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The Rutgers wrestling team set a school record with its 21st dual meet victory at Drexel on Sunday, bouncing back from last week’s loss to No. 10 Lehigh.
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University student and magician Eric Wilzig studies business by day and performs illusions by night. The 19-year-old Rutgers Business School first-year student handles promotional materials and the marketing end of his traveling magic show, “Extreme Magic of Eric,” while also demonstrating a diverse mix of stage illusions. ERIC WILZIG “My high-energy personality as a performer, along with a diverse mix of neverbefore-seen-or-performed large stage illusions, daring escapes and mind-blowing stunts, makes my award-winning show a truly unique experience,” Wilzig said. The illusions and stunts he performs usually include an element of danger, he said. “The illusions I like the best are ones I consider extreme,” Wilzig said. “I actually risk my life for the audience’s entertainment.” “The Diamond-Plated Steel Box Escape … of Death” is one act Wilzig borrows from his inspiration, Harry Houdini. “I’m handcuffed and stuffed inside a small steel box, locked and strapped by volunteers, [and] I attempt to escape from [it] in full view of the entire audience,” he said. The act won Wilzig the title of “State Magic Champion” from Tannen’s Magic, he said. Wilzig said his audiences react in amazement to one trick in which he catches a paintball in his mouth signed by a random volunteer in the audience who shoots it from a paintball gun.
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A state court rules that the Board of Governors did not specify information at a 2008 meeting in Winants Hall on the College Avenue campus.
The University’s Board of Governors committed multiple violations to state law when they discussed public matters during a private session at a 2008 meeting concerning the athletic department, according to a Friday state appellate court ruling. Under the Open Public Meetings Act, also known as the “Sunshine Law,” decision-making public bodies are required to open their meetings to the general public except when the public interest or individual rights are jeopardized. But in a unanimous three-panel decision, the court determined that the current sequence of the board’s meetings undermined the law’s purpose of enabling citizens to hold governing bodies accountable for their decisions. “The board’s regular practice of scheduling an open session, followed by a closed session of indeterminate duration, followed by another open session has the capacity to deter the very public participation the act is designed to promote,” according to the case brief. The University is reviewing the decision’s details and considering all options, said Greg Trevor,
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LOCAL MAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT A Highland Park resident was arrested for stabbing two University students Saturday morning soon after midnight. The Rutgers University Police Depar tment ar rested suspect Tyrell Brown, 21, for allegedly stabbing two males between 18 and 24 College Ave. during what of ficials determined an alterca-
tion, New Br unswick Police Depar tment Lt. J.T. Miller said. The students sustained non life-threatening injuries, but one male required surger y at St. Peter’s University Hospital, Miller said. Brown, who is not af filiated with the University, was charged
with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of possession of marijuana. He is being held on $35,000 bail at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center. — Mary Diduch
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Business team places first, advances to world level BY ANKITA PANDA METRO EDITOR
In the annual nationwide New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) Global Investment Challenge, the Rutgers Business School outper formed 15 other business schools in the tri-state area to land first place and the oppor tunity to compete this April for the title of world champion in Omaha, Neb. The challenge, which began the last week of November, ended with first place last Friday for the team, which included Russell Miller, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, Dimitry Malinsky, a graduate student at Rutgers-Newark, Anil Bhatia, a graduate student at Rutgers-Newark, Joshua Cohen, a Rutgers Business School-New Brunswick junior and Andre Mendoza, a Rutgers-Newark senior. The Rutgers Business School received $5,000 for its win and has
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New exhibition integrates student art, poetry BY REENA DIAMANTE UNIVERSITY EDITOR
The School of Arts and Sciences Artists’ Collective united two forms of expression through its spring semester exhibition of “Art Inspired by Poetry.” In the Honors House on the College Avenue campus, the exhibit features 12 students’ photographs, drawings, paintings and computer-generated images of their personal response to a poem of their choice, said Julio Nazario, assistant dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. “Poetr y generally conveys something about the human experience, as does ar t,” he said. “They are actually two ways of getting to the same place that is providing the audience an aesthetic experience. Some call it beauty.” The collective collaborated on a list of different possible themes in November for the exhibition, Nazario said. They felt “Artwork Inspired by Poetry” was similar to their fall exhibition “Elements,” which featured various works related to landscapes, water, wind and fire. One reason the collective chose the theme was because it was an interesting chance to visually represent a piece of literature, said Sunpreet Singh, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore in the collective. Poetry relies on imagery and emotion invoked by words, said Kateryn Zorych, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore in the collective. Poetry and art are similar in their purpose. “It simply uses language instead of a paintbrush,” Zorych said. “It is a natural step to unite the two by painting your impression of a poem.”
Singh chose to paint a scene from a legendar y Indian epic, “Mahabharata,” he said. Singh said he frequently heard references to the epic and it represents many memories of his childhood. Through symbolism, Singh used a quote from “Mahabharata” and figures to represent his individual interpretation of the epic and create his piece, “Yada Yada.” “The quote represents the pivotal moment when the main character balances the notion of the family ties and duty,”
Singh said. “I represent the profile of Krishna, just before he reveals his true form of the warrior Arjun. This is arguably the most important scene in the entire epic.” Art has the power to inspire new art — a written work such as a poem can inspire a painting and vice versa, Zor ych said. She proved it through the journey of producing her piece, “Dream.” A rainstorm in Johnson Park in New Brunswick left the ground drenched and the trees appeared to be rising straight out of the pools of water, Zor ych
said. She began painting a picture based on a photograph she took from the moment. After initially struggling with the painting, Zor ych picked it up again and inspiration for a poem followed. “As soon as I star ted painting, the first line of the poem came to me ‘I’ll paint for you a dream within a dream,’” Zor ych said. “So that immediately took my painting away from pure realism and into the realm of fantasy.” The honors program faculty launched the program in spring
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“Art Inspired by Poety” presents the artwork of 12 students in the School of Arts and Sciences Artists Collective on 35 College Ave., in New Brunswick. The art exhibition will be on display until mid-April.
2009 to offer students interested in the visual arts, but who are not visual arts majors, an opportunity to discuss art and create exhibitions based on themes, Nazario said. Students in the collective, like Singh and Kor ych, have majors in biological sciences, humanities and social sciences, Nazario said. Although Singh is a cell biology and neuroscience major, he believes creativity plays a major role in his life and joined the collective to further explore it. “We are providing an opportunity for students to practice art making and to build community within the honors program because they are each from various disciplines that come together to create art,” Nazario said. Joining the collective also gave students a way to interact with fellow artists, learn about different media and techniques and a place to showcase their artwork, Zorych said. “[Finding] an exhibition was the hardest part to fulfill because I didn’t know about any opportunities for non-Mason Gross students to practice art or make their work available to the Rutgers student body,” she said. Nazario came up with the idea to create an artist collective after attending the National Collegiate Honors Council in 2009 in San Antonio, Texas, he said. Apart from the semester exhibitions, the collective also schedules monthly coffee house events, live drawing every other week and trips into the city to places like the Frick Collection and the International Center for Photography, Nazario said. “Art Inspired by Poetry” will be on display until mid-April in the School of Arts and Sciences Honors House reception living room, Nazario said.
