advocating, where ever yone is provided for, no one is hungr y or poor, no one is better than anyone else and health care is universal, has been tried before and proven to fail. This type of system has shown that we are our own worst enemy. It is called communism. But aside from that, these politicians are horrible because they don’t practice what they preach, right? They condemn gays but violate Leviticus and

Deuteronomy at will, right? Only someone who is completely ignorant of Christian theology would make this argument. There are two parts of the Bible — the New Testament and the Old Testament. Although it may not seem like it, there is a significant theological difference between the two:

“Politicians simply try to attract people’s attention by promising relevant changes in government.” Jesus’ death. In the Old Testament, men were tied to their sins and unable to escape the penalty for them. When someone broke God’s law, they had to suffer the punishment that evil brings — death. But when Jesus died, he paid for sins. This meant that when a person violated God’s law, they did not have to suffer God’s

judgment right away, and so the draconian punishments of the law were unnecessar y. Jesus made this clear when he saved the prostitute from stoning when he said “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone” from John 8:7. This means two things. First, wearing mixed fibers and eating pork are acceptable. Second, someone who sins is not a horrible person or necessarily going to hell. Romans 1:27 is clear that “Males committ[ing] shameless act with males” is a “per version.” But the Bible also makes it clear in language just as strong as Romans that if you have lied, which we all have, you are a sinner. Those Bible thumpers we meet on College Avenue, as well as the religious politicians, are simply tr ying to portray this message. And it is a message of equality and tolerance. Judging is when someone is treated differently because you dislike something about them. I think gay behavior is sinful, but some of my best friends are gay and they are amazing people. I have absolutely

no tolerance for homophobia, and hate crimes are just plain disgusting. No one ever has any reason to think they’re better than someone else. Politicians simply try to attract people’s attention by promising relevant changes in government. In a world where that which is personal is also political, how can someone expect to separate religion from politics? Politicians have to appeal to religion to make themselves relevant. Such statements do not make them hypocrites or judgmental. It makes Christians appealing to Christian voters. Only the theologically ignorant truly hold Christians to Old Testament law. Instead of just assaulting the religious right for their beliefs, which is truly intolerant, make an effort to understand. If you disagree, that is your right. But Liberals should not, any more than Conservatives, judge someone because they see the world differently or hold different values. Andrew Yuskaitis is a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science and history.

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LOSS: Knights surrender

“If we are going to go away losing, then that’s the way I want second goal while pressing up to go out. Because I know that this is a place that I can come back to and watch them succeed. continued from back I want to be a part of this as much “Honestly, I thought it was as I can.” Injuries sidelined Silver for the going wide,” said junior goalkeeper Adam Klink. “Hats off to him — majority of his Rutgers career it was a great shot. I’m not sure and Cox hadn’t played a minute that anybody would have been since 2008, when he suffered a compound leg fracture. able to do anything about it.” But with time winding down in The Knights (4-11-1, 1-8) needed only to equalize, since a tie the shutout loss, Donigan subbed would have sent Rutgers to the Cox into the game amid much postseason given the fact that applause from the crowd. “You’re still trying to win the Syracuse fell in its game at Cincinnati. But it was while game quite honestly, but the kid Donigan’s squad pressed for the deserved that. It’s kind of a cap to tying goal that the Blue Demons his career here,” Donigan said. “He’s been through hell. He’s had doubled their advantage. “We were pushing, trying to a lot of ups and downs, mostly get the tying goal because we downs. We were down two goals, knew that all we really needed to so it was something that I felt do was tie,” said Donigan. “We compelled to do. I think he’ll hang onto that for tried to push for a while.” that goal and when It was an expeyou do that, guys “I told these rience that tranwill get caught. guys not to be scended the The kid did a great entire Knights’ job to finish that too sad for us, lineup. goal, there was because this “I didn’t really nothing Klink even notice he could have done.” is not the end. was coming in Rutgers musuntil the crowd tered only two CHRIS EDWARDS star ted to go shots on goal — Senior Defenseman wild,” Klink said. both in the first “I think ever yhalf — and managed to win only two corners all body got a little choked up. I’m so happy for him. He’s been game long. Before the game, the Knights through hell and for him to be honored their four seniors in able to get on the field one more Chris Edwards, Charlie Cox, time here was special for him and the team.” Yannick Salmon and Alex Silver. While Saturday marked the Salmon played the entire game in the midfield and took end to a disappointing 2010 camone shot, while Edwards — ham- paign, it also capped off a season pered by injuries all season — that tested Rutgers both mentally came in as a substitute and played and physically, given the abundance of injuries. the majority of the game. But what doesn’t kill you “I told these guys not to be too sad for us because this is makes you stronger. “Ever ybody is hur t right not the end,” Edwards said. “Charlie and Silver are going to now, and I really can’t ask for have great careers, and as for anything more from my teamme and Yannick, I don’t think mates,” Edwards said. “We gave this is the end for us. I guaran- it all we had and soccer is a cruel tee you that we will find some- sport. You don’t always get what you deserve.” where to play.

