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Political figures appear to be in a tell-all mood with all the truths their memoirs unveil.

Inside Beat compares and evaluates the approaches these civic writers take.

OIT begins test process of new webmail server

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For students who would rather send e-mail through their Gmail account instead of Eden, the University may have what they’re looking for and is closer to implementing it.

The Office of Information Technology is testing ScarletMail — a University-modified Gmail account that is part of Google’s program, Apps for Education — with more than 800 students.

Students then complete a 10-15 minute task per week to gauge their reactions about the system before its implementation, OIT Associate Director Keri Budnovitch said.

“The task can be something like sending a message from ScarletMail to an account outside Rutgers or setting up a calendar,” she said.

“The students involved in the beta have provided ver y positive and constructive feedback about the applications.”

The Office of Information Technology is asking more than 800 students to complete a 10-15 minute task each week to assess students’ opinions of ScarletMail, a University-modified Gmail account that is part of Google’s Apps for Education.

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Professor studies relation between senses, movement

BY BARIA HAFEEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The movements of the computerized skeleton matched perfectly with the movement of the participant wired up to the Motion Monitor. Every time the participant moved her arm, the skeleton did the same. Every time she punched, the skeleton did the same. And every time she turned, the skeleton did the same.

University psychology Assistant Professor Elizabeth Torres leads the Sensory-Motor Integration Lab of the Psychology Department on

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Busch campus. To put it simply, Torres studies movement.

The goal of her project is to determine areas of sensor ymotor integration — how exactly senses are related to movement.

Torres hopes that this can help gain further insight into autism spectrum disorders.

“We look at how we can maximize the ASD individual’s capabilities and predisposition to learn,” Torres said. “Each individual is different so we need to discover the best sensor y-motor guidance for each person. We need to tailor therapies and

personalize teaching methods specific to each child.”

Torres hopes that understanding these differences can help experts come up with a way to instruct people with autism differently and more effectively.

This research is part of a larger interdisciplinar y study at the University funded by the National Science Foundation.

Torres is the principal investigator of the study and works alongside Dimitris Metaxas, director of the Center for Rutgers

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A professor studies the high number of suicides that occur on the George Washington Bridge.

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University psychology Assistant Professor Elizabeth Torres is working on a project to maximize learning abilities of people with autism spectrum disorder.

Campus sheds light on world AIDS epidemic

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School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Stephen Ziegler explains the rule of thirds to Daniel Leanda at the “Rutgers Pride” photography contest showcase, yesterday at the Cook Campus Center, sponsored by the Rutgers University Programming Association.

The 1980s may be remembered for many things, among them Reaganomics, MTV, the space shuttle Challenger and the death of John Lennon, but it may also be remembered for the start of an epidemic that has one of the most widespread and long-lasting effect on American lives.

The Byrne Family First-Year Seminar, “Photography and HIV/AIDS,” in conjunction with the Office of Undergraduate Education and the Center for Cultural Analysis, held a campus-wide series of events yesterday for World AIDS Day, nearly two decades after the epidemic’s start.

Enrico Cabredo, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student in the seminar, said although stereotypes about gay males or people in Africa exist, AIDS is an illness that does not discriminate.

“It’s really a problem all over the world,” Cabredo said. “We have the means to help prevent HIV and AIDS and how to help suppress it, but because of poverty, it’s not really getting out there so we’re trying to change that.”

Students enrolled in the course sold World AIDS Day Tshirts for $5 at Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus, said Chelsea Callahan, a School of Arts and Sciences junior who helps teach the seminar.

School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Kim Bowers designed the shirts, and all proceeds will go to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Students from the seminar printed the shirts to raise money for pediatric AIDS and to promote their photography exhibit “From Ethiopia to New Jersey: Photography and HIV/AIDS,” at

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Students launch initiative after pledging income to charity

BY CLIFF WANG CONTRIBUTING WRITER

University philosophy graduate students Nicholas Beckstead, Mark Lee and Timothy Campbell have taken the pledge to donate a portion of their incomes to charity with hopes that by launching a charitable initiative on campus they will motivate others to follow in their footsteps.

“We have realized that we can give money to charity and be just as happy, if not more satisfied than before, knowing we are saving peoples’ lives,” Beckstead said.

Through Giving What We Can, an organization that encourages people to donate at least 10 percent of their incomes to reduce suffering in the developing world, Lee and Beckstead pledged to give away any income in excess of their graduate-student stipends until graduation and half of their post-tax income until they retire.

“I realized that you can give to charity without sacrificing your quality of life,” Beckstead said.

Campbell vowed to give away 5 percent of his income for now, pledging to a similar organization called The Life You Can Save.

“There is certainly a sense of satisfaction knowing you are making a difference in people’s lives,” he said.

Campbell said if people feel 5 percent is too significant a portion of their incomes to give away, the charity would accept donations of smaller amounts.

The students were inspired to spread the reach of Giving What We Can after Beckstead went to England, where the organization is based, and met its founder Toby Ord and member William Crouch.

Beckstead and Lee were also motivated to pledge with Giving What We Can mainly because of the basic ideas the organization was built on.

“The charity stresses that giving away a portion of one’s income is easier than most people think and is highly fulfilling,” Beckstead said.

Internationally, Giving What We Can has 64 members, many of

“I realized that you can give to charity without sacrificing your quality of life.”

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whom are students who collectively have pledged more than $20 million, which can save 45,000 lives, he said. The organization also emphasizes the importance of giving money to cost-

effective charities so contributions make more of an impact.

“We think it is very important to make sure you are donating to cost-effective charities and knowing if you have made a well-placed donation,” Lee said.

Besides having a list of recommended charities to donate to, the Giving What We Can website also has multiple calculators that help put in perspective how wealthy someone is compared to other people in the world.

For example, though still graduate students, Beckstead and Lee are in the top 4.6 percent of the world’s wage earners, with Campbell in the top 13 percent.

The students decided to start a University branch of Giving What We Can. “The Rutgers branch of Giving What We Can will host regular talks and social events and by doing so we hope to extend the reach of the organization’s message,” Lee said.

The graduate students plan on launching the chapter at 8 p.m. tonight in Livingston Hall in the Livingston Student Center.

At the launch, Peter Singer, Princeton University Ira W. DeCamp bioethics professor, will lecture on “Global Poverty: What Are Our Obligations?”

Singer will also host a question and answer period followed by a book signing. There will be a follow-up meeting at 9:10 p.m. on Dec. 7 in Scott Hall 116 on the College Avenue campus.

“We hope that once we start a branch at the University, other universities will follow,” Beckstead said.

For now, they hope that Giving What We Can: Rutgers will encourage their peers to give.

“I have found that people want to help but are not really sure how to and are discouraged when alone,” Lee said. “Hopefully they will gain the encouragement and resources they need by being in a community of givers.”

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Marvin Schlaffer, senior project coordinator for the University Conference Center, views the Embodied Dreams exhibit last night during a curator-led tour at Art After Hours, held every first Wednesday night of the month at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus.

For the 13th year in a row, the Department of Physics and Astronomy is set to entertain local children from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12 during its annual Faraday Christmas Children’s Lecture.

The event, which is scheduled to take place in the Physics Lecture Hall on Busch campus from 7 to 8:30 p.m., will feature demonstrations such as real frozen flowers that shatter like glass, exploding hydrogen balloons and a person lying on a bed of nails.

Physics Professor Mark Croft and laboratory support specialist Dave Maiullo will perform the demonstrations they routinely use in physics courses to teach University students but will lean toward humor and will emphasize fun in science.

The performance follows in the tradition of British physicist Michael Faraday in the 1800s, whose Christmas lectures for children at London’s Royal Institution continue on today. Faraday’s shows were created to show young children the excitement of science during the holiday season.

