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The Rutgers men’s basketball team fell, 69-64, on Saturday to rival Seton Hall, despite a team-high 24 points from senior forward Jonathan Mitchell.

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U. unites schools at graduation

BY AMY ROWE ACTING ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

For the first time, a University commencement ceremony that retains old and begins new traditions will be held May 15 in Rutgers Stadium on Busch campus.

The 245th ceremony will mark the first time a full class from the School of Arts and Sciences will graduate. And with graduating classes from all of the other schools present, the stadium can accommodate everyone, University Secretary Leslie Fehrenbach said.

The Student Commencement Review Committee, made of students from different University schools and classes, will make decisions about music and traditions for the ceremony, Fehrenbach said.

“We deal with small issues, to what song plays when President [Richard L.] McCormick announces we’ve graduated,” said School of Arts and Sciences senior Ariel Bucher, a committee member. “We’re trying to get a lot of student input. Anyone who wants to give feedback is able to.”

One concern the committee is working on is keeping old commencement traditions, committee member Zaid Abuhouran said.

“We want to keep the old Rutgers College tradition of breaking the clay pipes in front of Old Queens,” said Abuhouran, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. “But we also want to change things.

We’re helping decide what aspects of graduation affect students most.”

When the dean of each school announces a graduating class at commencement, every school will do something different to recognize their graduation, Abuhouran said.

“Maybe one school will use noisemakers or clappers,” he said. “We thought [the School

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STOMP, an international dance troupe that uses everyday items as part of its rhythmic production, performs at the State Theatre on Livingston Avenue this past weekend, drawing in an audience throughout the state of all different ages.

Dance troupe stomps into New Brunswick

BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER STAFF WRITER

International dance troupe STOMP brought not only brooms, inner tubes and newspaper percussion but also a full house as they pounded the stage this past weekend at the State Theatre.

Using a mixture of household items such as garbage cans, lighters and kitchen sinks, STOMP created a defining percussion production, a “rhythmical prodigy,” rehearsal director and actor John Sawicki said.

“We make music out of everyday objects and really everything around us is always making music,” he said.

Audience members usually get an idea of the show through YouTube videos, Sawicki said. They then come in knowing the main aspects of drumming, but not the characters.

“There are 12 people in the cast and eight on stage per night,” said actor Guido Mandozzi. “We change roles every night, so each time the audience member sees the show, it’s a different actor so it’s like a different show each time.”

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BY ARIEL NAGI The Daily Targum elected its 143rd editorial board Friday, and though the new board is not completely filled yet, the staff is full of hopes and aspirations of improving the newspaper overall, while still continuing some of Targum’s traditions.

Ann Coulter said she believes more journalists should be jailed at the 2011 CPAC conference.

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Composer and songwriter Harry Owens appears as the keynote speaker for the New Jersey Collegiate MENC Convention yesterday at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus.

“The lighter lullaby was really amazing, not only because it used such simple objects but the coordination and the artistic genius behind the act was truly incredible,” she said. “I don’t know how they do it. They have such precision that makes it so clean and beautiful.”

Siedia, a regular theatre attendee, was surprised to see such a mixture of age groups for this show after she saw parents, grandparents and children in the audience “I would recommend this show to any age group,” she said. “It brings back memories of children when they are younger banging on pots and pans and making music.”

One aspect of the show that displeased some audience members was the lack of dialogue, said Renee Hiader, exempt professional at the University’s Center for Urban Policy Research.

“It was an interesting show, and what the actors did was amazing but it was sort of long and I didn’t like the fact that there was no speaking,” he said. “I feel as though if there was communication the storyline would be better.”

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“STOMP,” which ran about an hour and 45 minutes long, was a high-energy spectacle relying both on actors’ skills and audience participation. During one act, audience members were encouraged to snap and clap along to the game of imitation initiated by Sawicki.

“The whole aspect of audience participation was really enjoyable,” said Gia Rodriquez of Perth Amboy. “Most shows that I have been to, actors just feed off of the audience’s applause but STOMP uses the applause and reactions and incorporates them into the show.”

Rodriquez said banging on a metal tube or rubber inner tube to make amazing music is unbelievable.

“Using a pipe as an instrument is not the typical idea you get when you’re given a pipe,” Rodriquez said. “Yet the fact that they managed to use it to make air sounds that sounded almost like rainforest sounds is very creative.”

A segment called the lighter lullaby used only lighters and dim lighting to capture some audience members’ attention, like Connie Siedia of Cranford.

THE VETERAN Coming into the office as a first-year stuMARY dent eager for a byline, DIDUCH Mar y Diduch went EDITOR-IN-CHIEF from a contributing writer to an associate news editor in less than a year. She eventually became Mar y, managing editor of the world, and now Mar y, editor-in-chief of the Targum.

“I really have seen it all,” said Diduch, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “People have loved us and people have hated us, so I hope that I can take all of those experiences

and repeat what we’ve done well and avoid what we haven’t.”

MANAGING MOGUL Once known as the design master, Diduch recruited Taylere Peterson as the design editor last term.

Now a School of Arts and Sciences junior, she is taking her skills in design and journalism to the next level as managing editor and bridging the two to create a better newspaper.

TAYLERE “I’m looking forPETERSON ward to working with MANAGING EDITOR Mary. We talked a lot about improving the paper and making it so that people want to pick it up and read it more,” she said.

SMALL AND MIGHTY After editorial stole her from business,

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Fraternities host bone marrow drive in search of child’s match

BY POOJA CHAUDHARY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Greek organizations Delta Sigma Iota, Iota Nu Delta, Delta Epsilon Psi and Lambda Psi Epsilon partnered with DKMS Americas Thursday afternoon on Busch campus in search for a matching bone marrow donor for three-year-old leukemia patient Rayan.

DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, holds drives at places like the University to search for specific matches for patients, said Christian Montgomer y, donor recr uitment coordinator for DKMS. “Rayan’s parents contacted DKMS to look for a bone marrow donor, so we have started a registry for people who are willing to sign up,” Montgomer y said. “People come here and give a cheek swab sample which we use to match up their DNA with Rayan’s.”

Each greek organization operated dif ferent tables where they gave information to drive attendees, helped them fill out the necessar y forms, obtained cheek swab samples and persuaded people to donate to the cause.