SEASON: Sophomore keeper remains between posts continued from back just outside the 18-yard box on a questionable foul call against senior defender Allie Hambleton. A West Virginia midfielder promptly sent the ball into the box, leading to two neargoals for the Mountaineers. Rutgers largely controlled possession in a first half that ended in a scoreless tie. “Before the game we had the mentality to keep possession and knock it around,” said junior captain Tricia DiPaolo. “If [the ball] wasn’t on, switch it. If it wasn’t on, switch it again. Sometimes we were a little too hesitant to pull the trigger.” The Knights entered the second half with sophomore netminder Emmy Simpkins remaining between the pipes for the first time in over three weeks. Simpkins split time with freshman Samantha Perretty in net over the past seven games. West Virginia scored the match’s lone goal in the 53rd minute, and the lead proved insurmountable. “We came out, we executed the gameplan that the coaches gave us,” DiPaolo said. “We were a little bit unlucky [yesterday].” The combination of forward Frances Silva and midfielder Bri Rodriguez regularly tested the

Rutgers backline, which surrendered only its second goal in three matches. Silva sent a cross to freshman Blake Miller, the Mountaineers’ leading scorer in the regular season, who buried a header into the left side of the net. The Knights failed to muster an offensive attack over the match’s final 20 minutes despite outscoring West Virginia, 8-4, over the match’s entirety. In order to improve the team’s offensive play in the second stanza, Crooks opted to insert defender Julie Lancos at forward. “We were not quite as deep [at forward] and we thought that we would give [Lancos] a shot,” Crooks said. “We thought she could do some of the things, like hold the ball for us, but also have that opportunity to try and get that shot off.” Rutgers continued to play without the services of forward Jonelle Filigno, who prepares for qualifying with the Canadian National Team, and captain Karla Schacher, who is recovering from a concussion. “It affected us not having one of our best forwards,” DeMaio said. “But at the same time we have to deal with it and people like Kelsey [Dumont] really stepped it up, gave a great effort and really helped us out.” The NCAA announces its Championship Bracket on Monday Nov. 8, when Rutgers anxiously awaits its postseason fate.

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WIDEOUT: Sophomore

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Sophomore wideout Mark Harrison has 16 catches for 285 yards this season, but the majority of his production comes from the past three games, in which he made 11 grabs for 215 yards.

