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Leaders run to fill empty chairman seat BY ANDREA GOYMA CORRESPONDENT

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Flying Fish Brewery Company, based in Cherry Hill, was founded in 1995 when alumnus Gene Muller decided to leave his writing job to start his own business. The company launched a series of beer bottles named after exits on the New Jersey Turnpike.

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advertising but said he wanted to steer away from a typical 48hour a week job. Rutgers-Camden alumnus “Well, I had a regular job with Gene Muller, who founded lots of vacation, and I was getting Flying Fish Brewery Company bored with it,” Muller said. in 1995, admitted entrepreneurDespite not having any intenship was never on his mind. tions of opening a business at “I was a reluctant entreprefirst, Muller said he was always neur,” said Muller, who is also inspired by his father who startpresident of his Cherr y Hill- GENE MULLER ed his own company. based company. “I was never one “My father had his own small of those people who said, ‘Oh, I just need to business doing construction and my brothstart a business.’ It never occurred to me er does construction now, so that’s kind of until I got this idea.” the work ethic,” he said. “If you’re going to Prior to opening the brewer y, Muller do a job, do it right.” had a background in writing and Before the company could open, Muller METRO EDITOR

spent two years planning all aspects of the brewery. “It was a two-year process to write the business plan, to get the investors, to financing the equipment,” he said. “It was unpaid, and I devoted full-time to doing it.” Muller’s colleague and head brewer, Casey Hughes, met Muller eight years ago at a job interview for the brewery but has since become good friends with Muller. “I think he was always very optimistic about [the company] and trying to get the right people here to do a good job, and he just has a big passion for the industry as whole,” said Hughes, who serves as director of Operations.

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After former Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Joseph Spicuzzo’s resignation due to bribery charges, former Middlesex County assemblyman Peter Barnes Jr. and Carteret Mayor Daniel Reiman are the latest Democrats hoping to fill his seat. Spicuzzo, who also served as Middlesex County sheriff for 30 years, resigned on March 7 after Attorney General Paul Dow accused him of selling jobs and promotions at the sheriff’s office. Elections for a new chairman will take place in June, while Vice Chair Helen Gottlieb is filling in as the organization’s interim leader. Barnes’ son, Peter Barnes III, said when his father heard about the former chairman’s resignation, several people approached his father to suggest he seek the nomination as chairman. “[Assemblyman] Joseph Egan, [assemblyman] Patrick Diegnan, [Sen.] Bob Smith and other people in the community thought that he could come on and be the person to restore some order in the county organization,” the younger Barnes said. The younger Barnes said his father, who served as an FBI agent for 28 years and was also a state assemblyman from 1996 to 2007, has a lot of experience and brings a wide background. “He has an extensive background, which includes federal, criminal investigations and prosecutions [from his time in the FBI],” he said. “As chairman of the Law and Public Safety Committee, he oversaw the fire department and the police department in Edison and East Brunswick at different times in his career.”

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Dressed in raincoats and rain boots, a group of more than 40 people came together in the International Lounge at the Busch Campus Center last night to create cards and of fer encouragement for those in need. The card-making event, sponsored by the Student Volunteer Council, gave participants the option of sending their cards through the website amillionthings.org, which for wards letters to hospital patients and soldiers around the world. “I’m writing to my friend who is overseas,” said Maggie Charlton, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior. “Hopefully I’ll be able to get a mailing address from his sister so that he can read it, but if not, I’ll just wait until he gets home.”

Mayor James Cahill works with Meals on Wheels to distribute food to the community.

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School of Arts and Sciences juniors Pamela Lim, left, and Ruishu Wang join a group of more than 40 students in the International Lounge of the Busch Campus Center last night to create thank-you cards for anyone they chose.

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Students head down to Atlantic City after graduation BY ROBERT ADASHEV CONTRIBUTING WRITER

No matter what the future holds for Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy graduates, this May they will have the chance to remember their last day as college students partying on the Jersey shore. Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Class of 2011 Vice President Jonathan Cicci said in Tuesday night’s Pharmacy Governing Council that students plan to go to Atlantic City May 20 after graduation. Dusk nightclub will unlock its doors two hours before its usual 10 p.m. opening for an exclusive graduation event. “They gave us an amazing deal,” said Cicci, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy graduate student. With refreshments, gratuities and a discount on $5 parking at the neighboring Caeser’s Casino, the event will cost $42 per person, he said. Graduation will take place Monday, May 16, at 10 a.m. in the College Avenue Gym, Class President Bharath Ravichandran said. Some of the school’s students are excited about selecting a speaker to represent the class during commencement, Class Vice President Sandra Moorhouse said. “We’re in the process of getting Bharath to speak, despite his efforts to shun his godgiven [speaking] responsibility,” Cicci said. Ravichandran waved off Cicci’s comment and explained how a school speaker is chosen.

Pharmacy Governing Council “It’s a voting process,” he said. “They send us kind of a survey-style online form that we fill out. You can select anyone in the class to be the class speaker, so the entire roster is listed there for you.” Students vote for a class speaker, an individual to put a hood on everyone as they walk on stage to graduate, a marshal to read the names and a teacher of the year, Ravichandran said. The names of the selected students will be sent out in April. Not many Pharmacy students attend the regular University graduation, he said. “I believe it’s just a standing recognition,” said Ravichandran, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy graduate student. “There are some representatives from the pharmacy school that stand up.” Although the council did not choose a signature noisemaker for the University graduation, he hopes to devise an idea for the next commencement meeting. Students at the council meeting also discussed the prospect for Er nest Mario School of Pharmacy students after their commencement and graduation par ty. About 220 students, an average class size, are expected to graduate this year, Ravichandran said.

