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‘Salaam Namaste’ celebrates Indian, Pakistani unity

BY SEHAR MUGHAL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Indian and Pakistani students joined Saturday to discuss and embrace similarities and differences between the two cultures during the “Salaam Namaste” conference and concert.

The Pakistani Student Association (PSA) and the Association of Indians at Rutgers (AIR) hosted the daylong event in the Busch Campus Center Multipurpose Room to emphasize cultural unity between the two South Asian nations.

Although the two on-campus groups never had an unfriendly relationship, they had never worked together before, said PSA Secretary Zain Ahmad, who was the first Pakistani to serve on the AIR board last year.

“We know how many similarities the two cultures have and thought it was pointless they were working separately,” said Ahmad, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior.

“Salaam Namaste,” meaning “peace” and “hello again,” respectively, was the result of a yearlong collaboration between PSA and AIR to overcome differences between the two nations, whose history has been marked by conflict, he said.

The conference attracted about 120 attendees from different backgrounds to hear panel discussions on

Indian classical music team RU SWARA performs Saturday night at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus, as part of the “Salaam Namaste” concert that ended a day of discussion which aimed to bring together the Indian and Pakistani communities.

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U. team snags second place at global contest

BY ANKITA PANDA METRO EDITOR

The Rutgers Business School (RBS) team found itself in a struggle to catch up to team Politecnico di Milano from Italy on Friday as this year’s Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Global Investment Research Challenge came to a close.

In the end, RBS placed second, with the Italian school taking home first prize.

The RBS team consisted of Rutgers Business School-Newark graduate student Anil Bhatia,

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In terms of the format, team captain Malinsky said the competition’s final stage, which took place in Omaha, Neb., was similar to the regional level, but different in that the teams hailed from all parts of the world.

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Attorneys offer help to citizenship seekers

BY MORGAN MURRELL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Permanent legal residents had the opportunity to apply for citizenship Saturday afternoon at “Citizenship Rutgers” in the Rutgers Students Center on the College Avenue campus.

Applicants received help completing citizenship applications with identification photos at the free event sponsored by the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ Program on Immigration and Democracy, the Rutgers Schools of Law on the Camden and Newark campuses as well as several other organizations.

“There are about 400,000 greencard holders in the state of New Jersey, all who should be voters and are tax payers,” said Anastasia Mann, director of Eagleton’s Program on

Immigration and Democracy. “It’s a key part of democracy to make sure people who are here legally get to vote. We want to make that happen.”

A total of 91 participants from more than 15 countries like Russia, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and Portugal, attended the event with hopes of obtaining citizenship, she said. One student brought five family members.

Attendees must have held residency in the country for five years — three if they are married and living with a U.S. citizen — provided green cards, passports, proof of address, personal information of children if applicable and history of employment, crime and marriage to be eligible for citizenship, Mann said.

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Chris “Kazi” Rolle, whose life is told in the film “The Hip Hop Project,” is one of many speakers that provided a presentation of their work on Friday to TEDx conference attendees.

Students, professionals trade ideas at TEDx conference

BY CHASE BRUSH STAFF WRITER

University intellectuals and entrepreneurs gathered Friday evening to share “ideas worth spreading” during the International Student Association’s (ISA) second annual “TEDxRutgers” event.

Professionals and students were among the 100 attendees of the “Beyond What We Are” conference that focused on judgmentfree idea sharing, in the Multipurpose Room of the Busch Campus Center.

Organized by the ISA, the event aimed to unite students and professionals with intellectuals from outside and within the University, said Taha Najam, curator of TEDxRutgers.

“We tried to connect leaders and students from a whole spectrum of disciplines under a common idea,” said Najam, a University alumnus.

Faculty members from the Departments of Computer Science, Women and Gender

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Conference emphasizes reality of online world

BY KRISTINE CHOI STAFF WRITER

More than 80 professionals, exper ts, scholars and students from around the world examined the growing vir tual society and economy last weekend at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick.

The first annual “Game behind the Video Game: Business, Regulation and Society in the Gaming Industry” conference, hosted by the School of Communication and Information, also premiered “The Raid,” a documentar y focusing on World of Warcraft players and the reality of the virtual world of massive multiplayer online role-playing games.

Keynote speaker Greg Lastowka, a professor at RutgersCamden School of Law, discussed

how participation in the games connects with rules and regulations existing in reality.

“The video game is a medium that actually demands something from the par ticipant,” he said. “The reader is not actually reading. The reader is exercising choice, having some agency in the unfolding of the video game stories, contributing some kind of labor to the process of playing.”

Video games that exhibit elements of choice, labor and control establish themselves as a distinct form of interactive media, Lastowka said.

“Thinking about video games under the rubric of films or books is essentially putting video games into a legal structure that … [it] should spill out of,” he said.

Lastowka believes video games deserve different consideration

from other types of media, but current law does not.

To suppor t his case, Lastowka mentioned several case studies demonstrating the need for specific regulations targeted toward video games and recognizing player rights and freedoms.

One example was the case of a man named Qiu Chengwei, a player in the online game “Legend of Mir 3” who loaned his friend an item called a dragon saber, only to have his friend sell it and pocket the money, he said.

“The dragon saber, it turns out, is extremely expensive in ‘Legend of Mir’ and is an extremely valuable item,” he said.

“You can actually sell the dragon saber online for roughly $800.”

The situation escalated out of control when Chinese police refused to help Chengwei, stating

the dragon saber was not a real sword, Lastowka said.

“There’s a problem in this,” he said. “If something has actual value to users, and they have the ability to exchange that for value with other individuals, the law needs to take that sort of value into account when it can.”

Because the government did not respond to his pleas, Chengwei killed his friend and was given a death sentence, Lastowka said.

“This is exactly what property laws are supposed to prevent,” he said. “Prevent you from having to take the law into your own hands when you are deprived of your property rights.”

Lastowka said if the law does not step in to mediate these types of disputes, there would be more situations like the Chengwei case.

“I believe that law can, in many ways, learn from games,” he said.

Jacob Sanchez, a conference organizer and graduate student in the School of Communication and Information, thought the event was a great opportunity for presenters.

“A lot of the people I knew were presenting, so I wanted to come see their presentations, especially the documentary on ‘The Raid,’” he said. “I really wanted to see that.”

Frank Bridges, also a conference organizer, said he was proud of the conference and thought future events could also be successful.

“I think a lot of this conference is to lay groundwork for next year,” said Bridges, a School of Communication and Information graduate student. “So even as we were putting it together, we were thinking about next year.”

FRATERNITY RINGS NASDAQ MARKET CLOSING BELL University and Phi Delta Theta alumnus Dr. Shahid Aziz ended the business day Wednesday evening, when he rang the NASDAQ Stock Market closing bell.

Aziz is the founder of the New Jersey-based nonprofit charity Smile Bangladesh, which provides medical and surgical equipment to help children and adults with cleft deformities, said Logan Gray, president of Phi Delta Theta.

The idea to ring the bell came when a group of Phi Delta Theta alumni returned to visit the fraternity, said Gray, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior.

“Aziz was describing how hard it was to raise awareness and money, and another alumnus, Christian Bontiago, who works at NASDAQ, thought that Aziz and the fraternity ringing the closing bell would bring attention to his organization,” he said.