The game against South Florida has some special meaning scores in three straight games for Deering, who has also emerged as a weapon behind Sanu. The true freshman hails continued from back from Tampa, Fla., and returns to Greg Schiano on Harrison. “I’ve his hometown for the first time seen him coming along. I’m not since playing at Leto High School. saying it’s a constant climb. He’s “He’s definitely excited,” had his setbacks — some health Harrison said. “He’s excited setbacks and other things — but about going back home. It’s overall, his net going to be a good direction has been game for him. a climb because “[Mark Harrison]’s He’s improved a he’s a really talentlot. He’s become net direction ed guy.” so much more Harrison’s first mature in the has been a touchdown of the games. I’m really season against proud of him. He climb because Connecticut tied just has to keep he’s a really the game at 23. The going. I see a next week, great future for talented guy.” Harrison tied the him.” score again with GREG SCHIANO Deering, playhis touchdown ing mostly in the Head Coach against Army. slot and out of the On the season, Wild Knight forHarrison is second on the team mation, has 33 total touches on with 16 catches and 285 yards offense for 284 yards and one and is the team-leader with his touchdown — a 46-yard grab three receptions for scores. against Connecticut. “Mark’s been doing tremen“He’s just been making plays dous,” said Sanu, who leads the when we call upon him and he’s team in receptions, receiving yards, just doing a great job playing in rushing attempts, rushing yards that slot position,” Sanu said. and total touchdowns. “He’s been “He’s done more than you can getting better and better every day, ask for out of a guy like that.” as is the rest of the receiving unit. Deering almost exclusively It’s just great to see a guy like that, handled the Wild Knight package who works hard all of the time. in Pittsburgh with the injury to He’s just excelling in his game. Sanu and can be expected to do He’s just the type of person that you the same against South Florida if always want to be around.” Sanu cannot heal up.

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Puzzling Mountaineer loss alters heirarchy BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

Just when the Big East seemed like it couldn’t make any less sense, West Virginia head coach B i l l FOOTBALL Stewar t threw in his two MID-WEEK REPORT cents and dropped a game to lowly Connecticut Friday night under the ESPN lights. The Mountaineers dropped from the top-25 rankings the week before with a loss to Syracuse at home, but followed it up with an even worse performance at Rentschler Field to keep the conference spinning in circles. Because today is Thursday on the Rutgers football schedule, The Daily Targum takes an early mid-week look at a conference descending into madness.

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Senior center Howard Barbieri (74) captains an offensive line that ranks last in the nation with 33 sacks allowed and could see more significant personnel changes Wednesday against South Florida.

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As the Rutgers football team’s offensive line attempts to fix its troubles, the focus is on eliminating the timer in the players’ heads. But when the Scarlet Knights take on South Florida Wednesday, the distribution of playing time might also change. “There will probably be some changes, maybe different amounts of playing time for guys, whether it’s a position change or split reps or something,” said head coach Greg Schiano. “Andre Civil will probably get in the game. I don’t know to what degree yet. We’ll make that decision getting nearer to gametime.” It would mark the first career action for Civil, a redshirt freshman who converted from the defensive line to right tackle, where he will likely play. Junior Ar t Forst and sophomore Devon Watkis previously split time at right tackle for the Rutgers of fensive line, but Forst could move inside to guard. Coming out of a bye week, senior center and captain Howard Barbieri said the line’s focus was on sustaining its blocks until the end of plays. “We pass protect and we have a timer in our heads that says, ‘OK, this is long enough.’ We have to get that timer out of our heads and let the whis-

tle be that timer,” Barbieri said. “We have to make sure we finish our blocks and not let them off early.” The line allowed 33 sacks this season, which ranks last out of 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams and 16 spots below the closest team that played only seven game. Most teams played at least one or two more games than Rutgers. South Florida lost its potent pass-rushing duo of George Selvie and Jason Paul-Pierre, but still has 21 sacks on the season, which ranks third in the Big East. Senior defensive end Craig Marshall has four of those sacks, but the emphasis for Rutgers is on its own improvement, which Schiano notices but he admits he is unsure how it will translate to a game. “Did I see improvement? Yes, but you always want to see more,” Barbieri said. “You want to see giant steps, but that’s not going to happen. We did make steps and become better pass protectors.”

