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In the midst of a road trip, the Rutgers tennis team played a pair of matches in Morgantown, W.Va., and took down Big East rivals Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
RFR team constructs racecar for competition BY JACK MURTHA STAFF WRITER
Grease-ridden clothes and nights spent sleeping in the back seat of a racecar are testaments to the Rutgers Formula Racing (RFR) team’s dedication to succeed, both on and off the track. But before RFR will enter its formula-type car this year in two annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) competitions, a long process of brainstorming, design and building takes place, RFR President Umur Selek said. “After a few months into the school year, the actual production of the race car starts and then the students are introduced to the real engineering world,” he said. The team constructs a new car every year, but members first construct a 3D model in a computeraided design (CAD) software program, Selek said. Most design work is completed in the summer, but meticulous reviews of the vehicle’s systems continue throughout the year, said Paul Gettings, leader of controls and manufacturing. The process involves several subteams, including divisions that focus on the drivetrain, engine, electronics, suspension and other attributes of the racecar, Selek said. New members work under the guidance of their chosen sub-teams’ leaders to become familiar with the inner-workings of that specific system, Gettings said. But to complete the car, University students must also machine parts, weld, lay carbon fiber and fiberglass, make molds and write code, said David Gumpert, the electronics team leader for the 2011 season. He said the team must be precise in its work because of FSAE regulations. “Our designs have to adhere to a very strict set of rules — 130 pages — that limit things like engine displacement [to] 600 cubic centimeters, place restrictions in the intake [to] 20 millimeters or roughly three-quarters of an inch, and set safety standards for the driver,” Gumpert said. “The events are highly structured.” RFR will compete against universities from across the globe in Michigan in May and in California in June, Selek said. Cars are judged in a variety of categories, including cover cost and manufacturing, presentation, design, acceleration and fuel economy, among others, Gumpert said. RFR receives most of its funding from the Rutgers School of Engineering student fees and private sponsors, but the money is not a large
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Students are required to pay $7 when requesting transcripts online or picking them up in the Administrative Services Building on Busch campus. University Registrar Kenneth Iuso said the policy would not deter all students from requesting a transcript.
Students oppose charges for transcripts BY ANKITA PANDA METRO EDITOR
Following a series of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts, University of ficials last November placed a $7 fee on students requesting transcripts. Now, students and organizations like the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) are speaking out against the policy. The policy requires that students request transcripts, either online or in person, to the University Office of the Registrar on Busch campus and pay $7, University Registrar Kenneth Iuso said. “Because of the many budget cuts the University has had, there’s a need to find
some income stream, so we could replace some of the budget cuts that were made in the offices,” he said. Transcript fees are not uncommon and many other New Jersey state universities charge students more than $10, Iuso said. “We checked with the other schools, most of them were $10 or more, so we thought that a fair amount might be $7 — less than the $10 or $12 most schools are charging,” he said. Iuso, who said he could not give his personal opinion on the issue, realizes the transcript fee means students will request fewer transcripts but said the policy would not deter all students from requesting. “If you’re applying to a graduate school, you need a transcript. If you are applying for
a job, some companies require a transcript,” he said. “It’s not discouraging students from asking for a transcript, [but] it may be discouraging them from asking for many copies of a transcript.” Since the policy enactment, students are forced to become more efficient and waste less paper, Iuso said. “We used to get requests for 100 copies of an official transcript just in case that student needed to send that transcript to some place at a given time. We’re not seeing people order 100 transcripts,” he said. The ultimate decision to charge a transcript fee came down to Courtney McAnuff,
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INDEX METRO City council will hold a public hearing where residents can ask questions about the one-acrelong Buccleuch sewage project.
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U. graduate students mock murder mystery BY KEVIN DAHAGHI CONTRIBUTING WRITER
After the sudden death of a Hollywood actress mysteriously poisoned the night of an awards ceremony, the graduate student community came together Sunday to investigate the case. Their investigation was part of the University’s Graduate Student Association’s (GSA) murder mystery dinner party in the Red Lion Café on the College Avenue campus. The café, which had a red carpet rolled out for the event, attracted a crowd of graduate students who worked together to determine the mock murderer’s identity and motive using questions and clues while enjoying a catered meal. “The GSA organizes events [requested by] the graduate students,” said Reshma Nayyar, president of GSA. “We thought it would be a nice change to have a theater-inspired murder mystery dinner.” Suspects included an array of characters — all played by graduate students — including a demanding producer and his wife, a proud designer, an egotistical lead actress and her escort, an envious supporting actress, an up and coming actor and his escor t and a promising director. “The selling point for this event was the fact that students would not have to memorize the script,” said Nayyar, a fifth year PhD student. “So it was just rehearsing, meeting once,
coordinating things and having a blast.” First-year graduate student Kyle Davis said he enjoyed the lighthearted opportunity to perform on stage. “It went well and I don’t think it was meant to be anything too intense,” he said. “We’re graduate and PhD students. We don’t have much time to memorize lines.” Davis described his demanding producer character as an alpha male, someone unlike himself. “He’s supposed to be someone who is used to being obeyed,” he said. “I think that’s why they picked that character for me, because they told me it’s the opposite of me so it would be fun to play a character that’s different from how I really am.” A five-act performance and questioning periods after each act culminated in the surprise revelation that the up and coming actor murdered the lead actress because of conflicting affairs with two women. School of Engineering graduate student Shail Chuegar appreciated the performances, particularly the death scene. “It was really nice and I had fun,” Chuegar said. “I liked the way she fell when she was murdered.” During the closing ceremony, actors and audience members were awarded recognition for their performances and prizes. Nayyar said GSA works to improve the quality of life for University graduate students on campus.
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Graduate Student Association members role play different characters and murder suspects to the death of a Hollywood actress Sunday night at the Red Lion café on the College Avenue campus. “GSA’s goal is to ser ve graduate students in ever y possible way,” she said. “If a graduate has a concern, they can come to us.” Nayyar said GSA promotes sustainability practices at each event by using reusable utensils from the Graduate Student Lounge kitchen.
“After the event, used dishes and utensils were taken back to the Graduate Student Lounge kitchen and washed,” she said. “As a result, we did not use any disposable products for the event.” The idea to have a murder mystery party came from the success of a similar graduate student event.
“We actually had someone organize a murder myster y event about one and a half semesters ago that was ver y well appreciated by the graduate students,” she said. “It took a lot of planning and so this time the plan was to tr y and do it where it was a little easier and less chaotic.”
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MAN ACCUSED OF LURING ‘YOUNG GIRLS’ ON NJ CAMPUSES Tony Kadyhrob, a Lawrence, N.J., man accused of harassing a Rider University student, was reported near The College of New Jersey campus Saturday night, according to a Times of Trenton article. The 68-year-old man was barred from the TCNJ campus Friday afternoon, and after the sighting, township and campus police searched the area for Kadyhrob but did not find him. Out on bail, Kadyhrob allegedly accosted and tried to lure a 19-yearold student Thursday afternoon into his car, as she walked through a Rider University parking lot.
After an investigation, police issued a warrant for Kadyhrob’s arrest. The police then charged him with attempting to entice an adult into a vehicle, according to the article. TCNJ police officials received an anonymous call Friday afternoon saying the man was on their campus, and Kadyhrob was banned from the grounds. Police said they would arrest him should he return. According to the ar ticle, a Lawrence Township Police Depar tment bulletin stated that Kadyhrob is attracted to “young girls,” or women between the ages of 18 and 30.
The Lawrence police seized Kadyhrob’s vehicle, a white Oldsmobile sedan with racing stripes. TCNJ police Captain Timothy Grant in the article said Kadyhrob is now driving a red, rented Toyota Yarus. Grant in the article said Kadyhrob stated he intends to visit the University next. “We contacted Rutgers,” said Grant in the article. “They have all of our information. They were actively working on a ban letter also, so that if he showed up, it [could] be trespassing and he would be arrested.” — Mary Diduch
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Dean of Cook campus Rick Ludescher and Vice President for University Budgeting Nancy Winterbauer visit the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences governing council last night to talk to students about tuition caps and raises.
continued from front deal, according to a Home News Tribune article. “As a result of low funding, the team has to re-use the parts from previous vehicles, but a new chassis is built every year per competition rules,” Selek said. Despite a lack of funds, Gettings said members find ways to manufacture a competitive open wheel racecar, and it has been both a blessing and curse. “Sometimes we can’t get the best product for the job out there simply because it is too expensive, but this has taught us to be innovative and ver y cost-oriented in our design approach,” he said. After months of strenuous work, the final product holds a power-to-weight ratio of about 5 pounds per horsepower, more than that of a Dodge Viper, Gumpert said. Gettings said the time immediately before competitions can be stressful and hectic. “Often the day and night before competition, problems arise that were not expected so it is not uncommon to work late into the night the night before competition to get the car in top shape before we leave,” Gettings said. The RFR was established in 1989 and consists of about 50 University students who design, build and race formula-type cars, Selek said. “Rutgers Formula Racing team is mostly made up of engineering students who want to apply their classroom knowledge to a practical application,” he said. “Formula [Society of Automotive Engineers] takes students out of the classroom and allows them to apply textbook theories to real work experiences.” He said RFR allows University students to expand their knowledge in ways textbooks and lectures cannot. FSAE provides students with necessar y skill sets to successfully take on difficult projects in a variety of fields and work with a diverse group of people, Selek said. “Once you graduate from FSAE, you know how to get things done under strict time constraints, with a limited number of resources, exercising your creativity and working as a team,” he said. RFR offers real-world experience that could land members coveted jobs, Gumper t said. The team enables the University’s engineering students to learn and apply more skills than their specific majors allow in the classroom. “The team is a huge bonus when you’re looking for jobs because it shows that you’re involved and that you’re able to apply your knowledge,” Gumper t said. “The formula team affords a ton of opportunities to learn things that you normally wouldn’t be exposed to.” But most team members are not involved in RFR simply for a résumé-booster, Gumpert said. “We’re all car nuts. What car nut wouldn’t enjoy building their own car?” he said. “[I enjoy] seeing your designs [and] ideas come to life, the ability to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom and the knowledge gained along the way.”
