The Daily Targum 2010-11-09

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THE DAILY TARGUM

Volume 142, Number 48

S E R V I N G

T H E

R U T G E R S

C O M M U N I T Y

S I N C E

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2010

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Today: Partly Cloudy

UNDER PRESSURE

High: 55 • Low: 38

Head coach Greg Schiano did not name a starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against Syracuse, but either Chas Dodd or Tom Savage will face the Orange’s blitzes.

University provides free legal services BY DEVIN SIKORSKI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Whether it is to dispute an off-campus housing lease or desiring representation in court, the University is offering an outlet for students to address any of their legal concerns with a service that is, for the most part, free of charge. Student Legal Ser vices opened its doors to University students this semester, offering mostly free legal counsel for students with legal concerns. The office specializes in issues with landlord-tenant relationships, which Director for Student Legal Services Donald Heilman said is a huge problem for off-campus students. “It’s often their first contract that they sign, and they often do it without attorney assistance,” he said. “If you have an issue with your landlord, you can come in here and see me confidentially so I can sort what the legal issues are for you and try to resolve them.” By allowing off-campus students to obtain his services for free, leases can be reviewed and problems with a landlord can be avoided before signing it, Heilman said. “The first time that a student sits down with someone who is actually licensed to review a lease is with me, and that is after they signed it and half the problems have arisen,” he said. “[So] the No. 1 benefit all revolves around that [opportunity].” In conjunction with Off-Campus Housing Service, Student Legal Services will also provide an arbitration process for landlords and tenants in order to work out their differences, Heilman said. Student Legal Services is currently in the process of designing an educational program for off-campus students in order to detail what it means to sign a lease and how one reviews it, he said. “Before [students] are out looking, they can come to one of our workshops and learn about signing a lease — what the pitfalls are and the things to look out for,” he said. “We’re also going to design a landlord

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Erik Opczynski, Rutgers-Camden College Republicans president, requested that the administration remove Paul Robeson’s name from the Robeson Library in Camden, arguing that Robeson was associated with communist ideals.

Student challenges values of alumnus BY COLLEEN ROACHE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

When Erik Opczynski, president of the Rutgers-Camden College Republicans, wrote an opinion’s piece for the campus newspaper, The Gleaner, he sought to further the school’s knowledge of Paul Robeson’s legacy. Opczynski requested in the Sept. 20 commentary “Robeson Library conveys wrong message” that the administration remove Robeson’s name from the library on campus, citing Robeson’s association with the Communist Party as his reasoning. “Rutgers-Camden, as a public institution of higher learning, should be

ashamed that a librar y — one of America’s most important promoters of freedom — bears the name of an unabashed Communist, who despised the capitalism and liberty we are so fortunate to enjoy,” wrote Opczynski, a RutgersCamden School of Business senior. He said associating Robeson’s name with locations on campus implies the University accepts such values. “The use of Mr. Robeson’s name on the walls and buildings of RutgersCamden suggests to students a clear message that the university may reward you even if you decide to become a racist, anticapitalist, anti-American activist,” Opczynski wrote.

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OPINIONS President Barack Obama endorses India for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

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Students react to a potential anti-bullying law and whether it would be effective.

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Although he acknowledges Robeson, the University’s first black valedictorian, was a “brilliant” man, Opczynski’s words were soon met with attention from major news media, some of which he said distorted his ideas. “Our goal was to act as a catalyst on a political issue that might be of interest to students, something our group has attempted to do every week for the past two semesters in The Gleaner,” Opczynski said via e-mail. “Several leftwing blogs and small news sites picked up the story and twisted it further and further out of context.”

Volunteers sell baked goods Sunday at Buccleuch Park during the Elijah’s Promise Turkey Trot, an annual event hosted by Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen, where a number of people walked to raise money for the soup kitchen.

The University and 23 other New Jersey schools are joining the U.S. Commercial Service in “Study New Jersey,” a nationwide initiative to increase the number of international students attending state colleges and universities. International students contribute to the economy because they pay out-of-state tuition for most universities and typically are not eligible to receive federal student aid, said Joel Reynoso, director for the U.S. Commercial Service. While some universities do offer scholarships, many international students end up paying full tuition. “International students are currently contributing to the local and state economy, and students who attend school in the U.S. are more likely to return and contribute to the economy in the future,” Renoso said.

International students cost the University little, but they bring a significant amount of financial assistance to the University, said Sandra Lanman, University spokeswoman. The University does not receive subsidies for the attendance of international students. Instead it receives an economic boost because of the out-of-state tuition rate, about double what in-state students pay, said Courtney McAnuff, University Vice President of Enrollment Management. The out-of-state tuition rate at the University is currently $21,682, while the in-state tuition rate is $9,926, according to the University’s website. International students brought in $435.7 million to the state economy in 2008 to 2009, according to a University Media Relations press release.

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