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announce whether true freshman Chas Dodd or sophomore Tom Savage would star t at quar terback Wednesday, but said an announcement could come Monday. Dodd started each of the past three games after Savage

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wideout Aaron Hayward is playing the role of B.J. Daniels — one of the most explosive athletes in the Big East, according to Schiano — in practice this week. Hayward impressed Schiano and Rutgers’ coaching staf f with his impersonation, opening eyes for potential playing time, which he has not received. “He gives us a great look, especially when he gets into the open field and makes guys miss,” said senior safety Joe Lefeged. “He can also throw the ball down the field and he’s doing a great job this week. We’re going to be prepared for [Daniels] on Wednesday with the way that [Hayward] is practicing.”

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key of fensive weapons injured, Schiano said there is encouraging news on sophomore wideout Mohamed Sanu, junior tailback Joe Mar tinek, sophomore tight end D.C. Jef ferson and junior tight end Fabian Ruiz. All for of them have shown improvement, according to Schiano, and are feeling better.

— Sam Hellman contributed to this report

1.) Pittsburgh (5-3, 3-0) — At this point, Pittsburgh is clearly the class of the conference. Though the Panthers were brutal early in the season, losing to Utah and Notre Dame and not even looking competitive against Miami, times have changed. No one was spot-on Saturday against Louisville, but the Panthers still prevented the Cardinals from even being competitive in the game. Quarterback Tino Sunseri went without a touchdown pass, wideout Jonathan Baldwin had just two catches and the running back duo of Ray Graham and Dion Lewis ran for just 105 combined yards. But it was still enough to dismantle Louisville and move within a game of bowl eligibility — something no one in the conference has yet to attain. 2.) Syracuse (6-2, 3-1) — Doug Marrone is the hands-down favorite for Big East Coach of the Year at this point. Ryan Nassib was probably the least-established quarterback in the conference to start the season, but he has 14 touchdowns to five interceptions and six wins to his name. Down in South Florida, B.J. Daniels is as inconsistent as ever, Tom Savage’s season is riddled with injuries and Cody Endres isn’t even on Connecticut anymore. Marrone has done a lot with a little in two years and a 31-7 stomping of Cincinnati — albeit with an injured Zach Collaros — is another example.

The Orange get Louisville next week and will be the favorite for the first time in a while when they come to Rutgers Stadium in two weeks. 3.) West Virginia (5-3, 1-2) — Two brutal losses in a row put coach Bill Stewart officially on the hot seat. But the Mountaineers still have every chance to win the conference and there is too much talent to ignore WVU. Maybe if Stewart gives the ball to Noel Devine in his next overtime period things will turn around. The Moutaineers’ success is going to come down to the Thanksgiving edition of the Backyard Brawl against Pittsburgh at the end of the month. 4.) Rutgers (4-3, 1-1) — No one is really sure how much that Connecticut win means for the Scarlet Knights, but it keeps them as one of three teams at or above .500 in league play. Rutgers beat the Huskies before Endres’ suspension and UConn might not be as bad as it seemed with the way they snuck past WVU last week. Rutgers still has a Tulane loss on its résumé but played Pitt fairly tough for three quarters before crumbling. The Knights still are not a lock to make a bowl game this year, but it is hard to judge them at all until after South Florida. 5.) Louisville (4-4, 1-2) — The Cardinals struggled to move the ball against Pitt even more so than Rutgers did the week before. A trip to the Carrier Dome this weekend might spell the end of the Cardinals’ shots at a Big East title this season. 6.) Connecticut (4-4, 1-2) — Both South Florida and Connecticut have Big East wins that were major upsets at the time. The difference is that the Bulls’ win came over Cincinnati and the Huskies’ came over WVU. You tell me which is more impressive. 7.) South Florida (4-3, 1-2) — Let’s see if B.J. Daniels can make it two straight wins on Wednesday night against Rutgers. 8.) Cincinnati (3-5, 1-2) — Without Zach Collaros at quarterback, the Bearcats are toast. Once he gets healthy, Cincy can beat anyone left on its schedule.