Moorhouse said Wednesday was an important day for many graduating Pharmacy students, since it is the day when the national match system notifies them if they received their residency. “Most of the rest of our class already know what they’re doing next year,” she said. “A lot of people have signed contracts with CVS or Walgreens. Some people are doing fellowships within the pharmaceutical industry.” Ravichandran said some Pharmacy students still find the job market disappointing in New Jersey and not as fruitful as it once was. “A lot of the industry positions are dwindling,” he said. “A lot of

those pharmacists are coming back into the community and working at chain pharmacies or independent pharmacies.” Local employment opportunities for pharmacists have declined, Cicci said. Unlike six years ago, a job as a pharmacist is no longer guaranteed. Some pharmacists may have to relocate to find work, he said. The Northeast, particularly New Jersey, is ver y saturated with pharmacists. “As you go to the Midwest or down south or out west, the job market looks a little better,” Cicci said. “It’s actually one of the things we inform the second-year students of before

they enter the third year of their program.” In the Midwest, pharmacists play more of a role in treating patients than on the East Coast where major hospitals are much more accessible, he said. As an alternative, some Pharmacy students participate in research instead of hospital or drugstore jobs. Kangho Suh, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy senior and graduate assistant, will be participating in a fellowship, he said. The fellowship requires Suh to attend the University of Texas for a year to strengthen his statistics skills and earn an economics degree.

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Students at the Pharmacy Governing Council meeting Tuesday night discuss post-commencement plans. Though the council did not decide on a noisemaker, they will have a graduation party in Atlantic City.

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U NIVERSITY STUDENTS: SVC aims to create fun way of giving back continued from front Attendees could also hand deliver their cards to a University employee of their choice, said Nicolette Mabeza, a service day coordinator. “It’s not just for the less fortunate, it’s for the people who deser ve a thank you,” said Henah Parikh, the service day coordinator for the Student Volunteer Council and a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “We just want them to know that we’re thinking of them.” Tables were filled with bright-colored construction paper, markers and colored pencils, giving students the freedom to make cards and express gratitude to whomever they want. “Due to the inclement weather and circumstances, I definitely think this is a great turnout for such an event,” said Stephanie Buco,

LEADERS: Candidates hope to better Spicuzzo’s seat continued from front The elder Barnes issued a statement last week announcing he will seek the nomination as the chairman of the organization. “Recent events have caused our fellow citizens to lose faith in some of their elected officials,” he said in a statement. “However, these few individuals are in no way representative of the vast number of persons from all political parties who work honestly, diligently and ef fectively for the people of Middlesex County.” Reiman, Car teret’s mayor since 2003, will also run for the position. “When I announced it, it was immediately following the resignation of former Chairman Spicuzzo and that obviously has to work its way through the legal process,” Reiman said. “I can tell you that I [will be] shocked and appalled and extremely disappointed if in fact the charges are true, as [will] many Democrats.” But Reiman said it is now a matter of rebuilding the Democratic Party so it can best serve its residents and Democratic constituents, not special interests in Middlesex County. After serving as the chairman of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization for 16

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M a director for the Student Volunteer Council and a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “We’ve been planning this since early February so I’m really happy it was a success.” Christine Perez felt good about potentially making someone happy with her card. “I just thought it was a good idea to send soldiers mail because they like getting letters and I just thought it was a good idea,” said Perez, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “I’m having a lot of fun because I like to make others happy.” Members of different sororities and fraternities sat at tables adorning paper with Styrofoam letters, writing messages like, “Stay Strong,” “Get Well Soon” and “Awaiting Your Return.” “I went to volunteer at the [Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital], and they don’t get cards often. But when they do they get really excited and happy,” Parikh said. “Their

morale is boosted when they get cards.” The Student Volunteer Council aimed to do a good deed by showing students a fun way to give back to the community, said Mabeza, a College of Nursing first-year student. “We just want to get more people aware of volunteering and the Student Volunteer Council in general,” she said. “The fact that people came out to just write cards without free food or anything shows the impact.” The Student Volunteer Council’s mission is to provide University students with opportunities to participate in community service initiatives during the academic year, according to its website. The council’s service activities, like service day projects, donation drives and awareness initiatives are meant to address local social issues. “We’ll definitely be planning more events so keep checking [getinvolved.rutgers.edu] for more student volunteer events,” Buco said.

years, Spicuzzo pleaded not guilty on March 15 to charges of bribery and a pattern of official misconduct in court. Somerset County Democratic Chairwoman Peg Schaffer said transparency should be the most important priority and challenge for the new Middlesex County chairman. “Ordinarily, party organizations aren’t expected to be exceptionally transparent because you’re allowed to caucus and you’re allowed to sit around and

Diegnan, who has known the elder Barnes for 15 years, said he would be the perfect candidate for the job because of his determination, political integrity, experience and knowledge. “In the future, [Reiman] would be a terrific chair himself and at this point our party has multiple qualified people,” he said. “But I think based on the sad circumstances of this particular opening, it really would be good to put someone of [the elder Barnes’s] background in place.” Schaffer said Middlesex County needs new energy. “In Middlesex County, most of the towns have been controlled by the Democrats for a very long time, but there are a lot of young people who are coming up who want to see change in government,” she said. “I think you need someone with a lot of energy who’s going to stimulate the people to get more actively involved in the community.” Reiman said what separates him from the other candidates is he is currently an elected official. “[As mayor of Carteret], I’ve worked for the last 11 years to engage the voters and to put myself forward and propose broad issues and how I can improve my community,” he said. “Now I’d like to see improvements and changes made at the county organization level, as well as outreach.” Although the elections are not until June, Reiman said there may be more candidates interested in running for chairman.

“I’d like to see improvements and changes made at the county organization level, as well as outreach.” DANIEL REIMAN Carteret Mayor

talk about what’s good for the party,” she said. “I think it’s going to be important that people perceive the new leader as someone who’s certainly open and above board with his dealings with elected officials.” Reiman said the Middlesex County Democratic Organization itself needs some work. “The apparatus in place is good but anything and ever ybody can be improved upon,” he said.

