The Daily Targum 2010-11-15

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The Rutgers football team’s 13-10 loss to Syracuse on Saturday leaves the Knights searching for two wins in their last three games to qualify for a bowl berth.

Students assist high schoolers at Model UN

BY ANKITA PANDA STAFF WRITER

Swami recounted one event at the intersection of three holy rivers in India — the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Saraswati Rivers — where he went for a swim and suddenly found himself amid a bank of quicksand. His escape required him not to struggle with the quicksand, but rather lay still and float above.

More than 500 attendees gathered to watch the performance of these sacred sounds, also known as kirtan, by two musical kirtan bands, The Mayapuris and As Kindred Spirits. This is five times the number of people who attended last year, said Gopika Kapadia, Bhakti Club vice president.

Students from all over the country convened at The Heldrich hotel this weekend to act as delegates in the University’s Model United Nations conference.

The conference, which began Thursday and ended yesterday, mirrored a meeting of the actual international organization and was formatted into general, special and advanced committees, each of which had a director and an assistant director.

University students who work with the conference simulation services were responsible for re-enacting crises situations for certain committees made up of visiting high school students.

“Our job is to create characters in a dilemma that happens between different countries [to] make sure that students are getting the points that we want to get across,” said Kesha Cheron, an Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy senior.

In the weeks prior to the conference, members of the crisis committees met Monday and Tuesday nights, Cheron said. The staffers worked all through the night and received minimal sleep as they read briefs and familiarized themselves with the roles they would have to play during the conference.

“It’s like a big adrenaline rush, and you can get nervous because sometimes you have to create a character within 15 minutes and you have to talk about a topic you know nothing about,” she said.

Committee Director Andrew Woods, who also participated in Model UN during high school, was responsible for ensuring all delegates cooperated with each other. His job involved moderating debate among high school students who came to the conference and helping them generate ideas.

“Model UN impacted my life throughout high school [and because] it gave so much to me [and] made such an impact on me, I figured not only do I want to give back to the organization, but I want to make that same type of impact on the students,” said Woods, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore.

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Students who came to Sacred Sounds, an event organized by the Bhakti Club, enjoy musical entertainment by one of two kirtan bands. More than 500 people attended, and spiritual guru Radhanath Swami talked about his experiences as a traveling monk.

Spiritual guru visits U. for Sacred Sounds

BY PRATHUSHA MADURI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Radhanath Swami, guru of the Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy, discussed the spiritual knowledge he gained during his years as a sadhu, or traveling monk, Thursday evening during Sacred Sounds, an event organized by the Bhakti Club.

Swami also spoke about the significance of Bhakti yoga, the yoga of the heart and sacred sounds, at the event, which attracted hundreds to the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

During his talk on Bhakti yoga, Swami compared the human mind and heart to a

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mirror covered in layers of dust. It is hard to see oneself clearly with a dusty mirror.

Likewise, it is hard to realize love and happiness when the mind and heart are covered with selfishness, egoism, anger, greed, arrogance and illusion, he said.

“When we cleanse the mirror of the mind with the chanting and singing of sacred sound, the essence of Bhakti yoga, we can realize the real ecstasy and spiritual happiness that we are all looking for,” Swami said.

Similar to a radio, which can tune in to many frequencies, chanting these sacred sounds is a way to tune into oneself and awaken the spirituality within, he said.

RUSA disputes over conflicting meetings

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Some members of the Rutgers University Student Assembly are questioning the process and efficiency of the meal sign-away program, following Thursday night’s meeting when a charitable organization for the program was picked.

Internal Affairs Chair John Aspray said the problem with the meal sign-away program sparks from poor planning, describing the meeting on Thursday night as rushed.

“It’s poor planning for logistical issues,” said Aspray, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “It would have been nice if people had a little bit more of a warning. The process is just being rushed.”

But RUSA President Yousef Saleh said although there was a miscommunication with meeting times, the

process for the meal sign-away program was far from rushed.

“The idea that this was rushed is as preposterous as health care reform was jammed down everyone’s throat,” said Saleh, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “In fact, the meal sign-away was delayed a little bit in pursuit of other initiatives.”

Saleh said he was upset when members did not want to take part in the meeting, but Aspray said this was due to committee meetings and the meal sign-away meeting conflicting in times.

“I’m not sure if [Saleh] realized how much work we need to get done during committee [meetings],” he said. “I don’t think he realized that we have committee meetings up until 9:30 p.m. or even 10 p.m. sometimes just to get stuff done.”

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5K run adds poker twist to raise funds

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Mason Gross School of the Arts Dean George Stauffer gives a presentation about football fight songs and the effect they have on a team’s victory Saturday at the Visitor Center on Busch campus.

Dean tells history of football fight song

BY RASHMEE KUMAR STAFF WRITER

Hours before the Scarlet Knights faced off against Syracuse University on Saturday, Mason Gross School of the Arts Dean George Stauffer and the University Glee Club held a discussion to share the secret to victory — the football fight song.

The talk, titled “March Men of Rutgers! The Great American Football Song,” took place at the Visitor Center on Busch campus.

“Football stirs primal emotions. In baseball, one wins. In football, one conquers,” said Stauffer, a music history professor and former football player.

“The act of conquering is celebrated in the lyrics of the great college football song.”

The University Glee Club performed fight songs, including University of Michigan’s “The Victors,” “I’m a Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech,” the “Notre Dame Victory March” and the University’s “The Bells Must Ring.” “‘The Bells Must Ring’ embodies many of the finest qualities of great football songs,” Stauffer said.

“Lyrics mention the school colors and beloved classroom building … and remind us of the struggle required not only of the gridiron but metaphorically in life — ‘Upstream red team, red team upstream.’”

Rutgers College alumni Wimmian Sanford and Richard Hadden wrote the song, which features syncopation used by jazz musician Scott Joplin in 1931, Stauffer said.

“This gives ‘The Bells Must Ring’ a subtlety and a nuance and, dare we say, refinement rarely found in the greatest football songs,” he said.

During a game, the University’s Marching Scarlet Knights lead the audience in cheers, fight songs and the alma mater to support the football team, said piccolo section leader Heidi Nicklaus.

“They go out there and play their best every day, and when they hear us, they know that we’re there for them regardless of the weather,” said Nicklaus, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “The band plays ‘Fanfare’ whenever we get a first down and ‘Colonel Rutgers’ when the team makes a great play.”

Stauffer brought attention to unifying musical elements such as melody, rhythm and lyrics that define an effective fight song. “[College football songs have] straightforward harmony that’s forceful, direct and uncomplicated,” he said. “Modulations and strange keys are avoided. The

“They go out there and play their best every day, and when they hear us, they know that we’re there for them.”

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composer stays mostly on home turf harmonically to emphasize stability and strength. Steadfast primal chords are used to express primal emotions.”

Lyrics are usually about a difficult battle and the resulting victory with references to the college mascot and school colors, Stauffer said.

The triumphant spirit of football songs originates in the sport’s similarity to ancient Roman combat.

“Football involves intense physical violence,” Stauffer said.

“In the Colosseum, gladiators fought to the death using physical force to slay their opponents. In the stadium, young men similarly use brute strength to push the football down the field.”

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi first explored the emotional connection between music and battle through his “Madrigals of War and Love,” he said.

Stauffer said great college football songs were never written by the great American composers of the time. “[The songs] were normally written by local and enthusiastic undergraduates or alumni who penned the songs in the heat of institutional fer vor,” he said.

The only problems that arose with amateur compositions were the frequent instances of plagiarism, Stauffer said.

“Music historians called it a contrafactum,” he said. “A new piece is produced by laying a new text on top of the old. [The composers] commonly turned to uplifting popular pieces for inspiration, adding new text to old melodies to create collegiate contrafacta.”

The talk was par t of the University Alumni Association’s Rutgers in Your Own Backyard program in which University faculty present their expertise on a topic of interest to alumni, said Donna Thornton, vice president for Alumni Relations.

“Providing a variety of events offers a variety of opportunities for alumni to engage with the University,” she said. “These events give alumni an opportunity to express pride in their alma mater and stay involved in the life of the institution.”

Thornton said she was pleased with the turnout and found the presentation informative and entertaining for everyone.

“What I like most about the event was that the alumni enjoyed themselves and felt the event was worth taking time from their pregame activities to participate in,” she said.

Poker put on a new face Friday at the “5K Poker Run,” where 83 r unners jogged across the sunny Cook and Douglass campuses collecting cards for poker hands along the way.

Hosted by Rutgers Recreation Activities Crew, all proceeds will benefit Rutgers Against Hunger for food drives this winter.