“We’ve had up to 110, maybe more, people come in and sign up for a bone marrow donation,” said Anand Narayan, pres-

ident of Delta Sigma Iota Fraternity, Inc. “The thing is that you’re not only here to help Rayan, when you’re on the registr y, you may even have the chance to help save someone else’s life.”

Studies show there is a higher possibility for a close marrow match to be obtained for Rayan if the donors are also of South Asian descent, said Dhaval Amin, alumni relations chair of Iota Nu Delta fraternity.

“It has to be South Asian, not because the market for them is rare, but it is ver y small,” said Amin, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior.

“There is a ver y low probability that people who are South Asian will find the right match.

My fraternity and I are here today so that we can help increase that probability.”

Narayan, a School of Engineering junior, said a common misconception occurs when

people think donating bone marrow is a painful procedure.

There are two forms of donation processes, Montgomer y said. But peripheral blood stem cell extraction, which is just like donating blood or marrow extraction, is the procedure people usually fear.

Montgomery, who has donated bone marrow before, said it is not a painful procedure at all because while under anesthesia he barely felt anything.

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Members of Delta Sigma Iota, Iota Nu Delta, Delta Epsilon Psi and Lambda Psi Epsilon explain the process of donating bone marrow. About 110 people donated on Thursday at the Busch Campus Center.

Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of blood cancer, Rayan is fighting for his life as his family hopes to find a match, Montgomer y said.

DKMS contacted the Asian Student Council for help to arrange a bone marrow drive here at the University, he said. The council brought the attention to the fraternities involved in the drive.

“Although our national philanthropy is a part of a different foundation, we volunteered to come here today because we would love to help him out,” said Jason Yi, member of Lamda Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Inc., and School of Arts and Sciences junior. “He’s pretty young and it’s for a good cause.”

Prajesh Desai, ser vice chair of Delta Sigma Iota, said these organizations gathered together to not only help out Rayan, but also other South Asian patients that are looking for a match.

Desai, a School of Engineering sophomore, said he is glad to see the South Asian greek organizations unite and give up a small amount of their time to make a difference in the community.

“It’s not easy to find a match, but as people come out to donate, there’s a possibility that we will find a match not only for him, but also for others who need it,” he said.

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BOARD: Members hope to further improve coverage continued from front Kristine Rosette Enerio went from being a new writer to University editor and now news editor. She plans to revamp the front page by tying national issues to University students.

“I also want more investigative stories, and I want to look into issues that people don’t think about too much on the surface,” said Enerio, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “I’m really excited to be news editor and extend my reach beyond the University.”

ALL IN THE FAMILY Keeping the same traditions from last term, the sports desk has two editors returning to the same position and one dedicated desk assistant moving up to associate spor ts editor.

Commonly referred to as a proud dad and his two children, the sports desk is keeping it all in the family.

Steven Miller, returning sports editor, hopes to continue what he was doing last semester.

“I definitely didn’t want to step outside of sports because I want to become a sports writer, and I felt like if I stepped out of the office I’d still be involved anyway, so I decided to stay,” said Miller, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

Returning Associate Sports Editor Tyler Barto wants to be more involved in working with the layout of the sports section this term and writing more stories.

“I hope to go more in-depth with my beats and go to the practices more often,” said Bar to, a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore.

School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Anthony Hernandez started as a desk assistant for the sports desk and moved up on the masthead to associate sports editor.

“I hope to be a lot more involved with sports and the rest of the paper,” he said.

KEITHSTOPHER School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Keith Freeman started working as a photographer for the school newspaper at Temple University. He hopes to have a more constant stream of feature photos and start student submissions for photos of the day. “[Being the photography editor] is an interesting experience in the field of photojournalism, and I’m excited to be a part of one of the top students newspapers in the country,” he said.

DESIGNING WOMAN School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Olivia Prentzel walked into the office bold and dedicated, coming in as a student with no experience in design but

eager to learn the ins and outs.

While she admits she likes her predecessor’s aesthetic, she hopes to bring something new to the table.

“I think everyone has their own sense of style and that will come with time,” she said.

OP-ED HEAD While he took over a few months ago when his predecessor left to study abroad in Paris, School of Arts and Sciences junior Matthew Kosinski hopes to recruit new columnists and to write editorials on more University and city issues.

“I want to bring it as local as possible,” he said.

COPY CUPS School of Arts and Sciences junior Jillian Pason has never worked at a newspaper before, but she is sure her skills as an editor will grow because of her passion for grammar and punctuation.

“I get to fix all the small mistakes, and I get to come into the office ever yday and hang out with all these great people,” Pason said.

School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Rashmee Kumar knows that being associate copy editor is just the beginning. She started as a writer for news, but she said her devotion to copy would not deter her from writing and eventually moving up the masthead.

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M “I really like copy editing as well as writing, so I plan to stick with that and see what happens,” she said.

FILLED WITH SCHOOL SPIRIT School of Arts and Sciences junior Reena Diamante is passionate about the University as a resident assistant on campus and the newly elected University editor.

“I like being at Rutgers, and I think that we have a lot of good things not a lot of people know about. I’d like the University section to be more eclectic and hopefully it’s something students will want to read,” she said.

THE TARGUM BABY Rutgers Business School firstyear student Ankita Panda, the youngest of the office, came with the intention of reviving the Metro section, the city/state section that has been difficult to maintain without an editor this past term.

“I want a regular Metro section more often — I feel like people kind of forgot about it,” she said.

Panda hopes to include a variety of Metro stories ranging from New Brunswick politics and the city’s ar t district to state issues concerning University students.

WEB MASTER Arthur Romano has been with Targum for a few years and decid-

ed to stay as online editor for another term because of his passion for technology and for the Web. He hopes to revamp the website by improving its speed, adding more videos and photos by working closely with the multimedia, news and sports desks, and attracting more unique users to the site.

MULTI-TALENTED Joseph Schulhoff is bringing his skills in news reporting and video editing together to draw more attention to the multimedia desk and create videos that are in sync with the paper’s content. He hopes more readers will be redirected online to watch the video versions of their favorite stories.

FLYING SOLO FOR NOW School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Amy Rowe comes from an entertainment background, as a former Inside Beat writer and the managing editor of her high school newspaper. While she is taking on one of the most important jobs of the office by herself — writing at least three stories a week, mostly on deadline — she hopes she can recruit more associate news editors before the end of the semester.

But there are some upsides for a writing/reporting addict like Rowe — all the good stories will be under her belt.