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Banquet promotes childrens’ health care BY ADONNIS GARVIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
To highlight their ef for ts in child heath care, the University chapter of Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) held its first “Around the World” banquet. The banquet featured cultural per formances and games challenging the audience’s knowledge of the New Brunswick community, in areas such as high school dropout rates and health concerns Thursday in the Busch Campus Center. Game and raffle winners received gift cards to the local Jimmy Johns. “FIMRC is different because the people involved aren’t just doing it for résumé,” said Achalanka Dalawelle, co-host of the event and vice president of Community Outreach. “We’re about making genuine differences, and using our skills to implement change.” Organizers arranged lectures where speakers discussed issues FIMRC handles. Dalawelle, a School of Arts and Sciences senior expressed his passion for the work FIMRC does on and off the stage. Likewise, Medical Relief Trips Coordinator Nikki Chand, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, demonstrated her work abroad in Peru where she provided minor health care to residents in a small community. Wael Kanj, FIRMC president, said the organization was inspired by this generation’s lack of philanthropy and concern about health care to do concrete work. “FIMRC is all about making a multi-faceted direct difference,” said Kanj, a School of Engineering senior.
FIMRC works toward providing health care for poor children in countries where access to health care is scarce, said Anisha Das, vice president external for FIMRC. “We want people to receive health care around the world whether it’s people in New Brunswick or in Uganda,” said Das, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior. “Ever ybody deser ves health care, especially children.” In order to reach this goal, the University chapter held several student-sponsored trips to countries like Peru, El Salvador and Uganda, she said. FIMRC concentrated their ef for ts largely on New Brunswick, in places like Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen. As the night went on, different speakers continued to challenge the audience on what they could do to make a difference by helping others. School of Arts and Sciences senior Daniel O’Sullivan said he appreciated how FIRMC directly involved students in their approach. “I like FIMRC because it is more hands on,” he said. “It gives students a chance to gain real world experience. That’s why I came out tonight.” Kanj said passion was the key motivation for coming out to the event and hopes more University students dedicate time for philanthropic efforts involved with working with people and traveling around the world. “Anyone who cares about people will appreciate the work that FIMRC does,” he said. “We’re all about getting out there and going to the people to help them.”
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The Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children’s first “Around the World” banquet Thursday showcased various cultural performances and guest speakers, like Tony Nunno (below) coordinator of volunteer donations at Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen.
— Reena Diamante contributed to this article.
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GREEK ORGANIZATIONS HOST EVENTS ON RUTGERS DAY Various University greek organizations will host events during this year’s Rutgers Day April 30 throughout the College Avenue, Busch and Cook/Douglass campuses. The brothers of Lamda Theta Phi Latin fraternity will have a dunk tank on the College Avenue campus, according to the Rutgers Day schedule of events. A $2 donation will benefit the fraternity’s national philanthropy, the American Heart Association and give individuals three tries at dunking. Rutgers Day attendees can prove their baseball skills at Phi Delta Theta’s fast pitch radar cage on the College Avenue campus, according to the list. Participants could win a prize. Sigma Phi Delta will display two robots built by the FIRST Robotics Club of Piscataway High School, which the fraternity sponsors, according to the schedule. The display will include a demonstration of the robots’ abilities. The members of Alpha Phi Omega will invite adults and children alike to create friendship bracelets and cards for children in local hospitals. Children can also choose to make bracelets for themselves. Those in the mood for a snack can meet the Alpha Zeta brothers, who will be
offering pulled pork and lemonade, according to the schedule. Delta Sigma Phi will give attendees the chance to pie a member of the fraternity. Visitors will be encouraged to donate to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. Attendees who stop by Beta Alpha Psi’s table may receive free business cards, personally made by the members, according to the schedule. Alpha Epsilon Delta will be challenging people to try their hand at surgery through participation in the games and activities at their table. People can find more games at Phi Beta Lambda’s table, which will offer the chance to build sand art and play leadership-oriented games, according to the schedule. On Busch, Delta Sigma Pi will have a puzzle game in which participants have to properly put together a résumé. Rutgers Day is an annual event held on every campus of the University. The event gives organizations at the University the chance to offer games, activities and other forms of entertainment, according to the Rutgers Day website. — Matthew Kosinki
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Philosophy graduate student Nick Beckstead, a member of Giving What We Can, proposes an alternative approach to selecting a career that will make an impact on the world last night in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
CHARGES: Officials say they do not embrace the fees continued from front vice president for Enrollment Management at the University. In deciding how to raise money, McAnuff said he evaluated his options for at least a year before choosing whether he should charge students for transcripts or delay transcript services such as delivery. “Ultimately a decision could have been made to keep the [fee free] and reduce the ser vices or take time to deliver the transcripts,” he said. “That was a choice, but students wanted those transcripts much quicker and we have to pay for the ser vice.” Unless the budget increases, University officials cannot change the policy, which McAnuff disagrees with. “I wouldn’t embrace the fee. No one embraces the fee, but unfortunately that’s the economy we’re living in,” he said. RUSA expressed their opposition to the policy Thursday night at their general body meeting and plans to convince more students to join their cause. Gerald Witherspoon, a member of the Academic Affairs Committee, said University officials are taking advantage of students without fairly consulting their opinions. “I feel that with the policy change, the administration takes advantage of the students because they feel that they can do that and charge, so it’s not fair for the students,” said Witherspoon, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Witherspoon believes the University should look into the ef fectiveness of other clubs before implementing a transcript charge. “There are plenty of avenues that can be looked at and that can be taken on to research and see whether if investing in this program is wor th the outcome,” he said “What are the benefits, the risks, how much are we losing, how much are we gaining?”
In response to Witherspoon’s complaint, McAnuff said cutting funding from other programs was not really an option. “There are people telling you not to fund something else, to put your money elsewhere, but that’s just not an option I had,” McAnuff said. Instead, McAnuff said he will use the money from the transcript fee toward financial aid and enrollment management, which the University experienced a 20 percent increase in this year. McAnuff said while the University is working on its “billion-dollar fundraiser,” most sponsors generally choose where they want their donations to go and neglect areas such as the transcript fee. RUSA President Yousef Saleh said he and other members of the student assembly are trying to collaborate with University officials on what he believes is an unfair policy. “Our position on this is that basically we come to Rutgers to get an education and we shouldn’t have to pay for transcript fees,” said Saleh, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. RUSA proposes the University place a cap on the number of transcripts requested before charging students a fee, he said. If that does not work, first-year students and sophomores should be charged as a last resort. “I believe that they should keep cap at 20,” Saleh said. “If it’s financially unreasonable, [University of ficials] should start charging students $5 or $10 when they’re freshmen, sophomores or juniors. So that way when they get to senior year, they don’t have to pay.” Among other solutions, Saleh proposed the University adopt electronic transcripts to rid students of postage, envelope and delivery fees. Although Iuso and McAnuff received complaints with the transcript policy, they do not know what the University can otherwise do. “It’s not something that anyone looked forward to doing or charging fees, but it’s a weighted alternative versus making more reductions,” McAnuff said.
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Council plans hearing to fix Buccleuch sewer pump BY LIZ TAYLOR CONTRIBUTING WRITER
New Brunswick will hold a public hearing Thursday about a project in the works that would temporarily divert less than an acre of land in Buccleuch Park to renovate an aging sewer pumping station. Because the project involves park land, city government must schedule a hearing to allow for questions and comments from New Br unswick residents, according to a public notice on the city’s website. The hearing will take place Thursday at 6 p.m. in City Hall. Bill Bray, New Brunswick city spokesman, said the project entails renovating the existing sewer pumping station which occupies less than an acre of Buccleuch Park. “We are replacing parts of the sewer pumping station by putting in a larger tank underground, putting in new pumps and by moving and replacing some of the equipment,” he said. “But it is all under ground for the most part. When we’re done, aside from some new grass, you won’t know it happened.” The land that would be under excavation is not in the middle of Buccleuch Park but just past the park’s main entrance off College Avenue. The area is fenced off with temporar y constr uction tape and some equipment on site, Bray said.
