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Students react to Egyptian political unrest BY MAXWELL BARNA CORRESPONDENT
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University Egyptian-American students are reacting positively to the protests regarding President Hosni Mubarak, with several students saying a revolution could help bring the democracy the president originally promised. Mubarak said he will not run for re-election.
The political unrest in Egypt not only affects those living in the region but also some Egyptian-American students at the University. Thousands of Egyptian citizens, inspired by the uprising in Tunisia, gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Jan. 25 to stage what they called “A Day of Revolt” to protest their government. While Egyptian native Amr Aly said his family and friends in the region are nervous about the sudden changes, the majority of Egyptian people appear to be in overwhelming support of the protests.
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U. partners with PepsiCo to defend RecycleMania title BY ANDREW SMITH STAFF WRITER
As RecycleMania 2011 draws closer, the University is preparing to defend its Gorilla Prize title by implementing several measures to guarantee increased recycling and sustainability across campus. The eight-week national competition, which starts Sunday, encourages participating colleges to reduce waste on campus. The Gorilla Prize is awarded to the college that recycles the highest gross tonnage of combined paper, cardboard and bottles and cans regardless of population. Among measures the University is using to decrease refuse is the unveiling
of PepsiCo’s Dream Machine, an interactive recycling kiosk and the transition toward single-stream recycling receptacles across campus, said Dianne Gravatt, director of Environmental Services and Grounds. The Dream Machine, the product of a collaborative effort between PepsiCo and Waste Management of New Jersey, is a recyclables collection unit that promotes recycling by offering users points for their cans and bottles that are redeemable for prizes, Gravatt said. PepsiCo donated three Dream Machines to the University but intends to have another two donated and
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in which passions and talents are configured into multiple income streams. “Just as the riskiest financial The traditional nine-to-five work- investment strategy is to have all of day has become a fact of life and your money in one place, the riskiest cross-cultural phenomenon to many career management strategy is to people, but University profeshave all of your income sor and career counselor from one employer,” she Paula Caligiuri wants to show said via e-mail correpeople how to get a life, not spondence. just a job. Caligiuri said the traWith her new book “Get a ditional 40-hour workLife, Not a Job,” released in 2010, week takes control from Caligiuri said she wants everythe employee and hands one to uncover how to make it over to the employer. money doing what they love. She also said much “The title of my book underhas changed in how talscores my belief that you ent is managed in organPAULA should design your career izations over the past CALIGIURI around your natural talents, decade, and companies abilities and passions, your values and are under tremendous global prespreferences for how you like to work,” sure to compete. said Caligiuri, professor of human “The greatest shield you can resource management at the School of give yourself is to anticipate how Management and Labor Relations. your organization is changing Caligiuri advocates “career acts” — self-directed approaches to careers SEE JOBS ON PAGE 6 CORRESPONDENT
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CORRECTIONS In Tuesday's paper, the man in the front-page photo accompanying the story “Leaders promote Israel relations” was misidentified. He is Deputy Consul General of Israel in New York Shlomi Kofman, not Hillel International President Wayne Firestone. The feature photo on the front page of Tuesday’s paper “Filmed Memories” incorrectly identifies alumnus Alrick Brown as Aldrick. The name of the film was also incorrectly identified and is titled “Kinyarwanda.”
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Author reveals techniques for green lifestyle BY CLIFF WANG STAFF WRITER
Environmentalist Vanessa Farquharson shared her going green journey and the secrets to becoming more ecological Tuesday at the Cook Campus Center Multipurpose Room. Farquharson’s blog, “Green As a Thistle,” chronicled her yearlong adventure of achieving an environmentally friendly task every day, which changed her from a self-proclaimed product junkie to an organic self-producer of goods. Her journey served as the basis of her 2009 novel, “Sleeping Naked is Going Green: How an Eco-Cynic Unplugged Her Fridge, Sold Her Car and Found Love in 366 days.” “I ultimately decided to do all of this when I realized my values and beliefs were not aligned with my actions,” she said. Farquharson decided to start her quest in March 2007 by first changing basic tasks in her life, she said. For example, she stopped letting the tap run while she was brushing her teeth and made sure the lights were off when she left the room. “At first, I didn’t think that making changes would be that big of a deal,” Farquharson said. As the months passed by, Farquharson found herself desperate for new ideas and under intense pressure. Readers of her blog grew
to the thousands, and a book deal was in the works, she said. Farquharson started making organic products and trading store-bought goods for homemade ones. “You wouldn’t believe what kinds of products you could make just from things you can find in your kitchen,” she said. Farquharson made her own moisturizer and deodorant during the year and showed the audience the recipes during the lecture. She also expressed her plans for a green death. Farquharson told her lawyers to stipulate in her will that she be cremated and buried in a biodegradable urn that is then planted with seeds. Another of her ideas to become more environmentally friendly in her daily life was sleeping naked. “I reasoned that since I wasn’t wearing any pajamas, I didn’t have to wash them, which meant I would use less water and detergent,” Farquharson said. Along with the avid fans of her blog came the critics and the challenges, she said. Some pointed out that since her body was now in full contact with her bed sheets, she needed to wash her sheets more often, in effect using more water and detergent than before. Farquharson had a compost bin that used worms to decompose trash. Since the worms would freeze outdoors, she kept
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the bin inside her living room. Once when she tried to move it, the bottom broke open, letting out rotting content and squirming worms onto her carpeted floor. “Another problem I faced was whether my green decision was the greenest out there,” Farquharson said. Some of Farquharson’s more drastic changes included giving up use of her fridge and selling her car, which changed her commute to work from 20 minutes to more than an hour, she said. “I actually found these changes to be really good,” Farquharson said. “I was very mellowed out going to work,
when before I would have been stuck in traffic going in my car.” When Farquharson’s going green journey was over, she went on a binge of her favorite foods found outside Canada, since one of her rules called for her to eat only locally found goods, she said. She urged the audience to try changing what they can for what fits into their lifestyle. “I think you should think about what you care about, what really irks you and go with that,” Farquharson said. “Remember to have a sense of humor about it.” Farquharson, who continues to commit to roughly 271 of the 366 tasks she thought of over the
year and became a freelance writer, found a company that calculated how much her actions were affecting the environment. “They were able to determine that a third of the things I did equaled to saving 12 tons of CO2,” she said. Many of the students who attended the talk took Professor George Clark’s “Introduction to Human Ecology” class and read Farquharson’s book as assigned reading. “I picked her book because she was easy to identify with for the kids and she’s relatable,” said Clark, a professor in the Department of Human Ecology. “It’s important for people to appreciate the idea that you can do something, even if you can’t do everything. If everyone thinks this way, things would be different and better.” School of Arts and Sciences senior Mark Kuhn read the book and was interested in coming to the lecture because he found Farquharson humorous and motivating without being preachy. Some students like Danielle Clancy saw the value and drive in Farquharson’s experiences. “This really puts into perspective how college students can make changes that persist after school ends and eventually make it a part of their lifestyle,” said Clancy, a School of Environmental and Biological Studies junior.
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UNREST: Mubarak will not seek re-election next term continued from front “Everyone is either happy or scared,” said Aly, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year student. “It’s a mixture of the two, but it’s more on the happy side. In terms of what’s going on, everyone’s in support of it and I don’t think I’ve heard one proMubarak chant.” The Egyptian people are revolting against President Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years. Aly said he ser ved as more of a dictator than a president, and the government did not follow its claims of a democratic region and adherence to its constitution. “This has been proven by the [cutting] off of the Internet, the shutting down of the mobile phone networks, the cutting off of the railroads and any type of transportation and the turning of [Egypt] into a militar y state,” he said. Housien Shaheen, an American citizen who emigrated from Egypt in 1997, claimed
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those following Egyptian poli- September, he’ll be doing as tics, whether they are presi- much damage as possible. He dential or parliamentar y, has to step down now.” should know that the elections One of the more controverwere fraudulent. sial aspects of the protests “It was necessar y for them to occurred on Jan. 28, when the come out and protest. It’s a long Egyptian government allegedly time coming and long overdue,” shut down the countr y’s said Shaheen, a School of Arts Internet access, Aly said. and Sciences sophomore. “They The Internet blocking and the came out with one purpose and immobilization of the country’s that purpose railroad systems was to voice was Mubarak’s their concerns “The revolution itself attempt to miniin a peaceful mize the protest’s is a positive thing. manner.” urgency and As of Feb. 1, A move for change ... i n f l u e n c e , four days after Shaheen said. is always going Mubarak fired “ W h e n his entire politi[Egyptians] were to be positive.” cal cabinet, he planning the milDAHOUD ASKAR told internationlion-man protest, School of Arts al news he he cut off all of and Sciences Junior would not r un the railroads in for re-election the region,” he in September. said. “He was tryBut Shaheen said this was not ing to prevent people from makthe first time Mubarak made ing it to Tahrir Square in order to unbelievable promises to the show the world that there was Egyptian people. only 150,000 or so people, but “If [Mubarak] stays until that’s not true.” September and these protesDahoud Askar, a School of tors go home, I guarantee he Ar ts and Sciences junior will no doubt be throwing peo- who has family in Egypt, ple in jail left and right,” he felt the media forgot to include said. “From now until the many harmful aspects
T H E DA I LY TA R G U M of the Egyptian fight for a new government. “The revolution itself is a positive thing. A move for change, a move for progress is always going to be positive,” he said. “There’s something to be worried about when you have family members that are starving because they are afraid to leave their homes.” Despite the fear and anxiety in the hearts of the Egyptian people right now, the positives of the upheaval far outweigh the negatives, Aly said. “I was born in Egypt and it’s very corrupt [there],” he said. “Despite all the food shortages and economic downturn that the country is heading toward, it was going to get worse under the Mubarak regime.” Shaheen, Aly and Askar listened to their relatives and friends’ experiences since the protests began and said they are now safe and doing well. “I think some of the Internet has gone up again because my cousin there just [messaged me via Blackberr y] this morning [and] that’s a good sign,” Shaheen said. “They’re not really too worried, they’re just trying to figure out when [Mubarak’s] going to leave.”