“I’m looking for ward to searching for a partner, but I get dibs on all the good stories for now,” she said.

143RD ACTING EDITORIAL BOARD

KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO

STEVEN MILLER

KEITH FREEMAN

OLIVIA PRENTZEL

STACY DOUEK

MATTHEW KOSINSKI

JILLIAN PASON

REENA DIAMANTE

NEWS EDITOR

SPORTS EDITOR

PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

DESIGN EDITOR

INSIDE BEAT EDITOR

OPINIONS EDITOR

COPY EDITOR

UNIVERSITY EDITOR

ANKITA PANDA

ARTHUR ROMANO

JOSEPH SCHULHOFF

TYLER BARTO

ANTHONY HERNANDEZ

RASHMEE KUMAR

ROSANNA VOLIS

AMY ROWE

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ONLINE EDITOR

MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR

ASSOC. SPORTS EDITOR

ASSOC. COPY EDITOR

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Culinary students cook up funding

BY ANDREW SMITH

“About half of this class are people who were downsized from corporations, who lost With the dual purpose of rais- their jobs and are on unemploying funds and giving students an ment and looking at second opportunity to display their careers,” Thompson said. skills, the Elijah’s Promise “Then we have another portion Culinar y School hosted on of people who are struggling to Saturday its Valentine’s Day make ends meet and they decidDinner Fundraiser. ed this was something they Students of the school, locat- could get a leg up on and develed on Livingston Avenue, op into a career.” planned and executed the event, Some attendees felt the event which featured cuisine from vari- would benefit both the organizaous cultures, said Michelle tion and the school in the future.

Wilson, director of Development Somerset resident Robert and Community Relations for Peterson, a regular volunteer at Elijah’s Promise.

Elijah’s Promise, liked the event “The students have to do a better than other dinners the catering event for their curricu- soup kitchen organizes. lum, and they “[This event] decided on a gives you a better “[This event] gives oppor tunity to Valentine’s Day Open House, mingle with the you a better cooking food repcrowd and to resentative from interact with the opportunity ... a sort of romantic staff,” he said. “I to interact tour across the think more people world,” Wilson that know about with the staff. said. “All the food the good work ROBERT PETERSON has been prebeing done here is Elijah’s Promise Volunteer pared and is going to help the being served by organization conthe students.” tinue to reach out With more than 200 names on to the community.” the reservations list, many came Gabriella Aron, a sophomore for dishes like ceviche, pad thai, at Hampshire College in Amherst, pork risotto croquettes and an Mass., said the event was a posiarray of desserts. tive way to spread the word about Aside from letting students Elijah’s Promise. She thought it showcase their abilities, the event had the potential to unite people attracted supporters of the soup of different social classes. kitchen and its culinary school, “I think anything that is going said Pearl Thompson, director of to help bring the middle class and the Promise Culinary School. the lower middle class or even “This is a ‘friend-raiser’ as well the homeless of central New as a fundraiser for the school,” Jersey together and have them Thompson said. “We still have a talking to each other is going to soup kitchen, a drug referral pro- help a lot of problems in the comgram and many others to run. So munity,” Aron said. the fundraiser was designed for The students relied upon a that, but it was also designed to smoothly run experience to do get people in to see us.” well in class, as their grades In addition to the goals of raising depend on the event’s success. awareness and money for the organ- But Thompson said they should ization, Thompson stressed the have no worries. event’s importance to the school’s “I think they’re doing great,” students, many of whom depend on she said. “They’re a great bunch the training for future careers. of students.”

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DANCE: Performance draws in audience of all ages continued from front Hiader said the mix of subtle vulgar comical antics with the act was also unappealing.

“I understand that the jokes, especially with the comparison of the long pipe verse short pipe are targeted toward older audiences,” he said. “I don’t find them appropriate especially with children in the audience.”

Anthony Rodriquez of New York City disagreed with Hiader and understood that though the jokes were geared more towards a mature audience, it was still suitable for children.

“I found them hilarious. Kids will either get the joke or not, so I found the jokes all in good taste,” Rodriquez said. “This show doesn’t cater to one age group and can be a great night out for all.”

STOMP started about 20 years ago in the United Kingdom between Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas with their band Pookiesnackenburger and the theatre group, Cliff Hanger, Mandozzi said. Instead of carrying around a

drum kit, they used pots and garbage cans.

“STOMP came over to the States around 1994 and performed in the Orpheum Theatre New York,” he said. “From there, there are about six companies that perform all over the world.”

The audition process for the musical is unconventional compared to most musicals, Mandozzi said.

“Members come from all dif ferent walks of life. We’ll take anyone as long as they are willing to learn,” Sawicki said.

“We have dancers, actors and drummers all from all aspects of the field.”

Mandozzi, who played the comical protagonist, started performing in the West End production of STOMP in early 2005 and joined the United States tour in March 2008.

Sawicki, a drummer and dancer, played drums not only for STOMP but also performed with Street Drum Corps.

Performers each like to play characters that demonstrate their expertise, Mandozzi said.

“I was trained in acting so I usually take on the role that involves a lot of acting,” he said.

“While John is a drummer so that’s what he does.”

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MAN ASSAULTS THREE BURGER KING CUSTOMERS IN SAYREVILLE A homeless man stabbed three customers on Saturday with a six-inch steak knife at a Burger King on Route 9 in Sayreville, N.J. William Pittel, 58, was arrested for stabbing William Scully, 70, of Sayreville, Cecilia Wilson, 86, and Josephine Skarzynski, 87, of South Amboy, N.J., according to a StarLedger article.

Minutes before the stabbings, Pittel, who has no known address, bought a cup of coffee at Burger King on 960 Rt. 9 South and then entered the bathroom. Once he returned, he approached Scully, stabbing him in the back, leaving his wife uninjured.

Pittel then went over to the two South Amboy women at a different table, stabbing both of them in the back once before fleeing to the Sayreville Plaza parking lot.

The victims were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick

that night. Skarzynski, the eldest victim, was released Sunday morning. The other victims are still hospitalized but with non-life threatening conditions, according to the article.

“This was a random act, we believe,” said Sayreville Police Detective Mathew Bandurski, in the article.

Police arrested Pittel once they located him at a nearby pizza parlor. He was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, possession of weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to the ar ticle.