The 5K run started at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center and took participants around the two campuses, with volunteers along the trail guiding the way. Runners picked up sealed envelopes containing one of the five cards for their poker hands at various points along the track.

Sue Beaudrow, Cook/Douglass intramural coordinator and event organizer, said one of the best parts about the run was its uniqueness.

“It’s the first time we’ve ever done something like this,” she said. “We’ve had 5K runs before but never a poker run.”

She came up with the idea because she enjoys playing poker.

“I’m a gambling addict,” Beaudrow said.

With a winning hand of three queens, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior Vince Cacciabaudo earned a $100 RU Express gift card.

Students, parents and local residents attended the run for reasons ranging from fun and exercise to supporting the volunteer organization.

“I brought several of my residents along to suppor t this

great cause,” said Resident Assistant Michael De Nichilo, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “I believe it’s the duty of every student to give back to the community, and I’m grateful for the chance to do it right here while having a good time.”

Amanda Griglak, executive board member of the Recreation Activities Crew, said she was pleased with the high turnout at the event.

“It’s helping students here maintain a balanced lifestyle while doing something they enjoy and all for a wonderful cause,” said Griglak, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior.

“That’s par t of the reason I joined this club, to help organize social events at the University so that ever yone can develop a sense of community and get to know each other a little better.”

The run was not timed, but many participants set their own personal goals or used the oppor tunity to compete with their friends.

“I love to r un, and this seemed like a really fun event to take par t in,” said Dan Holmes, a Rutgers College senior. “I’m tr ying to set a new record for myself today.”

Jessica Louie, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year student, said she is happy she decided to participate in the run.

“I’m relieved I was able to finish the whole run,” Louie said. “I wasn’t sure I could at first, but now I’m a lot more confident in myself and am so glad I took part in this.”

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Runners Max Miller and Janna Rothschild pick up their cards from referee William Moore Friday at the Rutgers Against Hunger 5K Poker Run.

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STUDENTS: Directors award best Model UN delegates continued from front But Woods said there were moments when the students in his committee were also sources of frustration.

“At some points, you really want to lash out and tell them to sit down. But you have to imagine that you were in their position once; you were a high school student too,” he said.

“As a director, the key is to give them some time to basically chill and unwind. I usually give them three or four minutes ever y two hours to get up and move around.”

Committee Director Jennifer Arantes’ assistant, Roma Patel, said she also got aggravated with some students and wished they would work harder to reach their potential.

“I think the only frustration I have with a committee is [that] some students do not reach their full potential … sometimes they’re just a little bit afraid to talk or sometimes they’re not always on topic or paying attention like they could be,” said Patel, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.

Arantes, a Rutgers Business School junior, said writing a 20-page brief outlining her committee topic was one of the most satisfying par ts of the conference.

“When you’re doing the brief, you get really passionate about it,” Arantes said. “Even for no pay, it’s just a rewarding pay to have them learn and grow during the three-day simulation.”

Arantes, who had never directed a committee before,

confessed she was anxious about meeting the students at first but later felt at ease.

“I was definitely ner vous because you never know how the students are going to react to your directing [but] so far, it’s been great,” she said. “The kids are amazing. They’re really dedicated to finding solutions to the problems.”

At the end of the conference, directors and assistant directors in each committee announced and presented awards to the best delegates, Patel said. “[We look for] a combination of how much work [the students have] been doing … and how much they really care about the topic,” Patel said.

“You can really tell sometimes between the people who are speaking so that they can get recognized and the ones who are really speaking because they are interested.”

Ricky Trent, a member of the conference logistics and administration team, said his work was slightly dif ferent.

Rather than actually head a committee, Trent made sure those who did were able to run things smoothly.

“We make sure directors have ever ything they need to direct,” said Trent, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student. “We type and edit all the resolutions. If anyone needs anything, we run there and fix all the problems with the conference.”

Trent described his typical day at the conference as chaotic. Members of his committee had to clean up rooms, type up documents and r un the RUMUN store, he said.

“Normally, when we first walk in, in the morning, there’s

U NIVERSITY a lot of work left over from last night,” he said. “And after ever ything’s set up, there’s a down time when we don’t have much to do.”

Trent, who also participated in Model UN in high school, said he would always remember RUMUN as being one of the most enjoyable conferences he has attended.

“As a delegate, RUMUN was one of my favorite conferences because the directors seemed a lot more informed about their topics and the debate was more in-depth,” he said. “I feel like a learned a lot.”

Brendon and Colin McNamara, twins from Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, N.J., said the fact that the conference enabled students to cooperate on a more serious level was impressive.

“The fact that a bunch of high school kids can get together and get all their ideas out to get a solution to a real problem in the real world is really cool,” Colin McNamara said.

The brothers said the secret to doing well in committee is preparation.

“A lot of schools have clubs that do this. That’s how we have come here,” Brendon McNamara said.

“But as a delegate, you have to prepare in advance. You have to practice a lot. Then, by practicing and knowing what to do and what to say, you get a better feel for it.”

The University’s Model UN program is a great way for students to hone important life skills, Woods said. “[It’s] something that really helped my life in terms of public speaking and professionalism,” he said. “I think it’s something that’s great, and I think every high school student should enjoy and encounter it in some form or another.”

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MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER FALL AT FOOTBALL GAME A 20-year-old football fan is in critical condition with serious head injuries after a fall at Rutgers Stadium during Saturday’s football game, said Rutgers Football spokesman Jason Baum.

The fall occurred in the south stairwell of the stadium before halftime during the game against Syracuse, Baum said.

The man who fell is not affiliated with the University, and he was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick.

The University has not released any further information, and the Rutgers University Police Department said they are not releasing any information on the incident. The investigation is ongoing, according to an nj.com article.

— Ariel Nagi

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Tiffany Lau, above, performs last night at the Rutgers Vietnamese Student Association’s fifth-annual gala “Venetian Masquerade.” Guests, like Kim Quiambao and Derek Ho, danced and enjoyed a variety of performers as well as a seven-course cultural dinner.

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Leslie W. Kennedy, professor at the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers-Newark, will present a lecture called, “Global Risk Assessment: The Search for a Common Methodology.” Her talk will examine the framework for the study of threats, use cases from terrorism, health and disasters to see how agencies address these problems, and discuss the merits of a common methodology for risk assessment. The lecture will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the four th floor Lecture Hall at the Alexander Librar y.

Following the event will be a reception. For more information, contact global@rutgers.edu.

Take Back the Tap campaign, which is working to educate students on the cost, quality and waste issues with bottled water, is trying to get the University to install water fill stations for students. Campaign organizers are holding a screening of the movie “Tapped” at 7 p.m. at the Women’s Center in the Douglass Campus Center. They will be giving out free stainless steel water bottles, courtesy of the Rutgers University Student Assembly, to all those who attend the screening. For those with any questions, feel free to contact (973)-570-2281.

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The Nichiren Buddhist Association is hosting “Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World Exhibit” at the International Lounge in the Busch Campus Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit is meant to unite the ideas of hundreds of people and organizations dedicated to discovering a path to lasting peace. For more information, please contact Heidi at hhsu18@gmail.com.

Voice your qualms, opinions, suggestions and compliments to the Medium, Daily Targum and other campus media. In light of the recent media spotlight on our university, how well do you the student feel that your campus media has represented this institution? Join the Society of Professional Journalists as they host this panel of campus media organizations to the students and give feedback to the job that these groups are doing on campus. The panel will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Graduate Student Lounge located behind the Au Bon Pain on the College Avenue campus.

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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 topic in a refreshing and educational way. Doors open at 8 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center Multipurpose Room.

The Daily Targum will be holding a writers meeting at 9:30 p.m. in Suite 431 of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Wait outside the door until Kristine, the University editor, arrives. Assignments will be given out, and other business will be discussed during the meeting. All those interested are welcome. There is no experience necessary.

Rutgers Recreation will be hosting the 23rd Annual Trivia Bowl from 8:30 to 11 p.m. at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. Teams of three can register with Sue Beaudrow at (732)-932-9178 as space is limited. Event is free and prizes will be awarded.

Native Tongue, the only Asian American newspaper at the University, invites students to come and express their thoughts or show off their talents in singing at their “Voices of Our Souls” open microphone event. The event will run from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center Gathering Lounge.

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The Responsible Drinking Happy Hour event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Cook Café of the Cook Campus Center.

Responsible Drinking Happy Hour was established to unite the community in a social, relaxing and familiar atmosphere while emphasizing the importance of responsible drinking. They are held on the first Friday of every month during the semester. Come meet old friends, colleagues, staff or make new friends. There will be food and music and sodas are free.

