The Daily Targum 2010-11-04

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Voter turnout among youth remains low

Event sheds light on technology’s impact on civility

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BY DEVIN SIKORSKI

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A crowded room of students, professors and academics converged in the Alexander Librar y on the College Avenue campus last night to discuss the effects rapidly changing technologies have on civility at “Uncivil Gadgets? Changing Technologies and Civil Behavior.”

“We want to establish a dialogue discussing what civility is, what it means, in hopes to establish a community which focuses more on being kind to one another,” said Kathleen Hull, a cofounder of Project Civility.

The panelists, all professors and experts in the fields of communication or technology, discussed how changes in technology are affecting civility in society today, touching on a wide range of examples from classroom scenarios to the realm of the video game world.

Privacy is a challenge as society adapts to new technologies, said Nancy Kranich, a University librarian.

Society does not want to go into secrecy; people want to be known, but often do not want to control how their information is seen and used, Kranich said.

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Panelists discuss the impact of new technologies on civility at the Project Civility event last night in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

EDISON BRUSH FIRE SMOKE STRETCHES ACROSS CITIES A brush fire that began yesterday afternoon behind the Raritan Center business park in Edison was the source of a plume of smoke that was visible from campus, and as far away as Newark, according to an ar ticle on nj.com.

Firefighters battled the blaze for hours in the vacant marshland, according to the article.

Edison Mayor Antonia Ricigliano said the fire, which took place away from residential areas, was not a threat to anyone’s safety.

“No one is in danger,” she said.

Although no people were hurt, the fire did destroy an abandoned warehouse in the area, according to the article. Edison police closed a nearby park as a precaution.

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Many young people were seemingly absent at the polls for the Congressional Elections Tuesday, extending the theme of teenagers and college students showing disinterest in politics.

Although the exact figures have not been released, Republican candidate Anna Little’s Campaign Chair Leigh-Ann Bellew said voter turnout in cer tain towns was as strong as they expected.

“But it’s a little less in [some] places. In New Brunswick, there were some wards that had really heavy turnout,” she said. “But there was one of 15 [potential] voters at 3 o’clock [Tuesday] afternoon.”

Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics Ruth Mandel repeated the fact that the voter turnout figures are not in reach at this point but added that Bellew is not far off with her observation.

“If her campaign is talking about students, my guess is that ultimately the voter turnout figures will show that young people were a very small part of the voting public in this election,” she said.

It is difficult to bring young people to the polls, Mandel said. The obstacle is catalyzed further if it is an off-year election.

“The impression we have and from what I’ve seen from early news coverage, [the people] who turned out were Independents, older, white and male,” she said. “That’s what the expectation was.”

The reason many college students do not visit the polls on the Election Day is the myth that their vote will not count because it is an old tradition, which is completely unfounded, Mandel said.

“There are so many close elections in recent years that ser ve as examples of how important an individual vote is and how few votes can make a difference to the way an election turns out,” she said. “People can realize that their vote can make a difference in the outcome.”

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Halls offer sense of community for some

BY NATALY CUEVAS, MARY DIDUCH AND NICOLE JOSEPH STAFF WRITERS

School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Raza Kazmi lives in the tight-knit community of Davidson C residence hall on Busch campus.

“There’s a big sense of community here. Everyone hangs out here at night,” said Kazmi of the first-year only residence hall, where a common room connects two separate halls of single- and double-occupancy rooms.

But it was this residence hall where former School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Dharun Ravi allegedly streamed a webcast of his roommate, Tyler Clementi, and his encounter with another male, without his knowledge. Soon after Ravi’s actions, Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge to his death.

It may not be easy for a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer student to feel as open in a residence hall, said Jenny Kurtz, acting director of the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities.

She said the experience of LGBTQ students coming out to peers depends on each individual’s situation.

“A ver y common theme at Rutgers, everywhere, is that students think to themselves, ‘OK, how’s my roommate going to feel about the fact that I’m bisexual or that I’m gay and do I tell them, do I not tell them,’” Kurtz said.

She said two decades ago, all the information a student received about their roommate was typically a name and a photo.

Now all students have to do is log on to Facebook, and all their information is revealed.

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INDEX UNIVERSITY Students can enter a competition to name the café to be installed in Alexander Library.

OPINIONS San Francisco decides to ban the sale of toys with McDonald’s Happy Meals.

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Fraternities and sororities compete yesterday during “Penny Wars,” where they tried to collect the most pennies in front of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus as part of Derby Days, a week-long event to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

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Alexander Library to offer snacks in new café

BY VALENTINA ARANGO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After responding to several student requests from an online sur vey and an interest group meeting, Alexander Librar y on the College Avenue campus will open its doors to a café.

“It’s their librar y and that is what we are here for — to give students not only the materials and resources, but also to give the students what they want,” said Kimberly Kaiser, a University librar y assistant.

Set to open next semester, the café will be located on the B level of the librar y where the periodicals are. The periodicals will be relocated to the other side of the atrium, near the bound periodicals.

The project is estimated to cost $700,000, said Marianne Gaunt, vice president for Information Ser vices and a University librarian. The funds were in par t gathered and organized with the help of Vice President for Student Affairs Gregor y S. Blimling.

“The funds for the café are coming from the libraries, from the vice president for Student Affairs and from Rutgers alumni, Class of 1981,” Gaunt said in an e-mail correspondence.

The café will feature a wide variety of seating and tables, she said. The menu options created so far include hot and cold drinks, pastries, bagels, fruit, sandwiches and snacks.

School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore Katherine Marmol said the café would make studying at the librar y more convenient and comfor table for students.

“People come to the librar y regardless, but if it’s something like finals week and

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The unnamed café is set to open next semester in the Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus and will be placed on the B level of the library where periodicals are located. The library is currently holding a contest to name the café. students are here studying and they want something quick to eat or some cof fee, they don’t have to go all the way to the student center — they can enjoy it here,” Marmol said.

School of Ar ts and Sciences junior Kyle Dunleavy said it would also be a safer option for students who might be studying at the librar y late at night and want to grab something to eat.

“I like the idea of having a café here in the librar y. I think it would be safer and better for the students,” Dunleavy said.

“Instead of having to go to a dining hall … they can just be here.”

School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Rida Hasan said the café would likely bring more traffic into the library.

“I think the new café will attract a bigger crowd of students, and more students might

come to the library to study,” Hasan said.

Students have the oppor tunity to choose a name for the café through a naming contest.

The winner will receive an Apple iPad. “We decided to open the café naming to students because it is going to be their café,” Kaiser said. “Aside from the iPad, I think it is a bigger prize to be able to name a piece of Rutgers histor y.”

Students have until Dec. 1 to suggest as many different names for the new facility as they want, she said.

All the suggested names will be sent to a naming committee consisting of several students, faculty and staff, Kaiser said. The winner and the name for the new library will be announced in January.

Students can enter the contest by visiting the University Libraries website at libraries.rutgers.edu.

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STUDENTS: Some say Davidson Hall was tight-knit continued from front “I know a lot of students won’t tell their roommate how they identify for awhile until they get a sense of whether or not it’s going to be a safe and welcoming situation,” Kurtz said.

The majority of the hall residents also knew about the incident at the time through Ravi’s tweets on Twitter, said one of Ravi’s close friends at the University, who also lives in Davidson C and wishes to remain anonymous.

“No one stopped [it]. We didn’t realize,” said the firstyear student.