Pittel is being held at Middlesex County jail in Nor th Brunswick, with bail set at $500,000.

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SCHOOLS: Committee uses Facebook to gather ideas continued from front of Environmental and Biological Sciences] might use cowbells.”

Students who are not on the committee will have the chance to have a say in what happens at commencement, Bucher said.

“We have a Facebook page going up soon,” she said. “It’s meant for receiving ideas, but we’ll also have contests on there for students. It should be fun.”

Fehrenbach said another advantage of holding the ceremony at the stadium is access to technology.

“Our JumboTrons are the biggest on the East Coast, so we’ll put them to use,” she said.

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The Department of Religion is hosting a public forum called “Religion and Violence: South Asian Perspectives” from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center Multipurpose Room.

Edwin Br yant, a professor from the department of religion, will moderate the event.

The event will feature Maya Chadda of William Paterson University and Michael Jerryson of Eckerd College.

Chadda will discuss “The Challenge of Designing Strategies for Preventing Religious Violence in South Asia,” while Jerryson will discuss “Buddhism and Violence: Discourses, Antecedents and Manifestations.” For more information please contact Susan Rosario at (732)-9329641 or srosa@rci.rutgers.edu.

Rutgers University Programming Association’s concer t and cof feehouse committee is hosting progressive rock band, Circa Sur vive at 8 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room. Tickets are on sale at the Student Activities Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or online. Student tickets cost $10, and faculty, staff, alumni and guests cost $15. Only one student ticket per RUID and all sales are final. Guests and students must be 18 years or older to attend. For more information, please visit getinvolved.rutgers.edu.

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A video chronicling the average student’s experience at the University will play on the screens for parents and guests to watch while students are lining up to take their seats, Fehrenbach said.

“It’s made by NFL Productions,” she said. “It’s a very high-tech, high-definition, fast-paced video.”

At Rutgers Day, which is scheduled for April 30, students can record messages at a commencement tent and share their favorite memories from the University or their favorite professor, Fehrenbach said.

Students can also text message their favorite memories to be shown on the stadium’s ribbon board, she said.

“We’ll take all of the video messages and compile them into the

video at the ceremony,” Fehrenbach said. “We expect it to be a very visually exciting program.”

In addition to a video of the students, attendees will see a video biography of the commencement keynote speaker, author Toni Morrison, she said.

“She’s really an amazing person,” Fehrenbach said. “She is the first African-American woman to receive a Nobel Prize in literature. We think she’s an individual the students and guests would really enjoy hearing.”

Morrison will receive an honorary degree from the University at the ceremony, she said.

Although graduating students from each school will be awarded their degrees at commencement, each individual school has their own convocation, Fehrenbach said.

F E B RUA RY 1 4 , 2 0 1 1 “We’re also having graduate and doctoral students attend commencement,” she said. “They’ll have a convocation before commencement. The School of Engineering will have their convocation on the D Field after commencement.”

The University hired a theatrical producer and alumnus Jason Goldstein to make the ceremony as exciting as possible, Fehrenbach said.

“We’ve used him at the University for other events, including the Hall of Distinguished Alumni,” she said.

Some student committee members are interested in seeing how the ceremony will turn out.

“I’m very curious since I’m currently a junior,” Abuhouran said. “I want to see how we’ll be able to improve it for my graduating class.”

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Daniel Comito, a committee member and School of Arts and Sciences senior, is looking forward to seeing commencement from a different viewpoint.

“I’ve been to most of the commencements since I’ve been to college because I’m in the Glee Club,” Comito said. “Being on the other side will make a difference, and I’ll enjoy it.”

Bucher, who was first hesitant about holding commencement at the stadium, is now looking forward to it.

“Having all of the graduating seniors together, when you have friends in all of the dif ferent schools, will be a nice experience,” she said. “Hopefully it won’t be long and boring.

We’re tr ying to keep it interesting for ever yone.”

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n his State of the Union address on Jan. 25, President Barack Obama called this our “Sputnik” moment — the United States is in a position of uncertainty on the global stage and the nation’s only choice is to rise to the occasion or face some grave consequences.

Unfortunately, Obama’s plans for the budget may prevent some of us from making ourselves competitive enough to achieve success. Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew has announced that, starting in 2012, interest on graduate student loans will begin to work differently. As of now, interest does not compile on graduate student loans until after the student graduates. However, in Obama’s new budget plan, interest will begin accruing while students are still attending school. As it stands, students are already saddled with astronomical levels of debt when they graduate. This plan will just make things worse.

The president is effectively making higher education more expensive, at a time when we most need it to be less expensive. As Obama stressed in his State of the Union address, our nation needs to invest more in education, so as to produce a population of well-educated people who can successfully take on all sorts of jobs and push the United States to a higher level. However, in making graduate school more expensive, Obama may end up doing just the opposite –— rather than create a well-equipped workforce, this move may create a smaller, less adept population of workers. Many people will be unable to attend graduate school because of the increased amount of debt they will have to shoulder just to attend. Combine this higher debt with the fact there is no guarantee one will find a good job upon graduating and it seems you have a recipe for decreased graduate school attendance.

With that comes an unprepared American population who may end up being unable to meet the challenge of this “Sputnik” moment.

President Obama needs to realize that, while fixing the budget is important, so is higher education. The current higher education system is broken enough and in drastic need of repair in many ways. This plan will only break it more. If this is Obama’s definition of investing in education, then we have some doubts about the future of the country.

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hat, exactly, is Ann Coulter’s role in society? Often times, it seems that Coulter’s only job is that of the ultra-conservative propaganda artist. After all, she is responsible for penning such fiercely anti-bipartisan works as “Godless: The Church of Liberalism” and “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans.”

In keeping with that role, Coulter spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference and, when asked “What is more important though to American values — being friends with Israel still or knowing there are jailed dissidents and journalists [in Egypt]?” she responded that she thinks “there should be more jailed journalists.” For a woman who considers herself a champion of “real” American values, this comment is an astonishing show of disrespect for democratic society.

In many ways, journalists are defenders and perpetuators of democracy. They are responsible for keeping the government’s actions transparent at all levels. The works and actions of journalists are how the people stay informed about all levels of their lives — from the local, to the national, to the global. Without objective reporting, the people would be at the mercy of biased pseudo-newscasters who push agendas instead of facts. Then again, that probably is not something Coulter is worried about. Her goal seems to be to actively shape the country’s political consciousness, as she deems appropriate, rather than facilitate any sort of meaningful dialogue regarding social and political issues.