Written by Mason Gross School of the Arts graduate student Lisa Huber, the Mason Gross production Egyptology tells the story of a gay parent who tries to reclaim her child when her partner leaves her for a man. The play will run until Dec. 11 in the Philip J. Levin Theater on the Cook/Douglass campus. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $20 for University alumni and employees and $15 for University students. For more information call (732)-932-7511 or visit masongross.rutgers.edu.

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Men raise awareness of sexual abuse

BY MORGAN MURRELL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

More than 60 prospective members showed up for the Men for an End meeting Thursday, which aimed to further knowledge about a man’s role in addressing the issue of domestic and sexual abuse against women.

Sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Students Challenging Reality and Educating Against Myths Theater and Society of Latin American Men, the meeting focused on informing men about the realities of abuse toward women and the possible solutions one could make to end violence.

“I hope to get people educated on being an active bystander and to get some new interested members who will be about the cause,” said Timi Ogunfowora, Men for an End coordinator. “It’s impor tant for them to be aware that these forms of female bondage happen all the time and it needs to come to an end.”

The decision to have the organization consist of all males was important not only for the consideration of other group members but also because of the major role men play in the acts of violence against women, said Ogunfowora, a Livingston College senior.

“I personally feel as though men are the main key in stopping violence against women,” he said. “You can tell by statis-

tics that most violent acts against women are from men.

That’s why it’s important for men to get involved and discuss topics in an environment where they can feel equal with one another.”

Meeting organizers Ogunfowora and Livingston College senior Mike Demko involved potential members in an activity that placed them in hypothetical situations to see if they acted as active bystanders in these situations.

Questions like “Would you stand up to your friend if you

“I personally feel as though men are the main key in stopping violence against women.”

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knew he was abusing his girlfriend?” forced the attendees to analyze themselves in a way that not only judged their character but also helped them recognize when they should voice their opinions about violence against women.

“I don’t think people realize how important this issue is,” said Jeff Gyan, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore. “The exercises and information definitely caught people’s attention, and now I am more conscious about

the violence that’s happening around me.”

The purpose of Men for an End is mainly to inform people, especially men, about the actions and precautions they could take to reduce the level of sexual and physical violence against women in today’s society.

The organization hopes to gain enough members to plan future events and fundraisers for the cause and connect with other University organizations in order to create a campus of brothers fighting for the cause.

“You’re not going to get anything done unless all hands are on deck, and I think the missing piece is having men who want to get involved as well,” said Demko, a SCREAM Theater member.

Demko said the organization now has great men who want to get involved and want to make a difference, which will cause a snowball ef fect of awareness among males.

“I feel like the information will help make a change because, although at the end of the day people will do what they want to do, being informed is all it takes. I feel like Men for an End will help,” said Rick Sentine, a University senior.

Hanser Estepan, a Society of Latin American Men member, said he was interested in joining the organization after attending the meeting.

“The information was great and the meeting was interesting,” said Estepan, a School of Arts and Science junior. “I’m definitely looking forward to working with them again.”

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RUSA: Members consider solutions to miscommunication continued from front This led to many members choosing to do their committee work over attending the meeting for a program RUSA does jointly with dining services at the University, Aspray said.

“One element of it is that a bunch of people ran for RUSA on action-oriented platforms,” he said.

“They wanted to get that work done opposed to acting as a legislative decision-making body, especially on a night when it was committee work.”

RUSA member Dan Herbert said he did not have a major problem with the timing of the meeting but felt it was poorly communicated, which led to poor attendance.

“There were ver y few toplevel RUSA announcements saying ever ybody must attend this meeting,” said Herbert, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “So it left a lot of decisions up to people who really

didn’t have too much of a call in this situation.”

Although the meeting for the meal sign-away program did occur at an odd time, RUSA Vice President Matthew Cordeiro said things come up that just need immediate attention.

“We had the meal sign-away and we decided to take care of it,” said Cordeiro, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Some things just happen on a tight schedule but everything that needed to get done did get done.”

But Aspray said the timing of the meeting is an example of how the meal sign-away process needs retooling, calling inefficiencies as not a lack of but a “weakness of institutional memory.”

“For example, I am going over re-writing the standing rules,” he said. “[When finished], rules will include that these things should happen on a certain schedule in order to make sure they get done in the most fluid way possible.”

An element of these rewritten standing rules will be that a time will be designated specifically for the meal sign-away program, which will

prevent negative effects from poor planning, Aspray said.

“We need to plan ahead a little more so we can know what we have to vote on the next meeting as opposed to having an emergency meeting at 8:30 p.m. during our committee meetings,” he said.

Another issue of focus for Aspray is the initial selection process when leaders in RUSA convene to determine what organizations will be considered for the meal sign-away program.

“It’s an important thing to have oversight [for this] but the process is still somewhat shrouded in mystery from the top-down,” he said.

The initial meeting for the selection process is between representatives in the Leadership Cabinet and various caucus leaders, whose decision then goes to the full body of RUSA to determine who will receive the oppor tunity to fundraise, Saleh said.

Cordeiro said RUSA members have been vocal about their disappointment with this selection process and are unsure why they cannot deliver input.

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M “[Members say] RUSA only picks on the top two. What happens to everyone else and who gets to decide that?” he said.

Herbert voiced this concern by saying many RUSA members are unsure about the initial selection process and the only word to describe it is “awkward.”

“Somewhere out there, there is a committee that decides who the final two candidates are and then all of us have to sit in a room and [make the decision],” he said. “It just feels like you are giving somebody the shaft.”

But this is just one of many elements of the meal sign-away program deemed as inefficient and require retooling, Aspray said.

One of these questions for some members is whether it is possible and beneficial to have two charitable organizations fundraising during a semester. Aspray said this would provide more options for students and would increase the ability to fundraise during the program.

“Overall there would be more donations going to these causes,” he said. “I think there would need to be an oversight process

of selecting it, but I think it would be great.”

Saleh agreed with the notion of having two groups take part in the meal sign-away program, but said that would be the maximum allowed.

“If we had three, it would be ridiculous and then people would be competing for meal swipes,” he said.

“It’s not right to the organization that they would have to split the amount of money capable of being donated [among three groups].”

But Herbert said it would be counterproductive for a program that only takes place once a semester. “[It] would divide funding between organizations and that doesn’t help anybody either,” he said.

Cordeiro said RUSA could reexamine whether it would be beneficial to have two groups fundraising simultaneously.

“You’re trying to balance creating competition over giving more people access to this great fundraising tool,” he said. “But I think it could be re-looked at so we could find a more efficient and better way to go about it.”

SPJ HOSTS PANEL WITH CAMPUS MEDIA OUTLETS The University community will have the oppor tunity to learn more about and ask questions to a panel of editors and producers of some of the New Br unswick campus’ media sources.

The University’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will host its annual campus media forum Tuesday in the Graduate Student Lounge behind Au Bon Pain on the College Avenue campus to open the lines of communication

between the campus and four media sources — The Daily Targum, The Medium, Black Voice/Carta Latina and WRSU, said SPJ President Travis Fedschun.

With the increased media attention the University has received this semester, Fedschun said this forum is especially important.

“It’s a unique opportunity for students to give feedback on what they want covered,” said Fedschun, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

The event is scheduled to be held from 7 to 9 p.m., and guests will not only be able to ask the panelists anything but also hear the panelists discuss what their publication represents in more detail, he said.

SPJ is one of the nation’s largest organizations of journalists dedicated to ensuring journalism is practiced more freely and fully.

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Along with School of Arts and Sciences senior Ryan Smith, who played the saxophone to accompany the instrumentalists, Kapadia joined the bands on stage by contributing her vocal talent.

Some traditional instruments used for playing kirtan are the mridanga, a clay drum; kartals, small hand cymbals; and bamboo flutes, said Krishna Kishore, a member of The Mayapuris. The harmonium — a cross between an accordion and piano — was also integrated into classic instruments used in kirtan when Europeans brought it to India.

“My favorite par t of the program was coming together, singing and dancing, even with people you don’t know,” said Sakshi Sharma, a Rutgers Business School senior. “It’s a way of transcending who you are and where you come from to build a strong community.”

Bhakti Club President Aksh Sharma said he was pleased the event was a success.

“The experience was absolutely phenomenal,” he said. “We saw many students come out from dif ferent backgrounds to experience the Bhakti tradition. Our future goals are to continue doing the same thing — giving students the oppor tunity to experience this culture and see spirituality in a relatable and exciting way.”

Mason Gross School of the Arts junior Alex Perry enjoyed the event, which earlier this year won a Rutgers Outstanding Students Celebration and Recognition award for “Most Outstanding Social and Special Interest Event.”