TITLE: Single stream ups recycling tonnage 117 percent continued from front installed by Summer 2011, she said via e-mail. Proceeds from the machine go toward the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, Gravatt said. The University also installed single-stream recycling receptacles over the past six months to create an alternative to traditional recycling methods, she said. The new bins eliminate the need to separate different materials prior to recycling. “In [these] disposal units we recycle glass, aluminum, all paper, plastics, cardboard, straws, coffee cups, take-out containers, pizza boxes, aluminum foil, paper bags and the list goes on,” Gravatt said. Gravatt stressed the overall benefits that single-stream recycling receptacles will have throughout the University. “Single-stream recycling will reduce containers, plastic bag use and dumpsters on our campuses, as well as reduce labor costs,” she said. Gravatt also noted her hope for increased sustainability on campus, using the success of a trial single-stream receptacle at Rutgers Stadium on Busch campus as an example. “This year, by using the single-stream model, we increased our tonnage of recycling by 117 percent,” she said. Despite the positive outlook some people have regarding these new receptacles, some students expressed concern about the new means of promoting “greenness.” Annabel Pollioni, chapter chair of the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group in New Brunswick, doubted the Dream Machine’s ability to decrease the existence of plastic products. “I don’t think the machine is beneficial to the campus or students,” said Pollioni, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “While it’s cool they’re recycling products, they’re asking students to register for a card to win prizes, so it’s creating an incentive for you to recycle plastic [while] purchasing more plastic.” Other students expressed positive outlooks on the new devices and campus-wide initiatives to go green. Rebecca Granet, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said making recycling an easier option would benefit the University. “A lot of people don’t always take the time to sor t out their recyclables,” Granet said. “I think that’s a really easy way to take the thinking out of doing something really great for the environment.” The University intends to increase sustainability on campus and demonstrate its advocacy of recycling in hopes of continuing its four-year winning streak in the Recyclemania competition, Gravatt said. “The prize is important to us, as it demonstrates that Rutgers University is a leader among colleges and universities internationally in recycling,” she said.
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Center finds relevancy in European policies BY KRISTINE CHOI
increase its own use of alternative energy, Kelemen said. “In areas like public transFacing problems like health por tation, a lot of European care, climate change and educa- countries have superior systion reform, the United States may tems of public transpor t, which want to consider applying some of might not be relevant for the lessons learned from their Wyoming, or somewhere ver y neighbors across the Atlantic. unpopulated,” he said. “But for The University’s Center for a place like New Jersey, where European Studies is focusing we’re pretty densely populated, on the potential impact we might have things we European policies can have on can learn.” the U.S. while hosting the Jean Kelemen also addressed conMonnet program. cerns Americans may have “[The Jean Monnet pro- regarding health care. gram] is a program sponsored “There are a lot of health by the European Union to care systems in Europe that encourage European Studies at have been ver y successful, prouniversities around the world,” ducing better results in terms said R. Daniel Kelemen, Jean of patient health for much less Monnet chair and director of money and covering a much the University’s Center for higher percentage of their popEuropean Studies. ulation,” he said. The center offers students the Understanding what makes option of earning a major or Europe become an increasingly minor in European Studies, and a important player in the world new signature course called arena can only help the U.S., Lessons from Europe. Kelemen said. “Europe offers a lot of lessons “I think we learn a lot about for the U.S. because European ourselves in our own countr y countries have a lot of things in from studying Europe,” he common with the U.S.,” said said. “You understand yourself Kelemen, an associate professor better when you have a comof political science. parative perspective.” A u s t i n Because some Moldow, a countries in “We’re going School of Arts Europe have simand Sciences ilar economies to to help reach out sophomore, that of the U.S., to more schools agreed that they experience studying similar issues, in New Jersey European polKelemen said. itics could “[European to get more teams help the countries] have to participate.” United States developed capiwith some of talist economies,” R. DANIEL KELEMEN its issues. he said. “So Center for European Studies Director “I’m interthey’re in a simiested in lar situation to us in a lot of ways and they face American histor y and American politics, so learning about a lot of the same challenges.” Kelemen said the focus is not European politics is good [for] on how European countries do figuring out the American side things better than the U.S., but on of it too,” Moldow said. Br yan Mulligan, a School learning from their experiences. “The point is, from looking of Ar ts and Sciences senior, at all those experiences, some also said comparing European of which succeed and some of countries to the United States which don’t, we can get ideas was beneficial. “It’s good to get a different about what might possibly work here as policies and what perspective because it’s a completely different type of governwouldn’t,” he said. In addition to acknowledg- ment in Europe,” he said. “And ing the lessons that can be it’s interesting.” Having this program carries a applied in terms of European policy, Kelemen also hopes to lot of potential for the future of dispel some of the myths sur- European studies, Kelemen said. “We just got another grant rounding Europe. “In the media, you see a lot from the European Union to do of gloom and doom stories,” he more outreach events called said. “Europe is kind of the old the ‘Getting to Know Europe’ world, that it has a lot of nice grant,” he said. “With this castles and pretty ar t, and that grant, we’re going to be sponit’s increasingly irrelevant to soring a number of activities in us because of the rise of new the next two years doing outpowers in the world like China reach to high schools.” The Center for European and India.” Kelemen said the notion that Studies plans on expanding the program throughout the state, Europe is irrelevant is false. “While China and India are Kelemen said. “We’re going to help reach out incredibly impor tant, we shouldn’t forget that Europe is to more schools in New Jersey to still America’s biggest trading get more teams to participate,” partner,” he said. “They are, by he said. “We’re [also] going to be far, our biggest source of invest- doing some outreach to the busiment and the biggest destina- ness community in New Jersey and have a big tent set up at tion for our exports.” When it comes to education, Rutgers Day this year.” Even students who are not some European schools have regularly outperformed American majoring in European studies schools in terms of student can benefit from taking different classes about Europe, achievement, he said. European countries have Kelemen said. “For a small little continent, it also shown more commitment in the fight against climate has an incredibly rich variety of change, setting an example cultures, cuisine, languages,” he of what the U.S. can do to said. “So it’s a lot of fun to study.” CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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MAN GETS SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR SHOOTING GIRLFRIEND MONTCLAIR, N.J. — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend while their son took a swimming lesson nearby at a YMCA. Kevin Duckett was convicted of murder in December after four days of jury deliberations. The Star-Ledger of Newark reports Duckett gave a long statement during his sentencing on Tuesday. He apologized to his children and to victim Monica Paul’s family, and said that he did not receive a fair trial. Some jurors have written a letter to the judge, saying they were pressured by others to find Duckett guilty of murder in the June 2008 shooting at the Montclair YMCA. Essex County prosecutors have rejected claims that the trial was unfair. — The Associated Press
JOBS: Employers look for diverse talents, Caligiuri says continued from front strategically, and then build your skills in a unique way to move into a more critical role,” Caligiuri said. Employers are attracted to candidates who bring a greater diversity of demonstrated talents to their roles and through multiple career acts, people have more ways to demonstrate skills and build a network, she said. After dozens of inter views for “Get a Life, Not a Job,” Caligiuri found career acts that ranged from self-started franchises to weekend jazz trios, but she said they were all rooted in what people enjoyed doing, their talents and how they liked to work. One person she met, Robert Einreinhofer, is a successful attorney with his own practice in Oak Ridge, N.J., who turned his passion for playing drums into a career act. Einreinhofer got a recording contract while entering his third year at Seton Hall University Law School. After taking two yearlong leaves of absence, he toured for 45-week periods throughout the United States and Canada while still pursuing a law degree. He continues to play the drums for multiple groups while maintaining his law practice. “When you’re passionate about both it doesn’t seem stressful or that this is my dayjob or my night-job,” he said. “It’s just my life.” Einreinhofer advises that people maintain an open mind about career acts and their passions. Einreinhofer said he did not think his practice would focus on real estate upon graduating from law school, but it turned out to be a good fit for his other endeavors because most real estate transactions occur in the afternoon. “I could have easily given up [playing drums] after high school, college or when I started my law career, but it’s a part of who I am, and I think it’s important to pursue the things you enjoy,” he said. Caligiuri said the first step in realizing a career act is selfawareness, a process more challenging than it seems.