The shows are open to the public, free of charge.

Guests should arrive early to ensure a seat.

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POLICE TALK NEW BRUNSWICK MAN OUT OF SUICIDE New Brunswick police talked a 19-yearold man out of committing suicide Sunday at the Plum Street parking deck, according to an article on nj.com.

Police responded at 1 a.m. Sunday to reports that the man was standing near the ledge of the 10-story parking deck. As police spoke with him, the man, who was hanging

CAMPUS: U. offers HIV testing at Busch Campus Center continued from front the Johnson & Johnson headquarters, Cabredo said.

“We explored different methods and found out our own way of spreading AIDS awareness, and that’s what our work is about,” he said. “We had to take photos for the exhibit, and that’s what our work is based on — ways to answer questions about AIDS through photography.”

During their classes, the Byrne seminar students developed their own questions about the disease, and their assignments consisted of taking pictures of their own visions in response to those questions.

“We realize that AIDS is something that has a large stigma attached to it,” Callahan said.

“It’s not something that people fully understand or are aware of as a community problem. In every way, someone is affected no matter if they’re sick.”

One of several questions the students posed was “What are we afraid of?” “[There] was a picture of one of my roommates outside of … our [residence hall] and floating around him was the word ‘isolation,’” Cabredo said. “I suspect people were afraid of being isolated because of AIDS, which shouldn’t really be happening.”

Tanya Sheehan, an assistant professor of art histor y, started

from the deck by his hands, climbed down from the ledge, according to the article.

New Brunswick Police Lt. J.T. Miller said the man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital for treatment and obser vation, according to the article.

the Byrne seminar, Callahan said. It was a result of her idea to get World AIDS Day recognized as a community event.

Practicing safer sex is an important issue for all college students, but it is likely a new feat for incoming and first-year students.

“They’re not used to the new freedom that they have at college,” said Benjamin Locke, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “A lot of them are nervous or embarrassed to talk about the topic of sex. Maybe they get drunk one night and do whatever.”

Throughout all the campuses, the KO Team, which works to “knock out” AIDS, held “Candy and Condoms” to raise awareness about the disease. The KO Team distributed candy, condoms and informational pamphlets to encourage the student body to practice safe sex and prevent the spread of HIV, said Jonathan Yarimi, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

To attract more people to the table of informational items, the KO Team used candy for the people who were shy about wanting to pick up a condom or curious about safe sex practices.

“When people have a good feeling, they’ll attribute it to something,” Yarimi said. “We feel like they’ll get a good feeling about the candy, so they’ll get a good feeling toward safe sex.”

For seven hours, Health Outreach, Promotion and Education offered confidential HIV testing at the Busch Campus Center. The University Sexual Health Advocates also presented a

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safer sex program at Voorhees Hall on the College Avenue campus.

About 50 students received free rapid HIV testing done with an oral swab, said Theresa LordStout, a nurse practitioner. Tests were conducted anonymously, and students received results in 20 minutes. By getting tested, people who came also learned about how they could reduce their risks for HIV. “When [they’re] first infected, many people don’t even know they’re infected,” Lord-Stout said.

“If there’s any symptoms, they’re often flu-like symptoms, which, of course, everybody gets. Many times people are unaware that they have been infected, thereby infecting a lot of other people.”

Students who participate in risky behaviors, including sexual activity or intravenous drug abuse should be tested, said Dorothy Kozlowski, assistant director of the Hurtado Health Center.

Other students who should be tested include those who have doubts about their partners and those concerned that their partners do not know their HIV status.

Generally, the number of people infected with HIV has decreased slightly because individuals are paying closer attention to risky behavior, Kozlowski said.

“I think it’s the education,” she said. “I think it’s the recognition that we are responsible for ourselves and that each person has to be committed to their own responsibility and responsibility to others.”

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computer. She brings a clicker down with her, which she will use movement 10 times for study to start the monitor to record the movement. Each movement will be recorded 10 times. continued from front Ten. Torres hits the button.

The computer beeps. The parComputational Biomedicine ticipant performs her movement Imaging and Modeling. and the computer records it.

On average, 1 in 110 children Nine. Repeat. All the way down in the United States have an ASD, to one. Change the movement, according to the Centers for re-input the data on the computDisease Control and Prevention. er and perform the movement Torres hopes this project will 10 times again. Repeat for the complement the current ways in next movement until all movewhich behavior is assessed to ments are recorded. diagnose and treat autism.

“Speed up the movements “We know that individuals now,” Torres said. “Go fast.” with ASD process sensor y Both slow and fast moveinformation different than typiments are recorded to detercally developing individuals,” mine the difference in motion. she said. “But it is at present After about an hour, all movedifficult to quantify these differments that needed to be ences objectively. Sensor y prorecorded are done. Torres cessing gives rise to percepbrings up some of the saved tion, and perception can be movements and explains how quite subjective.” to interpret them.

For this reason, the work in Movements of the wires then her lab looks at physical movecollect the images. These wires ments, which are also sensed but emit a weak electromagnetic can be quantified, Torres said. field, Torres said. The moveThe participant of this particuments made by the participant lar session of the study volundisrupt this field and data is teered herself and her brother transmitted to the receiver, who has ASD. Her brother, who which can then visited the lab over display the the summer, was “Individuals with same moverecorded performing ments on certain martial art ASD process screen.

The movements. Now it is the participant’s turn. sensory information program picks up the position In minutes, bands different than and orientation are placed on different parts of her body typically developing of the body in real time. including her head, individuals.”

Torres can arms and legs, to pick different which 16 different ELIZABETH TORRES parts of the wires will be Psychology Assistant Professor body and have attached. The joints the computer are digitized using a draw the trajectory they take. movable sensor and slowly the When she picks the right hand, image of a 3-D skeleton appears the computer will show a green on a computer screen. Her line following the movement of movement is now ready to the hand. The same is applicable be recorded. for any other body part.

“A mar tial ar ts routine is Various graphs relating to the used because it involves both movement can also be brought hands and arms and someup. They can display the speed, times the feet,” said Rober t acceleration or even the rotation Isenhower, a postdoctoral felthat a certain part makes. The low that works in Torres’ lab. movement can be slowed down “This allows us to obser ve or sped up. motions that are under conThe angle of viewing the scious control and those ran in skeleton can also be changed, ‘autopilot mode.’ When you are showing it from the side or completing one punch you even from above. The slow are simultaneously beginning movement can be compared another. Movements overlap, side-by-side with the fast moveyet each movement in the ment. These controls help sequence is not necessarily Torres see and determine any explicitly attended to.” dif ferences in segments that Uri Yarmush, a School of are attended to and segments Arts and Sciences junior, works that are completely automated. in Torres’ lab and is a black belt But the main purpose is to second-degree karate exper t. compare these recorded moveHe has experience working ments and data with the particiwith children with developmenpant’s brother. tal disabilities.

Isenhower said using the Yarmush guides the particitwo recorded movements sidepant in performing the different by-side can help understand moves — jab, hook and uppercut, which parameters breakdown cross and a final integrated movein different disabilities, or in ment that incorporated all the this case ASD. previous actions.

The research is in its early “Just hold your fists to your stages with the recording of face,” Yarmush said to the particmovements and obtaining data. ipant. “Kind of like you are talkTorres said at first the idea ing on the phone. Remember to seemed to be too difficult to breathe, other wise it can get implement, but it is actually very tiring.” being done, and things are proTorres inputs the name of gressing smoothly. the movement into the

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CALENDAR Alumnus publishes overviews of evolution DECEMBER The Responsible Drinking Happy Hour event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Cook Café of the Cook Campus Center.

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

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Written by Mason Gross School of the Ar ts graduate student Lisa Huberman, 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.