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Popular HIV speaker Scott Fried connected with students yesterday in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Fried discussed how AIDS affects his life and encouraged the ideas of responsibility, self-confidence and self-respect. The KO Team sponsored the event.
TEAM: Group works on question and answer skills continued from front “Rutgers was selected as the winner, due to a combination of its written report, presentation and question and answer [session],” Longo said. Team members were assigned different tasks and responsibilities for the challenge and the skills everybody acquired as a result were different, Bhatia said. “I was in charge with researching and writing the industry analysis, company-specific competitive positioning, as well as identifying and mitigating risks to our investment recommendation,” Bhatia said. “For my sections, an understanding of the U.S. macro economy, as well as how the subject company behaves given monetary and fiscal policy was important.” Bhatia said the key to success in the competition was team effort and cooperation among group members. “We all researched, co-wrote and edited the report and PowerPoint,” he said. “Also, we prepared for questions as a team so, while we planned to field the questions that dealt with the sections of the report that we wrote and knew most intimately, we all could supplement each other’s answers [too].”
Team leader Malinsky agreed that the competition relied on group effort but admitted the team had a few arguments along the way. Malinsky said the competition was also stressful because a bulk of the preparations was done during winter break. “It was a lot of gathering research, so I was in the library working on it most of winter break,” he said. “At one point, we had a 7 a.m. deadline and were working until 6 in the morning to reach it.” Despite the disagreements, Malinsky was pleased with his team’s efforts. “I sat through the presentations for Pace and Fordham, and they did a good job, but no one did the work we did,” he said. Longo said the team must hone its question-and-answer skills before they are ready for Omaha. “During the Q&A you do not know what the questions are going to be, so you are often not as prepared as you would like,” he said. “The only strategy is to anticipate what questions will be asked and then plan responses in advance.” Longo, Bhatia, Malinski and Mendoza agreed they do not want to change their game plan for the next level but will look to incorporate judges’ critiques into the world round.
“We plan to refine our presentation [in terms of PowerPoint] and continue to practice on the question and answer [session],” he said. “I will have the group meet some Wall Street professionals to simulate the [questions] they might get in Omaha.” Malinski said he wants to focus on other schools’ strengths and help his team learn accordingly. “If there’s one item Fordham did a good job with is that [they] looked at the company from different perspectives, so we’re probably going to work that in,” he said. With this early win, the Rutgers Business School team members are excited they might have an opportunity to meet investor Warren Buffett and ring the closing bell at either the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. “I’ve never been to Omaha, and hopefully we will get a chance to meet Warren Buffett, as that is his home base,” Bhatia said. Bhatia said he did not expect the results of the competition but remains hopeful the team will not disappoint in the future. “I went into this with no expectation to win,” he said. “It was our ability to answer their questions and our field research that set us apart.”
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believes the board conducts too much business behind doors that in further defining Sunshine Law should be discussed in public. “The only people that know what’s going on are members of the continued from front Board of Governors, which I feel senior director of University goes against the spirit of the Open Media Relations. Public Meetings Act,” said Nycz, a University alumnus Francis School of Engineering senior. McGovern, who brought the New Jersey Foundation for issue to court, regularly attended Open Government President Board of Governors meetings Ronald Miskoff said the ruling since July 2006 and found that plays a significant role in further holding closed sessions for an defining the law. indefinite amount of time before “It indicates that the trend is holding open sessions discourturning in favor of the public aged public attendance. among the New Jersey judiciary, “[During the closed session] which has opened up a lot of its people can’t hang out, people don’t own record just in the last year, and want to hang out and a lot of people reducing the cost of copy records don’t even know what’s going on. is continuing on its march to indiSo they leave or they don’t come cate that the public has a right to back,” said McGovern, an attorney have access to these meetings,” practicing in North said Miskoff, also a Brunswick. University journal“Whether it’s McGovern said ism and media the meeting pracprofessor. a tax payer, student, studies tices even preventAt the moment, ed him from parent or an alum, activists and legisattending meetings lators like Sen. they should have as of late since it is Loretta Weinberg, difficult to take a the ability to state D-37, are working day off from work. to add a “fee shift their position. “[The board] provision” to the should really just Open Public FRANCIS MCGOVERN have their open Meetings Act. Attorney session and then If the court sides if they want to diswith a private citizen cuss topics allowed in closed sesseeking legal action to obtain a docsion, just go to closed session,” ument, the provision will require the McGovern said. “And I’m hoping public entity on the opposing side to that’s what change happens.” pay the citizen’s legal fees. Other than criticizing meeting “The Rutgers alumnus who took procedures, the court also found Rutgers to court still has to pay his the Board of Governors failed to own legal fees,” Miskoff said. “You provide the public with accurate can imagine there are very few information on the topics that attempts to enforce the law under would be discussed during their the Open Public Meetings Act.” closed portion at a Sept. 10, 2008 As a rower during his college meeting in Winants Hall on the career, McGovern first began College Avenue Campus. attending meetings when he “Merely stating, as the board learned the University cut cerdid in its notice, that it would meet tain varsity teams, including the in closed session ‘to discuss matters crew team, from the program. falling within contract negotiation Although he was unable to and attorney-client privilege’ gave help reinstate those programs, the public no idea of the topics to be McGovern learned more about discussed,” according to the brief. the Board of Governors, governThe court also ruled that the ment transparency and the board violated the law during importance of public participathe same meeting when tion in University affairs. University President Richard L. “Whether it’s a tax payer, stuMcCormick and then board dent, parent or an alum, they should chairman M. William Howard have the ability to state their posiJr., discussed issues over tion of various University issues University policy in private. because the public … winds up footJonathan Nycz, Board of ing the bill for all these things in the Governors’ student representative, long run,” McGovern said.