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[since] alcohol is highly regulated, so there’s all kinds of NJ Turnpike exits to name beer repor ts and record keeping that have to be done. [There’s] a lot of taxation, the usual continued from front human resource issues [and] Hughes said a large part of his packing issues with our retailjob depends on Muller and ers and consumers,” because of this, the two interact he said. quite frequently. But at the end of the day, “I basically run ever ything Muller said his favorite part of outside his door,” Hughes said. the job is quality control. “I run the warehouse, the whole “I get to sample at the end brewer y operations … designof the day and I’m working,” he ing recipes and stuff he does. said. “It’s fun because it comBilling and orderbines technoloing label design [is gy and science all him].” and then there’s “If you’re from The brewer y, ar t to it too. [New Jersey], which serves as the There are a lot largest American of variables and everybody asks brewer y in New it’s challenging Jersey and the secbut it’s also nice ‘What exit?’” ond largest in the to see when GENE MULLER state is well-known it all comes Flying Fish Brewery for its Exit Series together and Company Founder beer bottles, works well.” Hughes said. D e r e k In coming up Heimlich, a with the Exit Series, Muller said beer processor at Flying Fish he wanted customers to rememBrewer y Company, called ber New Jersey while drinking Muller a friendly guy but his beer. admitted that Muller can be “We were batting around a stern if necessar y. couple of different ideas. That “Ever ybody always respects one just came out. If you’re from each other’s opinion here, but here, ever ybody asks, ‘What ever yone also respects the peoexit?’” Muller said. ple that have more experience,” In addition, Muller believes said Heimlich, a University ever yone in the countr y has alumnus. “Even if I have a difsome form of connection to ferent viewpoint than Gene or New Jersey, whether they used Casey, I’m smar t enough to to live here or know somebody know that they’ve been doing that does and this belief this for a lot longer than I motivated him to name his have, so generally you just beer bottles after New use that as a lesson.” Jersey Turnpike exits. Heimlich believes the One bottle, introduced University has played a part this month, is called “Exit 9: in Muller’s business skills. Hoppy Scarlet Ale,” named “I’m sure the business after the University. skills that he learned Hughes said takes a have come in ver y handy creative mind like in creating Flying Fish Muller’s to come up because there are a lot with such a concept. of legal hassles that he “Just things like the has to deal with in the Exit Series, him and I industr y that involve kind of put together alcohol,” he said. an idea and executed Muller, who strugthat great,” Hughes gled keeping the said. “We work realbrewery afloat when ly well together. He it first opened 16 is always open to years ago, is looking input. He’s always to expand his busithere for anything ness in space and in I need.” workers. In terms of a “The first couple typical day at of years were work, Muller tough. All these litdescribed the pros tle breweries were and cons, ranging closing. People were from heavy papersaying this was a work to free beer fad,” he said. “But samplings. now we’re doing “We have a lot pretty good. It’s a lot of paper work as of work, but yeah, you can imagine still pretty good.”

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Mayor Cahill helps group donate food to elderly BY MONIQUE RICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Mayor James Cahill teamed up with volunteers from Meals on Wheels of greater New Brunswick on Tuesday to donate food packages to elderly New Brunswick residents. The Elijah’s Promise catering chefs prepared and wrapped all the dishes before Cahill arrived at the Elijah’s Promise catering facility at 10:30 a.m. on 211 Livingston Ave. to help volunteers pack food into trucks and cars. “Today I’m going to be delivering meals,” he said. “I’m the jumper. There is always a driver and a jumper. The jumper jumps out of the car and delivers the meals.” Carol Eggleston, the head chef of Elijah’s Promise Catering said preparation leading up to the event was extensive as members of her team worked early in the morning to cook and pack all the meals. “Today they will be getting meat, veggies and potatoes,” Eggleston said. The meal chefs worked on including roasted potatoes with cheddar, roast beef and mixed vegetables, she said. Elijah’s Promise prepares one cold and one hot meal every single day, Eggleston said.

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New Brunswick mayor, James Cahill, worked with Meals on Wheels volunteers to distribute food to the city’s elderly population. The food was prepared by the Elijah’s Promise catering facility.

“The cold meal we give them includes yogurt, salad, crackers, fruit, juice, lunch meat and milk,” Eggleston said. “We keep everything temperature controlled so they stay in the refrigerator until they are ready to be brought out to the volunteers that deliver them.” While preparing the meals, sounds of pots clinking, oil sizzling and loud talk filled the

room, said Robert Devito, a chef at Elijah’s Promise Catering. “The meals are low in salt [with] fresh veggies. We try to make them nutritious,” said Devito, a former student at the Promise Jobs Culinary School. “Once the meals are all packed, volunteers come to pick them up for delivery.” Shortly before Cahill arrived, Eggleston and two of her coworkers began to package the

hot lunches in an assembly line fashion. They put the meat and potatoes into a metal container and added mixed vegetables before sealing the packages and putting them into insulated bags. Cahill said he supports such efforts taken by the volunteers and added that in order for these programs to succeed, University students should also be involved.

“Students are motivated, they are interested in their communities and there is no better program than this to get involved in,” he said. Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the homebound and elderly residents of New Brunswick and Highland Park since 1972, according to a Meals on Wheels fact sheet. The organization has about 66 volunteers that help ser ve 64 clients daily for 52 weeks per year. “I think this program is terrific,” Cahill said. “The volunteers and donors that support it have to be commended. I hope today raises awareness and donors for the program.” Meals on Wheels volunteers, including students, church patrons and ser vice organizations, all deliver using their own cars, Eggleston said. In addition to making meals for the Meals on Wheels Program, Elijah’s Catering provides food for other venues. “We cater lunches for schools, a New Brunswick charter school, Tiny Tots St. Peter’s Hospital and UMDMJ,” she said. “We used to do smaller jobs but it became too much.” Nine people are responsible for ensuring that 550 meals are put out each day by 11:30 a.m., Eggleston said.