Rutgers Undergraduate Geography Society is holding a “Desserts from Around the World” bake sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Douglass Campus Center. The society welcomes all students to stop by their table whether they are Geography majors or minors or not. All treats are homemade and include vegan banana cupcakes, Jamaican coconut drops, baklava, English Victorian cake and much more.

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences students are invited to attend the International Summer Science Scholarship Panel to find out how they can receive up to $5,000 in support for an international science-based summer experience. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Room 138B of Foran Hall on the Cook/Douglass campus.

Awardees from this past summer will share their experiences and secrets of their successful applications. Pizza and drinks will be served. For more information, contact Monica Emer y at memery@aesop.rutgers.edu.

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The Human Rights House and Center for Women’s Global Leadership will host an event called “Justice and Java: Expressions Against Gender Violence Coffeehouse” at 7 p.m. in the Douglass Campus Center. The coffeehouse will include a night of instrumental, poetic, dance, spoken word and other artistic performances that will aim to raise awareness about issues surrounding genderbased violence, specifically in relation to the intersections of gender violence and militarism.

The Clothing Swap from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center Multipurpose room aims to raise awareness of the issues surrounding sexual violence. Bring new and gently used clothing, shoes, bags and accessories to swap. A $2 entry donation gets you two “new” items. Equally trade for everything else you bring, or buy two items for $1. All money collected will go to support survivors of sexual violence in New Jersey. The Of fice for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance will sponsor the event.

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BY GABRIELA SLOMICZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With the recent release of his first book, University alumnus Brian Switek, a freelance science writer, is working to leave his footprint in the world of paleontology.

Switek, a research associate at the New Jersey State Museum, last month published his book “Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature,” which features an over view of evolution as well as the processes and progress of the field of paleontology.

“The book is half science and half how science shows us how evolution works,” he said. “The purpose was to show how fossil records were relevant to evolution and to present stories to people they haven’t heard before.”

Switek, a self-professed amateur, took an interest in the field when he was young.

“As a kid, I was a dinosaur nut, and I never really grew out of it,” he said. “Real-life monsters always fascinated me. I would go to museums when I was 5, and I could still hear them breathing from the depths of time.”

Switek further pursued his interest with a University course that required him to design a lesson plan for a local fifth grade class, Switek said. But he was told his idea to teach whale evolution was too controversial.

“I’ve never run into creationism before. That conflict rekindled my interest in evolutionar y science,” he said. “As I started reading up about it, I realized I didn’t understand evolution either.”

The book focuses on scientists’ personal stories as well as topics in their fields, Switek said. It took about three years of

research before he developed a said. “Once you have an introstor y line. duction, you can get resources.

“I wanted to humanize sci- By using the Internet, I was ence. We’re familiar with able to create a support system results of science, but the of friends and colleagues.” process of science is sort of Switek built a librar y in his dead end,” he said. “The path home and used the Internet to scientists take is something do his research, which he conpeople aren’t familiar with. I ducted after coming home from wanted to give people an insight his full-time job, he said. Time into the way science works — constraints, the rapid pace at start from the beginning and which the field is changing and walk the reader through.” a lack of outside resources, Switek’s friend Melanie such as an adviser, presented Crisfield was involved in edit- challenges, Switek said. ing parts of the book.

But the rewards of writing a “Popular scibook included ence is a difficult learning more genre to write, about his inter“I would go to because an ests and subject, museums when author needs to he said. be able to use the “You learn a I was 5, and I could scientific literalot writing a still hear them ture and language book. I blog in a way that’s ever y day, but breathing from accessible to a lay writing a book is audience and the depths of time.” something more make it both compermanent,” BRIAN SWITEK prehensible and Switek said. “You University Alumnus interesting,” want to fine-tune Crisfield said. “I arguments more, think Brian did an dig pretty deeply. excellent job making the book I basically gave myself an eduaccessible to ever yone.” cation on paleontology.”

Bellevue Literar y Press, a 5Though he was familiar with year-old company that usually the topic, some of the things he publishes books that are an learned surprised him, such as intersection of ar ts and sci- the role politics plays in science, ences, published Switek’s he said. book, said Erika Goldman, pub“Evolution is contingent on lisher and editorial director of what came before, and histor y the company. of science is formed by little “We will have printed 4,000 quirks of politics and culture,” copies ver y shortly, which is Switek said. larger than our ordinary launchPublic opinion about evolution ing print line,” Goldman said. may not correspond to recent Switek helped publicize the discovery, he said. book himself, par tly through “One of the main ideas that are his two blogs. popular but not true is that evolu“Through practicing writing tion is a story of progress, a on my blogs, sharing ideas and straight line,” Switek said. getting to know people with “Evolution is a riotously diverse similar interests, it shaped the process where we lost a lot of difbook in a beneficial way,” he ferent forms of life over time.”

Showing evolution in a clear, easy to comprehend way may be beneficial to the public in general, Crisfield said.

“I think this type of book is absolutely vital, given the disconnect between evolutionary science and the general public,” she said.

“Evolution … can be complicated to learn. A book like this … clarifies aspects of evolutionary theory that are often misunderstood.”

Both Switek and Crisfield expressed their hopes for the book and its impact on the University and the public.

“I think it’s a great thing for Rutgers to have [an alumnus] achieve such a prestigious goal,” Crisfield said. “There’s a general tendency in academia to assume that one needs a graduate degree to get anything done. Brian’s book reminds us that achievement comes from talent and intelligence, not just from degree status.”

Switek also recognized the oppor tunities that come with the publication.

“Just by writing a book, people take you a lot more seriously,” Switek said. “Getting your own book out there shows a lot of commitment. Even if the awards aren’t immediately tangible, it helped me establish myself in my career.”

Others have taken notice of Switek’s ability.

“I was very impressed by it, particularly by the fact that he had done so much important research and had written such a comprehensive proposal when he was not a well-established academic,” Goldman said. “His own passion for his subject has established himself as an authority regarded by the professionals in the field.”

Switek hopes this book will be the start of a long career. He plans to continue doing field research and is already in the process of writing a second book, about dinosaur science.

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SERVER: Students have option to keep Eden accounts continued from front Although problems can erupt when installing new information technology systems, OIT does not foresee any major issues, Budnovitch said.

“We have been testing the ScarletMail domain for many months and have not encountered any significant issues,” she said. “Google has transitioned many schools to Google Apps for Education with no major issues reported.”

After noticing the success of the program at other academic institutions, the University felt the program would be a good addition for students, Budnovitch said.

“The success of Google Apps for Education at other universities

NJ RESIDENTS TO POSSIBLY LOSE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Hundreds and thousands of New Jerseyans claiming unemployment could be losing federal benefits within the next 20 weeks, according to an article on nj.com.

Also, about 2 million Americans will be affected by the curtailed benefits, after Congress failed to approve a fifth emergency extension that would have raised the maximum claims period to 99 weeks, according to the article.

First-time filers in the state are now only eligible for 26 weeks of state-funded benefits, plus an additional 20 weeks when the unemployment rate is as high as it is now, according to the article.

Meanwhile, those who have already claimed will be phased out of their extended benefits and allowed to receive at least 20 more weeks of unemployment checks, depending on how long they have been collecting, according to the article.

Over the past year, lawmakers in Washington had extended the benefits four times, according to the article. But passing the benefits could cost a total of $12.5 billion.

All but three N.J. congressmen approved the extension: Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11), Scott Garrett (R-5) and Leonard Lance (R-5).

“The issue is not whether we should extend the benefits, it is how should we pay for them,” Lance said in the article.

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such as Northwestern, Arizona State and Brown was a factor for Rutgers,” she said.

Budnovitch said an interesting aspect of Google Apps for Education is that Google is not allowed to sell advertisements for ScarletMail and is instead handled by the University.

