The Daily Targum 2010-11-16

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For the second straight year, senior heavyweight DJ Russo struck gold at the Oklahoma Gold Tournament this past weekend as the Knights finished in second place.

RUSA addresses financial concerns, U. budget crisis

BY DEVIN SIKORSKI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

In an effort to shed light on the University’s budgetary situation, a panel of Rutgers University Student Assembly members addressed financial concerns some college students may have.

The event, “Rutgers Budget and the State of Higher Education,” was held in Livingston Hall and gave a thorough analysis of the University’s budget, how federal and private loans differ and what the burden of college debt is for students.

RUSA Vice President Matthew Cordeiro said although the presentation provided many statistics, the most important aspect to understand is things are changing.

“At one point, there were tons of colleges you could go to and they were accessible,” said Cordeiro, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “But now that is starting to change and that change has accelerated.”

An example of this change is the increase in tuition in past decades, which Cordeiro said does not truly reflect the ups and downs of the national economy.

“Over the years and even in times of bust and boom, state support for the University has decreased so this is a really interesting problem to have,” he said.

University Affairs Chair Kristen Clarke said it is this decrease in state aid and increase in tuition that might eventually rid a student’s ability to pay for their education.

“In 1990, the state was paying a little over 65 percent of a student’s education and the student was only paying 35 percent. Now, that is actually reversed,” said Clarke, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

Erik Straub, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, added the increase in tuition also means an increase in debt for college students, which he said reached unprecedented levels in recent years.

“For the first time this June, The Wall Street Journal reported that student debt had surpassed credit card debt,” Straub said.

“In a short period of time, debt has skyrocketed for students.”

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Students talk about their experiences with being undocumented and being forced to pay out-of-state tuition because of their status.

The Latino Student Council will meet University President Richard L. McCormick today to discuss the University’s role in this issue.

Students share stories of tuition burdens

BY COLLEEN ROACHE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Former University student Piash Worthing did not know he was an undocumented immigrant until after graduating in the top 5 percent of his high school class and receiving an acceptance letter from the University.

Worthing, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at the age of 10, now attends Middlesex County College, because the out-ofstate tuition rate the University required he pay was too expensive.

“I was a minor when my parents brought me here,” he said. “I had no choice. I took 12 credits my first

year, and that pretty much bankrupted me.”

Worthing’s stor y is common for many young people across the state, a situation the Latino Student Council is fighting to change.

About 50 students from the University attended a panel discussion on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act and instate tuition last night in the main lounge of Frelinghuysen Hall on the College Avenue campus.

The event, titled “The Faces of the DREAM: Not Just a Latino Thing,” was a panel discussion of the issue of whether undocumented students who can prove long-term residency in New

Jersey should pay the same tuition rates as U.S. citizens who live in the state.

“The purpose of the program is to educate people,” said council political chair Jorge Casalins. “Number one: It’s not just a Latino issue. Number two: It’s an ongoing fight.”

When it comes to in-state tuition for undocumented students, New Jersey is an ambivalent state, meaning each institution in the state may implement its own policies, said Casalins, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

The group wants University President Richard L. McCormick to adopt the policy here, a decision its

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Alumna floats to top of art business for Macy’s parade PERSON OF THE WEEK

BY AMY ROWE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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RUSA Vice President Matt Cordeiro discusses the University’s budget, how federal and private loans differ and the issues of college debt last night at the Livingston Student Center.

Standing out against a New York City backdrop is a difficult task, but each year Mason Gross School of the Arts alumna Beth Lucas uses paints to do just that.

This is because she is the head scenic painter at the Macy’s Parade BETH Studio in Hoboken.

“New York City is the liveliest backdrop there is, and we need to make the floats stand out from it,” said Jennifer Palmer, a designer at the studio. “Our ability to do that is largely due to Beth’s color renderings. She brings a vitality and playfulness to everything she does.”

Lucas has worked at the studio for 25 years and currently manages a staff of 20 painters who decorate each float.

“I have my hands on everything you see in the parade,” Lucas said.

Palmer, who has worked with Lucas for 11 years, said her painting makes the floats stand out.

“Beth is also the fastest painter I have ever met,” Palmer said.

“Hands down. I don’t know what we would do without her.”

Creating the famous parade LUCAS floats is a group effort where many others contribute to the finished products, Lucas said.

It starts with companies that submit designs to the studio. Architects plan blueprints for each float, and craftsmen execute carpentry and armature work.

“There are a lot of craftsmen in the studio,” Lucas said. “I put the icing on the cake.”

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CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS GAMING ISSUES A national conference entitled, “The Game behind the Video Game,” is expected to draw in more than 100 experts, scholars and students on April 8-9 to The Heldrich Hotel and Conference Center in New Brunswick.

“The world of video games is changing quickly and offering new opportunities for businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals to capitalize,” said Jorge Reina Schement, conference chair and dean of the School of Communication and Information, in a University Media Relations press release.

“At the same time, there are tough questions that have yet to be answered.”

The event will serve as an opportunity for professionals to discuss the legal, ethical, economic and social issues that result from video game popularity, according to the release.

The keynote speaker is Greg Lastowka, a professor at the Rutgers School of Law-Camden, who authored the novel, “Virtual Justice: The New Laws of Online Worlds,” and co-founded Terra Nova, a virtual world blog.

There are recent court cases disputing virtual property and crimes against “avatars,” the online version of real-life players.

“A lot of hot issues in virtual worlds carry over to social software generally,” Lastowka said.

“As our investments in these online spaces increase, we’re going to see more calls for courts and legislators to grapple with the issues that virtual worlds raise.”

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Student examines effects of high school suspensions

BY ANDREA GOYMA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

University graduate student Jennifer Jones is aware that approximately 3.3 million 16 to 24year-olds have not earned a high school diploma or its equivalent.

But what she wants to know is if there is a link between that number and the 3.4 million student suspensions occurring in the nation’s schools over the course of a year.

Jones, a second-year student at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, is receiving acclaim for her research on school suspensions, its impact on later school achievement and whether it increases the likelihood of school dropouts.

“Punishment is supposed to deter bad behavior, yet these are the same kids who keep getting suspended,” she said. “So we have to start researching for alternatives that will shed more light on what will work.”

Jones’ research is an extension of a study conducted by her mentor Anne Gregory, an assistant professor at the GSAPP who compiled data on students placed at risk for four years.

She relied heavily on Gregory’s data in order to study the possible link between school dropouts and suspensions.

“She is working on the ninth to 12th grade trajectory of the students — as of yet my other studies have gone from ninth to 10th,” Gregory said. “So this will be the first study looking across the four years.”

Current research is limited to middle school and elementary

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students, and only a few studies focus on school discipline and achievement in later years, Jones said. This does not put research into managing student behavior in high school, which is more difficult for teachers.

“Students frequently change classes and have several teachers [in high school],” she said.

“That’s why it’s important for teachers and colleges, especially in urban districts, to be aware of the issue and offer programs where teachers can learn how to better manage low-achieving students.”

The motivation for Jones’ study is that African-American students are two to three times over-represented in school discipline, which Gregory said is an enduring pattern.

“I have been conducting research for the past decade on teacher practices and school policies that might help reduce this racial discipline gap,” she said.

Under her guidance, Jones is statistically isolating the negative effects of school suspension, Gregory said.

“She is going to help determine whether suspension propels students who are already on a negative academic trajector y toward even worse academic outcomes,” she said.

By analyzing a series of videotaped interviews conducted with student volunteers, Jones looked for any recurring themes that would help her develop a framework, Jones said.

She hoped this would put the students’ opinions, thoughts and feelings concerning studentteacher relationships in context.

A reason for using student inter views is that the voices of many students were not included in similar quantitative studies, she said. One of her observations correlates with a recent study by Gregor y that found students who were considered “bad” by some teachers were actually doing well with others in the school.

In the interviews, Jones also found these “bad” students responded positively to constructive communication by teachers who they felt cared for them.