Sewage from the Buccleuch Mansion and parts of Lafayette and Sicard Streets flows to a facility that houses an underground chamber. Bray said. Once there, it is filled to a certain point and is then pumped into the main sewer which transpor ts it to a regional sewage treatment facility in Sayreville, N.J. The facility was built in the early 1930s and is in need of repair as the pumps could potentially break and cause damage to the environment, he said. “Without this work, we are in a situation where the pumps could fail,” Bray said. “Then the sewage eventually would back up and flow up to the surface. It could potentially impact waters including the Delaware [and] Raritan Canal where the city gets its drinking water from or the Raritan River.” Bray also said poor weather conditions over the last few months have delayed the project because the snow and slush made the ground unsuitable to excavate. But once the project is under way, it will not take more than a few weeks to renovate the wastewater pump system. School of Arts and Sciences junior Laura Dillman said she had seen the area of Buccleuch Park that was closed off for excavation and the incomplete project had made parking more difficult. “I often park over there and have noticed the construction tape up for several months, but I don’t ever see people working,” she said.
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The New Brunswick City Council is holding a public hearing Thursday to discuss the Buccleuch Park sewage pumps. Residents will have the opportunity to ask questions about the project. In exchange for the disturbance from upgrading the old sewage pumping system, the city will propose at the hearing to make improvements to the Buccleuch Mansion, a former colonial estate on the park grounds, Bray said. But not ever yone is happy about renovations to the sewer pumps. Retired University professor Bruce Newling said landowner Anthony Dey bequeathed his land in November of 1911, which is now Buccleuch Park, to the city. According to the deed of gift, the land could only be used as park land. Newling said the provisions for the park did not include
ser vicing New Br unswick’s sewers and that continuing to violate Dey’s provisions could have legal consequences. According to the deed of gift, the land could revert to Dey’s sur viving descendants. “[The city has] done numerous things to violate the provisions of the deed,” Newling said. “There’s a real possibility if [descendants knew] about the violations of the deed of gift they could step for ward and claim the park land as their property because the city has not complied with the provisions of the deed.” Newling said he is afraid the city is not doing enough to look for alternative measures to
move the sewage pumping station elsewhere in accordance with Dey’s instructions. Instead of replacing the sewage pumping station, Newling suggests it should be removed from the park all together. “They should have arranged with the state or the University,” he said. “They could buy land nearby, the parking lot of the Rutgers alumni faculty club or even the parking lot across the street from the club. Or they could go to the State Depar tment of Transpor tation, which owns land across George Street and ask to move it there.”
GOV. CHRISTIE INTRODUCES TASK FORCE TO ANALYZE MERGER BETWEEN TWO NJ INSTITUTES Gov. Chris Christie announced a five-person task force yesterday to look into changing the structure of New Jersey medical education, including the possible merging of the University with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). The task force will consider giving the University one of UMDNJ’s medical schools and whether the New Jersey Institute of Technology should have its own medical school, according to an nj.com article. Proposals will be scrutinized over the next six months, with a Sept. 1 deadline for the committee’s final report, according to the article. The committee members include Celgene Executive Chairman Sol Barer, former Johnson and Johnson Vice Chairman Robert Campbell, Essex County Administrator Joyce Wilson Harley, President and CEO of Cooper’s Ferry Development Association Anthony Perno and former President of Princeton University Harold Shapiro. A separate Higher Education Council has been created to advise Christie on other matters involving college education, according to the article. Chairman of Zimmer Holdings John McGoldrick, Chief Executive of Elberon Development Anne Evans Estabrook, former Vice Chairwoman of the Rutgers Board of Governors Patricia Nachtigal, Seton Hall University Law Professor John Wefing and former Chairman of the Raritan Valley Community College Board of Trustees Richard Wellbrock will serve on the committee. “Through the Higher Education Council and UMDNJ Advisory Committee, these two important bodies will provide my administration with recommendations, ongoing guidance for the long-term needs of higher education and the unique challenges facing graduate medical education,” Christie said in the article. Neither of the committees’ members will be paid for their contributions to restructuring New Jersey’s education. — Rashmee Kumar
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City residents to honor Earth Day with cleaning BY MONIQUE RICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In celebration of Earth Day, volunteers will clean up New Brunswick block-by-block during Unity Square Partnership’s annual spring-cleaning event. Volunteers, in groups of eight, will spread across the 37-block neighborhood from Livingston Avenue to Commercial Avenue and from Welton Street to Sanford Street to collaborate in this year’s fifth annual city spring cleaning, said Yenia Vasquez, events coordinator at Unity Square Partnership. “Unfortunately the winter has left New Brunswick looking a little on the nasty side so I’m excited that the members of the community, students and city officials are going to be coming together to help the neighborhood,” she said. “People who don’t even live in the neighborhood are going to be helping too.” Many of the participants are from the University’s greek community, the Help Cleanup group at the University and the local fire department, Vasquez said. “This is our fifth annual cleanup and this year we’ve made it a lot bigger than the years past,” said Lorena Gaibor, program director for Unity Square Partnership. “We have a target of 100 plus volunteers and our goal is to clean up the whole 37 blocks.” Registration for volunteers begins at 12 p.m. on April 10 at Church Hall in New Brunswick and will be followed by a safety briefing from Donna Caputo, recycling coordinator for the city of New Brunswick, Vasquez said. Following the Ear th Day cleanup, volunteers will be able to participate in an Interfaith Eco-Symposium and enjoy a homemade Mexican dinner, Gaibor said. “For the first time, we are having an Eco-Symposium with dif ferent speakers that will inform people on things like water conser vation and pollution,” she said. “There will also be a kids area with recycled art being made.” The cleanup is not the only part to earth day — different initiatives in New Brunswick are assembling for more eco-friendly seminars at Sacred Hear t
Church from 3 to 5 p.m., Vasquez said. The Rainbow Choir, led by Cantor Anna Ott of Anshe Memorial Temple and Ben Berman of the First Reformed Church, will provide musical entertainment along with the Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble and Greenfaith, Vasquez said. “We will have three to five different workshops on how to be eco-friendly with things like how to make household products environmentally friendly, baby products and then there will be a dinner from 5 to 6,” she said. There will also be a class for children on gardening and recycling which will be bilingual to accommodate Spanish-speaking residents, Vasquez said. Victoria Gilbert, a previous intern at Unity Square Partnership, said last year’s cleanup was fun and productive. “We cleaned up so many blocks and collected so much trash that we could truly see we made a difference,” she said. “The Unity Square cleanup is a great opportunity for students to interact with the New Brunswick community and see neighborhoods just beyond our campus.” Unity Square Partnership is a cohesive neighborhood network that focuses on improving housing areas and revitalizing the community in New Brunswick under Catholic Charity and the Arch Diocese of Metuchen, Vasquez said. Unity Square Partnership holds an array of community events including the annual Earth Day Cleanup and Trunk or Treat, Vasquez said. “A thousand neighborhood kids were lined up around the church parking lot,” Vasquez said. “Volunteers parked their cars and decorated them like their front porch so the kids could trunk or treat in a safe designated area instead of running around the neighborhood” Vasquez said Unity Square Partnership focuses on neighborhood cohesion and revitalization offering residents an opportunity to improve their neighborhood by encouraging active participation from all members of the community — not just New Brunswick residents.
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Alfa Arts Gallery will host a musical performance featuring PAS featuring Hati, PHASTI, Richard Lainhart, Yan Jun and Blithe beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Alfa Arts at 108 Church St. Admission costs $6 for admission into the art show and live performance. For more information, visit alfaart.org.
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New Brunswick Jazz Project Band featuring trumpeter Lee Hogans, Alex Collins on piano, Tom DiCarlo on bass, Chris Brown on drums, Anthony Ware on sax and Adam Machaskee on trombone will perform at Makeda on 338 George St. The jam session will begin at 9 p.m. and will end around 1:30 a.m. with no coverage charge for the event. For more information, visit nbjp.org.
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Biden launches anti-sexual violence campaign THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DURHAM, N.H. — A nation that prides itself on fighting the abuse of power is obligatated to prevent sexual violence in schools and on college campuses, Vice President Joe Biden said yesterday as he kicked off a nationwide awareness campaign on schools’ responsibilities and victims’ rights. Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke at the University of New Hampshire on Monday to announce the initiative. Colleges and public and private K-12 schools will receive letters outlining their duties under Title IX, the federal civil rights law banning sexual discrimination, harassment and violence. The regulations are not new, but the effort to promote them is. Officials say schools need comprehensive guidelines for filing complaints, helping victims, disciplining perpetrators and monitoring campus climates in the wake of an attack. Biden described the initiative as a renewed emphasis on what he called a national collective value: fighting the abuse of power by individuals or institutions. “We as Americans have said from the outset that’s wrong. It’s simply wrong,” he told a crowd of about 600. “We’ve said to the rest of the world: Measure us by how well we abide by that value. I believe that is the measure of the decency of a nation.” UNH was chosen for the announcement because of its highly regarded violence
prevention efforts and victim support services, including 24hour victim assistance. But Duncan described other colleges where victims are ostracized, not allowed to call witnesses during disciplinary proceedings and are prevented from speaking out. “As caring adults, as parents, and as leaders, we must deal the brutal truth. The facts surrounding these incidents are shocking,” he said. “The misplaced sense of values and priorities in some of these cases is staggering...We have to do better, and we have to do better now.” Nearly 20 percent of college women will be victims of attempted or actual sexual assault, as will about 6 percent of undergraduate men, according to data provided by the Education Department. Younger students are vulnerable, too. The department’s Office of Civil Rights received 35 complaints last year alleging sexual violence, about two dozen of them at the K-12 level. There have been 17 complaints filed in just the first quarter of this year — a 183 percent increase — and about 10 were at the K-12 level. The agency began using sexual violence as a complaint category at the start of the Obama administration. “Every school would like to believe it is immune from sexual violence, but the facts suggest otherwise,” Duncan said. Lisa Maatz, director of public policy and government relations for the American Association of University Women, said the awareness
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Vice President Joe Biden promoted yesterday at the University of New Hampshire a nationwide awareness campaign on schools’ responsibilities and victims’ rights. campaign could be ver y valuable for school administrators. “There’s a lot of schools out there that are very well meaning and want to do the right thing, but these situations are so complex that having more concrete guidelines...will be incredibly useful,” Maatz said. Biden praised UNH for its Bringing in the Bystander
program, which teaches passers-by to inter vene safely in potentially dangerous situations. The program has been adopted on other campuses, and last fall three UNH faculty members briefed the White House on their research on violence against women. “You guys have an absolute obligation as men to speak up,”
Biden said, directly addressing the men in the audience. “You want to measure your manhood? Measure it based on the gumption you have to speak up.” The announcement yesterday in Durham comes on the heels of allegations of a sexually hostile environment at Yale University, but officials say the timing is coincidental.