The fraternity presented NASDAQ Vice President David Wicks with an authentic University football helmet for hosting Aziz and the charity, Gray said.

“We thought it was appropriate for us to present the vice president with something from the University, so we bought an official helmet from Scarlet Fever and signed it and gave it to him,” he said.

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School of Arts and Sciences senior Eric Kaplan wrestles with Scott Sincoff, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, in Jell-O for charity yesterday in the backyard of Rutgers Hillel on the College Avenue campus. Half of the proceeds were donated to Save A Child’s Heart.

SEEKERS: Citizenship harder to get today, Fine says continued from front University students from the Camden and Newark campuses obser ved and assisted professional attorneys with the legal aspects of the citizenship applications, she said.

“We have the language capacity and the skills in the students who are providing an immeasurable service,” Mann said. “It’s a great example of faculty and students coming together to work on something we’re all committed to.”

Allan Wernick, a professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) and immigration attorney, established the original program “Citizenship Now!” in 1997 to address the rising need for citizenship. The program spread throughout New York City and to the University.

Both programs aim to help the government with the naturalization

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process for immigrants, unify cultures and open up more opportunities for everyone, Wernick said. “[Gaining U.S. citizenship] would represent becoming part of this American culture because this country has done so much for us. But at the same time, it opens up more doors … at least for me when I graduate from school,” said Alejandro Sanchez, a School of Engineering sophomore, who brought his father to the event.

Volunteers from AmeriCorps and CUNY set up booths along with registration and waiting areas as the applicants were called in numerical order to fill out applications.

Janice Fine, an assistant professor in the University’s School of Management and Labor Relations, said gaining citizenship in the United States used to be easier.

“It has become extremely difficult for low-wage immigrants to emigrate legally to the United States or to legalize their status once they are in the country,” she said. “The obstacles to legal immigration are much higher

than they were at the turn of the 20th century.”

Tim Raphael, director of the Rutgers-Newark Center for Migration and the Global City, said citizenship presents opportunities like the right to vote, applying for better-paying or federal jobs and the ability to run for a government position.

“In New York City, we have many individuals who came to the United States, became permanent residents and are now holding jobs in the State Assembly, the Senate and the City Council,” said Wernick, a columnist for the New York Daily News. “So it’s the path to empowerment for the immigrant community.”

Issues of immigrant labor exploitation and immigration reform are still controversial debates in government, but “Citizenship Rutgers,” which will expand to Newark and Camden in the fall, plans to increase the naturalization of legal immigrants in the United States, Wernick said.

CONTEST: Team hopes to work on visuals for next year continued from front “This stage was quite similar to the regional Final Four in New York, but just felt more important,” he said. “Instead of competing against familiar names like Fordham, Pace and Seton Hall, we were facing teams from Thailand, Italy and Los Angeles.”

All teams were assigned a different company to analyze, and RBS was assigned to natural gas company New Jersey Resources, Malinsky said.

“We met with a few Rutgers alumni at the world-renowned investment management firm Neuberger Berman,” he said. “They reminded us that the judges will not be familiar with our target company, so we needed to clearly explain its industry and business mode.”

To summarize the scoring process, team faculty adviser John Longo said the judges looked for some sort of a story in the presentations.

“We each analyzed a company.

You had to write a report, and then

their academic horizons and inspires students to make their only 100 individuals to attend ideas tangible.

“Take five seconds to think continued from front about an idea,” he said. “What happened? Nothing. It’s just an idea, Studies and Africana Studies, and but imagine if you took that idea entrepreneurs from outside the and shared it with the person next University community like Chris to you and that person shared his “Kazi” Rolle, originator of the film or her idea with you. That’s where “The Hip Hop Project,” each prowe can really make a difference.” vided five- to seven-minute preAfter creating the first TED sentations on their works. page on Facebook that now Karla Jackson-Brewer, a partboasts almost 900,000 fans, time lecturer in the Department Najam brought the idea to host a of Women and Gender Studies, TEDx event at the University to spoke about her experience as an the executive board of ISA. emotional intelligence coach, “We immediately loved the idea,” while Director of the University’s said Jain, a School of Arts and Tele-Rehabilitation Institute Sciences senior. “It really resonated Grigore Burdea with our ideas and described his the mission of our research on the organization. We “These systems application of virwant cultural diverfascinate me. tual reality therasity, and we want to py to disabled not only I have to go down connect individuals. international stuAttendees also dents, but students the rabbit hole obser ved the from all over.” to where they work of computer Those interestscience graduate ed in attending the take me.” student Turgay event were ANDREW NEALEN Senlet, whose required to fill out Computer Science robot moved an online applicaAssistant Professor around the room tion, and 100 indiusing visual perviduals were selectception to navied, Najam said. gate its environment, remem“We tried to make the event a litbered faces and asked permistle more exclusive,” he said. “We filsion to pass when someone tered people based on how excited blocked its way. they were about TED and what they Andrew Nealen, a computer were going to bring to the table.” science assistant professor, spoke Jain said the event took nearly about his work with minimalist two months of dedication and late game design and the separation nights to transform from a vision of arts and sciences within conto reality. temporary academic disciplines.

One of the challenges the “These systems fascinate me. team faced was finding high-powI have to go down the rabbit hole ered speakers who were dedicatto where they take me,” Nealen ed and motivated to be a part of said. “Start small, think big and the event, she said. make beautiful things.”

“It’s interesting because it’s TED — founded in 1984 as a fairly high-level conversation,” conference centered on the fields Nealen said. “When they asked of “Technology, Entertainment me, I think I said yes before the and Design” — is a nonprofit sentence was over without actualorganization devoted to sharing ly contemplating how much work ideas and bringing together “the it would be to design a sevenworld’s most fascinating thinkers minute inspiring presentation.” and doers,” according to the conTEDxRutgers’ annual event ference’s website. began last year with the theme TEDx events, where x stands “Connecting the Unconnected” for independently organized TED and sought to provide a platform events, are designed to simulate a where international students “TED-like experience” where stucould network with faculty and dents and community leaders can other students, Najam said. congregate to network and share ISA hopes to continue sponideas, said Jyoti Jain, ISA president. soring the event and is pursuing Najam believes TED’s mesideas for the next TEDxRutgers, sage allows students to expand he said. each group had individual different companies,” said Longo, clinical associate professor of finance and economics. “But at the end of the day, judges pick based on whether they like your story.”

Malinsky said as team captain, he tried to ensure his team would find success by taking extra measures.

“I drove the effort to strengthen our presentation and fix any weaknesses. We spoke to the judges that voted for us to advance in New York and picked their brains about what they liked and disliked in our presentation,” he said. “Then we updated our presentation to be simpler and sleeker.”

But at the end of the day, Longo and Malinsky said they were defeated by visuals.

“I think why we didn’t win is because the PowerPoint presentation from the school from Milan was like a work of art,” Longo said.

“Not that ours was bad, but the PowerPoint and visuals are just as important as the content itself.”

Team member Mendoza agreed and said while he believed the RBS team had better content, the Italian team’s unique visuals probably resonated more with the judges.

“I don’t think they had a better team dynamic than we did,” he said. “Even though PowerPoint should only account for five points of the total score, sometimes those five points account for a lot more.”

Longo said he is ultimately happy with his team’s performance, but understands the judges’ decision and knows what to sharpen for next year.