In endorsing the imprisonment of journalists, Coulter is essentially admitting that she is not very much concerned with keeping the public informed — which is one of the most important aspects of successfully fostering a true democracy. The public needs to know what is happening and decide for themselves in order to really take part in the democratic process. For all of her railing against liberal propaganda, Coulter herself is nothing more than the conservative equivalent of that which she most criticizes. Unless Coulter is unaware of this — which is doubtful, considering how shrewd of a public figure she is — she must believe that the only proper way to run the United States is her way. That sounds far more totalitarian than democratic — how much of a patriot can she be?

Perhaps it is best not to get too concerned over Coulter’s comments. These sentiments are nothing new for her. However, there has been an alarming amount of polarization in American politics recently, and people like Coulter are no longer mere jesters on the national stage. More and more people are taking her and other of similar ilk seriously and that spells nothing but trouble. Let’s remember that journalists are agents of democracy and imprisoning them almost always does more harm than help.

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as there is an open dialogue hile reporting between us at 26 Mine St. for an article to and the University communiappear in The ty, our board will learn and Daily Targum, one interviegrow to suit the needs of an wee stopped — in the midever-changing campus. After dle of relaying his emotional all, you all are our readers. tale of living on campus as a We are here for you. gay male — and looked me MARY DIDUCH Before I end my first in the eyes. frontlines (a difficult task, I “Why do you write for might add), I would like to recognize some memthe Targum?” He quizzed me. “Don’t you wish you bers of the old and new board. could actually be a part of events and groups, rather To those leaving Board 142: I really don’t think I than write just about them?” can express how much I will miss all of you. Ariel, I had been writing and reporting for the Jovelle Abbey, Aleksi, Nancy, Aymann, Ramon University’s only daily independent publication for Angelo-Paolo Gutierrez, Alex, Emily, Natalia, Devin two and a half years, and I had never thought of my and Colleen — thank you for your countless hours stints as correspondent, associate news editor and of hard work and dedication. You all made managmanaging editor like that. Had I wasted my college ing a young, inexperienced board so much easier career penned up in a small, one-windowed office, than it should have been. I wish you all the best of shying away from participating in real live campus luck and I hope to keep in touch with all of you. If activity? Do those crumpled-up newspapers littering not — pay dock. empty classrooms and bus stops truly define my To Board 143: Kristine, Steven, Keith, Olivia, golden collegiate years?

Stacy, Matt, Jillian, Reena, Ankita, Arthur, Joey, Tyler, No, I didn’t. But yes, they do.

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Taylere: My successor! You’re University’s budget cuts or even the one of my best friends here, both horrific death of Tyler Clementi, I We are here inside and outside of Targum, and probably would have spent my years for you.” you are one of the most dedicated on the banks holed up in my resipeople I know. I’m pretty sure there dence hall, watching reality TV and isn’t a problem you can’t solve, perfecting class assignments. whether it’s the stubborn caption fonts in Quark or Don’t get me wrong, studying is important. But pitching a tent in Manchester, Tenn. Let’s take this as a Targum reporter and editor, I have learned so paper to the next level. We got this. much more than what can be taught inside the And finally, Neil: Oh Neil, Neilium, Mr. Filled classroom. I also witnessed history-making events With, Neil Paul, Nypers P. Keil — Thank you for … that defined the University and passed that knowlwell … everything. You walked into EIC with nothedge to others. I had to contain elation during oning and held your own, despite my nagging, whincampus successes, remain neutral during feuds and ing and insecurities. You’ve made me laugh. You’ve utilize diplomacy during controversies. I have celemade me cry. But at the end of the day, you’ve been brated with this campus, and I have cried with this there for me when I thought I couldn’t manage one campus. While it may have all occurred under the more day. It won’t be easy filling your shoes, but guise of a smudgy by-line is irrelevant. Covering hopefully I can take everything you did and more to and editing these stories connected me to this instibring the paper above and beyond. I’ll miss you bro. tution in a way I never thought possible. I am So with that, here’s to the upcoming year. I beyond proud of that. applaud the old board, congratulate the new and look Now, I have been elected editor-in-chief of the forward to serving my final year here at Targum.

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Work together to bring about justice, understanding Letter JORDAN BUCEY

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any people on campus have heard about the ongoing conflict involving student groups and the situation in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine. So much information has been circulated, and many students have been left feeling angry and confused. The struggle for justice, peace and home is complicated and for some, very personal. I have had the pleasure and privilege of working with both sides

on campus, and I have seen the heart and passion that every person involved holds.

We all have different stories and experiences. We cannot allow ourselves to think that we can ever know what a person on the other side of an argument feels in a situation like this. One thing I have learned from this journey is that we all must remain open and hopeful. Don’t ever turn a blind eye to injustice and never stop learning. An event will be held in the name of moving for ward tonight. “OneVoice For Peace” will encourage conversations and facilitate understanding for all

involved.

The OneVoice Movement’s purpose is to work with Israelis and Palestinians who wish for peace and prosperity, while empowering both sides to demand accountability from elected representatives and work towards a two-state solution, guaranteeing an end to the occupation and all forms of violence. This movement is not one that demands uniformity of politics or opinions from its members but seeks to include everyone who has a vision of peace in the Middle East.

This is bigger than you and me. This is bigger than the

University. This is about humanity, and I encourage anyone who is searching for answers to never stop looking. This event will not solve everything, but it is a step forward. The most important thing we can do as the University community is be an example of transformation and hope for the rest of the world.

I, for one, am excited about the possibilities that lay before us.

The event tonight can be one of forgiveness if we allow it to be. I encourage you to attend with open ears, open hearts and open minds. I know that we can create an environment of peace if we can begin to look at people on all

sides as our neighbors. I do believe with my whole heart that we are called to love our neighbors and we love ourselves.

In the spirit of love, please join me tonight at 8 p.m. in the Raritan River Lounge in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus for the “OneVoice for Peace” event. I guarantee you will walk away with a new understanding, and my hope is that we can all begin to work together for peace.

Jordan Bucey is a member of Trinity House and director of Five Loaves Food Pantry.

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n behalf of BAKA: Students United for Middle Eastern Justice, I would like to address points raised in Tuesday’s letter in The Daily Targum from Rutgers Hillel.

