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Princeton professor encourages effective donations

BY MAXWELL BARNA STAFF WRITER

Peter Singer, a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, philosopher and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people, discussed society’s obligation to help rid the world of poverty last night at the Livingston Student Center.

Nicholas Beckstead, founder of the Rutgers chapter of Giving What We Can — the organization responsible for the event — said the main purpose of the speech, aside from serving as a launch for the first ever American branch of GWWC at the University, was to express the idea that an individual can make a massive impact by giving 10 percent of their income to charity.

“The main thing was to get people to think about how they can make a difference through giving money to people in the developing world and more specifically to get people involved in giving what we can and taking our 10 percent pledge,” said Beckstead, a University graduate student.

Singer began his presentation by announcing there are roughly 1.4 billion people in the world who live in extreme poverty and lack basic necessities.

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Hundreds of people from the University communty crowd the Livingston Student Center to listen to Princeton University Professor Peter Singer last night to kick off the launching of the Rutgers chapter of Giving What We Can.

RUSA unites despite past conflicts

BY DEVIN SIKORSKI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

In an effort to increase cohesion in a newly developed student government, Rutgers University Student Assembly President Yousef Saleh took time to show members how far the organization has come.

In his State of Assembly address to RUSA, Saleh acknowledged his fears coming into the new school year that it may be a lost year for the student organization because of issues among members.

“There was a lot of internal tension between different members and we were fresh off the election,” said Saleh, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “People had agendas that they wanted to get through. I just felt we were not very unified coming into this year.”

But after RUSA held its annual retreat in October, Saleh said there was a newfound enthusiasm among members that helped move the group toward a more unified voice.

“We don’t throw poop at each other anymore,” he said. “We have become a higher level thinking organization instead of passing

fruitless and senseless resolutions that go nowhere.”

Although Saleh conveyed his content to members with the current state, he made sure they also knew RUSA was not always like this.

When RUSA formed, Saleh said there was a notion that everyone would speak with a unified voice. This is something Saleh said never occurred.

“But what ended up happening was that there was a lot of competing interests between governing

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Participants gather for a campus-wide scream at Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus to spread awareness against gender violence.

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Students scream to end gender violence

BY COLLEEN ROACHE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

As the clock struck noon yesterday, students on campus raised their voices for all those who are often silenced.

The “Campus-Wide Scream to Raise Consciousness About Gender Violence” encouraged students — no matter where they were — to scream to raise awareness about abuse and discrimination.

Collective scream sessions were located at Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus, various locations on Douglass campus and outside the Allison Road Classroom Building on Busch campus.

Although she had never heard of using a scream, which she considers the opposite of a moment of silence, as a means of activism, Volunteer Coordinator for the Women’s Center Coalition Mary Ann Thomas came up with the idea at a Radigals meeting. She said the technique is more effective than other methods.

“I don’t really feel like walkouts, moments of silence, protests and rallies fully bring to everyone’s consciousness the fact that gender violence exists,” she said. “A scream, to me, is a symbolic bodily representation of violence that occurs everywhere.”

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Faculty approach questions of race, ethnicity

BY AMY ROWE STAFF WRITER

University faculty from various departments presented their research Wednesday at the 5th Annual Faculty Forum on Race and Ethnicity, sponsored by the Center for Race and Ethnicity (CRE).

With up to five faculty members from different departments on each panel sharing their research at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus, attendees were presented with diverse views and information about race and ethnicity in the United States.

“We are striving to bring faculty together from various schools, departments, disciplines and campuses who are doing work on ethnicity,” said Mia Kissil, CRE senior project coordinator.

Panel discussion topics ranged from movements and migrations of different ethnic groups, race and sexuality, neighborhoods and communities to how racial orders affect women, children and civic engagements.

CRE associate and University histor y professor Mia Bay’s research examined illegal segregation of African Americans on airplanes, which is not taught as frequently as bus segregation, Bay said.

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University Professor Donna Murch presents research on movements of ethnic groups during the 5th Annual Faculty Forum on Race and Ethnicity Wednesday at the Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus.

“Segregation on buses was allowed because they were traveling in-state,” she said.

“Segregation during travel between states is illegal.”

Rocio Magana, a University assistant professor of anthropology, followed Bay’s presentation with her research on the politics of migrant rescue on the ArizonaMexico border.

One panel featured Andrew Urban, a University post-doctoral associate of American studies, who presented his research on race, migration and the political economy of domestic labor.

Urban’s research related to the African-American, Chinese and Irish servants in the late-19th century in America. He said the topic proved difficult to present in the five-minute time limit, but ultimately was a helpful activity.

“It forces you to make decisions about what aspects of your research you want to highlight and to consider why these are the most important points to communicate during such a short time period,” he said. “You have to edit yourself.”

After each speaker finished presenting, the panelists and

other faculty in the audience discussed various points of convergence among the research areas.

“The panels are widely diverse,” Kissil said. “We have historians and psychologists on the same panel who speak about the same subject.”

Faculty members are invited to apply to speak at the forum each year, she said.

“We have a lot of people from the Graduate School of Education here today and a lot of newcomers, which is exciting,” Kissil said.

Keith Wailoo, CRE founding director, developed the forum for

this year along with the help of Ann Fabian, a University professor of American studies and Wailoo’s successor, Kissil said.

This year’s forum marked the last time Wailoo will moderate, because he is no longer a professor at the University, Fabian said. “[Wailoo] hacked the center out of nothing,” he said. “He conjured it, and now he is leaving us with an intellectual center to take care of.”

Fabian will take over as director in the upcoming spring semester, and Bay will take over the position starting July 2011, Fabian said.

Kissil said the forum allows CRE to gauge faculty research for programming they will host in the future.

CRE consistently hosts various panels, lectures and film screenings pertaining to race and ethnicity, Wailoo said.

The center also publishes a bulletin after the forum each year containing information on faculty research and their backgrounds, which Urban said is helpful at a large institution like the University.

“Bringing together different scholars who are working on topics pertaining to race and ethnicity [makes] their work visible to each other,” he said. “[It] is the first step in setting the stage for collaborative work in the future.”

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Homeland Security secretary endorses DREAM Act

BY ANDREW SMITH STAFF WRITER

With the congressional vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act quickly advancing, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano discussed the bill with various news outlets yesterday via a conference call hosted by the White House.

Opening with her support of the DREAM Act, Napolitano endorsed the legislation by stating it would have the three-fold effect of enhancing immigration law enforcement, the militar y and the economy.

“There are a number of very compelling reasons to support the DREAM Act,” Napolitano said. “This includes reasons having to do with strengthening our militar y, strengthening our economy, and I know many

other people have spoken to those reasons to support this important legislation.”

Beyond advocating for the act, Napolitano indicated the bill fits into the context of a larger push for greater immigration control, complementing the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security.

These efforts have been focused on, but not limited to, the deportation of dangerous criminal illegal immigrants, she said.

The United States is removing a record number of them, with a 70 percent increase in individuals this year compared to the last year of previous administration.

Although Napolitano was pleased with the results of the criminal deportations, she said there are some illogical measures in immigration enforcement that the DREAM Act is designed to fix.

