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Senior forward Jonathan Mitchell led all scorers in the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s win Monday with 15 points after a rough season opener against Princeton.

FBI investigates New Brunswick primary election

BY COLLEEN ROACHE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

FBI agents made a visit to downtown New Brunswick early yesterday to seize documents and electronic data from June’s democratic primar y election, in which Patricia Bombelyn challenged long-time incumbent candidate Mayor Jim Cahill.

The agents, authorized with a search warrant, carried out the actions as part of an investigation into the primary election, one anonymous FBI agent said.

County Administrator John Pulomena told The Star-Ledger his office will be working with the FBI to carry out the investigation.

“They are seeking information on the primar y election in New Brunswick,” Pulomena said. “Any information they requested, we are cooperating.”

Two warrants were executed yesterday — one at the county election offices on Jersey Avenue and Bayard Street and the other at the Middlesex County Administration Building, James Farley, resident agent for the FBI office in Franklin Township, Somerset County, told The Star-Ledger.

The investigation is not targeting any single person in particular, according to the article.

The FBI declined to comment further at press time.

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FBI agents came to New Brunswick yesterday to seize documents and electronic data from June’s Democratic Party election as part of an investigation. Agents executed two warrants yesterday, one of them at the Middlesex County Administration Building, above.

U. aims to expand global presence

BY AMBIKA SUBRAMANYAM STAFF WRITER

Twenty-seven colleges and universities in New Jersey have found a way to increase funds and avoid budget cuts by promoting international students.

Study New Jersey, a program initiated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, is designed to attract more international students to N.J. colleges.

The program, which celebrated its launch yesterday afternoon at the Rutgers Visitor Center on Busch campus, uses a website and brochures containing information

on the numerous education and training opportunities available in the state.

International students alone bring in hundreds of millions of dollars every year to New Jersey, said Courtney McAnuff, vice president for Enrollment Management at the University.

Foreign students usually pay double the tuition of in-state students and do not qualify for financial aid, thus generating a lot of funds for the University, McAnuff said.

Local students also benefit from the increasing number of international students, he said.

This increasing globalization means students must learn how people from other parts of the world think, and interaction with international students is the best way to do that, McAnuff said.

University President Richard L. McCormick also believes increasing the number of international students could result in a better education for all students.

The best way for a student to learn is to go to school with students unlike themselves, he said.

University students may receive more scholarships and

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Executive Director of Residence Life Joan Carbone answers students’ questions about on-campus living Monday at a town hall meeting.

Rutgers University Debate Union wins a tournament Saturday, making the club No. 3 in the nation.

Administrators respond to students’ concerns

BY RYAN FLOOD STAFF WRITER

University students and administrators discussed a number of topics, ranging from healthier takeout snack options to wireless Internet, during a Residence Hall Association town hall meeting Monday in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus.

A panel made up of department directors, project managers and Rhonda Harris, chief of the Rutgers University Police Department, answered students’ questions.

“The purpose of this event is for any student with any question about on-campus living to be able to ask questions to administrators specializing in these departments,” said Grant Whelply, advocacy director for the Residence Hall Association.

Members of RHA said they were happy to see an easygoing atmosphere last throughout the event.

“One of our purposes is to find if there are any problems,” said Whelply, a School of Arts and

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U. debate team earns top national ranking

BY PAIGE TATULLI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Leslie Kennedy, a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers-Newark, spoke Monday at “Global Risk Assessment: The Search for Common Methodology” in Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus.

Speaker offers plan to assess global risks

BY ELIZABETH ZWIRZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Leslie Kennedy believes no place is completely safe from danger, and potential risk lurks around every corner.

That is why Kennedy, a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers-Newark, has worked on a plan to help reduce this risk. He searched for ways to monitor and update current systems to work more effectively in the event of a disaster. “[Risks] congregate in the same way as certain types of behavior,” Kennedy said. “If we can figure out what the risks are that are connected to those behaviors, then you can go to those locations and do something about the problem or reduce the problem before the events get worse.”

In his lecture, “Global Risk Assessment: The Search for a Common Methodology,” on Monday at the Alexander Library, Kennedy narrowed down his research to three different risk categories: pandemic influenza in health, floods in natural disasters and terrorism in crimes.

To make a solution for the various risks, it is necessar y to analyze dif ferent approaches and look for common structure, he said.

Kennedy said it can be problematic since some risks tend to be more complicated than others, and require different levels of attention or concern.

Every country deals with risk independently, so trends are more difficult to follow because they are slightly more chaotic, Kennedy said.

He added that terrorism is more complicated than disease because it requires a different focus of attention in terms of vulnerability to threat.

Kennedy created a three-step system to combat threat. The first step, called risk assessment, is the time given to gathering information and evaluating the situation.

The second step is decisionmaking, which allows for evaluation and monitoring of the situation with the help of gathered research agencies.

The last step is risk management, he said. It lets the agency preview and prepare the solution and adapt to it based on its outcome.

Kennedy said he and his fellow researchers are working toward building early warning systems. These systems can help eliminate the high warning factor attached to different threats.

He said the combination of better warning systems and common methodology will be very useful because it can provide better data and make it easier for individual countries to decipher each other’s data.

“Shouldn’t [agencies] have some sort of platform to work with?”

LESLIE KENNEDY Professor at the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers-Newark

Even if a common methodology is discovered, it is subject to change depending on the type of risk.

“If you look at the difference in terms of the methodology, it may change for something where the threat is more important than the vulnerability, so you may want to shift your methodology to working on the vulnerability analysis compared to the threat analysis,” he said.

Kennedy and his fellow researchers first shared a common goal in modeling crime occurrences in local neighborhoods. The goal eventually grew to a more global interest in risk assessment.

“Once we came up with a framework we could use to predict crime in our countries, we

sort of explored using the same technique for looking at global threats and global risks,” he said.

Some people who attended the lecture felt Kennedy’s research on counter terrorism and natural disasters are prevalent global issues.

“Academia is doing a lot of work to condense information and give good data sets to decision makers so they can make decisions on these huge natural, national and international problems,” said Kevin Hill, a School of Arts and Science senior.

Joanna Regulska, dean of International Programs, appreciated how the researchers generated data while considering different people’s perspectives.

“What I also felt was important was to introduce the idea of culture, perceptions and subjectivity,” Regulska said.

“The fact that I might see risk in a dif ferent way that you might see risk, and what does that mean.”

The lecture is the third of six lectures, combined in a two-part series, she said.

With the theme of “Ecologies in the Balance” last year, the focus was on looking through the crisis. This year’s objective is to look forward for solutions.

“The whole idea is really to bring different departments, different groups of students, students who are working on pieces, students working on doctoral or master’s work, but also political science or geography [together],” Regulska said.

“It kind of creates a space for the interdisciplinar y work.”

The value of Kennedy’s research is not guaranteed, and people might still remain skeptical, but he said the promise is there and that is enough for him to keep researching.

“I don’t know if it will work in all instances,” Kennedy said. “For us, it was the curiosity of if these agencies really want to create these early warning systems, shouldn’t they have some sort of platform to work with?”

Just a few years ago the Rutgers Debate Union was the brunt of many jokes, said Debate Team Vice President Farhan Ali. But now, the joke is on the competition.

The debate team, which was No. 24 in the nation last year, earned a first-place finish at an intercollegiate tournament Saturday at George Washington University, said Ali, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

This moves the team into third place nationally, trailing behind teams from Yale University and Har vard University, an accomplishment Ali said is the result of hard work.

“When the Debate Union started in 2002, teams like Princeton and Columbia often beat us easily,” he said. “We always had one or two debaters who were better than average, but would never make it far on the debate circuit.”

The team accepted mediocrity as its standard, but when Storey Clayton took the head coaching position last year, the team began to see change, Ali said.

“He started to coach us, and we immediately started to see results,” he said. “He changed the attitude we had and made us feel like we could compete with Ivy League schools, and better yet, actually beat them.”