“For some people it helps to reconnect with their career dreams,” she said. “[Ask], ‘What would you want to be if you could be anything?’ Then ask yourself, ‘Why?’” Others have an easier time articulating what they dislike in work compared to what they enjoy, she said. School of Engineering sophomore Matthew Delos Santos said if the oppor tunity presented itself, he would consider pursuing an alternative career path. But post-graduation debt is the biggest challenge. “Paying of f debt makes [that alternative path] seem like an impossibility, or at least if those anchors or weights were taken away then yes, I would pursue a dif ferent route,” he said. Caligiuri said she realizes lack of time and debt are the two greatest obstacles that prevent people from starting a new career path. “Debt forces us to make career decisions out of fear. We start to chase the promotion or bonus in jobs we don’t like to begin with,” she said. Young adults are in debt an average of $21,000 when they graduate college, forcing them to accept whatever job they can find, she said. “As soon as [college graduates] start working, they take on more debt, and five years later, they end up with a nice car, a nice place to live — but fully beholden to an organization and a career they don’t like,” Caligiuri said. Outside of the movies, dream careers do not happen overnight, she said. “It is not surprising that many people lose their ability to dream about careers somewhere between the late teens or early twenties, the time when the dominant message is that one should get serious about one’s future,” she said. Although she acknowledges entrepreneurship is not easy, having a profitable hobby can be one of the most enjoyable ways to generate income, especially if you can turn it into a small business. “The world is full of people who have done just that,” she said. “[They] took a hobby originally enjoyed solely for personal pleasure and turned it into an income-generating career act.”
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Professor creates medical search engine BY JONATHAN SHAO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
For patients who seek medical advice online, Google may soon prove to be outdated. Amélie Marian, a University computer science assistant professor, and Noémie Elhadad, a biomedical informatics assistant professor from Columbia University, are developing a new search engine for patient-written content called PERSEUS. “When someone searches for ‘dry mouth,’ is that the symptom of an ailment or the side effect of a treatment?” Marian said. “We want to let patients define exactly what it is they’re looking for, and then use natural-language processing techniques to get that information.” PERSEUS, funded by the National Science Foundation and a Google Research Award, will allow users to take advantage of filters to provide the accurate information they seek from established online forums, she said. The tool, which will be completed in two to three years, features a search engine that identifies textual patterns and structures to return relevant results, Elhadad said. “You can search for others who have had your condition and read about their experiences or search for information about a treatment and what people have to say about it,” she said. Elhadad said PERSEUS’ advantage lies in the trust patients have in online communities.
While patients may withhold personal information they consider embarrassing from their physicians, they are more candid in discussing their health problems online under a veil of anonymity, she said. “Our goal is to help patients find emotional support in online communities and to let them rely on each other for specific information about their symptoms or a treatment,” Elhadad said. “It’s not meant to replace a medical expert, but it’s easy to use and anyone can use it.”
“It will be the patient who decides what advice is reliable and what isn’t.” NOÉMIE ELHADAD Assistant Professor of Columbia University’s Department of Biomedical Informatics
Health care professionals will be able use the tool to find common concerns patients have about treatments or symptoms and be better prepared to address them during visits, Marian said. Scientific researchers can use PERSEUS to obtain patient feedback about prescriptions or medical instruments, she said. Elhadad said some obstacles the project faces include the reliability
of information obtained from online forums and the challenge of analyzing language in that context. “Obviously, not all information from online forums is going to be correct,” Elhadad said. “But we try to search in large online communities where errors are usually rectified by other members within a few hours. It will be the patient who decides what advice is reliable and what isn’t.” Online forums often contain misspellings, loose grammar and slang, which poses a difficulty for computerized natural-language processing, she said. By designing improved algorithms for machine-learning and statistical pattern recognition, Elhadad made the search tool recognize these aberrations. “Unlike news stories or dedicated texts written by medical exper ts, people posting on forums have no uniform voice,” she said. “The drug Tamoxifen might be called by its brand names Tamofen or Tamone or might even be misspelled. We need to program the tool to pick up on these deviations.” Ethan Jiang, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, thinks the tool will be helpful in diagnosing himself when he’s sick. “Whenever I feel sick and don’t know what the problem is, I always search online first,” he said. “If it doesn’t seem serious, I could save myself a trip to the doctor. If this tool can make searches easier, then all the better.”
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RWJUH provides free dental care to uninsured children BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER STAFF WRITER
Uninsured children will have the opportunity to receive free dental care Friday on the ninth annual Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) “Give Kids a Smile Day.” “Give Kids a Smile Day” is a national program created by the American Dental Association that provides uninsured children between the ages of three and 12 dental cleanings and examinations, said Anthony Filippelli, program coordinator for Innovations in Bloodless Surger y and Medicine at RWJUH. On “Give Kids a Smile Day,” the hospital aims to take care of as many children’s dental needs as possible, he said. Dentists from across New Jersey will gather to examine and treat ever y child. Some of the ser vices offered during the day include dental examinations, cleanings, extractions, fillings and stainless steel crowns, Filippelli said.
“Pediatric dentists will often follow up with patients,” he said. “If they need more extensive operations, they are often picked up by private practices.” The New Jersey Dental Association is responsible for finding dentists who will par ticipate in the program, said Eric Elmore, coordinator of the N.J. “Give Kids a Smile” program. “[Children] uninsured or insured through state insurances are usually in the lowest income status and are therefore less likely to go [to the dentist] all the time,” Elmore said. “Give Kids a Smile Day” star ted nine years ago, but not much has changed, he said. “We star ted with three locations and had 100 kids attend [but] now we have hundreds of locations and over 5,000 kids being looked at that day,” Elmore said. Each child, based on his or her age, is given a toothbrush, toothpaste and an educational book about healthy dental hygiene practices, he said.
“We have pediatric dentists from the local area, as well as hygienists,” Filippelli said. “These are not the dental students working on the patients but rather fully licensed attending dentists all over the state.” Fifty children are registered at the hospital for this year’s event, he said. “In the past year, we evaluated 97 children,” Filippelli said. “The way we would like it to run is to have patients make appointments beforehand, but we will also take walk-ins.” Multiple sources fund the charity day for the hospital, he said. “The labor is supplied by the hospital and volunteers and the American Dental Association supplies marketing tools [such as flyers and pamphlets], while dental distributors take care of [all the physical dental] tools for that day,” Filippelli said. Madison, N.J., dentist Sam Romano is among the many pediatric dentists providing free dental care for uninsured children on “Give Kids a Smile Day.”
Sam Romano was inspired to par ticipate in the event after his trip to Guatemala, said Terr y Romano, his wife and marketing manager. “He went to Guatemala and took care of the children there and [realized that] he wanted to help out here in New Jersey,” Terr y Romano said. This is Sam Romano’s first time par ticipating in the program, and he is expecting 23 patients with a few more openings still available, Ter r y Romano said. “We found this as a great oppor tunity [and] our goal this year is to see ever yone we can,” she said. Schools like Ford Avenue Elementar y School 14 received and distributed flyers for the program, school nurse Patricia Michalsky said. “Two hundred and twentyfive flyers were distributed, and we have had a positive response to the program in the past,” Michalsky said. “One mother in the school goes ever y year with
her two children and says it’s a wonderful program.” Less than 10 students from the school made appointments for the “Give Kids a Smile Day” event at RWJUH, she said. Most students have their own dentists and often receive treatment during an in-school program. “We have a dental program in the school called ‘Little Smiles in New Jersey’ where everyone has the opportunity to be seen and receive dental examinations, [cleaning], fluoride treatments with gel, X-rays and an oral health instruction,” Michalsky said. Children should have dental exams ever y six months, and with programs like “Give Kids a Smile Day” and “Little Smiles in New Jersey,” dental care has become more accessible, Michalsky said. “One of the first things we notice when we see someone is their smile and having more accessibility to dental care and dental education, we can keep our smiles whiter for longer,” she said.
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN EAST BRUNSWICK, BURNS DOWN ROUTE 18 BIKE SHOP Fire of ficials are still investigating the cause of a fire Wednesday morning that damaged Planet Bike on Route 18 and its adjacent stores, according to an ar ticle on mycentraljersey.com Firefighters responded to an alarm around 6:50 a.m. at the bike shop, located at 1177 Route 18 South, and arrived to see flames coming through the building’s roof. No one was injured during the three-alarm fire, but it left significant fire damage to Planet Bike and its neighboring shops, United Check Cashing and Asian Nails.