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TALENT: Wilzig earns State Magic Champion title continued from front “It’s traveling at a speed of 250 m.p.h.,” he said. By training directly from experienced illusionists like Criss Angel and David Copperfield, Wilzig said he has honed his magical talents. Wilzig, who became interested in magic as a child, won first prize in a talent show onboard Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Sea cruise ship at age 10. “Ever yone else competing was an adult who had been performing their act from before I was born,” he said. “I got a standing ovation, and I realized doing magic on stage could get such a great reaction, it made me pursue it bigger and better.” Wilzig has per formed his magic show at a range of venues, from NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” to the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City to the Coney Island Seashore Theater, he said. The Woodmere, N.Y., native was also featured at several University events including some hosted by Rutgers Hillel and the Latino Student Council, he said. “I love Rutgers so far,” he said. “I go to the Business school, as ‘show business’ does have two words, one of them being business. An ultimate goal is to get a show in Las Vegas and continue to be happy doing what I love to do.” Wilzig’s father and show manager David Wilzig helps him book shows and create marketing materials, he said. “He’s done ever ything himself, his own lighting and
music,” David Wilzig said. “I drive him and book him. He has a license now, so he can drive himself. That’s the most stunning thing — he does it all himself.” The “Extreme Magic of Eric” travels to summer camps while Wilzig is away from school. “I’ve received credit for performing hundreds of children’s shows, where danger is not in effect,” he said. “I include a lot of animals, which appear and disappear from balloons, fire and so much more. Children love my shows because I’m a teen myself, so it makes it personable.” Geoff Alswanger, director of Long Ridge Camp in Stamford, Conn., said Eric’s performance last summer had people talking for days. “His engaging, energetic and mystifying per formance really wowed the camp,” Alswanger said. “Not only did his skills surpass per formers many times his age, but his youthfulness provided a nice connection with the campers and staf f. “ Wilzig’s dream of per forming at Times Square will come tr ue this Friday, as he is headlining his own show, he said. “I’ve per formed in Las Vegas before, but my dream is to have a show in Vegas like Criss Angel or Penn and Teller,” he said. For this upcoming summer, Wilzig is attempting an escape reminiscent of Houdini’s Chinese water-tor ture cell, he said. “[With a builder in Canada,] I started designing a clear-view, under water box locked with four locks within another box with four locks,” Wilzig said. “Nothing is more dangerous than that because things can always go wrong.”
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Director shares potential transportation changes at meeting BY JONATHAN SHAO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Jack Molenaar, director of the University’s Department of Transportation Services, sat with students yesterday in the McCormick Hall main lounge on Busch Campus to discuss upcoming changes to bus routes and parking at a Residence Hall Association (RHA) meeting. The Beck Hall and Lot 100 bus stops of Livingston campus will be eliminated as construction of a new Rutgers Business School building that spans across Rockafeller Road commences, he said. To accommodate, a temporary road will run through the Scarlet Lot for the duration of the twoyear construction project and a bus stop will be added to the Livingston loop, Molenaar said. Meanwhile, Rockafeller Road and the segment of Joyce Kilmer Ave. between Rockafeller and the Ernest Lynton B. Towers will become one-way. “Half of our transportation budget comes from state funds, while half is from transportation fees,” said Molenaar. “We anticipate a state budget cut this year so we’re trying to think of ways to manage that while giving the Rutgers transportation system the service it needs.” The University’s new contract with First Transit Bus comes with a lower hourly rate, as well as 38 new and 12 refurbished buses equipped with automatic stop announcements. The buses will run on B20 biodiesel fuel,
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Members of the Residence Hall Association convene to discuss pending alterations to University bus routes and parking at last night’s meeting in the main lounge of McCormick Hall on Busch campus. Changes could include renaming the bus routes.
which is more environmentally friendly and reduces pollution. Molenaar declined to comment on the ongoing lawsuit with Academy Bus Company. Additionally, College Avenue campus residents who park on Livingston campus will have their parking spots moved next year to Busch campus. “Now that construction on Busch nears completion and construction on Livingston begins, I felt these changes would be the best way to accommodate,” Molenaar said. Parking fees may also increase next year, as is traditionally customar y, he said. The
University may contract a new collection service for unpaid tickets accumulated by drivers not affiliated with the University. “We’re also looking at a renaming of the bus routes. For instance, what does the H bus stand for? We can look at a contest for renaming the buses beginning next fall,” he said. RHA members were given the opportunity to address their concerns with the University’s bus and parking systems at the meeting. “A lot of students have requested windbreaks for bus stop shelters, especially for the colder days,” said Ryan Harrington, RHA president. “We
don’t want to have to stand freezing outside for an hour just waiting for a bus.” But Molenaar said the change is unlikely since the old wooden shelters have many postings and require maintenance to keep in proper condition, while posing a security issue because their walls are not transparent. On the other hand, glass is breakable while other types of shelters require large maintenance fees, Molenaar said. Parking lot signs will also have their hours of use removed to avoid confusion. “Some people might interpret a sign that says 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. as
granting permission for anyone to park after 6 p.m., even without a permit, which is not at all true,” Molenaar said. “We will try to redesign the signs and make the wording much clearer.” Other RHA members’ concerns included more efficient weekend bus routes and an increased EE bus frequency. “Most people were able to express a majority of their and their peers’ concerns,” said Grant Whelply, Advocacy Director of the RHA. “By communicating them and letting Transportation Ser vices know they exist, hopefully we can have them all addressed.”
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Biffy Clyro played to more than 12,000 people at London’s Wembley Arena last December, so you might be thinking they’d be lacking in motivation for their gig at the Gramercy — a venue with a maximum capacity of 600 — as they seek to make a name for themselves on this side of the Atlantic. Right before the show, the band’s bassist James Johnston was quick to dis-
miss any such notions, “We absolutely love it, we love doing what we do, it doesn’t matter if there’s 100 people there or if there’s 10,000.” As the show began with a frantically energetic rendition of “The Captain,” the opener from last year’s Only Revolutions, it was clear that he wasn’t lying. As the Scottish three-piece thundered their way through their 23-track set, which featured material from all five of their albums, there was no doubting that years on the road
have turned them into a tight and efficient unit. A brief respite came halfway through as lead singer Simon Neil performed both “Folding Stars” and “Machines” acoustically, backed only by the singing of the sold-out crowd. But just as the inhabitants of the frenetic mosh pit had gotten their energy back, they were called upon again as the noise kicked in full force, with songs coming thick and fast. Their only chance of rest came in the two minutes before Biffy’s encore, as the
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The Rutgers University Programming Association brought the popular alternative band Circa Survive to New Brunswick last Thursday. The Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus was filled with anxious fans in attendance for the sold-out event. Starting at 8 p.m. two local bands, Timeout Jimmy and They Had Faces Then, built up the atmosphere for a vibrant and energetic evening. As Circa took the stage, frontman Anthony Greene fervently addressed the crowd in preparation for an unforgettable set. Sporting a Phillies shirt, he projected his unique voice into the ears of all in attendance opening with a track off of the group’s most recent album, Blue Sky Noise. The set list greatly exemplified Circa Survive’s instrumental talents as they filled voids with creative guitar riffs and omniscient drum rhythms. Fans, eager to partake in the band’s energy, contributed to the exuberant mood by never remaining at a standstill. The lights set an ambient tone which seesawed back and forth between tranquil and ardent as the show progressed
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s apologizing “un-American?” That seems to be former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s opinion, as he has expressed his disdain for what he perceives as President Barack Obama’s tendency to apologize for America’s actions. In an interview with CNN, Rumsfeld stated, “I think he has made a practice of trying to apologize for America. I personally am proud of America.” There are two problems with Rumsfeld’s statement. First, Obama’s “practice of trying to apologize for America,” which Rumsfeld complains about, may in reality be Rumsfeld’s misperceptions about Obama’s willingness to engage in considerate diplomatic discussion. Second, even if Rumsfeld is correct in saying Obama often apologizes for America, does that mean a person who is proud of America cannot — or should not — admit the nation has made mistakes? President George W. Bush, who Rumsfeld served under, was fond of a much different style of leadership than President Obama. Bush always walked a far more headstrong and seemingly infallible path. It seemed that, every time Bush made a speech or met with foreign leaders, he was confident that America never erred. Perhaps this is why Rumsfeld views Obama’s style of leadership — one that is much more diplomatic and open to the opinions of the opposing side — as a tendency to apologize. It is not necessarily that Obama has made a habit of apologizing for America. Rather, it is that Obama rarely, if ever, purports to walk the same “righteous path” that Bush was so fond of. If Rumsfeld were to consider this, he may change his mind about characterizing Obama as eternally contrite. But let’s assume that Rumsfeld is right, and that Obama really has made a habit of apologizing for the country. Does that necessarily mean Obama is acting in an “un-American” way, or that Obama is not proud of this country? It is absurd for Rumsfeld to insinuate that, because he is proud of America, he does not want anyone to apologize for it. Has Rumsfeld forgotten that the bigger person is the one who admits when he has done wrong? Maybe he never learned it in the first place. Being proud of one’s country does not mean that one cannot point out the country’s mistakes and attempt to make them right. In fact, in some ways, the person who does this is even more proud of his home, because he is the one aiming to make it the best that it can be.