“The same kids who reacted aggressively toward teachers who simply punished them were also the same ones who responded positively to teachers who ‘get them,’” Jones said.

“These are the teachers who make an ef for t to give [students] reasons why they are punishing them.”

Two of their four focus students stated the Office Discipline Referrals do not deter them from their negative behavior, she said.

Since the referrals are handed out so often, the students do not care if another is given out.

“It’s all a matter of increasing their level of engagement,” Jones said. “If kids are just being sent out for being ‘bad,’ it’s not a learning experience.”

While she understands it is sometimes necessary for schools to suspend students, Jones said teachers also have to be open to alternative solutions, like building a relationship by listening to the students.

“One student complained that teachers don’t listen to whatever she has to say,” she said.

Jones co-presented her research with Aisha Thompson, a postgraduate masters scholar from the University of Virginia, at the Association of Black Psychologists’ 42nd Annual International Convention in Chicago.

As an extension to studies and data collected by her mentor Anne Gregor y, Jones’ research led her to receive the Black Ribbon Scholarship graduate Research Award in July as well as a merit award from the Executive Women of New Jersey.

Le Ondra Clark, chairperson of the General Assembly for ABPsi, said the ABPsi Council of Elders sponsored the scholarship, which recognizes the dedication and hard work of student researchers.

“In order to be considered for the research award, the ABPsi National Convention Board must accept the research prior to application and the research must focus on the African Diaspora,” she said.

Given the negative effects of current disciplinary action and the overrepresentation of African-American students, it is important to understand whether there is a link between school discipline rates and dropout rates, Jones said.

“We haven’t run the numbers yet, but we’re hoping that there will be a link,” Jones said.

“If there is, we ultimately want people to be aware of the issue and encourage others to conduct similar research that may find a better solution than school suspension.”

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University students and residents of Silvers Apartments on Busch campus host a game night in honor of Rutgers Football defensive tackle Eric LeGrand, who lived in Silvers and attended the Monday game nights. Students held a fundraiser, selling shirts from Scarlet Fever and organizing a poster signing to support LeGrand.

STORIES: NJ governor opposed to In-State Tuition Act continued from front members hope he will make when they meet with him today at noon.

Casalins said he wanted the event to be an opportunity for students to see the issue of in-state tuition as less abstract.

“That’s a big problem that we’ve had,” he said. “We talk about the undocumented population as just a number, but you don’t really see a face. When you see an actual student and they talk about their hardships and what they’ve had to go through, it really hits home.”

Rutgers Union Estudiantil Puertorriquena Political Chair Shereen Hassanein mirrored that sentiment.

Marisol Conde-Hernandez is another one of the affected.

“I can only pay for, here at Rutgers, maybe six credits at most and even then, I’m barely breathing,” she said. “If something like this passed in New Jersey, it would significantly alleviate stress.”

Ten states across the country have in-state tuition policies, including California, where yesterday the Supreme Court upheld its policy, Casalins said.

“It just suggests that the federal government is out of the courts on this,” said panelist Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale, of the Reformed Church in Highland Park.

Journalists for Human Rights President Talissa Patrick, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, called the state’s status a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

“You can get the same [K-12] education, you can put in the same work, but unless you have

the papers … they say you can’t get an education,” she said.

Kaper-Dale said the in-state tuition issue reaches beyond undocumented students and affects the nation as a whole.

“I’m thrilled to see there’s advocacy on the local level,” Kaper-Dale said. “We’re making this decision for the betterment of society as we move forward.”

Conde-Hernandez agreed with Kaper-Dale’s idea that this issue affects all Americans.

“Think about how much American taxpayers — and my parents included in that group as well — invested in educating me through public school systems,” she said. “You’re not going to get a single penny of a return in your investment.”

The New Jersey In-State Tuition Bill, which failed to reach the Senate floor in Januar y, would have permitted students who have lived in the state for at least three years to pay the instate tuition rate at public colleges and universities, regardless of citizenship status.

Gov. Chris Christie has voiced opposition in the past to granting the privilege to undocumented students.

“We live off of hope — that’s our breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack,” Conde-Hernandez said. “[But] there’s going to be a time in which hope just won’t cut it.”

This is first event the council has hosted regarding in-state tuition since September’s In-State Tuition Week, Casalins said.

Co-sponsors for the event included La Unidad Latina, Rutgers Union Estudiantil Puertorriquena, Latinos Entering Government and Law, Lambda Upsilon Lambda, the Latin Images Special Interest Floor and Journalists for Human Rights.

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Ten states have in-state tuition policies, including California. Students are urging the University and state to implement the act as well.

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Researchers uncover how self-induced orgasms alleviate pain

BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Researchers at the University claim to have unwrapped another layer of what goes on in a woman’s mind during an orgasm — or at least the physiological aspects of it.

Through brain imaging, scientists analyzed the brain during sexual climax and discovered that vaginal self-stimulations naturally block out pain.

Research that led to this finding originally began in an animal research laborator y where Rutgers-Newark psychology Professor Barr y Komisaruk discovered animals were able to block pain through a hormone released after they give birth.

“I got into studying vaginal stimulation 25 years ago, on laboratory animals,” Komisaruk said.

“I focused on the endocrine reflexes, especially relaxin, which is one of the peptides to relax pubic openings and soften and enlarge the cervix.”

He brought his findings on vaginal stimulation back to

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University laboratories where he conducted a study using rats. By stimulating pain after pinching the rat’s foot, Komisaruk found that self-stimulation blocks the response of pain, but does not affect the sense of touch to the brain.

To identify the neurotransmitter involved with this phenomenon, Komisaruk worked with Rutgers-Newark chemistr y Professor Frank Jordan to identify the peptide that was released for pain relief.

Jordan found that the vasoactive intestinal peptide produced the analgesia, or absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness, Komisaruk said.

“We then administered this into the rat’s spinal cord and found that this acts as a suppressor to the pain threshold, and suppresses the motor and sensor y response through selfstimulation which we saw through the dilation of the pupils,” he said.

At that point, Komisar uk applied his research to humans to see if women with severe

spinal cord injuries could still experience the pain-blocking ability produced by an orgasm, even if they had complete brain damage.

“These women had the highest level of spinal cord injur y to the sensor y system,” Komisar uk said. “Yet these

“Orgasms are more than just an action.

[They are] rather an insight to our minds.”

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women still showed sexual responses during vaginal-cer vical stimulation.”

From the research, he and his team determined the ner ve for this action was not within the spinal cord, but the vagus ner ve, located outside the spinal cord in the lower brain stem.

The team decided to run experiments on able-bodied women instead.

“There was no problem finding women to participate in this study, and volunteers were compensated $100 for their time,” Komisaruk said.

Nan Wise, a post-doctoral psychology student who worked with Komisaruk on the study, was in charge of recruiting women to do this study.

“The more we understand how the brain functions, the more we can help people regulate it,” Wise said.

The team collected data at University of Medicine and Dentistr y of New Jersey in Newark, where par ticipants stimulated themselves under a blanket in an MRI machine, Komisar uk said.

They raised their left hands when they were climaxing and put it down when they were done.

They found that the lower brain region was activated and could see it in the MRI, Komisaruk said. The team was the first to record and publish

this type of information in the research community.

“Orgasms are beyond one event, [but] rather a networking of events inside the brain,” Wise said.

The team is now studying the different aspects and sequences of orgasm activation by comparing the orgasms of women who climaxed through just their thoughts versus the standard orgasms that happen through stimulation, Wise said.

“We just received a grant from the National Health Institute, Cooper Hospital in Camden, a private contributor and a small amount from the state to study men’s response after prostate surgery,” Komisaruk said.

Aside from Wise, retired College of Nursing Professor Beverly Whipple also worked on the project and co-authored the book “The Science of Orgasm” with him, Komisaruk said. Like many of his published work, the book presses further into the details of women’s orgasms.