Rutgers searches for improvement in play at Richmond BY ADHAAR SHARMA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

When many people were donning their Halloween costumes, the Rutgers women’s golf team was finWOMEN’S GOLF ishing i t s RUTGERS AT preparaRICHMOND INVITE tion for TODAY t h e Richmond Invitational, which kicks off today in Midlothian, Va. The Scarlet Knights did not compete in the tournament last year, held at Independence Golf Course. The Knights compete against 12 other teams at the par72 course and hope to emerge victorious after two days of play.

The Knights’ 2010 season has been a letdown, according to junior Elisa Mateer. “This season has been a disappointment, especially with all the crazy lineup changes,” Mateer said. The Knights look to rebound from their ninth-place finish at the Rutgers Invitational and secure a top finish.” The team started the season off well with a third-place finish out of 16 competitors in the Bucknell Invitational, with senior captain Jeanne Waters finishing tied for first at the par-70 course. In the three following tournaments — the Princeton Women’s Invitational, the Nittany Lions Invitational and the Rutgers Invitational — the team recorded

10th, 16th and ninth-place finishes, respectively. “We want to place within the top five,” Mateer said. “Especially since the weather will be much nicer in Richmond.” The predicted forecast for the invitational suggests sunny conditions and temperatures in the mid-60s. In order to further strengthen their focus and concentration, the Knights have been practicing diligently to turn the season around. “Our putting and mental game must strengthen and we must look past bad elements,” Mateer said. “We have to be able to forget all the bad shots and move past them.” The Knights’ individual play has been strong at times, yet overall inconsistent throughout the sea-

son. The lineup, which includes Waters, juniors Mateer and Lizzy Carl, as well as sophomores Karen Cash and Brittany Weddell, shows flashes of brilliance. “People have had to step up this season and Jeanne has been solid as always,” Mateer said. Waters started the season tied for first in the Bucknell Invitational with a combined score of 221 (71-78-72) at the par70 golf course. She then went to place tied for 43rd and 41st at the Princeton and Nittany Lions Invitational, respectively. Waters showed her leadership and bounced right back to finish first and two-over 74 on the par-72 Rutgers Golf Course. Waters continued her excellent play and posted a total 160

(83-77) in the Rutgers Invitational and tied for third place. “[Waters] has been our mentor since my freshmen year,” Mateer said. “We are always traveling together and she is there to guide us.” The team will undoubtedly feel the effects of Waters’ departure after the season, but the Knights will be in good position since they retain four of the five members of the starting lineup. “Jeanne leaving will affect us significantly,” Mateer said. “But we do have good recruits coming in to fill in the holes.” The Knights also have extra motivation to finish well at the Richmond Invitational, especially since it is the last tournament of the fall season.

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Freshman forced to adapt from European style BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

or the third-straight week there was a new BCS No. 1 team playing a game on the road, but this time the top team prevailed. Auburn hit the road to battle Mississippi over the weekend and laid a 51-31 whooping on the Rebels. The Tigers maintained their No. 1 BCS ranking and also improved their standing in the Associated Press rankings, inching even closer to No. 2 Boise State and No. 1 Oregon. Auburn also made strides in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, improving to No. 2 by surpassing Boise State.

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got flagged for a recruiting violation yesterday, but this time the school reported the mishap themselves. Iowa told the NCAA that the school allowed two basketball recruits to meet Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore before the September football game between the Hawkeyes and Iowa State. The celebrity couple often sits in for Hawkeye games, but introducing recr uits to the pair of movie stars was prohibited. NCAA regulations do not permit universities to initiate contact between recruits and individuals considered to represent the school’s athletic interests.