Clayton, who was a debater for Brandeis University from 1998 to 2002 and in 2001 won the North American Debating Championship, has an extensive background in the activity.

“I was living in Princeton at the time [the University appealed to me,] but was much more excited to coach an underdog state school like Rutgers,” he said.

Clayton does not regret the move and said it has been satisfying to have the University’s team beat Princeton’s, which is now No.11 in the national standings.

More than anything, Clayton said he is proud of how much the team’s confidence increased in such a short period of time.

“There was a lot of frustration on the team and people were concerned they would never be able to compete with top schools,” he said. “A lot of what’s changed has just been the ability to realize debate is something that can be learned and, like anything, improves with more work.”

Clayton is not the only one recognizing the debate team’s hard work.

Students on campus agree the ranking is well deserved.

“I think this is a great accomplishment. It has been a tough year for Rutgers, so a win like this could really give the school a good name,” said Erin O’Brien, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

Clayton said it would be difficult for the team to beat its own record, and he is satisfied with maintaining the third-place ranking throughout the remainder of the year, rather than trying to surpass it.

“Finishing the year in the top five would be an incredible accomplishment, especially since our highest ranking ever was 24th, which was last year,” he said.

Clayton said as long as the team stays humble, it should be able to maintain its ranking.

“Often success can lead to complacency, which is important to avoid,” Clayton said.

Although he is proud of the team, Ali said there are a few things it still needs to work on.

For example, he said increases in membership and funding are key to the team’s success.

He hopes to see the team represent the University well.

“We just need to start winning even more tournaments and beat Harvard for the second spot and hopefully challenge Yale for the Club Of The Year trophy,” Ali said.

STUDENT RECEIVES AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY A Rutgers-Camden senior received Photo Review’s Best of Show award for her black and white photographs “When Times Die I” and “When Times Die II,” according to a University Media Relation’s press release.

Miranda Powell, an art history major in the Rutgers-Camden College of Arts and Sciences, said although many people now use digital cameras, she prefers to use the method of mordancage, an 1870s French technique, according to the press release.

“These images show a struggle with control and a lack of control,” Powell said in the press release. “I’m very strong-willed, so this method worked for me because it allowed the process to intervene.”

Powell learned to stray away from digital photography after an assignment from her professor, Ken Hohing, who said it is important for students to work with development processes in a darkroom as Powell did with her images.

“Miranda clearly has a developed eye for imagery, whether it’s photographic or not,” Hohing said in the press release. “That along with an organized approach to complicated processes makes her work stand out.”

Martin Rosenberg, chair of the Department of Fine Arts, said the combination of Hohing’s techniques and Powell’s artistic intelligence is an example of the learning experience at Rutgers-Camden.

“Miranda has demonstrated a level of extraordinary achievement and recognition, which is a tribute to her creative abilities and to the quality of instruction she has received at Rutgers-Camden,” he said in the press release.

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State sees sluggish recovery, possible rise in unemployment

BY CHASE BRUSH CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Following one of the most crippling recessions in the nation’s histor y, economists are starting to see signs of economic growth in New Jersey, albeit slow and modest.

Dean James Hughes of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy — who along with Nancy Mantell, director of the Rutgers Economic Advisor y Ser vice, talked about his obser vations at R/ECON’s annual public conference at the Bloustein School — said economic growth in New Jersey has been extremely slow. “[The state is] hardly inching along, but we are seeing recover y, rather than meltdown,” Hughes said.

The conference is held yearly to assess the economic climate and provide the public with financial forecasts of the region and state, Hughes said. Economists use econo-

metric models and data to make predictions.

After suf fering more than 200,000 job cuts in 2008 and 2009, New Jersey str uggles with rising unemployment rates and a stagnant economy, Hughes said.

From May through September, the state saw 45,000 jobs disappear. With an unemployment rate of about 9.2 percent in 2009, Mantell predicts New Jersey’s number will increase in 2010, moving more toward the national average of about 9.7 percent.

“New Jersey’s economic progress is tightly linked to the nation,” Hughes said.

The sluggishness of the state’s economic recovery can partly be attributed to job losses in the public sector, which in the past years were frequently looked to as a source for employment growth, Mantell said.

Since May, 42,000 public sector jobs were lost, which included 26,000 jobs in local government, she said.

“[Municipalities have] finally begun to cut jobs due to fiscal difficulties,” Mantell said.

When the 2010 Census concluded, around 15,000 temporary federal workers lost their jobs as well, she said.

“New York is recovering jobs ... and much of that growth is bound to spill over into [New Jersey].”

GILL MEDINA Cushman & Wakefield Inc. Executive Managing Director

Mantell added that R/ECON’s forecast period, which ends in 2020, shows little to no growth in the public sector.

Gill Medina, executive managing director at Cushman & Wakefield Inc., believes most economic activity will be in the

ser vice and finance sectors through job recover y in New York. “[The economy] has had a huge impact on the business climate throughout the region,” Medina said. “New York is recovering jobs at three times the pace of the national average, and much of that growth is bound to spill over into [New Jersey.]”

Medina joined Mantell and Hughes at R/ECON’s semiannual conference.

The R/ECON forecast notes some points of optimism, such as an increase in personal income — which is expected to rise to 3.3 percent by the end of 2010 and 4.2 percent in 2011 — and lower inflation, Mantell said.

The average income gain overall is expected to reach 4.6 percent by the end of the forecast period, she said. Low inflation will also benefit consumers and consumer prices, which will fall from a rising 1.9 percent to 1.7 percent in 2011, she said.

The unemployment rate in New Jersey is predicted to fall to

5.5 percent by 2020, Mantell said.

Although unemployment rates and inflation are expected to decrease, both Mantell and Hughes believe New Jersey’s recover y still has a long way to go.

Job number averages in New Jersey would not exceed 2007 levels until 2016, Hughes said.

Medina also agrees that the road to recover y is a long one. “[It will] take years until we see levels return to what they were before the recession,” he said. “We’re ending the decade with less jobs than we started with, but [the economy] does show signs of a rebound.”

Nonagricultural employment growth is expected to reach 0.7 percent in 2011 after years of negative growth, -3.9 percent in 2009 and -0.8 percent in 2010, Mantell said.

According to the forecast, growth rates should increase by 1 percent in the following years, leveling of f at around 0.9 percent.

PRESENCE: Increasing global outreach can create jobs continued from front financial aid with the increased revenue coming from international students, said James Cox, regional director of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The education sector of the economy is extremely important, though many people may not realize it, Cox said.

By increasing the number of foreign students with Study New Jersey, the program is indirectly creating more jobs and stimulating the economy, he said.

Every international student who graduates from an American school returns to America about 47 times in his or her lifetime. Each visit helps the national tourism industr y, according to Cox. When an international student goes back to their home countr y with an American degree, they are basically guaranteed employment, McAnuff said.

The United States of fers research opportunities, courses covering a broad range of topics and accommodates a variety of students.

Those accommodations are a part of why Karthik Rao attended graduate school at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, N.J. Rao, raised in India, is almost completely blind.

There were no special schools for him to attend in the small town he grew up in, and his family could not afford to send him to a private school.

“For the first 18 years of my life, I never once saw a blackboard,” Rao said, “And worse than that — no one seemed to care.”

Despite his disabilities, Rao managed to excel in school and attended Monmouth University to study biomedical engineering.

“In America, they understand that being blind does not mean I am unintelligent,” Rao said. “My university provides me with ever ything I need to succeed.”

New Jersey is a great place for international students to get to know America since it is locat-

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The University launches its Study New Jersey initiative yesterday at the Visitor Center on Busch campus. The University aims to increase the number of international students enrolled, noting that among other advantages, it can bring in significant revenue and alleviate budget cuts.

ed close to New York City, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, McCormick said.

Universities in New Jersey boast world-renowned faculty and produce award-winning scientists, musicians, CEOs, lawyers and film directors, he said.