“This is a setting Rutgers manages locally based on the Google Apps for Education contract,” she said. “It is a side benefit of the program, and there are no plans to change this.”

Budnovitch said the program offers many benefits for the University, providing students with additional applications to enhance their school-provided email account.

“Google Apps for Education was selected because of its extensive suite of collaborative applications,” she said via e-mail correspondence. “If we were to

develop similar applications inhouse, it would take much longer and be much more costly.”

Some of these new applications are instant messaging tools, sharable calendars and a website tailored for students and faculty — all at no cost.

“No matter what, everyone is going to have to adjust to it anyway.”

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“There’s no hardware or software to install or maintain, since everything is delivered through a standard Web browser — anytime,

DECEMBER 2, 2010 from anyplace,” according to their website.

Google will also handle all of the maintenance for the mail servers, which allows universities to spend money on upgrades instead of server issues, according to their website.

Some University students feel impartial to the change but acknowledged it may be easier to work with ScarletMail because it resembles the Gmail interface they are already familiar with.

Rutgers College senior Francis Rufino said as long as the system works and does not hinder communication with University professors, he has no problem with the switch.

“At first when they switch things, it could have some kinks,” he said. “Once they get going though, it helps us all out.”

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Ruhland said even if there are problems with the system, the University is going to implement it regardless.

“I don’t think [ScarletMail] is necessary because I don’t see any problems with Eden,” she said. “[But] I feel like no matter what, ever yone is going to have to adjust to it anyway.”

For those like Ruhland, Budnovitch said students would be able to choose whether to stay with their Eden accounts or begin using ScarletMail.

“Students who are using existing e-mail services will have the option of creating a Rutgers Google — ScarletApps — account or continuing to use their existing e-mail services,” she said.

The University and OIT plan to make the use of ScarletMail available for all incoming and transfer students in the fall of 2011, Budnovitch said.

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Professor looks for answer to repeated suicides at GW Bridge

BY JOSEPH KUCHIE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The George Washington Bridge has an annual traffic number of 53,417,768 people, making it the busiest bridge in the world. This number includes people driving in their cars, riding their bikes and crossing the pedestrian walkways.

Of the more than 53 million people who come across the George Washington Bridge, some will only step onto the bridge once, and there, they may also take their last steps.

Although nobody knows why people choose the George Washington Bridge, it is one of the most frequently used bridges for suicide in the United States.

While many people have committed suicide at the bridge in the past, one University student’s story shook people right here in the tri-state area and all across the world.

The death of Tyler Clementi in September not only brought attention to the University but also to the George Washington Bridge, from which he jumped to his death.

The George Washington Bridge became a part of global news on Sept. 22, after Clementi jumped over the bridge’s railing.

A number of questions surrounded the student’s death, but the main question, like many others, remains unanswered — why did he choose the George Washington Bridge?

“Some people choose the [George Washington Bridge] for a reason, some just do it because it’s convenient to them,” said Michael Rockland, author of “The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel.” “But in Tyler’s case, I could maybe see that there was a reason behind choosing the [bridge].”

Rockland, a professor of American studies at the University, wrote the book about the bridge’s history and his experience with both the bridge and the people who protect it.

He explained that Clementi’s hometown of Ridgewood’s

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Michael Rockland, a University professor and author of “The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel” is studying why so many people commit suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. Statistics show the bridge averages 10 to 13 suicides a year. proximity to the bridge might have played a role in his decision to choose it as the site of his suicide.

“People who live in Bergen County can’t help but look at the George because it’s right there in front of them,” Rockland said. “It may not have been the main reason why he chose the [bridge], but he may have had a special relationship to the bridge being so close to it.”

The George Washington Bridge stands 604 feet above the Hudson River, and its 90-foot roadway makes it the only 14-lane suspension bridge in the world. The bridge is just 15 miles from Ridgewood, meaning it had always been in Clementi’s sight.

Statistics show that the George Washington Bridge averages anywhere between 10 to 13 suicides a year, which is significantly less than the 26 per year that occur at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif.

Rockland said this is due to the constant surveillance of the New York Police Department and the Port Authority.

“Ever since 9/11, the security has been tight on the bridge, and there are plenty of signs that say ‘No Loitering’ to keep pedestrians from stopping,” he said. “Policemen would actually drive up to me and ask me what I was doing while I stopped on the bridge to do research for my book.”

According to Rockland’s book, the Port Authority spends half a billion dollars more per year on security for its bi-state facilities such as the George Washington Bridge than it did before the 9/11 attacks. This includes an increase in patrol officers and cameras, but not all officers can get to the potential jumpers in time.

Despite efforts, the number of suicides has not decreased, and the Por t Authority has looked elsewhere to prevent suicides from occurring. The

Clementi case in par ticular caused the state to consider putting up obstructions to keep people from jumping, but Rockland believes it will not happen.

“The police say that, although this may sound bad, that it’s better if people jump off a bridge than a building because there’s less chance of injuring another human being in the process,” Rockland said. “Plus, if the [bridge] gets the netting to keep them from jumping, it’s only going to stop suicide on the bridge, not in general.”

The bridge’s extraordinar y height is particularly “attractive” for those who wish to commit suicide, he said. There have been a number of stories where, although the initial jump did not end an individual’s life, the injuries sustained from the jump or the amount of water going through the body would eventually kill the jumper.

“There was once a stor y where a friend bet another

friend $500 that he could jump of f the bridge and sur vive,” Rockland said. “He won the bet, but then lost his life in the hospital three days later.”

The investigation of Clementi’s death continues through December and already there are signs of change, he said. The Port Authority has done its best to keep the police reports and other comments to themselves, but the continued coverage will give the George Washington Bridge some negative press.

“I think the [bridge] keeps their suicide rates down because the authorities don’t allow the stories to get out there like the Golden Gate does,” Rockland said. “But after this tragedy, I think it’s going to be harder for them to prevent ‘copycat’ jumpers from ending their lives.”

Those contemplating suicide should contact the suicide/crisis hotline at (800)-273-8255.

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GOP must spend where it counts

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mericans undoubtedly need to cut back on spending if only to decrease a massive deficit amounted over the past years. But there are those services and aids that must be continued for the benefit of those less fortunate — especially children. House Republicans used a procedural move Wednesday to block legislation to provide thousands of hungry children with healthier, free lunches at school. The bill, supported by first lady Michelle Obama, has a price tag of $4.5 billion. We view this move by the G.O.P. as a partisan blockade of a bill that should have otherwise benefited children who need the aid the most.

Despite the need for federal spending, this bill, part of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign, must be passed in order to secure healthier food for children whose parents cannot afford it. House Republicans, however, used a technique of amending the bill in order to delay its passing by sending it back to the Senate with little time left in the legislative session. The bill is identical to legislation passed by the Senate in August, leaving President Barack Obama with the decision to make. The fact that Republicans amended the bill meant it would have to go back to Senate for restructuring.

The reality of the matter is that this temporary delay of the bill affects children who cannot otherwise afford to buy school lunch.

This bill would have provided them with healthier food, which is a much-needed reform by the American people as time and time again, people begin unhealthy diets at earlier ages. And for some children, this food will be their only decent meal for the day. In this case of government intervention, the involvement is a completely warranted move.

Republicans see the nutrition bill as too costly and as an example of government overreach, but they do not offer much other than temporarily blocking it and undercutting it, leaving children with less than needed.

When it comes to the sure spending on feeding our children, this sum is by no means “overspending.” House Republicans have simply demonstrated an inability to work with the other side and provide the American people with the financial support needed. Instead, they demonstrated paranoid notions of “government overreach” with regard to something that directly affects our children.

Users need law against Web tracking

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ith Google, Verizon and many other Internet-based companies collecting users’ information with almost every click of the mouse, there has to be something done to protect our identities. The Federal Trade Commission rightly advocated for a plan on Wednesday that will potentially let online consumers opt out of companies collecting their information and browsing habits, an option called “do not track.”