She said Ravi, whom she described as funny and liking attention, often joked with others.

“He loves making fun of people. He did it all the time,” she said.

Ravi’s friend said their hall was like one big family — except for a small handful, including Clementi.

“He was just a quiet kid,” she said. “No one really knew him.”

Kazmi said he, like the majority of his hall, did not know Clementi personally but often saw him entering or leaving the building.

He said Clementi occasionally went to the hall’s family dinners, where the resident assistants would take the hall to the dining hall for a meal. “[Clementi] was a really quiet kid,” Kazmi said. “I didn’t notice anything [was wrong].”

Ravi’s friend said Ravi knew his roommate was gay, but the rest of the hall did not. Ravi also did not talk about Clementi to their group of friends.

“There was not much to say about him,” Ravi’s friend said.

She said Tyler did approach their RA to switch either roommates or rooms when he heard of Ravi’s actions.

According to University Residence Life policy, room change requests are filed online star ting Sept. 20, about two days before Clementi killed himself, and of fers began Sept. 27.

“Please keep in mind that University housing is ver y full, and we may not be able to accommodate ever y request,” according to the policy.

There is no evidence why the request was not fulfilled sooner, but the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, who is handling the investigation, subpoenaed University emails regarding the issue, according to The Star-Ledger.

Both Ravi’s friend and Kazmi said the Davidson C RAs, Kairi Liou and Roahi Grover, are approachable and interact with the residents often.

“They’re both really cool,” Kazmi said. “They hang out and play pool with us.”

Jose Santiago, a School of Arts and Sciences senior who is co-president of Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians, Allies of Rutgers University, one of the University’s three formally recognized LGBTQ groups, said it can be difficult entering school and coming out all over again — if it has not been done already.

“When I came out to Rutgers, it was a new process.

It was a little ner ve-racking,” said Santiago, who was out in high school.

He did not know how his straight roommate and others would react.

“Any heterosexual man is going to be a little uncomfortable having a gay roommate,” Santiago said.

To his relief, his roommate had no problem with his sexuality.

“He never made me feel uncomfor table,” Santiago said. “He was my best friend.”

But he said not everyone is as lucky as he.

“Some people have had really horrible experiences. It just depends on the situation,” Santiago said, referring to a friend who switched living arrangements three times because the roommate was not comfortable with their sexual orientation.

Kurtz, who used to work in Residence Life, said some common fears of straight students about their LGBTQ roommate

“When you’re in the closet, it’s really dark.

You want to be hopeful, but it’s really hard.”

JOSE SANTIAGO School of Arts and Sciences Senior

is changing in the room or feeling as though their roommate is going to check them out.

School of Arts and Sciences senior Dustin Picillo, a straight man, said the problem lies in today’s society, as some straight men feel a need to be “macho” and may be threatened by someone who does not match that persona.

“I know many guys that would feel uncomfortable with a gay roommate, … and they would request a new roommate or harass them until they left,” Picillo said, adding that he believes this is unacceptable in the 21st centur y.

Kurtz said in our culture, it is acceptable for straight men to say a joke or insult their roommate if they are gay.

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M Other wise, they are gay by association.

“That can be a challenge as well,” she said.

But Kurtz said not ever y living situation between an LGBTQ student and a straight student is bad.

“Sometimes it’s really good, and, a lot of time, allies develop really naturally with someone that they’re living with, regardless of what the two different identities are,” Kur tz said, adding that roommate dif ferences can arise out of religion or politics as well, for example.

If an LGBTQ student does have a negative experience, it could be for a number of reasons.

Mark Matthews, a straight student and School of Arts and Sciences senior, said he thinks straight men who are uncomfortable living with gay men are closed-minded.

“I personally would not have a problem living with a gay roommate as long as he didn’t push it onto me, as I would not push my sexuality on him,” Matthews said.

Santiago was also a part of the Residence Hall Association, where representatives are chosen for each hall on campus to discuss on-campus concerns, for three years.

“I know Residence Life is very concerned with making students feel safe,” he said. “They’re just unsure of how to do that. I’m unsure of how to do that.”

Santiago said some colleges post a pink triangle on residence halls to designate LGBTQ safe spaces.

“But it’s obviously going to be hard to control the personal beliefs of the students,” he said.

University President Richard L. McCormick said all residences halls need to be safe, not only a few.

“Our commitment at Rutgers is that all spaces shall be safe,” he said. “If it turns out any are not

we have a responsibility to make them safe. The designation of particular spaces as safe would suggest that other spaces are not and we are not content to have [unsafe] spaces.”

Santiago, who has experienced verbal abuse because of his sexuality, suggests the administration educate first-year students at orientation.

“People have so many misguided perceptions on what it’s like to be gay. People are afraid of what they don’t understand, and a lot of people don’t know what it means to be gay,” he said.

Kurtz suggests that adult allies — straight people who support the LGBTQ community — make their opinions more visible.

She said straight students from strict religious or small communities could hold stereotypes or fears of the LGBTQ community.

“It’s important for our adult allies to come out so that young folks who are learning about differences in sexuality and gender, sometimes for the first time, have some help and some guidance in that realm,” Kurtz said.

But for those who do not feel safe at the University or uncomfor table with their sexuality, Kur tz advises they speak to someone.

Her center offers anonymous phone conversations, resources on its website and liaisons, Kurtz said. There are also seven LGBTQ groups on campus, three formal and four informal or forming.

“There’s always more you can be doing, absolutely, but we have a lot we are doing and it’s getting bigger and it’s exciting,” she said.

Santiago said the process of “coming out of the closet” is what divides the straight and LGBTQ communities.

“And when you’re in the closet, it’s really dark,” he said.

“You want to be hopeful, but it’s really hard.”

MORE THAN 200 NJ SCHOOLS MAKE FEDERAL ‘NEEDS IMPROVEMENT’ LIST

Spring 2011 Registration begins Sunday, November 7th at 10:00 pm – 2:00 am for undergraduate students with 105 or greater degree credits and all graduate students.

For registration schedules and additional information, please access: http://nbregistrar.rutgers.edu/undergrad/s11prereg.htm

or email questions to: gradreg@rci.rutgers.edu reghelp@rci.rutgers.edu

An additional 209 New Jersey schools and 18 school districts landed on the federal “needs improvement” list in the midst of the state’s significant education budget cuts, according to an article in The Star-Ledger.

About 30 percent of the state’s schools failed to meet targets set in the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to the article.

In total, 657 of the 2,228 New Jersey schools that need to meet the federal requirements landed on the “Schools in Need of Improvement” list. The “Districts in Need of Improvement” list includes 57 of the 627 school districts.

“Like a ‘check engine’ light in a car, the [Adequate Yearly Progress] data indicates that something in a school district may not be working properly,” acting Education Commissioner Rochelle Hendricks said in the article. “It could mean that only one small group of students in a school did not meet standards.

Or it could be the first evidence of a systemic problem requiring sweeping change.”

The 57 districts that fell short include: Newark, Irvington, Jersey City, Hamilton Township, Hunterdon Central Regional, Long Branch, New Brunswick, Sussex County Vocational and Elizabeth.

Three charter school districts also made the list.

State education officials will meet with teachers and administrators at hundreds of school districts to help them understand the statistics, according to the article. If schools or districts stay on the list for several years in a row, they could be forced to make curriculum or personnel changes.