Increasing the number of international students is essential in shaping the future of international relations, said J. Michael Adams, Fairleigh Dickinson University president.

Today’s students are the next generation of leaders, he

said, and they should be exposed to as much diversity as possible.

“It is possible for two people to see the same exact thing in two completely different ways and for them to both be right,” Adams said.

When students from different countries with completely dif ferent backgrounds work together, they realize it is normal for there to be a difference of opinions, he said.

These skills will help the future be much more peaceful, Adams said.

Dahea You, a third-year pharmacy student from South Korea, is amazed at how college students expect and enjoy diversity.

The biggest obstacles most international students face are the language barrier and American food, You said.

Most foreign students quickly adapt to the country and its ways, especially with the support of the other international students and the faculty at the University, she said.

More than 2,500 international students are enrolled at the

University, according to McAnuff. About 900 are undergraduate students.

International students tend to bond with each other because they are all going through the same things, You said.

Many American students reach out and ask to learn about international students’ cultures and to show them theirs, she said.

“I always thought I would return to South Korea after I finish school,” You said. “But now, I think I like it here too much.”

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Former congressman encourages ethics in government Chairman David Skaggs’ lecture at the Eagleton Institue of Politics Monday night discusses behavior in Congress

BY NATALIE FLYNN STAFF WRITER

Tr ying to distinguish right from wrong can be a difficult task.

David Skaggs, chairman of the board of the Of fice of Congressional Ethics, said politicians may face similar problems when tackling national problems at a lecture on Monday entitled, “Ethics in Congress: The Spirit vs. The Letter” at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.

“We know speed limits are designed for our own good, and we know we’re supposed to pay our fair share of taxes,” Skaggs said. “Yet many of us do not follow those r ules that are designed for our own benefit.”

Today’s society lives in a culture of r ules and compliance, Skaggs said.

The general r ule seems to be if it is not impermissible, it is permissible.

Congressmen and women are to be an example for the rest of the countr y, he said.

Public officials are held to a higher standard than mere compliance of ethics.

“What the news rarely conveys is that the vast majority of congressmen and women behave themselves respectfully,” Skaggs said.

Skaggs’ staff of nine people is responsible for monitoring the ethics in Congress, with a budget of $1.5 million annually.

“We are probably leading the way internationally [in wellbehaved politicians],” he said.

Retired from his position as U.S. representative to Congress for Colorado, Skaggs has been the head of the committee since its founding in March of 2008.

The purpose of the office is to ensure that members of Congress are being held to a high standard of ethics by people other than their congres-

sional peers, which is how it was done in the past, Skaggs said.

The timing of Skaggs’ talk was ironic due to recent events, noted both by himself and John Weingar t, the associate director for the Eagleton

“Many of us do not follow those rules that are designed for our own benefit.”

DAVID SKAGGS Chairman of the Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics

Institute of Politics.

“There were two major political events around ethics the day [Skaggs] was here, that was just chance,” Weingar t said. “One was the ethics inves-

tigation of Congressman Charles B. Rangel [D-N.Y.], the other was [discussion of] the of fice that Skaggs heads, whether that will be continued when the Republicans take over the House of Representatives.”

Some students felt Skaggs’ topic of discussion was a refreshing perspective on politics. “[It was] exclusive coverage on an aspect of government that rarely isn’t covered much in political science classes,” said Steve Polhamus, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

Some students were disappointed with Skaggs’ responses to some of the questions.

Tom Mulvaney, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said Skaggs raised two interesting concepts of ethical actions based on principle and written law.

“The speaker said [principle of ethics] was lacking but gave no practical solutions because

of its relative nature,” he said.

“Upon asking the speaker what he felt was the best way to instill ethical principles in the upcoming Congress, he tip-toed around the question and gave no tangible solutions.”

Jason Brogna, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said his expectations were surpassed.

He said it was good to hear Skaggs address the issue that there is skepticism surrounding politics.

“Politics should be seen as an honorable call,” Skaggs said.

Weingart urged students to explore a career in politics.

“The people who do it will be smart, creative people who can find ways to advocate for the common good and not just for one partisan point of view, and not just for one interest group,” Weingart said.

The Arthur J. Holland Program on Ethics in Government hosted the event.

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Sciences sophomore. “The administrators are not as impersonal as they might sometimes feel. This is a chance for students to see that.”

Executive Director of Dining Ser vices Charlie Sams gave students a preview of what to expect of the new dining hall on Livingston campus, currently under construction.

“When the new dining facility is finished, you won’t even remember Tillett [Dining Hall],” Sams said.

Upon completion, the facility will have floor-to-ceiling windows, feature three dif ferent rooms — each with a unique theme and food selection — and television screens for watching sports in one room, Sams said.

Harris informed students of what the RUPD is doing to reduce campus crime.

“We have foot patrols and plain-clothed officers, and police escorts are always available to walk students home from class or the library,” Harris said.

Although the event was open to all students, the vast majority of attendees were involved with RHA. “We [expected] vice presidents and presidents of residence halls to be the main attendance, but all students [were] welcome to attend,” said RHA Programming Director Kunal Patel, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

Some members of RHA were pleased with the turnout of the event — presidents and vice presidents from all of the campuses and residence halls came together with heads of operations at the University.

Cahill, who ran uncontested in the mayoral race, officially won his sixth term in office earlier this month.

Bombelyn’s campaign worker Gideon Weisberg obser ved a Cahill campaign aide, Kevin Jones, allegedly handling stacks of unsealed, undelivered mail-in ballots in Pine Street Park in June, according to a June 9 article on nj.com.

Jones allegedly assaulted Weisberg when he and an attorney returned to obtain visual documentation of him with the ballots, according to the article.

“When Mayor Cahill’s aide Kevin Jones was found in the park with messenger ballots, and then assaulted the person who filmed him, the corruption of New Brunswick’s elections was exposed,” Bombelyn said.

“If it takes the FBI to come here to root out that corruption and restore integrity to the elective process in New Brunswick, we welcome and applaud them.”

Bombelyn said she was not concerned about how the outcome of the investigation would af fect her, but rather what it would mean for the way government in New Brunswick operates.

“What I am interested in is having clean, transparent government in New Brunswick,” she said. “I am interested in city business being accessible to the public and maximizing transparency … so that [people] can become more engaged and more knowledgeable about what is going on in the city.”

A representative for Cahill could not be reached at press time.

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Executive Director of Dining Services Charlie Sams discusses the progress of the new Livingston Dining Hall, which is currently under construction. The facility will feature rooms catered to different food selections.

“In terms of executives that came, it was the largest town hall meeting ever held by RHA,” Whelply said. “It exceeded my expectations in terms of broadness of questions and ability to answer by the administration.”

Some students saw the opportunity to talk directly to University officials as helpful and appreciat-

ed the consideration from the often-busy officials.

“Besides the fact that ever yone got answers to questions, it was nice to see that the higher ups took time to come out, meet and talk to answer serious questions,” said College Avenue campus Residential Vice Chair Danit Weiner, a

Mason Gross School of the Arts sophomore.

Jack Molenaar, director of the Depar tment of Transpor tation Ser vices, was not present to answer questions regarding transportation on campus, but RHA representatives said he would be present at future events.

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Students take a salsa lesson during “Salsa Salsa Salsa,” last night at the Cove, located in the Busch Campus Center. Students had the opportunity to show off their moves, and participate in a completely salsa-themed event down to the chips and salsa dip.

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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 topics 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. in the Livingston Student Center Gathering Lounge.

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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, 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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Rangel must resign on his own accord

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ep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., must step down on his own accord. According to The New York Times, a House committee found the representative guilty of 11 counts of ethical violations.

It was ruled Rangel failed to pay taxes and file accurate personal income reports. He was also found guilty of improperly soliciting fundraising donations. While his supporters and those who voted for him might not agree with a voluntary departure from his seat, we believe Rangel must act according to the ethics of law and step down before any more dishonor is brought to the House.