“I think we discussed the importance of the presentation. You want to make the presentation as though nobody knows a thing about your company. I think the goal is to make it informative. We did that,” he said.

“But the individuals of the Milan group were a little bit better.”

Malinsky said RBS has to concentrate more on the visuals if it intends to win next year.

“Both international teams outperformed the American teams on presentation. The Thai and Italian teams created PowerPoints that had great transitions, almost like Hollywood movies,” he said.

But RBS did not leave empty-handed. The five students received an iPad and the oppor tunity to meet investor Warren Buffet.

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Students collect funds at campus garage sale

BY KEVIN DAHAGHI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Student organizations sold personal items to raise money for charity and their own endeavors on Saturday at the University’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) inaugural garage sale in the College Avenue Gym Annex.

The event, sponsored by R&J Public Relations, Johnson & Johnson and Coyne Public Relations, brought together student organizations that raised $300 for local and national charities through their profits and a donation box, said Marie Pace, PRSSA vice president of programming.

The participating organizations included groups like the Rutgers University Programming Association, Sigma Lamda Upsilon, Theta Delta Chi and Sigma Delta Tau, said Pace, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

“We decided to bring all these organizations together to allow for a cohesive, interactive event that will bring student leaders here to meet and network while representing Rutgers University as a whole and contributing donations to these organizations that need it,” said Atif Ashraf, PRSSA vice president of fundraising.

Each organization donated 10 percent of funds raised at their individual sales to three charities — the “Eric LeGrand Believe Fund,” the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Autism Speaks, Pace said.

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Student groups sell a range of items at a garage sale Saturday at the College Avenue Gym Annex, organized by the University’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America. Each organization donated 10 percent of funds raised to three different charity organizations.

PRSSA decided which charities to donate to at a committee meeting, she said.

“We wanted to hit local as well as national charities,” she said.

Items for sale ranged from picture frames to ashtrays, as there were few limitations on what could be sold, Pace said. The organizations kept unsold items.

Felise Ortiz, president of Douglass’ Determined Innovative Vivacious Articulate Sisters (DIVAS), which participated in the sale, said she valued the charity

event because it reflected the organization’s mission.

“We came to suppor t the garage sale because we appreciate how a lot of the proceeds go to charity,” said Or tiz, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student. “Our group is really about community ser vice and outreach, and we thought it was a good event to get involved with.”

PRSSA is a student-run public relations society that aims to serve its members by providing

opportunities in the public relations field, Pace said.

“We tr y to help students understand more of what public relations is,” she said.

The University’s chapter drafted the idea of the garage sale to raise donations for local and national charities, said Ashraf, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “[The national chapter] realized they couldn’t advertise for us fully, so we took it upon our own to benefit these charities,” he said. “We decided to bring it

down to a local level at Rutgers University, represent the Rutgers University brand and improve [its] image and quality.”

Pace said they plan to reach out to the national organization for the following year’s garage sale.

“Next year we want to get our national organization involved, and we want to see if all the dif ferent PRSSA chapters at N.J. schools will also host their own garage sales, and then give that money to charity,” she said.

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MAN EXPOSES HIMSELF TWICE IN DOUGLASS LIBRARY A male exposed himself to individuals on two separate dates in the Mabel Smith Douglass Library on Douglass campus.

The first instance occurred on March 30 around 12:30 a.m. The male was described as white, about 6 feet tall with short brown hair and facial hair, Rutgers University Police Department Sgt. Nicholas Chiorello said.

The second instance occurred on March 31 around 1:30 a.m. The male was described as older and white, with black-and-white hair and wearing a hat, Chiorello said.

“Despite the differences in description, we believe them to possibly be the same individual,” he said.

The RUPD has increased patrols in that area, and Chiorello said anyone with additional information should contact the RUPD Detective Bureau at (732)-932-8025.

To report any suspicious activity, call the main RUPD line at (732)-932-7211.

UNITY: Event ends with cultural concert on Douglass continued from front issues such as sexuality in South Asia, the history of India and Pakistan and South Asian involvement in careers.

Although some Pakistani and Indian students are friends, AIR Vice President Akanksha Kar war said many cultural issues are not discussed.

“Even though you’re friends there are some topics you don’t address, but discussing these issues brings everyone closer together,” said Karwar, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

Dimple Shah, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the conference promoted understanding because the sessions touched on a wide scope of issues and had something to cater to everyone.

“It’s important to learn how everything started and understand why the countries have the

conflicts they do,” said Rohit Gijare, community service chair of AIR. The session about the history of the two countries had the biggest turnout, said Gijare, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “‘Salaam Namaste’ shows how similar we all are. That’s what matters most, when you can’t make that distinction between who’s Indian and who’s Pakistani,” said Urooj Abbas, PSA general meeting coordinator and a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

The conference also focused on educating others on South Asian values, said Rahul Mantripragada, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior.

“Initially, my parents didn’t even want me to be a part of a fraternity,” said Mantripragada, a Delta Sigma Iota member. “After realizing the values it instilled in me, my parents became more accepting.”

Mantripragada spoke on a panel titled “Hurdles as a South Asian Student,” discussing the issues South Asians face.

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Penn Masala, the world’s first Hindi a cappella group, makes a trip down to the University to sing for “Salaam Namaste.”

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Ehsaas Dance Team from Rutgers-Newark performs for a crowd Saturday night at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus.

“It’s important to educate others about what being a South Asian is about,” he said.

“Salaam Namaste” concluded with a concert held at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus, featuring musical performances by RU SWARA, RU Dhol Effect, South Asian Performing Arts, RutgersNewark Ehsaas Dance Team, as well as groups from Columbia University, Villanova University and University of Pennsylvania a capella group Penn Masala.

Sakshi Sharma, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the goal of the event in promoting unity was met.

“What better way to bring people together than music and dancing and cultural performances,” she said.

Ahmad said although the event was small in comparison to the scale of the conflict between the two nations, members hoped it would help to

promote unity and understanding on a larger scale.

“This is my first semester here from India, and I never thought I would have friends from Pakistan, but now I have so many Pakistani friends,” said Bandhan Vagheliya, a graduate student.

Vagheliya said the event would promote understanding between people of both countries not just in New Jersey, but also in India.

“This is small-scale, but if people go back to their country, they will share this attitude with everyone there. It will make a big difference,” he said.

Members of PSA and AIR said this was just the beginning of future projects between the two groups.

“We are looking forward to more collaborations between AIR and PSA in the future,” said Haroon Mian, PSA president and a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior.

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Ginormous Games featuring Hot Air Balloon Rides will take place at the Douglass Woodlawn from 5 to 8 p.m. depending on the weather. Crafts and games will be available while in line. Space and time is limited so rides will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. Rain date is slated for April 25.

For more information, visit getinvolved.rutgers.edu.

Rutgers Empowering Disabilities hosts “Disability Awareness Day” at the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room on the College Avenue campus. There will be four guest speakers with different disabilities, including alumnus Jacqueline Jackson and Santina Muha, Ms. Wheelchair N.J. 2009. There will be interactive obstacle courses to “experience” disabilities, music and food. First 30 attendees will get a chance to enter raffle. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and runs until 10:30 p.m. Proceeds will go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. For any questions, contact rutgers4disability@gmail.com.