“Now what does not make as much sense is the idea of spend-

POLICE ARREST MAN WITH LOADED GUN ON CAMPUS A North Brunswick man faces a number of charges after he was caught with a loaded handgun on Cook Campus, according to an article on mycentraljersey.com.

University officers were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle near Neilson Dining Hall when Nyakeh Brima, 24, jumped out and fled as they approached, authorities said.

The officers, Colin Weiss and Edward Ruff, arrested Brima shortly after a foot chase and found he was carrying a loaded .357-caliber handgun, Lt. Richard Dinan said in the article.

Brima was taken to the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick and is held on $75,000 bail, Dinan said. He is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon on University property, obstruction and possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana.

Meanwhile, 18-year-old Zaid Joseph, the driver of the car, did not flee and was also charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana as well as underage possession of alcohol, Dinan said. He was then released on his own recognizance.

Neither man is affiliated with the University.

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ing our enforcement resources to prosecute young people who have no criminal record, who were brought here through no fault of their own so they have no individual culpability, and who now want to go to college or serve in the armed forces,” she said.

Recognizing this fact, Napolitano advocated the basic tenets of the act, which promise eventual citizenship to illegal aliens fitting into the categor y described above, so long as they attend an institution of higher learning or ser ve in the armed forces for at least two years. This benefit is only af forded to people without a criminal record and who are of good moral standing.

Callers raised concerns about the cost of the bill, but Napolitano assured that the legislation would be neutral in economic effect, avoiding specific numeric values.

“I think an earlier version was viewed as having some cost associated with it,” she said. “My understanding is that now those cost estimates have been scored at neutral. So the cost argument [against the act] really does not hold water anymore.”

Napolitano said the bill has been generally well received and commended for its ability to help those who have been placed into illegal status against their will.

Bharat Verma, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, is pleased with the act’s intentions.

“I just think that the children should not be held accountable for the actions of their parents,” Verma said. “It was their parent’s decision to cross the border illegally and come here, so if they have shown themselves innocent and are willing to work in the military and in higher education, I have no problem with it.”

Christina Hunt, a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore, sees the situation as an issue of fairness.

“I think if people are going to be here anyway, they should be allowed to have the same rights to education and financial aid because it was not necessarily their decision to come here,” she said. “If we are all about equality then we might as well prove that.”

With popular opinion favoring the immigration policy that deals appropriately with different population sectors, Napolitano feels the DREAM Act is a step in the right direction.

“The DREAM Act is one thing Congress can do right now to help the [Department of Homeland Security] do its job working on immigration law that makes the most sense for our public safety and for our national security,” she said.

SCREAM: Ten people join at Busch campus for event continued from front The scream was targeted toward anyone who has experienced some form of gender violence, Thomas said.

“We are not just looking at women as the sole group affected by gender violence,” she said.

“Any form of oppression against a disadvantaged minority is a form of gender violence, because that minority is being silenced the same way women have been silenced historically.”

Thomas said the scream could be interpreted in a number of ways, such as of a victim crying for help while being attacked or an expression of pain and frustration one may feel because such injustices exist.

About 10 people, including Thomas, screamed outside the ARC building yesterday, and the College of Nursing senior was pleased with the turnout, especially given the event’s limited publicity.

“A lot of people heard the screams — there were tons of people in the computer lab, there were tons of classes going on, there were tons of people coming off the bus,” she said.

Although she was glad to see people come out and participate as screamers, Thomas expressed a concern about the lack of a response. While one friend expressed his concern for people’s safety upon hearing screaming and others wanted to get involved, many students simply seemed puzzled or failed to react at all.

“I [believe] it was perceived with confusion, and I think the fact that people were screaming should inspire a sense of fear and confusion,” Thomas said. “But …

I did not see a mass reaction to that, and I think that is very symbolic of the fact that we do not react … when someone is screaming around us.”

Too often, as demonstrated by the scream, people do not question the suffering of others and instead go about their daily lives, she said.

“We do not take the time to consider why … people are screaming, why people feel so moved that they need to disrupt the normal activities of life,” Thomas said.

Kristina Jackson, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, said she had seen signs around campus advertising the event but was not sure what its purpose was.

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University junior Jessica Rosney and senior Tammer Ibrahim scream at noon to bring attention to the issue of gender violence.

Still, Jackson thought the idea was a good one.

“It is always good to promote awareness, especially about issues that are taboo,” she said.

Rutgers Business School sophomore Justin Kong heard screams from Voorhees Mall.

“I was in class, and I heard [screams] outside,” Kong said. “It was an interesting concept.”

Kong, who initially believed students were screaming in an effort to relieve stress, was surprised to learn there was an actual meaning behind students’ shouts.

College of Nursing senior and Women’s Center Coalition volunteer Laura Alexandro screamed outside the Ruth Adams Building on Douglass campus with fellow volunteer Christina Peteraf, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

“Instead of keeping the silence like we usually do, we wanted to make a greater statement,” Alexandro said.

The mission of the scream was two-fold, she said.

“For women, [the message is that] there are other people.

They hear you, they can talk with you, they can be there with you if you need it,” Alexandro said. “Also, for those who commit gender violence, it is not going to go unheard.”

Peteraf was glad to be able to take an active role with the scream.

“I think it is really cool that we are doing something rather than just keeping silent,” she said.

“Usually people do walkouts, [and] it is kind of dumb. They

walk out of class and go to get lunch or something, but we are not doing that.”

Peteraf expressed hope that the event would lead to the creation of open dialogue and promote a safe environment for those who feel threatened at the University.

“It is not all about gender violence for me,” she said. “It is all about the conversations that are kept hidden from ever ybody and the conversations that need to be had in a University like this, and you are surrounded by strangers and you might feel unsafe.”

Screamers and suppor ters convened in the Women’s Center in the Douglass Campus Center last night to discuss the campus-wide scream.

Additionally, attendees discussed how sexual assaults impact specific groups, like those of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and people of color, as well as larger communities in general.

They also hosted an hourlong confidential session that allowed people to talk about personal experiences with abuse.

At the end, par ticipants screamed together.

The scream was co-sponsored by the Women’s Center Coalition, Radigals, Latin American Womyn’s Organization, Queering the Air, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer and Questioning People Union of Color at Rutgers University and West Indian Student Organization.

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Debate team, PETA talk meat-eating ethics

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yourself, why pay others to do it [to animals]?”

Freidrich gave a presentation Bruce Friedrich, vice presi- with several images and videos dent of policy and government demonstrating acts of animal toraffairs for People for the Ethical ture, including documentaries Treatment of Animals (PETA), such as “Meet your Meat,” narpaid a visit to the University rated by actor Alec Baldwin.

Wednesday to face off against “Chickens and pigs are kept in Rutgers Debate Union on the small confined cages where they ethics of eating meat. cannot even turn around,” Friedrich, a long-time Friedrich said. “Chickens get vegan, said making the choice their sensitive beaks cut off withto become vegan will not only out anesthetic, and pigs have help torture less animals, but their teeth cut with wire cutters, could also reverse the effect of also with no anesthetic.” global warming and help end But members of the Debate world hunger.

Union were not convinced a few “This is one of the most hotly people becoming vegans and vegdebated issues of our time,” etarians would have an affect on PETA Executive Vice President the meat market.

