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Enrollment increases 11 percent from last year’s total BY AMY ROWE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

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The University is anticipating another record enrollment for the fall of 2012 on all three campuses for the third year in a row. Enrollment has risen 14 percent so far.

The University is already expecting another record year of enrollment for the fall on all three campuses. So far 3,500 incoming first-year students have paid their deposits for next term on the New Brunswick campus, an 11 percent increase from last year, said Cour tney McAnuf f, vice president for Enrollment at the University. “We’re expecting a ver y similar enrollment to last year, with the exception of the Rutgers Business School,” he said. “We’ll be adding a couple hundred more students there as they start construction on a new classroom building, which will expand the school.” Total enrollment on all three campuses has increased 14 percent, with a total of 4,415 students who paid their deposits, he said. McAnuf f said the University’s graduation and retention rates explain why enrollment increases year after year. “The whole University community is good at retention, with a 94 percent retention rate,” she said. “Students

are staying at Rutgers and completing their degrees. The graduation rate is also going up.” McAnuf f said along with enrollment, the quality of applicants increases ever y year. “It’s not that we’re admitting a whole lot more students,” he said. “We’re getting better applicants and enrolling academically strong students who tend not to fail out.” At the Newark campus, 583 students have paid their deposits, a 28 percent increase from last year, McAnuff said. Camden has received 265 students’ deposits, a 22 percent increase. “It’s still ver y early, the numbers don’t mean a whole lot yet,” he said. “We’ll have a better idea on May 1, [when we’ll have] a true count of where we are. Students could be influenced when they visit, the numbers could fluctuate and move several percentages.” McAnuff predicts all three campuses will reach record enrollment because of a rejuvenated interest in the University. “Our students are better students, they’re doing great work,” he said.

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Zhang earns sixth Cambridge grant in U. history PERSON OF THE WEEK BY MATT CANVISSER CORRESPONDENT

Amy Zhang, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, first met with Arthur Casciato, director of the Office of Distinguished Fellowships and Post-graduate Guidance, in his office during the fall of 2008 about applying for academic awards. Zhang, the varsity tennis team’s senior captain, returned to the same office this week as a recipient of the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

“It feels amazing. I am still in “The Gates Cambridge shock because I had given up Scholarship is one of the most hope entirely that I could get it,” prestigious awards given to she said. “This is definitely the American college students looking top award that I’ve ever to continue their post-grad studies received. I still can’t believe that abroad in England,” he said “It is I got this.” essentially equivalent to the Zhang, a computer science Rhodes Scholarship. Rhodes major, is the sixth Gates Scholars study at Oxford, and the Cambridge Scholar in AMY ZHANG Gates Scholarship is University histor y, although for Cambridge.” she is the fifth in the past four years, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Casciato said. created the scholarship in 2000 as a result of a

Research shows Americans’ lives may last longer

$210 million donation to Cambridge. Casciato said not many past University students have won it since it is difficult to come by. Economics Professor Jeff Rubin first referred Zhang to the Office of Distinguished Fellowships during her sophomore year, Casciato said. “I had heard about her being such a prolific tennis player, but I was shocked when I met her,” he said. “I found her to be so placid and composed, always willing to lis-

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BY ROBERT ADASHEV A University professor’s research suggests Americans may live longer than they think. Hoang Pham, chairman of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, said Americans’ life expectancies are greater than previously reported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). An American who is now 55 years old can expect to live another 29.5 years, Pham said. But his results differ from the CDC’s prediction stating males and females will live 75.2 and 80.4 years, respectively. Instead, he predicts an American male born in 2005 can expect to live 81.9 years and a female 84.6 years. “People are living longer due to health care and social security,” Pham said. Improvements in environmental policy, quality control for food, better exercise habits and the

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‘Expos’ reputation inspires student-based film project BY ANDREA GOYMA CORRESPONDENT

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Florenz Cruz, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy junior, gives one of 15 monologues during the Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance’s production of “The Vagina Monologues.”

Monologues focus on women’s issues BY JESSICA URIE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A cast of 35 women brought playwright Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” to life Wednesday and last night in a play run by the University’s Of fice for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA). Khalia Goodwin, one of the performers, said her cast mates were focused on the play’s message. “It’s such a mixed group,” said Goodwin, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Ever ybody’s doing it for the same reason. It’s not about the acting, it’s about the message.” The play, which was held at the Busch Campus Center, features a series of 15 monologues ranging in topic from childbirth to rape, said Brady Root, producer and director of the production. Ensler based her work on inter views she held with women around the world about being a woman, issues of sexuality and violence against women, said Root, a community organizer with VPVA. “It ranges from some that are really funny — they’re supposed to be humorous and it’s supposed to be light — to others that are about rape and abuse,” she said. Eva Grote, a School of Arts of Sciences sophomore, heard about the production a year ago and decided to get involved. “I’m a self-proclaimed feminist but not a radical type … I believe in equality and the global act of awareness,” she said. “This is an organization that really intertwines with that.” Although there were only 15 monologues, Root wanted to

involve as many women as possible, so she divided up the production and added an original section with 14 “shout outs.” “We added our own twist to it this year. We looked for submissions around Rutgers, we … reached out to different groups for what we call ‘gendered microagressions,’” she said. “That’s a fancy term for indignities that happen in everyday life, whether they’re intentional or unintentional.”