Federal officials judge schools using a formula that includes test results from the New Jersey state assessments students take in elementary, middle and high school, according to the article.

Schools can be labeled as needing improvement for minor slips in student test scores, according to the article. And with the benchmarks for No Child Left Behind rising each year, some superintendents are worried it will be more difficult to pass. “[Adequate yearly progress] is a broad brush,” Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gantwerk said in the article. “There are 40 different indicators, and a school can miss it for one indicator alone.”

Schools land on the needs improvement list if they fail to make “adequate yearly progress” under the federal standards for two years or more, according to the article. Another 652 schools are on New Jersey’s “early warning list” this year, meaning they failed to meet the standards for one year. About 81 schools have been on the list for eight years in a row or more.

— Ariel Nagi

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Professors earn spots in 20-person fellowship

BY MAXWELL BARNA

published a book to be considered for the fellowship, Conner said. Practitioners, like journalTwo University professors ists and public officials who do beat out more than 300 appli- not typically publish books, are cants, all vying to partake in a 20- judged based on their profesperson fellowship program sional experience. offered at the Woodrow Wilson “[Candidates are judged] by International Center for Scholars. an external panel of review — David Greenberg, a people who are experts in that University associate professor of field,” she said. “In the end, the journalism and media studies, proposal really counts the most.” and Susan Carruthers, a The panel decides whether Rutgers-Newark history profes- the candidate fits well with the sor, will use Wilson Center research and if the topic is unique resources from September 2010 and appropriate for the time perito May 2011 to conduct research od, Connor said. on their interests.

“The proposal needs to come “It’s fantastic,” Greenberg together perfectly — the right said. “The main reason is that person for the right topic at the you get a year without other obli- right time,” she said. gations to do your research and Carr uthers will conduct your writing, which is a rarity.” research on how the United The fellowship is an interna- States developed an ideology tional competition designed to justifying the post-war occupadraw in scholars and practition- tion of countries that America ers from around the world, defeated in battle. Referring to Wilson Center Fellowship this ideal as “the good occupaSpecialist Kim Conner said. tion,” her research will focus on “[Scholars] are working on why and how this notion issues relating to became not just public policy or popular but “It’s as if the contemporar y accepted. affairs,” she said. arruthers Library of Congress saidCthe Each of the 20 fellowship scholars chose program improved collection is here topics to her research and at our fingertips.” offered connecresearch, around which they will tions.

DAVID GREENBERG develop projects, “There are a Associate Professor according to the lot of stimulating of Journalism and Media Studies Wilson Center events and peowebsite. Topics ple,” she said. include the policing of foreign Greenberg is also researchcountries, the policy of a free- ing the concept of spin and market economy in America and how American presidential changing educational policies in hopefuls use it contemporary societies. during elections.

Greenberg is grateful for He plans to discuss how the the time he now has to devote development of new and tradito his project. tional media af fects the way “Sometimes people think people perceive presidential professors have all this time to candidates and how candidates research and write, but the sell themselves, especially in truth is, between teaching and a democracy. other administrative work and Although the term carries a responsibilities to your depart- negative connotation, Greenberg ment, it’s ver y hard to find said he believes spin is important large blocks of time during the to the political sphere. year to get your research “I think it’s reasonable that done,” he said. people object that there’s too Greenberg spoke highly of much spin in politics,” he said. the resources the Wilson Center “But it’s really just part of how provides to scholars. the process works. We’ve devel“They have a library [so] we oped all of these tools that have can submit books that we need, made the concept of spin more and they are able to get those complex and elaborate.” books brought over from the At least 80 scholars conduct Library of Congress for us to research at any given time within use,” Greenberg said. “It’s as if the halls of the Wilson Center, the Library of Congress collec- Conner said. tion is here at our fingertips.”

“It’s really just a great commuApplicants from academia nity of scholars,” she said. “It’s kind must have a Ph.D. and of like heaven for an academic.”

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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.

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Local liquor store raises awareness of underage drinking

BY AMBIKA SUBRAMANYAM STAFF WRITER

Ten volunteers gathered at Joe’s Liquor Store yesterday afternoon to participate in a campaign initiated by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. of Middlesex County to reduce underage drinking.

The volunteers of the campaign, called “Project Sticker Shock,” placed lime green stickers on cases of beer that warned customers that providing alcohol to minors can result in jail time and high fines.

Volunteers consisted of members of the Edison Job Corps.

Providing alcohol for minors, or even allowing them to consume alcohol on your property, can lead to six months jail time and fines of more than $1,000, said Tom Chartoff, a volunteer at the NCADD. The campaign was initiated in Massachusetts, and three counties in New Jersey started their own campaigns this year, said Chartoff, a former lieutenant in the Rutgers University Police Department.

He said many are unaware that if a minor consumes alcohol on your property, with or without your permission, you will be penalized.

After working with RUPD for 21 years, Chartoff noticed he rarely investigated a sexual assault or date rape that did not involve alcohol.

According to the NCADD, alcohol is linked to about twothirds of all sexual assaults and date rapes of teens and college students.

“As long as ever yone follows the laws, including students, we can eliminate the

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Joe’s Liquor Store in New Brunswick participates in “Project Sticker Shock” yesterday, an initiative to reduce underage drinking. Volunteers placed stickers on cases of beer, warning of the consequences of selling alcohol to minors, which can include jail time and a $1,000 fine.

majority of our crime at Rutgers,” Chartoff said.

Underage drinking is not just a law enforcement problem — it has become a public health problem as well, Chartoff said.

Research has shown that drinking before the brain is completely developed can lead to various health problems, he said.

Joe’s Liquor Store, which allowed the NCADD to place the stickers on their products, is one of many responsible liquor stores in New Brunswick, Chartoff said.

The owner of Joe’s, Joe Chedid, posted signs describing

the dangers of the drink Four Loko, which has been found to be extremely dangerous, Chartoff said.

Tony Dommar, a long-term employee at Joe’s Liquor Store, said the store supports any measures necessary to prevent underage drinking.

The store asks for two forms of identification before allowing a patron to purchase alcohol, he said.

“Unfortunately, we cannot follow our customers home and make sure they behave responsibly and do not provide to minors,” he said.

Janelle Thompson, a volunteer from Edison Job Corps, started volunteering with the NCADD after an accident she had involving underage drinking.

People should be aware that drinking underage can ruin your life, she said.

“Most people have just a couple years until they turn 21 and can drink legally — why can’t everyone just wait?” Thompson said.

School of Arts and Sciences junior Cynthia Polynice said the legal drinking age exists for a reason, especially because some people forget the effects of consuming too much alcohol.

According to the NCADD, youth who use alcohol before the age of 15 are four times more likely to be alcohol dependent than adults whose first drink is at the legal drinking age of 21.

The NCADD conducts seminars to help train bartenders and liquor store employees to catch fake identification cards, Chartoff said.

He said it is difficult though, to quantify the success of such a campaign.

“However, if even one person is deterred from providing alcohol to minors, we will consider Sticker Shock a success,” Chartoff said.

CIVILITY: Panelists talk impact of social networking continued from front “We are living in a peep culture,” she said.

Panelists put things in a historical perspective, with several panelists referring to past changes in communication, such as the invention of the telephone, and the social change it brought.

“There has always been technological change and there has always been social change,” said Michael Geselowitz, staff director of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers History Center.

Changes in technology are occurring rapidly, and society is living through an unprecedented technological communication change, Geselowitz said.