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Middlesex County is sponsoring a Composting Workshop where residents will learn how to reduce waste and create their own fertilizer from kitchen scraps. The workshop will be held at the Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension EARTH Center at the Davidson Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick and will last two hours. Pre-registration is required and the cost of the workshop is free. This is the 10th year of workshops offered by Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management in conjunction with the Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension Service. Attendees may also pick up pre-purchased compost bins with Geobin Composter available for $20, Earth Machine compost for $40 and $50 for Wriggly Wranch Vermicompost bin and Soil Saver. For more information please call the Division of Solid Waste Management at (732)-745-4170 or email solidwaste@co.middlesex.nj.us. Young Audiences New Jersey (YANJ) and the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s Community Health Promotion Program will be hosting its 11th annual Family Arts Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. where many multicultural performances will be performed by dance professionals and student, as well as learners from dance workshops. The theme of this year’s event is “Dance for Life.” There will also be a fair where children can learn about nutrition, safety and ways where whole families can stay healthy and active. Children of all ages are welcome and may attend with one family member or favorite adult. For more information about the event, please contact Adam at YANJ at (866)-500-9265 or email info@yanj.org.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin will perform in Mozart’s Concert Rondo and Strauss’s Burleske. Hamelin, whose performances have been lauded by critic for their “abilities to defy the imagination” will perform at 3 p.m. at the New Brunswick State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. His program will also include composer Neilsen’s Maskarade Overture and Sibelus’s First Symphony, with Michael Stern conducting. Tickets for the show range from $20 to $82 depending on the seat one wishes to choose. To buy the ticket, please call 1-(800)-255-3476 or visit event website statetheatrenj.org/njso_marc_andre_hamelin_returns.

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Elijah’s Promise will present the ServSafe Class and Test where participants will review SevSafe test material with a certified instructor. The cost of the class and test will cost $95 and will include test booklet and test page, a copy of the current ServSafe booklet and submission of test for grading and certificate from the Restaurant Association. Pre-registration is required and will take place at 211 Livingston Ave. For more information please contact Elijah’s Promise at rreiss@elijahspromise.net or call (732)-545-9002 ext.112. The White Lotus House, a domestic manufacturer of natural and organic bedding products, will be hosting “Earth Weekend Festival” from April 8-10 to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The event will feature presentations, “Hands Across Highland Park,” where participants will join hands to form a human chain representing the “hands to help the earth,” “Green Products Expo,” where vendors will teach residents on how to stay eco-friendly, “Organic Wine & Beer Tasting” and “Green Art Exhibit,” which will show organicfeatured artwork. For more information on the event, please contact Stephen Mittler at Stephen@allcolorsllc.com or at the White Lotus House’s home phone at (732)-777-6033.

Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the Folklife Program for New Jersey will present Pysanky Traditional Ukrainian Egg Decorating Workshop with Master Artist Olga Kobryn at the East Jersey Olde Towne Village at 1050 River Rd in Piscataway. There will be two sessions from 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Pre-registration is required with a $15 fee for materials and a phone registration application at (732)-745-4489. Checks should be made out to the County of Middlesex/Cultural & Heritage or it may be hand-delivered to the commission’s office at 703 Jersey Ave. in New Brunswick. For more information please visit at (732)-745-4489.

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State officials look to unite safety forces THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLACKWOOD, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney gave a closed-door talk to mayors and other officials in Camden County on Wednesday, encouraging them to become the first county in the state to implement big-scale consolidations of police and fire departments. The Republican governor and Democratic lawmaker, who differ on many issues, both endorse the idea of uniting public safety forces amid tight state and local budgets. They say a new 2 percent cap on local property tax increases is making big, once unfathomable, steps like this necessary. “I think this is a moment that we have to look for efficiencies in policing — both the ef fectiveness and costs,” Christie told reporters after the meeting with officials. Christie has been trying to cut government, reduce the size of state agencies, cut subsidies to local governments and school districts, force local governments to keep their tax hikes down, and even take on pensions and benefits of government employees. None of those moves is politically easy. But the hardest of all changes he’s pushing might be getting the state’s 566 towns — most of them small — to merge functions. The decision on the mergers would be up to local officials. The idea has been explored elsewhere in the state, but countywide officials in Camden County are addressing it with more urgency. County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli announced Wednesday that committees including local, union, police and fire of ficials are being formed to explore how consolidation might work. He said some mergers could begin in about four months. A potential crime-fighting crisis is brewing in the county, and the discussion with the media after the closed-door meeting centered on policing. Amid a budget crunch in January, Camden — one of the nation’s most dangerous cities — laid off nearly half its police officers and one-third of its firefighters. Some of them are to be brought back April 1 with an infusion of state money and work through June. Federal grants also are in place to bring back more laid off workers, but it remains unclear when they might return. Meanwhile, city police have shifted detectives back to patrols — giving the county prosecutor’s of fice greater responsibility for investigating crime in the city. Despite increased patrols, crime — and particularly shootings — have been up this year. County Prosecutor Warren Faulk said he believes the “bad guys” are emboldened, partly because there are fewer police and fewer police cars parked in trouble spots. He said that under that previous practice, drug dealers would deposit their guns elsewhere. But now, he said, they keep them closer at hand — and are quicker to fire.

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n the wake of the tragic murder of School of Arts and Sciences senior Pamela Schmidt, N.J. legislators have been pushing for a bill which would ban “bath salts” in the state. William Parisio, a former School or Arts and Sciences junior who allegedly killed Schmidt, was using bath salts in the months before the murder, hence the connection between the bill and homicide. We wonder, however, if it is really proper to blame the bath salts for the murder. It would be akin to blaming alcohol for drunk driving or an exam for a failing grade. In these situations, we cannot forget that, ultimately, the people involved are the ones responsible for what happens. Perhaps banning these bath salts is not the best course of action. Education is. Let’s face the facts: People will use whatever they can to get high. It’s sad but true. Some people sniff glue or huff magic markers. Should we ban these things, then? Of course not. Instead, we take steps to educate people about the dangers of engaging in these sorts of activities. That does not stop everyone from abusing these substances, but neither does making them illegal. Even if bath salts are outlawed, chances are people will still find ways to get their hands on them, or merely replace them with some new legal high. Before we can determine whether bath salts should be outlawed, we need to discern why they were manufactured in the first place. Was this substance legitimately made with the intention of providing aromatherapy, or was it made as a way to sneak drugs into the market? In this case, intentionality truly matters. It would be unfair to the makers of the product to ban bath salts solely because people started to abuse them. Again, it would be like banning glue because people have decided to sniff it. Education is always a better recourse than banning. When people are informed about the incredibly negative effects of misusing substances like bath salts, they are more likely to stay away. When the product is merely removed from the shelf, people will just find another way to get their hands on it — or they’ll replace it with something else that’s still legal but just as dangerous.