Tracy Reiman said in a PETA “Sometimes it is culturally a press release. part of our lives to “Nearly one in four eat meat,” said college students is Kyle Bomeisl, a “If you would demanding vegan School of Arts not cause cruelty meals at school, and Sciences senand if anyone can ior. “Are humans yourself, why hammer home the unique burdens arguments in favor pay others to do it to animals? If they of a vegan diet, were in the wild, [to animals]?”

Bruce can.” would other aniFriedrich said mals eat them?”

BRUCE FRIEDRICH to make the transiDebate Union PETA Vice President tioning into a vegepresident David tarian or vegan Reiss said this easier, there are plenty of recipes event could help people think and meat substitutes. about their decisions as vegans, “I turned vegetarian for a vegetarians or meat-eaters, and while, but it is hard because whether to change their choices. you [are still part of] the cul“An event like this is importure and family that eats meat,” tant because you see both sides said Betty Tran, a School of and get a lot of information, and Arts and Science sophomore. leave here thinking a lot about “Coming to this is ver y inform- the decisions you take,” said ative and really makes you Reiss, a School of Arts and think about either converting Sciences senior. or even just looking into the An experienced debater, simple decisions we make.”

Friedrich has faced off against One of Freidrich’s main con- representatives of the fur, meat cerns with eating meat is the and animal-experimentation cruelty animals face by large industries for more than a meat industries. decade, according to the “If you would not [torture release. He also won a top spot animals] yourself, do not pay while competing on the someone else to do it” he said. Showtime reality series “If you would not cause cruelty “American Candidate.”

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University Africana studies Professor Mikal Naeem Nash talks about the late Wallace D. Mohammed’s efforts to bring together the African-American Muslim communities, Wednesday at the Douglass Campus Center.

Professor shares legacy of Muslim leader

BY GLEN GABRIEL STAFF WRITER

University faculty members and students braved stormy weather Wednesday afternoon to hear how the late Wallace D. Mohammed pushed to unite African-American Muslims under one banner.

Through stories and quotes, Africana studies Professor Mikal Naeem Nash shed light on the lesser known leader of the Nation of Islam in meeting room A of the Douglass Campus Center, highlighting his role in uniting African-American Muslims in New Jersey and the United States.

Mohammed believed the teachings for African-American Muslims should be more closely tied to the Sunni faith, and they should all be unified as Americans rather than separated by race, said Nash, a faculty member at Essex County College and author of “Islam Among Urban Blacks, Muslims in Newark, N.J.: A Social History.”

“If we pick up the flag, we will bring the right kind of mind and strength to America,” he said, quoting Mohammed’s attitude toward the view of America by the Nation of Islam. “If they want to put down the flag, I will carry it myself.”

In his time as a leader of various groups, Mohammed gained international recognition for his efforts to unite black Muslims and promote peace among separate religious groups, and his teachings still make an impact today, Nash said. “[Mohammed] was an original thinker, embraced by world leaders and helped indigenize Islam in the black community,” he said. “He did not teach Islam as a way of disputing Western beliefs.”

The second youngest son to Elijah Muhammad, a former leader of the Nation of Islam, Mohammed grew up in Michigan and was raised under the group’s teachings of black empowerment and separatism, Nash said.

Unlike his father and the Nation of Islam at the time, Mohammed did not believe in racial segregation, causing him to be excused from the nation several times, he said.

Regardless of his son’s beliefs, Elijah Muhammad repeatedly allowed Mohammed to repudiate his own teachings, believing one

“I think a lot can be learned from the way [Wallace] Mohammed handled the perception of Islam.”

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day Mohammed would unite all Muslims, Nash said.

After the death of his father, Mohammed became the new head of the Nation of Islam but butted heads with then minister Louis Farrakhan on whether to continue with the group’s separatist teachings, Nash said.

Ultimately Farrakhan left the group, but brought the Nation of Islam label with him.

Without the ability to label themselves as the Nation of Islam, Mohammed and his followers were forced to operate under two titles, the American Society of Muslims and The Mosque Cares, the latter of which Mohammed led until his death in 2008, Nash said.

Despite his progressive ideas and a goal to unify all AfricanAmerican Muslims under one heading, the Nation of Islam has held fast to separatist ideals under the leadership of Farrakhan, Nash said.

But James Johnson, University Professor of religion, said the media’s coverage twisted America’s perception of such leaders like Muhammad, labeling them as black anti-Americans and racists instead of progressive leaders.

“Most Americans have seen Elijah Muhammad and Farrakhan and heard them talk about the ‘white devil,’” he said.

In his efforts to push AfricanAmerican Muslims towards unification, Mohammed also believed all religions could coexist with one another in America, Nash said.

“We want all Americans to understand the Muslim position,” said Nash, quoting Mohammed.

“We want peace with those who we must live and work with, so that we can all realize a greater future within this country.”

Although he operated out of Chicago, Mohammed’s influence reached as far as Newark, where his teachings impacted the African-American Muslim community, Nash said.

Mohammed’s shift to Sunni teachings and a deeper learning of the Quran impacted those African-American Muslims in Newark who were looking to further realize their faith, he said.

School of Arts and Sciences junior Nancy Cooney feels the Muslim community is wrongly associated with fear, an emotion that could be eased with Mohammed’s teachings.

“I think a lot can be learned from the way Mohammed handled the perception of Islam and those who practice the faith,” she said.

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Vice President of policy and government affairs for PETA Bruce Friedrich argues the ethical and environmental effects of meat consumption.

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RUSA: Assembly aims to send clear, concise message continued from front councils,” he said. “We did not have a unified voice.”

Saleh said an example of this dismembered voice could be seen through the tension in housing lottery reform. The Busch Campus Council wanted the housing lottery to be based on seniority while the Pharmacy Governing Council did not, creating an argument that Saleh said RUSA is not meant for.

“The whole point of RUSA and its founding goals was so these people could convene, talk to the administration and send one clear concise message,” he said.

“But that was not the case.”

RUSA Vice President Matt Cordeiro said problems also arose because there was no clear process for how people were elected and was undemocratic.

“I think a very big part was that there was not very much access to RUSA unless you joined a council,” said Cordeiro, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “General students will care about it more when it is an open process and would feel involved.”

The breaking point came during the winter break of the 20082009 school year, when the election board decided to draft a new constitution for RUSA without the input of other members, Saleh said.

“Basically, the constitutional review committee was turned obsolete and the e-board had decided to change it themselves,” he said. “That caused a lot of ruckus in RUSA.” RUSA Internal Affairs Chair John Aspray said the conflict with the new constitution was not a lack of member input but the impact it had on special population groups across the campus.

Before the e-board drafted the constitution, special population councils like the Latino Student Council and the Educational Opportunity Fund had a representative on RUSA, Aspray said. The new constitution eliminated their seats.

“If we leave our student government alone, it will basically seem that black, Latino and Asian students do not have a voice.

These are dangerous things that must stop,” said Aspray, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “In order to be represented, we must represent ourselves.”

In response, Aspray brought in these lost representatives to form Rutgers United, a ticket he ran on in RUSA’s spring elections, whose goal is to increase the voices heard in student government.

“No one was talking about a state-wide student organization, in-state tuition or renters’ rights when this whole thing started,” he said. “Through Rutgers United, all of these issues came to the forefront and people are actually taking action on them now.”