A public hearing on Monday brought on the decision after four hours, and 11 out of the 13 counts being upheld. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., the chair woman of the panel, announced the decision, calling the trial “difficult and time consuming.”

The committee has the power to recommend expulsion, and yet that is unlikely to happen. Ethics experts have said that Rangel, who is 80 years old, will most likely receive a letter of reprimand. The only option then is for the congressman to step down voluntarily.

Rangel has a large number of supporters for whom he has worked — legally or illegally. He has represented Harlem for 40 years and in his years of ser vice, he has garnered a certain number of supporters. And while he has made it a point to aid those who need help the most, his methods are shady.

Rangel’s damaged image has surely deprived the Democrats of a few votes in the House. His stepping down therefore is necessary if the party is to regain some of its reputation and potential voters. In the Republicans’ pre-election efforts, Rangel was used as the Democrats’ symbol of uncertainty. If the Democrats are to pledge any sort of improvement in Washington, they must first raise the bar on themselves.

Continuous scandals and the recent decision on part of the ethics committee have weakened the congressman, but ultimately he must decide his own fate. Perhaps he is lucky to even do that. Just this month he was re-elected for a 21st time. This, however, must be his last. Government accountability is of extreme importance, and when a senior member is at the center of conflict, the figure himself must step down voluntarily.

Keep travelers’ privacy top priority

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irport authorities searching passengers’ bags is one thing, but as the realities of the digital age arrive, we need laws protecting us from unreasonable invasions of privacy. Federal courts have long upheld the law allowing federal agents to search a traveler’s belongings without probable cause. We need to change this.

While the U.S. government holds the sovereign right to protect its borders, there is a big difference between agents scanning a suitcase and agents searching through a laptop’s hard drive, no matter what the content is. The number of such inspections are rare and yet passengers still need the protection from unwarranted searches, especially when they may rummage through work papers, financial records and e-mail messages — all non-threatening. There is a big difference between searching for hazardous materials and the electronic search for information. Congress, therefore, must act in defense of passengers in a way that threatens neither their safety nor their rights.

According to government records released regarding the Freedom of Information Act, between October 2008 and June 2010, more than 6,600 travelers were subject to these unreasonable searches. The first began during the George W. Bush administration when authorities received the right to view contents of laptops, smartphones and other devices containing personal information.

This has been an unconfronted issue until a brief, failed opposition to the act in 2008. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco upheld the law saying that border agents do not need the slightest of reasons to justify a laptop search.

The American Civil Liberties Union, according to The New York Times, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of “press photographers, criminal defense attorneys and a doctoral student in Islamic studies whose laptop was searched and confiscated this spring.”

Congress must resolve this case before it creates more problems.

It must approve a law in defense of travelers and in opposition of authorities’ ability to impose on their rights in such a manner.

The Travelers’ Privacy Protection Act, proposed two years ago in the Senate and continuously left unpassed, would be an ideal piece of legislation. The act would have required agents to have reasonable suspicion of illegal activity before searching a passenger’s personal belongings. This measure would have also set limits on the sharing of information from devices seized at the border.

Congress must strike a balance between the safety of the passengers and their privacy. There must be sufficient room for travelers to exercise their rights without any threat to our borders.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I just look at is as a new opportunity — a second becoming.”

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here has been a genelected officials, and eral increase in cyniCongress turns into a scapecism and anger goat for the nation’s probtoward elected officials and lems. Thus the negative camgovernment institutions. A paigns of elected officials recent survey on American themselves contribute to the attitudes toward democratic declining trust in the very institutions found that approxiinstitutions they are elected GORDON MORRISETTE mately 63 percent of responto serve in. dents felt politics were corThe media contributes to rupt, 55 percent believed politicians were lying and 94 the declining trust in elected officials by accentuating percent considered the government unresponsive. the negative and focusing on the extraordinary.

Voter knowledge is also woefully inadequate. Eighty-six Reporters search for scandal and sensationalism percent of voters surveyed knew who Hannah Montana since their readers and listeners wish to hear about was, but only 45 percent knew the Supreme Court exciting stories. Reporters are never going to win a could declare a law unconstitutional and exactly half Pulitzer Prize for writing about how well Congress is could correctly identify the number of U.S. Senators. doing its job, rather they need hard-hitting, investigaThe increase in cynicism toward democratic insti- tive stories about corrupt politicians. This means tutions, like Congress and state legislatures, has been there is an economic incentive to focus on those stobrought about by a rise in political partisanship over ries that cast elected officials in a negative light. the past two decades. Before the 1990s, the minority Out of the 7,382 legislators in the United States, party, on both the national and state levels, would less than 1 percent have ever been convicted or work with the majority party to achieve political com- indicted. Viewers tend to focus on the worst cases promise. Even when they were the minority party, of public corruption they see in the media and genRepublicans would usually work with the Democrats eralize that all elected officials are the same. These to turn their ideas into bills and form feelings of cynicism and anger the best policies they could. toward America’s elected officials “The media Former House Speaker Newt and political institutions threaten Gingrich was critical of this stratethe health of our democracy by contributes to gy of cooperation since it precluded contributing to voter apathy. any chance of achieving a In general, there are three ways the declining trust Republican majority. He realized to learn about the government: from in elected officials while a minority party has power to family and friends, experience and suggest alternatives or work to the media. Anecdotal evidence sugby accentuating influence the majority, the most gests that those who buck this trend, the negative.” effective strategy for achieving and hold politics in relatively high votes in the next election is to stand regard, were either influenced by as an opposition party. personal relationships with public Partisanship has become the norm on both the servants or served as interns with representatives. national and state levels. When Gov. Chris Christie sent Those who know politicians the best tend to believe his budget to the New Jersey legislature, the the vast majority of elected officials are genuinely Democrats chose not to fight over it. Rather, they let the interested in serving the public good. In contrast, budget pass and kept themselves as far from it as pos- those who solely listen to the media were generally sible so that in the coming election they can blame much more cynical since they receive a view that Christie for the drastic cuts in aid to local municipalities does not accurately represent politicians as a whole. and education funding. This may be a great electoral If you have the time or ability, you should strategy, but it is a terrible governing strategy. Although intern in a legislator’s office to gain some firstthe entire representative system suffers from this parti- hand experience of politics. I urge you to visit sanship and it turns many people off of voting, it unfor- your New Jersey senator or representative to gain tunately works. Thus Republicans and Democrats have greater familiarity with a legislator as both a pertransformed from the loyal opposition that attempts to son and public official. The vast majority of electsolve the nation’s problems, to parties of nihilists that ed officials and their staff members in district decry the majority’s attempts to pass legislation. offices are “Mother Theresas” who genuinely We have seen — in both national and local elec- care about the common good and make it their tions — that it is easy to become elected by forcefully job to help their constituents whenever possible. running against the legislature and those in power.

Rather than running for something, one has only to Gordon Morrisette is a School of Arts and Sciences run against the status quo since the legislature makes sophomore majoring in political science and history. an ideal whipping boy for the public. Especially in His column, “Progressive Offensive,” runs on altertough times, people like to take out their frustration on nate Wednesdays.

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Holocaust denial industry affects wide range of people Letter LIRAN KAPOANO

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am not here to debate Norman Finkelstein’s stance on Israel and Zionism. There is really only one thing I want address in this letter. My issue with Finkelstein and his supporters is nothing more than a simple number.

No, it is not six million, as in six million murdered Jews, killed during the Holocaust — a fact that Finkelstein casts doubt upon by referring to “six million” in quotation marks.

Finkelstein has also gone on record that Holocaust denier David Ir ving — who believes there were no gas chambers and Auschwitz was a “tourist attraction” — is an “indispensable” historian. No, this is not some unbelievable fiction from George Or well’s “1984”; this is actually what this man thinks.

Nor is the number 2,000, as in the nearly 2,000 years since Jerusalem was destroyed and the Jews were forced to flee

their homeland. The desire to return home has been expressed during Jewish festivals, in Jewish prayers three times daily and in countless other customs, many centuries prior to the rise of modern Zionism.