Panelists also discussed the newest changes developing in communication and technologies, including the impact of social networking, video game culture and texting.

The younger generation adopted these new technologies before the older generation, setting the rules and establishing what is civil, said Joe Sanchez, an assistant professor in library and information science at the School of Communication and Information.

The definition of rudeness depends on what social group you fall in, Sanchez said.

The panel discussed civility in relation to the classroom as well, from the impact of Universities becoming increasingly business

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Panelists discussed the impact of social networking, video game culture and texting at yesterday’s event, “Uncivil Gadgets?” oriented to the effects of online classrooms.

The panelists all agreed that the more students think of themselves in the classroom as consumers rather than learners, the more difficult it will be to maintain civility.

When you are in class you only see the students once a week, online you are in contact with the students 24/7, Kranich said.

Students arrived at the event looking for insight outside of their peer groups.

“I wanted to see a perspective from an older generation,

not just from students,” said Joe Gregor y, a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore. “It was interesting to see a professor’s perspective on technology advancing in the educational system.”

School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Batya Rosenblum said she attended the event to learn more about the role of new media and technology in behavior and civility.

“It seems like an interesting topic,” Rosenblum said. “I want to gain information on the impact technology has on human interactions.”

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Visitors peruse artwork at the Mason Gross “Dissolving Gardens” gallery yesterday in downtown New Brunswick. Works included audio and video on the diversity of New Jersey’s landscape.

TURNOUT: U. student leaders encourage youth to vote continued from front Mandel added that the notion of young people thinking their vote is meaningless is wrong, explaining their vote is just as important as a middle-aged adult or senior citizen.

“All eligible voters should care because voting is an opportunity to express a preference for candidates, policies [and] parties. We have a representative democracy,” she said. “Government depends on the participation of the citizenry, and voting is the fundamental act of participating in the electoral system.”

By participating in voting for an elected official, a young person is also giving respect to those who lost their lives or the ability for United States citizens to vote, Mandel said.

“Historically, people have fought for the right to have a say and having a say includes voting,” she said. “That is electing the political leaders who will represent them in government, decision-making and policy development.”

President of the Rutgers University College Republicans Noah Glyn agreed with Mandel saying many young people in the past died for our right to vote, and college students should show respect by participating.

“When you look back at World War II, you might see those pictures in black and white. But those people were our age,” said Glyn, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “If young people are good enough to die in a war, they are also good enough to vote in an election.”

President of the Rutgers Democrats Chris Pflaum extended this notion by saying if college students cannot respect those who died in past wars, they should remember we are currently at war.

“We have to remember that people are literally dying ever y day so we still have the right to vote,” said Pflaum, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “So even if you feel that there is nothing to vote for … it’s for

their sake and not for your own to vote.”

Mandel said another reason young college students should vote is because the elected official in office is the one who makes the decisions, potentially helping or hurting students’ everyday lives.

“Government makes decisions about how their money is spent, whether or not there is a public student loan program, whether or not the air they breathe is regulated and monitored,” she said.

Pflaum used tuition hikes to exemplify decisions by an elected official directly affecting college students.

“There were some candidates who ran for Congress that wanted to abolish the government education agencies,” he said. “So they have a direct impact on our lives, and I think that’s the most important thing.”

Mandel said this matter is hard to convey to younger generations because although tuition hikes have a direct effect, many decisions by elected officials might not.

“When people get older, they’re more directly involved in paying taxes,” she said. “They are looking at paychecks with taxes taken out, or they are dependent on certain programs the government supports.”

But Glyn said even if younger college students do not realize this, they must know they will not be young forever.

“As much as we might think that, we are going to get out of school. We’re going to have to find a job. We’re going to have to pay taxes and send our kids to school,” he said. “We are going to be facing the same problems our parents are.”

Mandel said the only solution to increase the amount of young voters on Election Day is through education on how politics works.

“Our education system and our parents should be teaching children from a very young age that they are part of a community … and democratic society in which the government is elected to represent the interests of the voters,” she said. “Those interests have to do with every part of their lives.”

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Volcanic eruptions continue to damage Indonesia THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia — Searing gas and molten lava poured from Indonesia’s deadly volcano yesterday in an explosion three times as powerful as last week’s devastating blast, chasing people from villages and emergency shelters along its slopes.

After more than a week of continual eruptions, and warnings that pressure inside Mount Merapi may still be building, the province warned it was running out of money to help the more than 70,000 people forced from their homes.

Soldiers loaded women and crying children into trucks while rocks and debris rained from the sky. Several abandoned homes were set ablaze and the carcasses of incinerated cattle littered the mountain’s scorched slopes.

No new casualties were reported after yesterday’s fiery explosion, which dusted cars, trees and roads in towns up to 80 miles (130 kilometers) away in gray ash.

“This is an extraordinary eruption,” said Surono, a state volcanologist who had earlier said energy building up behind a magma dome in the crater appeared to be easing.

He said the blast had triple the force of the first eruption on Oct. 26.

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After more than a week of continual eruptions, the province of Mount Merapi warned it was running out of money to help the more than 70,000 people forced from their homes.

“We have no idea what’s happening,” he said, as he watched the bobbing needle of a seismograph machine. “It looks like we may be entering an even worse stage now.”

Mount Merapi, which means “Fire Mountain,” has erupted many times in the last centur y, often with deadly results.

Thirty-eight people have died since it burst back to life just over a week ago. In 1994, 60 people were killed, while in 1930, more than a dozen villages were torched, leaving up to 1,300 dead.

Still, as with other volcanoes in this seismically charged country, tens of thousands call its fertile slopes home. Most now are packed in crowded government camps well away from the base.

Djarot Nugroho, the head of Central Java’s disaster management agency, said money to buy instant noodles, clean water, medicine and other supplies would run out within five days unless the Indonesian government declares a national disaster, bringing in much-needed federal funds.

There have been more than a dozen strong eruptions at Merapi in the last week — including another one earlier yesterday — and thousands of volcanic tremors and ash bursts.

The danger zone was widened from six miles to nine miles (10 to 15 kilometers) from the peak because of the heightened threat.

“I [didn’t] think of anything else except to save my wife and son. We left my house and ever ything,” said Tentrem Wahono, 50, who fled with his

family on a motorbike from their village of Kaliurang, located about six miles from the crater.

“We were racing with the explosive sounds as the searing ash chased us from behind,” he said.

Soldiers and police blocked all roads leading up the 9,700-foot (3,000-meter) mountain, chasing away curious onlookers and television crews and reporters.

Yesterday’s eruption, which occurred during a downpour, raised Merapi to “crisis” status, said Andi Arief, a staffer in the presidential office dealing with the disaster.

Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 235 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanos because it sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a horseshoe-shaped string of faults that lines the Pacific.

As a reminder of that, a 6.0magnitude quake hit waters off the eastern province of Papua on yesterday evening, rattling several villages but causing no known damage or casualties. At the time, U.S. Secretary of State Hillar y Rodham Clinton was wrapping up a visit to Papua New Guinea — on the same island as Papua province. She was in the capital, about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) east of the epicenter, and no shaking was felt there.

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UN has right to criticize China

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hina is on the list of countries that the United Nations has critiqued due to human rights violations. Ban Ki-moon, the U.N. secretary general, finally called on China to uphold international human rights standards. According to the Telegraph, Ban delivered the speech on his last day in the country at the Central Party School in Beijing. We agree with this call for international standards and expect the U.N. to follow up on this.