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Forces open fire on Yemen strikers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANAA, Yemen — Military forces and police snipers opened fire Monday on marchers calling for the ouster of Yemen’s embattled president, killing at least 15 people and sending a strong message of defiance to U.S. and European envoys seeking to broker a peace deal after months of bloodshed. The melee in the southern city of Taiz — part of an intensifying crackdown on the opposition — underscored the resolve of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to cling to power even as protest crowds resist withering attacks and crucial allies switch sides and call for his 32-year rule to end. It also showed the challenges facing behind-thescenes diplomatic ef for ts to quell the nearly two-month-old uprising in a nation that Washington considers a frontline battleground against alQaida’s most active franchise. “We will stand as firm as mountains,” Saleh told a gathering of pro-government tribesmen. In Taiz, witnesses described troops and gunmen, some on rooftops, firing wildly on thousands of protesters who marched past the governor’s headquarters in the city’s second straight day of violence. Some protesters — including elderly people — were trampled and injured as marchers tried to flee, witnesses said. Saleh has been a key ally of the United States, which has given him millions in counterterrorism aid to fight alQaida’s branch in the country, which has plotted attacks on American soil. So far, Washington has not publicly demanded that he step down. But the diplomatic efforts are a clear sign that the Americans have decided the danger of turmoil and instability outweighs the potential risks if Saleh leaves. Mustafa al-Sabri, a spokesman for a coalition of opposition parties, said U.S. and European diplomats had been in contact with Saleh. They also asked opposition leaders for their “vision” for a transition. In response, the opposition over the weekend gave the
Americans a proposal that Saleh step down and hand his powers to his vice president, who would then organize a process to rewrite the constitution and hold new elections, al-Sabri said. The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Yemen’s neighbors Oman and Saudi Arabia, also offered to try to mediate a peace deal. In Washington, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said American envoys “continue to consult intensively” with Yemen’s government and the opposition, but he refused to give details of any specific U.S. plans. Saleh has of fered no hint of compromise as long as protests rage. “We are prepared to explore the peaceful transfer of authority in the framework of the constitution. But arm-twisting will absolutely not work,” he said on Sunday. He showed an even harder edge the next day. “We are standing firm, and we will defend constitutional legitimacy by all means,” he told backers. “We will stand as firm as mountains and will remain faithful to the people.” Saleh has of fered to step down early at the end of this year if a transfer of power acceptable to him is reached. But the opposition fears that Saleh is using the discussions over stepping down to stall for time — either to stay in power or to ensure he is succeeded by one of his sons. The U.S. Embassy has not commented on any diplomatic efforts, saying only in a statement over the weekend that “Saleh has publicly expressed his willingness to engage in a peaceful transition of power; the timing and form of this transition should be identified through dialogue and negotiation.” The opposition has been holding continual protest camps in main squares of the capital, Sanaa, and other cities around the countr y, and hundreds of thousands turned out for the biggest and most widespread marches yet on Friday. At least 97 people have been killed since demonstrations began Feb. 11. The violence in the mountain city of Taiz began when
thousands of protesters marched down its main street toward Freedom Square, where demonstrators have been camped out, surrounded by security forces. As the march passed the governor’s headquarters, troops stationed there blocked the procession and clashes broke out with some protesters throwing stones, witnesses said. Troops from the Republican Guard and the military police on nearby rooftops opened fire on the crowd and the marchers then turned to besiege the governor’s headquarters, said Bushra alMaqtara, an opposition activist in Taiz, and other witnesses. “It was heavy gunfire from all directions. Some were firing from the rooftop of the governor’s building,” said one protester in the crowd, Omar al-Saqqaf. At least 12 protesters were killed, said Hamoud Aqlan, a medical official at a clinic set up by protesters. Dozens more were wounded by gunshots, mainly to the head, neck and chest, he said. A medical official said another two demonstrators died of their wounds later. The militar y has clamped down on the city of nearly half a million, about 120 miles (200 kilometers) south of the capital. For a second day, tanks and armored vehicles blocked entrances to the city to prevent outsiders from joining the protests. They also surrounded Freedom Square, bottling up the thousands in the protest camp there and arresting anyone who tries to exit. Saleh’s top security of ficial in Taiz, Abdullah Qiran, is accused by demonstrators of orchestrating some of the most br utal crackdowns against demonstrators, par ticularly in the souther n por t town of Aden. On Sunday, police attacked a march by thousands of women in Taiz, sparking a battle with a separate group of male protesters. Marches in solidarity with the Taiz protesters erupted in several cities, including in the capital Sanaa and the city of Hudayda, where snipers opened fire on demonstrators, killing one man, critically injuring another and wounding dozens of others, medics said.
SINGLE PASSENGER SURVIVES PLANE CRASH IN CONGO UNITED NATIONS — Only one survivor has been confirmed among the 33 United Nations personnel and crewmembers aboard a plane that crashed in Congo yesterday, a U.N. spokesman said. U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said the plane crashed Monday as it was landing in the city of Kinshasa. Haq did not say exactly how many people were believed killed, so it was unclear whether anyone else may have survived. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. A top Congolese aviation official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to speak to the media, said the plane was traveling from Kisangani to Kinshasa. The Congolese aviation official had said earlier Monday that at least 26 people had been killed and six others injured.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in New York described the craft as a small passenger plane and said it was ferrying a mix of U.N. personnel, including peacekeepers. The U.N. mission in Congo, known as MONUSCO, includes more than 19,000 uniformed peacekeeping troops. The mission is charged with protecting civilians in the enormous Central African nation wracked by violence from a myriad of rebel groups and militias. Few passable roads traverse Congo after decades of war and corrupt rule, forcing the country’s deeply impoverished people to rely on ill-maintained planes and boats to move around. Congo has one of the worst air safety records in the world. The Central African country’s safety regulations are notoriously lax. —The Associated Press
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Do you think the restrictions on administering medical marijuana are too strict?
QUOTABLE MICHAEL SCHWAB SAS JUNIOR “Not really. It’s a tough subject … I can’t criticize policymakers for using caution.”
“I do think the restrictions are too strict. They should look at California’s model and patient opinions to implement better policies.”
KUNAL CHOFTHANI SAS SENIOR “Yes. I don’t like that the people who got the rights to sell medical marijuana were politically connected. I think it will work well in urban areas, but they should be more easygoing.”
KELLY KRAUTHEIM — SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SOPHOMORE PATRICK REE SAS JUNIOR
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“Yeah, I think they’re strict everywhere. I don’t need medical marijuana but I know people would benefit from it so they shouldn’t be so strict. New Jersey should look to California as a model.”
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CYDNEY BAIN SAS SOPHOMORE “Absolutely. It’s not that serious of an issue, we have more critical issues to focus on.”
AARON HYNDMAN SAS SOPHOMORE “I think they loosened them up from what they originally had. It’s not too big of a deal, at least it’s not as hard of a stance as before.”
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Do not undervalue Obama’s 2012 bid I
f you were a student at the University during the 2008 presidential race, you probably remember the positively explosive celebrations that erupted on election night after Barack Obama was declared the winner. Well, it looks like we’ll potentially have the chance to throw yet another massive march down George Street in 2012, because Obama has unsurprisingly announced that he will run again. But, the question is this: After four years of Obama’s somewhat disappointing administration, will we even want to celebrate if he wins another term? Perhaps it is our fault that Obama has not lived up to our expectations during his first term. A lot of people, college students especially, found themselves swept up in his positive message and his charismatic presence. He seemed to us like a president who would finally understand what it was like to be young in America — and not just another old, rich white man looking out for his old, rich white male friends. He quickly reached savior status, and, really, who could have delivered on that? Still, even if people did expect a lot of him, that does not mean that he couldn’t have gotten at least a few things done. It seems like all Obama’s talk of change and bipartisanship has resulted in, well, nothing. Recently, he launched a military intervention in Libya – something we never expected from a Nobel Peace Prize winner. We do have hope for Obama’s next term, though, mostly because it will be his final term. This will mean that he has nothing to lose. He will be able to stop placating all of his opponents. He will not be so beholden to approval ratings and the Democratic Party’s plans for reelection. In short, Obama may find himself with the perfect conditions under which to finally turn change from theory into practice. For all of the follies of his first term, Obama may have a shot to not only recover from all of the criticism lobbed his way, but to actually convert his critics from detractors into believers. Given that all of the potential candidates the GOP has been offering are almost comically poor choices, we will be hoping for the best from Obama when it comes to the next election.