“Orgasms are more than just an action,” Wise said. “[They are] rather an insight to our minds.”

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Students laugh as student comedians perform stand-up during an open-mic event last night during the Red Lion Comedy Show in the Red Lion Cafe in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

RUSA: College debt has doubled during past 10 years continued from front Straub said this is a concrete example that students have fewer choices in a higher education system than in previous generations.

“Debt has doubled in the last 10 years so this is not something that everybody knows what it’s like,” he said. “This is a completely new phenomenon that people did not expect.”

Cordeiro made sure those in attendance knew this phenomenon is not unique to the University or the state.

“This is not just a trend local to New Jersey,” he said. “This is a

national trend and people all over the country are experiencing the same effects with student loans.”

In addition to students increasing their college debt, Kevin Lyman, a School of Engineering sophomore, said this means they are also increasing the chance of having to default their college loans while making profits for private lenders.

“If the government and banks are profiting from you defaulting, that gives them no incentive to control tuition rates,” L yman said. “Student loans guarantee income for colleges whether or not you can afford them.”

With the power banks now possess in higher education, Joel Salvino, a School of Arts and Sciences senator, added it is now

corporations like Sallie Mae or Bank of America that make college available for those who cannot afford it.

“There are not enough government loans to appease all the students who need,” said Salvino, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “Banks are the ones who create all these advertisements, and they are the ones who fuel the record enrollment in school.”

But Salvino said the way for students to better this situation is to actively organize and wean out the problems to avoid fur ther problems.

“As government de-funds our future, private banks make profit from our pain,” he said. “The banks and politicians don’t care

about us. The future of our school is our hands.”

As state funding continues to decrease, Internal Affairs Chair John Aspray said this will cause the University to treat education as a commodity and turn a public institution into a corporation.

“The idea is, in order to increase enrollment and bring revenue to the University you have to brand the University as providing a special service,” said Aspray, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

An example of the University branding its special service is the expansion of the stadium, which Aspray said the University could not afford.

“You can like cars but you shouldn’t buy a ferrari if you don’t have money for rent,” he said.

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The scenic painter’s entire work year culminates around Thanksgiving, a holiday she never gets off, she said. Lucas works on the floats all year round, working overtime and on weekends closer to the holiday.

As the day slowly arrives, Lucas is busy assembling and transporting the floats to and from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

The studio’s staff brings the collapsed floats through the Lincoln Tunnel where they gather near the Museum of Natural History, Lucas said. From there, they spend the night and early morning assembling the floats and getting ready for the parade.

After setting up, buses take Lucas and her colleagues downtown to 34th Street at the end of the parade route.

“We arrive there around 8 a.m. and have breakfast,” Lucas said. “By the time we’re done, the first float is coming in and we start packing them up again.”

Lucas said she misses Thanksgiving dinner at home while working at the parade, but the studio makes up for it with a catered Thanksgiving meal the next day for all the studio workers and their families.

“It’s a great festivity. I always bring my parents,” Lucas said.

“All of us pass out in our dishes.”

Her father, Robert Lucas, is proud to see his daughter’s work in the parade year after year.

“We’ve been to parades in the sun, rain and snow, and the energy for the crew to put on another show better than last year is always there,” he said. “Her fellow artists are like family. It’s almost like being in camp when you’re in their company.”

While earning her Master of Fine Ar ts in painting at the University, Lucas never pictured herself working as a parade-float painter.

“I was really into painting and I loved going to Rutgers because I had the freedom to be in my studio 24/7,” Lucas said.

Encouragement to join the studio came from friend and fellow classmate, Mary Howard, a Mason Gross School of the Arts alumna.

“I remember her telling me ‘Beth, you have to come to the studio and see what it’s like. You have to work here,’” Lucas said.

After graduating, Lucas moved to Jersey City, just five minutes from the studio.

“It’s really hard to find work as an artist,” she said. “A lot of it is just freelance work. I’m really lucky to have walked in to this.”

Lucas spends her free time on her own artwork at her inhome studio.

“I do a lot of floor pieces,” she said. “They’re very colorful. It’s hard for me to describe my work.”

When not working on parade floats at the studio, Lucas also helps paint pieces for the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Show and Flower Show.

“I love my job,” she said. “I paint every day and it obviously shows I enjoy it because I’ve been here for 25 years.”

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VICTOR KIM SEBS SENIOR “I think anything free [or discounted] is great.

I’m broke, so this is great.”

“I think it’s a good idea because a lot of students are oblivious to what rights they have.

This is an outlet to help students realize what they can do to help themselves out.”

MARILYNN ROBAYO SAS SENIOR “It’s pretty cool but I feel like no one is really going to use it, so it doesn’t make a difference if it’s free.”

SAM RODRIGUES — SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES JUNIOR HAZAM SALEH SAS JUNIOR

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“I think it’s actually very convenient for students, especially for those who don’t have the knowledge of lease agreements, the ins and outs and the loops. It’s cool that the college offers some legal advice about this.”

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CHRIS KELLY SAS JUNIOR “I think it’s a great opportunity nowadays because kids aren’t really aware about that kind of stuff.”

JIM NELAN SAS SENIOR “I think it’s pretty unique.

Just in case you don’t have it at home, you can go to the University, which is great.”

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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Researchers study treatments for female alcoholics

BY MARY DIDUCH MANAGING EDITOR

Once a week, groups of women, ranging from top business executives to those receiving welfare, visit the Center of Alcohol Studies on Busch campus to receive treatment for alcohol use disorder in one of Elizabeth Epstein’s newest studies.

A licensed psychologist and research professor at the University, Epstein is searching for a more costefficient and effective treatment for female alcoholics as part of the new Women’s Treatment Project.

“There really is no pattern as to who has an alcohol problem,” Epstein said.

Epstein, the principal investigator, has studied this topic at the University since 1989 with coprincipal investigator and former University researcher Barbara McCrady, but with couples. She started specifically focusing this summer on alcoholic women who seek group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is skills-based treatment for alcohol use disorders.

“What we found with the couples, with the women, if the woman has a supportive partner who’s willing to come in and do the treatment with her, it’s a good therapy,” Epstein said.

Many women do not have a partner, their partner does not

want to come with them or they do not want their partner in treatment with them, she said.

“We wanted to develop a treatment that incorporated social support, but not relying on the spouse for support, because so many women don’t want that option or have that option,” Epstein said.

Their CBT treatments give patients specialized, individualized skills to remain sober, prevent relapse and learn other coping mechanisms for life’s issues.

Epstein said those with alcohol use disorder often experience a funneling effect — their life focuses completely around the alcohol.

“When you take the alcohol out, you have to help them figure out what else to do with their time,” she said.

Women who abuse alcohol drink more than seven standard drinks — five ounces of wine, one 12-ounce beer or one-and-a-half ounces of hard liquor — a week, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Epstein defines alcohol use disorder by the negative effects of alcohol, although it is correlated with quantity. People often have withdrawal symptoms, low tolerance and a physiological dependence on alcohol.

The study also looks to make group CBT treatment female-specific, she said. Women have a different set of drinking problems than men.

They metabolize alcohol less efficiently and have different triggers — they tend to drink alone, in response to emotional problems and when around others who are also drinking.

To compare the female-specific CBT individual and group treatments, Epstein and the clinicians administer cer tain skills once a week to two randomized groups of women — one that par ticipates in group therapy, and the other in individual therapy.

“I’m not just helping the woman, I’m helping her family, her kids.”

ELIZABETH EPSTEIN University Research Professor

The skills include dealing with heavy drinkers in a social network, assertiveness training, anger and depression and anxiety management, self-care and self-reliance.

The researchers plan to treat 200 women over about three years. Each woman spends about 15 months in the program — three in therapy and the rest in post-treatment interviews — and receive a detailed assessment and supervision to ensure proper treatment, Epstein said.

Since most substance-abuse treatment is delivered in a group format, the researchers want to see if their new program can work in the real world.