Make informed choices when voting

ohn Paul Rogers is a man you’ve probably never heard of, which is understandable given that his claim to fame is that he’s running for mayor of Lake Wales, Florida — a town you’ve probably never heard of, as well. What’s interesting about Rogers, though, is his past. Rogers is a former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. Go ahead — take a guess as to what party Rogers is running under. It is probably safe to assume that your first instinct is Republican or Tea Party, especially if you are a political lefty. Shockingly enough, Rogers is running as a Democrat, the party many of us associate with political correctness and affirmative action. Rogers’ tale serves as an example of the importance of true bipartisanship. If you merely vote along party lines all the time, it is quite possible that you will miss what exactly you are getting yourself into. One of the fundamental flaws of modern American politics is how sharply divided it has become. It seems that voters are required to stay loyal to one party and one party only. Both sides often attack those who attempt compromise. Ironically, though, bipartisanship seems to be the buzzword of both the Democrats and the GOP. Politicians on both sides claim that compromise and a move to the center are the goals, but these same politicians often act as stumbling blocks for any real movement toward bipartisanship. We would venture to say that most, if not all, Democrats would be extremely uncomfortable having an ex-KKK member as their mayor. But, since he’s running as a Democrat, it is likely that many Democratic voters would completely miss this fact — or, worse, not consider it at all — simply because Rogers is “one of them.” It is needless to say that this is one of the major dangers of fierce division along party lines — that a candidate who actually stands for the opposite of what the voters want gets into office solely because of mindless allegiance to one party over the other. Voters in the United States have the responsibility to stay informed. That’s more difficult than it sounds, but that doesn’t make it any less important. We have a say in the government’s operations. Our decisions in the voting booth should be among the most meaningful that we make in our lives. Too often, it seems to be just the opposite — we waltz into the booth and carelessly tick the box we’ve come to expect as our choice. This is a dangerous habit to fall into, and we cannot

QUOTE OF THE DAY “We’re in the process of getting Bharath to speak, despite his efforts to shun his god-given [speaking] responsibility,” Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy Class of 2011 Vice President Jonathan Cicci, on getting Class President Bharath Ravichandran to speak at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy commencement STORY IN UNIVERSITY

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The most obvious case of n the official someone hurt by affirmative University website, action is a person who was there is a small, barenot hired by a business or ly noticeable note at the bottom denied acceptance into a uniof the page. Despite its lack of versity because a, possibly size, it carries a strong punch: less qualified, minority was “Rutgers, The State University NOAH GLYN given preferred treatment. of New Jersey, an equal opporBut even those who nomitunity, affirmative action institunally gain from affirmative action might end up lostion.” Affirmative action is a policy that gives special ing from such policies, as well. For example, in preference to certain groups of people, depending on Chicago, when black police officers were promoted different factors, like race, sex and national origin. over their white colleagues who earned higher Admittance to the University is not simply based on scores on police tests, the black officers were SAT scores, high school GPAs and extracurricular mocked as being “quota sergeants.” Affirmative activities but also on these personal factors. action is often considered a zero-sum game, where Affirmative action is not unique to the United one side benefits and the other side loses some States, let alone the University. Affirmative action small benefits. But it is often a negative-sum game, policies have been tried in numerous countries, whereby non-preferred groups lose and the preincluding Great Britain, India and Sri Lanka. ferred groups ultimately lose, as well. The stated goal of affirmative action policies is Supporters of affirmative action often point out to create a society — in the University’s case, a that blacks and other minority groups have benefitschool — in which different minority groups are ed from the policies. It is certainly represented according to their protrue that many minority groups portion of the total population. The “The color have seen improvements since affirproblem is that proportional repremative action was introduced, but sentation between different races of a student’s skin supporters often ignore overall within a society is a very rare phedoes not reflect trends that preceded affirmative nomenon. It might sound nice to say action. The percentage of blacks livthat different races should be prothe thoughts ing below the poverty line dramatiportionally represented in different cally declined before affirmative settings, but the reality is that this is in his brain.” action policies were introduced. hardly ever the case. Consider that Eighty-seven percent of blacks lived Germans are disproportionately below the poverty line in 1940, but by 1970 the numrepresented among beer makers, and Jews are overber dropped to 30 percent. Affirmative action represented among comedians. Different ethnic undoubtedly helped certain people, but it is imposgroups have different preferences, and affirmative sible to say how many benefited, or whether those action is an attempt to mold different groups into people would have become as successful without someone else’s perception of what society ought to such policies. Supporters speak as if there was no look like. It is not only arrogant to believe you have such thing as upward social mobility for American the insight to design a complex society, but it is minorities before affirmative action policies — a detrimental to that very same society. proposition that is contradicted by the evidence. Also consider who benefits from affirmative The University does not need affirmative action to action and who is hurt by it. Obviously, preferred prove itself as one of the most diverse institutions in minority groups profit the most. In the United the world A truly diverse school would treat students States, blacks benefit from affirmative action, but not as individuals rather than seeing them in a racial connecessarily the same black people intended by the text. Diversity is a fine thing to strive for but not if it is designers of affirmative action policies. It is undenian artificial creation of politically-minded administraable that blacks were denied their rights and libertors. The color of a student’s skin does not reflect the ties for far too long, but as economist Thomas Sowell thoughts in his brain or the feelings in her heart. writes in his book “Affirmative Action Around the If the University truly wants to improve the lot of World: An Empirical Study”: “No historical sufferminorities in this country, it should nurture indeings of blacks in the United States can justify preferpendent thinking, respect for the individual and the ential benefits to … [those] who happen to be nonremoval of any sort of bias that currently governs white, but whose ancestors obviously never suffered academic minds. any discrimination in the United States.” A black high school student who is the son of a Noah Glyn is a School of Arts and Sciences junior successful doctor, for example, is more likely to be majoring in economics and history. He is the President of accepted into the University than a poor, black stuthe Rutgers College Republicans. 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e are faced with a tragic disaster in Japan still unfolding, a still struggling global economy, record deficits, an education crisis and a possible third U.S. war developing in Libya. You would think that political leaders at the state and congressional level would be unifying across political and ideological lines to work together toward developing policies that address these major issues. Instead, we are suffering under some of the most severe partisanship and hypocritical rhetoric in all of U.S. history. The blame belongs to many of the Republican leaders who were recently thrust into power after a midterm election, which took advantage of a moment of fleeting fears and dissatisfactions among the American people. Many Americans, now sobered by reality,