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Biruta and Rice get their first chance to display the new Rutgers product tonight, when the Knights greet visiting McGill for a scrimmage at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. While McGill does not offer the repute of a Big East program — no one on the Redmen’s roster stands above 6-foot-8 — Biruta and Co. plan to approach the scrimmage with the same mentality as they would the team’s conference-opener at Villanova. “I’m ready to do everything that coach Rice wants me to do,” Biruta said. “Work hard in practices and I can’t be intimidated by anything that [other teams] are bigger, stronger. We have to play with purpose and if we do what coach Rice asks us to do, we’ll be fine.” Still, Rice has his reservations with a Knight team that lists only three seniors and a fifth-year transfer. The transition to Big East play will be a tenuous one, according to Rice. “[The freshmen] all think they have an idea, but they have no idea,” Rice said. “They have no idea the physicality that a Pitt brings. All of a sudden there’s no space in a game we play at Pitt. Or Syracuse — how can [they] never be open against a zone? Or the tenaciousness of a Louisville’s pressure. No, they have no idea. But what I like about [Biruta] is that I don’t think he cares.”

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crushed the New Jersey Nets in Newark, 101-78, yesterday, improving to 3-1 and giving the upstart Nets their first loss of the season. The “Big Three” paced the Heat offensively, with LeBron James leading the team with 20 points and Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh dropping 17 and 18 points, respectively. Zydrunas Ilgauskas sparked the Heat off the bench, scoring 10 points of his own. The Heat get back into action tomorrow and look to continue their winning streak when they battle the Minnesota Timberwolves at the American Airlines Arena.

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On the surface, Gilvydas Biruta looks like the prototypical European basketball player: shaggy hair, long build and a reliable perimeter game. B u t MEN’S BASKETBALL w h e n t h e MCGILL AT Rutgers RUTGERS men’s TONIGHT, 7:30 P.M. basketball forward drives through the lane and finishes a dunk with two hands, Biruta resembles anyone but the usual Lithuanian wing player. “In Lithuania, I wasn’t a big guy — I was a small forward in Lithuania,” Biruta said. “So I was forced at St. Benedict’s to stay in the post. I learned my physicality in there. I’m still learning because in the U.S.A. you can finish with the contact. In Europe nobody teaches that — using shoulders and stuff. Here it’s basically impossible to make a layup without it, especially in the Big East.” But Biruta’s donning of a Rutgers uniform was in doubt as recently as April 19, when former Scarlet Knights head coach Fred Hill Jr. resigned from the position after a verbal altercation with a Pittsburgh baseball coach. Biruta, a Hill recruit, wanted to opt out his Letter of Intent to Rutgers following Hill’s dismissal. Athletic Director Tim Pernetti hired first-year head coach Mike

Rice less than a month later and amount of bulk to his 6-foot-8 Rice alleviated any concerns frame in the offseason in preparaBiruta had with maintaining his tion for an exponentially larger commitment to the Knights. role this season. “I stayed here and I’m very But Biruta quietly — or at happy that I did it,” Biruta said. times not-so-quietly — asserted “In a short amount of time I’ve his will in preseason practices, learned many things that I didn’t so much so that the center spot learn before.” is up for grabs for the Knights’ With almost two weeks until season-opener at Princeton. the beginning of the 2010-11 “In high school, coaches look campaign, Rutgers’ highest pro- for you to move — energy and file recruit from the stuff,” Biruta said. “You Class of 2010 contindon’t learn about the ues to defy the archepurpose … those little typal model of the details.” European basketball Forgive Biruta if he player — sometimes to is not used to standing Rice’s ire. idly by. “[Biruta] is still raw Biruta’s St. as far as his offensive Benedict’s (N.J.) team skills,” Rice said. went 20-1 his senior “He’ll run into people, season en route to a GILVYDAS he’ll tr y to dunk on No. 4 final ranking from BIRUTA three people. But he USA Today and doesn’t know that he’s ESPN/Rise. The not supposed to be good … or Jonava, Lithuania, native averthat he’s not going to keep to aged 15 points and 10 rebounds that formula. He’s going to do per contest in the process. things out of the box. It could “[Biruta] had to do ever ybe good or bad, but he’s going thing right for us in high to make things happen.” school,” said fellow freshman Biruta, if nothing else, will get Mike Poole, Bir uta’s former the chance in 2010-11 to display teammate with the Gray Bees. his diverse skill set. “Now I’m just tr ying to get him With two returning starters in and get me to understand how the Knights’ frontcourt, but none to play coach Rice’s and Big with experience at center, East basketball. We have to Rutgers finds itself with a full- stick together a lot more now fledged battle at the five position. than we did in high school Sophomore for ward Austin because we’re like the underJohnson added a significant dogs this year.”