U NIVERSITY With the help of Aspray and fellow RUSA members, Saleh said the University’s student government organization is evolving into a voice for all students.

“I feel like moving forward. We have spoken with a unified voice from the end of October to today,” he said. “I feel like it is starting to get realized and we have made tremendous progress.”

Cordeiro said the structure of RUSA improved extensively because with the new constitution implemented last spring, student

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M government became more open than in the past.

“We have got some really good people onto RUSA and we have done a lot of good things for being a transitional and fairly new body,” he said. “We also have a lot of things in the works so we are definitely getting better.”

But even though Saleh strives for unification in RUSA, Aspray said it is an unnecessary component that would hurt student government rather than help. “[RUSA] should be a place

where these different interests come together or butt heads as they are elected to do,” he said. “In the end, there is a product, campaigns and things done on behalf of students and that is the goal.”

Although the State of Assembly is not normally held for RUSA, Saleh felt members appreciated the speech and seeks to make it a tradition.

“It is giving everyone a pat on the back and telling them we have made it this far, let’s continue strong,” he said.

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Rutgers University Student Assembly President Yousef Saleh gives the State of Assembly address where he expresses his contentment with the progress RUSA has made.

PROFESSOR: Singer suggests ways for people to give continued from front “Basic needs mean things like food, water, the ability to educate your children, some minimal level of health care and [the ability] to provide shelter,” he said.

“We are really just talking the basic physical needs here.”

About 8.2 million people die per year of poverty-related causes, Singer said. Although the figure is large, it is an improvement from past years.

“The proportion of people dying from pover ty-related causes has dropped dramatically,” Singer said. “So we can make a difference, and a number of organizations are making a difference.”

Singer also explored methods people could utilize to help donate and change the lives of people living in extreme poverty in developing countries.

His main method of contribution revolved around donating money in various quantities by various people, depending largely on each person’s yearly income.

“There are different amounts that different people think is appropriate. It is a progressive scale that I have suggested goes up depending on what you earn,” he said. “The point is really to make yourself a reasonable target you think you can cope with and then work up from that target.”

Although Singer noted everyone, regardless of yearly income, should be making an effort to donate in some form or another, he said a large portion of these donations should come from the wealthy, as portrayed by his progressive scale method.

“If we had all the affluent people in the world giving, the percentage required [from those less affluent] to virtually eliminate extreme pover ty would be quite small,” he said.

“It would be in the vicinity of 1 or 2 percent.”

Before coming to the question and answer par t of the presentation, Singer discussed one final concept — the per vasive notion throughout the U.S. population that the countr y already gives more in foreign aid than it should.

Singer said this notion is dangerously untrue.

“We give very little at the moment, and that is really the problem,” he said. “A lot of Americans believe they are living in the most generous country on Earth that already gives a lot of aid.”

Questions arose regarding dif ferent methods through which an individual can contribute to the lives of people living in extreme pover ty.

Students in the audience spoke both in favor of Singer and against him.

Zachary Pinner, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, felt Singer spoke well.

“He was very logical,” Pinner said. “I felt I should do what I can and join something to be able to give.”

Thomas Leahy, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, although moved by his presentation, was somewhat skeptical.

“I felt he failed to address some of the more complicated criticisms, like the notion that federal aid could actually, in the long run, make the lives of the people living in these developing countries worse,” he said.

Beckstead hopes people who came out to the presentation last night walked away with something worthwhile, will take their spending habits into account and contemplate what they could be doing to help the lives of others.

“I think a lot of college students are interested in making an impact on the lives of other people, but are not sure of what the best ways to do that are,” he said. “I hope by coming to this event, the idea of giving money to charities, especially effective charities, will be on their radars.”

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

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

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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 am to 3 pm at the Douglass Campus Center. The society welcomes all students to stop by their table whether or not they are Geography majors or minors. 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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Students for Environmental Awareness held a three-person panel discussion on the importance of environmentally sustainable development Wednesday at the Douglass Campus Center.

Panelists Executive Director of Groundwork Elizabeth Jonathan Phillips, Mayor Jerr y Fried of Montclair and Patrick Hossay, a political science and environmental studies associate professor at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, discussed current sustainability efforts in communities and plans for the future.

All three panelists agreed changing the environment is not a quick fix.

Individual efforts like recycling and using public transportation do not create sustainable environments on a larger scale, Hossay said.

“To reduce emissions by 80 percent, lifestyle changes are not enough,” he said. “Our soci-

eties, as they are built right now, are not desirable for emission reduction. We need to make good public policy.”

Hossay said a new urban development plan is needed to make it possible for citizens to walk to the store for groceries or clothes.

Much of America is a cardriven society, but by having a new urban development plan where communities are built as integrated towns, walking would be promoted and practical, he said.

Hossay said American society is too energy intensive.

Transit-oriented development such as putting in more railroads and making them more accessible for people would create an inclination to use the transit system over cars.

New York City is the most sustainable city in America because people use public transportation all the time, as it is convenient and easy to use, he said. Along with Fried and Phillips, Hossay has a vision like this for suburban towns.

Fried said educating people on the benefits of riding bikes and visiting their local farmers market could help change people’s hearts and visions of the future.

Phillips’ company, which looks to improve, regenerate and manage the physical environment, has worked with people to build healthy and prosperous communities.

The company’s work helped name Elizabeth, N.J., one of “America’s 50 Greenest Cities” in Popular Science magazine, Hossay said.

Groundwork Elizabeth has planted 1,100 large trees, worked with 205 schools and removed 600 tons of carbon dioxide, Phillips said.

Phillips and his colleagues hope to engage citizens in wanting to create a sustainable community.

“We supply the spark to make things happen,” he said.

On campus, Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA) are tr ying to also improve the University community.

“Our main purpose of SEA is to promote awareness about environmental issues in a fun and friendly way,” said Kaitlin Fischer, president of SEA. The club has a main focus each year, and this time they are focusing their attention on energy efficiency, said Fischer, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior.

Fischer is leading the club’s program Take Back the Tap, which could result in the University’s installation of water bottle fill stations at various campus centers.

These fill stations would provide students with cold filtered water, eliminating the need of plastic water bottles and thus reducing waste, Fischer said.

The University is currently striving for sustainability in other ways and plans for an offthe-grid building on Cook campus have begun, said Executive Director of Procurement Ser vices Kevin L yons, a panel moderator. The University has also received a small grant to start a bicycle share program.

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rofessional athletes, especially the most widely known among them, often garner attention for their inflated egos. Case in point, Giants safety Antrel Rolle recently compared himself and his teammates to the American soldiers. Rolle stated that booing the Giants is akin to booing troops returning home from Iraq, and, because of this, fans should show some respect. This is an absolutely insane comparison for Rolle to make. The troops risk their lives everyday on the battlefield. Sure, football can be a dangerous sport, but it is nowhere near as deadly as war. Rolle gets a dart for being so self-important that he could even entertain the notion that football players deserve as much respect as the troops. Professional athletes are merely entertainers. The U.S. Army, on the other hand, is charged with protecting the nation. Anyone can see these two things are not alike in the slightest. *

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The U.S. government gained a frightening amount of control over the formerly untamed Internet. Thankfully, a group of peer-to-peer community members banded together to fight the government’s potential power to shutdown any website. The group is working on a new peer-to-peer network, which operates outside of the Domain Name System, to govern other websites. This will make it much more difficult for the government to seize the domain name on a whim.