“The Swami was an encapsulation of the whole Bhakti tradition,” Per r y said. “His demeanor was calm and you can tell his sincerity and peacefulness as you listened to his words.”

Veronica Cohen, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore who attended Sacred Sounds before, said the Swami’s speech was light but meaningful.

Cohen said she was excited to see the diversity of faces, old and new alike, at the event.

According to his autobiographical book, “The Journey Home,” Swami left the comfort of his Chicago home at the age of 19 to travel to India on a quest for spirituality. After many years of living in India and practicing the art of Bhakti yoga, he returned to the Western world to recount his stor y and spread the Bhakti yoga tradition.

Swami believes one of the main problems in life is suf fering, and thus he has worked to solve the problem by initiating many social action programs, some of which include “Midday Meal” to feed children in impoverished sections of India, building missionar y hospitals and schools and providing emergency relief programs in India, according to his website.

Swami was recently featured in People magazine and on the Dennis Miller Show, Fox News and numerous radio talk shows, according to his website. He has also advised celebrities, such as Russell Brand.

Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed education reform plan caused a mix of reactions among New Jersey residents, ranging from appraisal to anger.

The Eagleton Institute of Politics conducted a poll from Oct. 21 to 27 of 885 random registered voters about their views on Christie’s plan, which includes eliminating tenure and basing a teacher’s salary off students’ performance.

According to those polled, 59 percent believe the state should spend more on education, while 15 percent believe less should be spent, and 21 percent think spending is sufficient.

Seventy-four percent of Democrats polled say more money needs to be spent, while only 38 percent of Republicans polled think the same.

“I believe the difference of opinion on state funding between Democrats and Republicans is because of their basic beliefs,” said David Redlawsk, director of the Rutgers-Eagleton poll.

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Republican ideology is cut back on spending, while the Democrat ideology is to support state spending, specifically on education.”

The poll also demonstrates that those with children tend to have different views on Christie’s plans.

According to those polled, 65 percent of parents with kids younger than 18 think the state should spend more on education, while only 54 percent of people who do not have kids under 18 believe the same.

Alan Levine, a Glen Ridge resident, believes the state invests too much money in education.

“Eighty-five percent of taxes in Glen Ridge go to education. I’m 75 years old and I’m sending my neighbor’s kids to school,” Levine said. “The state has to find a new way to finance education.”

The poll also tackled the debate on tenure. Results report that 73 percent of voters view tenure as a barrier that prevents the firing of unqualified teachers.

“Teachers shouldn’t have tenure, they should get fired if they’re unqualified,” said Carlo Padua, a Bloomfield resident. “This whole thing started because teachers went

to a conference in Atlantic City during the middle of the week.”

Edward Levine, a Bloomfield resident, holds a different view.

Levine teaches special education at Abraham Clark High School in Roselle, N.J. “Tenure can be and is abused by teachers who don’t do their jobs properly. On the other hand, it keeps teachers because they have job security,” Levine said. “If the state loses a benefit like that, you’re going to lose some bad teachers but a lot of good teachers as well.”

Kathryn Barrett, a Bloomfield resident and mother of two, said there are a lot of negative aspects to tenure.

“I was a teacher for Orange Middle School, but I was laid off because of the governor’s state budget cuts,” said Barrett, who is currently unemployed. “I worked with many unqualified teachers who still have jobs because of tenure. I was very qualified, but I got laid off because I’m not tenured.”

The poll reports that 63 percent of New Jersey citizens polled oppose Christie’s proposal to base a teacher’s salary off their student’s scores on performance tests.

“Basing a teacher’s pay off of student tests scores is a terrible idea because there are many factors into a student’s tests scores,” said Fernando Monero, a teacher at Ridge Street School in Newark.

Regardless, Monero said the state should invest more in education.

“From a teacher’s perspective, New Jersey definitely needs to spend more on education,” he said. “A lot of recently built Newark schools have technological upgrades. It’s only right that all students can have the same equal opportunity.”

University students have a variety of opinions on the subject.

“More funds should be given to the education system, but without increasing taxes. This can be done by taking funds from unsuccessful programs,” said David Zatorski, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

Ryan Looram, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the state should invest in others areas.

“I think New Jersey should focus on putting money into other things than education, such as medical facilities and programs,” Looram said.

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Qdoba, local radio station hold fundraiser for LeGrand

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Qdoba Mexican Grill and radio station WCTC-AM partnered Friday for a fundraiser supporting Rutgers Football defensive tackle Eric LeGrand, who is paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a spinal cord injury.

“We do a lot of business with Rutgers,” said Gary Lyon, who along with his brother Fred manages the New Brunswick Qdoba on George Street. “We cater for the football team several times a year, we’ve catered for the athletic department — we felt like we owed something [to the University].”

Qdoba contributed 15 percent of all sales to the “Eric LeGrand Believe Fund,” Gar y L yon said.

A banner for LeGrand hung outside the store where Bert Baron, a WCTC employee, was encouraging people to sign it, which he said was a visible, tangible sign of support.

The entire Qdoba staff donned red No. 52 shirts — LeGrand’s number — and had the number 52 painted on their cheeks.

The Lyon family, who owns four Qdobas, said they were motivated to hold a fundraiser for LeGrand because Fred’s wife Becky Lyon is a physician’s assistant and was able to explain to the family how devastating LeGrand’s injury is, Gary Lyon said.

Gar y L yon said the fundraiser had a high turnout.

Qdoba opened at 11 a.m. and by 3 p.m., more than 300 orders had been placed, he said.

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Qdoba Mexican Grill customers sign a banner outside of the restaurant to support Eric LeGrand during Friday’s Qdoba and WCTC radio station fundraiser. Qdoba contributed 15 percent of its sales that day to the “Eric LeGrand Believe Fund.”

Around noon there was a line out the door.

“We had phone calls all week for people placing orders,” Fred Lyon said.

School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Mike Ruschmann simply came to Qdoba because he was hungry before he

noticed the restaurant was holding a fundraiser for LeGrand.

“It’s a great thing that there’s so much support for Eric LeGrand as he struggles through his paralysis,” Ruschmann said.

Mason Gross School of the Arts senior James Falciano was also just looking to have lunch

that Friday afternoon.

“We’re just having lunch, and it’s going to a good cause. That’s pretty awesome,” he said.

The radio station will have an open-ended donation process for LeGrand, and people can call in anytime to pledge a donation to the “Eric LeGrand Believe Fund,” said

Baron, an employee at WCTC-AM. Gary Lyon said Qdoba has to give back to the University and city that has helped the restaurant so much.

“Rutgers has been good to us, New Brunswick has been good to us and the athletic department has been good to us,” he said.

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Homelessness, hunger know no limits

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n a bout of poor budgetary policy, the City Council of the District of Columbia has been considering turning away homeless people due to their lack of documentation and residency. Winter shelters may soon let those who are the less fortunate among us freeze if they cannot show proof of a recent legal address for the district or a receipt of public assistance, according to The New York Times. We understand the need to save funds in order to reach at least some homeless people, but the District of Columbia will only leave people on the street without repairing a broken budget.

They will not save a dime through this somewhat radical step. The waiting line for these shelters is long enough to always keep it full. If one family or person in need of food and shelter is turned away, there is surely to be another to take his place. The budget, which has been hit by a $175 million shortfall, will therefore be left unaltered. We recognize the need to change, but officials must resort to other methods.

Councilman Tommy Wells of the human services committee should be figuring on improving the shelter system by reaching out to Congress, philanthropists who are deemed “local” and therefore caring for the community and charities. Leaving a man out on the street simply because of a document would be inhumane.

This certainly raises questions — how would authorities verify the needed information, most likely “recent legal address?” Making this a criterion would leave out those who have resided in the area but due to problems, which make keeping papers a low priority cannot prove their status. And if they have not resided in the area of the shelter, turning the homeless away leaves people with little choice. It is the cold winter wind or traveling back to the proper district — and buying bus tickets is hardly plausible.

“Are you local enough,” is the question being asked here, or would be if the council implements this rule. Homelessness and hunger know no limits, especially as far as bureaucracy goes. In the nation’s capital, there must be an example set — one that the rest of America will follow. But turning the homeless away for a piece of paper cannot be the road we take.

Amazon makes smart business move

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n e-book seeming to defend pedophilia appeared on Amazon.com and after threats were made to boycott the online retailer, it was pulled from the website. We agree with this business decision despite its apparent act of censorship.

The listing for “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct” was pulled from Amazon.com on Wednesday of last week, and rightly so. The author, Philip R. Greaves II, said in a phone interview with CNN, “True pedophiles love children and would never hurt them.” This, in addition to the title of the book itself, is enough for Amazon to remove the listing off its website. It made the choice after 2,000 users had commented on the title, and at least two Facebook groups dedicated to boycotting Amazon resulted in midst of the scandal.