The FTC’s plan would encompass a large framework for the commercial use of users’ data. According to The New York Times, the commission would encourage companies to ensure consumer privacy within new online developments and products. These do-not-track controls would allow Web users to decide themselves if they want browsing history and habits to be collected by the company on the other end of the line.

We support the introduction of this option as the least that can be done to protect even the most insignificant of user privacies.

Consumers simply need the option to choose. As it stands now, Internet users are subjected to personalized advertisements on Facebook, Google and a number of other websites resourceful enough to do this. It is a problem that with every click, a computer supposes that the Web user likes a designer handbag or needs a certain policy with an insurance company. In the end though, we hardly need the push to buy things we did not need before seeing the ad.

In addition to the unneeded solicitation, currently there is an unlimited collection of information. Most users may not be sharing valuable information, and yet even they need the basic protection from invasive business practices. A do-not-track option will simply give Web users the opportunity to make the decision themselves.

Consumers are exposed to a multitude of advertisements online, on TV and even on the street, and while personalized ads do not change much on the surface, there is the collection of personal data occurring.

The trade commission’s report recommends that companies use simpler, more streamlined methods of alerting customers of the fact that their information is being collected and that they have the option to opt out. Instead of the incomprehensible privacy policies, the report rightly asks for simplification. The commission also recommends that collected data give users “reasonable access” to whatever information has been collected.

We support the implementation of any such law that addresses the so-far unrestricted collection of browsing habits and personal information on the Internet. We just hope Congress listens to the FTC’s advice and takes action.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “As a kid, I was a dinosaur nut, and I never really grew out of it.”

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their term, to govern as s Julian Assange a they please so long as they hero?

WikiLeaks remain within the bound of released a trove of govthe law, which a majority of ernment cables less than a the cables were. week ago with var ying Micromanaging our electdegrees of secrecy, and in a ed of ficials goes against matter of hours the superthis idea of representation. secret inter-office e-mails JOE HERNANDEZ Critics who will chastise a became the water-cooler politician are often quick to conversation at embassies forget they voted him or her in. But since the and newspapers across the globe. It’s not military release of the cables and subsequent backlash secrets that came out; no war strategy fell into the finds fault where there generally is none, it does wrong hands. But gossip is just as volatile. little more than surface low-level blather that is WikiLeaks, Assange’s brainchild, confirmed neither illegal nor tasteful, proving no real wrongSunday that governmental officials are pretty much doing but shaking up diplomatic relations. Like a like every other person on the planet with a job. mosquito at a barbeque, Sunday’s cable drop is They talk smack on their colleagues. And we can be innocuous but pretty annoying. sure that Assange is giving himself pats on the back It would be risky to ask the American governfor riding in on his white steed and saving us proles ment for full disclosure. Assange is an idiosyncratic from backroom corruption. WikiLeaks had a egomaniac who seems to put way more stock in chance to be an effective watchdog group, but it governmental covertness and conspiracy than is blew its chance and has done less to salvage democprobably realistic. I am not denying that our govracy than it claims. ernment holds some things in confidence — I hope Officials’ grip on private information will only it does — but Assange overestimates how harmful tighten in the wake of the leak. Earlier this week it is to be occasionally secretive. All one has to do is in Slate, Anne Applebaum warned, “Don’t expect look at the content of the cables to better government from these revfind that his crusade for corruption elations, expect deeper secrets.”

“Assange missed amounted to a wild goose chase that The reason that parts of governturned up some harmless scuttlement have begun sharing informahis chance to do butt. The debate surrounding tion in such a cavalier way is to WikiLeaks hinges on the assumpcombat the Babelic confusion that some good.” tion that backroom politics equals reigned before 9/11. If everybody corruption. But life would be a lot knows the same stuff, the whole harder for heads of state if diplomacy was an openwill be more effective. Ironically, the governdoor policy. Some secrets are necessar y. To ment’s good intentions behind sharing informaunearth any classified information simply because it tion made the leaking of it that much easier. But is classified does no good. an effective government has to maintain some What is worst about the cables that were degree of secrecy. America has enemies who released Sunday is that they do not show substanwould love to drag out the skeletons in our closet tive corruption. Muammar Gaddafi has a hot, blond by the ankle bone, and allowing them to do it mistress. The man’s got needs. Even Secretary of would make us weaker and more vulnerable. The State Hillary Clinton, who must be having a crappy recent Transportation Security Administration week, has said the leaks would not damage diplobody scanner mishap aroused the same concern matic relations beyond repair. Had Assange shown over the happy balance between freedom and safesome institutional failure or gross violations of interty. But if the sharing of information says anything, national law, the cable drop would have been a it’s that the government has taken steps to stronger blow and garnered more support (Notice become more effective, not more corrupt. how few people are bent out of shape over the cyber Compared with contemporar y totalitarian attack on WikiLeaks’s website). Unfortunately, now states, American government is remarkably forththat WikiLeaks has taken a dangerous step into the coming with its insider information. Obviously spotlight, Assange missed his chance to do some that’s not saying much. But it does indicate that good. Sunday’s leaks were intended to be an uppereven a modern democracy requires some degree cut to government but came off more like a love tap. of secrecy and a little backroom dealing to vindicate the conspiracy theory nuts lying in wait. But Joe Hernandez is a School of Arts and Sciences we are misled if we think knowledge of every step senior majoring in English and Spanish. His column, the government takes is our civic privilege. A rep“The Soapbox,” runs on alternate Thursdays. resentative democracy allows elected officials, for

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Faculty should not make rules about class conduct Letter DONALD SIEGEL

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would like to reply to yesterday’s editorial, “Professors must make rules against texting.” Professors should not make or enforce rules about conduct in the classroom. Of course, when behavior becomes disruptive or rises to the level of actual harassment, then enforcing already existing rules becomes necessary. How can I tell the difference between a student

who is foolishly trying to take notes on a cell phone from one who is wasting time by tweeting what he had for breakfast? It is even more difficult if the behavior in question involves a laptop. Many students refer to online notes while I lecture.

Unfortunately, others are playing solitaire. It is not my job to force students to pay attention. Not only that, if I tried, I would undermine the educational environment.

This is not high school. We are not babysitters. Our job is to

educate. Here’s a dirty little secret of education, and it’s more true at the higher levels than at the lower: We don’t teach — you

“Students deserve respect from us as well.” learn. That is of course an exaggeration. If I have to yell at students and treat them like children, it undermines my

credibility, and students are less likely to listen to what I have to say. Students only learn when they think we have something of value to say. I try to reach out to my students, and I deserve the respect that goes with that. I have stopped lecturing in classes where students were talking to make the point. I have never walked out of a class, and I don’t expect to.

Students deser ve respect from us as well. If I embarrass a student — especially if it was a one-time error in judgment — I

likely will have lost that student forever. As far as my class as a whole, that’s one out of 1,500 and makes no difference, but to that one student, I may have snuffed out the spark that represents the urge to learn. There will always be distractions and it is the student’s job — not mine — to navigate them. My job is to inspire so that students do not want the distractions.

Donald Siegel is a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at the School of Arts and Sciences.

Changing alma mater sets wrong precedent Letter EDWARD REEP

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he Daily Targum repor ted Wednesday “the University Senate’s Student Af fairs Committee is currently reviewing the logistics of changing or replacing the [alma mater].”

Altering or retiring Rutgers’s alma mater, “On the Banks of the Old Raritan,” in order to make it gender-neutral is a silly move, prompted by innocent but misguided political correctness. The questionable lyric that has inspired this controversy is, “My father sent me to old Rutgers, And resolv’d that I should be a man.” Not only are women not included in this statement, but it is also argued to exclude those from

untraditional family situations.