There has been an increased popularity in CBT therapy over the traditional Alcoholic Anonymous, peersuppor t, 12-step program over the past decade, Epstein said.

“One of the problems with AA over the years is it’s not very flexible to accommodate individual differences among people, so about 40 percent of people who go to AA like it and do well there.

The other 60 percent generally don’t do as well and there were not many alternatives for them,” Epstein said.

McCrady, now a distinguished professor of psychology and the director of The Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions at the University of New Mexico, agreed.

“The actual therapy itself is well established as an ef fective treatment,” McCrady said.

The study has so far successfully treated about 30 women, Epstein said.

“I think that’s why so many women get better — if they don’t we try to figure out why and we try to fix it so that they do get better,” Epstein said, adding that about 15 percent do not make it through treatment for various reasons.

She said they also hope to study what about the treatment causes people to change.

“We don’t really know exactly what is happening inside the therapy that’s making people do better,” Epstein said.

Some of these mechanisms, which are difficult to pinpoint, include social support, motivation and improving the women’s skills to cope with life stresses and drinkingrelated situations, McCrady said.

Group therapy could be more effective than individualized therapy, but for reasons that are unknown as of yet, McCrady said.

She hopes at the end, the researchers will be able to say group therapy yields the same results as more expensive individualized help, especially with today’s rising health care costs.

Epstein said for the same ser vices on the open market, a patient would pay around $2,000. This study of fers free help and even pays par ticipants at cer tain stages.

Epstein, who also practices privately, said treating these women is gratifying and rewarding.

“When they get better, you tend to see ripple ef fects in their families. They’re spending more time being a better mother and that makes me feel good, too,” she said. “I’m not just helping the woman, I’m helping her family, her kids.”

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Arms control treaty ensures safety

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resident Barack Obama recently made it clear in a meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that his “top priority” is the New START arms control treaty. It is encouraging to hear that Obama has set his sights on such a crucial treaty, one that seeks to impose stricter regulations on nuclear armaments and could help to foster safer, friendlier relations with Russia. Unfortunately, since August the treaty has been stalled in the Senate.

There is no excuse for the Senate’s delay. This is a treaty that needs to be addressed — more specifically, this is a treaty that needs to be ratified. The people of the United States and Russia can no longer rely on the threat of mutually assured destruction as a stopgap solution to nuclear war. It may have worked thus far, but it is too intangible to be of any real help for much longer. The United States and Russia need a more specific and more stringent set of guidelines regarding nuclear arms. After all, the world could always be a safer place. The government should take as many steps as possible to ensure the security of all people.

Of course, ratification of the treaty is not as black and white as presented above. Rather, there is a whole host of issues that needs to be addressed regarding the ratification of the treaty. In seeking to curb the proliferation of nuclear arms, the treaty asks for the nations to dismantle certain bits of defense infrastructure that may be difficult to phase out. The defense systems currently in place are so thoroughly ingrained into the structures of the United States and Russia that radical restructuring needs to be done in order for both nations to comply. This is not necessarily a bad thing — just something which politicians need to address before ratifying the treaty.

Another issue that arises is the disposing of dismantled armaments safely. This is an issue that cannot be taken lightly, as improper disposable of nuclear systems could be disastrous.

Overall, though, the benefits of the treaty far outweigh the complications. Hopefully, Obama is serious about this being a top priority.

If so, he can convince the Senate to finally take action and ratify a treaty that could make the world a far more peaceful place.

Arizona law needs careful consideration

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rizona’s SB-1070 immigration law has generated a seemingly unending amount of controversy since its introduction.

A recent Neo-Nazi march held in support of the law is only going to heat the debate up even further. When a group composed of white nationalists throw their support behind a piece of legislation, it is time to take a long, critical look at that law and consider whether it has a place anywhere in American society.

The United States was founded on notions of freedom and equality, and American laws should seek to perpetuate these notions.

After all, the national anthem proudly proclaims the United States as the “land of the free.” In recognizing the importance of freedom in America, the relationship between SB-1070 and Neo-Nazi groups becomes complicated. America is a nation wherein groups like the Neo-Nazis are allowed to hold the opinions they want to hold. That’s part of the beauty of this country — even groups who hold completely detestable opinions are allowed to exist.

But you also have to remember that America is built on equality, and the Neo-Nazis do not, in anyway, support equality for all people.

Can a law then simultaneously please Neo-Nazis and ensure equality for all people? That does not seem highly plausible on first thought, and that is why lawmakers now have a duty to heavily scrutinize the law and determine its legality. America cannot allow the existence of laws, which inherently treat people unequally.

People have to keep in mind, though, that support from Neo-Nazis does not necessarily guarantee that SB-1070 is actually a racist law. Any group is allowed to publicly show its support for legislature, which it agrees with. While the Neo-Nazis may agree with SB-1070 on racial grounds, there are plenty of people who support the law for completely different reasons. Some people see it as a matter of national security.

Others consider it to be a matter of preventing illegal immigrants from taking jobs from American citizens. There are plenty of other reasons, too, which cannot all be listed here, but the point is this — Neo-Nazi support for SB-1070 is not the definitive statement on the law’s legality.

It is merely the voice of one group, and there are a multitude of other opinions, which need to be considered as well.

It would be just as foolish for lawmakers to jump to the conclusion that SB-1070 is racist based on support from Neo-Nazis as it would for lawmakers to ignore the connection. Ultimately, the law needs to undergo a serious critical analysis and those who are reviewing it need to consider what Neo-Nazi support could imply with respect to the racially motivated aspects of the law.

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Atheism does not define amorality

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This is both true and false. eligion, particularly While the majority of the the Christian religion, U.S. population has been has been a long-standand currently is Christian, ing American tradition. the founders of the nation Christianity — along with were mostly deists, who apple pie, democracy, being believed that a god existed, white, baseball and freedom — but not necessarily the one have for a long time been the CODY GORMAN of Abrahamic tradition. faces of America as depicted in The phrase “under God” in the minds of most politicians the Pledge of Allegiance was not introduced until and demagogues. In recent decades, Judaism, and in 1948, and the phrase “In God We Trust” was not some cases Islam, have garnered the same respect introduced to coinage until 1863, 86 years after the among fellow believers in an Abrahamic God. Hatred Revolution. Most of the strength behind the hisand bigotry still do exist towards these groups, but in torical precedent argument is purported by and most cases, a belief in God seems sufficient enough to large by Conservatives and Evangelicals, who cement a person’s values and moral foundation. Yes, argue that the strong moral base of America’s atheists are godless, but immoral? That seems a bit Constitution and foundation is the teachings of much, especially in a land that was founded and settled Christ. The lessons taught by these proselytizers in on the basis of religious freedom — which of course have had a ripple effect, as those without religion would rationally include the freedom to not believe. are still demonized and debased as amoral.

I am a personal atheist. I don’t believe in God, nor do This is my largest problem with America’s view of I believe in Heaven, hell, angels, miracles and other atheism. Tradition has wrought upon atheists a view of such tales of biblical scale. I don’t hate Christians, amorality or immorality that similar religious people Muslims or Jews for having belief in a god. I don’t spend never experience. I regularly donate to charities, I give my time on the Internet or in person attempting to money to the homeless when I see debunk the beliefs of believers, talking them, and I sometimes volunteer at about how the tales in the Old “The founding the soup kitchen over the summer.