Finkelstein would have ever yone who listens to him believe the state of Israel is a moder n colonial invention fueled by Holocaust guilt, rather than the truth, which is the exact reverse — that the Holocaust was a disaster fueled by a lack of an independent Jewish homeland.

But no, that is not it either. The number I want to discuss is “43334.”

“43334” is the tattoo on my grandmother, courtesy of the real “Holocaust Industry” — that of the Nazi’s Final Solution for her.

Was she lying about how she got that number? Did she fake the anxiety she felt ever y time a dog barked because it reminded her of German Shepherds the Nazis used? Was she in on some global conspiracy when she was emotionally unavailable for her children?

What about my grandfather?

Did he invent stories about his first wife, infant daughter, mother, father, three of his four brothers and countless others he knew, who disappeared into the flames of Birkenau? Was he lying when he would talk about being nearly star ved to death and beaten within an inch of

“The desire to return home has been expressed during Jewish festivals, in Jewish prayers.” his life? Was he plotting a Zionist conspiracy when he would often wake up in the middle of the night and jump out of bed in terror, forced back in time during yet another Holocaust flashback?

Why should survivors have to tolerate efforts to de-legitimize their memories by Finkelstein,

Irving and the rest of the Holocaust denial/minimization industry?

This is what he is doing when he refers to Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust sur vivor Elie Wiesel as a “clown” in the “Holocaust circus.” There is a reason why white supremacist sites like “Stormfront” and neo-Nazi darling David Duke cite Finkelstein regularly. His life’s work minimizes the suf fering of sur vivors and adds to it by forcing them to live through the spectacle of seeing rooms full of college students cheering for his attacks on them.

This is not an issue of questioning his right to criticize Israel — although a rational person would have to question why, in order to criticize governmental policy, someone would have to attack not the government but rather the historical, documented past itself.

Or maybe it is not so irrational. Orwell wrote, “He who controls the past, controls the future.” By “vaporizing” memories, by converting the victims of

the Holocaust into “unpersons,” Finkelstein makes it easier for his fans to not deal with reality.

This frees them to practice the kind of cognitive dissonance necessary for an American university student to support the actions of totalitarian movements like Hamas, Hezbollah and others who have sworn to erase a population of six million Jews.

The fact that students gleefully welcome this distortion of history as “scholarly” is a disgrace not only to the memories of Holocaust victims, but also to legitimate historians everywhere.

This is not about Zionism. It is about preserving the memories of those who perished in the Holocaust and respecting those who survived.

It is also about the stark realization that had the Nazis succeeded, I would not be here to write this letter. And in this ver y real way, Finkelstein attacks us all.

Liran Kapoano is a Livingston College senior majoring in political science and history.

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Today's birthday (11/17/10). Contemplate masters who inspire you, philosophically, artistically and spiritually. Apply what you gain through this meditation to your personal life. Change can be good, especially when the impulse comes from your own heart and mind. 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 7 -- You get all sorts of ideas today about how things can be accomplished.

Getting others on the same page may be more challenging. Patience is your friend.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is a 6 -- Envision ancient archeological sites. Rituals and ceremonies can influence people, bringing subtle feelings to the surface. Sharing your dreams reduces tension.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -Today is a 5 -- Others benefit from obvious demonstrations of your love. No idea is too corny.

Let your imagination run wild.

Expect interesting responses.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- You'd like to be off on an adventure, but feel tied to responsibilities. Take care of necessities first, and then go play.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- An older individual believes they have the only right idea. You know that's not true, but you get more done if you go along with it, while making subtle changes.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is a 7 -- Undercurrents at work could create a darker mood. Shake it loose by suggesting music and movement. Stand for what you're committed to and be flexible on the rest.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is a 6 -- To make the most of interpersonal connections, pay attention to subtle clues in body language. That way, you tune in to the unspoken. Give hugs freely.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is an 8 -- You perceive the ebb and flow of energy between work and home.

Maintain an open mind, as you resolve issues behind the scenes. Agreement flows.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 6 -- For the first time in a while, you perceive the love others send your way. You want to reciprocate. Give gifts that you'd like to receive.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 7 -- At first, you're nervous. Upon closer inspection you find that all the elements are coming into balance, if you just allow them to. Be patient.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 7 -- Let go of imagined slights. Instead, ask for more information to confirm doubts. Maybe you were missing something. Open dialogue resolves most difficulties.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 7 -- Old habits die hard. You know you need to make some changes, but secretly resist it. Gain leverage by paying attention to your reluctance.

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Freshman forward Gilvydas Biruta struggled with foul trouble for the second consecutive game, making Mitchell’s role more significant.

YEAR: Mitchell contributes to frontcourt scoring balance continued from back Like many Knights, Mitchell did not expect the 2010-11 team to have its current makeup when he transferred to Rutgers following the 2007-08 season at Florida.

With the transfers of three former scholarship players and the graduation of the Knights’ most preeminent frontcourt presence in Hamady N’Diaye, Mitchell finds himself as the focal point of the Rutgers big men.

But the 6-foot-7, 225-pounder is far from being one of the bruisers of Big East’s past.

“I just look at it as a new opportunity — a second becoming,” said Mitchell, the Knights’ top returning scorer. “I transferred, so I know how change is.

For me, it might be a blessing in disguise because coach Rice is pushing me every day and I love his style of play. I bought into whatever he wants.”

Mitchell is now one of the main offensive weapons after playing a complementary role on the 2006-07 Gator team that won the NCAA National Championship.

And for the Knights to manage a successful 2010-11 season, Mitchell will need more halves like his first against Fairfield, in which the former New York Mr. Basketball sunk four of his first six shots. “[Mitchell] had to [have a bounce-back game],” said freshman guard Mike Poole.

“He’s our captain, he’s our leader. We go of f of him. He has a bad game, we have a bad

game. He has a great game, we have a great team. He had to do that [Monday]. He had no choice.”

Mitchell quietly leads the Knights in rebounds through two contests with 13, despite the platoon system between himself, Biruta and sophomore Austin Johnson in the frontcourt.

But the senior’s commitment to rebounding on an undersized Rutgers team goes largely unnoticed, according to Rice.

“He has a lot of toughness,” Rice said. “He had five rebounds, two blocks [Monday] — that’s a veteran game. He’ll get better on the free throw line, too. He’s one of our better free-throw shooters.

It’s just kind of a mental block right now.”

Mitchell’s 0-for-4 effort from the line magnified a larger problem from the charity stripe through two games for the Knights, who currently own a 52 percent conversion percentage.

The problem is not a new one for Rutgers, who shot only 66 percent from the line last season under former head coach Fred Hill Jr. “Those are free points,” said Mitchell, who shot a teambest 89 percent on free throws a season ago. “At the end of the day, we are fighting, scratching [and] clawing to stay in games and we have to make free throws to keep us in the games. I definitely think coach Rice is definitely going to get on us and I know he’s going to get on me on Wednesday about it.”

If the past is any indication, Mitchell can shr ug of f his struggles from the line against Fairfield. After all, they may not even exist.

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to watch film with them, which has been a big help.”

But Larrow is not the only works with d-line veterans one who recognizes the benefits of his work, as he continued from back impressed the fifth-year senior captain Noonan. hardest part for the converted “Mike’s a young guy, but he’s defensive end was the mental very eager to learn,” Noonan aspect, which he took the time said. “It’s really coming along to improve upon during his redwith Mike. He started off slow, shirt season. but it’s coming together for him.”

“I came here with an open Larrow put the pieces togethmind because I trusted the er against Syracuse coaching staff,” Larrow with four tackles — said. “If I did play, that’s more than his total good, and if I didn’t, I through his first three understand why I didgames combined — n’t. During camp, when and a sack.

I was still at defensive Larrow contributed end, I looked at the to six Rutgers sacks, playbook and my head which nearly doubled was spinning. I knew it the season output, was a lot tougher than but the defensive high school.”