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hen 14 Senate Democrats fled the state of Wisconsin last week in an effort to block Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to deal a serious blow to public unions by stripping them of their collective bargaining rights, the decision to run seemed like a powerful symbol of standing up to perceived injustice. Now that a few days have elapsed and both sides of the stalemate are refusing to negotiate — and the Democrats announcing that they will not return from Illinois until Walker is willing to compromise — the whole situation is getting old. The romantic notion of the Democratic senators as heroes on the run seems more like a scene from a poorly made political thriller movie. Walker and his camp seem less like imposing villains and more like bratty children. To put it bluntly, both sides of this stalemate need to grow up, meet face to face and talk things out. After all, that is how adults are supposed to solve their problems. As of now, with the Democrats and Republicans fighting across state lines and each side refusing to move until the other gives in — not to mention thousands of people protesting in the streets of Madison — the scenario serves as a depressingly telling example of the political climate in America. The factions are so polarized that Senate meetings seem more like battlefields than places of meaningful discourse. When the people in charge refuse to recognize the legitimacy of the opposition’s claims, the people under them begin to do the same — and the entire nation ends up losing. In order for democracy to work, every part of the country has to work together — the people and the politicians. Compromise is a key aspect of a government “for the people, by the people” — or so it should be. Nowadays, no one wants to recognize that fact. Perhaps everyone has forgotten that. The truth of democracy, though, is that it is a political system based entirely on compromise. Under President Barack Obama, “bipartisanship” has become a sort of political buzzword or mantra — an idea invoked often, but carried out never. This needs to stop. The people in charge need to grow up. Both the Democrats and the Republicans — not only in Wisconsin, but everywhere — need to sit down with each other, talk and actually listen. As the situation in Wisconsin demonstrates, the country seems to be nowhere near that point. Instead, parties wage war and resort to drastic measures before even taking the time to attempt the more moderate solutions. If America wants to ensure the continued existence of the glory it is so afraid of losing, everyone needs to recognize that there is a happy median — considering that median is actually a pretty viable course of action.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’m handcuffed and stuffed inside a small steel box, locked and strapped by volunteers, [and] I attempt to escape from [it] in full view of the entire audience.” University student and magician Eric Wilzig, on one of his acts, “The Diamond-Plated Steel Box Escape … of Death” STORY ON FRONT
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clothing. The region is one in he United States has which insurgent groups been engaged in a operate freely and interact multi-front war in with other insurgents along Afghanistan and Iraq since the border of Pakistan, Sept. 11, 2001, mainly to hunt where the province lies. down Osama bin Laden and NATO disagrees, claiming exact retaliation for the terthat the aircraft attack and rorist attacks that killed over CODY GORMAN predator drone missile used 3,000 people in the World in the attack killed 36 insurTrade Center, Pentagon and gents and no civilians. While this is a possibility, it is the downed plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. Thenimpossible to deny the impact that the wars in president George W. Bush further explained the Afghanistan and Iraq have had on Arab civilians. affront by affirming that Iraq had weapons of mass On Sept. 20, 2001, Bush said in a speech to the destruction and that our military presence would nation, “They hate our freedoms — they hate our ensure a rapid influx of democracy. Actual backfreedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freeground research into Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi — dom to vote and assemble and disagree with each fittingly codenamed “Curveball” — brought to light other.” Actual information shows that this is not the that the intelligence he presented to Bush’s cabinet case — nor, arguably, has it ever been. If anything, concerning weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was the recent uprisings against autocratic governments entirely fabricated, and that al-Janabi himself was in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Bahrain have shown that nothing more than a con artist and habitual liar. But at most Arabs want a government that runs democratileast we were spreading freedom, right? cally, not one that is tied up in Islamism, oppression To summate, not really. As we draw maddeningand strangulation of free speech. Freedom is clearly ly close to the 10-year anniversary of the attacks, bin not an ideal that draws contempt and scorn in the Laden still has not been found, thousands of civilArab world — rather it is respected, yearned for and ians have been killed, Iraq is in a quagmire and facdemanded as of late. ing the possibility of dictatorship — Perhaps the reason this notion as yesterday’s column has shown — exists is the inanity of right wing and most Arabs still do not have any “Arabs do not hate evangelists and demagogues that trust in the United States. How can our freedom manage to attain seats in Congress. we blame them? Let’s start with a litWhile crying foul of theocracies aristle history of Iraq. of speech, religion ing in the Middle East in the wake of In the sanctions on Iraq enforced or our way of life.” the revolutions, they assert that by Resolution 687 following the invademocracy is the only true way to sion of Kuwait, all international trade govern for the people of a nation, and with Iraq was barred, except for a government run by religious rule is dangerous, but things deemed as “humanitarian” in nature. The these Republicans — notably Bush and Sarah Palin, impact on Iraqis was enormous — lack of trade among many others — have no problem proclaiming caused immense inflation, a near complete devaluathat the United States is a Christian nation and as tion of currency, large-scale malnourishment and such its actions are guided by God and beyond hunger, fewer modern luxuries like electricity and a reproach. Seems a bit hypocritical, doesn’t it? lack of security in the country. In the years following The individuals in the armed forces are not at all the onset of the sanctions, the infant mortality rate the reason for contempt for the U.S. in the Middle more than doubled from 4.7 percent to 10.8 percent, East. Rather, it is the will of the commanders of the and the child death rate for children under the age of armed forces and the elected officials who order five jumped from 5.6 percent to 13.1 percent. them to take actions that kill innocent civilians and International charity UNICEF estimates that in the widespread disorganization. Arabs do not hate our twelve years that the sanctions were in effect, over freedom of speech, religion or our way of life. Most 500,000 children died, almost entirely in non-conflict of them are simply angry with the way that our milsituations. Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey itary takes actions with no regard for human life Clark estimates that 1.5 million people died as a result while affirming to U.S. citizens that we are doing of the sanctions from 1991 to 2003. That, on average, the right thing. As comedian David Cross said, “If is over 100,000 dead civilians per year. However, there the terrorists hated freedom, the Netherlands was little outrage — and still little today. would be f——— dust.” In a mission in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan on Feb. 20, 2011, the U.S. military killed 65 civilians. Cody Gorman is a School of Arts and Science Of the 65 civilians, 52 were women and children. junior majoring in political science. His column, According to Fazlullah Wahidi, governor of the “The Tuning Fork,” runs on alternate Tuesdays. Kunar Province, all of the civilians were in civilian Due to space limitations, submissions cannot exceed 750 words. 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or the past year, we have been the only people who read The Daily Targum from front to back every single day. Now we have passed the torch onto new copy editors, but before we leave, we have a few things to get off our chest. You probably don’t care what we have to say, but we’re funny — or at least we think we are — and our board cares. So if you want, you can skip to the crossword puzzle. One horribly disappointing fact we have learned about our campus is that there are a lot of people filled with anger and hate who feel the best way to take it out is in the Targum pages. The racism embedded in the words of some of the submissions from columnists and letter writers in daily doses is disgusting. Every other week, we would dread seeing specific columns waiting to be copy-edited. So to you — those who blindly attack others while hiding behind the newspaper print — start listening and stop ranting, which leads us to our next point. The constant back and forth between Israel and Palestine supporters is depressing. Not