Testament aren’t scientifically feasible My actions aren’t bent in the pleasing or attempting to convert others to my of the states of a god for access to an afterlife. I do ways of religious perversion. I live my was based upon them because it seems to be the right life day by day, like anyone else. A thing to do. Ask Bill Gates, who gave ccording to demographics, anywhere escape from over $26 billion to charity some years from 9 to 16 percent of Americans religious oppression back, or Warren Buffett, who four describe themselves as “atheist,” or at years ago pledged to donate more least “non-religious.” in England.” than 99 percent of his wealth to chariAlthough an alarming population of ty in his lifetime or after his death. the U.S. describes itself as non-reliMorality is not founded nor cemented gious, it is almost a fact that America will never elect an in belief in a God. As Thomas Jefferson said, “If we did atheist president. In fact, all 44 U.S. presidents have been a good act merely from love of God and a belief that it Christian (unless you count Obama as Muslim). Our is pleasing to Him, whence arises the morality of the money says “In God We Trust;” our pledge of allegiance, Atheist? ... Their virtue, then, must have had some “one nation under God;” and our President takes his other foundation than the love of God.” oath on a Bible. What happened to the “freedom” in Americans need to tear down this wall of “freedom of religion?” Throughout this country’s histoignorance and discrimination in front of nonry, religious groups of all stripes have been categorically believers. The next time you hear about an athediscriminated against in one way or another. The foundist, don’t think of them as such. And when you ing of the states was based upon escape from religious find out they are, don’t just say the most comoppression in England, so even Christians have felt the mon response to finding out someone is an athehate. As have Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and ist, which is a disappointed-sounding “Oh.” many others. Modern society does not condone nor Think of them as a person, a human being, a stusocially allow religious discrimination to take place — dent, a son, a daughter, a philanthropist, a workthose that do it publicly are often ostracized, called out er, a dog-lover, a voter, a reader or anything else. or thought to be ignorant and prejudiced. So why are the Trust me, we’ll appreciate it. views of the religious protected while the views of the non-religious aren’t?

Cody Gorman is a School of Arts and Sciences junThe short answer, as purported by many evanior majoring in political science. His column, “The gelicals and conser vatives, is that the United Tuning Fork,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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2010 elections allow return to true conservatism Letter GREG WALKER

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fter voters took a sledgehammer to the Republican establishment in Washington D.C. four years ago, The Daily Targum ran a column entitled “You Say You Want a Revolution?” that stated that the losses sustained by the GOP were not indicative of a popular repudiation of conser vatism. The author pointed to some telling signs. For one, the historically dependable “sixth-year itch,” wherein the party of the sitting president loses handily in that president’s second midterm elections.

These losses had historically been much greater than the 2006 election.

Another was the scandalplagued incumbencies of Republicans like Tom DeLay, Bob Ney, Mark Foley, Don Sher wood, Ted Stevens, George Allen, Conrad Burns and other Republicans who would likely have won re-election had it not been for their high-profile incidents. Yet another was the seemingly unwinnable Iraq War, which

frustrated the electorate, and to which the Democrats promised an end. But perhaps most impor tantly, it was the fact that Republicans were not giving the people what they really wanted. That something, call it restraint, call it common sense, call it whatever you like, was not on the ballot — no one was of fering it.

What I mean to say here is that the 1994 Republican Revolution had died — it had fallen trying to defend the Capitol Hill it had so valiantly taken just 12 years prior. The real mavericks of the Gingrich coup — against former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich — were eventually either co-opted or pushed out to make way for a pampered, elite incumbent class.

Republicans failed to pass promised reforms: term limits, a balanced budget amendment, loserpays tort-reform legislation, a moratorium on certain federal regulations and more.

Blame could only be put on President Bill Clinton until 2000, the beginning of six years of total Republican control, during which the GOP ratcheted up federal spending to unheard of levels, packed pet projects into

innumerable bills and talked openly of a permanent majority.

Voters rightfully buried the rotting corpse of the contract with America that November — the people hit back.

But it is precisely because Republicans failed at living up to their promises that voters kicked them out of power. The compassionate conservatism that drove up deficits and paved the way for

“The right of the people to govern themselves is the bedrock of conservatism.” amnesty for illegal immigrants was toxic for actual conservatism, the kind that asks only one thing of government: enforce the law and let us live our lives. That is conservatism’s hallmark, and Republicans failed at it by acting like Democrats: enforcing laws unequally, spending trillions we do not have, coddling criminal behavior and expecting a thank you for all the trouble. And since they were terrible at it, voters figured

they might as well hire Democrats to do the job — after all, who knows the terrain better?

What Democrats failed to understand was that voters did not reject conser vatism, because nobody let them choose it.

Liberals pilloried the author two weeks after the aforementioned article ran: “What silver living?

This is a disaster!” crowed one.

“The conser vatism era is dead!” delighted another. But the author was right.

Voters completed their rejection of the country club Republicans two years later and gave the Left exactly what it wanted — a young, popular, progressive president, with solid majorities in both houses of Congress. And the Left threw it all away. Gigantic new government programs and industry takeovers dwarfed the deficits of the President George W. Bush era. “I won” became the president’s justification for shutting out dissent.

Not 10 months into Barack Obama’s presidency, voters hit the brakes. In blue New Jersey and Virginia, Republicans knocked incumbent Democrats out of office. Voters in January of this year put a Republican in Ted Kennedy’s old seat. Voters gave Republicans 64 seats last week in

— and control of — the House of Representatives, six in the Senate and six governorships, as well as crushing victories in state legislatures nationwide.

In an ar ticle published two days before the election, pollster Scott Rasmussen wrote of his findings, “Voters don’t want to be governed from the left, the right, or even the center.

They want someone in Washington who understands that the American people want to govern themselves.” What Rasmussen misunderstood is that the right of the people to gover n themselves is the bedrock of conser vatism.

Conser vatism cannot have been resur rected because it never really died — it is the embodiment of the immor tal idea of individual liber ty.

Now we have a chance to return to low taxes, unobtrusive government, real law enforcement, fewer foreign adventures and respect for life and the rights of individuals to live as they please.

People instinctively yearn for freedom, this agenda writes itself. Let’s not blow it this time.

Greg Walker is a Rutgers College Class of 2007 alumnus.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — It's hard to keep your eye on the necessary changes, as your feelings are so intense. Help arrives in the form of an associate who can be more objective.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Your closest associates disagree over the public image you'd like to portray. Test a variety of presentations. That way you discover what works.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 5 — You'll spend time away from your work environment today. Pay attention to every nuance of your surroundings, so you can report back.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Your heart is in the right place today, and everything else will follow. Take the first step, and feel your way along after that. Love leads the way.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Although you understand why others want drastic changes, you may not be clear about how best to accomplish that. Begin slowly, to avoid unnecessary dents and dings.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — An active imagination can make work both a challenge and a delight.

Each person contributes. Listening to the stories allows for understanding and insight.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Personal changes are possible when you elevate your thoughts above the ordinary. Consider everyone's feelings as you choose your own direction.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Work within your physical capabilities, and avoid excessive strain on joints and muscles. You have time to get it all done, so take it slow.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Get your homework done before presenting results. Pay extra attention to facts that don't seem to fit the picture. They turn out to be essential.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — All the information lines up for a group activity.

Take time to collect materials.

Prepare carefully for messy or toxic ingredients. It's worth it.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Everywhere you look, you find questions. The good news is that you have the answer. Your own intuition fills in the information gap. These answers are greatly appreciated.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Tell others how you feel, and listen to what they say. You may be surprised to find they're on the same wavelength.

Stay open-minded to their ideas.

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he Big East conference set the start time for the Rutgers football team’s game against Louisville for 11 a.m. on Nov. 26 at Rutgers Stadium.

The matchup will be televised on ESPN2, with the Rutgers Radio Network providing pre-game coverage starting at 10 a.m.

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NCAA men’s basketball poll to the first regular season poll yesterday, the top five slots remained unchanged. Duke, Michigan State, Kansas State, Pittsburgh and Ohio State occupy the top spots, respectively.

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Redskins signed starting quarterback Donovan McNabb to a five-year $78 million extension yesterday, as reported by ESPN NFL insider Michael Smith.

Against the Detroit Lions two games ago, head coach Mike Shanahan benched McNabb late in the fourth quarter and later attributed the benching to McNabb not being in adequate shape to run the two-minute drill.

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Baseball announced its Rookie of the Year award winners yesterday, as the Texas Rangers’ Neftali Feliz and the San Francisco Giants’ Buster Posey took home the honors for the American and National League, respectively.