The U.N. secretary general met with the Chinese President Hu Jintao.

“Clearly, China is on the rise,” Ban said. “Its transformation has been profound. Its influence is increasingly global. Its power is real.”

China has been a major political and economic player not only in domestic affairs but also in international relations. Regardless of its international involvement though, the countr y is still a violator of human rights. A major case of this, which was not addressed, is the imprisonment of Liu Xiaobo, the democracy activist who took part in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and has been a major proponent of human rights altogether. He was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for fundamental human rights in China.

The U.N. council simply addressed what was necessary. As a major force, China must move forward to found a condition of peace within its borders and with relation to other nations. Ban recognized that it is a common goal for the world to achieve “[the] shared goal of human rights.” Ban also asked China to take a greater part in solving African crises during his meeting with the president. China has strongly involved itself economically in Africa in recent years, and many have criticized its role in the continent.

It is clear what China must do and how to do it. The United Nations, which is simply another passive organization handing out advice, did its job this time, in pointing out the flaws in China. Xiaobo is not the only example of human rights violations as China continues to censor its people and imprisoning those who do not cooperate. China needs to change, for the sake of its people.

Leave decision up to parents

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t sounds like a bit of a joke, but San Francisco has become the first major American city to ban the sale of a toy with the McDonald’s Happy Meals. The city passed a law cracking down on the incentive created by offering a toy along with the purchase of an unhealthy meal. While the idea has a certain benefit to it, this should not be the way to go. America is unhealthy, but these choices must be presented to, in this case, the parent, rather than pointlessly banning the Happy Meal as we know it.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the law Tuesday after an 8-to-3 vote, making the bill veto-proof. It becomes effective on Dec. 1. The law will require a restaurant’s kid’s meal to include nutritional food in order for it to be sold with a toy.

This decision should simply be up to the parent. A toy may easily sway kids, but the parent should be there to perhaps limit this unhealthy habit. A city board should not be able to disallow a smart business move.

The law itself will not change much. Most kids who were affected by this toy incentive do not go to McDonald’s often enough to be negatively affected by this sort of marketing. If they do eat at the fast-food chain, their parents should be with them, making the decision to buy their child the meal sans toy or not. The law must then address kids who are old enough to go to McDonald’s by themselves and are old enough to make their own decision. In this case, it should be entirely up to them. Although, if they are old enough to freely go to the chain restaurant, they should probably stay away from the toy as a whole.

“Getting a toy with a kid’s meal is just one part of a fun, family experience at McDonald’s,” said Danya Proud, a McDonald’s spokeswoman. And it is. Taking away the ability to make a decision will not benefit anyone.

The law overall has no purpose. If the city was actually trying to benefit the consumer, it could have done much better. A simple, banal attempt at limiting the consumption of unhealthy food will not do much. Health may be a major issue plaguing Americans as of late, but a small-time reform such as this is useless.

Parents are expected to make the decision of what to buy for their children, be it this sort of food or anything else. We hope they have the ability to resist the toy incentive while their children pull at their coat.

We hope they feed their children more than a Happy Meal. But in the end, maybe they won’t, and that is their choice.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Most people have just a couple years until they turn 21 and can drink legally — why can’t everyone just wait?”

Janelle Thompson, a volunteer from Edison Job Corps, on underage drinking STORY IN UNIVERSITY

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have heard it called blood-alcohol content is “blackout-in-a-can” or hitting 0.1, I’m making you “liquid cocaine.” I’ve go to sleep.” We don’t like seen its aftereffects: a man that. We don’t like being running down my street in told what to do, even if it’s nothing but some fresh Air us telling us what to do.

Jordans and a vomit bib, Four Loko has given us the students on the EE on a The caf feinePATRICK DANNER loophole.

Monday claiming no recolalcohol combo is inherentlection of Thursday, Friday ly self-destr uctive. So or Saturday, news stories flashing numbers when our bodies would normally tell us to sleep, upwards of 0.35 or 0.40. These are the results of the caffeine tells us, “stay up,” “keep drinking” America’s obsession with “riding the Loko.” and “you look totally ‘rad’ with your shirt tied Ramapo College sent students to the emeraround your head like that, bro!” Who doesn’t gency room in September after reportedly they want that? downed a few cans. Students in Oregon reportFurthermore there’s that fantastic Four Loko edly rioted on campus the same month, fueled taste. I’ve heard it described as “watermelon

by Four Loko, which ended in teargassing. ass,” “rotten Jolly Ranchers” or “regurgitated Central Washington University also repor ted toxic candy fused with sangria and buried undernumerous alcohol-related hospitalizations, many ground to ferment for 12 years.” Again, this of which related solely to the Loko. seems like something that no one would choose But now several lawmakers and authorities to indulge in, but why not? Who doesn’t rememare stepping in. New York Sen. Charles Schumer ber their first beer, snuck from Dad’s shelf on began pressing this past July for the fridge, and when they sipped the U.S. Food and Dr ug and realized that this is no better “We don’t like being than stagnant, rotten water? As Administration and Federal Trade Commission to come to a decision humans we enjoy pushing our told what to do, not only on the safety of the comtaste buds to their limits. This is even if it’s us bination of caffeine and alcohol — why 10-year-olds eat entire bags each 23.5 oz. can of Four Loko Warheads, and why at 7 we telling us what to do.” of contains caffeine equivalent to a dared each other to eat the cup of coffee and alcohol equivaketchup-mash-potato-chocolate lent to three-to-four beers — but milk-lettuce-paper combination also the assertion that the bright colors and fruit off our trays. No one ever did, but if someone did flavors target underaged drinkers. Ramapo’s they would’ve been king. president has reportedly outlawed the drink on Finally there’s the pure challenge behind it. campus. Steps have been taken in Pennsylvania Do you know anyone who’s had four Four Lokos to outlaw the drink statewide.

— for a total of 16 Lokos — and remembered Now I’ve been known to be pretty pretentious drinking all four? No, you don’t. But for the about my alcohol consumption. I enjoy craft brews, record, this is not a challenge I condone. fine Scotch whiskeys and imported pipe tobaccos So while I’m a proponent of the whole howas I relax, reclined by my hearth, listening to Liszt dare-you-legislate-my-body bit, I have to performed live by my personal pianist, Hans. But I applaud Schumer for his appeal to the intelliwill make the attempt to understand the allure of gence of the FDA. I don’t think it takes a brilthe Loko, step by step. liant mind to understand the inherent danger of Humans are, by nature, self-destructive creamixing that much alcohol with that much caftures. That is why we hate seat belts, love sugar feine. They don’t counteract each other, they and import European house music. Thus, it is no expedite the af fects of each other. Therefore I surprise to me that college students — historiwould not be surprised to not see it on our cally the most destructive of these self-destrucshelves much longer in Jersey, even though the tive humans — enjoy the caffeine/alcohol comcans are so darn cool! bination. We don’t like listening to our bodies.

In short, come on New Jersey, we’re better They tell us things like, “go to sleep,” “stop eatthan this. ing that tuna fish” and “ouch I’m burnt you should’ve worn sunscreen.” But most importantPatrick Danner is a School of Arts and Sciences ly our bodies often tell us this: “Holy crap your senior majoring in English and minoring in Italian.