Rutgers Hillel did not invite BAKA to participate in the “OneVoice Movement” until the letter was published. The only time individuals representing Hillel and BAKA have directly interacted was on Sept. 14, 2010, when I met with several student leaders from Rutgers Hillel to propose an event in which issues regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would be discussed openly and publicly. These individuals can confirm this. I expressed my concern that the traditional discourse with regards to the IsraeliPalestinian conflict reduces the issue to “pro-this” or “pro-that” language, greatly oversimplifying many aspects of the conflict. On behalf of BAKA, I proposed our

organizations host a debate by academics invited by each organization and moderated by a University dean.

The Hillel leaders I met with stressed the necessity of “training” to address difficult questions of the conflict. They rejected BAKA’s proposal on the grounds that the conflict was too sensitive to address in public. Instead, they proposed joint community service projects in order to build trust. I explained that BAKA was a social justice and human rights organization, not a community service group and our conversation ended on Sept. 14, 2010. Therefore, the claim that Hillel has repeatedly invited BAKA to sponsor this event is untrue.

BAKA respectfully declines Hillel’s invitation to participate in the “OneVoice Movement.”

Understanding that Rutgers Hillel and BAKA are advocacy organizations, BAKA believes it has a responsibility to provide programming which illuminates issues central to peace in the Middle East.

While we recognize the work OneVoice does in

looking for common ground among Palestinians and Israelis, their stated goal is to mobilize Israeli and Palestinian society to pressure their elected governments. Presently, the Palestinians have no legitimately elected representatives. We do not feel OneVoice stands by the same principles as BAKA. We stand for principles of justice set forth by the United Nations Charter, International Court of Justice and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

For example, following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the United Nations issued General Assembly Resolution 194 affirming the right of refugees from the war to return to their homes, presently within the state of Israel. This has never been implemented.

After the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the UN Security Council issued binding Resolution 242, which condemns conquering land by force and calls for a “withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territory occupied in the recent conflict.” Resolution 242 has not been implemented 44 years later.

Furthermore, the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion in 2004 affirmed the “illegal situation” created by Israel’s Separation Wall built on Occupied Palestinian Territory, not on Israeli territory, and urged the UN Security Council and General Assembly to begin addressing the issue of Israel’s non-compliance with international law.

Finally, Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the rights of all people, regardless of identity — race, sex, religion — or political status — national, international, country or territory, to freedom, equality and dignity. This principle is not pursued in Israel-Palestine.

BAKA believes OneVoice attempts to normalize the relationship between the occupier and the occupied by minimizing the losses of the Palestinians and the responsibilities of the Israeli government.

It stresses the notion of compromise to achieve peace — a compromise which entails the forfeiture of the legitimate rights of the refugees’ return and neglects the

responsibilities of Israel to fully withdraw their military occupation and end illegal settlement construction in occupied territory. To endorse such an event would vindicate the illegal actions of the Israeli government and contradict BAKA’s foundation of standing for justice in the Middle East.

To be clear, BAKA has previously declined invitations to endorse the event from the “OneVoice Movement” and a University dean.

However, Tuesday’s letter was the first time representatives of Rutgers Hillel sought a response from BAKA. While we decline the invitation to participate in the event, we certainly desire to establish a peaceful and civil discourse on campus.

We would like to extend an invitation, proposed by Vice President of Student Affairs Gregory S. Blimling, to the student leaders of Rutgers Hillel to meet with representatives from the BAKA executive board to discuss our grievances.

Michael Dunican is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in Middle Eastern Studies.

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Miller struggles from offensively against SHU

BY STEVEN MILLER ACTING SPORTS EDITOR

JARED MILLER

Freshman guard Austin Carroll came off the bench against Seton Hall to contribute a career-high eight points in the loss.

SETBACK: Bench offers just 10 points in five-point loss continued from back Mitchell helped keep Rutgers afloat during the second half’s stretch run, during which the 6foot-8 for ward notched seven points over a two-minute period, helping the Knights get within a point of The Hall.

But with the exception of Mitchell and freshman center Gilvydas Biruta, Rutgers managed a combined 22 points for the game — including just 10 points from its bench — and committed 18 turnovers.

“You can’t have two scorers in the Big East,” Rice said. “You can’t score 64 points and expect to win in the Big East. We were so sloppy. We were so undisciplined on offense. They did some things well that bothered us. You can’t score 64 points and be that upset about losing.”

The Knights took their first lead since the game’s early stages at 35-34 just under four minutes into the second half,

when Rutgers went on an early 8-2 run.

But Pope converted back-toback lay-ins to spark a 12-2 Seton Hall spurt over the next six minutes, in which the Knights could not stop the Pirates in transition.

“Go back to the fundamentals, go back to doing what we do,” Rice said of the Knights’ necessary improvements. “All of a sudden these last two games we’ve become a poor defensive team. I’m not sure why — whether it’s lack of aggressiveness, guys getting tired. You have to go to practice and improve.”

Despite the pomp and circumstance resulting from the Knights’ upset of ’Nova, Mitchell insisted the praise Rutgers received as a result did not affect the team’s performance against the Pirates.

Senior point guard James Beatty, who registered just eight points in 33 minutes, threw any notion of added importance to the loss after beating the Wildcats out the window.

“It’s disappointing to lose any game, so definitely who cares about the Villanova win?”

Beatty said. “We lost, regardless of who it is.”

As bright a spot as senior forward Jonathan Mitchell provided the past two games for the Rutgers m e n ’ s basketball KNIGHT t e a m , NOTEBOOK D a n e Miller was equally quiet.

The sophomore was absent offensively on Saturday against Seton Hall after scoring 12 points and making a critical steal at the end of Wednesday’s upset over Villanova.

“If you look at the tape, this is the last two games,” head coach Mike Rice said of Miller. “He’s back to pulling up at the free throw line when nobody is stopping him. He’s taking a very low percentage shot.

Once he doesn’t get it, it seems to snowball on him.”

After a Seton Hall first half turnover, Rutgers led a fast break in the opposite direction, ending with an opportunity for Miller to deliver an emphatic dunk.

But with some pressure from the Pirates, the 6-foot-7 wing adjusted and missed a layup attempt, which allowed Seton Hall to head back in the opposite direction.

That break ended with a crowdquieting Jeremy Hazell dunk.