once throughout this whole year have we seen any positive change come from your attacks on EMILY BORSETTI & NANCY each other. Regardless of To the people in our lives who where our own opinions lie, we have put up with our absence, have come to believe that thanks for understanding that actions speak louder than Targum is a social-life-killing job. words. If we have learned anything from our favorite television show, the best way to “You probably resolve any controversy is to “get it in.” So, try looking at it don’t care what from a different position. we have to say, But none of this takes away from the positive experiences but we’re funny ... Targum has given us. We will and our board never have a job where work and friendship are so intercares.” twined. It is evidence in itself since we are writing a joint colTo the photo desk — We umn because we love each other have worked so closely together so much. Where else would we this past year that it will be hard have been able to find each not to see you ever y day. other: Two people from the Thanks for posting our lives on same town who love Mouse ramonandjovelle.tumblr.com. Traps from Hansel, fist-pumpYou win — you’re definitely ing, tequila and cannolis. closer than us. Crammed in our one-window Jillian and Rashmee — We office, this past year has given leave knowing our desk is in good us much to be thankful for.
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To the rest of the new board — Themed parties, birthday cakes and wall quotes make Targum time go by fast. Welcome to your new family. Aleksi — We miss you, wish you were here for our last times together. Don’t get too French. Sports — Your desk is onpoint. We’ve recognized it all along. Thanks for keeping us laughing and entertained. Barto and Ahern, don’t piss off Dad too much. Alex, there’s no one in the world that knows “The Office” like I do, except for you. You’re one of the sane ones with a lot of heart. Steve, stop getting red. Nancy Santucci and Emily Borsetti are School of Arts and Sciences seniors and the former copy editors of The Daily Targum. They continue to love all things “Shore” and can tune in from home on Thursday nights instead of suffering in the sports corner. They walk slower with pulled muscles but still only dance with each other or Neil’s cats. They trained two editors knowing they had to be replaced but realized that for those who struggle with names, that is unlikely to happen.
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too anxious out there, but it definitely has us looking forsecond game, 6-5, in 10 frames ward to next weekend as a whole team.” Despite the valiant effort in continued from back Gebler’s first start, the Knights could not do enough to seal the scoring position. Moments victory after jumping ahead in later, a wild pitch by Sargent the first inning of play. allowed Hopkins to trot home The Hurricanes got on the and set up the Knights for a 6-5 board the following inning off an victor y after a 1-2-3 inning error in the infield and took the behind the left arm of sophogame into extra innings, where more reliever Rob Corsi. they came out on top. “He threw a weird sidearm Sophomore Jerr y Elsing angle which I haven’t seen in a took the loss in the contest while,” Hoermann said. “The after a Miami triple and subsepitch had a lot of movement on quent sacrifice fly it and I was just in foul territor y looking for a fast“The fact that plated the walkball. I knew his fastball was down we were able to put of f r un in the 11th inning, givand I was looking together a really ing the ’Canes a for somewhere I 2-1 win. can drive it and competitive series Both Nyisztor he came inside and senior outwith a fastball with them really fielder Michael and I got my says something.” Lang carried the hands through Knights of fenquick enough.” ROB SMOROL sively, combining Sophomore Sophomore Reliever for five RBI and lefthander Rob six hits. Smorol went five And in their first career outstrong innings for the Knights ings a pair of sophomores rose to in his first collegiate start, strikthe occasion, flickering a glimpse ing out eight and allowing just what may be in store for Rutgers three earned runs to keep his this season. team in contention. “I think we’re in great In the first contest of the shape,” Smorol said. “Our first series, Hill put the ball in the time we were outside was our hands of a sophomore making first day there Friday morning. his first career start, as So the fact that we were able to righthander Tyler Gebler went put together a really competisix innings without allowing an tive series with them really earned run. says something about how our “I kind of just wanted to get team should be this year. I this first start out of the way,” think were going to be Gebler said. “I knew it would contenders — one of the Big be rough with the walks and East finalists.” control and just being a little
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Sophomore righthander Tyler Gebler turned in a gem in his first career start, as the Toms River N.J., native went six innings without allowing an earned run in the Knights’ season opening 2-1 loss.
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Sophomore 125-pounder Joe Langel finished the dual meet season with an 11-4 record after Sunday’s 9-1 major decision over Drexel’s Michael Gomez. Langel split time early in the season at 125 pounds with classmate Matt Fusco, but started at the weight class in every match after upsetting Virginia Tech’s 13th-ranked Jarrod Garnett.
REGULARS: Langel, RU roll from outset in Philadelphia continued from back The dominance from two backups solidified a notion that the Knights harp on constantly — the practice room is just as demanding as the rest of the schedule. And against the Dragons (716), that depth shone through. “[Depth] is one thing that we have that a lot of people may not have realized yet,” sophomore Joe Langel said. “A lot of it is because of how hard we work in the practice room. Just to be in
the practice room you have to be almost at the level that our starters are at.” Langel got the ball rolling for Rutgers against Drexel with a 9-1 major decision over Michael Gomez. The Howell, N.J., native finishes the year 11-4 in dual meet action and is ready to step up as Rutgers’ go-toguy at 125 pounds in two weeks at the EIWA Tournament. “I’ve been wrestling well and starting to peak when I need to,” he said. “I’ve just got to keep wrestling hard and doing the things that I need to do. Don’t really change anything, it’s been working.” The triumph over the Dragons sets the Rutgers school record for
victories in a season with 21 to go along with just two losses on the
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year. The previous record was also set during Goodale’s tenure
when the 2008-09 Knights put together a 20-win campaign. While he recognizes the achievements the squad made this season, the fourth-year coach will still lose sleep over the most recent lost to Lehigh. “I probably still have a bittersweet taste with Lehigh,” Goodale said. “I’m sure if I get time down the line and I can look back, then I’m sure I’d be excited with how far we’ve come.” But the win over Drexel gets the Knights back on the winning track as they head into the most impor tant par t of the season in the EIWA and NCAA Tournaments.