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am writing in response to criticism of the upcoming United States to Gaza Fundraiser, sponsored primarily by BAKA: Students United for Middle Eastern Justice. My understanding is the event aims to raise money to support the Gaza Freedom Flotilla to bring aid supplies to Gaza and challenge the blockade of Gaza, which many say violates international law.

One critique is that the cause (U.S. To Gaza) would break federal law by assisting Hamas. This does not make sense because the aim is to help the people of Gaza and call for the creation of a Palestinian state — supporting Hamas is not the goal.

Another accusation is that the actions of U.S. To Gaza would constitute a naval expedition against a friendly nation. The legal neutrality issues involved are complicated, but even if the actions of such a group are questionable, University funds are only paying for the event costs, and money that is raised comes from private citizens.

University and student organization funds are not going directly to this organization. If the University has an issue with “The aim the process, then it is of the event incumbent is to challenge upon them to the actions notify the leaders of BAKA. of Israel.”

Until then, it is unnecessar y for any other group to petition Student Leadership and Involvement or BAKA to halt this event.

Some people will also be quick to say that this event will be “anti-Israel.” First, this “pro” and “anti” dualism is rarely useful in any case. If a U.S. citizen doesn’t support the war in Iraq, is she “un-American” or is she simply expressing her views on a single issue?

Second, the aim of the event is to challenge the actions of Israel in enforcing a blockade against Gaza. I recognize Israel’s positive movement in easing the restrictions on Gaza, but the blockade does still exist, and those who disagree with it have every right to protest it. As long as the event stays on point and does not deteriorate into an Israel-bashing session, I fully support it.

I encourage all current University students, faculty and staff for whom this issue is meaningful to speak about it openly and with compassion for people with different viewpoints. If we listen to one another, instead of shouting past each other, we may understand each other better and find a way to work together for the common good.

Avi Smolen is a Rutgers College Class of 2009 alumnus.

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Reduce clutter to a minimum.

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Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Household matters demand your attention. You wonder how you'll get everything done and still manage your travel plans. Prioritize ruthlessly.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- You're ready to take off on a bold adventure into parts unknown. On a practical note, pack for the destination. Do laundry, and then decide if you need something new.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is a 7 -- Others add opinions to your situation. Listen, and then research the facts before you decide what to do.

That way you have confidence in the choice.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Huddle privately with your coworkers. More gets accomplished in private today.

There's time later to go public, but get consensus from the team.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Finalize one more question before you present your ideas to the group.

Consider the feelings of others as you add the finishing touch.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 6 -- Family circumstances rearrange your schedule without asking. Surprise!

Juggle the new priority and use spare moments to handle what you'd planned before.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 7 -- A new face enters the picture, bringing heartfelt feelings and a deep understanding of your career goals. Expect big changes, and take time for yourself.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 6 -- Your finances alter when an older person reveals long-term arrangements.

Allow this information to soak in before making any plans.

Consider yourself fortunate.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 6 -- An older person presents a problem, but you grasp a solution easily. Rely on your own values and information gleaned from research.

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NOTEBOOK: Return off punt for TD first since 2005 continued from back football head coach Greg Schiano did in each of the past three games, the starting lineup changed against South Florida.

Sophomore Devon Watkis got the nod at right tackle instead of junior Art Forst, who earned a starting spot midway through his freshman season, starting 28 consecutive games since that point.

The 6-foot-7, 310-pound Watkis debuted against Tulane this season, pushing Forst and splitting time at right tackle in every game since.

Forst came in on Rutgers’ third drive to play left guard, where he started many of those 28 games, and redshirt freshman Andre Civil debuted at right tackle.

Redshirt freshman Antwan Lowery also continued to split time with junior Caleb Ruch at right guard.

The line did not allow a sack until the third quarter, when quarterback Chas Dodd looked downfield, after limiting the Bulls’ pass rush with a lot of quick passes.

“We sped it up some,” Dodd said. “We ran one or two deep plays, but those were the only looks.”

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Jeremy Deering responded with a strong game in his Tampa homecoming the week after his mother passed away.

“I really wasn’t thinking about it, because I know she would have wanted me to go out and play this game,” Deering said. “I don’t know how I did it, I just focused very well.”

The Leto High School (Fla.) product returned home last week to see his ailing mother before she died. Against USF yesterday, the 6-foot-2, 203-pounder nearly scored a touchdown, but video

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True freshman wideout Jeremy Deering ran the ball nine times out of the Wild Knight formation, amassing 70 yards on the ground.

replay ruled him down at the 1yard line.

Deering ran the Wildcat for the second straight week as sophomore wideout Mohamed Sanu’s ankle heals.

He finished the game with 70 yards on nine carries.

Deering plans to remain in Florida with family for the next few days to attend his mother’s funeral.

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touchdown pass of his career and second of the season.

The sophomore wideout took a pass from Dodd behind the line of scrimmage in the second quarter and found a wide-open Mark Harrison in the end zone from 21 yards out.

Sanu’s previous two touchdown passes came out of the Wildcat, when he found tight end D.C. Jef ferson against Florida International this season and Tim Brown last year against Syracuse.

Harrison has now hauled in touchdown receptions from Dodd, sophomore Tom Savage and Sanu this season.

“I have to say Sanu [throws it the best], that was right on the money,” Harrison said. “Yeah, Mo gets the best ball for me.”

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Robinson’s 60-yard punt return for a touchdown was the first for Rutgers since Sept. 30, 2005, when Willie Foster took one back against Pittsburgh.

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Sophomore wideout Mark Harrison caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from classmate Mohamed Sanu in the first quarter.

SORRY: Dodd fails to hurl TD in second-straight game continued from back in the redzone. Daniels and receiver Evan Landi capped off the drive with a touchdown connection on third down.

The Knights struck back in the punt return game with 1:44 left in the first quarter. Junior Mason Robinson showed some guts by neglecting to fair catch a punt despite the presence of five defenders within 1 yard of the 5foot-10 receiver.

But instead of taking a hit, Robinson exploded for a 60-yard touchdown return to tie the game at seven.

Rutgers booted a field goal to take the lead early in the second quar ter but lost it on Daniels’ second touchdown pass of the half.

The Knights opened up their bag of tricks to retake the lead at

the seven-minute mark. After establishing a short passing game early on, Dodd threw a backward pass to Sanu, who found a wide-open Mark Harrison camping out in the end zone for a 17-14 lead.

“It always feels good to score, but it doesn’t feel good when you’re losing, so we just have to keep going and keep executing,” Harrison said. “We did some great things out there, but it just wasn’t good enough.”

After Dodd officially earned the starting job during the week, he put up a consistent performance, completing 18 of 21 passes for 135 yards but failed to throw a touchdown pass for the second straight game.

“You could see it was a game of cat and mouse out there — a lot of yelling out checks to the field,” said head coach Greg Schiano. “It was definitely a great battle, we just came out one play short.”

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The Bulls moved the ball on Rutgers by passing for 149 yards with two scores through the air, including one by wideout Evan Landi.

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Knights enter Tourney as ‘contenders’ despite ranking

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ CORRESPONDENT

When looking at the bracket of this season’s Big East field hockey tournament, something m a y FIELD HOCKEY seem a bit out RUTGERS AT of place.

SYRACUSE, The SATURDAY, 11 A.M. t o p three seeds in the tourney rank among the nation’s best, as No. 7 Syracuse, No. 12 Louisville and No. 4 Connecticut fill the top slots, respectively. Coming in as the fourth and final seed is the Rutgers field hockey team, and while a quick look at the competition can appear intimidating, do not expect the Scarlet Knights to be shaken.