Peter Sunde, one of the members of the group, says that he wants “the Internet to be uncensored,” and we here at The Daily Targum agree.

The beauty of the Internet is all of the free and accessible information it harbors. For trying to keep the Internet uncensored, Sunde and his cohorts receive a laurel. *

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By now, the dangers of global warming should be common knowledge. Unfortunately, that is not the case, as evidenced by Rep. John Boehner’s (R-O.H.) announcement that the Republican Congress is disposing of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. The committee was created to address issues of climate change, but Boehner and his party decided it was an unnecessary waste of taxpayer money. We have to disagree with Boehner’s assessment. How can attempting to combat dramatic climate change be unnecessary? If anything, global warming should be one of Congress’ biggest concerns right now. We understand the GOP is very fond of cutting spending, but they have to realize that, sometimes, spending is necessary — especially when that spending could help to quite literally save the world. Boehner and the rest of the GOP receive a dart for choosing fatter wallets over a healthier planet. *

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The holiday season is a time of peace, love and, of course, religious debate. This year, the American Atheists and the Catholic League of New York erected competing billboards on opposite sides of the Lincoln Tunnel. The American Atheists’ billboard encourages passersby to “celebrate reason” this season, while the Catholic League’s billboard supports celebrating Jesus instead. Unlike most religious contests, though, this one is refreshingly devoid of malicious attacks. The two groups are allowing their advertisements to speak for themselves, instead of exchanging highly acerbic barbs with one another. For engaging in a public debate without resorting to insults, both the American Atheists and the Catholic League of New York receive laurels. Other opposing groups should take note of the level of civility both organizations are demonstrating in this situation. The world needs more legitimate intellectual stimulation like this, instead of the usual overdramatic rhetoric that accompanies most arguments these days. *

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In keeping with the aforementioned holiday spirit of kindness and generosity, three University philosophy graduate students have pledged to donate sizable portions of their income to charitable organizations. Nicholas Beckstead, Mark Lee and Timothy Campbell are hoping that their actions will help spur similar acts of nobility from other students at the University. We share these hopes as well. Most people can afford to give more than they currently do — they just don’t think about it. However, when people like Beckstead, Lee and Campbell come along and demonstrate how easy and satisfying it is to do your part in making the world a better place, others tend to take note and follow in their footsteps. For being so generous — and for attempting to convince more people to follow suit — Beckstead, Lee and Campbell all receive a laurel.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “We don’t throw poop at each other anymore.”

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umors surrounding when there were no other the end of “The Oprah powerful African-American Winfrey Show” female media figures to abound. Recently the TV emulate. Even today only mogul announced that the Tyra Banks comes close.

25th season is her last, placWendy Williams is a distant ing the end date of the show — very distant — third. And somewhere in or around the yet, because of the mold she PATRICK DANNER beginning of September of broke nearly 15 years ago, next year.

Oprah is now stuck in a new To call Oprah Winfrey an international superstar mold: being an entertainment figure exclusively for is a gross understatement. As she saves the world women. Well, she almost is.

— her face on one billboard at a time — she stands Maybe it has something to do with the magazine as one of the only figures known internationally by a covers we see in line at ShopRite — Oprah against a single name like Madonna, Prince or Aristotle. Her gold, silk curtain holding hands with Ellen commercials grace innumerable televisions and her DeGeneres, the both of them covered in puppies. travels are documented to a degree Anthony Maybe it is those times when American men, calling Bourdain could only hope to attain. Her face is out of work to play with flight simulators and watch blown up and plastered on walls like Chairman Mao the Bears versus Packers on ESPN Classic, stumble but with none of the antagonism that comes with it. across the TV show and see a sea of women being And that obnoxious gold “O” graces the covers of given iPads and Jeeps. some of the greatest books of the past two centuries.

In any case, there is something about that gold Indeed, Oprah has entered and conquered nearly “O” that makes buyers uneasy. If it is not gendered every field of popular and “high” culture and done it is certainly cultural. The culture of literature in so without pause. the age of the iPad, the iBook, whatever, has Oprah’s Book Club is 64 selections long, accrued become wrought with nostalgia for a past where over 14 years. At that rate she and books were affordable — not comher loyal literar y followers read — and authors were near“Oprah has entered modities approximately 4.6 books per year, or mythological figures — not anyapproximately twice as many as the and conquered nearly body with a Tumblr account. For average Rutgers student. many of us it is not even nostalgia every field of popular for a past we know, but rather some There’s a conversation surrounding the infamous “O” and its effect perverse inversion of the paradise and ‘high’ culture.” on the book endowed with it. Many spell, yearning for a future we could see it akin to the scarlet “A,” and for not have founded in a past we do not others it is a Department of Agriculture approval, know. For many it is just a hatred for all things comthe USDA-stamp of books — only those approved mercial, like we are 15-year-old punk rockers again are worth consuming. And for some it is as ambigutr ying to find the most eloquent way to call ous as a university course title — what exactly is Faulkner a sellout. Maybe these are the things that studied in “Issues and Problems in People, Culture make the gold “O” an undesirable stamp. Maybe and Society?” these are the things have made “Anna Karenina” a Nevertheless the gold “O” is unmistakable and must read for hundreds of thousands and unreadunmissable. It graces the covers of renowned literary able for dozens. I’m probably missing out. figures like Gabriel García Márquez, Toni Morrison, So as we prepare to potentially say goodbye to one William Faulkner, Leo Tolstoy and Sidney Poitier. And of TV’s most influential people, a veritable virtuoso of when Jonathan Franzen expressed unease once his media manipulation, let us not forget whom we are novel “The Corrections” received the stamp, Oprah dealing with. Oprah will not be going anywhere. She rescinded the selection and made Franzen — and The will remain on magazine racks and book covers Club — media sensations. everywhere and most definitely a mural or two. And Franzen’s contention with the stamp was that it maybe as the hype dies down and the golden “O” alienated his male readers. He claimed at the time becomes as antiquated as iPad, iNook, whatever, we that he personally overheard men saying that, had can begin to both recognize and come to terms with they have not heard him read, the sticker would the woman who — for better or worse — spent the have turned them away from the book. past 15 years radically overtaking modern media.

The problem is that Oprah, not for lack of trying, has not been able to break her mold as an ultra-femPatrick Danner is a School of Arts and Sciences inist figure. A large portion of her notoriety comes senior majoring in English with a minor in from the molds she broke in 1996, being a powerful Italian. His column, “Stoop Musings,” runs on African-American female media figure at a time alternate Fridays.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Creative ideas abound today. You get new concepts from everyone you meet. Challenge yourself to move some of these ideas into action now.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Stick to your schedule today. Draw the threads together and approach completion on a project. Wrap this one up, and save creative ideas for later.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Think up fun ways to grow relationships. A few chores may sneak onto the list, but not too many. Devote time to simply enjoy time together.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — You're learning with great enthusiasm. Intelligent activity revolves around your ability to recreate what you've learned in words others can use.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Someone in the house could use some tender loving care. As you provide it, create optimism and pass out single-player games. Time for rest is essential.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Someone outside the family arrives on the doorstep, needing assistance.