MICHAEL pressure was led by For that reason, LARROW senior defensive end Larrow made sure to Alex Silvestro. take in as much as The Paulsboro High School he can. product increased his team-high He does so by sitting between total with 1.5 sacks, and like starters Charlie Noonan and Larrow, once moved from defenScott Vallone in the film room, sive end to tackle, although he is while also crediting defensive back at end. line coach Randy Melvin with “The kid is built with an aththis development from fringe letic body — long arms and player to useful backup. things like that,” Silvestro said.

“In the meeting room I stay “Playing down there is always close to Chuck and Scott,” going to help him if he comes Larrow said. “I sit right between back to the outside. If they them and they stay on top of me like him in there, having the on everything and they make speed can only help you as a sure I know what I’m doing when defensive tackle.”

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Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Michael Larrow played late minutes in the Knights’ season opener, then returned to action for the past three games when he made six tackles and one sack.

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Program continues progress in Werneke’s third season

BY BILL DOMKE CORRESPONDENT

It is always strange to look back knowing everything is over, but that is VOLLEYBALL the only thing the Rutgers volleyball team can do now.

Ending the season at 11-17 overall with a 3-8 Big East record marks the second straight year the Scarlet Knights came out of a season better than they did a year before. For head coach CJ Werneke, that speaks volumes.

“I think from start to finish, we’re better,” Werneke said.

“Our expectations going in were to be right around .500 to insure us a conference birth.

“Some things didn’t go our way, but we definitely learned and took some steps forward this year as a program and that’s the most important thing.”

The coaching staff likes to set goals for the Knights in order to keep moving forward.

Though the ultimate goal is making the Big East Tournament, smaller benchmarks are set in order to make the move more attainable.

Last year, the goal was to win a preseason tournament, which the Knights accomplished.

Knocking off Seton Hall was on this season’s list.

If scarlet supporters managed to catch that game, they probably have a better understanding of how scar y a focused Rutgers team can be.

“We had some really great matches,” Werneke said. “One of the goals we had this year as a program was to beat Seton Hall and we accomplished that. And we had the road victory against South Florida, who made the

PIN: Cocozzo comes home from Edinboro for last season continued from back “[The 157 weight class] is always tough. Those middle weight classes are always stacked,” the River Edge, N.J., native said. “Obviously, the top guy is Fitter y, who I only lost to by a point or two last year, and Saddoris is good too. I think that if I keep working hard, I can win it.”

An EIWA Championship would be the pinnacle of a collegiate career that began for Cocozzo outside the state limits of New Jersey, but will end with the State University of New Jersey.

After a successful high school campaign, Cocozzo wrestled three years for Edinboro, but transferred home to Rutgers so he could compete in front of his greatest supporters.

“It’s great getting the opportunity to finish out my career at Rutgers rather than at Edinboro,” he said. “My family gets to see me wrestle, which is ver y important to me. I’m psyched to have a really good season both individually and as a team.”

In his first season on the Banks, Cocozzo amassed a 12-1 record in dual meets, falling only to Harvard’s J.P. O’Conner, the then-No. 1 wrestler in the country at 157 pounds.

The coaching staff saw the strides during the offseason by Cocozzo, knowing this is his final year.

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Senior outside hitter Emma Chrystal joined Rutgers from Kalamazoo, Mich., four years ago and finished second on the team in assists this season despite a lingering back injury.

[Big East Tournament], so those two wins are pretty significant going forward.”

Unfortunately, the Knights could not maintain focus throughout the season.

Though partially because of a back injury suffered by senior

“He’s done a great job,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “I think he knows that this is his last time around. I like the way he’s bounced back, and he’s cer tainly going to be tested this year.”

Cocozzo already has five wins in six tries this season, including a major decision, a technical fall and two pins. His only loss came to Clarion’s James Fleming in the semifinals of the Oklahoma Gold Tournament.

“Overall, I was happy with my performance [in the tournament],” Cocozzo said. “There was one match that kind of slipped away from me. I think I was better than that kid, but I just made one mistake that I know I can fix.”

With no more following seasons on the horizon, the twotime NCAA qualifier reminds himself constantly in the practice room that there is little room for error.

“Everyday in practice I sit there and tell myself that this is my last year,” Cocozzo said. “I’ve got to make this one count.

There are no more next years.

This is it. No more excuses.”

Once the season is over, Cocozzo can take all the time in the world to reflect. But for now, he is not going to waste the time.

“I want to go into this season not holding anything back, not worried about whether I’m tired or not,” Cocozzo said. “It’s my last year. I’m just going to go out there and have fun, do my best, leave everything on the table and have no regrets when my career is done.”

outside hitter Emma Chrystal, inconsistencies took close games and put them out of reach.

“It’s been a hard season,” Chrystal said. “I’ve been dealing with this injur y going in and coming back and I’ve gone through a lot, but I wouldn’t take

anything away from the season.

It was so fun.”

All the seniors share the same feelings. The group of four expressed difficulty moving on without the game that had become such a big part of their lives.

“It’s bittersweet. It’s a proud moment to make it four years and get to this point,” Chrystal said.

“These girls are my family. I’m going to have so much free time on my hands, I’m not going to know what to do.”

The same can go for the coaching staff, which loses a senior class that contributed to a little less than half the total kills earned this season.

“It’s hard to replace people that you’ve been with for three years, but there will be an opportunity for someone else in the program to develop and fill in their shoes,” Werneke said.

Thankfully, the team still has sophomore and junior middle blockers Alex Jones and Hannah Curtis, who also contributed a large amount of offensive production. The staff has high hopes for both — especially Jones, who has two years left.

“There’s no doubt that Alex is going to continue to get better,” Werneke said. “To be a sophomore, competing in the Big East, starting and performing the way she has against juniors and seniors in her position, really bodes well for the future of our program.”

As for moving forward, the coaching staff will take a short time to unwind and then spring practice sessions need to be scheduled.

“All in all it was a good season. We improved as a program,” Werneke said. “It’s the second straight year we have a better overall record than the year before. We’re better offensively. We’re one step closer.

We’re a more competitive program and we’re getting closer step by step each year to realizing our potential and living up to it.”

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Upstarts shrink Panthers’ conference lead

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

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he Rutgers golf team received a boost yesterday, when Jacob Stockl signed a National Letter of Intent to join the program.

Stockl placed second out of 156 qualifiers at the New Jersey High School State Tournament of Champions and was a Star Ledger First Team All-State selection in 2010.

The Arthur L. Johnson High School product (Clark, N.J.) also placed second after a playoff in the North Jersey Group II Sectional.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES pitcher Roy Halladay won the National League Cy Young Award yesterday — the second time in his career he accomplished the feat.

There was no contest in the voting, as Halladay earned all 32 first-place votes to become the 13th pitcher in MLB histor y to win the award unanimously.

The starter also became just the fifth pitcher in history to win the award in both the American and National League.

Halladay posted a 21-10 record during the regular season with a 2.44 ERA, 219 strikeouts and a perfect game.

FORMER NBA ALL-STAR Allen Iverson scored 15 points yesterday for Turkish League team Besiktas Cola Turka in a 94-91 losing effort against Hemofarm Stada. The loss marked the first career game for Iverson overseas, where he is under contract for the next two years.

Throughout the game the Turkish fans chanted, “Allen Iverson, the son of Besiktas Cola Turka.”

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consistency this season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jeff Reed finally lost his job. The team cut the 12th most accurate kicker in NFL history yesterday due to his recurring inaccuracy, as Reed made just 15 of 22 field goals this season.

He also went 4-for-9 at home, nearly totaling his miss total from the last two seasons combined.

Former Washington Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham, who holds a career 79.1 kicking percentage, will assume Reed’s duties.

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Yankees and Texas Rangers may be the favorites to land free-agent pitcher Cliff Lee, his agent, Darek Braunecker, said yesterday that Lee is generating interest all around the league.

The Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs are all believed to have interest in the lefty ace, and the Washington Nationals have publicly expressed their interests in acquiring Lee. Lee is expected to ask for a contract in the range of seven years and $161 million.

Pittsburgh is the cream of the Big East crop, right?

Not only did Dave Wannstedt pull a classic ‘Wannstache’ at Rentschler Field on Thursday night, but FOOTBALL t h r e e teams in the Big MID-WEEK REPORT East are bowl eligible after last weekend and none of them are Pittsburgh.

Really?

It seems like there is one major upset a week between blunders by Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Cincinnati, but maybe they just are not that good. Maybe no one is. Maybe they are all good?

No, that cannot be it. The Big East is just 14-15 against other FBS teams this season and 2-9 against other BCS foes.

Whatever the case, take the underdog in pretty much every conference game the rest of the way through.

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1.) Pittsburgh (5-4, 3-1) — The 30-28 loss to Connecticut was just another classic example of Big East football.

The Panthers held a 21-20 lead Thursday night over the Huskies, but a Ray Graham fumble hurt them badly as UConn rallied off 10 points in 48 seconds to put the game out of reach.

Pitt suffered a tough loss after learning that 2009 Big East Defensive Player of the Year Greg Romeus will be out for the season after reinjuring his knee against the Huskies.

Still, the Panthers can win out and be sole conference champions.

2.) Connecticut (5-4, 2-2) — Maybe the loss of quarterback Cody Endres is addition by subtraction. Maybe head coach Randy Edsall has his swagger back by drawing the X’s and O’s, but most likely running back Jordan Todman is just that good.

But despite Todman’s beastly performance, he only earned a Big East honorable mention this week with his 222 rushing yards.

Whatever it is, Connecticut just beat the two most dangerous

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Connecticut tailback Jordan Todman ran for 222 yards in the Huskies’ 30-28 victory Thursday night in East Hartford, Conn. The Big East’s leading rusher has 1,176 yards and nine touchdowns this season.

teams in the conference. Yes, this is the same Connecticut that lost, 26-0, to Louisville.

It looks like the Huskies and Syracuse may be in a battle for the Pinstripe Bowl after Rutgers was predestined to be there at the beginning of the season.

No, Connecticut probably isn’t the second-best team in the conference or even in the top half, but after back-to-back upsets, pundits have to give them a little respect for now.

3.) Syracuse (7-3, 4-2) — It is safe to say that Rutgers lost the game Saturday more than Syracuse won it. But nonetheless, coach Doug Marrone showed that he can rebound after a bad loss.

Syracuse is bowl eligible for the first time since 2004 and assured of its first winning season since 2001, when the Orange went 10-3. The only other teams in the NCAA with five road wins

this season are Oregon and Boise State.

Kicker Ross Krautman earned Big East Special Teams Player of the Week after his game-winning field goal against the Scarlet Knights and a 48yarder, while linebacker Derrell Smith cracked the honor roll with 10 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

passes in the first half of a blowout over Cincinnati.

4.) West Virginia (6-3, 2-2) — Head coach Bill Stewart already embarrassed himself twice this season, but if he doesn’t make it a triumvirate of big-time blunders, the Mountaineers are going to the BCS. Pittsburgh showed that it was human in Big East play last week and with the Mountaineers controlling their own destiny, the Backyard Brawl could very well decide the conference.

Quarterback Geno Smith is the Big East Offensive Player of the Week with four touchdown

6.) Louisville (5-5, 2-3) — The Cardinals have one more conference win than Rutgers and they stomped UConn, 26-0, instead of just sneaking by the Huskies.

5.) South Florida (6-3, 3-2) — Uh oh. It looks like the Bulls learned how to win in the second half of the season. South Florida also controls its own destiny in the conference, but the Bulls still have to beat Pittsburgh and Connecticut, so it will be interesting to see how long that lasts.

7.) Rutgers (4-5, 1-3) — The only thing keeping the Scarlet Knights out of the cellar is how brutal Cincy’s defense is in Big East play. But the Knights are 13-point underdogs this weekend against the Bearcats.

8.) Cincinnati (3-6, 1-3) — Zach Collaros is back. Let’s see if he can be a spark.

Pair of teams close out fall campaigns

BY MICHAEL KUPERSHTEYN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships last Friday and CROSS COUNTRY f i n i s h e d within three places of one another.

But due to a number of reasons, the women’s team was much less satisfied with their result than the men.

The Scarlet Knights men ended their season without qualifying for nationals, but the result was expected both by their rankings and previous achievements.

They finished 19th at regionals out of a total of 28 teams.

The top-three finishers for the Knights were seniors Nick Miehe (64th), Kevin Cronin (89th) and junior Ben Forrest (107th), with times of 31:58, 32:34 and 33:01, respectively.

Forrest ran one of the best races of his career

and was content with the team’s performance.

“I feel we ran pretty well as a team,” Forrest said. “We beat some teams, such as Rider and Monmouth, who had beaten us earlier this year. Several guys had their best race of the season so far. We thought we could finish a few places better, but we still performed well. You obviously can’t control how other teams run.”

The Rutgers women could have possibly qualified for nationals as an at-large bid if they ran well enough at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals, but they missed the cut. The Knights finished tied for 16th place with Delaware — six places worse than their regional ranking of 10th.

Rounding out the top three for Rutgers were freshman Brianna Deming, as well as sophomores Jennifer Spitzer and Victoria Pontecor vo, finishing in 43rd, 58th and 97th, respectively.

One of the reasons for Rutgers’ disappointing performance was the

injuries to junior Kelly Flannigan.

Flannigan, arguably the team’s most consistent runner, was battling injuries and sickness for weeks, including having her knee drained the day prior to the MidAtlantic Regional Championships.

There is still discomfort for the junior, according to her head coach.

“Unfortunately, everyone ran well. Kelly Flannigan didn’t run too well because she never really recovered from her knee injury,” said head coach James Robinson.

“The only disappointing finish was her because she is usually our first or second runner and was our sixth runner. I thought everyone else ran a pretty good race. Deming and Spitzer had fantastic races. I thought everyone else ran well. The only abnormality was Kelly, but again because she never recovered from the knee injury. Everything went to form except for that.”

The team has a lot to look forward to as it has a young core that

hopes to improve from year to year. The coach’s vision is unfolding, and the Knights should continue to prosper.

“Overall I thought the year was good,” Robinson said. “We had a very good improvement from last year, with the team being much closer in time to each other one through seven.

We will continue to grow as we get new runners next year. The year was definitely a success. If you look at the times from last year to this year for the sophomores, there has been tremendous improvement and we’re a much stronger team than we were last year. Unfortunately, the regionals didn’t bear those results, but we are definitely much better. Everyone is about a minute better than they were last year, which is huge.”

Both the Rutgers men and women have shown strong improvement throughout the season and should continue to make progress into next year.

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FOUR RECRUITS SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT The Rutgers softball team Jaclyn Bates and outfielder added four recruits to its squad Chandler Howard. yesterday for the 2012 season “Ashley Alden was the last athwith a quartet of athletes signing lete to commit when she decided their National Letters of Intent. to attend Rutgers late this sumThe most important addition mer,” Nelson said. “I have seen — after losing both Nicole Lindley her play and excel at a multitude and Holly Johnson over the off- of positions. At 6-feet tall, she is an season — is most likely excellent target at first pitcher Alyssa Landrith base and her athletifrom Vacaville, Calif., cism affords us the luxwho holds a lights-out ury of moving her to earned run average of fill any needs we might .85 going into her senhave in the infield.” ior season.

Bates, from “Alyssa Landrith is Lincroft, N.J., hit .406 a left-handed power hitwith 26 steals last seater who pitches and son. Howard, from JAY NELSON plays first base,” said Wilmington, Del., HEAD COACH Scarlet Knights softball r e p r e s e n t e d head coach Jay Nelson Delaware in the in a statement. “Alyssa is an expe- Carpenter Cup this season. rienced pitcher who comes to us “This is an outstanding class from Vacaville High School in of student-athletes,” Nelson said.