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The Rutgers University Programming Association and the Department of American Studies will present an evening with Nelson Johnson, author of “Boardwalk Empire” at 8 p.m. in Trayes Hall of the Douglass Campus Center.

Students can find out how Atlantic City transformed tourism and American culture. This book is the inspiration for the HBO series and the author will be signing copies of his work that evening. Copies of his two books will be available for purchase. Attendees are invited to a 1920sthemed after-party immediately following the lecture.

Come dressed the part and compete for prizes. Free food and drink while supplies last, along with dance lessons from the Swing Dancing Club.

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The Center for Women’s Global Leadership is hosting the film premiere of “Passionate Politics the Life and Work of Charlotte Bunch,” a film by Tami Gold. The screening will take place at 6 p.m. at the Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building on Douglass Campus. Douglas Greenberg, executive dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, will give a welcoming speech. Abena Busia, University professor of English, will give remarks. There will be a question-andanswer session with Charlotte Bunch and Tami Gold.

Reception will follow.

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Mary Diduch: Why did you decide to go to the University?

Donald Heilman: I was recruited for football. My dad worked here at the time, I knew a lot of the guys who played and very much liked Rutgers while I was in high school. So, of all the places I visited, I just had the most fun at Rutgers.

MD: Did you play sports all four years?

DH: I did. I played football for four years, and I also ran track, indoor and outdoor, for two years. I ran the 60yard dash indoor, the 100-yard dash outdoor and the 4 x 100 relay.

MD: So you’re a sprinter.

DH: A pure sprinter.

MD: You were a certified trial attorney for 20 years. Why the change?

DH: I changed careers because I very much wanted to be involved in education, and I actually pursued two paths at the same time. I got my certificate of eligibility to teach high school social studies, history and was lined up to take the Praxis test for science and earth science, and I also applied to universitylevel jobs, because I would be just as happy. This is great doing this, but I’d be just as happy teaching history in high school and then going out and practicing football afterward.

MD: What does your office do?

DH: We sort of have a three-fold mission. No. 1 is to assist and advise and refer and represent students on their legal issues, whatever it may be, wherever it may have occurred and whenever it may have occurred. If you’re a student here and you have a legal question or a legal issue, come in the door and we’ll sort it out.

The second fold is … to create educational programs for our students, for the community and now we’re creating some for the legal community. … And then the third fold is to create clinical opportunities for undergraduate and law students.

MD: What are some of your office’s restrictions?

DH: I cannot represent student versus student, for obvious conflict of interest reasons. However, I can assist the students in getting their own representation through our approved referral program. … Another restriction is student versus the University. There are many students who come in here who have issues with the University. …

There are other areas of the University where these issues can be resolved without getting an attorney or going to court, because we have systems in place.

MD: What is the referral program?

DH: We go through our partnership with the Middlesex County Bar Association, and they are approved by the state of New Jersey and are American Bar Associationapproved as well, and they will place our students with their growing list of attorneys who signed up to make themselves available to Rutgers students for consultations and representation.

MD: How many students have you been able to help so far?

DH: Our list is already at 200. The second semester we are seeing students at a rate of slightly under 11 students a week. It’s very much in demand.

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City hears concerns, support for sewage repairs

BY RIDA AHMED CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A public hearing last Thursday focused on some New Brunswick residents’ responses to the city’s plan to improve the Buccleuch Mansion as compensation for the proposed Buccleuch Park sewer pump diversion.

Nine people assembled in the Council Chambers of City Hall on Bayard Street to hear the plans about the application to add new structures and equipment in the park.

“The park, which consists of 78 acres of land, has an existing sewage pump station, which has been operating for the service of a relatively small area of the city,” said Thomas Guldin, city engineer.

Guldin said the mechanical elements of the pump are in need of repair.

“We will be using no more space other than what the original pump currently occupies, for the renovation,” he said.

The new installation will include a grinder, two submersible pumps, and a short length main force which will be joined to the existing pump so that all the sewage will be pumped together, Guldin said.

“It will also include an underground electronic panel which will house automatic pump controls and transfer switches, and a portable standby generator with an outlet, which is a requirement of Department of Environmental Protection,” he said.

As compensation for the proposed diversion, the City of New

Brunswick intends to makes improvements to the Buccleuch Mansion, he said.

Two members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) voiced their support at the hearing.

“We feel that it is justified to have the funds dedicated to the Buccleuch Mansion because the mansion is a tremendous asset to the city and is currently in a state of disrepair,” said Rhonda Florian, an incoming regent of Jersey Blue Chapter of the NSDAR. Florian discussed the historical value of the mansion.

“This mansion is important to the city because it is an accountable resource for school children and tourists,” she said. “It should be preserved in a good state.”

Buccleuch Mansion requires $178,000 to fix the interior and architecture repairs, Florian said.

“The point I want to make is that these funds will justify a decent amount of money for a great cause,” she said.

Judy Gennaro, curator at the Buccleuch Mansion Museum, also felt the compensation of enhancing the mansion was fair, because she said she does not like seeing the mansion with poor conditions.

“The mansion runs strictly on donations and is not funded by the NSDAR,” she said. “Over the past year, we have had over 300 visitors, and the Jersey Blue Chapter NSDAR has spent at least 300 hours of volunteer work at the mansion.”

Bruce Newling, a New Brunswick resident and retired University professor, disapproves

AUTHORITIES PURSUE MAYOR, MAYORAL AIDE FOR STOLEN CITY FUNDS The city of Perth Amboy is pursuing former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas and his aide for $500,000 in city funds the two men allegedly used for personal gain.

“He has to pay that money back,” City Council President Kenneth Balut said in a mycentraljersey.com article. “We lost that money. We need to get that money back to get the city back on track.”

Vas and his mayoral aide, Melvin Ramos, were convicted last fall of two counts of mail fraud tracing back from the 2006 sale of a DeKalb Avenue apartment Vas owned.

Vas was also charged with misusing state affordable-housing funds to help lure buyers of the property and making false statements to federal agents, according to the article.

In addition, Vas was convicted of misapplying government funds, fabricating statements to the FBI and making a campaign contribution using a false name during his congressional campaign.

Ramos is also convicted of fabricating statements to the Federal Election Commission and making contributions under a false name during the congressional campaign.

The two were acquitted of four other mail-fraud counts, that each carried fines up to $250,000 and maximum prison sentencing of five to 20 years, according to the article.

Vas and Ramos are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in the federal court in Newark, according to the article.

Ramos is seeking a reduced sentence due to health implications.

City Law Director Mark Blunda said $360,000 in funding was not available for city projects because of Vas’ and Ramos’ fraudulent activities.

“The damage caused by the defendants’ breach of the public trust may be irreparable,” Blunda wrote to mycentraljersey. “We respectfully request that the court consider these factors in determining an appropriate penalty.”

— Anastasia Millicker

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The City’s plans for construction on the Buccleuch Mansion and the Buccleuch Park sewer pump diversion include the addition of new structures and equipment to the park.

of the application, specifically the plans for the pumping station.

Newling said the city did not make an effort to secure an alternative location for the sewage pumping station.

He said contrar y to what the city claims, the footprints of the proposed project are larger than the footprints of the existing facility.

“The city alleges that the current site and the proposed site are 378 square feet,” said Newling, a retired geographer. “But according to my calculations, it is

321 square feet with an additional diversion of 57 square feet of parkland.”