regret their votes in the November 2010 elections much like a drunken one-night stand. In New Jersey, we do not have to look any further than Trenton to witness class warfare and hypocrisy. The conservative movement throughout the country has championed Gov. Chris Christie for his blunt speech and direct actions. His boldness to cut spending across the board has been praised by Tea Party members and multimillionaires alike. Last year, Christie stole $1.6 billion from state aid for education in order to fund tax cuts. In a recent N.J. Supreme Court decision, Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne declared Christie’s actions unconstitutional. Doyne ruled that not only did last year’s education cuts lead to violations of the state’s mandate to provide children

should not be the world police. In their next interview, they are attacking our president for not acting soon enough in Libya. Other Republicans, such as Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, go as far as to declare the bombing in Libya an CHRISTOPHER PFLAUM unconstitutional war. Where were these voices when former “a thorough and efficient” educaPresident George W. Bush tion, but that the cuts specifically declared war on Iraq under false impacted minority and “at-risk” chilpretenses? Similarly, we have dren. This year, Christie has created Republicans in Congress threatena smokescreen of fear and frustraing the shutdown of the federal govtion about the state’s deficit. He has ernment in order to bully been using this rhetoric to justify Democrats into conceding on major cutting public worker benefits and cuts in social programs to balance additional cuts to education spendour federal deficit. Where was their ing. Behind the screen, he secured thrifty nature when they allowed bilmore than $200 million in taxes cuts lions of dollars in tax cuts to continfor estates and businesses. ue to line the pockets of the wealthiAt a national level, we have est American for eight long years? Republican leaders that say in one It is time that we begin to interview they feel the United States stand up against bullying patri-

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cian tactics and demand that our elected officials do what is right for a majority of Americans. If the current state of Republican politics continues for much longer, there will be long-term damage committed against our social and educational systems. Many Republican polices being pushed by governors and congressmn alike will lead to a dumber population and a larger gap between the rich and the working class. All that I can say is that the 2012 elections are our hope to undo the shortsighted mistakes of the midterm elections. Christopher Pflaum is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in genetics and political science. He is the President of the Rutgers University Democrats. His column, “Carpe Diem,” runs on alternate Thursdays.

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Today's Birthday (03/24/11). It's as if Maya Angelou wrote this for you today: "Love life; engage in it; give it all you've got. Love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it." To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — If you gaze out farther into the distance, you'll see not only the bend in the road, but also the signs, obstacles and stoplights ahead. Keep your hands on the wheel. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Your adaptability has allowed for a regeneration of purpose that ultimately moves you up a rung on the career ladder. Travel to spread words of bright outlook. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — You're in the zone. You know just what to say. Your career moves to a new level, boosted by patience, thorough attention to detail and harmony at home. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — You're good at what you do, and others are recognizing that. Your optimism and friendly nature add to the project. Use diplomacy and attention to detail for best results. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — New ideas thrive with creativity. The basic support is there, the groundwork already laid. Plant seeds and water them lovingly and patiently. Tend them well. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Your confidence rewards you with increased professional stature and increasingly interesting projects (and travel). Use diplomacy via the written word.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Clear communication between siblings and peers allows for harmony at home and work. This shows up in greater productivity, happiness and increased income. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Confident, adaptable and plugged in, you're set up to move things forward powerfully. The written word figures prominently. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Others respect your ability to adapt to the situation, to connect easily with needed resources and to handle tasks without breaking a sweat. There's power in your communication. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Be mindful of self-imposed limitations. Use today to re-juice, even while taking care of business. There's no place like home. Indulge curiosity. Learn something new. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — When a good friend is around to reassure you, nothing can stop you. Let them boost your ego, but also listen openly when they point out things that don't work. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Your patience pays off in matters of work. Enjoy when everything flows with ease, instead of worrying that it's too good to be true. Be receptive. Be generous. Be thankful.

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FUTURE: Knights return lineup for first time since 2007 continued from back “My legacy at Rutgers has not been great and I just want to do better,” she said. The last time Stringer got her whole team back was four years ago, following her championship run. But with Matee Ajavon and Essence Carson as rising seniors and Kia Vaughn and Heather Zurich as rising juniors, Rutgers failed to take the step from runner-up to champion. Of course, having the NCAA schedule Connecticut and a freshman named Maya Moore in the same region did not help. To Stringer, having everyone back does not make improvement a sure thing. “It doesn’t mean anything unless they decide that [they want it],” Stringer said. “I will say this for our team: They really did work over the summer and I like that. They were driven to get better, but we need to be driven to be more of a team and function together. “I’m proud of the way the team has progressed and we should feel proud of the improvement, but we have a lot of distance to go with this group. Hopefully with the addition of other players, that will make us a better team.” Sykes may be the star of the team next year, but Khadijah Rushdan is the heart. Rushdan, who said after the A&M loss that she will definitely be back for a fifth season, is the lone remnant of Rutgers’ Elite Eight squad from 2008. Rushdan was the consensus team leader through this season and handled the brunt of the scoring through the first half of the season before Sykes turned it on. She represents one of four seniors on next year’s squad, along with Sykes, guard Nikki Speed and for ward Chelsey Lee. “That’s a big help because you feel the hurt when ever ybody’s here,” Rushdan said. “It’s not like somebody’s leaving. It’s the same team and the same people. We understand, of course, you can say it’s good that we got to the second round as opposed to last year, but for us it’s not good enough.” Adding the sixth-best recruiting class in the country does not hurt, either. Headlined by guard Briyona Canty, Stringer adds three perimeter players with ratings of 93 or higher by ESPN and a third legitimate post presence in Christa Evans. That makes Rutgers at least 10-deep next season after having just Monique Oliver and Speed off the bench to close out this season. More depth means more fullcourt pressure. More full-court pressure makes Stringer happy. In fact, the idea of depth got one of the two smiles out of Stringer after the A&M loss — the other was about how great a local chicken restaurant was in Shreveport. “Trust me, you will see [fullcourt pressure] next year,” Stringer said. “You can bet your last dime on that. Yes you will. You will see.” — Sam Hellman accepts comments and criticism at sthellman@gmail.com.