McDonalds offers only ‘McJobs’ I
n these grim economic times, a company that offers to hire 50,000 people in one day sounds like a godsend. Then you find out that company is McDonald’s, and things start looking just as dark as they did before. The event will be held on April 19 and has been planned as the company’s way of combating the use of the term “McJob,” a word, which famously denotes a low-paying, dead-end position. Unfortunately for McDonald’s, this event does little more than prove that McJob is a highly accurate term. Any company that can afford to hire 50,000 people in one day obviously is not looking to fill very prestigious or well paying positions. Let’s be honest — McDonald’s is not looking for corporate hires. Rather, they are looking for cashiers and fry cooks. This may be good news for teenagers looking for summer jobs. But for the many adults who are still struggling to find work, this is hardly a boon. Very few people — if anyone at all — can support themselves on a McDonald’s wage. The corporation brags that employees generally make more than minimum wage, but that’s a misleading way to word it. Sure, employees may often make more than $8 an hour, but anyone who thinks that is a living wage is kidding themselves. Remember that McDonald’s is pretty much the inventor of the disposable worker and the assembly-line style restaurant. These jobs are not meant to be long-term or for the career-minded. They are temporary positions, with workers dropped and added on an asneeded basis. So not only do jobs at McDonald’s typically pay poorly, but they are also far from the most secure positions on the market. The fact that McDonald’s is looking for 50,000 workers in one day only proves this. Sure, McDonald’s is offering 50,000 jobs, but those jobs amount to very little. As much as the company may despise the term “McJob,” it seems that it still applies to the positions the corporation offers. Perhaps they should have thought this through before they announced this hiring spree. We’re certain no one at the University is jumping for joy because of this event. It’s very little consolation to know that, while the job market may be in shambles, at least McDonald’s is hiring.
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RUPA wastes student money Marcus My N Words
outright wasting student othing is more indicamoney in a time of economic tive of where we distress, I would keep your stand as a university involvement with RUPA off than the $32,000 the Rutgers your job applications. Perhaps University Programming the time has come to abolish Association spent to bring RUPA all together, or at least Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to the severely minimize their AARON MARCUS University. Unfortunately, I am involvement with our money. not all too surprised with If students at the University would like to attend conRUPA’s asinine decision to use valuable student fees to certs, comedy shows or talks about tanning, they bring the “Jersey Shore” star to campus. After all, this is should do it on their own dime, not mine. the same group of students who week-in and week-out As thousands of students struggle to pay tuition and spend thousands of dollars on events and performancthe University decries any attempt by legislators to cutes most students do not attend. While the $32,000 spent off funding, perhaps they should try to cut spending on Polizzi obviously could have been spent more wisefrom the inside out. The University should follow the ly, the University should be ashamed of RUPA for their example of our federal and state governments and cut careless decision. The fact that there is a market for excess programs in this time of fiscal uncertainty. Polizzi to talk about poofs, booze and fist pumping is Concerts are nice but take place in numerous venues frightening to say the least. The fact that student money across the tri-state area. Bus services are nice but should was used for the event is just incredulous. not fall under the guise of a free service at the University. When I first heard about Polizzi coming to speak at New buildings are nice, but why force current students the University, two thoughts came to mind. The first to pay for facilities they will never use? The solution, as was, “What the heck is she going to talk about?” The some socialist students might have you believe, is to second was, “I hope I’m not paying for this.” Turns offer lower tuition with full services while accepting out, people still have no idea what she talked about, more students. In fact, the only logical and practical soluand of course I paid for it. As of yesterday, I have tion is quite the contrary. We need fewer services and attended one RUPA event in my time at here. program subsidies. Somehow, unlike the 2,000 students The University needs to define what who requested to see the reality TV “Perhaps the time exactly they are trying to accomplish as star talk about nothing, I actually school. Is it important to have state-ofhave work to do. Some students has come to abolish athe-art athletic compounds, “green” inireportedly waited more than seven RUPA all together.” tiatives and student entertainment? hours to listen to her. This is mindPerhaps, but it should not come at the boggling to many, I am sure. I would expense of what the University calls like to thank RUPA for making it “academic excellence.” Services should be provided at harder for the rest of the nation to take my future the University but for an optional cost, not a mandated diploma seriously. I would also like to thank the student fee. If that means charging for bus tickets or University for clarifying in a statement yesterday that football games, so be it. Obviously we all chose to attend Polizzi’s appearance wasn’t billed as an academic prothe University but that shouldn’t be a sign to the admingram or lecture — as if that needed to be clarified. istration that they have the freedom to manipulate our It has been hard enough to defend the state since finances. If the University spent our money in good 2009, when “Jersey Shore” hit TV sets everywhere. faith, as they are supposed to, it would be another story. For those of you who have never left the Garden State, Because of the plethora of vapid events hosted on camNew Yorkers already assume New Jerseyans have no pus, students and taxpayers are constantly bombarded class, and the rest of the country thinks we all wear Ed with wasteful and idiotic programs on campus. Hardy shirts and fist pump until our arms hurt. Paying How in the world did an appearance by Polizzi Polizzi to come and speak is all but an official concureven garner more than 2,000 requests on campus? rence from our University. As one comment about Beats me. But the least this year’s RUPA comedy Polizzi’s appearance on The New York Post website and movie committee could do is resign amid their reads, “I’m not surprised ... In fact, she looks like a typterrible judgment. While students will not be ical Rutgers student ... Aimless and clueless” — and relieved of extraneous spending any time soon, we that was one of the nicer comments. I am sure this is should at least have the comfort of knowing that the type of honor RUPA wished to bestow upon their those who brought us Polizzi can do no more harm. fellow classmates. Ironically, the joke will be on RUPA members, who Aaron Marcus is a School of Arts and Sciences junprobably thought that their involvement with such a ior majoring in political science and history. His col“prominent” organization would be a great résumé umn, “Marcus My Words,” runs on alternate Tuesdays. builder. As the University hits national headlines for
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Remember importance of sacrificing for others Frontlines M y parents absolutely love the International Buffet down the street from my house. We have gone there quite a lot since I moved to my hometown when I was 6years-old. I never object, because whenever my family and I eat there I go plate after plate after plate filled with crab legs. I was born in the Philippines, a land of 1,000 islands, so naturally seafood for me is oxygen. But, my best friend since high school is freakishly and unfortunately allergic to shellfish. Since we hung out frequently, I might as well have been allergic to shellfish too. We went to Cape Cod for a wedding and attended a clambake. I couldn’t eat any of the free lobster. When we attended any formal event for that matter, I couldn’t eat any of the free calamari. When we went to New Orleans, I couldn’t eat any of the oysters, scallops, shrimp gumbo, shrimp jambalaya, shrimp burger
or everything else found on Forrest Gump’s shrimp list. But as much as I love shellfish, I cared about my friend more and I sacrificed my love for the delicacies of the sea for the valuable time spent with good company. So this isn’t about food, contrary to how much I love it. It’s about something I learned from these tiny, sometimes ridiculous moments throughout my college experience. I’ve realized sacrifice, whether large or small, is undoubtedly a feat every individual must encounter. After nearly three years of college here at the University, I’ve witnessed sacrifice genuinely. I know parents who sacrifice 12 hours of their day for more than three days a week to bring food to the table. Some people in North Africa sacrificed their lives for democracy. We sacrifice going out to parties to study for an exam. My fellow coworkers and I sacrifice five evenings a
are the individuals who need the attention the most. As I was editing a University article for today’s paper, I read about the University’s chapter of the Foundation of International REENA DIAMANTE Medical Relief of Children. FIMRC’s External Vice President Anisha Das said, week to publish a newspaper we “We want people to receive believe in. health care around the world We recently saw how 410 whether it’s people in New University students gave up 32 Brunswick or in Uganda. straight hours of their weekend Everybody deserves health care because it helps families faced especially children.” with the devastating news that Reading this got me thinking their children have cancer. about sacrifice, especially when it Regardless of what we are comes to forfeiting our salaries. sacrificing for and whom it parThere are people in this counticularly benefits, we give up a try who are sick and do not have little bit of our time and ourthe money to take care of themselves because it means the betselves. Some people are sick terment and success of people because it is a result of years of we care about. poor diet and insufficient exercise. Sometimes, we don’t even perBut people are deserving of life sonally know whom we are sacriand the chance to continue their ficing for, but at least we know life. Should people die because of they deserve it. Sometimes these their mistakes, or should we save
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those lives and help them live on to make a change? Working or even retired individuals give up their earned dollars toward public education, toward our University. No, the money doesn’t directly affect them, but it will help the young people, the future of our society, to innovate the unimaginable. I am not saying I am an expert on any of these issues. I am far from understanding the intricacies of any of it. But what I am saying is that sacrifice is something we should try to think about. Before we think about how much money we are losing, before we consider paying our taxes and the reforms made in Congress, and before we think about the money we could spend on ourselves, we should remember sacrifice. Reena Diamante is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies and political science. She is the university editor of The Daily Targum.