“That’s kind of what happened all night,” Rice said. “We get a break opportunity and don’t finish it, and then they go right back down and finish.”

Mitchell carried the offensive burden yet again, while freshman forward Gilvydas Biruta chipped in 18 points by attacking Seton Hall’s post players.

“This league is too good, players too good and the coaches are too good.”

JONATHAN MITCHELL Senior forward

Miller entered the season with an expectation of being the Knights’ go-to scorer. Although Mitchell took over that role, Rutgers needs more than one or two scoring threats each game, Rice said.

The Rochester, N.Y., native averages single digits this season after an 11.9 points per game output during conference play during his freshman year.

“This league is too good, players too good and the coaches are

too good,” Mitchell said. “It’s a team game.”

WITH RICE

LOOKING FOR

more scoring options, Austin Carroll provided a spark off the bench.

The freshman guard scored a career-high eight points and made a pair of 3-pointers, including one well beyond NBA range.

The Bedford, Mass., native injured his knee in the Big East opener against Villanova, underwent surger y and missed the next seven games.

He averages just under 10 minutes per game in his rookie campaign.

“He is definitely coming into form from his surgery,” Rice said.

“He’s still a little bit of a defensive liability, but he had such a poise about him offensively that I wanted to try to go offense-defense, especially with Dane struggling. Glad to see him and Gilvydas and J-Mitch woke up in the second half and gave us some good output.”

In a sign of how many improvements Rice made to the program since taking over in May, head football coach Greg Schiano, fellow coaches, players and recruits took up four rows of seats in the student section.

The crowd of 8,057 featured a sold-out student section, which included green man, Gumby, signs and a giant cutout head of Mitchell.

YEE ZHSIN BOON

Senior forward Jonathan Mitchell offered up a last-minute 3-pointer to bring Rutgers within two possessions of Seton Hall, but his efforts were not enough to earn a victory at the RAC.

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Junior forward Chelsey Lee led the Knights with 13 points, scoring in double figures for the first time since Jan. 22, when she recorded a double-double in a win over Providence.

Knights suppressed in their last two contests. against Notre Dame guard play “They scored 26 points off of turnovers. We pretty much continued from back gave it to them,” said Lee, who led the Knights with 13 points.

“I don’t think it was about tr yDefense propelled the ing to contain in the half court.

Knights to back-to-back conferOnce they started fast breakence wins prior to the Notre ing, they started executing off Dame loss, as head coach C. of ever y single turnover. We Vivian Stringer and Co. held turned the ball over five times the opposition to consecutive in a row and they executed shooting performances under ever y single time.”

33 percent.

Contrar y to the team’s previBut when Rutgers departed ous two wins — when from Piscataway and strong guard play arrived at the Joyce shouldered the offenCenter looking for threesive burden — Lee straight wins, they left and sophomore centheir defense behind. ter Monique Oliver “Coming out of the carried the team in first half, we thought the post, with Oliver that we would speed it finishing just behind up by going into our her counterpart with press and picking up 12 points. in man,” said Stringer, Junior guard whose team allowed MONIQUE Khadijah Rushdan the Irish to shoot 51.9 OLIVER extended her streak of percent from the field. games with at least eight assists “We kind of just fizzled out. I to three in the losing effort, but think [Skylar] Diggins is an shot just 2-for-7 from the field, outstanding guard. [Notre finishing the game with four Dame has] an excellent team points. and execute well.”

The Knights next make the The Knights only faced a short trip from Indiana to Chicago four-point deficit coming out of to take on No. 13 DePaul, and the locker room at halftime. without much time to work things Sophomore guard Erica out in practice, Stringer hopes for Wheeler then hit a jumper for a more complete effort against the first points of the second the Blue Demons. half, cutting the Irish lead to “I thought that we started just two. going to our old selves, which But the duo of Diggins and is not a good form of ourfor ward Devereaux Peters selves,” Stringer said. “We just proved to be too much for needed to be as patient as we Stringer’s defense to account were in the first half. We have for, as the pair combined for 41 the capability and the talent, of the Irish’s total points. Most but we have a hard time of of the damage was done off of 20 using that.”

Rutgers turnovers — a stat the

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WEEKEND: Pair of RU doubles teams sweep matches continued from back Vanessa Petrini could not build upon their effort.

The singles matches were much more heated, and most of them needed extra play to settle at least one set. Zhang took the loss in Rutgers’ top spot at 6-2, 7-6, but Holzberg was able to get the Knights on the board with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2.

“The match was tough, but I just stayed focused the entire time,”

Holzberg said. “I never gave up, even when I was down, or thought too far into the future of the match.”

Columbia sealed the match by defeating Ivey and fellow junior Maryana Milchutskey in the Nos. 3 and 4 slots, but Balasa and Petrini showed heart coming through with wins at the bottom of the lineup.

Balasa’s win was her fourth in a row, with her only loss coming in the opener against Princeton.

Petrini earned her fifth-straight victory — a nail-biter that lasted three sets — to remain undefeated in her collegiate career.

Rutgers’ only losses this season came against the Ivy League,

DAN HO

Freshman Vanessa Petrini remained unbeaten this season with a 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 decision on Saturday at Columbia in No. 6 singles.

but there are no more Ivy League schools remaining on the Knights’ schedule.

The Knights earned their third consecutive sweep on Friday, when they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 7-0, in the first home match of the season at the Atlantic Club in Manasquan, N.J. The Knights took every match against Fairleigh Dickinson and were victorious in every set of singles action. Rutgers dominated the top two slots, as Zhang lost only two games in her match at 6-2, 6-0, and Holzberg recorded a decisive win at 6-1, 6-2.

Ivey and Milchutskey took care of business in the middle of the lineup with each recording wins, while Balasa and Petrini added victories from the Nos. 5 and 6 slots.

Petrini extended her personal win streak to four matches by defeating Emily Napier of Fairleigh Dickinson, 6-1, 6-0.

“We are playing strong, confident tennis,” said head coach Ben Bucca. “We were pleasantly surprised with the decisive nature of this victory, as Fairleigh Dickinson will clearly be competing for their conference championship to get into the NCAA Tournament.”

The doubles teams were also flawless for the Knights, as the pairs of Zhang and Holzberg, as well as Balasa and Petrini both earned relatively easy victories to seal the Knights’ sweep.

The tandem of Ivey and Slatnick did not finish their match, but it was not needed with the victory already in hand.