Although unexpected, you can dance with the circumstance.

Give them what they need.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Pay extra attention to physical activities today.

To avoid injury, pay attention to the terrain. That said, today can be wildly fun and even creative.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Your mind goes in several directions to implement fanciful ideas for group activities. Enthusiasm draws everyone into the design process. Have fun with it!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Mary Poppins said, "a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down." You see her wisdom, as you try to handle difficult news. Express compassion in private.

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DAMAGE: Thomas steps up in run with Martinek limited continued from back just throw in the towel and say the season’s over. You have to fight through it and figure something out, but it’s hur t a lot.”

DECEMBER 3, 2010

In Sanu’s packages, Plan B was Harrison and Deering.

In the conventional running game, freshman tailback Jordan Thomas is the second option behind Martinek, who will not play in the finale against West Virginia.

The junior running back injured his ankle Sept. 11 against Florida International,

where he totaled 34 carries and 137 yards after the first two games.

In the nine games since, Martinek, who finished 33 yards shy of the 1,000-yard mark last season, has just 51 carries for 139 yards.

Like Dodd, he thought how things could be different if he were healthy.

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hile the United States put together a convincing proposal to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the small desert country of Qatar snuck under the radar to earn the bid.

The oil-rich nation, with a population of just 1.7 million and at 4,416 square feet, is smaller than Connecticut.

It will be the first time the World Cup is hosted in the Middle East, where temperatures can rise up to 130 degrees.

To battle the weather, Qatar promised to provide air conditioning for all the matches, while the U.S. Soccer Federation, who spent millions of dollars on its presentation, sat scratching its head at the decision.

“Basically, oil and natural gas won today,” said former U.S. national team member Eric Wynalda. “This was not about merit, this was about money.”

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with University of Miami Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt on Wednesday and fueling speculation he would fill the football team’s head coaching vacancy, Jon Gruden said again yesterday he is committed to ESPN. Gruden’s contract with the network runs through 2011, and ESPN reiterated that it expects the former Super Bowlwinning head coach to finish out his contract.

Miami still seeks a candidate to assume the headcoaching role after the program fired Randy Shannon earlier in the week.

Shannon compiled a 28-22 record over four seasons in Coral Gables.

THE NEW YORK YANKEES reportedly reached out to freeagent shortstop Derek Jeter and his agent Casey Close yesterday, informing them that the front office would be willing to up the ante on its initial threeyear $45 million offer.

The Associated Press confirmed that the Bombers submitted an updated offer, but it still remains unclear whether the money or years have improved.

One baseball official with knowledge of the situation acknowledged that the two sides are “making progress.”

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Sox were the first to land a high-profile free agent this offseason, as the squad signed slugger Adam Dunn to a fouryear $56 million deal.

Since the 2004 season, Dunn ranks second in the MLB behind Albert Pujols with 282 home runs, 38 of which came last season when he played for the Washington Nationals.

Predominantly a designated hitter, Dunn enters the South side of town hoping to provide more production from that slot, as the DH role for the White Sox last season cranked only 18 homeruns.

ANDREW HOWARD / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior tailback Joe Martinek ran for 109 yards in the Scarlet Knights’ season opener, but has just 137 rushing yards in the nine games since he injured his ankle Sept. 11 against Florida International.

WVU TOPS KNIGHTS AGAIN The Rutgers football team failed to end its losing skid against NCAA ‘10 SIM We s t Virginia and did not put up much of a fight against the Mountaineers in The Daily Targum’s weekly “NCAA Football 2010” simulation.

The Scarlet Knights fell, 27-3, behind a dominant effort from Geno Smith at quarterback.

Smith hurled four touchdown bombs, each of 50 yards or more and finished with 457 passing yards on the day.

Jock Sanders and Tavon Austin pulled in two touchdown catches apiece, finishing with a combined 247 receiving yards.

Running back Noel Devine had a quiet day, accumulating just 27 yards on 16 rushing attempts.

For the Knights, and more specifically Chas Dodd, it was a rough outing. Dodd took seven sacks against the Mountaineers, but still tried to air it out, throwing 39 times, but completing just 17 passes for 177 yards.

On the ground Jordan Thomas led Rutgers with 54 yards on 12 attempts and Kordell Young compiled 20 yards on three runs in his final career game.

The Targum’s weekly simulation is 8-3 this season.

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“Its crept in my head, but I told myself to just throw it away,” Martinek said.

One thought that never crept in Martinek’s head was ending his season. Doctors told the Hopatcong, N.J., native that his injury would not worsen, so he played.

“Never in my life have I shut anything down,” the 6-foot, 215pound tailback said. “It’s something I was brought up with. If I’m good enough to go and help the team in any way possible, then that’s what I’m going to do.”

Martinek was able to contribute after the injury — he has three touchdowns since — but the one-two punch once envisioned with his power running style and Thomas’ speed never materialized. Instead, Thomas shouldered the burden himself.

And the backfield is also without freshman Casey Turner, who made a splash during training camp but was never able to make it on the field.

The wideouts are also without an expected contributor in sophomore Tim Wright, a starter on the depth chart and the spring’s most improved offensive player before he tore a knee ligament during training camp.

“Sometimes you can sit back and say ‘what if,’ but I try not to focus on that because there’s nothing you can really do,” Wright said.

“I just focused on the next season, the spring and things to look forward to like that.”

For Wright, it is easy to look forward, but the teammates he left behind to fill his spot have one game left.

Harrison and sophomore wideout Keith Stroud will likely make their catches and Deering and Thomas will likely get their carries.

With a limited Sanu and without Martinek, Turner and Wright, many will also likely wonder, what if?

“If we had all of us, it would be more fun, more in-sync,” Stroud said. “But right now, this is what we have.”

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

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Wagner offers Knights break from Big East

BY MATT CANVISSER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers swimming and diving team enjoyed a bye week over the Thanksgiving holiday, but this weekend the Scarlet Knights are back to their grueling schedule.

Rutgers takes a welcome break from the weekly rigors of the Big East on Friday, when Wagner ventures to SWIMMING & DIVING the RU Aquatic WAGNER AT C e n t e r.

RUTGERS, The divTODAY, 4 P.M. ing team is pulling double duty, as they will also travel to intrastate rival Princeton for the Princeton Diving Invitational.

The Knights (1-3, 1-3) got a glimpse of Wagner when they competed in the Frank Elm Invitational on Nov. 19 on the Banks. Wagner placed 10th out of the 15 teams competing at the Invitational, while Rutgers managed to score a third place finish.

The Knights also faced Wagner at home last season and took first place in 12 events en route to a 121-99 victory. The most outstanding performer in the meet was Brianne Lindblad, who qualified for the Big East Championships with her time of 2:12.33 in the 200yard individual medley.

Lindblad, now a junior, looks to continue her career success against Wagner this year in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke.

Rutgers also found success last year against Wagner in relays and looks to build on those performances this time around.

The Knights’ relay teams, comprised of Lindblad, sophomore Taylor Curado, junior Jacquelyn Ward, as well as freshmen Mary Moser and Emilie Kaufmann, have a mindset for victory.

“In swimming a relay, you aren’t just swimming for yourself like it is in individual events,” Curado said. “You are swimming for those three other girls and also for the rest of your team.”