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really improved in doubles,” Bucca said. “She is definitely improves seeding in Tourney showing the talent, skills and work ethic to have an exceptional four-year career.” continued from back The Knights’ constantly changing doubles lineup feaof back-to-back road matches tured Balasa and junior stall their drive this weekend Morgan Ivey in the No. 3 slot to the Big East Tournament. for the first time this weekend, “Winning our past several when it won, 8-4, against matches definitely helps us in Pittsburgh and defeated the the Big East,” said freshman Mountaineers, 8-6. Stefania Balasa. “If we can conJunior Jennifer Holzberg and tinue the streak for the rest of senior captain Amy Zhang conthe season we have a chance at tinued their strong play, wina good seeding at the Big East ning both matchTour nament at es at No. 1 douthe end of while the the month.” “[Stefania Balasa] is bles, new No. 2 team R u t g e r s enjoyed success definitely showing of Petrini and junior Leonora this season the talent, skills and Slatnick fell to because of its Virginia, ability to pile on work ethic to have West but defeated singles victories an exceptional Pittsburgh, 8-5. throughout the “We’ve been lineup. The four-year career.” working on our bottom half of doubles strategy the Knights’ lineBEN BUCCA a lot in practice,” up — comprised Head Coach Balasa said. of Balasa, junior “Switching par tM a r y a n a ners is becoming easier since Milchutskey and freshman we all have much better Vanessa Petrini — each chemistr y on cour t with each ear ned two singles wins other now.” in Morgantown. Rutgers returns to action “We’ve had exceptional pernext weekend with two more formances down the lineup, Big East road matches against especially from [Balasa and Georgetown and Villanova. Petrini]. They have just played The Knights are in the midst of exceptionally strong tennis,” the toughest par t of their Bucca said. “That strength at schedule, but away matches the bottom of the lineup is one no longer faze the team, of the elements that has really Bucca said. made this team unique.” “Being on the road all the Balasa proved to be a rare taltime is difficult, but we talk ent, dominating right out of the about it up front as a team,” he gate with a 16-3 singles record as said. “We plan for so many obstaa rookie. But her best quality is cles, like unfamiliar surfaces, her ability to adapt to different fans rooting against you and doubles partners almost every dealing with the fatigue of travelweek and still maintain a high ing. We just use our team camalevel of success. raderie to bounce right back “Stef has only lost a few sinfrom their advantages.” gles matches all season and
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Junior third basemen Russ Hopkins raised his average to .253 courtesy of a three-hit perfromance Sunday against Seton Hall.
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[tomorrow] and hopefully we can pick up a ‘W.’” Likely to get the start today break out against Seton Hall for the Knights is junior righthander Willie Beard, who owns a continued from back 2-1 record and 6.81 ERA for Hill in three starts this season. Michael Zavala and his older The Spotswood, N.J., native brother, sophomore outfielder took his first loss in the team’s Steve Zavala, earned most of the defeat against Wagner last attention on the day with their Wednesday, when he got combined four hits and five RBI. roughed up and yanked with two But junior third baseman Russ outs in the opening inning. Hopkins, along with senior desigThe Wagner nated hitter D.J. bats knocked six Anderson, had hits and as many breakout games of “I’m just hoping runs on Beard in their own. Hopkins that they come back his shor test outblasted a pair of ing of the seamoonshot doubles [today] and son, leaving the and Anderson [tomorrow] and Knights in an completed a 3-for-4 early hole they performance to hopefully we can could not bump his average overcome. to .304. pick up a ‘W.’” But the bullpen Hopkins also FRED HILL also struggled, as smacked a base hit Head Coach five pitchers that through the left followed up Beard side early in the combined to allow contest to plate a four earned runs and 11 hits. run in the three-run first inning, Luckily for Hill, the bullpen showing flashes of his Piscataway straightened out Sunday, with High School success that caught the tandem of freshman rightHill’s eye three years ago. hander Joe Esposito and sophHill will hope for more of that omore southpaw Dan O’Neill today, especially after the going three strong innings Knights suffered a midweek letin relief and allowing just down to Wagner less than seven one run. days ago on their home turf. “We got a little help out of our “I don’t know if you can make bullpen,” Hill said. “O’Neill I sure. I wish you could make thought was pretty good and sure,” Hill said on avoiding losses Joey Esposito gave us an inning during the week. “I’m just hoping when we needed it.” that they come back [today] and
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Senior designated hitter D.J. Anderson’s .304 average is good for third in the Knights’ lineup, where he hits in the cleanup spot.
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Eight Knights score in Williamsburg BY PATRICK LANNI CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Battling unfavorable weather conditions last weekend at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va., the Rutgers women’s track and field WOMEN’S TRACK team got RUTGERS 78.4 the better of FIFTH PLACE Mother Nature. With a fifth-place finish out of 42 teams, the Scarlet Knights placed eight individuals in the top eight to tally 27.2 points, as well as five relays in the top eight to record 51.2 points. Leading the Knights in the throws, senior Natalie Clickett finished in third place in the shot put and discus. Throws of 44 feet 9 inches and 146 feet 3 inches in the shot put and discus, respectively, placed Clickett ahead of all Big East competitors. “That was the best per formance of the meet,” said head coach James Robinson. “People ran some pretty good times, but you know that was an outstanding per formance.” Adding to the Knights’ strong per formance in the throws, junior Alex Kelly placed sixth in the javelin with a throw 126 feet 3 inches. Freshman jumper Emily Vargas tied for sixth with four other competitors with a long jump of 5 feet 3 inches. Sophomore jumper Ekene Ugboaja placed seventh in the triple jump with a jump of 37 feet 5 inches. On the track, senior Courtney Sample placed fifth in the
400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.94. Freshman Victoria Clark finished behind Sample in seventh with a time of 1:04.77. Junior Zainab Bisiolu ran a personal outdoor best time of 57.54 in the 400-meter dash to place sixth overall. Although the Knights did not win any events, second-place finishes in the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays were something exciting for Robinson. The combination of junior Brittni Rodriguez, senior Jamie Walker and freshmen Corr yn Hurrington and Tylia Gillon ran the 4x100-meter relay and fell short of first-place James Madison by .15 seconds. The same group ran the 4x200-meter relay and finished behind Long Island. “It was the first time we had those combinations, so that’s a plus,” Robinson said. “Our stick passes weren’t that crisp, but overall they all personally ran well.” The 1,600-meter sprint medley relay placed seventh with a time of 4:14.18. The combination of Hurrington, freshmen Rachel Leeke and Vanessa Arientyl and junior Danai Lendor scored two points for the Knights. The Knights’ distance squad had a nice showing in the 4,000meter medley and the 4x1,500meter relay. Sixth-place finishes in both events added another six points to the Knights’ total. The Knights look to continue their success this weekend at the Rutgers Invitational, the only home meet of the season that features local competition and Big East foes.
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Senior Natalie Clickett led the Scarlet Knights in field competition with third-place finishes in the shot put and discus. Her throws of 44 feet, 9 inches and 146 feet, 3 inches led the Big East.
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RU finishes behind No. 1 Princeton on Raritan BY JOVELLE TAMAYO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers rowing team hosted Princeton and Navy on Saturday morning for the season’s only ROWING h o m e meet on the Raritan River. The Scarlet Knights’ varsity eight challenged top-ranked and undefeated Princeton, but finished second at 6:44.1 — about 18 seconds after Princeton and about nine seconds faster than Navy. Princeton, ranked No. 1 in the national poll, boasts a spotless season record at 4-0. The regatta marked the Knights’ second consecutive win against Navy after defeating the Midshipmen at the Murphy Cup on March 26 in Philadelphia. “We were hoping to open up the margin fur ther against Navy, who we also beat last week, and we definitely did that,” said senior captain Christine Hannigan. Hannigan and classmates Helen Becz, Mar y Gromolowicz and Janine Ford, juniors Katherine Geithman and Kathleen Lai and freshmen Stephanie Ford and Raelyn Loiselle rowed for the first varsity eight with junior Ellie Kleiman as coxswain. “This week Ellie was our coxswain and she laid out a very specific race plan for us that we followed,” Hannigan said. “It was really effective. Everyone was just on it.” The second varsity eight included seniors Samantha Stef fier, Stephanie Nunziato, Whitney Armstrong and Ashley Mills, sophomores Laura Ford and Emily Nowlin and freshmen Katie Bakaj and Kara Trivolis with junior Katie Quinn as coxswain. Rutgers suf fered a late star t in the second eight’s race but pulled together to place
MARCH: Veteran coach serves as team’s main catalyst continued from back Whether it was in Maui, Manhattan or Anaheim, UConn proved it had the most staying power of any top seed and engrained itself as a blueblood program among the likes of Kansas and Duke. And more than the emergence of five key freshmen, the evolution of sophomore big man Alex Oriakhi or the celebrity of point guard Kemba Walker, Calhoun was the biggest reason behind the Huskies’ unexpected transcendence. Make no bones about it — no one should be surprised by the run made by the team from Stor rs, Conn. Programs like Connecticut never lay by the wayside for too long, even in an arduous conference like the Big East. But the job Calhoun was able to manufacture with just two little-used seniors and the indomitable Walker was his signature achievement with the Huskies — even more than the 1998-1999 team’s upset of Duke in the national title game in St. Petersburg, Fla. And considering the program’s ir relevance when
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The Rutgers rowing team’s varsity eight finished 18 seconds behind the nation’s first-ranked boat, Princeton, on the Raritan River, while it beat Navy. The second varsity eight also finished behind Princeton and narrowly beat Navy by two seconds. second at 6:51.7, with a twosecond margin above Navy at 6:53.7. Princeton took first with a time of 6:33.3. “We were really motivated to go out there and work as hard as we possibly could to get second,” said Stef fier, a senior captain. “Princeton’s the first ranked boat in the nation, so it was really a big competition between us and Navy.” The varsity four, manned by senior April Tobin, freshmen Ashley Cha, Amanda Dothe and Emilia Topp, and Hoan
Calhoun took the job after resurrecting Nor theastern, to say that the Huskies’ 2011 run was the Pomfret, Conn., native’s biggest accomplishment is no small feat. Think of the quantity and quality of players Calhoun convinced to travel to the small Connecticut farm town — Donyell Marshall from the rough streets of Reading, Pa., Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton and now Walker from the Bronx, among hordes of others who likely deser ve mentioning. In a few seasons, Jeremy Lamb from Norcrof f, Ga., and Shabazz Napier from Randolph, Mass., will likely join those decorated names as they build upon banner rookie seasons under Calhoun. With or without last night’s result, the embattled UConn head coach will still see his program — left for dead when he arrived a quar ter of a centur y ago — as the underdog even at its precipice. So forgive Calhoun if he attempts to skir t media at next year’s conference media day after conquering another set of dogs from Butler. — Tyler Barto is the associate sports editor and accepts comments and criticisms at tbarto@eden.rutgers.edu.