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After a breakout freshman season and missing games due to sickness, sophomore Steve Nyisztor has a .238 batting average with a pair of home runs and nine RBI through 12 games.

LINEUP: Senior becomes accustomed to altered order continued from back State selection and tied for the state lead in home runs. When Nyisztor returned from sickness last weekend to reclaim his usual spot in

the lineup, Lang hit leadof f for one game and cleanup for another. While Lang admits he would prefer to settle into a spot in the batting order down the stretch, his preference for where that spot changes with lineup card. But thanks to some advice, his approach and results do not.

“I like hitting first, but once I star ted hitting third for a while I got used to it and started liking that,” Lang said. “It is weird jumping, and hopefully I don’t have to jump around ever y day, but once I stay in one spot I get used to it. Wherever I’m hitting, I really don’t mind. As long as you’re in the lineup, you’re happy.”

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Junior third baseman Brittney Lindley, a Cicero, N.Y., native, plays Syracuse for the first time since her freshman season.

RU prepares for first home series BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

The stark weather change in New York and New Jersey yesterday ruined a major opportunity for the SOFTBALL Rutgers softball SYRACUSE AT team. RUTGERS, On a SATURDAY, NOON negative trajectory with six consecutive losses tarnishing a torrid start for the Scarlet Knights, head coach Jay Nelson hoped a pair of mid-week games against Army could bring an end to the skid before entering Big East play. The rain and snow at West Point, N.Y., brought an end to that, cancelling the doubleheader between the Black and Scarlet Knights. Nelson, who announced the cancellation first thing in the morning yesterday, now plans to put all of the focus on the start of conference play Saturday against Syracuse. “We definitely had some setbacks when we were in Tampa,” Nelson said. “But what we really need is some practice. Army [would have been] good, but fixing things in practice is even more important.” Syracuse (21-5) represents a challenging star t to the Big East slate. The Orange and Knights offenses sport similar starts to the season. ’Cuse has 11 more runs than Rutgers (1015), but has two more games under its belt. But in the circle, Syracuse is far ahead of Rutgers from a statistical standpoint. The Orange use just two star ting pitchers, Jenna Caira and Stacy Kuwik, but both put

up ace-type numbers. Caira has 12 complete games in 16 star ts with an ERA of 1.52. Kuwik is 9-1 to star t the season, giving up slightly less than two runs per game. Rutgers does not have anything close to that. With two sophomores and a freshman on the staff, Rutgers as a staf f has a 4.90 ERA. Freshman Megan Williams is the only pitcher with a winning record (5-3). “I feel a lot more confident now than I did when I got here,” said Williams, who cracked the Big East Honor Roll two weeks ago. “There are a lot of ups and downs, but I’m less ner vous than I used to be. I’m less worried about going for strikeouts.” For the first time since clinching a Big East tournament spot in dramatic fashion on May 9, Rutgers has a home game. The Knights played five preseason tour naments and are excited about the chance to finally play at the RU Softball Complex. “It’s going to feel great to finally be back on that field,” said senior left fielder Mickenzie Alden. “It’s been too long.” Junior third baseman Brittney Lindley may be the most exited for the three-game weekend series. The Cicero, N.Y., native has plenty of connections to nearby Syracuse. The Knights’ leader in home runs, hitting and RBI has not seen her hometown school since her freshman season, when she was 3-for-6 in a doubleheader split. “That weekend can’t come soon enough,” Lindley said. “It’s Syracuse. It’s finally a home game.”

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Midfielder’s consistent play makes difference BY JOSH BAKAN STAFF WRITER

Junior Ali Steinberg finished off the last game for the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team with her third goal WOMEN’S LACROSSE of the day to put the Scarlet Knights ahead, 10-9, against UConn. Steinberg took that scoring initiative against UConn when senior Marlena Welsh passed it to her with eight seconds remaining. Taking care of the scoring load has been routine this season for the midfielder. Her 16 points place her third in scoring for the Knights, already a career-high halfway into the season. “We lost a lot of great attacking players, so I knew I needed to put more in on the attacking end,” Steinberg said. “Last year, we got it to one or two of the same players, and this year, there have been at least five or six different options going in each game.” Although the Knights have more scoring options than in previous years, the Suffern, N.Y., native is still third on the team in scoring with 13 goals. “The biggest difference from last year is me being myself a little more,” Steinberg said. And that is exactly what head coach Laura Brand wanted. “She’s always had the ability to do it, but I think this year she understands that she is one of those go-to players,” Brand said. “As a junior, she really needed to step up and be more of a factor on our attack.” This is the first season that Steinberg is a primary scorer, but Rutgers utilized the midfielder in many other roles besides the attack. Steinberg also led Rutgers in draw controls for each of the past