Assistant Chief of the Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company Richard Twomey said in the article that the building was a “total loss” and the fire significantly damaged inventories. Crews from all three township’s fire districts responded and extinguished the flames in about an hour, Twomey said in the article. Fire crews from Monroe Fire District 1, South River and Milltown responded to the township and covered vacant firehouses. Despite the hours spent at the scene on Wednesday, fire investigators were unable to deter-
mine the cause of the fire and its exact point of origin. The snow piled along Route 18 South posed a dif ficulty for firefighters tr ying to locate fire hydrants, he said in the ar ticle. Fire Of ficial John Talbot of East Brunswick Fire District 1 said in the ar ticle that unless new information sur faces, the fire’s cause will remain unknown. — Amy Rowe
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Hospital device to relieve anxiety in young patients BY MIKE DAVIS STAFF WRITER
At St. Peter’s University Hospital, pediatric patients are prescribed doses of fun. At a Januar y celebration, the hospital received a new fun center, a device on wheels used to ease anxiety in child patients, from the Starlight Children’s Foundation of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Executive Director Elaine Siver said. An entire arcade at their fingertips, it includes a Nintendo Wii, 30 video games pre-loaded into the system and a DVD player and is available for use by St. Peter’s pediatric patients, she said. The fun center is one of 1,000 devices distributed throughout the tri-state area by the regional office of the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Siver said. “We are all across the board,” she said. “Any hospital in New Jersey with pediatrics, you’ll see Starlight there.” Various donors fund the devices, from individuals and families to groups and corporations including Colgate-Palmolive and BJ’s Wholesale Club, Siver said. “Starlight’s mission is to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families,” she said. “The fun center rolls right up to a kid’s bedside so they have something to enjoy.” The hospital held a relationship with Starlight from an older fun center, though the most recent one is a newer model, said Dr. Bipin Patel, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics. The device overjoys children at St. Peter’s, said Kristal Neal, the hospital’s child life coordinator. “It gives the children an opportunity to play with friends
and family who visit them, and with other children in the hospital,” she said. “I don’t think we could live without it.” The device helps with the anxiety most children experience during their time at a hospital, Patel said. “A lot of the children admitted are confined to their beds,” he said. “The fun center gives them the oppor tunity to interact with something they enjoy. It relieves some of the pain of being stuck in a hospital.” The fun center gives the children a much-needed break from the emotions that come with a hospital stay, Siver said. “It’s all designed to distract children from pain, discomfort and feeling fearful in their beds or in the emergency room,” she said. “It’s something helpful to the healing process.” The device saw most of its use by kids isolated from their lives outside the hospital, especially oncological patients, Patel said. “It’s a kind of an escape, especially when they are confined to their beds or their room,” Siver said. Many of the children are intravenous-lined, getting cancer treatment or going through major surgeries, Patel said. “They’re lying there, unhappy,” Patel said. “This is just another avenue to relieve their stress and pain.” With video games instead of medicine, the fun center provides patients with an unconventional form of treatment, Siver said. “If you think of healing as mind, body and spirit, then the doctors spend most of their time healing the body,” Siver said. “Leave it to organizations like Starlight and something like this fun center to help heal the mind and spirit.”
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STREB will perform a dance and acrobatic routine, STREB: BRAVE, Friday at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre. Prices range from $22 to $42 and can be purchased at the ticket office at 15 Livingston Ave. The show, which combines elements of dance, gymnastics, stunt-work and circus-styled techniques has been described as “extreme sports meets gymnastics.” The group will utilize high-energy body movement and a unique set design. People and organizations involved with the performance include the MIT Media Lab, composer David Van Tieghem and trapeze artists Noe and Ivan España. For more information, contact the State Theatre at statetheatrenj.org or call 732-246-7469.
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The Ebenezer Baptist Church of New Brunswick is hosting a Black History Month celebration at the New Brunswick Free Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Carl T. Valenti Community Room. The theme of the celebration is “Ripples in the Pond,” and it focuses on the lives of two local residents who have made significant and memorable contributions to the community: Gladys Saunders and Thomas Jennings. Saunders is the founder and former chairperson of the New Brunswick African-American Heritage Committee Inc. Jennings was the historian for the New Brunswick African-American Heritage Committee. The celebration is open to the public and free of charge.
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The Greater Brunswick Junior and Women’s Club is hosting a free self-defense class Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church located at 47 Nor th Main St. in Milltown, N.J. Contact Kim Davey at jwcgba@gmail.com for more information. The club works with Douglass College, Women Aware, Ronald McDonald House Charity and other groups throughout Middlesex County and New Jersey to help women. To have your event featured on www.dailytargum.com, send Metro calendar items to metro@dailytargum.com.
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How do you beat the winter blues?
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PAUL MADOLID SAS JUNIOR “You’re stuck inside and can’t go out so I like to sit at home and watch a movie with friends.”
“I like to sit at home and sew. It is fantastic because you can spend time actually creating something while it’s snowing outside and you can’t leave.”
MELANIE PARKER SAS JUNIOR “I like to go to the studio and write songs. It helps me forget about the weather. You just zone out and listen to the music.”
NICOLE JEDIC — MASON GROSS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT
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PAUL BLESSING SAS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “If I don’t have any classes [because of the weather], I just go to the library and get some work done. That’s basically what I do.”
Sources: weather.com, mycentraljersey.com
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New Jersey’s budget for snow removal for the 2010-2011 winter season
The amount of money spent on snow removal during this winter’s first five storms
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WHICH WAY DOES RU SWAY?
The amount of snow New York City received to date this winter
SAS JUNIOR “I’ve been rushing kids into my fraternity so I’ve been busy doing that. But I’m studying for the MCAT so there isn’t much I can do anyway.”
JEFF PARAGAS COLLEGE OF NURSING JUNIOR “I bury myself in my nursing studies. I’m a junior so it’s hardcore right now. But I might enjoy a hookah here and there, with tobacco of course.”
ONLINE RESPONSE Skiing and/or snowboarding. —8%
Spontaneous snowball fights. —20%
Planning summer vacations. —30%
A fresh cup of hot cocoa. —42%
A fresh cup of hot cocoa.
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Planning summer vacations.
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Spontaneous snowball fights.
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Skiing and/or snowboarding.
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Give peace prize to deserving candidate T
he U.S. government made it clear on multiple occasions that it is no fan of Wikileaks or the site’s founder Julian Assange. In sharp contrast to Washington’s clear disdain of Wikileaks, Nor wegian parliamentarian Snorre Valen nominated the website for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. In Valen’s own words, “By disclosing information about corruption, human rights abuses and war crimes, Wikileaks is a natural contender for the Nobel Peace Prize.” While we think Wikileaks deser ves recognition for being a champion of free speech and government transparency, we are not quite sure that the Nobel Peace Prize is the best way to honor the site. That is, we are not quite sure Wikileaks is directly responsible for producing peace in the world at large. Alfred Nobel, the man who created the prize, willed the prize be given to the person or persons who, “shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and for the holding and promotion of peace congress.” Frankly, we don’t think Wikileaks quite fits this description. Sure, the website is responsible for disclosing tons of information to the citizens of the world — information those citizens deser ved to know. But can one really say they are responsible for promoting “peace congress?” Our feeling is that, no, Wikileaks is not responsible for the fostering of peace in the world. Rather, Wikileaks merely provided the tools necessar y for peace to flourish in these terribly troubled times. In this sense, Wikileaks is sort of a starting point for peace, not exactly a direct facilitator of it. Wikileaks was a channel through which the people of the world could gain access to the information necessar y to bring about a more peaceful state of life. The true facilitators of peace are those who took this information and did something with it — something real, something tangible, something that truly changed the world. We applaud Wikileaks for bringing that information forward and for being a conduit for completely free speech. Still, the Nobel Peace Prize is not the right way to honor the site for the ways in which it has contributed to the world. Rather, the Nobel Peace Prize should go to someone who truly, actively promoted peace in the world. It is a shame that the nomination deadline is approaching so rapidly — we can think of more than a few people currently engaged in protests in the Middle East who may potentially deserve the prestigious award.