As a corporation, Amazon has the right to censor, or at least remove titles from its site in its own defense. While the “freedom of speech” argument will perhaps still be made, the author did explain and even promote “kissing and fondling” of a child. And that is, to say the least, a dangerous promotion of an illegal action. For Amazon to continue to sell the self-publication would have been a poor business and ethics decision.

The book appears to have violated the website’s content guidelines and Amazon did well to remove it. These regulations are needed — as seen — for the company to retain its integrity and image to the public.

Censorship issues are not the case because as a corporation, Amazon did all in its power to minimize losses. Pulling controversial, non-profitable material off its digital shelf is just one example.

“It is ILLEGAL to molest children, and for Amazon to promote such is insane. I’m an abuse survivor, and am OUTRAGED Amazon would choose to promote this nonsense. I will not be purchasing anything from your website until this is removed,” wrote one user in the comments section.

Amazon pulled the book from its website because of stated guidelines. The question of censorship therefore is not the case.

The company responded to one customer, “Let me assure you that Amazon.com does not support or promote hatred or criminal acts; we do support the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions. Amazon.com believes it is censorship not to sell certain titles because we believe their message is objectionable.”

Regulations are needed especially in this case. Amazon made a smart business move to distance itself from promotion of crime by a basic “how to” book. Any other corporation would do the same thing, and if customers do not agree, then there will surely be Barnes & Noble’s eBook service or a third-party selling the same material — but we certainly hope they do not.

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Another topic high schools ooking back, I feel should be addressing, as it is underwhelmed with probably one of the most paramy academic high mount aspects of civilized life, school experience and the is personal financial manageimprovements it stimulated ment. This subject includes in me. Perhaps I feel a little budgeting, borrowing, debt, let down too.

JAMES WINTERS mortgages, investments, etc.

I see three primary manOne would be hard pressed to dates of secondary educafind 1 in 5 college students who know what a mutual tion: the intellectual development of a student, the fund is, and that is worrisome. Not because students practical — as much as academic — preparation of a are ignoring a relatively safe way to build wealth, but student for college, and — at the very least — an because it indicates a larger ignorance of pecuniary introduction to universal life skills, or essential knowlmatters. This ignorance results in credit card debt, edge that does not exactly pertain to academia. The inadequate retirement funds, an inability to pay for current four-year program of a science, math and lanone’s children to attend college and bankruptcy or a guage-oriented curriculum stimulates a substantial complete dependency on welfare. And it stems from a improvement in the average teenager’s cognitive abilmere lack of knowledge. Budgeting is simple. Plan ities, assuming there is sufficient effort on the stuexpenditures and make sure they do not exceed dent’s part. But high school’s current agenda seems income. Investing is simple. Buy a diversity of safe to stop there: a mere linear progression of the core assets instead of holding cash. Debt is also simple. It is academic subjects, building on top of knowledge a liability, and it costs money in the form of interest — learned in primary school. It completely lacks any money that now cannot be used to buy something else. introduction to new material that becomes increasIt is vital that an individual is at least aware of personal ingly more important as teenagers grow older. That is finance, because then he will be able to plan and save. why I say high school fails in some ways — if not If high school is to prepare its students for practical life most — to meet its second and third mandates. after academia, it should make an effort to provide this I could be wrong, but I think most of us came to financial knowledge in a structured, the University with only a general manner. idea of what we wanted to study. Even “Most importantly, straightforward Financial knowledge greatly after first or second year when we improves the probability of achieving have to declare our majors we choose your money financial security, and financial securithem somewhat arbitrarily, the decistarts to expand ty has a major impact on minimizing sion based loosely on one interesting the stress burden carried by aging class and the potential job outlook. on its own.” adults. With proper financial planThe question arises: Shouldn’t ning, you can send your kids to postmatriculating students already have secondary school. You can retire on time and into relan idea of what academic subjects exist and which ative comfort. Most importantly, your money starts to ones will mesh with their inherent skills and inclinaexpand on its own. To be clear, the goal is not to get tions? Teenagers are not akin to undifferentiated rich, it is to be comfortable and attain the ability to purstem cells; they have intrinsic strengths, weaknesses, sue personal goals. With investment, one does not penchants and aversions. And therefore the choice of need to rely on a well-paying career to provide enough a college major cannot be arbitrary or random. A lot income. This allows an individual to pursue his true of time, money and energy are wasted studying subvocation, something he enjoys doing and wants to jects that are later abandoned due to disinterest. spend his life doing. To come full circle, most people Traditionally, pre-college guidance comes from are in the dark about how to realize these common parents or personal research, but some, if not most, goals and high school is the place in which those students do not even know to look for information — methods and knowledge should be taught. much less what to look for. Having some sort of There are certain things in life that one just has to primer to what college offers is essential to prevent learn on his own or at least outside of a structured the overwhelming sense of being lost as an entering learning environment. Among these are ethics, spiriundergraduate. And since most students in this area tuality and responsibility. But there are also skills and attend college, high school becomes the logical forum knowledge essential to living that most people just for students to discover what their academic characcannot learn on their own. High school is the perfect teristics are, in order to make more informed decimedium for that motley education. A combination of sions about their future education. The solution to this core-intensive classes, personal finance classes and problem is quite simple. Offer one class junior or senpractical college preparation classes leads to more ior year that systematically explores the core colleinformed, well-rounded students who will be more giate subject areas: biological and chemical sciences, equipped for independent life. business, engineering, language, history, law, math, medicine, philosophy and psychology. Give students James Winters is a School of Engineering junior an idea of the questions each major asks and attempts majoring in biomedical engineering. His column, to answer. Perhaps this will alleviate the initial confu“From the Desk of ...” runs on alternate Mondays. sion and anxiety of post-secondary academia.

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Today's birthday (11/15/10). This year your imagination takes a leading role in the creative process. There are no limits to what you can accomplish, especially when you rely on facts in your writing. What about that novel? All it takes is practice, one day at a time. Dare to begin. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is a 6 -- You may feel that you've been around this bush already this month. Maybe you have. Now you understand the problem in a big way. You choose a new direction.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Group energy is essential today. Everyone's feelings could get in the way, if you don't pay attention. Manage social interactions compassionately.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -Today is a 6 -- Act independently today. Yet infuse every decision with compassion. Times may be tough for some colleagues.

Stand ready to help them out.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -Today is a 7 -- Monday isn't usually your most glamorous day, but today you find yourself imagining stardom and then grasping it. Let your enthusiasm carry you.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Someone dumps their feelings, and you pick up the pieces. Combine compassion with diplomacy. Be sure you understand the problems before undertaking solutions.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Associates begin on a different track, but, by day's end, you're all together with the plan.

Apply fresh data to make this happen. Don't force it, just adjust.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- You're itching to break out of the shell around you.

Don't allow boredom to dictate outrageous actions. Picture the final outcome of your decisions.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is an 8 -- You get more done today working from home. Use the travel time you save to create harmony and to complete artistic family projects.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 6 -- Surprises at home require adjustment to your social schedule. You won't miss out on anything, but careful planning becomes essential. This could be fun.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 6 -- You fall in love with a new assignment. It's different from what you'd expected, but challenges your imagination and allows independent thinking. Enjoy.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 6 -- How to manage time and abundant tasks? Talk over your plan with a key individual, making adjustments where necessary. Delegate and charge into action.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 7 -- If you want to get it all done today, work smartly and avoid side conversations. Others are willing to chat, but you need to focus. Catch up later.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

REACH: Pair of miscues

SCOTT TSAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior kicker San San Te made one of his three field goal attempts, a 26-yarder in the second quarter. His second miss came from 47 yards in the fourth quarter after Syracuse pushed Rutgers out of the red zone.

SCOTT TSAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Countless fans wore No. 52 T-shirts and held signs of support Saturday for paralyzed junior defensive tackle Eric LeGrand.

KNIGHTS DOWNPLAY EMOTIONS IN RETURN TO RUTGERS STADIUM Rutgers Stadium looked different Saturday in the Scarlet Knights’ FOOTBALL return to Piscataway 36 days after a victory over Connecticut.

The student section formed a No. 52 in honor of paralyzed junior defensive tackle Eric LeGrand, instead of the traditional RU, and a sign hung behind the South end zone that read, “Believe 52.”

The sign was originally displayed outside the stadium, where fans could sign it and write well wishes for the 20year-old, who is at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.

The Knights insisted the constant reminders of their injured teammate had no impact on their performance in a 13-10 loss to Syracuse.