“It was a good bounce back,” Langel said. “Even though we had one bad match, it was good for everybody to go back out there and realize we are still wrestling to our capabilities.” And while a school record puts an exclamation point on a successful dual meet schedule, the postseason tournaments dwarf the regular season. “[Our guys] aren’t stupid. They know it’s about this next tournament coming up,” Goodale said. “We’ve had some good dual meet wins, but the reality is that nobody is going to care about that. They are going to care about what happens in the next month.”
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Juniors Mikelyn Messina, left, and Brittney Lindley carried the Scarlet Knights from the plate this weekend in the aTen Construction Tournament in Riverside, Calif. Lindley finished the four-game stretch with four RBI and a home run, while Messina cranked two homers and led the team with five RBI.
Knights drop four in opening tourney in Cali BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers softball team needed immediate ef fectiveness from its young and outn u m SOFTBALL bered 7 pitching LOYOLA staf f to 4 come RUTGERS a w a y with wins in the first of five preseason tournaments this season. Playing against three teams that already had a week of game experience under their belts, it did not happen. The Scarlet Knights dropped all four games over the weekend at the aTen Construction Tournament in Riverside, Calif., by a combined score of 31-16. Sophomore Abbey Houston and junior Noelle Sisco were the only two pitchers to stand in the circle for Rutgers, with head coach Jay Nelson withholding freshman Megan Williams from
CHAMPS: Freshman wins relay after individual letdown continued from back Championship in the event, edging out Villanova with a time of 3:13.08. “I knew that if we put Aaron [Younger] in a good position, he’d make it happen,” Werner said. “He got the baton in third place and was about eight to 10 meters out of first place. He ended up passing Villanova at the very end to win.” Caidenhead enjoyed being a member of the relay for the Knights as a freshman after not doing as well as he hoped in his individual event — the 500-meter dash. “It was a learning experience,” the Bergenfield, N.J., native said. “But I was extremely happy to come back and run a great leg on the relay to help our men pick up points and keep up the tradition of winning the Big East 4x400 Championship.”
action due to strep throat. The newly crowned ace and No. 2 pitcher both struggled. “They were a little of f,” Nelson said of the pitching staf f. “There were definitely some bright spots, but Abbey and Noelle were both of f. It’s hard the first time you’re out playing on dir t, especially when other teams have already been there, but that can’t be an excuse.” Houston gave up 18 runs in 10 innings of action, and Sisco picked up three of the four losses in the tournament with an earned run average of 5.25. “This tournament is not a matter of a learning experience because we know what we need to do,” Nelson said. “The team was there offensively, but we were a step off defensively and in our pitching.” For the Rutgers bats, the tournament marked a major improvement from last year’s nonconference games in terms of consistency. The Knights averaged four Other top performances include Werner in the 200-meter dash, in which he placed fourth with a time of 21.90. “I was feeling good all weekend,” Werner said. “I ran my best time in the 200 this year in the finals. I wanted top three, but it was still a good performance so I’m happy.” Junior jumper Kevin Bostick scored in both the triple and high jumps this weekend, taking fifth in the high jump with a mark of 6 feet 9 inches, and sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 48 feet 8 inches. “Doing both jumps back and forth doesn’t help me,” Bostick said. “But sometimes it’s just the way the meet is scheduled, and we can’t do anything about it.” The Knights have off this weekend from competition, but return in two weeks for the IC4A Championships in Boston. “The team overall could’ve done better,” Caidenhead said. “But we look at this as another stepping stone for IC4As, or even indoor nationals.”
runs per game over the fourgame tournament with the heart of the order doing the majority of the damage. Junior slugger Brittney Lindley picked up where she left off in last year’s Big East Tournament with a .615 batting
“It doesn’t show in the box score, but we hit a lot of balls to the fence that were caught.” JAY NELSON Head Coach
average, a home run and four RBI to start the year. Junior Mikelyn Messina began last year on a torrid pace and did so again this season, leading the Knights with two
home runs and five RBI over the first weekend. “If you do the small things, the bigger things will come,” Messina said prior to the trip to California. “We’re working with the same infield and the same outfield from last year, so we have all been there. We know that we can put up runs, and we think teams are going to be scared of our bats this time around.” Lindley, Messina and No. 5 hitter Mandy Craig paced the of fense just like last season, but Nelson said he liked the way the rest of the lineup hit for the most par t, as well, even if it did not translate to getting on base. “It doesn’t show in the box score, but we hit a lot of balls to the fence that were caught,” Nelson said. “There were some outstanding plays made to take away some base hits.” Freshman Loren Williams, battling a hand injur y that prevents her from hitting for at
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least two more weeks, made her college debut as a pinch runner in her home state of Califor nia. The Los Angeles native played in two games and stole a base. “She was a fan favorite, that’s for sure,” Nelson said. “She had family and coaches. It was pretty good for her.” The Knights (0-4) do not have much time to recover before the second tournament of the season, beginning Thursday in Corpus Christi, Texas, against Arkansas. With four games worth of experience on an actual field instead of practices at the Bubble and inside the Louis Brown Athletic Center, Rutgers expects an improved performance. “It’s about knowing what to do — which we do — and having the experience to execute,” Nelson said. “Now that we have played on dirt, not just in the Bubble or the [RAC], we expect a more consistent performance in Texas.”
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KNIGHTS HOST NO. 16 LOUISVILLE The Rutgers men’s basketball team hosts No. 16 Louisville tonight MEN’S BASKETBALL at 9 p.m. at LOUISVILLE t h e AT RUTGERS, Louis TONIGHT, 9 P.M. Brown Athletic Center. The Cardinals travel to Piscataway on the heels of a 71-58 victor y against now-No. 14 Connecticut at the KFC Yum! Center. Sophomore guard Peyton Siva and senior Preston Knowles lead the Cardinals’ up-tempo offense against the Scarlet Knights’ half-court attack.
The Knights fell, 76-60, last season at Louisville, but the Cardinals lost point guard Edgar Sosa to graduation and former St. Benedict’s (N.J.) product Samardo Samuels to the NBA Draft. Rutgers faces its four thranked opponent in five games after losing on Saturday to No. 17 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. Senior guard Mike Coburn enters tonight’s contest fresh off of an 18-point, six-assist perfomance on Saturday against the Orange. — Tyler Barto
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Senior guard Mike Coburn and the Knights’ backcourt have to contend with Louisville’s Preston Knowles and Peyton Siva.
utgers men’s lacrosse redshirt freshman Scott Klimchak made the Big East Weekly Honor Roll yesterday, the league announced. Klimchak earned the distinction after scoring 10 points in victories over Wagner and Manhattan last weekend. Against Wagner, the Clark, N.J., native racked up seven points on four goals and three assists. Klimchak had another impressive performance against Manhattan, tallying a goal and two assists.