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professional golfers get penalized on the golf course for having misunderstandings of the r ules. But not ever y day does a player get a 26-stroke penalty handed down to them in a professional tournament. PGA Tour golfer Ryuji Imada thought he could place the ball within a club length of its original position, as is the standard on the PGA Tour. The local rules though, stated that a player could place the ball only within a scorecard of its original position. Imada could not remember how many times he broke the rule, but guessed to officials that he committed the crime 13 times, with each infraction equaling a two-stroke penalty. At the end of the day, Imada called himself an “idiot.”

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Freshman Emilie Kaufmann finished the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.90 and completed the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:23.93 — both good for third-place finishes. The two-day meet was the first Kaufmann and her 10 freshman teammates.

Knights take third in first conference meet BY MATT CANVISSER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Halloween weekend proved to be a mixed bag of both tricks and treats for the Rutgers swimming and divSWIMMING & DIVING ing team RUTGERS 3RD PLACE as they defeated Georgetown (226-127), but lost to both Connecticut (224-129) and Villanova (209-144) at the RU Aquatic Center. The four-way Big East meet marked the Scarlet Knights’ (1-2, 1-2) first of the regular season. Connecticut beat Georgetown (257-96), but lost to Villanova (200153), who swept the meet, besting Georgetown (273-80). “I am happy with the overall mentality of my team at this meet,” said head coach Phil Spiniello. “The women never

stopped fighting from star t to finish.” Senior captain Jen Betz led the diving team by taking first place in the three-meter dive. Coming off a performance at last weekend’s Sonny Werblin Invitational where she broke the school record, Betz once again proved why she is so difficult to beat in the event. Her score of 269.60 was not enough to match her record, but it was enough for her to take first place. She also came in second in the one-meter with a score of 244.55, just behind Connecticut’s Danielle Cecco, who scored a 248.30. On the swimming side, junior Brianne Lindblad finished first in both the 100 and 200-yard backstroke. She finished the 100-yard race in 57.49, over half a second before anyone else touched the wall.

Lindblad completed the 200 in 2:05.12, narrowly edging out Mikah Schlesinger of Villanova by .32 of a second. Sophomore Taylor Curado added the Knights’ only other first place finish with a time of 56.87 in the 100-yard butterfly. Junior Jacquelyn Ward, who racked up four first-place finishes at the Werblin Invitational, finished second in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:07.28. Only Caitlin Gallagher of Connecticut, who posted a time of 2:06.39, bested Ward. For the Knights’ 11 freshmen, it was their first taste of non-exhibition Division I swimming and diving, and it just so happened to come against three bitter conference rivals. Emilie Kaufmann paced the rookie swimmers with two thirdplace finishes in breaststroke

events: a 1:06.89 in the 100-yard and 2:23.93 in the 200-yard. Freshman diver Nicole Scott also captured a third-place finish in the three-meter dive with her score of 265.4. The Knights are now forced to play catch-up in the conference after failing to capitalize on an earlyseason battle in their own pool. They have a chance to make up ground in their next meet on Nov. 13, when they hit the pool against West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va. The Knights look to correct their mistakes in practice with two weeks until their next meet and attempt not to lose sight of the ultimate goal. “It is clear that we have some areas to improve upon before we see these teams again in Februar y at the Big East Championship meet,” Spiniello said.