The argument of those against “On the Banks of the Old Raritan” is an alma mater should reflect the demographics of its school’s current body.

Since Rutgers clearly has female and other students, its alma mater does not reflect its current demographics and is, therefore, lacking.

My question to them is this: Why should an alma mater be grounded in the present?

Where does it say that the alma mater must reflect the current demographics of that school?

What is wrong with an of ficial with hearkening to an interesting histor y when the University was a quaint allmale school?

The United States’ national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner” is set during the War

of 1812 in which the British were the enemy of the United States. Should that song be altered because it does not reflect the current realities of foreign policy, where our enemies are the Nor th Koreans

“If the song were replaced or altered, who is to stop the University from doing it again?” and Iranians? Part of the joy of that song and “On the Banks of the Old Raritan” is that they allow us to put ourselves in another time and see the world from the point of view of a novel historical character.

The character who sings “On the Banks of the Old Raritan” is probably a pretentious wealthy white Protestant male, but he is also filled with spirit and love for the University.

He reminds of us of the deep-rooted histor y of the University and lets us appreciate the role that the University played in American society and thus the world. His allusions to the “time of the flood” remind of us not only the literal flooding of the Raritan River but also the flooding of the Ear th in Genesis. His sense of the school’s grandeur would not exist in the present-day University, which has evolved into a different school. To take away his voice or transplant it to a politically correct setting would destroy the feelings he can evoke, which are wonderful

and make one love the present school even more.

If the song were replaced or altered, who is to stop the University from doing it again in another 120 years or so when extra-terrestrials who have a third gender start attending Rutgers? Where is the integrity in an institution’s tradition? Will the United States adopt a national anthem sung by a predator drone pilot as he incinerates Middle Eastern extremists as they approach an American base? It will still be about “bombs bursting in air” and a “flag ... still there” but better reflecting modern demographics. Think of the precedent being set.

Edward Reep is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in pre-business with a minor in economics.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — As romance increases, you discover that changes are possible with very little strain. Everyone is on the same page and looking forward to the possibilities.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Adapting plans to suit the desires of group members requires listening to their feelings and consulting a partner. Allow change for greater results.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Public speeches raise questions about how to proceed at work. Huddle early to assess possibilities and choose the direction. Act with passion.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Enthusiasm matters at work. You sense a powerful emotional undercurrent. Some anxiety could prevail, but can be resolved with practical tactics.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — You desire imaginative, idealistic projects. By enlisting the help of an associate, you make greater progress than you would alone. Their enthusiasm moves it forward.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — An outsider poses a problem concerning their feelings. Ask questions that get to the heart, rather than dwelling on surface issues. Then try several options.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Someone at work has emotional drama.

Instead of pushing them away, draw them in and encourage them to tell the story. This moves things forward.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Take every opportunity to listen carefully to someone special. Then research details to find the perfect gift, based on what they say. Spend wisely.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — You're on fire and creative, but the words don't always come to express it. Don't worry about that. Just dive into the project with gusto. Talk about it later.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Although you've focused energies on your own interests, you're thinking of others at the same time. In the process you discover multiple ethical alternatives.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Imagine independence and it's yours. You have the chance today to move into a stronger social position, as you express compassion both at work and at play.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — You get lucky today when you ask the perfect question. Others leap at the chance to provide the answer.

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KNIGHTS: Miller makes jumper to give RU separation continued from back

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he Canadian Soccer Association nominated Rutgers women’s soccer forward Jonelle Filigno as a candidate for Canadian Player of the Year.

In five games of qualifying for the World Cup, the Mississauga, ON., native notched four goals and three assists. Team Canada went 5-0 in that span.

Filigno is no stranger to being Canada’s top female soccer player after the CSA named her 2008’s U20 Female Player of the Year.

The redshirt freshman is coming off a year with the Scarlet Knights in which she was named to the All-Big East Second Team.

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team announced its 2011 schedule and there are no surprises as to where head coach Fred Hill Sr. and his boys will start the season.

The Knights make their annual trek to Coral Gables, Fla., to kick off the year against perennial powerhouse Miami. After a threegame clash with the Hurricanes, Rutgers then heads right back to Florida the following week to do battle with Michigan before a series with Georgia Tech.

Same as last year, the Knights open the home portion of their schedule with a midweek game against NJIT. Rutgers bested the Highlanders last season by a 10-1 score.

Rutgers’ first Big East test of the season will be a tough one in late March when the Knights welcome defending regular season conference champion Louisville to Piscataway.

Rutgers posted a 30-26 record last year and returns two Freshman All Americans in infielder Steve Nyisztor and pitcher Tyler Gebler.

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football player Eric LeGrand was nominated for the 2010 Discover Orange Bowl Courage Award, which is presented by the Football Writers Association of America.

LeGrand received the weekly nomination after injuring his spinal cord at the C3-C4 level on Oct. 16 while making a tackle against Army. The Avenel, N.J., native is currently receiving treatment at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.

The Connecticut Huskies won last year’s award after cornerback Jasper Howard was murdered on campus during their season.

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expected to take the head football coaching job at Miami after meeting with the university on Wednesday, according to ESPN Executive Vice President Norby Williamson.

Gruden met with Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt for “explorator y talks” in the search to replace Randy Shannon, but did not receive a contract offer and was believed to be in charge of whether talks advanced. Sources indicated he was Miami’s top choice.

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Senior forward Jonathan Mitchell finished last night’s win with a double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

Sophomore wing Dane Miller converted his first field goal of the game on a jump shot from the free throw line nearly midway through the second half.

The bucket gave Rutgers a 4539 lead going into the half’s second television timeout.

The Knights failed to take advantage of the Highlanders’ defensive miscues, which included committing 10 team fouls less than eight minutes into the second half.

Rutgers never trailed in the first half but saw its lead shrink to three on a 3-pointer from NJIT’s Will Bond with a minute left in the period.

The Knights’ 33 first-half points came from just four contributors, highlighted by Biruta’s 10 in as many minutes.

For the second straight game, referees warned Biruta for slamming the ball down after converting on a dunk. Biruta earned warnings on two occasions for authoritative dunks against St. Joseph’s on Friday in Philadelphia. “[Biruta] is not consciously doing it,” Rice said of Biruta’s dunks. “He just has energy and urgency like no other young player I’ve had. He’s just wired so tight and wants to do so well. He doesn’t even know he’s doing it.”

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The Knights answered an 11-2 Highlander run with a 6-0 sprint of their own following a Rice timeout with just over four minutes remaining in the first stanza.

NJIT’s backdoor cuts gave Rutgers fits during spurts of the first half, leading to an uncontested lay-in and a reverse layup.

The Highlanders, who started the game with four starters at 6foot-3 or shorter, used a variety of cuts and screens to keep themselves within single digits.

In turn, the Knights looked inside for scoring early. Biruta and the 6-foot-8 Johnson started the game with twin 3-for-3 shooting clips from the field and combined for eight boards.

After starting slowly against St. Joe’s, Miller took the first Rutgers shot of the game, which Biruta promptly cleaned up for a put-back score.

Miller failed to score in the first half for the second consecutive game and took only two shots through the game’s first 20 minutes.

“Dane snapped them out of it,” Rice said of the Knights’ late resurgence. “It’s nothing I did. I emptied out the coaching notebook about motivation and firing up. I yelled, I applauded, I hugged, I cheered, I cursed. I did about everything. One guy said, ‘Enough’s enough.’ But again, I’m glad it happened. I would’ve liked to have it happen in the first minute, but the 27th or the 30th minute is OK with me, also.”

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LOSS: Late foul allows TU to win game from charity stripe continued from back first real test since we played Stanford. Hopefully we learned some things, but it would be nice to learn and win.”