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junior guard Tyshawn Taylor indefinitely for violating team rules. Taylor has started all but one game for the 25-2 Jayhawks. The suspension comes at a crucial time for the Jayhawks, who are a game behind Texas in the Big 12 race. The St. Anthony (N.J.) product averages 8.8 points and 4.7 assists per game, putting him at third in the Big 12 in the category. Earlier this season, Kansas senior Mario Little was suspended for six games due to his arrest for a domestic disturbance.
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Junior Jacquelyn Ward made NCAA “B” cuts after registering a time of 4:36.92 over the weekend in the 400-yard individual medley at the Big East Championships. Ward now has a shot to compete in the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas.
Three ‘B’ cuts lead Knights at Champs BY MATT CANVISSER STAFF WRITER
The Big East Championships were the light at the end of the tunnel for the Rutgers swimm i n g SWIMMING team all RUTGERS 282 PTS. s e a s o n long. SEVENTH PLACE T h e Scarlet Knights finally reached the fourday-long Championships last week and came away with a seventh place finish out of 11 teams in its first attempt under head coach Phil Spiniello. “It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed coaching this team at this meet,” Spiniello said. “It was a great experience and I’m happy with the meet overall. The finish will improve in the coming years.” But the season is not over yet for some Knights, as there were NCAA “B” cuts made by junior Jacquelyn Ward, as well as freshmen Trisha Averill and Chelsea Rolin. Swimmers who make the NCAA “A” cut automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, while those who make the “B” cut fill the rest of the spots based on time.
The Rutgers swimmers who ting the cut and realizing that I qualified are not guaranteed can do it.” a spot in the Championships The Knights occupied fourth with the “B” cut, but they will place after the first day of the anxiously await the results to meet, which was devoted to find out if they can go to relays — an area that the team the NCAAs. needs to continue to work on, Ward qualified for her cut in according to Spiniello. the 400-yard individual medley The Knights showed marked with a time of improvement in 4:36.92, which also that phase of the got her fourth in “There was so much meet as the 800the race. freestyle talent and so much yard In her first relay team of junspeed. At first it was ior Jacquelyn appearance at the Big East sophomore a little intimidating, Ward, Championships, Taylor Zafir, as Averill made the well as freshmen but [it] ... only NCAA cut in the Mar y Moser and makes you faster.” Chelsea Rolin 200-yard breaststroke with dropped 29 secCHELSEA ROLIN 2:16.83. Fellow onds off its qualiFreshman rookie Rolin fying time. The qualified for a team finished in “B” cut in the mile where she 7:27.85, which put it in placed four th with a time of seventh place. 16:34.17, and in the 500-yard The Knights also dropped freestyle with a time of 4:54.05 time in the 200-yard medley —good for ninth. relay with the team of Moser, “I was extremely excited to junior Brianne Lindblad, sophhear that I got my NCAA ‘B’ omore Taylor Curado and cuts. I wasn’t expecting to get freshman Emilie Kaufmann. them so when I did it was a The unit finished sixth with a pleasant surprise,” Rolin said. time of 1:43.36 — three “There’s a slim chance I’ll actu- seconds better than its ally get to go but it was nice get- seeded time.
“It was a great experience competing against all these great schools in one place,” Rolin said. “There was so much talent and so much speed. At first it was a little intimidating, but competing against all these fast schools only makes you faster.” The Knights dropped to sixth place overall on Day 2 and maintained that spot throughout the third day of competition. The two days were highlighted by the NCAA qualifying times of Ward and Rolin and strong individual per formances from Curado and Zafir. Rolin’s performance in the mile highlighted the final day of the Championships, but the Knights dropped down to the seventh spot as a team. Despite not finishing where they might have liked, the impressive performances by some of the younger members of the team has the Knights’ momentum pointing upward for next season. “At Big East we really came together as a team. We cheered, supported and tried as hard as we could to stay positive the whole time,” Rolin said. “We’re only going to get stronger. I’m positive that we’re going to be a contender for years to come.”
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the first woman to coach in men’s professional baseball and college baseball, set another milestone. The Cleveland native became the first woman to pitch batting practice in a major league spring training camp when she threw to the Cleveland Indians. Siegal wore a patch honoring Christina Taylor, the nine-year-old victim of last month’s shootings in Tuscon, Az., and the granddaughter of former major league manager Dallas Green. The 36-year-old coached first base for the Independent League Brockton Rox. She also spent three years as an assistant coach at Springfield College from 2007-2010.
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from an ankle injury in a loss to the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade injured his ankle again in the NBA All-Star Game. Wade was pulled off the court in the third quarter after the Marquette product developed a sudden limp. But Wade only left the game for precautionary reasons and the injury is not serious, according to the Sun-Sentinal.
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LEGRAND RETURNS TO CAMPUS SATURDAY FOR COMEDY FUNDRAISER AT RAC Eric LeGrand returned to Piscataway for the second time since injuring his spinal cord making a tackle Oct. 16 against Army. The 20-year-old junior was at the “Laugh to Heal Comedy Fest Fundraiser,” which took place Saturday in his honor at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. “I just want to thank ever ybody for coming out here today, and I’m just going to keep chopping during my rehab,” LeGrand told the crowd of almost 3,000 people. LeGrand also joined the Rutgers football team at the Hale
Center for its first meeting of the spring semester. He since resumed coursework at Rutgers, and he is enrolled in “Blacks and Economic Structures.” LeGrand participates in the class on Monday nights via videoconference from the Kessler Institute from Rehabilitation in West Orange, N.J. The Avenel, N.J., native regained sensation throughout his body since suf fering the injur y at New Meadowlands Stadium and undergoing emergency surger y at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Proceeds from the fundraiser Saturday went to the “Eric LeGrand Believe Fund,” which Athletic Director Tim Pernetti announced less than a week after the injury. Those interested in contributing to the fund can send donations to: “Eric LeGrand Believe Fund” PNC Wealth Management Attn: Kimberly G. Kingsland, Senior Trust Advisor One Palmer Square Suite 201 Princeton, NJ 08542
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Junior defensive tackle Eric LeGrand receives a standing ovation — Steven Miller Saturday at the “Laugh to Heal Comedy Fest Fundraiser.”
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Redshirt freshman Scott Klimchak began his Rutgers career with a seven-point weekend in wins over Wagner and Manhattan. The Clark, N.J., native, whose twin brother is also an attackman for the Scarlet Knights, scored four goals and tallied three assists to lead the team.
Rutgers opens season with pair of dominant outings BY VINNIE MANCUSO STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team came into its season-opening weekend with two very different sides of MEN’S LACROSSE the field MANHATTAN 3 — a vete r a n RUTGERS 11 defense and a young offense with something to prove. The scrappy offensive unit showed it has what it takes as the Scarlet Knights steamrolled past opponents Wagner and Manhattan. “Having six guys on the field that can be considered legitimate offensive threats is something that really we haven’t had at Rutgers while I’ve been here,” said four-year starting defenseman Brian Shemesh. “Defenses really have to respect everyone out there as opposed to just one or two guys like it has been in the past. It’s a lot of fun to watch from the defensive side.” The Knights (2-0) welcomed Manhattan to the RU Turf Field just two days after first contest of the season against Wagner. Head coach Jim Stagnitta stressed the dif ficulties in rebounding from a game in such a short time.