Newling said the city is obligated under the terms of the 1911 deed to maintain the mansion in good repair.

“To offer to repair the mansion in return for using part of the park pumping facility is entirely spurious,” he said. “It has no validity.”

Thomas Loughlin, city business administrator, sought to answer some of Newling’s objections.

“We did some cross estimating and land surveying on the field to develop elevations and light,” he said. “But the conclusion was to locate the proposed pump station next to the existing pump station in the park itself.”

Loughlin said funding the mansion is a commitment, and it is in his position to decide.

“It is not shallow. In fact, it was recommended by the Department of Environmental Protection, and it was the appropriate consideration for the application,” he said.

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Recognize Internet, life as connected T

echnology is the new society. Just ask the 2,000 college students from across the world who participated in a study conducted by the International Center for Media and Public Affairs at the University of Maryland. The study asked these students to give up their cellphones, the Internet and other devices for 24 hours and then record their experiences. Perhaps you will be shocked to learn that many students who participated experienced symptoms of withdrawal similar to the sort of things that drug addicts experience.

Then again, why would you be shocked by this? Technology is no longer just a part of life — for many, it is life.

Think about it: As a University student, could you successfully go 24 hours without the Internet? That’s highly doubtful. How would you get in touch with your professors or access assigned readings posted online? Even if your homework assignments were doable without the Internet, there is a good chance you wouldn’t be able to access your syllabus to even check the assignment, as many professors upload their syllabi to Sakai.

Then there’s the question of maintaining your social relationships. When was the last time you set up a social gathering without Facebook or a cellphone? Think, too, of how much you would miss out on — invitations to parties, group study sessions and even simple chats with your friends or relatives. Many of our day-to-day social activities require technology to orchestrate them. It would be difficult to maintain a close relationship with your parents while away at school if you did not have a cellphone to call them anytime you wanted.

Asking these students to go 24 hours without technology is, in today’s world, asking them to go 24 hours without social connections.

Like it or not, social bonds are maintained and cultural innovations and transmitted in large part via the Internet. The question of whether this is a good thing is a topic for another day. Right now, we only want to draw attention to the fact that we have become embedded in technology to the point that it is a part of nearly every aspect of our lives.

Americans will not let go of free market

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hile it may seem free market capitalism and the American ethos go hand-in-hand, a recent survey conducted by GlobeScan suggests the relationship may not be as healthy as it has been in the past. According to the company’s report, which asked people to express their opinion on the assertion that the “free market economy is the best system on which to base the future of the world,” only 59 percent of Americans expressed that they strongly agree or somewhat agree with the statement. GlobeScan conducted this survey since 2002, and this is the lowest percentage of agreement America has expressed in the survey since its inception. However, this does not necessarily mean a turn away from the free market is coming anytime soon for the United States. All things considered, this is probably just a brief dip.

When considering the results of this survey, you have to remember to take into account the current economic climate in the United States.

The country is still reeling from the meltdown of 2008. Citizens of all stripes have been badly burned by what they see as the flaws of the free market, and this bitterness has understandably made its presence known in GlobeScan’s survey. Once the economy fully recovers, it is very likely the American public will throw their support behind the free market once again.

More telling than the lack of agreement is the fact there has been no change in the total amount of Americans who do not trust the free market — it was 26 percent last year, and it remains the same in this most recent survey. If Americans really lost all faith in the free market, it stands to reason this figure would be much higher. The fact of the matter is the American ethos and the free market go hand-in-hand.

This is only a rocky period. America presents itself as a land of opportunity, where anyone can climb to the top. Free market capitalism has flaws, and these flaws can be damaging, but the positives of the free market outweigh the negatives. Blaming the free market for the economic meltdown would be incorrect, because it was not a free market which led to the meltdown. Instead, it was a market which people abused and manipulated to their advantage — hardly one that you could call free. We’re confident that America’s love affair with the free market has not ended, and it very well may never end.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Imagine if you took that idea and shared it with the person next to you and that person shared his or her idea with you. That’s where we can really make a difference.”

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Targum, as submitted letters and columns are conRather than engage in frustrated reflections regardsistently enforcing a reactionar y narrative of ing the failures of the central government, Germans Israeli legitimacy rather than approaching balance began to elect leaders embodying the change they by integrating the very real grievances of the desired. They became lawyers. They became Palestinian people. activists. They adopted a variety of roles to advocate Essentially, submitted letters and columns supfor these same changes. They combated the harsh port the political right, causing fury in the political realties of West German imperfections by dedicating left on campus, which, despite its frustration, themselves to provide the avenues for that perfection rarely unites to submit letters that intelligently rather than relegating to disengagement. The result argue against these narratives. Letters are always was a Germany that barely a generation away from in response to previous pieces, which are then not being ravaged by bloodlust became a state that was a published simply because it is not in the interest fierce critic of the occupation of Iraq and began to of the paper to have an extended debate raging in seriously rethink its obligations to Afghanistan. the op-ed section. The controversy between Dutschke is a major reason I became involved with BAKA: Students United for Middle Eastern Justice the Targum, and I consider frustrations without and Rutgers Hillel last semester is a clear example resulting action to be truly a tragedy of wasted potenof why this policy is necessary, as it alienates and tial, particularly when there is a torrent of advertiseannoys precisely the student body the Targum is ments in this paper informing readers about the meant to serve. rather simple process of applying to write for it.

Issues with the Targum are also a result of the lackluster applicant pool for positions of authority Bilal Ahmed is a School of Arts and Sciences junand influence within the organization, rather than a ior majoring in Middle Eastern studies with minors symptom of the Targum itself being reactionary. in political science and African, Middle Eastern and Small pools of poorly qualified candidates become South Asian languages and literatures. His column, poor columnists and editors, causing a paper of low “Gods Go Begging,” runs on alternate Mondays. quality. However, it is inaccurate to assert that this Due to space limitations, submissions cannot exceed 750 words. If a commentary exceeds 750 words, it will not be considered for publication.

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Take education as opportunity for self-betterment Letter CESAR RAINHO

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hat makes you, me or any of our fellow University students get out of bed in the morning?

Why do we leave the warmth of our beds to face our professors, the papers and the everencroaching final exam? Many students would respond with the excuse that although they would love to stay in bed all day, they must go to class so that they do not fail. Is this what our

experience of higher learning boils down to? With an increasingly competitive job market, a bachelor’s degree has become more of a necessity to survive rather than an opportunity for self-betterment. Is the University, the eighth oldest in the nation, merely a place where corporate monkeys are trained for the dogeat-dog job market? This is the sad reality for a large portion of the student body who do not see their potential for a truly fulfilling educational experience, one where students take pride in their work and the privilege it is to be a

member of such a vibrant student body here at the University.

The truth of the matter is that we have lost sight of this vision set forth by Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, John Frelinghuysen and Mason Welch Gross for what we now know as the State University of New Jersey. Our time at the University should be so much more than a stepping stone on the career path. In a speech called “The Climate of Learning”, Gross said, “What we both want is to introduce the student to the college in such a way that he profits most by his years here, regardless

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of any further profit which may accrue after he leaves college.”

This is not to say that students should lose sight of their career objectives, but rather, by embracing a romantic passion for knowledge and taking pride in one’s education, we will be better off no matter what. When this romantic ideal thoroughly soaks in, it will serve as the foundation for an enriched life beyond the University.