Cut Carter’s house from budget E
ver since the financial meltdown of 2008, politicians on all points of the political spectrum have been championing budget cut after budget cut. It seems odd then, that no one has thought to cut the cost of upkeep for former President Jimmy Carter’s private home. Most people are unaware that taxpayers are footing the bill for cleaning Carter’s residence — but they should be aware, especially considering the heft of that particular price tag. Last year alone, $67, 841 of taxpayer money was spent on cleaning the house. We have a simple question — why haven’t we cut this from the federal budget yet? Taxpayers are responsible for the upkeep of Carter’s home because of a deal he brokered with the National Park Service. In exchange for cleaning the Carter residence on a regular basis, the government will be allowed to add the house to the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site when Carter and his wife die. We are all for maintaining historic sites in the United States, since that is an integral part of celebrating our cultural heritage as a nation. But the government, the National Park Service and Carter all need to realize that our nation is still in a recession. Our wallets just are not as fat as they used to be. All across the United States, integral services are being cut — police departments, fire departments, public education and so on. It is safe to say that keeping Carter’s house clean is not as important as any of the aforementioned services, and yet no one has decided to cut it from the federal budget. Carter of all people is the kind of former president one expects to readily recognize when he has to make some sacrifices for the good of his nation. He is, after all, the man who turned down the thermostat and put on a sweater to conserve energy while in office. If he is the same man who did that, he should be the first to step up and offer the federal government a break while the nation tries to recover from serious financial losses. “Most people around here wouldn’t think it’s worth the effort, but it’s symbolic,” said Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, who is chairman of the subcommittee that oversees that park system. He is certainly right about the first part — shelling out more than $67,000 to keep a house clean is something the United States just cannot afford right now. Besides, we are confident that Carter can afford to keep his home clean on his own.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “[Ask], ‘What would you want to be if you could be anything?’ Then ask yourself, ‘Why?’” Paula Caligiuri, University professor and career counselor, on finding a dream job STORY ON FRONT
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f we have learned one we should be suspicious of thing from this latest their motives. A politician recession, it is that greed who can claim responsibility is bad. Even though the recesfor your house can lay claim sion is technically over, the to your vote. A politician who unemployment rate is still delivers speeches about “takhovering around 10 percent, ing on big banks” is assured and it is all because of greed. receive applause, but there NOAH GLYN to In particular, those greedy is nothing heroic or original bankers offered those greedy loans and mortgages in criticizing banks. Moreover, the pressure that politiand that greedy former President George W. Bush cians exerted on banks to make riskier mortgages gave those greedy rich people those greedy tax breaks. ended up being highly destructive, and the unemployDon’t forget about those greedy regulators who spent ment rate is evidence of that. the past decade deregulating everything in sight. All Are politicians greedy? I do not think there is a those politicians who droned on about corporate greed single person who would argue they are not. Is would not lie to us, the American people, would they? political self-interest somehow nobler than economWhat is greed? I am not greedy and neither are ic self-interest? Many people act as if it is, but those you. It is only that other person — that banker, that who earn a great deal of money do far more to help lawyer, that businessman — who is greedy. None of us society than those who seek reelection. By developwould ever fall victim to the great temptation of greed. ing the personal computer and the accompanying Right? Wrong. Greed is, to paraphrase economist software, Bill Gates did more to end human sufferMilton Friedman, when individuals pursue their own ing than any politician. The facts are that individuals self-interest. It is perhaps the most create wealth by pursuing their own common — and complex — human self-interest, and the best way to trait. To be sure, some people are less “In all aspects of life, end human suffering is to create greedy than others. Mother Teresa wealth. By criticizing greed, we may there are people displayed less greed than former feel morally superior, but pursuing President Richard Nixon, but to point economic self-interest has done who seek to assert out those rare saints among us does more for humanity than pursuing their control not disprove the basic point that political self-interest. greed is an innate human instinct. Why do people engage in such over others.” Greed, contrary to all the rhetoric, demagoguer y against banks and did not cause this recession. Those other financial institutions? Maybe “greedy” bankers that are so often they are unaware of all the benefits lampooned and condemned actually play a vital role in they offer society or maybe they are jealous of their the worldwide economy. They lend money to entre- successes. While ignorance and jealousy probably preneurs to open new businesses, and those entre- do account for some of the hostility, I believe the preneurs hire workers — maybe you or your parents. true answer lies elsewhere. In all aspects of life, Bankers did not suddenly become greedier in the past there are people who seek to assert their control 20 or 30 years. Banking is a centuries old profession over others. When you are young, there are bullies that is historically dominated by conservatives. Once who steal your lunch money, and when you are they discover a profitable enterprise to engage in, older, there are do-gooders who believe that only they are unlikely to change course. they have the wisdom and the insight to lead and This last recession began with the housing organize all of society. They establish rules about boom and bust when many homeowners began to how to raise other people’s children, about where default on their mortgages. A large percentage of they are allowed to smoke and about what they are those mortgages were subprime. For decades, the allowed to eat. They order us to buy health insurpredominate form of mortgages was the 30-year ance, but only the health insurance they deem to be mortgage, which offered bankers stability and acceptable. They instruct banks whom to lend to homeowners relatively low interest rates. If 30-year and how to function, and then they turn around and mortgages offer such stability, why then did banks criticize bad banking practices. They are simply develop subprime mortgages in the first place? interested in controlling others. There is an infaIf bankers act out of economic self-interest, then mous road to hell paved with good intentions, and politicians act out of political self-interest. They want these do-gooders are paving it with their own greed. to be reelected, and they want to exert influence over other people. Banks offer politicians the chance to do Noah Glyn is a School of Ar ts and Sciences both. Politicians can compel and pressure banks to junior majoring in economics and history. His make loans to lower income people. While it may column, “Irreconcilable Dif ferences,” runs on seem noble for politicians to want to help poor people, alternate Thursdays.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs humane solution Letter LARRY ROMSTED
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onday’s column in The Daily Targum, “BAKA must end hateful tactics,” mischaracterizes the aims of Saturday’s program “Never Again for Anyone,” sponsored by the International Jewish AntiZionist Network and endorsed by BAKA: Students United for Middle Eastern Justice and other University groups. This event was about opposing oppression ever ywhere, including examples from the Holocaust and the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. Some of what was said was cer tainly critical of Israeli policies and actions. Such statements are neither hate speech, nor do they represent hateful tactics. The author writes, “We [Jewish students and others]
did not come out in the hundreds because you [BAKA] wanted to host a pro-Palestinian event. We came out because the mere accusation that Israeli acts of self-defense are in the smallest amount comparable to the systematic genocide of more than 11 million people is deplorable.” As an organizer of the protest, the author should be more honest. It seems the author and others came to disr upt the “Never Again for Anyone” event. Videos of the event show this clearly. The police had to be called in to maintain calm. Also, no one claimed the destr uction caused by the Israel Defense Forces in the invasion of Gaza several years ago matches that of the Holocaust. Debra Rubin, bureau chief for the New Jersey Jewish News, wrote that Hajo Meyer — a Shoa sur vivor and speaker at the event —
“specifically drew comparisons between the treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the treatment of Jews in concentration camps.” A comparison of mistreatment of prisoners is not the same as saying that Israeli mistreatment of Palestinians rises to the totality
“Crushing a people and taking their land are not humane solutions.” of the Holocaust. The scales of the horrors are obviously different. Regardless, what is being done to Palestinians remains horrible. Contrar y to what the author writes, BAKA broke no international laws nor violated any University policy when they organized a fundraiser for
helping to send the U.S. boat The Audacity of Hope to Gaza. Instead, it is Israel that is violating international law by blocking boats with passengers and relief supplies from landing in Gaza. The University administration currently holds the donations for the boat to Gaza and is not releasing them. The Anti-Defamation League claims they inter vened and convinced the administration to direct the funds elsewhere. If this decision is not reversed, the administration will have directly manipulated the goal of a student fundraiser. This is a terrible precedent if it holds. Student groups bring controversial speakers to campuses often. When BAKA hosted Norman Finkelstein, who is a very strong critic of Israeli actions and policies, they acted in that tradition. Bringing nationally known, important speakers is good for promoting debate and dialogue on
campus. The author may not like Finkelstein’s positions, but neither his nor my likes should ever determine who speaks. The issue before us is not deciding which people experienced the worst genocide in histor y. The question before us is, “Will the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank be free to live in dignity and peace without being subjugated by the Israeli government?” I see no sign that the policies of the Israeli gover nment are leading to a solution. Indeed, maps of the region over prior decades show the biggest change is an increase in the amount of land controlled by Israel and Israeli settlements. Crushing a people and taking their land are not humane solutions. Does the author agree? Larry Romsted is a professor of chemistry at the University.
Egyptian people move toward positive change Letter SHAMA HUSSAIN
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hen I came to study abroad in Cairo, I did not expect to find myself in the center of the largest revolution Egypt has seen in decades, a movement that may very well change the future of the country and its role in the world. I could not have chosen a more momentous time to learn about key issues in Egypt and witness the beginning of a vital regime change. We were told on Jan. 25 that Egyptians would hold demonstrations on the streets inspired by the over throw of the government in Tunisia. We had no idea this day would lead to thousands of people gathering in the streets to demand the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak who has been in of fice for 27 years. And what was expected to be a single day of rallying turned into over a week of revolts with hundreds of thousands of Egyptians gathering day after day. Egyptians captured the headlines of ever y major news network and turned the heads of people all around the world. Most of the demonstrations in Cairo are taking place downtown
in Tahrir Square — or Liberation Square — which is two metro stops away from, Dokki, where I lived. Dokki was far less chaotic but even so, protestors and looters passed through our streets, military fighter jets roared above our balconies and we were falling asleep to the sounds of tear gas and gunfire erupting all around the city. Gunshots reverberated on our sidewalks and at times we could not even have our lights on as a safety precaution. It was dif ficult being under house arrest for four straight days, uncer tain of what would happen next and cut of f from communication with the outside world. We had no access to the Internet at all or even our cell phones at times. The television at least worked and we spent the days camped out in front of Al-Jazeera. We watched protesters set fire to gover nment buildings and police cars, get beaten up by police, shot by rubber bullets and smothered with tear gas. Any political activity that involves more than five people is illegal in Egypt and we were prohibited from par ticipating in the demonstrations or even leaving our apar tments. Our program coordinator Salma told us, “This is not your fight,” and she is right. As Americans,
we could only watch and express our suppor t for the protesters who are fighting so courageously to end the dictatorship of Mubarak. The kind of solidarity that Egyptians displayed is something Americans can only hope to achieve one day. After the Egyptian police deser ted their posts and looters began scavenging the streets, ordinar y citizens took it upon themselves to protect
“It has been amazing to witness the uprising of Egypt firsthand.” their neighbors by guarding the roads. Women took to directing traf fic during the day. Our doormen stayed up all night with rifles, machetes and swords. Can you imagine Americans doing that for one another? I have never seen such national unity in my life, not even after 9/11. Egyptians were not lead by an individual or a party. They gathered out of popular anti-government expression and kept growing in numbers. They were not divided by religion.