“It’s always a challenge playing twice in three days in our sport,” Stagnitta said. “It’s a physical contact sport. In some ways it was a test if we could get back up and play again, and play well.” Rutgers rose to the challenge, defeating the Jaspers, 11-3. The offense got out to an early start once again, as junior Will Mangan scored twice in the first quarter, both times assisted by sophomore Duncan Clancy. Clancy would go on to put a goal of his own up on the board with seconds left in the first. With Rutgers only leading, 52, going into halftime, the defense dominated the second half of regulation. After a quick goal by Manhattan early in the third, the defense held the Jaspers scoreless for the remainder of the game. Manhattan ended the contest with only 12 shots taken. “Defensively, we really stuck to the game plan,” Shemesh said. “We communicated well and worked as a unit, which is pretty essential for team defense in lacrosse. [I am] really happy with the way we played.” The offense was especially busy against Wagner on Friday, when nine different players scored. The Knights got off to a quick start when junior Mike Diehl
found the back of the net in less than a minute and Rutgers never looked back. Redshirt freshman Scott Klimchak led the team with seven points on four goals and three assists, while Mangan and fellow juniors Kevin Hover, Diehl and Nicholas Zerrillo all posted multiple-goal efforts. Zerrillo’s second goal, which came just over a minute into the second quarter, provided the spark needed for the Knights to put four straight goals on the board en route to a 17-5 victory over the Seahawks. “[The offense] played ver y well in every aspect of the game,” Stagnitta said. “We started out quickly and ended strong which were two things we really wanted to do. It was a little bit inconsistent at times but when we needed big goals … the guys we needed to step up certainly did.” The Knights only get a week to savor the feeling of starting the season with two wins before they clash on Saturday with MarylandBaltimore County. Until then, Stagnitta is hopeful about his team’s future. “Overall I was really impressed with the energy and the effort throughout from top to bottom,” Stagnitta said. “I think the kids showed a lot of toughness.”
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Junior midfielder Will Mangan scored two first-quarter goals to jumpstart the Knights’ attack in a win Sunday over Manhattan.
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Senior sprinter Aaron Younger defended his title as Big East Champion on Sunday in the 500-meter dash. Younger won the event with a time of 1:01.89. The third title came in the 4x400-meter relay, comprised of Younger, juniors Kevin Brown and Steve Werner and freshman Corey Caidenhead. The Knights took home the Big East
The Rutgers wrestling team finished of f the dual match por tion of its schedule on Sunday, when the team traveled to Philadelphia WRESTLING for a tussle with Drexel. RUTGERS 39 The seventhDREXEL 6 ranked Scarlet Knights won, 39-6, to get back on the winning track after last week’s roadblock against No. 10 Lehigh. “That’s the great thing about wrestling — it can change the very next day,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “Now they feel good about a win and they are ready to go. These guys didn’t get down [after the loss]. After 24 hours, it was about moving onto the next match.” Sophomores Mario Mason and Scott Winston — mainstays in the starting lineup — did not appear in the match three days after both dropped their individual matchups against the Mountain Hawks. But Goodale stated that keeping their names exempt from the lineup was not a response to their uncharacteristic losses. “We didn’t need them for the dual meet and we knew that going in,” he said. “No sense wrestling them at that spot.” Senior David Greenwald and freshman Nick Visicaro stepped in admirably in their stead at 149 and 165 pounds, and both secured bonus points. Greenwald pinned Garth Mahosky in 5:23 and Visicaro recorded a 21-5 technical fall over T.J. Laky at the 5:56 mark. “It was a great way for [Greenwald] to end his career at Rutgers,” Goodale said. “And Nick Visicaro is the absolute future of our program. Anytime he gets the chance to wrestle, we like watching him compete. He just wrestles hard.”
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Freshman Devin Jones won a Big East Championship in the triple jump with a Rutgers school record leap of 50 feet 9.25 inches. The Scarlet Knights also took titles on the track in the 500-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay.
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men’s track and field team claimed three Big East Championship titles this weekend at Stile Athletics Field House in Akron, Ohio.
The Scarlet Knights finished the meet eighth overall with 45 points. Most notably, freshman Devin Jones won the triple jump with a leap of 50 feet 9.25 inches. The jump secured the indoor school record for the Boonton, N.J., native. “I’m so happy,” Jones said. “It feels so good to be Big East Champion and the school record holder as a freshman. I couldn’t ask for much more.”
Rutgers takes one in tight series with No. 18 Miami BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
In terms of wins and losses, the Rutgers baseball team’s 2011 trip to Coral Gables, Fla., read similar to past visits to the Sunshine State. The Scarlet Knights fell, 5-3, in BASEBALL the series finale on RUTGERS 3 Sunday to No. 18 MIAMI 5 Miami –– a team that historically has Rutgers’ number –– and returned to New Jersey with just one win. But that win is one more than the Knights had against Miami over the past two seasons, and in terms of the team’s competitiveness against the Hurricanes, this year’s chapter read quite differently. “We’re ver y pleased at this stage,” said head coach Fred Hill. “We obviously still need to get better because we’re going to be playing some good teams as the season goes along. But at this stage we’re ver y pleased so far. Our kids work hard, they’re playing hard for us and that’s what it’s all about.” The Hurricanes (2-1) exploded in the fourth inning of Sunday’s rubber match, scoring all five of their runs in the stanza that was sparked by a hit batter. The Knights (1-2) showed life in the sixth inning, when sophomore shortstop
Steve Nyisztor stepped to the plate with runners on the corners and two outs. The Toms River, N.J., native showed once again why he is the team’s most dangerous slugger, blasting a three-run bomb over the left field wall to account for one of his three hits in the series. But the rally fell short as the Knights failed to notch a pair of runs across home plate in the eighth inning, ultimately leading to the two-run loss. “We always just point out the things that are positive and point out the things that aren’t,” Hill said. “Our kids played very well, our pitchers did a very good job and we were very pleased. We didn’t do as well as we liked, but in general, we thought everything went really well.” One night earlier in the second game of the series, Hill’s squad earned its first win of the season in a highly contested, 10-inning battle at Alex Rodriguez Park. With senior Russ Hopkins occupying first base and one out in the 10th inning of a 5-5 ballgame, sophomore first basemen Bill Hoermann came up to face Miami reliever Adam Sargent, whose awkward sidearm release kept the Rutgers bats quiet an inning earlier. But Sargent’s antics did not faze Hoermann, who cranked a double to center to put both himself and Hopkins in
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Sophomore lefthander Rob Smorol went five innings in his first collegiate start Saturday, striking out eight and allowing three earned runs in the Knights 6-5 win in extra innings.