This is what our education is truly all about. Romantic learning is what should drive us as students to get out of bed, to become better individuals and get invested in our

personal abilities. In a time when romantic learning has given way to late-night cramming and studying just for a decent grade or simply not to fail, we need to redirect.

These common pitfalls not only stain the reputation of a student body that was once eager to learn, but they taint our learning into one of necessity and not one of love and desire. Romantic learning is where true education and wisdom lie.

Cesar Rainho is a Mason Gross School of the Arts junior majoring in music.

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Today's Birthday (04/11/11). Love is available now. Keep it alive and it will feed you energy for the rest of the year. Give compassion, and get it back multiplied. These good winds will carry you forward, despite any obstacles. Stay true to your heart. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Your partner Today is a 7 — Don't let anybody offers excellent support now.. coax you off track. Hold out for Don't forget to breathe deeply. what you really want. Big stories Be grateful for what you have. are exactly that. Friendship is the Passion or compassion? Don't basis for a great partnership. worry, you'll think of something.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Be diligent.

Today is a 7 — Might as well lisWatch out, or you might forget ten ... you might have to coman important detail. Friends and promise. Don't let worries about finances don't mix well today. money interfere with love. Still, Don't throw your money around. resist impetuous spending. Take Get what you need just for today. tasks slowly to minimize error.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Reach out and Today is a 7 — Too much of a inspire someone. A loved one is good thing causes problems. anxious to make improvements.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Don't let your Today is a 7 — It could be a difmind wander far. Others need ficult time to be on the road, or your ability to focus and bring pursuing romance. Be patient, sense to the frenetic day. They and allow time for new data that rely on you. And your interest disrupts routines. Get expert makes you interesting. help, if necessary.

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ADVICE: Meyer visits RU along with Texas, Oregon, others continued from back

previous year — and is now an analyst for ESPN. Rutgers is just one of five colleges Meyer visited in the spring for ESPN, and the list could not var y any more geographically or philosophically.

“Football’s always changing — it’s ever changing,” Meyer said. “You go visit Oregon and Texas and it just reconfirms my belief. Really, for people who understand football, it’s not the plays, it’s not the style, it’s the head coach that has a vision.

Oregon can’t be more different than this place as far as the way they do things. It all works.”

While Meyer uses ESPN to remain involved with college football, he turns to his children to continue coaching.

The 46-year-old left Piscataway to coach first base on Saturday in a Little League baseball game for his 12-yearold son, Nate.

He also visited his daughter, Nicki, who is a sophomore on the Georgia Tech volleyball team. Meyer has another daughter, Gigi.

“I coach three baseball games tomorrow with my son and I went to see my daughter for a day at Georgia Tech — I never got to do that,” Meyer said. “So I’m doing some things. That’s the real reason I stepped away and that’s to spend time with family.”

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Former Florida head coach Urban Meyer, who boasted a 65-15 record with the Gators, spoke to the Scarlet Knights on Friday before practice about his experiences in Florida. Meyer coached Florida and Utah to a combined four BCS bowl victories.

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Sophomore catcher Kaci Madden led the Knights offensively on Saturday, when she drove in six of their 18 runs.

SWEEP: RU in position

that the pitching staff needed in the contest. for Big East Tournament return “That’s why she’s our No. 5 hitter,” Nelson said. “Her batcontinued from back ting average isn’t high, but she hits rockets ever y time. She has really been robbed a bunch of times and the odds are those coach Jay Nelson, the Knights shots will start falling. We have would qualify for the tournament two really good catchers, but if the season ended today.

Kaci’s the one that’s hitting “It’s huge because we were on right now, so she’s sort of taka losing streak and it’s a lot of coning over.” fidence and a lot of momentum,” In the second game of the said junior right fielder Mikelyn series, third baseman Brittney Messina, who drove in the gameLindley ended the game early winning run yesterday on a threewhen she cr ushed a grand run homer the opposite way. slam and induced the run rule Freshman pitcher Megan on the Pirates.

Williams spent the weekend Lindley, who now has a throwing six different kinds of school record 23 smoke for the home r uns on Knights en route “[Megan Williams] her career, to her seventh improved her and eighth wins shut them out and batting average of the season. to a team-best In two comhandcuffed them .439. She leads plete games and the whole time. the Knights in 12 total innings, nearly ever y the Richmond, They didn’t hit offensive categoVa., native struck the ball at all.” r y, including hits out six batters and (47), runs (34), did not surrender JAY NELSON home r uns an earned run.

Head Coach (nine), RBI (34) “I feel a lot betand slugging perter,” Williams centage (.785). said. “I think I’m Sophomore middle infielders just more focused and more Ashley Bragg and Jennifer aggressive, whereas I was a litHarabedian combined for four tle ner vous and shying away hits and five runs on the weekend from the strike-zone before.” and seniors Mickenzie Alden and Nelson played mind games Mandy Craig scored another four with the Seton Hall batters, using runs for the Knights.

Williams’ newly developed change“We all produced this weekup to keep them off balance. end,” Madden said. “Brittney “Real good outings,” rocked that grand slam, and Nelson said on Williams’ pair Mickenzie had a lot of RBIs of victories. “She shut them during the last series. It’s a out and handcuf fed them the team effort.” whole time. They didn’t hit In the first game, sophomore the ball at all. She’s in-andpitcher Abbey Houston picked up out and her changeups workthe win with 4 2/3 innings in ing and that’s all you can ask relief. After being on an innings of her.” count because of a shoulder In Saturday’s 10-5 and 8-0 injury, the sophomore is getting wins, catcher Kaci Madden led healthier every day and well on the of fensive charge for the her way to being 100 percent, surging Knights. Madden’s six Nelson said.

RBI day was all the run-support

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OFFENSE: Dodd sees benefit of strong running game continued from back commitment, which led to opportunities he is taking advantage of.

“I thought Rocket ran the ball hard,” Schiano said of Williams.

“He’s been doing that all spring.”

While Schiano, the tailbacks and first-year offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti are undoubtedly pleased with the success, so is sophomore quarterback Chas Dodd.

“It’s huge for the offensive linemen to see they can make some holes and huge to see we have some running backs who can make plays,” Dodd said. “For the team and for the passing game, it opens up a lot when you’re able to run the ball.”

When Dodd threw the ball, Brandon Coleman continued to make head-turning plays.

The redshirt freshman takes full advantage of his 6-foot-6 frame at wideout and regularly makes simple catches along with acrobatic one-handed grabs.

He fumbled once Saturday, but Schiano knows Coleman will fix that.

“If he puts the ball on the ground like he did that one time, he won’t play,” Schiano said. “He’ll learn that quickly, but he’s made some tremendous plays this spring.

And he won’t [fumble again] — that kid cares so much. I said that in jest.

I didn’t need to talk to that kid.

There was no need to talk to him.”

The success came in the simplest form of Rutgers’ offense, which is not yet fully installed.

The Knights are practicing with the guts of the offense now, Schiano said, and Cignetti will continue to implement situational sets in the coming weeks.

“I know where my reads are where my protection adjustments are,” Dodd said. “It’s just repetition.

The mistakes that we did have are just repetitions, and we have to correct that.”

APRIL 11, 2011

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For Antwan Lower y, spring means it is time to change.