Northern California. She was “They are a very special group of their go-to pitcher and we are softball players that could play looking to Alyssa to add some any sport they set their minds to pop to our lineup while bolstering playing. They are also great peoour pitching staff.” ple with the desire and ability to Nelson also adds a trio of succeed both on the field and in big bats in first baseman the classroom.”

Ashley Alden, second baseman — Sam Hellman ANDREW HOWARD / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Syracuse held tight end D.C. Jefferson without a catch Saturday, when the sophomore played through an injury that he suffered Oct. 23 in a 41-21 loss to Pittsburgh.

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The injury situation continues to mount for the Rutgers football team as head coach Greg Schiano delivered discouraging updates for two key players on the offensive side of the ball during his weekly press conference.

Neither sophomore wideout Mohamed Sanu (leg) nor junior tailback Joe Martinek (ankle) are doing well at the moment and are doubtful for Saturday’s face-off with Cincinnati.

Sanu left the Syracuse game midway through the first half with his injur y and did not return after running five times for 24 yards and catching one pass.

“We are not going to know until the end of the week with Sanu,” Schiano said. “Hopefully he will be able to do some. I don’t think there is any way he will be full go. Are there some things he can do? Hopefully if we limit him and don’t fatigue him.”

Sanu leads the Scarlet Knights in rushing with 309 yards on 59 attempts, in receiving with 41 catches and in total touchdowns with six.

Martinek continues to battle through an ankle injur y he initially suffered in the second game of the season against Florida International.

He took a turn for the worse in the week going into Syracuse and missed the first game of his career.

“It was really tough,” Martinek said. “It’s up there with the most frustrated I’ve ever been, but I’m moving forward. I’m doing the things I need to do to put myself in the best situation possible.”

Martinek leads Rutgers running backs with 277 rushing yards and four touchdowns, with senior Kordell Young and sophomore De’Antwan Williams replacing him last week against the Orange.

“He is still not doing real well,” Schiano said. “It is killing

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True freshman Jeremy Deering saw an increased role due to the Knights’ injuries and carried the ball 29 times for 166 yards. him. He is a competitor. Ankles can be that way. I feel bad for him. I feel bad for us as well.”

Schiano added that sophomore tight end D.C. Jefferson will likely battle through pain for the rest of the season.

“D.C. is in pain, but he practiced,” Schiano said. “I think D.C. is going to be in pain the rest of the year — it is just a matter of to what degree and if it gets bad enough, does it prohibit him from playing?”

Senior punter Teddy Dellaganna is getting healthier, Schiano said.

Dellaganna missed last week’s game, with redshirt freshman Kyle Sullivan stepping in for him.

The battle for the starting quarterback spot between sophomore Tom Savage and freshman Chas Dodd remains ongoing after yesterday’s practice.

Dodd started the past five games for Rutgers, but went to the bench in favor of Savage —

the starter at the beginning of the season and most of last season — in the second half.

“I haven’t decided yet,” Schiano said. “We need to, as a staff, evaluate the practice tapes and think about everything and then I will make a decision. I don’t know exactly when. We have had one practice and I am not exactly sure how the reps were distributed, but they are both getting reps that they need to get to be able to be the guy.”

True freshman Jeremy Deering was the go-to guy in the Wildcat with Sanu injured against Syracuse. Deering registered a career-high 29 carries and his toughness stuck out to Schiano as an impressive factor in his performance.

“I think he is very tough,” Schiano said. “He is a great competitor. He loves to have the ball in his hands. As he said to me, ‘I love this.’”

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Mitchell embraces short-term memory for final year

BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

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Senior forward Jonathan Mitchell rebounded from a tough game against Princeton with 15 points at home against Fairfield, the Knights leadeing scorer in their home opener. The Mt. Vernon, N.Y., native went 0-for-4 from the free throw line after sinking all four at Princeton.

The Rutgers men’s basketball team did not lose to Princeton by a final score of 78-73 Friday night to open its 2010-11 season.

And senior forward Jonathan Mitchell did not shoot 1-for-11 from the field — including 0-3 from beyond the MEN’S BASKETBALL arc — in the contest to kick off his final campaign.

Or so Mitchell will have onlookers believe. “[Monday night] was the first game of the season for me,” said Mitchell, who led the Scarlet Knights with 15 points in a 68-53 victory over Fairfield. “I’m just going to try to block Princeton out. It was a bad night, but coach [Mike Rice] said I have to have a short-term memory.”

Mitchell’s performance against the Stags as part of the Philly Hoop Group Classic was a welcome sight for the Knights, who need Mitchell’s scoring out of the frontcourt to be effective.

The Knights’ lack of depth, combined with freshman forward Gilvydas Biruta’s foul trouble, forced the Mt. Vernon, N.Y., native into more than just a captain’s role.

Head coach Mike Rice’s team shot just 33 percent from downtown in its seasonopening loss to the Tigers.

The Knights responded with an 8-for-18 effort on 3-point field goals Monday against the Stags, highlighted by Mitchell’s 75 percent shooting clip from beyond the arc. “[Mitchell] made a shot,” Rice said. “Now I have to move him back to [the 3-point line] on his free throws. He’s one of our most consistent shooters and players in practice. You need him — you need J-Mitch to score buckets. You need him to be efficient scoring buckets. When he hit that first one, it was such a sigh of relief.”

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Larrow takes time, rises to opportunity

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

It took some time for Michael Larrow to see his first significant action on the Rutgers football team’s defensive line, but he knew it was coming.

FOOTBALL While the redshirt freshman defensive tackle always thought he would have a role in the second half of the season, it became more apparent four weeks ago, when Eric LeGrand became paralyzed after making a tackle against Army.

Head coach Greg Schiano spoke to the notion in recent weeks, and although he had conversations with Larrow as well, the Union, N.J., native did not need a reminder.

“We spoke,” Larrow said, “but after the incident with Eric I kind of knew.”

Larrow played in the Scarlet Knights’ season opener against Norfolk State, but then did not appear again until after the defensive line lost depth with LeGrand.

He played in each of the three games since, with his most time and biggest impact coming last Saturday against Syracuse.

“I’m not saying it was a long time coming because I was working with the twos,” Larrow said. “I was told [Schiano] would need me in the second half of the season.”

So the 6-foot-4, 252-pounder went to work.

Larrow’s fellow defensive linemen speak about his athleticism and length, but the

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Senior 157-pounder Darryl Cocozzo (top) is 4-1 on the season with a major decision, technical fall and two pins. The River Edge, N.J., native spent his first three seasons of college wrestling at Edinboro before transferring last year to Rutgers.

Senior kicks off season with quick pin

BY A.J. JANKOWSKI ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Darryl Cocozzo wastes no time getting to the point.

Look no further than Saturday’s Oklahoma Gold Tournament, where the senior pinned WRESTLING Mar yland’s Danny Orem in a mere 34 seconds to realize that he isn’t going to wait around.

But after the tournament concluded and the award for Fastest Pin was handed out, even Cocozzo took a moment to pause and reflect.

“I had never won that award before, so I was pretty pumped for that,” said Cocozzo, whose quick pin bested the nearest competitor by nine seconds for the fastest fall.

“In college, that was definitely one of my fastest pins.”

The Rutgers wrestling team boasts pinning prowess throughout the entire lineup, although it is not something the Scarlet Knights stress in the practice room.

“We don’t really work on pinning too much — if it all — in practice,” said senior heavyweight DJ Russo. “Some guys just have

a nose for it while others concentrate more on just trying to score points.”

Wrestling in arguably the toughest weight class in the EIWA at 157 pounds, a fast start is essential for Cocozzo as he begins his final season.

The conference has wrestlers peppered up and down the national rankings in the 157-pound weight class, with Cocozzo at No. 18, Steve Fitter y of American at No. 2 and Br yce Saddoris of Navy at No. 9.

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