Feliz set a rookie record with his 40 saves this season for the American League Champion Rangers and snagged 20 of 28 first-place votes.

Posey led the Giants to their first World Series Championship since the 1954 season, pacing the champs through their postseason run with his play at the plate.

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head coach Todd Haley apologized yesterday for refusing to shake hands with Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels following his team’s 49-29 loss.

It was unclear why Haley was angry with McDaniels, as he did not elaborate on his apology or explain what he said to the Denver coach.

“I apologize. I apologize to the fans and to Denver and to Josh,” Haley said.

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Islanders fired head coach Scott Gordon yesterday, after the team went 0-9-1 in its past 10 contests. The former head coach will remain with the organization as an adviser to general manager Garth Snow.

Gordon was in the final year of his contract and went 64-9423 in a little over two seasons with the team.

Jack Capuano, who previously coached the Islanders AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, will replace Gordon on an interim basis.

we can propor tionately practice what we do in a game? We both prepare for starting role have a plan, but you need to adjust as the game goes.”

For Dodd and Savage, it continued from back remains a matter of preparing as [playing well] and he had to if they will start because Schiano take me out. It’s however he proved either could be called on feels, and again, statistically I at any moment. didn’t have that “It’s somegood of a game.” thing that we That intensi“There’s nothing we both know we’re fied the contest going to do,” can say, like, ‘I think Dodd leading into said.

Rutgers’ final “We’re going to I’m going to be three games, keep watching starting.’ It only when it must win film and taking two of three to reps. It’s just a matters ... how qualify for its sixth matter of doing consecutive bowl coach feels about it.” what you have to berth. do so if you get CHAS DODD In addition to in a game you Freshman Quarterback Dodd and make plays if the Savage’s battle, other one isn’t the two are also doing it.” competing with the Wildcat to Although Dodd made those earn snaps. Both competitions plays early in his starting tenure, are set to continue as Schiano the struggles of both quarterlooks for ways to win. backs and split time against “Our philosophy is to tr y Syracuse leave both uncertain of and score points,” Schiano the situation. said. “We’re not doing as good “There’s nothing we can say, of a job as I’d like right now, so like, ‘I think I’m going to be startwe’re tr ying to use the talents ing,’” Dodd said. “It only matters of the players that we have. how we practice and how coach How do we plan it out so that feels about it.”

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Sophomore quarterback Tom Savage went 6-for-12 for 76 yards in the second half of play Saturday against Syracuse.

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Senior forward Jonathan Mitchell led all scorers Monday night with 15 points behind a trio of 3-pointers against Fairfield.

DEBUT: Miller scores 12, still searching for consistency continued from back Coburn converted on a 3point play after making a putback under the rim, which briefly gave the Knights their largest lead at 17 with under 10 minutes to play.

A bank shot from sophomore wing Dane Miller forced Fairfield head coach Ed Cooley to burn a timeout with his Stags down, 52-38, with 11:30 left in the nonconference matchup.

Miller finished the game with 12 points, six rebounds, five blocks and two steals.

“Making [Miller] consistent is a maddening thing,” Rice said.

“It’s an every-second job. He can be so creative and so explosive and then he doesn’t walk in on some of the layups. He has accepted that demand, and he has accepted being pushed. He’ll get there.”

Rutgers took a commanding 16-point lead on an uncontested 3-point bucket from Beatty less than three minutes into the second half.

The Wilmington, N.C., native added to his total less than a minute later, when he drained another bucket from downtown to again push the Knights’ lead to 16.

The Knights came out rolling after intermission, when freshman for ward Gilvydas Biruta finished a dunk attempt and senior Jonathan Mitchell sunk a wide-open 3-pointer from the left corner to push the Rutgers lead to 13.

With Biruta out with foul trouble for the second game in a row, Mitchell took on the scoring load in the frontcourt, converting on four of his first six shot attempts after shooting just 1-for-11 Friday against Princeton.

“It just gives our team that, ‘OK, J-Mitch is here to play tonight.’ For me, it got me going

a little bit, obviously with confidence early on,” Mitchell said.

“I just tried to let the game come to me.”

Rutgers stretched its lead to 10 with less than a minute left in the first half on a sideline drive to the hoop by Miller.

Aided by a 50 percent shooting clip from beyond the arc, the Knights ended the first half with a 35-27 lead, despite putting themselves in the 1-and-1 penalty for the second time in as many games.

Fairfield controlled action on the boards in the game’s first few minutes, highlighted by a putback dunk by 7-foot center Ryan Olander with 14:30 remaining.

The early rebounding woes for the Knights continued when Biruta picked up his second early foul and was forced to the bench.

But the Knights picked up the pace with the St. Benedict’s Prep product on the sideline, making the contest a full-court ordeal.

The Stags answered the call with 8:12 remaining in the first stanza, opting for a full-court zone pressure to stymie the Knights’ forcibly up-tempo attack.

Unlike the Knights’ opening period against Princeton, Rutgers came out of the gates aggressively on defense, forcing five turnovers and blocking as many shots in the process.

The Knights also held the Stags’ Derek Needham — the MetroAtlantic Athletic Conference’s leading returning scorer — in check offensively. The sophomore shot only 2-for-9 from the field in the first half.

“Our guards kind of took it upon themselves,” Rice said of defending Needham. “Coach [Jimmy] Martelli did a tremendous job. I thought [Needham] was the next Isaiah Thomas.

[Martelli] got our guys fired up about playing him.”

Rutgers returns to the RAC for a Sunday 2 p.m. matinee against ACC foe Miami.

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RU falls after Mountaineer comeback

BY MATT CANVISSER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Morgantown, W.Va., felt a lot more like “Heartbreak City” for the Rutgers SWIMMING & DIVING swim146 m i n g RUTGERS and divW. VIRGINIA 148 ing team t h i s weekend, when it fell to West Virginia, 148-146.

The Scarlet Knights (1-3, 1-3) took first place in eight of the 16 events and held the lead for most of the day including a mark of 144-133 going into the final event.

“The meet will reflect a loss in our record, although a lot of positives came out of it for our program,” said head coach Phil Spiniello. “The women did an excellent job of stepping up and racing event after event throughout the whole meet.”

The highlight on the swimming side for the Knights’ –– and a bright spot in the early going this season –– was the performance of junior Brianne Lindblad in the backstroke.

Lindblad took first place in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes with times of 57.65 and 2:07.38,

respectively. She has not been defeated in either event thus far this season. The junior also paced the Knights as they defeated West Virginia (2-3, 1-2) in two relays.

In the 400-yard medley relay, the team of Lindblad, freshman Emilie Kaufmann, sophomore Taylor Curado and junior Jacquelyn Ward won with a time of 3:54.01 — more than 10 seconds ahead of its closest competitor. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Lindblad, Kaufmann, Curado and freshman Mary Moser completed its race in 1:38.46, also enough for first place.

Curado added an individual victory in the 100-yard butterfly by touching the wall in 56.55.

Ward grabbed a win in the 200yard breaststroke with 2:22.32, followed closely by freshman teammate Trisha Averill, who came in second with 2:23.90.

In one of the most exciting finishes on the day, Averil took the top spot. She finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1.07.16, narrowly edging out Breanna McCann of West Virginia and Kaufmann, who both finished within 0.18 seconds of her time.

The diving results were a bit of a shock to the Rutgers

faithful, as freshman Nicole Scott swept the meet with victories in both the one-meter and three-meter competitions.

Conventional wisdom would have suggested that if any Rutgers diver were going to win both events, it would have been senior captain Jen Betz, who had been on a tear of late, especially in the three-meter dive.

It was Scott though, who registered scores of 284.17 in the one-meter and 278.02 in the three-meter good for first place in both events.

A combination of Scott, Betz and sophomore Katie Kearney placed first through third in both diving events as the Knights did not allow West Virginia to gain a single point in diving.