Regardless of the rankings and of how they earned their berth, the Knights are in the Big East Tournament for the first time since 2003, and according to senior Jenna Bull, they provide just as much competition as the other three programs.

“I can’t speak for everyone, but I know personally since I’ve been here and kind of through my whole life I’ve always thought that rankings don’t necessarily give the whole picture,” Bull said. “Rankings don’t matter at the beginning of the season. It’s really where you end up at the end. I think we see ourselves as contenders with the other teams that are there. I don’t see ourselves as any less a team just because they have a ranking.”

The Knights rode a two-game winning streak into their final game of the season against Connecticut, but the Huskies made sure they would not extend that band of victories. UConn blanked head coach Liz Tchou’s squad, 6-0, in dominant fashion, leaving Rutgers’ postseason fate up to chance.

But to the Knights’ delight, Villanova lost to Syracuse and Georgetown fell to Providence, setting the stage for a Rutgers postseason berth.

It was slightly by chance that the team gained entr y into the tourney, but the opportunity gives the squad two shots at redemption –– one for a 5-1 loss to Syracuse earlier this year and another for its most recent slip against UConn.

But taking down the conference’s regular-season champion in Syracuse will be no walk in the park.

The early season contest against the Orange marked the first Big East game for the Knights and at the time gave the

“Rankings don’t matter at the beginning of the season. It’s really where you end.”

JENNA BULL Senior Captain

team its fourth straight defeat.

Syracuse had a stranglehold on the game, to say the least.

The Orange outshot the Knights, 16-2, while gaining seven penalty corners to a meager two for the Rutgers. The only Rutgers score came from the stick of sophomore for ward Carlie Rouh, who snuck a shot by goalkeeper Leann Stiver as time expired in the first half, cutting the ‘Cuse lead to one.

From then on the Orange took over, scoring three unanswered goals and giving Rutgers its first conference loss.

That game happened more than a month ago, and at this point in the season, the result really does not matter to the Knights.

“Well you know they’ve gotten better — we’ve gotten better. They can watch all the video they want of us and we can watch all the video we want of them,” Tchou said of Syracuse. “It’s really going to be about matchups and who can handle — basically who can impose their will on the other team. Who can control the tempo of the game and be able to handle the pressure?

“I’ve seen us do it. But I think our kids are working hard right now to be able to muster up the energy and enthusiasm coming into this game knowing that we’re going to be the underdogs and be able to pull off an upset.”

One of the key matchups for the Knights will be the team defense and freshman goalkeeper Sarah Stuby versus a tough Orange attack, which consists of six double-digit point-scorers. Stuby had her hands full her last time out against UConn and had a tough outing earlier this season against the Orange.

But the walk-on understands it is a new week and like much of the team, she’s working toward taking down the Orange this weekend in Storrs, Conn., despite her inexperience.

“I think everyone’s just coming into this week with a fresh start and we’re all moving forward,” Stuby said. “We’re all really excited for this weekend. Honestly, our mindset is that we’re just playing other teams, like their rank and all that doesn’t matter to us. We’re just going for everything and we’re going to do the best we can. You know it’s something that’s exciting for us but at the same time we’re taking it seriously and we honestly feel like we have a shot.”

For some perspective on what it’s like to play in big games, the

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Freshman goalkeeper Sarah Stuby enters Saturday’s matchup versus Syracuse with a 4-4 record including three shutouts.

Knights need not look any further than their head coach.

Tchou, a four-time All-Big Ten midfielder at Iowa, earned AllAmerican status in the 1987 season while garnering NCAA AllTournament Team honors in that same year.

Aside from personal accolades, Tchou knows a thing or two about significant contests, as her team made three straight Final Four appearances and won the National Tournament in 1986.

To warm her team up to this weekend, the head coach gave her squad a few tips on how to approach

the tournament, hoping to inspire the young team to control its fate.

“This tournament isn’t like just any other weekend game,” Tchou said. “You have a banquet, you have four teams that are honored to be there and the fact is that we have not experienced — our players have not — experienced this atmosphere yet. I just said, ‘Just trust me that this weekend you’re going to feel a difference in just the atmosphere, the ambience. You’re going to feel so proud to have made this tournament.’”

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Injuries mar Rutgers’ season of transition

BY A.J. JANKOWSKI ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

J

onelle Filigno of the Rutgers women’s soccer team tallied a score in the Canadian National team’s 3-0 win Tuesday against Mexico.

The win advanced Canada to the semifinal stage of the CONCACAF World Cup, as the squad went a perfect 3-0 to win Group A. Team Canada next faces off against Costa Rica on Nov. 5 and with a victory the team would qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS traded a third-round draft pick to acquire wide receiver Randy Moss from the New England Patriots and just four weeks later cut Moss for his locker room behavior.

While reflecting on the move yesterday, head coach Brad Childress called the trade to get the receiver “a poor decision.”

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claimed former San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman off waivers yesterday, giving the linebacker five days to report to the team before he gets placed on the Reserve/Left Squad list.

If Merriman doesn’t report, he won’t be eligible to play for the rest of this season, which would leave his future to be determined.

Merriman recorded 39.5 sacks in his first three seasons with the Chargers, but recorded only four in the three seasons since after being marred by injuries.

The Bills are the only winless team remaining in the NFL.

THE BOSTON CELTICS blew out the Detroit Pistons, 109-86, when Pistons’ forward Charlie Villanueva accused Celtics’ forward Kevin Garnett of calling him a “cancer patient” during the game, a stab at Villanueva’s light skin and baldhead.

Villanueva suffers from a condition called alopecia universalis, which results in hair loss.

The Rutgers men’s soccer team’s season can be summed up in two main themes: injuries and the growing pains that come with the implemenMEN’S SOCCER tation of a new coaching staff.

During the middle of the Big East grind, the Scarlet Knights played with as little as only one substitute off the bench.

“We played some games with only one or two subs and that’s it,” said junior goalkeeper Adam Klink.

“Some of our freshmen had to step up this year and be leaders right away. That kind of hurts. There’s just not much you can do when guys aren’t healthy.”

The Knights started the year off on a sour note, dropping the season opener at Lehigh, 3-0, but quickly rebounded to reel off a four-game unbeaten streak against a slew of non-conference opponents at home.

But then came Big East play, and with the conference opponents came the injuries.

Rutgers managed just one conference win in nine tries, beating Syracuse on the road late in the year to remain in postseason contention heading into the final match of the season against DePaul.

At home and under the lights against the Blue Demons, the Knights fell on Senior Night by a 2-0 score, putting the capper on a 4-11-1 season.

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Senior captain Yannick Salmon led the Knights this season in goals with six and scored 12 times in his tenure on the Banks.

“I just told them that there are more important things in life than the game of soccer,” said head coach Dan Donigan concerning his postgame speech to his players. “I apologized that we couldn’t do better things for them this year. Just like life, it’s moments like these that are going to determine what kind of person you are.”

Donigan arrived on the Banks during this past offseason after spending nine seasons at Saint Louis, guiding the Billikens to seven NCAA Tournament appearances.

While the Knights were a far cry from making the Big Dance this season, Donigan commended his players for showing effort day in and day out.