The sophomore spent spring practices last season switching from defensive tackle to offensive guard, and this year he is learning a new prostyle offense.

But the 6-foot-4, 300-pounder has a basis for his knowledge now and that led to Lower y moving from the second team to the first after one practice.

“The first day of practice this spring I felt the same as I did last time, like it was my first day at the position,” Lowery said. “I just let everything go, believed in my skills and my winter conditioning to let my ability take over, and I was fine.”

Lowery remained as a firstteam right guard every practice since. He is part of a unit that head coach Greg Schiano said showed improvement, although he acknowledges it has a long way to go before September, when the season kicks off.

Until then, Lowery and Co. will attempt to improve upon and forget last year’s 61-sack season.

“We put ever ything on our shoulders,” Lower y said. “We know as a unit up front we have to be strong and we have to play better than we did last year. We all take pride in that, and with what happened last year we’re making it our goal to get this offense where it needs to be.”

No matter if the line improves, the offense will look different.

Under new offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti’s pro-style system, the unit will block for a traditional running game and look to fix its pass protection.

Accustomed to springtime adjustments, Lower y believes he is on the right path.

“I pick up on ever ything a lot quicker, from the meeting room to film to the field.

Ever ything flows fast for me now,” he said. “I really believe my knowledge of what we were doing really helped me move up.”

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“He grew up and they threw it 50 or 60 times a game, so he would throw maybe 300 or 400 throws a practice — maybe 500,” Schiano said. “If you watch the way he throws, he coils the football and then when he throws it, he throws it with his whole body. He’s one of the guys who throws the ball the correct way, and when you throw with your whole body, your arm doesn’t get sore.”

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For Dodd, two of the most important parts of the spring are not his throws.

Rather, he is attempting to master a new offense and take control of the team as a leader after starting eight games as a freshman.

“I’m really bonding with all of the guys,” Dodd said. “I was kind of thrown in there last year, but this year I’ve been around the guys trying to form those leadership qualities.”

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cornerback Gareef Glashen continues to practice after injuring his hand Tuesday but is wearing a cast.

“Glashen cracked something in his hand,” Schiano said. “It will heal, and he’ll be fine. He has to play with a cast for six weeks.”

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linebacker, senior Marvin Booker is handling added responsibility.

The Piscatway High School product is the first reserve at every position in the unit.

“We have to get him work at every position, which without a doubt slows down his development,” Schiano said. “It’s the best thing for the team, but it slows his individual development. He knows that, but he’s an unselfish guy. I wish we could lock him down at one spot, but we can’t.”

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countless high school coaches on hand for Schiano’s clinic, there were also Class of 2011 commits on hand to watch practice.

Quarterbacks Mike Bimonte and Gary Nova were on hand, along with Kyle George, Quentin Gause, Myles Jackson, Al Page, Daryl Stephenson and Paul Canevari.

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BACK ON TRACK

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The Rutgers men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the Rutgers Invitational Saturday on Livingston campus, attracting competitors from schools across the Northeast.

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Rutgers uses Invite to prepare for weekend meet

BY LIZ SWERN STAFF WRITER

Word on the Street

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he Rutgers baseball team failed to win its second straight Big East series this weekend, as South Florida bested the Scarlet Knights, 7-3, in the series finale yesterday in Tampa, Fla. The Rutgers bats came alive in Game 2, as the team combined for 10 hits and 11 runs en route to an 11-6 victory to even the series at one apiece after a loss a day earlier.

In the series opener, the Knights relied on a one-run, 7 2/3-inning performance from sophomore righthander Tyler Gebler to keep the game tied at one, as hits and runs were hard to come by.

The Bulls eventually prevailed in 13 innings, dropping the Knights below .500 in conference play.

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The Rutgers men’s track and field team MEN’S TRACK enjoyed fair weather this weekend, when they competed at home at the Rutgers Invitational.

The Scarlet Knights competed all day Saturday under sunny skies at Bauer Track and Field Complex against Monmouth, Fordham and Columbia. Many unattached competitors attended the meet as well.

“It went pretty well, I think,” said senior sprinter Aaron Younger. “Except for the sunburn.”

Younger, who usually runs long-sprint events, ran the 800meter r un on Saturday. He placed 13th out of 52 runners.

“I ran the 800 for training, not competitively,” he said.

The Franklinville, N.J., native injured his groin in March at the Indoor IC4A

Championships in Boston. The team, made up of Younger, Before this weekend, he sat out Purcell, freshman Corey from competition at each meet Caidenhead and junior Kevin to heal.

Brown, finished with a time Also competing in the 800- of 3:20.71. meter r un, freshman Karon The Knights ran a second Purcell finished second with a relay team in the 4x400, comtime of 1:54.94. Senior team- prised of Karlsson, senior Nick mate Jon Karlsson finCrosta, junior Mike ished just behind Baird and freshman Purcell in third with a Hamer Farag. The time of 1:55 flat. team finished sixth, “We really used coming in at 3:24.80, this meet for a nice in the final event of training day,” Younger the meet. said.

“The Mets Across the counChampionships are tr y, six members of approaching, and we the team opted out of need to be prepared competing at home AARON for them.” and traveled to YOUNGER The Knights host Arizona State’s Sun teams from around the region Angel Classic. next weekend, for the first of Coming in with the idea of three championship meets of the “chasing the weather,” according to season — The Metropolitan head coach Mike Mulqueen, the Championships. It is another Knights encountered below averchance for the team to compete at age conditions in the Southwest. home on its own track.

“Unfortunately, it wasn’t the In the 4x400-meter relay, the weather we were hoping for,” Knights finished third overall. said junior sprinter Steve

Werner. “It was a little cold and we had some rain.”

Despite the poor Arizona weather, the Knights competed well at the Classic.

Junior thrower and Big East men’s track and field Athlete of the Week, James Plummer won the discus with a throw of 194 feet 9 inches. The throw was a personal best for the South Toms River, N.J., native.

Sophomore jumper Chris Wyckoff competed in the pole vault and placed fourth with a mark of 15 feet 10 inches.

Junior jumper Adam Bergo finished fifth in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet 10 inches.

“The javelin throwers did well for the conditions they had to compete in,” Werner said. “It was the coldest and the rain was really coming down at that point.”

Senior thrower Jeremy Pennino placed sixth overall in the javelin with a throw of 201 feet 2 inches — more than enough to qualify him in May for Big East Championships.

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lacrosse team dropped its Saturday contest to Marist, 10-9, as the Knights failed to complete a late-game rally to send the game to overtime.

The squad faced a 9-4 deficit in the early moments of the second half but tacked on three-straight goals to cut Marist’s lead to two scores.

But the Red Foxes notched another goal to star t the fourth quarter, giving them a three-goal cushion that the Knights could not overcome.

Sophomore attack Duncan Clancy led the Knights’ offensively on the day with a hat trick and an assist.

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Graham of the Rutgers men’s basketball team is set to have surger y in the coming week to repair a ruptured Achilles’ tendon in his right foot.

Head coach Mike Rice announced the injur y occurred during practice drills last week and made it clear that the injur y is completely unrelated to the ACL tear that required surger y prior to last season.

Graham will once again undergo a rehabilitation process after surger y required he miss the 2010-11 season to recover.

“Our main concern is getting Tyree healthy,” Rice said in a press release. “He will remain involved in team activities.”