Kichen as coxswain, did not fare as well. The squad finished in last with a time of 7:56:9 — about 22 seconds after Navy and about 34 seconds after Princeton. But with strong progress and per formance this early in the season, the Knights still look to pick up speed and improve overall stamina. “A lot of the technical stuff has been in place since double sessions in January down in Florida,” said head coach Max Borghard. “We’re just trying to row it a little
cleaner and maybe one more stroke rating higher. We rode probably about 34 strokes per minute last week and about 35 strokes per minute today.” The coaches stressed team fitness during winter training and continue to do so through increasingly difficult drills on the erg, an indoor rowing training machine that measures the time it takes to travel a set distance. “If you look at the results from last year compared to this year, our team is making great strides in speed,” Steffier said. “If anything,
this is the year for us to go out and make a name for ourselves.” The Knights are scheduled to race at the Knecht Cup on Saturday and Sunday on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J. The scheduled regatta, hosted by Villanova, will provide a competitive platform for more than 50 schools, including Notre Dame and Syracuse. “It allows us to continue testing our speed through different leagues and dif ferent conferences,” said assistant coach Jessica Wojslaw.
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THREE KNIGHTS PERFORM AT NCAA REGIONALS While the Rutgers gymnastics team’s season is over, three gymnasts continued to compete t h i s GYMNASTICS weekend. The NCAA Regionals were held in six regions across the country last Saturday to decide who would qualify for Nationals in Cleveland. Host and No. 9-ranked Michigan overcame an early fall to finish in first place with a score of 197.075. Kent State managed to pull of f an unprecedented upset, chasing down No. 4 Stanford and No. 16 Ohio State to finish second, punching a ticket to Nationals. While the Scarlet Knights did not qualify as a team, three
gymnasts managed to build résumés over the season that were strong enough to qualify for individual spots in the Ann Arbor, Mich., region. Sophomore Jenna Zito and freshman Luisa LealRestrepo both competed in allaround competition while sophomore Danielle D’Elia competed in floor exercises. Since her arrival on the Banks as a freshman last year, Zito has been a consistent all-around performer who steadily improved. After averaging a 38.228 in all-around competition entering the meet, Zito managed to exceed her average on the biggest stage of her career. In her first trip to Regionals, Zito scored a 38.550 after scoring over 9.7 in all events but bars.
In her freshman season, Leal-Restrepo averaged a 38.680 in all-around competition en route to being named the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Freshman of the Year. Leal-Restrepo finished with a 38.000 at Nationals after struggling on beam. Despite being the smallest athlete on the team, D’Elia had a large effect on the team from Day 1. A transfer from Central Michigan, D’Elia excelled in floor exercises all year. Over the regular season, D’Elia averaged 9.796 in floor exercises but only managed to finish with a 9.125 at Regionals. — Josh Glatt SAM HELLMAN
Freshman Megan Williams should get the bulk of the action today on the mound and looks to improve upon her 5-5 record.
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Luisa Leal-Restrepo followed up her East Atlantic Gymnastics League Freshman of the Year regular season with a 38.000 showing in the all-around competition at NCAA Regionals.
An inspired seventh-inning onslaught Sunday against Connecticut ended the Rutgers softball SOFTBALL team’s grueling LAFAYETTE AT 13-game RUTGERS, losing TODAY, 2 P.M. streak. T h e next step for the Scarlet Knights and new home-run king Brittney Lindley is momentum. Facing Lafayette in a doubleheader today, Rutgers has its sights set on a run with nine consecutive home games on the schedule, including five in the Big East. “We feel like we kind of have that monkey of f our backs and we can go back to just playing,” said Lindley, who blasted her 21st and 22nd career home runs over the weekend. “We’re 1-5 in the Big East, so we need to star t winning those games.” Before a three-game series against Seton Hall, the Knights (11-20, 1-5) host non-conference opponents Lafayette and Iona. The Leopards present two great opportunities to build confidence for a struggling pitching staff. At 1-24, Lafayette has a team ERA of 6.16 and barely averages two runs per game from its offense. Rutgers freshman pitcher Megan Williams can expect the brunt of the action with sophomore Abbey Houston still battling through a shoulder injur y. Williams, who star ted the season 5-1 with a Big East honor roll commendation, dropped into a slump at the star t of conference play. Williams sur rendered 16 earned runs in a 23-0 debacle against Syracuse and had trouble with the umpires against Connecticut. Flustered by a series of illegal pitches called by the umpires — including two that plated runners in scoring position — the freshman gave up eight ear ned r uns in four innings against the Huskies, “Those illegal pitch calls were confidence killers for
her,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “Those calls had her second-guessing herself. She’s going to get back on track, though. She’s going to be a great pitcher for us. She just needs more time.” But during the pitching str uggles the of fense is as potent as ever. Along with Lindley’s record-setting power numbers, both senior Mickenzie Alden and sophomore Ashley Bragg are on hot streaks. Alden and Bragg combined for four home runs in the past week. In the last two games against the Huskies, the starting left fielder and shortstop were a combined 6-for-13 with six RBI and five runs. Centerfielder Loren Williams remains productive since her insertion into the starting lineup, as well. The freshman from Los Angeles leads Rutgers with 10 steals in 12 attempts and is four th in hitting with a .314 average. Junior Lindsey Curran’s healthy return provides an extra spark for the Knights in the outfield and at the plate. The Monroe Township, N.J., native could not do anything other than run the bases because of an injured hand, but can now swing the bat, as well. As the designated player in all three games against the Huskies, Curran started off on fire with a home run and a game-winning two-run single. “Lindsey contributes a lot to this lineup and it’s huge that we have her back,” Bragg said. “She generated a lot of momentum this weekend and we’re really happy she’s back because it killed her to have to sit out.” Curran is not quite healthy enough to throw, but said she looks forward to her return as a hitter to the RU Softball Complex. In her sophomore year, she scored 10 runs in 29 starts. She is sixth on the team this year in hitting with a .280 average and is a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases. “I think it would be tough for any player to have to sit out like I did,” Curran said. “It definitely was for me. I hated it. Now I’m getting my arm strength back and we got a win. It feels good.”
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Junior midfielder Mike Diehl scored three goals Sunday in the Scarlet Knights’ 9-8 loss to St. John’s at New Meadowlands Stadium, but his most important contribution comes as an imposing presence in the midfield.
Junior provides physical presence in midfield BY VINNIE MANCUSO STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team’s attack unit is composed of young, smaller players that can MEN’S LACROSSE maneuver t h e m selves to the cage and put the ball in the back of the net. In direct contrast is the brute force of the midfield. Standing at 6-foot-3 in the middle of the field is the intimidating presence of junior Mike Diehl. “[Diehl] is as big and strong and athletic as anyone in Division-I lacrosse,” said head coach Jim Stagnitta. “He understands the direction we’ve wanted to move in for the last couple of years, especially on the of fensive end.” Most recently, Diehl recorded a hat trick in the Scarlet Knights’ 9-8 loss to conference rival St. John’s at New Meadowlands Stadium. Par t of Diehl’s productivity was based
on the Johnnies’ mistake of “Sometimes I feel like he using an attackman to guard thinks he needs the perfect shot the junior midfielder. and he does not need the perfect “In the first half of the game shot,” Stagnitta said. “He showed they were shor t-sticking on that the other day — when he me. I liked my matchup,” Diehl relaxes and lets the game come said. “I was given my oppor tu- to him, he can be so dominant. I nities and I finished on them.” said to him going into the last Stagnitta waited the game, ‘Just shoot the entire season for a perball. Don’t worry about formance like the one the bad shots,’ and you Diehl put together in saw how effective East Rutherford, N.J. he became.” “What you saw out That is not to say of Mike on Sunday is that Diehl did not make what I know he’s capahis presence felt prior ble of doing and what to the St. John’s I expect out of him matchup. The junior ever y day,” he said. midfielder put points on “He has the ability to MIKE the board in ever y dominate and take game the Knights DIEHL over ever y game.” played this season Stagnitta knew it was only a except against Notre Dame, when matter of time before Diehl the Knights put up just three stepped forward as the dominant goals the whole game. force he is expected him to be. Stagnitta sees Diehl’s productivThe only person standing in ity and hard work both on and off Diehl’s way was Diehl, himself, the field as something admirable according to Stagnitta. for the youthful Rutgers offense.