“I thank them for everything they gave us this year in terms of the day-to-day stuff off the field and in the classroom and all the things that are important to running a program,” Donigan said. “But these kids are young and they feel like they are getting judged every day and every moment.”

Rutgers waved goodbye to four seniors, and none left a larger vacancy than graduating captain Yannick

Salmon — the team’s leading goal scorer. Once a defender and now a scoring threat, Salmon knows that his soccer career is not over.

“I’m going to try and get into the MLS through combines,” Salmon said. “We will see where it goes from there. Coach Donigan said that he is going to help me out with whatever I want to do.”

No matter the result or talent level, Donigan plans to be there for his players. Even if they are seniors with whom he only spent one season, it is a season that Donigan believes will not haunt these players forever.

“Like I told my guys, people aren’t going to remember what you did in your college career too much,” he said. “They are going to move on to the next phase in their lives, whether it’s Yannick playing professionally or [senior] Alex Silver doing something in the corporate world. You always look back and remember your friends and teammates, but people aren’t always going to talk about the negative things.”

As the Knights look to the future, the growing pains paired with a tough string of injuries hope to become a distant memory. And as claims start to swirl of some of Donigan’s recruiting triumphs, his theme of instilling a winning mentality does not seem to be far off.

“It’ll be a new group, a new bunch next year and we are going to move forward with a positive attitude,” Donigan said. “This was just a very tough year to endure for everyone.”

Improved play highlights Richmond Invite

BY ADHAAR SHARMA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers women’s golf team concluded its fall RUTGERS 962 s e a s o n with a FIFTH PLACE fifthplace finish at the Spider Invitational. The tournament took place from Nov. 12 at Independence Golf Course in Midlothian, Va. The Scarlet Knights finished with a combined 962 (324-317-321) after three rounds play at the par-72 course, competing against 10 strong teams.

Penn State took home first place, carding a 902 (299-301-302) and defeating the Knights by 60 strokes. Bradley and Richmond finished second and third with scores of 932 (314-301-317) and 943 (314-303-326), respectively.

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The Knights’ fifth-place The senior finished sixth in the standing helped the team reach 54-player field, posting a score of its goal of finishing in the top 229 (77-77-75). Waters concluded five of the Invitational following with a tournament-best seven a ninth-place finish at the birdies, continuing her streak of Rutgers Invitational, the team’s dominance this season. last tournament.

Waters ended her third Good conditions season as a team captain on the golf course with the tournament’s contributed to a highcompletion and did so on er finish than at the a high note.

Rutgers Invitational, The rest of the fivewhen treacherous member team, which conditions affected included juniors Elisa the Knights’ mental Mateer and Lizzy Carl, as vigor and short game. well as sophomores The squad’s intenBrittany Weddell and Karen JEANNE sive practice and Cash, aided their captain in WATERS mental toughness securing the fifth-place was evident in its team finish. tournament play, as the team’s Cash posted a 245 (84-81putting improved and shots were 80) to tie for 26th, Mateer more accurate. carded a 246 (84-80-82) to finAs always, team captain Jeanne ish 28th and Carl finished with Waters showed her brilliance on a 248 (79-85-84) to place tied the course. for 31st.

Cash, an East Stroudsburg transfer, added significantly to the Knights’ depth, which head coach Maura Waters-Ballard sorely needed.

Weddell finished with a 253 (84-79-90) to finish 34th.

Weddell came into the fall campaign after a productive freshman season. Weddell played in all 10 events as a rookie and led the team with a 79.5 stroke average in the process.

The Invite marked the final tournament of the fall season but succeeded in raising the Knights’ confidence heading into winter training.

The Knights will spend winter practice indoors and plan to sharpen their game for the spring season, which starts on March 12 against intrastate rival Seton Hall.

— Tyler Barto contributed to this report

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SAFE AND SORRY Third-quarter safety dooms Knights as offense fails to mount comeback in fourth quarter at South Florida

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Senior tailback Kordell Young caught a screen pass in the Knights’ endzone from true freshman quarterback Chas Dodd, but South Florida’s Keith McCaskil made the tackle moments later, resulting in a safety for the Bulls. The Rutgers offense found itself backed up to its own 4-yard line on a 3rd-and-21 situation.

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

TAMPA, Fla. — True freshman quar terback Chas Dodd was well in position to lead his third four th-quar ter comeback of the seaFOOTBALL son with the ball past midfield and trailing by one point.

But the offensive line, despite personnel changes in the weekand-a-half layoff, caved on a 4thand-short situation and surrendered a sack to Dodd for a

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turnover on downs in a 28-27 loss to South Florida.

“Personally, it’s hard for me to even look quar terbacks in the eyes after giving up sacks,” said sophomore of fensive lineman Devon Watkis. “It was just a shame. It just hurts.”

The sack on Dodd came with four minutes left in the game and allowed the Bulls to run out the clock, as the Knights fell to 4-4 on the season. The Knights got the ball back with 36 seconds remaining and no timeouts but did not advance the ball beyond the 29yard line.

“I think we just didn’t execute like we have been,” Dodd said.

“In prior games, we came out and we executed. We did exactly what we had to. On that secondto-last drive, we just didn’t get it done.”

Both teams made big plays in the second half to get to 28-27 at the three-minute mark.

Freshman Jeremy Deering ran the ball 15 yards to set up a 1-yard run for Scarlet Knights junior running back Joe Martinek and a 24-17 lead out of the gates at halftime.

Martinek rushed for -6 yards on nine carries on the night,

KEY STATS

RUSHING MOISE PLANCHER, USF 21 CAR, 135 YDS RECEIVING MARK HARRISON, RU 5 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TD

“He was running hard all night,” said junior defensive end Justin Francis, who intercepted a B.J. Daniels pass in the fourth quarter. “He’s a very, very talented back. B.J. Daniels was another guy that we had to keep the pressure on. He’s a very good player as well.”

Special teams struggles on both sides defined the first quarter of play in Tampa, Fla. USF jumped out to a 7-0 lead after a 47-yard punt return by Terrence Mitchell set the Bulls up

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LEADERS PASSING B.J. DANIELS, USF 10-17, 149 YDS, 2 TDS, INT

failing to duplicate his success against the Bulls from the teams’ previous two meetings.

The Bulls responded and eventually took the lead after a field goal safety on a busted screen pass to Kordell Young and touchdown on a fumble recover y in the endzone.

Moise Plancher carried the USF of fense on the day and helped run out the clock at the end. The South Florida running back ran for a career-high 135 yards on 21 attempts and caught three balls — all on shovel passes — for 45 yards.

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Total Yds 240 306

Pass 162 149

Rush 78 157

EXTRA POINT The number of rushing yards for tailback Joe Martinek on nine carries. Martinek shredded the USF defense last season when Rutgers upset the Bulls, rushing for 128 yards on 25 carries and one touchdown including a 37-yard scamper. Wideout James Deering led the Knights last night in rushing with 70 yards on nine carries.

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BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

TAMPA, Fla. — Eric LeGrand took a major step in his recovery process yesterday, when he was moved to the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation — one of the nation’s leaders in spinal cord rehabilitation.

The junior defensive tackle was at Hackensack University Medical Center since Oct. 16, when he

injured his spinal cord at the C3C4 levels after making a tackle against Army.

He under went surger y that night to stabilize his spine and remained at the facility for the next two and a half weeks.

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tweaking the offensive line throughout the game, as Rutgers

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