With 45.7 seconds on the clock, sophomore guard Erica Wheeler laid the ball in after a crafty drive to the basket, tying the game at 58.

Following a pair of failed possessions by both squads, Temple guard Shey Peddy drove up the left wing and took a Wheeler foul to head to the foul line with 2.3 seconds remaining.

Peddy sank the first, headed to her bench after Stringer called a timeout, then went back and made the next one to seal the victory.

“If I could do it all over again, I’d probably play a zone, but because we are not nearly as quick as we need to be they were much too quick and they kept coming in,” Stringer said.

“Obviously we did what we had been doing all day, leaving them open and not moving our feet. I think I could have protected that if I went into a zone.”

Junior guard Khadijah Rushdan rattled off consecutive baskets to bring her squad within a basket after the Owls built a sixpoint lead at the 3:09 mark, following a 3-pointer by Qwedia Wallace and a layup by Peddy put them on a 5-0 run.

Both were left open for 3pointers countless times in the game, as the Knights struggled to figure it out on the defensive side of the ball.

“There were several times where we were just not able to execute because we did not have people in the right place,” Stringer said. “The big thing for me is that I’m disappointed with the defense.”

Peddy and Wallace won the battle against the Rutgers backcourt of Nikki Speed and Rushdan, finishing with nine and 13 points, respectively.

Neither Speed nor Rushdan seemed themselves in the contest, and while both made their handful of big-time shots, each lacked aggressiveness and finished with a combined 17 points.

Both squads traded buckets the entire second half, and sophomore Monique Oliver came alive to start the period with six points in the first six and a half minutes after a scoreless first half.

But the surge was not enough, as Temple held forward Chelsey Lee to just four points in the second half. Though she went cold in the second half, Lee recorded one of the best games of her career with 15 points and eight boards, but it wasn’t enough to get a victory The Knights fought from behind for nearly the entire second half, as Stringer’s squad did not lead in the period after holding a one-point advantage with 14:40 on the clock.

And yet again this season, Rutgers was bested on the glass, 31-26, allowing 14 second-chance points to the Owls off of their 13 offensive boards.

“We had four offensive rebounds, and these are team stats,” Stringer said. “I have never seen that in my life.”

The Knights knew before they got on the bus to Philadelphia that Temple’s backcourt of Peddy and Wallace would be difficult to contain, but couldn’t do anything about it come game time, as the pair went into the locker room with 15 combined points.

The guard combo displayed its quickness repeatedly, as Stringer’s defense continually got beat down court for open 3-point shots.

Wallace finished the first half with 10 points — six from beyond the arc — and showed

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Junior forward Chelsey Lee scored a game-high 15 points and eight rebounds last night, when she played all 40 minutes in a 60-58 loss to Temple in Philadelphia. her burst no better than at the 4:44 mark, when she crossed over Wheeler at the top of the key to split the 2-3 zone and get in the lane for an easy layup.

Rutgers’ guard play lacked greatly in comparison to the Owl’s in the period, as Rushdan committed two offensive fouls and landed a spot on the bench for much of the first half after

converting just one jumper two minutes into the game.

Lee carried the Knights down low in the period with 11 points and six rebounds, while Oliver registered just one shot attempt.

The Knights head back to Piscataway looking to remain perfect at home against Central Connecticut State on Sunday afternoon, but before then

Stringer and Co. will go back to work searching for the answers to their defensive miscues.

“You can play defense — if you can’t play nothing else, you can play defense,” Stringer said. “Defense is grunt work, it’s just the extra steps you have to take you just have to work on defense. You’ve got to want to do it, and you’ve got to believe that that’s what causes you to win.”

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PROCESS: WR targets

RAMON DOMPOR / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Sophomore wideout Mark Harrison took over a starting spot on the Rutgers football team after Tim Wright’s injury and leads the Scarlet Knights with 763 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.

Wright does tennis ball drills and still-catching drills that he spring for return from surgery learned from receiver coach P.J. Fleck and said that, with the help of the training staff, he continued from back is getting back the majority of But emotionally, Wright his leg strength. quickly came to terms with his “Just going into rehab with injury and embraced the long the right mindset, it hasn’t road ahead. been too gr ueling,” Wright “I feel that I got over the said. “I’ve been pushing myself mental par t a while ago,” a lot, but you know you just Wright said. “The day after I have to keep your mind first did it, it hit me kind of focused on what’s ahead of you hard, but I figure that things are and stuff like that. I feel that I going to happen that you can’t came a long way so far and I control, so I just have to go in just got another half of recovwith the right mindset and now er y in front of me.” it’s just physical, pushing With Wright out of action this myself to the limit.” season, sophomore Wright, who Mark Harrison took replaced the torn ligaover his starting spot ment in his knee with and took off this seaone from his patella, son as the leading said he is approximatereceiver in terms of ly halfway through his yards and touchdowns. rehabilitation and may “Just watching be able to practice them and knowing again with the team that coach Fleck had TIM WRIGHT this spring. implemented that “I guess it’s up to stuff and a lot of this how I feel at the time and the stuff came from him,” Wright coach’s decision, so I can’t consaid. “I feel that it is ver y good trol that, but I should be pretty watching that and knowing much going by then,” Wright that’s going to be me one day, said. “I may be limited, but I so I just look for ward to it all should be on a great road for the time.” that. There’s nothing you can Immediately following really do, so I just focus on the Wright’s injur y, Harrison said next season and the spring.” that ever ything he did this seaOf f of the practice field, son was dedicated to him.

Wright said he only feels pain “Tim is a great friend of mine in his knee when it is rainy or and losing him was a real hit to cold outside. the team and the receiving The 6-foot-4, 216-pound corps,” Harrison said of last receiver cannot practice with the spring’s most improved offensive Scarlet Knights, but said he does player. “I just can’t wait to get him all of the drills he can during back. We are already very danrehab and will begin lateral gerous and having Tim back with movements soon. us will be just awesome.”

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BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

Lost in a pair of blowout defeats and the continued dominance of wideout Mark Harrison in the passing game is the emergence of Keith Stroud.

The sophomore wideout has 16 catches this season with the Rutgers football team, but 11 of them came in the past two weeks, in which he totaled 106 yards.

“I’m just preparing each week, taking my game to the

EMERGES AS RELIABLE TARGET next level each week and practicing a little bit harder than I did that previous week,” Stroud said. “I come in each week ready, taking the mindset that I know where I need to improve and giving that my all.”

The result is the first set of consecutive games when the 6foot-3, 206-pounder made his mark in the box score. Of his first five receptions, the biggest came against Army.

Stroud pulled in a Chas Dodd pass on a third-and-6 in overtime, moving the chains

and setting up Joe Martinek’s game-winning dive.

Sophomore wideout Mohamed Sanu made six catches for 50 yards in that game, but an ankle injur y limited him since, marking more of an opportunity for Stroud.

“Keith has stepped up big time when Mohamed went down,” Harrison said. “His role has been increased and he really came to the plate and was ready to go in cer tain games and made some great plays. I see a lot of potential in him to keep moving for ward and keep getting better.”

Potential was used to describe Stroud from the day he enrolled early at Rutgers to participate in spring practices as a four-star recruit out of Fork Union High School (Va.).

But after a redshirt season, his first campaign saw him limited to a blocking role, as he made just one catch for 12 yards while appearing in eight games.

“I was just happy to be playing,” Stroud said. “Coming of f a redshir t year as a freshman, you’re just happy to being playing college football. I wish I would have caught more balls, but I was just happy to be out there.”

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JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Sophomore wideout Keith Stroud made five catches for 43 yards in last week’s 40-13 loss to Louisville at Rutgers Stadium.

COACH

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Schiano could make some changes to how playing time is split on Saturday against West Virginia, but not for the purpose of evaluating young talent.