“Congratulations to our divers on a phenomenal performance on the boards,” Spiniello said. “We are laying the foundation for what should be an exciting Big East Championship in February.”

The Knights will try to right the ship next weekend as they come home to the Banks for the Frank Elm Invitational at the RU Aquatic Center.

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Senior DJ Russo, back, won the heavyweight bracket at the Oklahoma Gold Tournament for the second consecutive season Saturday, when his three pins ranked best among all grapplers.

CHANCES: Oklahoma tops RU thanks to title round continued from back “We beat some nationally ranked guys and we lost to nationally ranked guys,” Goodale said. “The competition got good.

Danny Rinaldi beat the No. 10 guy in the country in a huge match in the semis, but then just didn’t have enough in the finals.

All day long we were knocking off ranked guys.”

The Knights entered the later rounds of the tournament with a sizeable lead in front of No. 8 Oklahoma. But once all was said and done, the Sooners overtook Rutgers thanks to five individual tournament champions.

“We didn’t score a lot of points at 141 and when you don’t score a lot in one weight and Oklahoma is [scoring], then it’s hard to keep up,” said Goodale, whose Knights finished with 124.5 points to Oklahoma’s 145.5.

“They won the tournament at that weight.”

While there certainly were some rough patches in the bracket for Rutgers, one positive was the depth the Knights displayed.

Not usually in the starting lineup, wrestlers such as sophomores Joe Mcauley and Carl Buchholz stepped into the circle to prove their worth.

Buchholz took fifth in the heavyweight bracket after falling, 2-0, in a heated bout against nationally ranked Nathan Fernandez of Oklahoma.

In a weight class filled with talent, Mcauley reached the semis of the 149-pound bracket before a medical forfeit forced him to take sixth place behind fellow Knight Mario Mason.

“Depth is important because ever ybody keeps getting injured,” Russo said. “Guys are dropping like flies in the practice room. We need to have guys that can perform in the same situation.”

It was also a chance for the wrestlers to showcase their talent to the coaching staf f as they evaluate the roster for the future.

“I think from a coaching staff standpoint there are always question marks along the lines of, ‘How is Carl Buchholz going to perform? Is he going to be that good? Is he going to be our future?’ There’s always questions like that,” Goodale said. “He’s got a bright future and it’s great to see that.”

Goodale added that Mcauley had a nice run through the tournament.

“He’s one of those guys that needs to finish and if you lose, you need to bounce back. It’s good to see that depth,” Goodale said.

While ever yone in the twodeep shined bright in the early rounds, the result was not there when it mattered.

Luckily for Goodale and Co., they have all season to work out the kinks.

“We just need to get tougher in certain situations,” Goodale said. “We lost some semis because we weren’t tough in the overtime period and that’s where you’ve really got to go to another level. As the season goes on we are certainly going to get better in that aspect.”

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Senior outside hitter Lauren Voss recorded nine kills and a service ace in the Scarlet Knights’ Senior Day 3-1 win over DePaul.

Four seniors lead way in season-finale win

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers volleyball team may not have quintupled its win total from the previous season this year, but Sunday’s Senior Day win VOLLEYBALL o v e r 1 DePaul DEPAUL marks 3 the secRUTGERS ond consecutive year the team increased its overall win count.

The Scarlet Knights (11-17, 3-10) dismantled the Blue Demons (4-26, 1-13) in four sets with scores of 25-20, 25-15, 19-25 and 25-12.

“It’s always great to end the season with a victor y,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “For our four seniors to go out on a high note it’s great. [We] really took it to DePaul.”

The fact that the team’s four seniors led the team to victory is something that makes the day that much more memorable, Werneke said.

With all four seniors starting, Caitlin Saxton recorded 15 kills and led the team in digs with 13.

Emma Chr ystal, who dealt with a back injury all season, contributed 12 digs as well.

Lauren Voss tallied nine kills and a service ace and Katie Groff dished out 10 kills of her own and a service ace.

“We played well. We played sharp,” Werneke said. “We served aggressively, we made plays defensively, and we hit efficiently. It was good to see our kids play that way. All four seniors started and had a great day statistically.”

Rutgers rebounded after a shaky third set loss to completely decimate the Blue Demons, only allowing 12 points.

The same strong play was exactly what enabled the team to take control of the match early, when the Knights won the first two sets.

“There’s no doubt ever y time on Senior Day you have some emotions involved. I thought our kids did a good job keeping those emotions in check throughout the match,” Werneke said. “Especially at the beginning, winning games one and two pretty easily.”

However, the day was not just good for the seniors.

Sophomore outside hitter Alex Jones led the team in kills on the day, swatting an impressive 17 and leading the team with three ser vice aces.

The end result is the season’s last game was not only a fond farewell for the seniors, but a positive look toward the future of Rutgers volleyball.

“All in all, it’s an emotional day any time you lose players,” Werneke said. “It’s one of those bittersweet things. You’re sad that they’re leaving but you’re excited about the next stage of their life.”

The win against the Blue Demons provided a huge sigh of relieve after a tough Saturday against Notre Dame, who took down Rutgers in three consecutive sets of 15-18, 25-8 and 25-12.

Saxton and Jones tied for the team lead in kills with six apiece.

For the seniors, it will be strange to know there will not be another volleyball season.

“I’m just really grateful to the girls that I played with and my coaches and it’s going to be weird to not have that part of my life anymore,” Saxton said. “I just wanted to leave it out there and play for the girls that are still here.”

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Patient offensive attack paces Rutgers to first victory

BY VINNIE MANCUSO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For the Rutgers men’s basketball team in the Philly Hoop Group Classic against Fairfield, patience was most definitely KNIGHT a virtue NOTEBOOK en route to a 68-53 victory. The Stags employed a number of defensive looks, including a full-court press, significantly slowing down the Scarlet Knights’ fast-paced, giveand-go offense.

“We did what we needed to do on offense,” said head coach Mike Rice. “We kept moving the ball and attacking when it was open.”

Fairfield’s variation of manto-man, coupled with the occasional 2-3 zone, forced the Knights to eat more time off the shot clock than usual. But the time was well spent, as the Knights consistently found big men Austin Johnson and Robert Lumpkins open under the basket for easy layups.

When the paint became too crowded, senior guard Mike Coburn was steady outside the arc for three, as he finished the game with 14 points.

“It was the first press we saw all year, so it sort of took us by surprise,” Coburn said. “I think we worked out all the kinks and seeing this press is going to help us in the long run.”

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Biruta is known for his aggressive play under the boards, but it may be beginning to get him in trouble. The 6-foot-8 for ward was taken out early in the first half with two fouls and only four minutes of playing time to his name.

The showing marks Biruta’s second straight game with early foul trouble, as he only played a total of 13 minutes in Rutgers’ opener against Princeton before eventually fouling out of the game.

“I tr y to play as hard as possible and get ever y rebound possible and sometimes I overdo it. That’s what gets me in trouble,” said Biruta. “I just

need to calm down, take less risks and play smarter.”

Biruta star ted the second half, redeeming himself with a quick two points in the paint but earned his third foul less than four minutes into the period.

The for ward finished the game with four fouls.

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game, Rutgers struggled from the free-throw line.

In their first game against Princeton, the Knights shot just 55.6 percent from the charity stripe. Rice’s team continued its mediocre foul shooting streak against the Stags, sinking only 50 percent of its free throws in the first half.

“Coach Rice has emphasized that we need to take foul shooting seriously,” said senior point guard James Beatty. “That’s definitely a key for us because when it is a 5- or 6-point game, those free throws are going to make the difference.”

The Knights ended the game with a forgettable 46.2 shooting percentage from the free throw line.

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BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

Though it resulted in just three runs for eight yards, tailback De’Antwan Williams’ playing time against Syracuse meant a lot to the sophomore out of Woodbridge, Va. Williams had seven games under his belt before Saturday’s 13-10 loss for the Rutgers football team, but Syracuse was the first time head coach Greg Schiano used him with the game still very much on the line.