“We’ve been seeing the same things on the road. It’s there, but it’s not too much of a distraction for us,” said

sophomore safety Khaseem Greene, who is one of LeGrand’s roommates.

“We’ve dealt with it, and it’s still something that’s there, but as far as seeing the banners and the 52s, we’ve seen them everywhere we’ve gone.”

But all of the Knights’ three games since LeGrand injured his spinal cord at the C3-C4 level were losses to Pittsburgh, South Florida and Syracuse.

“I’d be naïve to think that it doesn’t have some factor, but as I’ve said to the players, ‘Life is messy, and you don’t have a choice, men. You can either keep living or you can feel sorry for yourself,’” Schiano said.

“You know what, tough losses, all the things that went into this year — that’s life.

Figure a way to get through it and overcome it. That’s what we’re here to teach young men to do.”

— Steven Miller

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Rutgers, but after completing just three of 11 passes in the first hurts Rutgers in fourth quarter half, went to the bench in favor of Savage.

Savage, who lost his startcontinued from back ing spot after an injur y against our seventh win of the season.

Tulane, returned for his first It’s what we’ve all been waiting action since the fourth quarter for. We take it game by game of a Pittsburgh loss that began but this game — we won this the three-game losing skid. game and we’re getting to a The Cardinal O’Hara (Pa.) bowl game now. It’s seven wins product completed half of his and I was excited for that. That’s passes for 76 yards and took what matters.” two sacks.

Te, who already missed one “This week of practice, I went field goal attempt in the really hard because you know game, could have had being a backup, you’re only a a much shor ter play away from attempt to ice in there,” “Cincinnati is ... the being the game.

Savage said. “You Behind the chance to actually just have to be legs of true freshprepared. I wasn’t just come back man Jeremy really too ner vDeering, who ran ous. I’ve been out and show people for a career-high there before, and 166 yards and his it was fun getting that we are here first touchdown back out there. in the Big East.” out of the Wild We just need to Knight, Rutgers worry about getMARK HARRISON got the ball to the ting that ‘W.’ Sophomore Wideout Syracuse 17-yard That’s all I need to line on first down, worry about.” but a series of plays drove the The Knights have three games ball back to the 27. left on the schedule, including On a pitch play on first road games at Cincinnati and down, senior tailback Kordell West Virginia. Rutgers does not Young lost eight yards and have a win against the Bearcats nearly fumbled the ball away in its last four tries, and Schiano and sophomore quar terback remains winless against Tom Savage took an eight-yard the Mountaineers. sack on third down to make “Cincinnati is definitely the things worse. chance to actually just come “I thought we executed well, back and show people that we but again, we need to finish those are here in the Big East and drives off,” Schiano said. we’re a Division I college foot“Whether it’s play calling, ball program,” Harrison said. whether it’s playing, whatever it “We can come out and produce is, we didn’t do it.” the same way as other teams, True freshman Chas Dodd but this losing streak just has started at quarterback for to end.”

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JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Princeton senior guard Dan Mavraides led all scorers Friday in the Tigers’ 78-73 overtime win over Rutgers, as he tallied 26 points including 18 off 3-pointers and five in the extra period.

JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Sophomore wing Dane Miller scored 14 points in the Knights’ loss to Princeton but could not score the winning basket in regulation.

ERA: Miller’s winning drive

63-59 on a Mike Cobur n jumper a minute and a half attempt ends in charging foul later, stealing the energy of the largely divided crowd.

“In the beginning, we had a litcontinued from back tle first-game jitters,” said senior Still, Rutgers had the ball guard James Beatty, who scored with an oppor tunity to take the a team-high 15 points and had last shot with the game tied at four assists. “We were prepared, 65 and 17 seconds left in the we knew what they were going to game. Rice opted for a timeout, do and … we were anxious for one of many in the last few our first game. You could tell in minutes for the first-year the second half with the way we head coach. played all the jitters were gone “I take a little fault in this and we executed.” because maybe my play calling Rutgers nursed a one-point at the end should have been betlead after Princeton’s Dan ter,” Rice said. “But again, we’re Mavraides knocked down one of going to be in these games. his six total 3-point baskets and We’re going to be in tight, close the Knights’ Gilvydas Biruta games and we’ll have to learn fouled out of the contest. from these mistakes.”

Rice opted for various looks Out of the timeout, Rice’s defensively to control the Tigers’ motion offense gave the reins to lethal outside shooting, includMiller, who took ing man-to-man the ball from the defense and a 2-1perimeter and “In the beginning 2 zone. Princeton drove the lane. still shot 40 perwe had a little The sophocent from beyond more wing put up first-game jitters. ... the arc in the first a shot after makstanza, led by senYou could tell in the ior Mavraides’ 4ing contact with Princeton’s shooting second half ... the for-6 Brendan Connolly from downtown. and was called for Still, Rutgers jitters were gone.” a charging foul, chipped away at JAMES BEATTY giving the Tigers the Princeton lead Senior Guard a shot for the and cut its deficit win with 1.9 secto six on a onds remaining.

Mitchell buzzer“In my mind, I had two beater before halftime, trailing plays,” Miller said. “If [the 44-38.

Princeton defender] stood up, I The Tigers’ 44 points in the could have dumped it down to first half matched their total Austin Johnson or shoot the output from last season’s floater. I couldn’t make my mind matchup at the Louis Brown up. I knew what I wanted to do Athletic Center, in which and had it planned out.”

Rutgers won, 58-44.

Rutgers came out of halftime “They were a lot better [than with a purpose and wrestled last year],” said Miller, who finmomentum with Princeton ished the game with 14 points through the first 10 minutes of on 6-for-11 shooting. “They’re the second period of play. athletic, big and strong. I Rice’s 2-3 zone, combined couldn’t tell they were an Ivy with the quickness of freshman League team.” guard Mike Poole, helped creRice gets his second chance ate turnovers and fast-break at his first win on a Rutgers chances for the Knights, who sideline tonight when the took their first lead with 6:10 to Knights welcome Fairfield, the play in the contest.

MAAC’s preseason favorite, to The Knights took their the RAC as part of the Philly largest lead of the game at Hoop Group Classic.

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Turnovers, rebounding plague Knights in Cali

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ CORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers women’s basketball team did not need extra motivation as it approached its weekend excursion to California.

The Scarlet Knights made the WOMEN’S BASKETBALL s a m e trip two RUTGERS 50 y e a r s STANFORD 63 a g o , w h e n t h e squad played California and Stanford and came away with two decisive losses.

Though four of the same players from that team filled C. Vivian Stringer’s roster this time around, the Knights suffered two defeats to kick off the season, as the No. 2 Cardinal gave the Knights (0-2) their parting gift yesterday in the form of a 6350 loss.

“We learned that you have to play two halves — doesn’t matter if it’s Cal or Stanford or the Sisters of the Poor,” Stringer said. “We should play to our level of expectations, not to what the competition is.”

The Cardinals (1-0) came out firing in the second half, shooting 42.9 percent from the field behind 13 points from forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike, who led all scorers with 20 points.

After a first half when the Knights turned the ball over five times, the team picked up its trend from the previous game and struggled offensively to end the game with 15 turnovers.

Four of them came from junior point guard Khadijah Rushdan, who finished the game with just six points and seven assists.

The showing made it two games in a row in which Rushdan failed to generate a double-digit scoring effort and an effective assist-to-turnover ratio, spelling doom for Stringer’s team.

But in the first half, turnovers were not the problem for Rutgers.

The Knights entered halftime down just three after a miserable showing on the glass, as the Cardinals out-rebounded Stringer’s team 25-15 in the period.

Ten of those boards came on the offensive glass, and with the

ANDREW HOWARD / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO

Sophomore guard Erica Wheeler paced the Knights’ offense from the bench over the weekend, scoring 16 points in each of the team’s contests against California and No. 2 Stanford. rebounding advantage came 11 second-chance points, putting the Knights in a hole despite winning the turnover battle, 9-5.

But when it had to, Stanford got on a roll and pulled away almost immediately in the second half.

“Obviously we played a better first half than a second, and it’s something we’ll address,” Stringer said. “I thought we were tired, just a little tired. If you noticed in this game, we played six people. We have to be in better shape.”

Still, the Knights got a bit of an unexpected boost from sophomore guard Erica Wheeler, who scored 16 points for the second straight game to lead Rutgers in scoring. The Miami native went 7for-18 from the field and also got some help from junior forward

April Sykes, who went 2-for-6 from 3-point range to finish with 12 points.

Against the Golden Bears (10) on Friday in the team’s season opener, the same two issues of turnovers and rebounding plagued Stringer’s team.

Stringer noted her team was behind Cal the entire game the last time the two teams met, and though the Knights limited the opposition to just two fast break points, they could not win the battle in the paint.