“I thought the match was going to be closer than it was, but down the line, everyone won convincingly,” Holzberg said. “Each match showed how strong our team is this year.”

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Knights win one event at Valentine’s Invite

BY ADHAAR SHARMA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers women’s track team competed Friday in the Valentine’s Invitational held at Boston University.

Senior captain Natalie Clickett was the lone Scarlet WOMEN’S TRACK Knight to take first place, winning the shot put.

She topped Massachusetts’ Nalis Mbianda by .77 meters.

Freshman Emily Vargas continued her strong performance this season and tied for second in the high jump with Brigit Roemer from The College of New Jersey, Grace Doering from Middlebury and Taylor Aizenstadt from Boston College.

Vargas recorded a jump of 1.68 meters — .03 meters behind Boston’s Allison Barwise.

Senior Viveca McDonald-Ortiz and freshman Kristen Bradley tied for sixth in the high jump with six other athletes.

Freshman Tylia Gillon placed fourth in the 60-meter dash, missing third place by .01 seconds. Senior Jamie Walker also competed in the event and finished ninth.

Gillon raced in the 200meter dash and finished seventh with a time of 25.22 seconds. Junior Brittni Rodriguez finished 12th and Walker finished 21st in the event.

The Knights failed to see success in the 400-meter and 500-meter dash as well, with

freshman Corr yn Harrington earning 15th place in the 400-meter.

In the 500-meter dash, Rutgers entered three athletes in freshmen Rachel Leeke, Victoria Clark and Vanessa Arientyl, who placed 15th, 19th and 20th, respectively.

The Knights placed much lower in the distance events than sprints, with their highest finish coming from sophomore Victoria Pontecorvo, who placed 19th in the 1000-meter run.

Sophomore Stephanie Krausser finished 48th in the 800-meter r un, while sophomore Jennifer Spitzer and freshman Brianna Deming finished 47th and 66th, respectively, in the mile run.

Rutgers did not have anyone compete in the 3000-meter race and ended its distance season as expected with a squad lacking in experience and depth.

In the hurdles, McDonald-Ortiz and Arientyl failed to gain the qualifying time in the preliminaries in order to move on to the finals.

Freshman Laura Ng tied for seventh in the pole vault and sophomore Shantal Athill finished 15th in the long jump to close out the meet for the Knights.

Rutgers did not enter any relay teams, as all three already qualified for the Big East Championships.

The Knights have more than 15 people qualified for the Championships and that security may have contributed to the Knights’ weekend performance.

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Knights suffer setback with sloppy loss to Hall

BY TYLER BARTO ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice spent the past five months molding the Scarlet Knights into his visions of defensive intensity and offensive execution.

But after the MEN’S BASKETBALL Knights’ 69-64 loss SETON HALL 69 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on RUTGERS 64 Saturday to rival Seton Hall, Rice’s team appeared vastly different from the image he had in mind.

“I didn’t recognize the team out on the floor, to be honest with you,” said Rice, who earned Rutgers’ first victory in the season series in Newark last month. “We just made some of the mistakes we made the first week of practice. Offensively, I thought we held the ball too long, tried to make too quick of a play.”

Similar to the Knights’ (13-12, 4-9) thrilling victory over then-No. 9 Villanova on Wednesday, Rice and Co. found themselves trailing the Pirates by seven points with less than a minute left in the contest.

But despite senior for ward Jonathan Mitchell’s last-gasp 3-pointer from the corner, Rutgers was unable to turn the tides of the game when Seton Hall’s (11-14, 5-8) Jordan Theodore banked home a runner in response.

Theodore routinely kept the Knights at bay after Rutgers got within a single possession of the Pirates and finished with 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field.

Rutgers could not contain the pick-androll combination of Theodore and center Herb Pope, who combined for 30 points in the road win and evened the 2010-11 chapter between the rival programs.

In particular, the Knights could not consistently beat the Pirates’ screeners and provide routine helpside defense in the loss.

“We switched because they headed with their five man, Herb Pope,” said Mitchell, who now scored at least 20 points in seven of the Knights’ past 10 games. “I think our guards — all of us — got clipped off and didn’t fight over the screens. Theodore did a great job of attacking and he played great for them.”

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JARED MILLER

Freshman center Gilvydas Biruta posted 18 points against Seton Hall on Saturday in 30 minutes, but the Pirates’ Jordan Theodore took advantage when covered by Biruta and other members of the Knights’ frontcourt off of Rutgers defensive switches.

Ranked Irish overwhelm RU defensive plan

Rutgers splits weekend with Saturday loss

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ

BY MATT CANVISSER

ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers women’s basketball team put up a fight against No. 8 Notre Dame on Saturday in South Bend, Ind. But once the Fighting Irish star ted WOMEN’S BASKETBALL swinging back in the second half, RUTGERS 49 the Scarlet Knights NOTRE DAME 71 got knocked right out of the game and lost, 71-49.

“We started bleeding and we didn’t know how to stop,” said junior forward Chelsey Lee. “We wanted to step up, but nobody was able to put a stop to it. I think it just got to the point where it was out of control and too far for us to fight back.”

The Knights (14-10, 7-4) narrowed their deficit to six with a little over six minutes to go in regulation, but seven straight points by guard Skylar Diggins and a subsequent 11-0 run with under six minutes to play enabled the Irish (224, 11-1) to coast to their 11th conference win.

It is difficult to shut out an opponent in any sport, but to win three straight tennis matches without letting up a single victory is something to be admired.

TENNIS The Rutgers tenRUTGERS 3 nis team saw its COLUMBIA 4 shutout streak end at three as it fell to Columbia, 4-3, on Saturday — a day after extending it against Farleigh Dickinson — in the team’s most closely contested match of the young season.

The match was a much different affair, as nothing came easy for the Scarlet Knights (3-2) against the undefeated Columbia squad.

Rutgers was able to split the singles matches with Columbia, but lost the pivotal doubles points to come up just short.

Senior captain Amy Zhang and junior Jennifer Holzberg put up a fight and lost, 8-5, but the teams of juniors Morgan Ivey and Leonora Slatnick, and freshmen Stefania Balasa and

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DAN HO

Junior Maryana Milchutskey fell Saturday against Columbia in the No. 4 singles spot, but earned a win on Friday over Fairleigh Dickinson’s Egzona Morina, 6-3, 6-4.

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