Egyptian Christians attended juma prayers and vowed to protect Muslims from the police. Egyptians around the world have shown their support for their people by holding their own protests in front of Egyptian embassies. It is a movement of solidarity. The only defining identity is they are all Egyptian and fighting for the countr y they love. Mubarak addressed the nation and announced that he refuses to step down until the next election but is replacing the current government. But in Egypt, public power is concentrated in the president and until he is gone, they will not see real reform. Mubarak stated that the protests took place because of the political freedom in Egypt — a blatant lie. Hundreds have been arrested, more than 150 Egyptians are dead, media has been censored, citizens and journalists have been beat up, communications were shut off and the government set curfews to keep people off the streets. The army was given the order on Jan. 30 to open fire on protesters. This is not political freedom — it’s political oppression. It’s governmental terrorism. It’s time for the United States to make some tough calls and decide which side of history it will stand on. Mubarak has been a
longtime ally but the United States needs to stick up for the values it preaches, including free and fair elections and basic human rights. These do not exist in Egypt and we can’t continue to support a regime that ignores the needs of its people and refuses to move forward. President Barack Obama’s election is the perfect example of what is achievable when citizens come together and demand change. This is Egypt’s “Yes we can” moment. It’s time for Obama to live up to his words. No Muslim has forgotten the powerful speech he gave when he first visited Cairo as president about improving relations with the Muslim world. Now is the time to do just that. It has been amazing to witness the uprising of Egypt firsthand. The fact that people all over the globe have been voicing their support for Egyptians shows the magnitude of what is happening right now and what can happen when people come together to demand change. In the words of Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” Shama Hussain is a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior majoring in communications.
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Head coach Greg Schiano received commitments from 23 prospects in his 2011 recruiting class, which includes New Jersey’s top recruit.
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season. “I think we have a great distribution positionally less Florida talent than past and a great distribution geographically. I’m happy with the way it worked out.” continued from back While the offensive line did The three-star guard is one not receive strength in numbers, of just four Florida natives — Rutgers added depth at quarterincluding two prep school prodback with Nova and Manalapan’s ucts that were recruited last seaMike Bimonte — Nos. 13 and 28 son — in this year’s Jersey-domin the state, respectively — inated class. which it needed after the transfer All-American running back of Tom Savage. Savon Huggins and wide And equally important with receiver Miles Shuler are the the addition of Nova and fullheadliners of the group, but back Paul Canevari, Rutgers the state’s top quar terback in opened the door at Don Bosco Don Bosco’s Gar y Nova and Prep — one of the nation’s top the top defensive tackle in five teams. Wright join them. With Huggins and Lumpkin Even though it took two from St. Peter’s Prep and Wright coaching changes from Paramus at Pitt to gain Catholic, Schiano commitments had the most suc“[Greg Schiano] from the latter cess of his tenure two, Rutgers capirecruiting the believes we can talized on its parochial schools. win a national oppor tunity and “We’re thrilled,” the camaraderie championship soon Schiano said. “I of the group. think it’s critical. if we all stay, and “I was always They play great attracted to football there. I believe that. ” Rutgers,” Wright They have great said. “I’m from talent in all of those MILES SHULER Jersey and I didn’t programs. It’s a big Long Branch Wideout want to leave, and positive, without it all worked out a doubt.” in the end. I just want to be part Another positive is the of the first group of kids to do it potential for immediate impact, in our hometown.” although Schiano would only Schiano lost one commitallude to the five already ment to the local pull on enrolled when it came to early Signing Day, when Pittsburghplaying time. area cornerback Lafayette Pitts But with the state’s No. 1 changed his commitment from prospect in Huggins expecting Rutgers to Pitt. to compete in the backfield, The Knights also came out Schiano said the starting runon the wrong end of a Signing ning back job is up for grabs. Day decision by Cerritos On a day when Rutgers (Calif.) Community College landed arguably its best of fensive tackle Fou Fonoti, recruiting class ever, Schiano who chose Michigan State over had plenty to be thankful for, Rutgers and UCLA. beginning with those who The decision leaves Rutgers decided to stay. with Johnson, St. Peter’s Prep “Coach Schiano had a vision tackle Keith Lumpkin and Iowa and it’s slowly coming true,” Western Community College Shuler said. “He believes we center Dallas Hendrikson on the can win a national champioffensive line. onship soon if we all stay, and I “You’re always going to believe that. I just hopped on want more of ever ything,” board, started recruiting and said Schiano, who saw his ever yone else hopped on of fensive line str uggle last board. It’s coming true.”
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COACHES: Former Pitt commits follow assistants to RU continued from back of Cignetti and Hafley. Pittsburgh lost double-digit commitments after the move to fire Wannstedt, and Cignetti and Hafley both used their previous connections to draw New Jersey talent back to New Jersey. “The relationships that they built with a Gary Nova or Max Issaka or any of the guys that were committed to Pittsburgh — some of those guys came our way [like] Marquise Wright,” Schiano said. “Those are guys that were headed to Pittsburgh and when that thing went down, they
needed somewhere else to go if they were going to change their minds and we were there,” he said. “Those are guys that we had relationships with as well, so it wasn’t like we were starting from scratch. It turned out ver y well.” For Nova, two-time state champion from Don Bosco Prep, Cignetti played a bigger role than any other factor after he de-committed from Pittsburgh. “His hiring really sealed the deal for me,” Nova said. “Rutgers is great, but I didn’t know who they were going to hire. I was hoping for [Cignetti] and when they did, it made me want to pull the trigger.” Huggins, a running back from St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City,
represents the all-time highest rated recruit under Schiano. Though Rutgers and Schiano contacted and actively recruited the star since his freshman year, Huggins attributes the late addition of Cignetti to the coaching staff as a major incentive of his signing. “Ver y impor tant,” Huggins said of Rutgers’ new of fensive coordinator. “I knew they needed a new of fensive coordinator because they didn’t really run the ball. [Jeremy] Deering had 29 carries in one game as a wide receiver [last season], so that didn’t really sit well with me. I told Coach Schiano, ‘You guys will lose me if you don’t hire somebody or something doesn’t change.’ Something
T H E DA I LY TA R G U M needed to be changed, and he changed it.” Cignetti replaced Kirk Ciarrocca as offensive coordinator earlier in the off-season, and Hafley took the reins as an assistant coach during the same timeframe, as well. Hafley succeeded in luring some of the top talent in New Jersey away from Rutgers while working at Pittsburgh and helped take much of that talent back in the month since his hiring. “With hiring Jeff Hafley and Frank Cignetti, some of their relationships came into our family and we were able to get to know some of the kids better,” Schiano said. “In the end, I thought it was a really good mix that put together this class.”
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ew England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was the winner of the 2010 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award. Brady won the award two times in the last four seasons. The Michigan product, who totaled 355 passes without an interception at one point this season, received 21 votes. The closest quarterback to Brady was the Philadelphia Eagles’ Michael Vick, who received 11 votes. But Brady managed just two touchdowns and an interception in the Patriots’ AFC Divisional Round loss to the New York Jets. A nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the NFL voted on the award.
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recruited cornerback Floyd Raven after it received word that Raven’s mother forged his national Letter of Intent. Sources close to Raven say he now plans to sign with Texas A&M. Raven played cornerback at East St. John High School in Reserve, La. Ole Miss head coach Ed Orgeron commented that Raven’s “mom really wanted him [at Ole Miss].”
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wide receiver Hines Ward asserted less than a week before Super Bowl XLV that he would be open to a reunion with Plaxico Burress. Burress, who is currently finishing a two-year prison sentence on weapons charges, would be 34 upon being released from jail. The former New York Giant had his best season with the Steelers in 2002, when he hauled in 78 passes for 1,325 yards and seven touchdowns.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS forward Ron Artest denied reports that he was unhappy and wanted a trade. The rumors began with a report by ESPN reporter Marc Stein. Stein’s story stated that Artest was dissatisfied with his limited role in the Lakers offense. Artest, who is playing this season with career lows in points and shots, stated he was satisfied with his spot on the team. “I’m playing with the greatest player in the history of the game, and I’m playing with all-stars,” Artest said. “I don’t have a problem with looking bad on the court for the benefit of the team.”
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Don Bosco Prep quarterback Gary Nova was a strong N.J. recruiter for Rutgers after his January commitment.
CLASS: Schiano lands group of visible NJ prospects continued from back And all are hoping to become trendsetters, something that could pay major dividends moving for ward in Scarlet Knights recruiting. “I am ver y excited about the players we recruited,” Schiano said. “I’m excited about them as people and players, and they’re highly visible, which is a good thing when you’re tr ying to promote your program within a geographic region like we are.” Now it is not just Schiano trying to promote the program, but also some of the state’s most visible players. All-American wide receiver Miles Shuler was as busy recruiting since his December commitment as anyone on the Rutgers staf f. His ef for ts helped land Savon Huggins, the state’s top prospect and the seventh-ranked running back in the nation. Shuler and Huggins are close friends, and on weekends they often hang out with Neptune cornerback Charles Davis, who was one of the earliest commitments in June. “There’s a lot of fans in the area and my parents,” Davis said. “There’s also a lot of kids coming up that look up to me, so staying home can make ever ything a lot better. This is supposedly the best recruiting class that they had, so hopefully we can start that trend and win a national championship.” If that is accomplished, this could be viewed as the class that started it all. Schiano traveled to Florida for many of his marquee commitments last season, but barely
had to reach into the Sunshine State this year. It began because this group of friends — Davis, Huggins, Shuler, Keith Lumpkin and Gar y Nova, among others — decided they wanted to play together. “I’ve been recruiting, tr ying my hardest and it paid of f in the end,” Shuler said. “I wanted to star t a trend committing there, because Rutgers never had the top New Jersey players stay, and I wanted to star t that. We’re solidifying the class today.” With a talent-rich 2012 class and a small number of commitments, the aim is to keep momentum going immediately. Don Bosco Prep is particularly full of Division I recruits this season, which comes at a perfect time for Rutgers after Nova and fullback Paul Canevari committed. St. Peter’s Prep remains a college football factor y, and Huggins and Lumpkin helped open that door. And the Shore Conference has prospects that can all relate to Shuler, the state’s third-ranked recruit, who took it upon himself to recruit this class. That recruitment will continue into the next one, beginning with teammate Ryan Brodie, an offensive tackle who excelled as a sophomore at last year’s Elite Lineman Challenge against junior prospects. “I’m tr ying to get my Long Branch left tackle here, and I told him he might as well hop on board, because he’s not going anywhere else — he knows that,” Shuler said. “This 2012 class is ver y good, so I’m excited for it.” If the New Jersey prospects keep listening to the trendsetters and the stories about homesickness, Schiano should be too.