“It felt good to get in there,” Williams said after the loss. “I have worked really hard from Day 1 of getting here. I just have to keep on working and not let anything stop me.”

Williams, who now has 321 rushing yards on 53 attempts during his time on the Banks, only played against FCS teams or in games where the result was already decided prior to Syracuse. But with junior Joe Martinek not healthy enough to

play at all, Williams got his chance behind fifth-year senior Kordell Young and true freshman Jordan Thomas.

“I felt like I had my opportunities and I did whatever I could with them,” Williams said. “I felt like I did what I could do. We just need to keep on working and stuff will happen for us.”

Williams earned the nickname of “The Rocket” while playing for Woodbridge High School, where he made a significant mark in the Northern Virginia high school record books with 6,909 career yards and 83 touchdowns.

Rivals.com’s recruiting services ranked the 5-foot-7 and fourstar recruit as the 14th best in the countr y and the No. 7 prospect in the state of Virginia.

But when he came to Rutgers, Williams was never more than “in the mix” for reps as backs like Martinek, Young and Thomas earned playing time over him.

“At times, it gets hard. It gets frustrating,” Williams said. “But

then I just have to think about positive things and that will keep me going. … [I think about how] anything can happen. There is any time where I could go into the game. I just have to be prepared and ready because when I get my chance, if I’m not ready, I may never get it again.”

THE SCARLET KNIGHTS, tied for dead last in the Big East with Cincinnati at 1-3, have three games left on the season, with two coming at places where Schiano is winless.

As a team captain and fifthyear senior, defensive tackle Charlie Noonan said getting ready to win on the road in order to qualify for a bowl game is just another challenge the team has to prepare for.

“I don’t have a real problem playing on the road to be honest,” said Noonan, who has just one home game left in his Rutgers career. “I love playing [at Rutgers Stadium], but there is a different feeling to it because you’re out there alone, just the team. For defense it’s actually a little easier because it’s quieter. You can hear the signals and stuff.”

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sacks against Syracuse, the Knights’ defense nearly doubled its season total of seven before the game. “[That] was very important,” Noonan said. “Getting to the quarterback and just pressuring him and getting to him — that gets to his head. He makes quicker decisions and sometimes they’re not good decisions. It’s very important.”

Senior defensive end Alex Silvestro leads the team in sacks with 2.5 and had 1.5 sacks against the Orange.

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Sophomore tailback De’Antwan Williams had just three carries for eight yards against Syracuse on Saturday at Rutgers Stadium.

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Mohamed Sanu’s health on the Big East teleconference, Schiano said there is no new update at this time, but there should be one coming later in the week.

Sanu left the Syracuse game with a leg injury in the second quarter and did not return.

JENNIFER KONG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior guard Mike Coburn finished second on the team with 14 points and also dished out five assists in Rutgers’ 68-53 win.

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Missed chances hang over RU’s runner-up spot

BY A.J. JANKOWSKI ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Stags’ Greg Nero, putting Fairfield in the double bonus for the final eight minutes of the game. The blunder did not end up costing the Knights, whose lead never fell below double digits in the second period of play.

“We were just more focused,” said senior guard Mike Coburn. “Buying into the system, buying into the plan, keep attacking when it’s open and move the ball. Coach Rice said he doesn’t want good shots — he wants great shots.”

For the second straight season, the Rutgers wrestling team left Brockport, N.Y., with a certain heavyweight winning his individual bracket.

WRESTLING But apart from senior DJ Russo’s RUTGERS 124.5 dominance, the No. SECOND PLACE 23 Scarlet Knights’ second-place finish at the Oklahoma Gold Tournament can be remembered not for what it was, but for what it might have been.

“There were some ups and downs,” said head coach Scott Goodale, who saw nine wrestlers reach the semifinals of their respective brackets. “I thought we competed hard, then we got in that semifinal round going up against a lot of nationally ranked guys. We won some and we lost some. It’s hard to win a tournament unless you start knocking off those guys.

We weren’t able to win enough in that round consistently.”

Four grapplers survived to make it to the finals, but in the end only Russo came away victorious in the title bout.

The Netcong, N.J., native took down Quintas McCorkle of Clarion in the finals after pinning three heavyweights in a bracket that lacked star power when heavy hitter Ryan Flores of American withdrew due to injur y.

“I was kind of disappointed that he wasn’t wrestling,” Russo said. “But I was planning on winning regardless.”

Sophomores Matt Fusco, Scott Winston and Dan Rinaldi fell in the finals of their brackets. Fusco and Rinaldi dropped decisions to Oklahoma grapplers and Winston lost, 11-3, to the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in Mar yland’s Josh Asper.

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First-year head coach Mike Rice directs his team last night in the Scarlet Knights’ 68-53 win over Fairfield, which was picked to win the MAAC. It was Rice’s first win with Rutgers in his first regular-season game at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

Knights deliver first win in Rice’s RAC debut

BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice received resounding applause last night from MEN’S BASKETBALL the Rutgers faithful FAIRFIELD 53 prior to the Scarlet Knights’ 68-53 vicRUTGERS 68 tor y over visiting Fairfield as part of the Philly Hoop Group Classic.

With Mike Rice Sr. sitting cross-court in attendance, the first-year head coach did

not disappoint the home crowd in his first regular-season contest at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

“It’s ver y exciting,” Rice said. “I had jitters today. At Princeton it was a regular game, but it was exciting to be at the RAC [and] exciting to be in front of the fans.

Our guys stepped up.”

Rice’s defense surrendered less than 30 points for the third consecutive half after allowing 44 to Princeton in the first stanza Friday at Jadwin Gymnasium.

But Rutgers committed its 10th team foul of the second half on a shot from the

Quarterbacks remain close despite tight competition

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

If the Rutgers football team’s quarterback competition is putting any strain on Chas Dodd and Tom FOOTBALL Savage’s relationship, they are not taking it out on each other.

Instead, before meeting the media yesterday to field countless questions about the Scarlet Knights’ unresolved starting quarterback spot, the pair played “Call of Duty: Black Ops” at Savage’s apartment, taking any tension out on unassuming opponents.

“Obviously we have a great relationship,” Dodd said. “It’s fine on and off the field.”

But the freshman and sophomore are locked in a battle for snaps.

Head coach Greg Schiano called it a week-by-week decision on who would play from the day the competition began, but he backed that up against Syracuse, when it became a half-by-half decision and Savage relieved Dodd after two quarters.

It was the most significant action for Savage, who played a handful of fourth-quarter minutes against Pittsburgh, but was mostly limited to the sideline since injuring his hand Oct. 2 against Tulane.

Although the backup role is an unusual one for the top-10 high school quarterback recruit, he had no choice but to accept with the emergence of Dodd.

“You have to take it for what it is and do whatever you can to make yourself a better quarterback,” Savage said. “Coach is going to make the best decision, so I just have to have fun and play the game — that’s all I can worry about.”

It is the same line Savage repeated since becoming healthy and truly star ting a competition with Dodd before facing South Florida, but it remained clear at that point that if Dodd would retain his star ting spot.

The 6-foot quar terback won each of his first two star ts behind dramatic four thquar ter rallies, but the hot hand cooled with the advent of a three game losing skid.

His first start saw him throw for 322 yards and two touchdowns en route to a Big East Offensive Player of the Week award.

He threw for 251 yards and two scores in his second chance.

Since then, Dodd threw for a combined 231 yards and no touchdowns in three losses. Poor performances against Pitt and Syracuse are sandwiched between a strong losing effort in Tampa, but he maintained his job until the last game.

“I didn’t have that good of a game,” Dodd said of his 3-for-11, 30-yard half against the Orange. “Coach felt I wasn’t

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NICHOLAS BRASOWSKI / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Freshman quarterback Chas Dodd started each of the Knights’ past five games, when he went 66-for-111 through the air for 804 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.