The chemistr y developing between the swimmers over the course of the season has been extremely beneficial to the team.

They have not been competing together for very long — Moser and Kaufmann are only in their second month of Division I competition — but the leadership and experience of Lindblad, Ward and Curado helped them mesh into a feared relay team.

“All of us respect each other in and out of the pool which makes it a lot easier to pump each other up when we are all on the same relay,” Curado said.

Rutgers diving has not been to the Princeton Invitational since 2008, when senior captain Jen Betz was only a sophomore.

Betz’s best finish in 2008 was only an eighth-place score in the one-meter dive and she will undoubtedly look to improve in her return to the Invitational.

Freshman Nicole Scott also looks to make a mark in her first trip to Princeton after grabbing victories in Rutgers’ last two contests.

The Knights face some Ivy League competition in Har vard, Penn and host Princeton, as well as other programs such as Drexel.

These are the last meets for the Knights during the 2010 calendar year and are also their final live competitions for almost exactly one month.

It will be important for Rutgers to go into winter break with some momentum that can carr y them throughout the remainder of the season.

JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Junior Brianne Lindblad won the 200-yard individual medley last year against Wagner, qualifying for the Big East Championships.

JEFFREY LAZARO / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior Daryl Coccozzo captured an 11-3 major decision against Missouri’s Dan Gonsor as the Knights came from behind to best the Tigers for their first win over a ranked opponent this season.

RU enters down period after big win

BY A.J. JANKOWSKI ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

In the wake of arguably the biggest win in recent Rutgers wrestling histor y, the Scarlet Knights WRESTLING enter a bit of a RUTGERS AT l u l l NITTANY LION OPEN, period SUNDAY before t h e Midlands Tour nament over winter break.

That is, if the word “lull” even exists in the No. 18 team’s dictionar y.

“We are going to get — I wouldn’t say down time — but some time to work on some things,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “Starting back in the summertime and then when we got onto campus in September, there was automatic competition in our wrestling room. It forces you to wrestle at a higher level quicker. There are no breaks in our practice room.”

The Knights took down thenNo. 16 Missouri, 19-16, to cap off a busy November that saw the team compete in eight duals and the Oklahoma Gold Tournament.

Rutgers went 7-1 in that span and the star ting lineup, comprised of a number of wrestlers competing together for the first time, pulled it together almost immediately.

“They knew that they needed to be eager and ready to go in early November,” Goodale said. “Credit to those guys — our guys — because they have done that. They have gotten themselves ready and put themselves in a position where they

could beat some of the best kids in the countr y.”

The win over the Tigers helps fuel the Knights’ momentum given the caliber of opponents that Missouri beat this season, including Lehigh, a team that throttled Rutgers last year.

“We are definitely heading in the right direction now.

Missouri just beat Lehigh right after we beat Missouri,” said sophomore Dan Rinaldi. “The sky is the limit for us. We have a great practice room and all of the talent in the world in the room.”

“Starting back in the summertime and then when we got onto campus in September, there was ... competition.”

SCOTT GOODALE Head Coach

But that is not to say that the Knights haven’t been met with their fair share of adversity thus far.

Several grapplers fell short of an individual title at the Oklahoma Gold Tournament and the team dropped several crucial matches in a 22-10 loss to thenNo. 6 Penn State.

“Penn State last week — we learned a lot about ourselves, we learned a lot about how you need to wrestle,” Goodale said.

“We’ve lost a couple of bouts that we shouldn’t have. We’re still not where we want to be,

but at the same time we got geared up for November, which is one of the toughest parts of our schedule.”

With the hardest part of the schedule in the rearview mirror and only one loss to show for it, the Knights are certainly in the driver’s seat for a successful second semester campaign — success that is helped by the fact that 11 of the 14 duals in 2011 are either at the College Avenue Gym or the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

“It’s going to be great having all of these home matches,” Rinaldi said. “Ever y match is going to be a grind, but we can really do some damage this year.”

But before Rutgers bears down to protect its two houses, the squad begins its “lull” period by traveling to Happy Valley, Pa., this weekend for the Nittany Lion Open.

Several of Rutgers’ premier wrestlers will not make the trip, but that does not mean that the rest of the roster will be taking it easy.

“There are still some good wins out there. There’s going to be some ranked guys,” Goodale said. “It’ll show us where some of our guys are at, and we want to win some individual titles.

“Most of the team will make the trip, but we probably won’t bring [sophomore Scott] Winston. We probably won’t bring [undefeated heavyweight DJ] Russo. We won’t bring Rinaldi.

These guys are just banged up.

They need some time to heal so they can be ready for when it’s really go time.”

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

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KnightsGameday RUTGERS VS WEST VIRGINIA

GAME 7: Milan Puskar Stadium, Noon TV: ABC RADIO: 1450 AM FAVORITE: West Virginia by 21

Knights remain motivated for WVU

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

Ask any member of the Rutgers football team and there is, without a doubt, plenty of motivation against West Virginia tomorrow despite a guaranteed last place finish in the Big East and no chance at a bowl game.

For starters, the Scarlet Knights have a losing streak against the Mountaineers that dates back to before starting quarterback Chas Dodd was in elementary school.

The Knights (4-7, 1-5) are 0-16 in Morgantown and head coach Greg Schiano is 0-9 against the No. 23 Mountaineers (8-3, 4-2), including an 80-7 disaster in 2001.

“We need to be sending these guys out with a bang, these seniors, doing something we’ve never done [under Schiano] by beating West Virginia,” said redshirt freshman guard Antwan Lowery.

“We want to let these guys go out with the right name.”

Lower y has the added personal motivation of tomorrow being the last time he plays organized football with his older brother Antonio Lower y, who star ts at linebacker.

“Just sitting around thinking about it, it’s kind of touching, but we’ve been doing this for a long time and it’s a blessing,” Antwan Lowery said.

The pair played together at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami on the same defense and started together three times this season, though on different sides of the ball.

“You want to win,” said Antonio Lowery, who leads Rutgers with 97 tackles, of the losing streak. “You want to go out there and beat them.

Sometimes, some bad stuff happened and you just didn’t know how to handle it. It’s just frustrating that they keep coming up on the winning side.”

West Virginia of fers stark challenges on each side of the ball, with some of the biggest playmakers in the Big East offensively and the best statistical defense in the conference.

Offensively, the challenges start with quarterback Geno Smith.

Smith, an early contender for Big East Offensive Player of the Year, has 2,215 passing yards and

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INSIDE the NUMBERS

SCARLET KNIGHTS (4-7)

WEST VIRGINIA (8-3)

PASSING CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. 7 149.8 C. Dodd 55.4% 1,498 9 3 86.8 T. Savage 51.8% 521 2

CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. PASSING 64.3% 2,215 22 6 201.4 G. Smith

RUSHING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 84 354 1 34 J. Thomas 4.2 68 332 2 22 J. Deering 4.9 RECEIVING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 42 404 2 29 M. Sanu 9.6 M. Harrison 41 763 8 66 18.6 16 157 0 21 K. Stroud 9.8 TKL SCK 1 97 73 1.5 0 72

DEFENSE

A. Lowery J. Lefeged K. Greene

INT 0 1 3

INJURIES Probable — T. Dellaganna Questionable — D. Jefferson, J. Martinek, M. Sanu, J. Tartacoff Doubtful — B. Bing

JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Senior linebacker Antonio Lowery leads the Knights with 97 tackles, in addition to one sack, two forced fumbles and three recovered fumbles.