Junior forward Chelsey Lee did her job in the post, as her 10 points and 14 boards paced the team down low.

The rest of Stringer’s team struggled on the boards, allowing the Golden Bears to score 24 second chance points and out gain the Knights, 46-37, on the glass en route to a 66-57 victory.

By game’s end, the team’s 16 tur novers proved to be its demise.

“We addressed the turnovers being key,” Stringer said. “The other would be defensive transition. Last time we played them it was like a track meet. Many times not even in the half court, we were more conscious of that.

“You can’t dribble penetrate and then turn the ball over. The turnovers were one of the things that killed us — the other was rebounding. We’re just not a big team — that was rather obvious. I thought Cal did a great job of attacking and finding the open people.”

Stringer’s team gets back into action Thursday, when the Knights head home to battle intrastate foe Princeton in their first game at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

While the Tigers don’t offer the same level of competition as Cal or Stanford, the Knights still have a lot of work to do.

“We were just trying to help too much,” Stringer said. “We don’t have a superstar on the team. We are a collective group of players that are concerned and worried about how we represent winning and losing. We need to remember that and try and win and lose together.”

— Adam Helfgott of WRSU contributed to this report

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Poole makes splash in college debut

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

PRINCETON — While 10 players saw the floor for the Rutgers men’s basketball KNIGHT t e a m NOTEBOOK Friday at Princeton, none provided as pleasant a surprise as Mike Poole.

The freshman guard played 24 minutes and finished tied for second on the team with 14 points in a 78-73 overtime loss at Jadwin Gymnasium.

“It felt like a regular basketball game,” Poole said. “I’ve been playing basketball since I was 5, so this was just another game.”

The St. Benedict’s Prep product deser ved much of the credit for Rutgers only facing a six-point deficit at halftime, as he had 10 first half points on 4of-5 shooting.

The 6-foot-5 guard, who only committed to Rutgers after head coach Mike Rice’s hiring, made jumpers, floaters and cut to the basket for contested layups.

“The first game, I was kind of nervous,” Poole said of a scrimmage against McGill. “That was really my first college game. I was just aggressive. Today, I had a purpose. I guess I tried to help my team the best way I can.”

But Poole still made his fair share of freshman mistakes, showing aggressiveness with five steals but also turning over the ball twice.

One freshman miscue came on one of Princeton guard Dan

Mavraides’ critical 3-pointers — a basket from the corner, where Poole missed his responsibility.

Under Rice, the Knights switch between man-to-man and zone defense, and the first-year coach took responsibility for Poole switching to zone when he should not have.

“We were in man at that point when Mavraides hit that shot in the corner, and I had a freshman — Mike Poole was unbelievable tonight — and we didn’t adjust perfectly,” Rice said. “That was my fault. It should have never been called and we should have just went man, because our man was good.”

On a team with only nine scholarship players, Poole will certainly continue to have a role and Rice has no problem in trusting his youth.

“A couple of voices in our huddle were interesting,” Rice said. “They weren’t just seniors — they were some of the freshmen, some of the sophomores and I like that.”

SENIOR

GUARD

JAMES

Beatty was influential in the Knights’ comeback, leading the team with 15 points and making multiple crowd-raising 3-pointers to grab hold of the momentum, but when he was needed most, he was on the bench.

The team captain went to the sideline with 2:20 remaining in overtime, when he began to suffer cramps.

“I can’t lie to you, being so close and not being able to help my teammates at the end of the game is killing me,” Beatty said.

“We’ll have to bounce back, but we’ll be OK.”

ALTHOUGH

FRESHMAN

Gilvydas Biruta won the battle with sophomore Austin Johnson for the fifth starting spot, Johnson made a much greater impact in the season opener.

The two swapped places less than four minutes into the game after Biruta picked up his second foul at the 16:48 mark. The St. Benedict’s Prep product fouled out with 4:04 remaining in regulation and finished with two rebounds and one point in 13 minutes.

Johnson grabbed four rebounds and scored nine points off the bench, including a pair of hook shots that were key to the Knights’ late comeback.

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PHOTOS BY JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Freshman guard Mike Poole, above, and forward Austin Johnson combined for 23 points in 54 minutes off the Rutgers bench.

LEFT PLENTY OF

points on the court, but none raise more questions than the eight left at the foul line.

The Knights shot 56 percent from the charity stripe, while the Tigers successfully iced the win by making each of their eight overtime attempts.

Princeton shot 74 percent from the line on the game.

THE KNIGHTS

RETURN TO

action tonight, when they host Fairfield (1-0) at 7:30 p.m. at the Louis Brown Athletic Center for the team’s home opener.

Both Princeton and Fairfield were the preseason picks to win their respective conferences — the Ivy League and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Extra blockers prove beneficial to Knights’ ground game

BY STEVEN MILLER

“Teddy was not healthy,” Schiano said. “We thought he would be. He’s got an injur y — I don’t know, he may not be better all year. They keep telling me it’s got to heal. I’m not a doctor, but he couldn’t do it. So I thought Sully stepped up and did a good job for his first time punting.”

The walk-on kicker averaged 39.3 yards per punt on six attempts and trapped the Orange inside their own 20-yard line four times. Sullivan is also the holder on field goal attempts.

“It’s a cool feeling to be able to get into a game, not at the expense of Teddy, of course,” the Hockessin, Del., native said.

“Coach Schiano does a great job of creating adversity during practice, so you definitely feel like it’s practice when you’re coming into a game.”

SPORTS EDITOR

Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano said all week leading up to a 13-10 loss t o KNIGHT Syracuse NOTEBOOK that he w o u l d play multiple offensive linemen.

The surprise came when seven were on the field at the same time.

In the Scarlet Knights’ powerrunning Wildcat package, Rutgers put its starting offensive line — Desmond Stapleton, Desmond Wynn, Howard Barbieri, Caleb Ruch and Devon Watkis — on the field, in addition to two more blockers.

Junior Art Forst lined up at tight end, and redshirt freshman guard Antwan Lower y made his home in the backfield as a fullback.

“We had a lot of people out there,” said Lowery, who occasionally appeared in the backfield at Christopher Columbus High School (Miami). “It helped us move the ball efficiently.”

But those were the only times Rutgers moved the ball.

Of the 280 yards of total of fense, 205 came out of Wildcat formations, which often — but not always — included extra blockers.

And in similar circumstances to the Knights’ loss to North Carolina earlier in the season, after running a Wildcat-heavy offense, they turned to the conventional passing game to attempt a game-winning drive.

Rutgers’ final two drives displayed the same porous pass

SAVAGE

SCOTT TSAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Redshirt freshman Antwan Lowery, who was previously part of the offensive-line shuffle at right guard, appeared in the backfield at fullback on Wildcat plays, when there were seven linemen on the field.

protection — with only five linemen — that it had throughout the entire season. Syracuse sacked sophomore quarterback Tom Savage on each of those efforts, once pushing Rutgers out of field-goal range and once killing the clock and forcing a Hail Mary attempt.

The Orange also sacked freshman quar terback Chas Dodd twice in the first half.

“We gave up four sacks. That’s not acceptable and that’s been an issue we’ve had all season,” Schiano said in his day-after teleconference. “We’ve tried to make strides. We’ve tried to do some things to help schematically, but at the end of the day, you still need to throw the ball down the field and to do that you need to protect.”

WHILE

AN

INJURY

TO

senior Teddy Dellaganna has led to uncharacteristic performances from the usually steady punter in recent weeks, it finally limited him to the sideline.

Junior kicker San San Te took over Dellaganna’s kickoff responsibilities Oct. 16 against Army, and Saturday, redshirt freshman Kyle Sullivan handled punts.

FACED A QUESTION

about his future with the program in the postgame locker room after receiving his first significant action since injuring his hand Oct. 2 against Tulane and giving way to Dodd to star t under center.

The once highly touted recruit from Cardinal O’Hara High School (Pa.) refuted the notion that he might transfer.

“We’re here to win a national championship,” Savage said.

“That’s what I came here to do and it’s the only thing we’re focused on — getting the Big East [title] and winning bowl games. That’s the only thing that’s impor tant to me and Coach decides what’s best for the team, and that’s what I’m going to do.”

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Deering dominates, shoulders offensive burden

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ CORRESPONDENT

NICHOLAS BRASOWSKI / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Freshman wideout Jeremy Deering had a career game out of the Wildcat, carrying the ball 29 times for 166 yards and a score.

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T

hree New Jersey products signed National Letters of Intent last week to join next season’s Rutgers women’s basketball team.