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Junior Jenna Holzberg dropped her season-opening singles match, 2-1, to Princeton’s Taylor Marable and also lost her doubles match.
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The team had to practice at the East Brunswick Racquet Club due to the collapse of the The Rutgers tennis team looks Busch Tennis Bubble. It had to notch its first victory of the sea- some complications traveling to son today as it travels to and from the facility, but despite Bethlehem, Pa., to face Lehigh. the inconvenience the Knights T h e have made the best of their situTENNIS S c a r l e t ation so far. Knights “We would love to be on RUTGERS AT r e t u r n campus, of course, but at the LEHIGH, to the East Brunswick Racquet Club TODAY, 3 P.M. L e w i s we are able to use more than T e n n i s three cour ts at a time,” Center for the second straight Holzberg said. “The facility is year after shutting out the really nice and the staff has Mountain Hawks, 7-0, last season been ver y hospitable.” on their home court. Rutgers also travels to West “We are looking to shut them Point, N.Y., Saturday to face out again,” said junior Jennifer Army. The Knights defeated Holzberg. “We Army in each of want to come out the past two sea“These girls are strong and play sons despite some the way we have at such an advanced close matches. been practicing.” “We have a level of play that The Knights (0long tradition of 1) had a full week contests they need to be able close of practice since with Army,” their opening day to handle the trials Bucca said. “I loss at Princeton. expect anyand tribulations.” don’t The key area of thing to be diffocus for the team ferent this year. BEN BUCCA has been its douIt’s an early Head Coach bles game after morning match losing all four douso we need to get bles contests against the Tigers. up and be ready to play.” “We’re working hard on In a physically demanding basic things, like getting first spor t like tennis, it would ser ve in and staying aggressive seem illogical to schedule on baseline,” said head coach matches in two out of three Ben Bucca. “We’ll keep working days. Facing two tough oppoon these things in practice and nents like Lehigh and Army they’re going to come through back-to-back does not faze in matches.” Bucca’s team and it feels it is Bucca’s squad has also been up to the challenge. working heavily on returns and “I prefer to have a quick turnwhat it calls “aggressive consis- around instead of a week off tency” in practice. The Knights because I feel more ‘match ready.’ place a higher priority on physi- It keeps me focused from match cal fitness than most teams and to match,” Holzberg said. do just about as much mental The Knights are also working conditioning work as any team in hard to fundraise for their Spring the nation. Break trip to New Orleans and “We spend a lot of time talking hosted their annual Tennis Party about handling emotions and fit- last weekend. ness,” Bucca said. “These girls Seventy-five people attended are at such an advanced level of the event — the highest play that they need to be able to turnout ever — and the team handle the trials and tribulations was able to raise $10,000. A porof competing in a college match tion of the profits will also go and the physical demands of play- towards the Eric LeGrand ing this sport.” Believe Fund. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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Knights aim for rebound after poor beam effort BY JOSH GLATT CORRESPONDENT
Following a mistake-filled meet at West Virginia, the Rutgers gymnastics GYMNASTICS t e a m r etur ns BROWN, BRIDGEPORT home on AT RUTGERS Friday FRIDAY, 7 P.M. night to t h e Livingston Recreation Center to face Brown and Bridgeport. After a respectable 191.150 score at West Virginia, the Scarlet Knights have an opportunity to put up a high score at home and get back on track. Head coach Chrystal CholletNorton recognizes how important it is to perform well at home, where her team is most comfortable. Chollet-Norton made it clear she believes that a strong performance on Friday could give her team much-needed momentum. “We are going to shoot for a high score at home,” Chollet-Norton said. “We have to have a good home meet to put it all together.” The event the team has to improve upon from last meet is beam. Although there was a mechanical problem on the Mountaineers’ beam that may have contributed to some of the mistakes, Chollet-Norton is not looking for excuses. “Overall we had a bad beam,” Chollet-Norton said. “We need to figure it out and having a home meet is a good time for that.” Chollet-Norton believes the key to her team’s improvement is increased competition in practice. With a strong freshman class that boasts several athletes that have competed from the start — along with sophomore transfer Danielle D’Elia — the team boasts unprecedented depth.
“We have so much depth this year, so the lineup is not set,” Chollet-Norton said. “There are no guarantees anymore.” The increased competition even caused several seniors to be removed from the competitive team. Chollet-Norton made it clear last season that with the athletes she was bringing in, being a perennial starter did not guarantee anything. “We have a lot of seniors that are not competing, but we warned them when we left last year,” Chollet-Norton said. “We told them what skills you need to be on the competitive team. Some came back with them, some did not.” Despite the potential for acrimony, the team handled the increased struggle for competition time and it has not resulted in any resentment. “Even though there is intense competition for spots, we are still a really close team,” CholletNorton said. Despite not having the space to allow certain seniors on a regular basis, this weekend is an opportunity to get less often used athletes into competition. In addition to the home meet on Friday, the Knights also compete on Sunday against Ithaca and Yale. With two meets on the schedule for the weekend, Chollet-Norton will need to tweak her lineup to rest athletes. “We are going to see a different lineup on Sunday with Ithaca and Yale,” Chollet-Norton said. “We just have to find chances to get some girls rest to keep them healthy.” After correcting technical mistakes, health is the main concern for Chollet-Norton. She stressed cardio work over the offseason to keep her athletes in shape. “We had the girls focus on conditioning work over the offseason and they came in great shape,” Chollet Norton said at media day. “We just need to work to keep them healthy and well rested all season.”
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Senior Erica Gerlach scored a 9.050 on the bars in the Scarlet Knights’ tri-meet against West Virginia and Pittsburgh and a 9.575 in a quad-meet with Penn, North Carolina and Brown.
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KNIGHTS DROP THIRD STRAIGHT TO SJU The struggles continued for the Rutgers women’s basketball team Tuesday night, as a missed free throw WOMEN’S BASKETBALL and lane violation proved to be the difference in the squad’s 51-48 loss to St. John’s. With two seconds remaining and her team down, 49-48, sophomore guard Erica Wheeler was fouled and went to the charity stripe for a chance to give the Scarlet Knights (12-9, 5-3) the lead and possibly the win. The Miami native missed her first attempt, but after sinking the second shot, the Knights were called for a lane violation, nullifying the game-tying shot and ultimately sealing a victory for the Johnnies. The loss now makes it three straight for head coach C. Vivian Stringer and her team, making the squad’s once unblemished Big East record a distant memory. Sophomore center Monique Oliver bounced back from a pair of uncharacteristic performances
to lead the Knights with 22 points and 11 rebounds. The Knights also convincingly won the battle on the boards, outrebounding the Red Storm, 38-26, in the losing effort. But the team shot a combined 34 percent from the field and a lowly 66.6 percent from the foul line. Behind Oliver, Wheeler was the only other Rutgers player to score in double figures, while junior guard Khadijah Rushdan rebounded from a scoreless first half to chip in with eight points. It has now been five games since Rushdan scored in double figures, when she dropped 16 points in the Knights’ 55-44 win at Cincinnati two weeks ago. Junior forward April Sykes, the team’s leading scorer, went 0-for-10 from the field and ended the game without a single point. The Red Storm (16-6, 5-4) defensive scheme kept the Knights’ go-to scorer in check en route to their fifth conference victory. –– Anthony Hernandez
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Sophomore center Monique Oliver exploded for a 22-point outing Tuesday in the Scarlet Knights’ 51-48 loss to St. John’s.
The Rutgers men’s track and field team travels to State College, Pa., this weekend for the Penn State Open. With the Big East Championships only two weeks away, MEN’S TRACK a n d I C 4 A’ s RUTGERS AT j u s t PENN STATE OPEN, another SATURDAY t w o weeks after that, the Scarlet Knights continue to work on bettering their times and marks. Regardless of whether they have already achieved a qualifying mark for either of the championship meets, the Knights always look to improve in the coming weeks. The team has the goal of going into both championship meets with the best times possible. The 4x400-meter relay is at the top of the list. At the Metropolitan Indoor Championships last weekend in New York City, the relay shaved two seconds off its time to place second at 3:16.22. “We want to lower that time to 3:10, which will happen,” said freshman sprinter Corey Caidenhead, a member of the relay team. “All the guys are lowering their times, so we’ll get there.” The Knights rank third in the Big East conference in the 4x400-meter relay after last weekend’s meet. Another member of the relay, junior Steve Werner, hopes to gain an IC4A qualifying time in the 200-meter dash on Saturday at the Penn State Open. The Newtown Square, Pa., native already qualified for the 60meter dash and 200-meter dash for the Big East Championships, but has yet to achieve an IC4A qualifying time. “Right now I need to make sure I keep lowering my times and that I progress as the season continues,” Werner said. Werner ranks fourth in the Big East Conference in the 200meter dash after last weekend. He won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.09 at the Metropolitan Championships. The Knights face more intense competition at Penn State, specifically from programs in the Big Ten Conference. “We will be racing teams we would most likely not see unless it was at NCAA Championships,” said junior sprinter Aaron Younger, another member of the 4x400 relay. “I know Penn State has a good team this year. There will be some of the best talent we will see all season at this meet.” Tougher competition means the team must push harder to achieve championship-qualifying times. The Knights also look to use the heightened competition in their favor. Faster competitors motivate the team to run faster on the track. “It will really test us and really show where we are,” Younger said. “Ever yone will be pushed as far as they can go in every event if we plan on winning or even coming close to winning at this meet.”