22 touchdowns, offering Rutgers no break from the past troubles experienced against Pat White and Jarrett Brown.

“I think he’s a mixture of both [quar terbacks],” said senior safety and team captain Joe Lefeged. “He can pass well and he can also run the ball and he’s managing that of fense with precision. As you can see, they’ve put up a lot of points the past few weeks and they’re firing on all cylinders. He’s the leader of that football team.”

At receiver, Jock Sanders and Tavon Austin offer a lot of speed and shiftiness, Lefeged said, and the two combined for 1,225 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.

At running back, the highlight reel Noel Devine has 1,092 total yards and seven touchdowns.

“What people don’t realize is how hard he is to bring down,” Lefeged said. “Even though he’s small, he’s strong. He can make

you miss in the open field and he can also run through the arm tackles. We have to swarm as a defense to get him down on the ground.”

West Virginia leads the Big East in the majority of defensive categories and has yet to allow more than 21 points of offense against any team this season.

“It’s always good to go against a better athlete because it makes you focus on a lot of things harder and makes you come out ready to go,” said sophomore wide receiver Mark Harrison, who leads Rutgers with 763 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. “We just have to keep preparing and staying focused and getting ready. It’s a big game. Ever y game is a big game and we just have to look at it as time to lay ever ything on the line. It’s our last one so we have to let ever ything on the field and go out there and play hard.”

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SCHEDULE Sept. 2 Sept. 11 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 8 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Nov. 3 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Dec. 4

Norfolk State FIU N. Carolina Tulane Connecticut Army Pittsburgh South Florida Syracuse Cincinnati Louisville West Virginia

W, 31-0 W, 19-14 L, 17-13 L, 17-14 W, 27-24 W, 23-20 L, 41-21 L, 28-27 L, 13-10 L, 69-38 L, 40-13 Noon

RUSHING N. Devine R. Clarke

NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 4.6 187 853 6 50 3.8 73 291 5 23

RECEIVING J. Sanders T. Austin N. Devine S. Bailey

NO. 58 47 29 18

YDS 589 636 239 240

DEFENSE

T. Garvin J. Thomas K. Tandy

LNG 48 71 48 32

AVG. 10.2 13.5 8.2 13.3

TKL SCK 65 1 56 2.5 52 0

INT 0 0 6

TD 4 7 1 3

INJURIES Probable — RB N. Devine

SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 10 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 9 Oct. 14 Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Dec. 4

Coast. Carolina Marshall Maryland LSU UNLV South Florida Syracuse Connecticut Cincinnati Louisville Pittsburgh Rutgers

W, 31-0 W, 24-21 W, 31-17 L, 20-14 W, 49-10 W, 20-6 L, 19-14 L, 16-13 W, 37-10 W, 17-10 W, 35-10 Noon

Key Matchup Rutgers front seven vs. RB Noel Devine The Scarlet Knights defense did its best to contain Noel Devine in each of their three previous meetings, holding him to 160 yards and one touchdown on 41 carries, but the explosive West Virginia tailback has game-changing ability.

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: OFFENSE

MOHAMED SANU Wide Receiver

DESMOND STAPLETON Tackle

DESMOND WYNN Guard

HOWARD BARBIERI Center

CALEB RUCH Guard

DEVON WATKIS Tackle

D.C. JEFFERSON Tight End

MARK HARRISON Wide Receiver

CHAS DODD Quarterback

COLIN MCEVOY Fullback

JORDAN THOMAS Running Back

Sophomore 6’-2”, 218 lbs.

Junior 6’-5”, 285 lbs.

Junior 6’-6”, 290 lbs.

Senior 6’-5”, 304 lbs.

Junior 6’-4”, 290 lbs.

Sophomore 6’-7”, 310 lbs.

Sophomore 6’-6”, 258 lbs

Sophomore 6’-3”, 230 lbs

Freshman 6’-0”, 197 lbs

Senior 6’-1”, 215 lbs

Freshman 6’-1”, 205 lbs

DAVID ROWE Cornerback

JOE LEFEGED Strong Safety

KHASEEM GREENE Free Safety

MARCUS COOPER Cornerback

Junior 6’-0”, 196 lbs

Senior 6’-1”, 205 lbs

Sophomore 6’-1”, 215 lbs

Sophomore 6’-2”, 185 lbs

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: DEFENSE

JONATHAN FREENY Right end

CHARLIE NOONAN Tackle

SCOTT VALLONE Tackle

ALEX SILVESTRO Left end

MANNY ABREU Linebacker

STEVE BEAUHARNAIS

Linebacker

ANTONIO LOWERY Linebacker

Senior 6’-3”, 250 lbs

Senior 6’-2”, 274 lbs

Sophomore 6’-3”, 270 lbs

Senior 6’-4”, 260 lbs

Junior 6’-3”, 245 lbs

Sophomore 6’-2”, 230 lbs

Senior 6’-2”, 225 lbs

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

PARADISE LOST JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

COLLATERAL

DAMAGE

Flurry of injuries forces Rutgers offense to turn to new options with established playmakers limited

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

Take the top wide receiver and top running back from a football team and expect the scoring to plummet — a simple enough relationship.

FOOTBALL Take the top wide receiver, who is also the leading rusher, and the offense, which is painfully reliant upon the player, should stall — no earth-shattering theory.

For the Rutgers football team, neither holds true.

The Scarlet Knights scoring output increased in their past five games, when starters Mohamed Sanu and Joe Martinek were severely limited by injuries, compared to the first six, but the results have all been losses.

And it is tough not to wonder, what if?

“Those thoughts creep into your mind,” said quarterback Chas Dodd, who is largely responsible for the scoring. “You think if you had everybody healthy if there could be changes, but that’s in the past and you can’t do anything about it now.”

Instead, Dodd turned to other weapons.

Sophomore wideout Mark Harrison became the freshman’s favorite target.

In the five games since Sanu’s footturned-hamstring injury began to limit his role as a receiver, Harrison has 28 catches for 530 yards and six touchdowns.

And freshman wideout Jeremy Deering became the new Wildcat quarterback.

KNIGHTS GAMEDAY The Scarlet Knights believe they still have plenty to play for in their final game of the year against a team Rutgers last beat in 1994. pg. 15

TIME TO HEAL

NICHOLAS BRASOWSKI / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

After averaging 14 touches, 97 yards and a touchdown per game through the first six contests, sophomore Mohamed Sanu only averaged four touches and 27 yards since.

Since taking over the bulk of the carries against Pittsburgh, he has 62 rush attempts for 324 yards and two touchdowns.

The duo filled in nicely for Sanu, but another option could not hurt, especially when that option still leads the team in receptions and yards per carry.

“The reality is we don’t have anybody on our team as good as Mohamed,” said head coach Greg Schiano. “There aren’t many Mohamed Sanus in college football, but you have to have a Plan B. You can’t

SEE DAMAGE ON PAGE 13

The Rutgers wrestling team reeled off a nearperfect November and will have time to rest up before competing in 14 second-semester duals, 11 of which are at home. pg. 14