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became a surprising champion yesterday at the Masters, where he won a green jacket with a 14 under.

Schwartzel birdied the final four holes to win by two strokes.

Ror y McIlroy led to start the day, but fell of f while Tiger Woods and Schwartzel rallied.

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Junior Danai Lendor, middle, won the 400-meter hurdles Saturday in the Rutgers Invitational at the Bauer Track and Field Complex on Livingston campus. Lendor finished with a time of 1:03.50, ahead of fifth-place finisher Vanessa Arientyl.

Knights excel in first event of year on campus

BY PATRICK LANNI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As teams from all over the area filled the Bauer Track and Field Complex on Saturday, the Rutgers WOMEN’S TRACK w o m e n ’ s track and field team was set to compete in front of friends and family for the first time this season.

The second annual Rutgers Invitational provided the Scarlet Knights with an opportunity to compete against other Northeast schools on the comfort of their home track and field.

A bright, sunny day came as a relief to the Knights after last weekend’s rainy and cold conditions at the Colonial Relays washed out competitors’ chances to record standout times and distances.

But Saturday proved to be an eventful day of competition

for the Knights, as many athletes recorded season-bests and Big East qualifying results.

Junior Alex Kelly recorded a season-best in the javelin, placing her third overall and first among collegiate competitors.

A throw of 140 feet 9 inches was not enough to defeat two unattached competitors, but the throwing mark moves Kelly in the right direction.

Junior Danai Lendor continued to prove her effectiveness as a hurdler, taking first place in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.50. Freshman Vanessa Arientyl also continued her improvement in the 400-meter hurdles, placing fifth with a season-best time of 1:04.77, missing the Big East qualifier by .63 seconds.

Freshman Victoria Clark hopes to qualify in the 400meter hurdles in the future to

give the Knights three competitors in the event come time for the Big East Championships.

Senior Natalie Clickett continues to turn heads in the throws. Throws of 46 feet 3 inches and 150 feet 1 inch in the shot put and discus, respectively, earned her first place in both events.

Clickett finished just 1 foot and 5 inches ahead of the second place finisher in the shot put and 18 feet ahead of the r unner-up in the discus.

Although Clickett has not hit her career best this season, head coach James Robinson feels that once she gets going, she will consistently hit the 160-170 foot mark.

The Knights also won both the 100 and 200-meter dashes, as junior Brittni Rodriguez won the 100-meter in a time of 12.19, and junior Zainab Bisiolu

captured the 200-meter dash in a time of 25.41.

The 100-meter dash was especially strong for the Knights as senior Jamie Walker placed second and Bisiolu fourth. Bisiolu’s time of 12.33 was a career best and puts her within .03 seconds of the Big East qualifier.

Ekene Ugboaja’s secondplace finish in the triple jump was the highest finish among the jumps for the Knights. With a distance of 38 feet 5 inches, Ugboaja fell just short of unattached athlete Nwamaka Okobi, who reached a distance of 38 feet 6 inches.

Freshman Emily Vargas had an outdoor personal best jump in the long jump to take third overall with a distance of 18 feet 1 inch. Vargas will need to improve her distance to at least 18.37 feet to qualify for the Big East Championships.

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Knights earn first sweep in league play over SHU

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

SAM HELLMAN

Freshman pitcher Megan Williams won two games this weekend, surrendering no earned runs through 12 innings of work.

Lindsey Curran said Thursday that there are some t e a m s SOFTBALL Rutgers SETON HALL 1 should beat up RUTGERS 4 on. She also predicted a Big East sweep for the Rutgers softball team over the weekend.

In a three-game series against last-place Seton Hall, both came true.

In their first ever three-game sweep of a conference opponent,

the Scarlet Knights outscored the Pirates, 22-6, at the RU Softball Complex.

“We needed these wins,” said Curran, who belted a home run in the series finale. “Our goal is to get to the Big East Tournament again and win the Big East and this is what we need to get to that goal.”

Rutgers (16-21, 4-5) lost its first five conference games of the year, but climbed into eighth place in the standings after the sweep.

Now on a six-game winning streak, the longest ever under head

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Greg Schiano and Urban Meyer speak Saturday during practice.

Meyer lends advice to RU, coaches

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

FOOTBALL

Williams got the bulk of the carries, though, and the junior continued a strong spring.

The Woodbridge, Va., native joined Rutgers as a coveted four-star recruit, but could never break into the lineup for regular carries.

A majority of his 346 career rushing yards came in mop-up duty against the likes of Howard, Texas Southern and Norfolk State.

Schiano credits Williams with an improved work ethic and

W h e n Greg Schiano and Urban Meyer stood at midfield during the Rutgers football team’s practice Friday, it likely took the pair back a few years.

“Over the years we’ve become close friends. I guess two guys with similar values, it just happened,” Schiano said. “We met when he was an assistant at Notre Dame and I was an assistant with the Bears. They came up to visit us at Chicago and me and Urban were the two youngsters, so we just hung out in the corner.”

This time, Schiano and the former Florida head coach stood at the center of the action, taking it in while standing over a block R on the RU Turf Field.

Both wore jackets emblazoned with a block R, as Meyer was in town to ser ve as the keynote speaker at Schiano’s coaching clinic.

But countless high school coaches were not the only audience Meyer enter tained. The two-time BCS National Champion also spoke to the Scarlet Knights before practice began.

“They had a ver y below-average year for Greg and Rutgers — what he’s built here,” Meyer said. “Ever since I left Florida, I’ve had a chance to reflect and look back and say we had some great teams and some not so great teams. What was the common denominator in the great teams? We had a bunch of kids that really cared.”

That was the message Meyer said he delivered to the Knights, who went 4-8 last season.

Meyer likewise experienced a down year in Gainesville, Fla., where his Gators went 7-5 after winning BCS bowls the previous two seasons.

The six-year Florida coach retired at the end of the season — like he temporarily did the

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SAM HELLMAN

Redshirt freshman wide receiver Brandon Coleman continues to use all of his 6-foot-6 frame to make impressive catches during the Rutgers football team’s 15-practice spring season. Coleman was rated a four-star recruit out of high school by Rivals.com.

Ground game shows life under new offense

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

If the Rutgers football team’s 11-on-11 live session Saturday did not mark an FOOTBALL improved ability to run the football, it at least signaled a commitment.

The Scarlet Knights’ sixth spring practice featured a live setting inside Rutgers Stadium, where tailbacks De’Antwan Williams and Jawan Jamison impressed.

After the Wildcat accounted for

more than half of the Knights’ run production last season, Rutgers is implementing a pro-style offense with an emphasis on a traditional ground game.

Practice on Saturday showed flashes of that style’s potential.

“We didn’t throw it a ton — we ran the football, which I was pleased with,” said head coach Greg Schiano.

“I thought our running backs did a very good job of making cuts. A couple of times defenders flashed in the backfield and they turned a potential second and 13 into a second and 7.”

Schiano named the 5-foot-8 Jamison as someone who stood out.

The Stark, Fla., native redshirted last year in his first season in Piscataway, but he is in better physical condition and made defenders miss when he carried the ball.

“He’s in a little better shape, but he’s still not where he needs to be,” Schiano said. “He’s got vision and he does have a good feel for running the ball. When I watch him make people miss in the backfield and get a 3-yard gain instead of a 3yard loss, I like that.”