“We’re going to tr y to win the game. As I said earlier in the week, there have been some guys who haven’t played well, so there will be some

Chollet-Norton targets NCAA berth

BY JOSH GLATT STAFF WRITER

Without a doubt, last season’s Rutgers gymnastics team met head c o a c h GYMNASTICS Chr ystal Chollet-Nor ton’s expectations.

They were able to make it to USA Nationals.

But this season, those expectations rise even higher.

Chollet-Nor ton plans on the Scarlet Knights going to the NCAA Championships, the tournament that invites only the top 36 teams in the nation.

“It’s time to take the next step up,” Chollet-Norton said. “We want to be in the top 36 and we want to go to the Big Dance.”

Despite the higher expectations, Chollet-Norton’s team is not feeling added pressure. Instead, the Knights view it as an opportunity to compete against top competition.

“We have to start out from the first meet doing the best we can,” said senior Leigh Heinbaugh. “It’s a huge motivation this year.”

One of the reasons for Chollet-Norton’s optimism is the addition of a strong freshman class, headlined by Luisa Leal, a member of the Colombian National team. In addition to her strong gymnastic skills, CholletNorton believes that having such a high level athlete in the gym will also help elevate the performance of the rest of the team.

“It’s going to take us to the next level just seeing her working

in the gym,” Chollet-Norton said.

“Just having her in the gym will really push the other girls.”

In addition to Leal, CholletNor ton also brought in several other athletes who — while not necessarily all-arounders from the star t — will be able to contribute in multiple events right away.

“We have some great incoming freshmen with Alexis Gunzelman and Allie Ivol who are outstanding bar workers,” Chollet-Norton said. “We also

DANAE JOHNSON have Alyssa Straub, who is a level 10 national vaulting champ.”

Another addition to the team that will be a familiar name is Danae Johnson, a returning junior who was only able to compete in four meets last year due to a high ankle sprain. Like the team as a whole, she is looking at this season as an opportunity to be better than she ever has been.

“I don’t even want to think about last year,” Johnson said. “It’s time

for a fresh start to just go out there and do my best.”

Along with the addition of a strong freshman class, the team boasts a strong base of upperclassmen that have experience in high stakes situations.

Chollet-Norton believes that last year’s berth in USA Nationals will help her team as they eye the NCAA Championships.

“We have a strong senior class that has a lot of experience in pressure meets,” Chollet-Nor ton said. “They know what to expect and can help the girls who haven’t competed at that level yet.”

In addition to being top performers, Chollet-Norton sees her senior class as possessing strong leadership qualities to the extent that she could not name a single captain. As an experienced member of the senior class, Heinbaugh recognizes the need to be a leader.

“I don’t feel pressure to be a leader,” Heinbaugh said. “I know I’m older and I have more experience so I can give advice to the other girls.”

Chollet-Norton believes that the younger athletes have followed the lead of the seniors and shown redoubled ef for t in the weight room and during practice.

“The girls have really worked hard,” Chollet-Norton said. “They have come in more fit and toned, which should really improve performance.”

The Knights begin their season on Jan. 8 in New Hampshire.

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Sophomore cornerback Marcus Cooper appeared in eight games thus far in the secondary and could make his first start. short leashes,” Schiano said.

“If a guy doesn’t play well again, he will be replaced not because I want to evaluate anybody, but because I’ve evaluated the performances the past couple of weeks and it hasn’t been good enough. We have all winter to evaluate, we have spring practice and I’m tr ying to win the game.”

The 10th-year head coach who has never beat West Virginia also made it clear the will to win has nothing to do with the Mountaineers’ Big East title hopes.

“I wouldn’t find any pleasure in spoiling somebody’s

[season],” Schiano said. “I will take pleasure in winning the game for Rutgers.”

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Marcus Cooper will likely see an increase in playing time in the secondar y and could get the starting nod.

“There’s a ver y real chance he could start,” Schiano said.

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limited in his wideout and Wildcat responsibilities as he battles an ankle injur y.

“He can do some stuff,” Schiano said. “He probably can’t play every play, that’s for sure.”

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Knights overcome flat performance to top NJIT

BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

CAMERON STROUD / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Freshman forward Gilvydas Biruta led all scorers with 20 points and added seven rebounds last night in the Scarlet Knights’ 66-54 win over visiting NJIT. The St. Benedict’s Prep product scored in double figures for the third consecutive game.

The Rutgers men’s basketball team’s 66-54 win over NJIT last night at the Louis Brown Athletic Center was noticeably lacking.

The victory did MEN’S BASKETBALL not hold the luster NJIT 54 of the Scarlet RUTGERS 66 Knights’ triumph over Miami and was void of the execution displayed in a rout of Norfolk State.

But head coach Mike Rice’s team found a way to overcome a poor performance, a characteristic that comes with changing a program’s culture.

“We’re not good enough to just show up against any opponent on our schedule,” Rice said. “We have to have energy, that passion [and] play for one another and certainly it wasn’t there for 30 minutes.”

Freshman forward Gilvydas Biruta nailed an uncontested 3-pointer with just over two minutes to go, giving the Knights a commanding 64-50 lead.

The St. Benedict’s (N.J.) product had his best game with Rutgers to date, finishing with a career-high 20 points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes.

“Of course I feel a little more confident,” Biruta said. “I’m getting used to the players.

They trust me a little bit more when I’m not doing many turnovers.”

Minutes earlier, sophomore for ward Austin Johnson sunk two free throws that gave Rutgers its first double-digit lead since 12:35 remained in the first half.

But the Highlanders’ Jher yl Wilson appropriately sunk a 3-point basket a possession later, quieting a home crowd just beginning to get into the game.

Rutgers (4-2) did little to separate itself from NJIT (1-4) through 30 minutes of basketball and nursed a single-digit lead more often than not.

Senior point guard James Beatty, the Knights’ second leading scorer, was held without a point in 29 minutes of game action, while contributing just three assists during the same timeframe.

“I had open shots, I just didn’t knock them down,” Beatty said. “Really we’ve been stressing to make that extra pass, getting everybody else involved, not taking quick shots.

It’s really nothing [NJIT] did, I just didn’t knock down open shots that I did take.”

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Future inspires Wright during rehab process

Streak snaps with narrow Temple loss

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ

BY SAM HELLMAN

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PHILADELPHIA – With both the Rutgers and Temple women’s basketball teams streaking in opposite directions heading into McGonigle Hall last WOMEN’S BASKETBALL night, something RUTGERS 58 had to give.

The Scarlet TEMPLE 60 Knights entered the game off a trio of blowout wins in their previous three games, while the Owls entered on a two-game skid.

With a pair of streaks on the line, both squads found themselves in a battle, and after a frantic affair, Temple (3-4) sent the Knights (4-3) home with a 60-58 loss, beating head coach C. Vivian Stringer’s team for the second straight season.

“There were good things, and there were enough negatives,” Stringer said. “As I shared with the team, I felt this would be the

Tim Wright was all smiles yesterday while meeting and bantering with the media within the Hale Center, until someone jokingly asked if he FOOTBALL would be ready to go for West Virginia. Wright’s bright smile faded for an instant.

“I wish,” Wright said.

Wright, a third-year sophomore on the Rutgers football team from Wall, N.J., tore a knee ligament during the first week of training camp this season and is in the midst of the gr ueling rehabilitation process. Wright did not play at all this season and will not play again until the season-opener in 2011.

Wright also loses a year of eligibility this season since he already redshirted, though he could apply for a sixth year of eligibility down the road should he wish.

SEE LOSS ON PAGE 17

SAM HELLMAN

Sophomore wideout Tim Wright earned the Most Improved Offensive Player Award during the spring and continued his development before tearing a knee ligament in training camp.

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