The Scarlet Knights snagged two guards from Neptune High School in 5-foot-6 Shakena Richardson and 5-foot-7 Syessence Davis.

Richardson is the fourthranked point guard in the country by ESPNU HoopGurlz and averaged 12.3 points and 3.9 assists as a junior.

Davis, a combo guard, averaged 12.2 points, 5.5 rebounds in her junior campaign, as she and Richardson helped lead Neptune to its first NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title that same year.

The Knights also received a Letter of Intent from 6-foot-3 for ward Cristina Evans to help bolster their height-deficient post game.

Evans averaged 14.9 points and 12 rebounds per game in her junior campaign at Jackson Memorial.

WRESTLING

team took second place at the Oklahoma Gold Tournament Saturday in Brockport, N.Y. Senior DJ Russo successfully defended his title in the heavyweight bracket, winning the championship for the secondstraight year after defeating Quintas McCorkle of Clarion by an 8-1 score.

No. 9 Oklahoma took first in the tournament by posting a score of 145.5, 20 more points than the Scarlet Knights.

For full coverage, see tomorrow’s edition.

WITH

UTAH

FALLING ,

28-3, against Notre Dame over the weekend and Boise State winning, 52-14, at Idaho, the Associated Press college football rankings got a little shaken up.

Texas Christian, who defeated then No. 5 Utah, 47-7, two weeks ago, dropped a spot to No. 4 in the polling after the Utes fell for the second straight game.

Boise State jumped up to No. 3 with its win, as Utah dropped all the way to No. 25.

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BUFFALO

BILLS

earned their first win of the season yesterday, becoming the final team in the NFL to earn its first victory. The victory came on the Detroit Lions’ final possession, when the squad failed on a two-point conversion in an attempt to tie the game with 19 seconds on the clock.

The loss also extended the Lions current road-losing streak to 25 games, an NFL record.

With the arrival of the versatile Mohamed Sanu last season, the Wild Knight formation became FOOTBALL commonplace in dictating a change of pace for the Rutgers football team.

But in the Scarlet Knights’13-10 loss to Syracuse on Saturday, the formation set the pace for the Rutgers offense without the sophomore wide receiver taking the majority of the snaps.

In his stead, another wideout rose to the occasion.

“I thought Jeremy [Deering] did really well,” said head coach Greg Schiano. “Obviously he didn’t do it alone. He rushed for a lot of yards, got some good blocking and Jeremy did what we asked him to do exactly.

“He’s cer tainly grown up and getting better, but at the end of the day, it wasn’t enough. We need to be able to do more offensively and score more points.”

Schiano’s offense came out in the Wild Knight formation for 36 of the team’s 73 offensive plays and accounted for more than half of the offense’s total yardage on the day.

With junior running back Joe Martinek out due to injury and Sanu bothered by his leg after the second quarter, the Knights had to rely on Deering to shoulder the load.

In a losing effort, the freshman had a record day on the ground by doing what he does best, according to teammates.

“Jeremy is a tough runner,” said Sanu, who rushed for 24 yards on five carries before leaving the game with a leg injury.

“We were talking about it all week, just running the ball hard and making sure you’ve got square shoulders. [Deering] did that and he was able to be a success at it.”

Deering posted a career day rushing against the Orange, carrying the ball 29 times for 166 yards to lead all players in rushing in the game.

The Tampa native also recorded the first rushing touchdown of his rookie season off a sweep from 19 yards out at the 11:06 mark of the third quarter.

The score gave the Knights a 10-7 lead and momentum to kick off the second half, but to Deering, it was just a matter of reaction.

“I was hoping to run it inside, but I saw an open hole on the outside so I just took it,” he said.

The Leto High School (Fla.) product saw a limited role in the wrinkle early on this season when Tulane crashed the Knights’ Homecoming party and left Piscataway with a 17-14 victory.

The freshman came away with five yards rushing on four attempts against the Green Wave and it was not until the team took on Pittsburgh on Oct. 23 that Deering took the majority of the snaps from the

Wild Knight due to a Sanu ankle injur y.

Deering rushed for 25 yards on five carries in that contest and has since grown into the role.

“Things happen like injuries and guys have to step up,” said redshirt freshman offensive lineman Antwan Lowery, who lined up as a fullback to block for Deering. “Jeremy has really stepped up into the Wildcat role and he’s mastered it. He’s getting better every week. He’s really stepped up and as a young kid he really has been playing well in the Wildcat role.”

With Martinek’s return yet to be determined because of ankle issues, the Knights may turn to the Wild Knight even more in the team’s final three games in order to run the ball effectively.

The offensive line has struggled to protect quarterbacks Tom Savage and Chas Dodd this season, but the unit still feels comfortable in the formation no matter who makes the calls.

While consistent quarterback play has been an Achilles’ heel for Rutgers this season, relying on its playmakers to help dictate the pace of the offense may be key in the team’s stretch run, when it must win two of the last three games to qualify for a bowl.

“You’re talking about Jeremy and Mohamed — two playmakers on this team,” Lower y said.

“Pretty much whoever is back there we have confidence in and they have confidence in us. It’s all about every guy doing their job so we can get better.”

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OUT OF REACH Third straight loss puts RU’s postseason hopes in jeopardy as ’Cuse earns bowl berth with late field goal

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

When San San Te’s kick landed well short of its mark with 3:51 on the clock, it all came crashing down.

FOOTBALL Not only did the Rutgers football team manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory for the second straight week, losing 13-10 to Syracuse on Saturday, but head coach Greg Schiano is dangerously close to seeing his bowl game streak snapped.

The Scarlet Knights (4-5, 1-3) dropped within half a game of the Big East cellar and need two wins in their final three games to even have a chance at going to a bowl for the sixth consecutive season.

“It gets more and more frustrating with each game we play and we don’t come out with a win,” said sophomore receiver Mark Harrison, who led the team with four catches for 68 yards. “There’s nothing we can do about it now. Syracuse came out and they played a great game. This losing streak that we’re going on is something that has to stop.”

Syracuse (7-3, 4-2) picked apart the Rutgers defense with ease after junior Te’s 45-yard field goal fluttered below the crossbar and successfully took down the Knights for the second straight season.

The Orange rattled off an 11-play, 66-yard drive behind 37 rushing yards from backup tailback Antwon Bailey. Kicker Ross Krautman — from Ramapo, N.J., and the same high school as Schiano — drilled a 24yarder to win it.

“They executed better than we did on the last drive,” said senior safety and team captain Joe Lefeged. “That’s the bottom line.”

To complete the irony, Doug Marrone went to 11-11 in his second year as Syracuse head coach with the win and Schiano dropped back below .500 for his 10-year head coaching career. Syracuse also becomes bowl eligible for the first time in six years as Rutgers is close to having its fiveyear streak snapped.

“It brought us to the bowl game,” said Krautman on his game-winner. “That was

GAME 9

NICHOLAS BRASOWSKI / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore quarterback Tom Savage threw an incompletion as he fell to the ground on the Scarlet Knights’ last fourth-down attempt.

Syracuse sacked Savage on the previous play, as the 6-foot-5 signal caller could not lead Rutgers downfield into field goal range.

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Rice era begins with new look, same result in loss to Princeton

BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

PRINCETON — Head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice removed his spor t jacket just two minutes into Friday night’s season-opening MEN’S BASKETBALL 78-73 over time loss at Princeton.

RUTGERS 73 Rice knew his PRINCETON 78 Scarlet Knights (01) would be in for a dogfight at Jadwin Gymnasium, but the extent of that fight was not evident until 7:12 remained in the first half — when Rutgers trailed, 30-17.

“We’re going to play close games,” Rice said. “To be honest with you, I’m still learning. I could have went to Dane [Miller] here, or I could have went to [Jonathan Mitchell] here, or I could have went to Austin Johnson.

I’m still figuring out as the close games happen who we should go to.”

The Tigers (1-0) outscored the Knights, 13-8, in the overtime period to give the Ivy League’s preseason favorites their first win of the season.

Despite giving up 78 points to the usually methodical Princeton offense, the Rutgers defense allowed only 21 second-half points and forced 10 turnovers.

“I’m going to blame [associate head coach David] Cox for scouting them too well,” Rice said. “We knew what they were doing and we were following them, reacting [in the first half]. We were reacting instead of making them react to us. We’re the aggressor … we’re the ones who really get up in you. We were aggressive in the second half.”

The sophomore Johnson gave Rutgers a 3-point advantage on a hook shot with 1:45 remaining in regulation, but the Knights failed to produce another bucket for the rest of regulation.

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JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Head coach Mike Rice and the Rutgers bench reacts to a referee’s decision in Rice’s first official game with the Scarlet Knights, who lost to Princeton in overtime.