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Senior forward Jonathan Mitchell led the Knights with 21 points and five boards last night against St. John’s in a losing effort.
Heading into last night’s Metropolitan-area matchup with St. John’s, the Rutgers MEN’S BASKETBALL m e n ’ s basketRUTGERS 56 b a l l ST. JOHN’S 58 t e a m already h a d three conference wins and two losses by single digits in the Big East. The Scarlet Knights added another hear tbreaking single-digit loss to their resume against the Johnnies, who won, 58-56. The dif ference between realizing hard work and complacency is a thin one for Rutgers (12-10, 3-7), which has to keep the same edge ever y night to compete in the vaunted Big East. “They’ve improved, but they have no idea how hard it is to be good,” said head coach Mike Rice, who last night matched up with Red Storm first-year head coach Steve Lavin. “It’s really, really difficult to be good. We’re not bad now. I’ll give us credit. But they have no idea how hard it is to be good.” Senior for ward Rober t Lumpkins nailed three 3-point-
ers in 1:29 to tie the game at 56, but an SJU (13-8, 5-5) layup with six seconds left sealed the game. The Knights trailed, 48-38, with just over eight minutes remaining in the contest, but capitalized on the Red Storm’s free throw shooting woes. Rutgers has shown glimpses of Rice’s brand of basketball throughout the season, in which the Knights rank fifth in the conference in scoring defense and four th in field goal percentage defense. But as Rice continues to work with the pieces from former head coach Fred Hill Jr.’s tenure, the question is how high of a ceiling the Knights have to work with for the rest of Rice’s first Big East campaign. “There was no post game. We have a little bit [now],” Rice said. “Austin [Johnson] and Gil [Bir uta] — when they’ve had decent numbers, we’ve done pretty well. But we just can’t throw them the ball and expect double digits. We have to do other creative things to get them the ball.” Lavin inherited arguably the most tested Big East roster in the Metropolitan area at the beginning of the
season, but the Johnnies struggled with Lavin’s vision and consistency. But Rutgers turned the ball over a season-high 23 times at Carnesecca Hall, aiding St. John’s to a victory in Queens, N.Y. “We’re a tough group. People say things and it did affect us a little bit,” said sophomore wing Dane Miller. “Our goal is to win seven [conference] games. It’s still possible.” The Knights’ 65-62 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center showed how a team coached by Rice could compete with the conference’s uppertier mainstays. But Rutgers again struggled to get over the hump after earning a 31-31 tie to end the first half. Rice’s inaugural campaign displayed the Knights’ ability to bridge the gap between winning now and merely salvaging the season. But single-digit affairs continue to be a teaching point. “It all goes back to the whole ‘Rutgers Believe’ thing,” Mitchell said. “We kind of adopted that word as the Rutgers community and we just have to believe in ourselves that we can play in the Big East.”
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SIGN OF THE TIMES Rutgers lands state’s top two skill players in Jersey-dominated class that Schiano, recruits hope can set trend for future NJ prospects CLASS OF 2011 COMMITS Jonathan Aiken — DB — Chaminade (Fla.) 5-foot-11, 185 pounds Mike Bimonte — QB — Manalapan (N.J.) 6-foot-4, 215 pounds No. 26 recruit in New Jersey Paul Canevari — FB — Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) 5-foot-11, 220 pounds Charles Davis — CB — Neptune (N.J.) 5-foot-11, 180 pounds No. 18 recruit in New Jersey Anthony DiPaula — P — St. John Vianney (N.J.) 6-foot-1, 215 pounds Quentin Gause — LB — Bishop Kearney (N.Y.) 6-foot-1, 215 pounds Kyle George — DE — Willingboro (N.J.) 6-foot-3, 240 pounds No. 12 recruit in New Jersey COURTESY OF THE SHULER FAMILY
Dallas Hendrikson — C — Iowa Western C.C. 6-foot-2, 295 pounds Savon Huggins — RB — St. Peter’s Prep (N.J.) 6-foot, 200 pounds No. 1 recruit in New Jersey
Knights ink 23 names on National Signing Day BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR
Max Issaka — DE — Woodbridge (N.J.) 6-foot-3, 240 pounds No. 14 recruit in New Jersey Myles Jackson — DE — West Chester Henderson (Pa.) 6-foot-4, 230 pounds Kaleb Johnson — OL — Edward H. White (Fla.) 6-foot-4, 290 pounds Tejay Johnson — WR — Egg Harbor Twp. (N.J.) 6-foot-2, 180 pounds Kenneth Kirksey — DL — Mainland (Fla.) 6-foot-1, 280 pounds Tyler Kroft — TE — Downingtown East (Pa.) 6-foot-6, 225 pounds Keith Lumpkin — OL — St. Peter’s Prep (N.J.) 6-foot-8, 280 pounds No. 16 recruit in New Jersey Ben Martin — RB — Absegami (N.J.) 5-foot-11, 190 pounds Djwany Mera — DE — South Broward (Fla.) 6-foot-4, 255 pounds Gary Nova — QB — Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) 6-foot-2, 210 pounds No. 13 recruit in New Jersey Al Page — DL — Christopher Columbus (N.Y.) 6-foot-2, 295 pounds Miles Shuler — WR — Long Branch (N.J.) 5-foot-10, 185 pounds No. 3 recruit in New Jersey Kevin Snyder — LB — Cumberland Valley (Pa.) 6-foot-3, 220 pounds Daryl Stephenson — DL — Sayreville (N.J.) 6-foot-3, 275 pounds No. 28 recruit in New Jersey Marquise Wright — DL — Paramus Catholic (N.J.) 6-foot-3, 275 pounds No. 4 recruit in New Jersey
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U.S. Army All-American receiver Miles Shuler, left, and Under Armour All-American running back Savon Huggins are the stars of arguably Rutgers’ best recruiting class, which includes 13 N.J. natives and five players already enrolled in classes in Piscataway.
Head coach Greg Schiano doled out plenty of praise yesterday, when the Rutgers football team officially unveiled its 2011 recruiting class and received 24 signed Letters of Intent. He thanked coaches, players and staff members, but in the middle of his 30-minute
meeting with the media, his gratitude to Marquise Wright stood out the most. The four-star Paramus Catholic defensive tackle was one of two final additions to the Scarlet Knights’ recruiting class, and after initially committing to Pittsburgh, opted to join a crop of highly-touted New Jersey natives that will stay in state. “I’m really glad he hung in there with us and I’m thrilled to have him coming here,” Schiano
said. “He’s a … Jersey guy and knew along he wants to be here and build it here in New Jersey and I can’t thank him enough for that.” Ed White High School (Fla.) offensive lineman Kaleb Johnson joined Wright on Signing Day as the final commitment, choosing Rutgers over a final group that included Miami, North Carolina and Louisville.
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Pair of former Pitt coaches help RU close BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT
The irony of the Class of 2011, considered the best Rutgers football incoming class by all major recruiting services, is that two of its biggest pickups will never play a down for the team. When head coach Greg Schiano made the moves to hire Frank Cignetti and Jeff Hafley from a disgruntled Pittsburgh staff, his recruiting class went from ordinary to bestever with top in-state talent like running back Savon Huggins, receiver Miles Shuler, quarterback Gary Nova and defensive tackle Marquise Wright. All four Scarlet Knights credit the former Panther duo for playing a role in their final decision. “Coach Hafley played a big role,” said Shuler, who signed yesterday at Long Branch High School. “Coach Hafley is a great person. He’s the main reason I got interested in Pittsburgh in the first place. He’s a phenomenal — and I mean absolutely phenomenal — recruiter. He puts a stronger fence around New Jersey to help everyone know it’s best to stay home.” In fact, Nova and Wright, along with defensive end Max Issaka, were all but signed at Pittsburgh before the firing of head coach Dave Wannstedt and departures
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Neptune cornerback Charles Davis was the first commitment of the Class of 2011’s group of close friends from New Jersey who will play college football at Rutgers.
NJ core hopes to continue momentum in 2012 class BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR
Greg Schiano still remembers his first few weeks in Lewisburg, Pa., where he arrived as a tr ue freshman ready to play his college football at Bucknell. The Rutgers head football coach was homesick.
Schiano surely told that story to New Jersey recruits over the years in his effort to build a fence around the state so rich in talent. And for the first time, they listened. It was not just one of the marquee players, like when Anthony Davis committed in 2007 as the state’s second-ranked player, but a group of them — all friends, all talented.
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