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Mountaineers end RU’s season in Tourney matchup BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

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West Virginia forward Blake Miller (3) tallied the only goal in the Mountaineer’s 1-0 win over the Knights in the Big East Quarterfinals yesterday in Morgantown, W. Va. The Mountaineers’ leading scorer headed in the goal on a cross from fellow forward Frances Silva.

The Rutgers women’s soccer team knew it would return to Piscataway following its WOMEN’S SOCCER q u a r t e r f i n a l matchup with West RUTGERS 0 Virginia in the Big Tournament. WEST VIRGINIA 1 EastThe Scarlet Knights (10-9-1, 5-51) could have advanced to the tournament’s semifinals, hosted at Yurcak Field, or return to the Banks with their season over. Unfortunately for head coach Glenn Crooks’ team, the end result was the latter. The Knights fell, 1-0, to the Mountaineers yesterday, marking the second year in a row that West Virginia (14-4-1, 9-1-1) ended Rutgers’ conference season in the Big East quarterfinals. “We played a great game of soccer,” Crooks said. “We probably had two really excellent oppor tunities on goal and [West Virginia] had one. They had one shot on goal. So we know what happened with that shot.” Physicality characterized the first half, with fouls leading to free kicks for both sides. Senior midfielder Gina DeMaio took multiple long shots outside the 18-yard box, one of which forced a diving save from Mountaineers goalkeeper Kerri Butler. “We played really well,” DeMaio said. “This was one of our best games of the season, but we were just a bit unlucky and that’s happened a few times this season, which is unfortunate.” The Knights earned a corner midway through the first half that reached the foot of sophomore Stefanee Pace. The Kearny, N.J., native blasted a shot on net that deflected off of a teammate and out of play. Pace also took a shot later in the half off a pass from senior forward Ashley Jones, but it found Butler’s glove without issue. The Mountaineers earned a free kick

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Sophomore wideout sees more targets BY SAM HELLMAN

BY A.J. JANKOWSKI

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ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

With the comprehensive workload for sophomore Mohamed Sanu through his first season and a half, the FOOTBALL wideout was bound to slow down eventually. This time Sanu is limited in practice with an injury to his right leg, leading to minimal participation in practice and just one snap out of the Wild Knight last Saturday against Pittsburgh. But over the last three weeks offensively, Mark Harrison and Jeremy Deering answered the call in his stead. “You always have to step up,” said Harrison, a 6-foot-3 sophomore. “We don’t look at it like when he goes down, we have to step up. We look at it as we have to keep stepping up every day. We go out and produce and work our hardest. Then if he does go down, we’re already there.” Harrison, who caught just one touchdown pass in his true freshman season, is in the midst of his most consistent performance as a Scarlet Knight. Though it came with the game well out of reach, Pittsburgh marked the third consecutive game in which Harrison logged a touchdown reception. “I think what we’re seeing is kind of a manifestation of it on the field,” said head coach

The Rutgers men’s soccer team needed a win in its regular season finale against DePaul to keep the season alive and make the Big East MEN’S SOCCER Tournament. But when the DEPAUL 2 final whistle soundRUTGERS 0 ed at Yurcak Field on Saturday night, it was the Blue Demons walking off the pitch with a postseason berth, winning 2-0 and ending the Scarlet Knights’ season. “It was definitely a much more difficult season than any of us have ever experienced or any of us had ever expected,” said head coach Dan Donigan, whose first season at the helm of the Knights’ program ended with a 1-8 record in the Big East. “This is a transition, and it’s not like things were going to change overnight. So from that standpoint, it’s very, very hard. It’s disappointing. It’s frustrating. All of these different emotions run through your head.” DePaul (4-9-5, 1-5-3) broke through in the 55th minute, when Antonio Aguilar broke down the left wing. After beating junior defender Bryant Knibbs, Aguilar carried the ball into the 18-yard box and ripped a shot inside the far post.

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JARED MILLER

Junior midfielder Nye Winslow and the Knights failed to reach the Big East Tournament after going 1-8 in conference play, including Saturday night’s 2-0 loss to DePaul.

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