“We look to him a lot because he has the ability to set the tone,” Stagnitta said. “The younger guys look up to him and they should because he has great work ethic. He’s a good role model for a lot of the guys on the team because of the way he approaches the game, his work ethic and his desire.” Diehl enjoys the mixed bag that is the Rutgers of fense, and does not mind being the inspiration for the Knights’ youth movement. “You got a bunch of older guys like me and [classmate] Will Mangan that play well together,” Diehl said. “And our attack is younger but they bring high lacrosse IQ and they are real fun to play with.” The big, strong midfielder looks to remain a consistent threat and help halt the Knights’ three-game losing skid this Saturday against Marist.
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Ar tis Gilmore, Chris Mullin and Dennis Rodman highlight the list of players voted into Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Class of 2011. The coaches who were voted in include Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense, Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer and Philadelphia’s Herb Magee. Additional players voted in were former Por tland Trail Blazer Ar vydas Sabonis, former Boston Celtic Tom Sanders, Olympic gold medalist Teresa Edwards and former Harlem Globetrotter Reece Tatum.
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basketball coach left for another coaching job yesterday while another decided to stay put in the meantime. Miami coach Frank Haith accepted the head coaching job at Missouri to replace Mike Anderson, who left the Tigers for Arkansas. Haith and Missouri athletic director Mike Alden discussed a multi-year contract in the six-year range, according to ESPN. Meanwhile, Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart decided to stay put with the Rams. Smart declined an offer from NC State and agreed to an extension with VCU after leading the Rams to their first NCAA Final Four.
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linebacker Mike Vrabel was arrested yesterday for theft at a casino in Florence, Ind. Vrabel was arrested at the Belterra Casino Resor t and Spa on a Class-D felony charge, the lowest level of felony crime in Indiana. The three-time Super Bowl champion was released yesterday after posting a $600 bond. The crime carries a punishment of six months to three years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.
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Harrison hopes for continued growth in pro style BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT
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Junior wideout Mark Harrison led the Knights in receiving last season, when he broke out with 44 receptions for 829 yards and nine touchdowns in his sophomore campaign.
After Mark Harrison’s breakout sophomore campaign, it seemed the last thing he needed w a s FOOTBALL change. But when Frank Cignetti took over as the Rutgers football team’s new offensive coordinator, Harrison only felt excitement. “This is a huge time for me,” Harrison said. “I’m really looking forward to learning a new offensive scheme because I know I can do it and it will only make our offense more dangerous.” Converting back to a more traditional pro-style offense, Harrison said he sees a major learning opportunity. With the help of wide receiver coach P.J. Fleck starting his second season with Rutgers, it may be an NFL kind of opportunity. “Coach Fleck is definitely helpful because, you know, he played with the 49ers, so [the new system] is nothing to him,” Harrison said. “He knows everything about the offense and he’s comfortable with everything. It’s not like he’s learning with us. He’s teaching us. It’s definitely a big help that he’s coming from a pro-style offense.” As a sophomore, Harrison earned a starting job at wide receiver after teammate Tim Wright tore a knee ligament early in training camp. He got off to a slow start, but caught fire after Chas Dodd took over Tom Savage’s starting spot at quarterback. In Dodd’s first start against Harrison’s home-state Connecticut, the 6-foot-3 receiver went for 112 yards and a touchdown. He only got better from there. Scoring a touchdown in four straight games, Harrison finished with a team-best 44 catches, 829 yards and nine touchdowns. “It’s been great to see Mark blow up over the last year,” said teammate and close friend Tim Wright. “You always knew he had it in him, but he was so
dominating at times last year. I can’t wait to really get the chance to play alongside him.” Harrison’s rise to prominence was parallel to Dodd’s, who set multiple freshman records at quarterback in his eight starts. All but 97 of his 829 total yards came on passes from Dodd along with eight of his nine touchdowns. Through three of the Knights’ 15 spring practices, Harrison said the chemistry between him and Dodd is better than ever. “It’s developing at a big level right now,” he said. “We’re all together and trying to mature as a team. With Chas, he’s a great leader and we’re going to follow him. Whatever he wants to do, that’s what we’re going to do. I see him as a great player and I definitely look forward to the season and playing with him.” For Dodd, this season marks his first series of spring practices after watching a handful last year during his Spring Break after signing with Rutgers. “The first day of practice I looked around and I was just like, ‘Wow,’” Dodd said. “There is a ton of size and a ton of speed and so much talent with the entire receiving corps this year. Mark and I built up a good connection last season and I’m excited to build on that and start some new ones.” But the biggest stor yline for Harrison goes back to adjustments to a new system. It took him a season and a half to get comfortable enough under the old system to become an impact player. Now Harrison — and the rest of the young offense — have to start all over this spring. “I’m just really trying to work on my ball-handling and perfecting the routes at a high level,” Harrison said. “Coach Fleck, he always teaches us to never set low limits for yourself and always reach for the sky, and that’s what we have to do. We have to come out each day and get better at one thing at a time.”
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Knights sweep weekend in Morgantown BY MATT CANVISSER CORRESPONDENT
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UConn head coach Jim Calhoun took his team to four Final Fours.
There are many factors in play when a team goes on a long winning streak — it needs consistency, hard work TENNIS and even RUTGERS 6 a little bit of luck. WEST VIRGINIA 1 T h e Rutgers tennis team has been more than lucky over its eight-match winning streak and continued its success this weekend with a pair of 6-1 wins over Pittsburgh and West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va.
“West Virginia had a large crowd and it was their senior day, but nothing silences the crowd better than solid play,” said head coach Ben Bucca. “And we’ve never lost to Pittsburgh in the four years that they have agreed to play us in Morgantown.” The Scarlet Knights (13-4, 52) undoubtedly improved their conference seed with five straight Big East wins after star ting conference play with losses at Louisville and Marquette. Rutgers did not let the hardships THE DAILY TARGUM
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Freshman Stefania Balasa won both her matches in straight sets.
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ngulfed in a newly released swarm of controversy prior to the 2010-11 season, Connecticut head men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun likely wanted to elude the streams of questions he faced at Big East Media Day regarding his program’s compliance with NCAA investigators. That likely explains why the 25th-year UConn head coach sat at West Virginia’s press table — several feet away from the one allotted to the Huskies at Madison Square Garden. And even with UConn’s 53-41 victory last night against Butler in Houston at the NCAA Championship game, Calhoun continued to stay one step ahead of the media that approached him in mid-October. What makes the Huskies’ appearance in the national title game even more impressive was not their ninth-place finish in the Big East at the end of the regular season or their predicted 10thplace seed in the preseason, but Calhoun’s continued vigilance. Declaring that fateful Oct. 20 day that if he could not be the underdog, he would make himself one, Calhoun eluded the controversy sur rounding his program’s contact with Nate Miles, a top guard prospect from the Class of 2008. For ty games later, the Huskies — not Pittsburgh, not Notre Dame and not Louisville — remained as the Big East’s sole representative and guiding light through the tail end of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 3 seed in the West Region went an immeasurable distance in re-solidifying the Big East’s name after 11 conference teams made the Tournament and only a pair advanced to the Sweet 16.
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Junior righthander Willie Beard looks to rebound from a 2/3-inning, six-run outing last week against Wagner when he takes the hill tomorrow against Princeton in the Rutgers baseball team’s eighth consecutive game at Bainton Field.
Rutgers welcomes second straight in-state foe BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
With a series win against S e t o n BASEBALL Hall last weekend, PRINCETON AT t h e RUTGERS, Rutgers TODAY, 3:30 P.M. baseball t e a m checked one in-state rival of f
its list of teams to beat this season. When the Scarlet Knights sprint onto Bainton Field today to take on Princeton in their eighth consecutive home contest, the Knights will once again look to top a neighboring opponent — this time one that resides less than 20 miles south on Route 1. “No matter what level of play you’re at, rivalr y week is just one
of the greatest feelings when you take one away from somebody you don’t want to lose to,” said freshman catcher Michael Zavala. The Knights put up a 10-spot on the Tigers in each of their past two meetings, and after a nine-run offensive explosion Sunday afternoon in Piscataway, Rutgers’ bats could be prone for a third consecutive double-digit explosion.
With sophomore shor tstop Steve Nyisztor still battling illness and senior right fielder Michael Lang seeing limited action in Game 3 of the series, head coach Fred Hill’s lineup still managed 11 hits against the Pirates — all of them coming between the No. 2 and No. 7 spots in the lineup.
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