two seasons, first getting the opportunity in her sophomore season when she started 15 of 16 games. During Steinberg’s sophomore season, the Knights conducted draw tryouts in practice, keeping statistics on who was best at winning the draw. Ever since those tryouts, Steinberg received most of the draw opportunities. “She has the ability to direct the ball a certain way,” Brand said. “It’s not just a 50-50 ball going up.” But as a midfielder, Steinberg holds responsibility on the defensive end. “She’s always there for the slide,” Brand said. “If she has the opportunity to pick up a groundball or cause a turnover, she has good speed coming out of the defensive end, so she’s good in our transition.” Steinberg ranks second on the team with 12 groundball pickups, one of many priorities for the midfielder on defense. “Carr ying the ball up the field, being aggressive on the groundballs — just the little things are important,” Steinberg said. “I just try to be consistent all over the field as opposed to only dominating attack and only dominating defense.” Although Steinberg lights up the stat sheet in offensive, defensive and draw control statistics, it is the aspects that do not show up in the box score that make the midfielder the player she is. “I’m just trying to do my part on each end of the field — not only being an attacker but trying to do my best on draws and groundballs and defense,” Steinberg said. “I’d rather do a lot of the little things well.” But nonetheless, Steinberg has taken advantage of her increased scoring role while maintaining her focus on the little things.

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Junior midfielder Ali Steinberg, left, scored the Knights’ game-winning goal on Saturday against Connecticut but also provides an important presence on the defensive end.

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Spiniello sees strides in first year at RU BY MATT CANVISSER STAFF WRITER

The concept of rebuilding is taboo in many major Division I athletic programs. But when Phil Spiniello took over as SWIMMING & DIVING the head coach of the Rutgers swimming and diving team, he knew rebuilding was exactly what the team needed most. “I had been preparing for an opportunity like this my whole career,” said Spiniello, a former assistant at Princeton. “I was just excited to put my own program into action.” The first task of any head coach is getting players to buy into a system. Spiniello sought to achieve the change in the only way he knew how — establishing a relationship as strong as some families. “Developing a bond with the team was extremely impor tant,” Spiniello said. “Communication and building a relationship, that’s my style. That’s how I coach.” Spiniello’s positive energy spread throughout the Scarlet Knights and no one was immune. Veterans like junior Jacquelyn Ward claim that Spiniello“brought [her] heart back into the sport of swimming.” Even a freshman like Chelsea Rolin, who was only with the team for half of the season, instantly felt his impact. “[Spiniello] is truly an irreplaceable par t of our team,” Rolin said. “I don’t think I’m alone when I say that he’s brought the passion and the excitement back into swimming for me. He brings so much positive energy to ever y workout and makes me love coming to practice ever y day.” There is no question that Spiniello accomplished his first goal of winning over the team, but even the most beloved coaches do not last long if they cannot produce in the win column. Winning meets proved to be an obstacle for a Knights team without much experience and only one senior in diving captain Jen Betz.

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Head coach C. Vivian Stringer brings back her entire roster from this season, including forward April Sykes, the team’s leading scorer. Stringer also welcomes three of four incoming freshmen that are ranked 93 or higher by ESPN.

Returning squad creates bright future Hell’s Kitchen SAM HELLMAN

ince the magical 2007 NCAA Tournament run for the Rutgers women’s basketball team wrapped up, of fseasons in Piscataway are uncertain at best. But with the 2010-11

campaign over after Tuesday’s loss to No. 7 Texas A&M, the Scarlet Knights’ future is clear for once. And it is a bright one. Rutgers returns its entire team and adds its highest-rated recr uiting class since the “Fab Five.” Oh yeah, and April Sykes is expected to finally live up to her potential in her senior season. She will be a superstar. “We’re going hard in the offseason,” said Sykes, who finished the season averaging 14 points per game. “We’re not going to take any days off in preparing ourselves, and I need to take myself to a higher level. I know

what coach Stringer expects of me every day and especially going into my senior year.” Sykes probably will not be the best senior in the country, like recruiting services predicted her to be four years ago, but she will be the best scorer in Piscataway since Epiphanny Prince. The Starkville, Miss., native showed maturity beyond her years as a junior in the way she dealt with two years of underperformance. Sykes knows she disappointed Rutgers fans, and she will do ever ything in her power to change that.

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Lang produces throughout lineup in senior season BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

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Senior right fielder Michael Lang sports a .370 batting average in 11 games, along with seven runs and five RBI in the leadoff spot for head coach Fred Hill.

When Michael Lang learned he would move from his usual spot atop the Rutgers baseball team’s lineBASEBALL up to the three-hole, he sought advice. And when he moved to the cleanup spot for a single game against East Carolina, the senior outfielder did the same thing. Lang knows how to hit leadof f — he did it for most of his Scarlet Knights career — but when he hit third for five straight games over spring break, the move lasted longer than any previous forays into the middle of the lineup. So Lang turned to teammates and coaches to see how to change his approach. “I spoke to people who hit in those spots or different coaches and they just tell me: ‘Don’t change a thing. Keep doing what you’ve been doing,’” Lang said. “Just because you’re hitting someone else doesn’t mean you have to change. Obviously you’re going to see different pitches, but that doesn’t mean you want to change anything.” With his approach staying the same, Lang’s numbers are, as well. The Dumont, N.J., native has a .370 average with seven runs and five RBI in

11 games out of the leadoff spot. In almost half as many games, Lang hits .375 with seven runs and four RBI in the three-hole. His two best games this season came batting third against Old Dominion. Lang hit a combined 8-for-10 in that series, driving in three runs and scoring four times. The 6-foot, 185-pounder is not a traditional power hitter out of the third spot, but he hits for average and does have pop. He finished second on the team with 12 home runs last season, and has 22 in his Rutgers career. His career batting average is .338. Although he hit third for the first series of his junior season, Lang quickly returned to the leadoff spot with the emergence of Steve Nyisztor hitting third. “With his speed and combination of power, it makes it easier for me to hit,” Nyisztor said. “When he’s on base, it gives me a good opportunity to drive some runs in.” But the sophomore shortstop was sick over spring break, forcing Lang to move to the three-hole for the longest stretch since high school. Lang hit leadoff as a junior at St. Peter’s Prep (N.J.), but moved to the third spot for his senior season, when he was a First-Team All-

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