“I believe in equality and the global act of awareness. This is an organization that really intertwines with that.” EVA GROTE School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore

This production of “The Vagina Monologues” is part of a worldwide campaign known as “V-Day,” which star ted with Ensler’s play and expanded to include other productions, Root said. The campaign spread to 140 countries and raised more than $75 million since it began. Proceeds raised from the production will go to the V-Day Spotlight Campaign on the Women of Haiti and the Rape Crisis and Inter vention Center of Middlesex County, she said. Each year the play’s proceeds go to different organizations. “‘V-Day’ itself ever y year chooses a different spotlight. What that means is they have a different spotlight campaign for

where the money’s going to go,” Root said. “For instance, last year the money went to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help victims there. This year they chose Haiti.” Besides donating at least 10 percent of the funds to help women in Haiti combat violence in the aftermath of the earthquake, proceeds will also go to the Rape Crisis and Inter vention Center of Middlesex County, Root said. “We actually have a close connection with the Rape Crisis and Inter vention Center of Middlesex County,” she said. “If there’s a sexual assault on campus that our team responds to we go there, so we wanted to give them as much as we could.” Root and the cast were thrilled with the production. “The show was amazing. I loved the audience reaction — I thought they really understood the dif ference between the humorous pieces and the ones that were really poignant and powerful,” she said. “I could hear the gasping of the audience.” Audience member Jennifer Cato, a School of Engineering junior, thought it was a great production. “All the women here are really talented,” Cato said. Greg Kassee, a Livingston college senior, only had a loose idea of the play’s content before he attended. “This is my first time seeing it and I didn’t know what to expect,” he said. “I was ver y surprised by how personal it is but it’s also ver y funny. I’m a guy but I don’t feel uncomfortable listening to it. I think it’s really interesting.”

Ask any passing University student what they think of “Expository Writing” and there will be a spectrum of answers. Michael Goeller, associate director of the Rutgers Writing Program and director of the short film “The Expos Five,” captured the diversity of those experiences on film. The 35-minute documentary is an ongoing 13 short film series that is part of a larger project called, “Expos: The Movie,” which explores the University’s writing program through various angles and perspectives, he said. Aware of the reputation “Expository Writing” acquired among students, Goeller was interested in understanding the course from a student perspective in “The Expos Five,” which is available online on Vimeo and the Rutgers Writing Program website. “‘Expos’ has a reputation among students that is well talked about because it’s taken by most students,” he said. “It’s painful for most of them, and of course it has this whole mythology about it. I want to understand why that student experience is troublesome.” “The Expos Five,” filmed in fall 2008 and released in August 2010, follows five first-year students — now all juniors — School of Arts and Sciences students Michael Cotton, Arpan Mukherjee, Yasmeen Fahmy, Nneka Emenaka and Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy student Jennifer Jung, as they experience the lessons and frustrations of taking a semester of “Expository Writing,” he said. Goeller approached his filmmaking from an anthropological perspective rather than from his position as associate director of the Writing Program. His focus centered on the human experience and truthfulness, and selection for students was based on their openness to share their honest experiences. The film drew more than 100 hours of footage, comprised of table discussions, inter views, classroom activities and studentproduced footage, Goeller said. More than half of the film is the students’ own footage. “You can’t get more honest than that,” he said. Each of the students’ stories is unique, but they also show in a relatable way how students in general interact and approach “Expository Writing,” Goeller said. Mukherjee said his experience in the film, which shows him struggling with distractions and procrastination, would enable students to better connect with him. “A lot of times I do end up writing [papers] the night before,” he said. What “Expositor y Writing” ultimately taught Mukherjee was how to organize his thoughts and structure his argument even if he does not start writing right away, he said. “[Mukherjee] is a really smart guy and the footage he shoots is just brilliant,” Goeller said. “My favorite quote from the film is when [Mukherjee] said, ‘[My ‘Expos’ instructor Emily Birx]

didn’t teach us to write, she taught us how to think.’” The purpose of “Expository Writing” is to teach students to write in a way where they can discover their own style of analysis through writing, he said. Analytic writing requires engagement with the text and original thinking. “If you want to remain in your comfort zone, you’re going to have trouble passing ‘Expos,’” he said. Not only does Goeller want to show what students’ struggles are, but he also said he wanted to teach his audience the type of attitude a student needs in order to succeed. Goeller said when audiences watch Cotton they could see he knows he needs to devote plenty of time to his work. Cotton said his “Expositor y Writing” professor, Ann King, an assistant professor in the English depar tment, helped him understand why the course is important. “I’m just like anybody else,” he said. “I don’t love doing school work — I don’t love any of that — but I got lucky to have a professor who helped me find out the deeper goals of ‘Expos.’” King, who also taught Fahmy, said she tries to explain to students the skills learned in “Expository Writing” are transferable to other academic aspects and will be continually applied during their entire time at the University. “Seeing the final product really made me aware ever y student experiences ‘Expos’ so dif ferently,” she said via email correspondence. Bir x, a par t-time lecturer in the English depar tment who taught Mukherjee and Jung, said she commends these students for par ticipating in the film during their first semester in college, which she believes may have been dif ficult at times. “I was proud to see my students rise to the occasion and meet the expectations I had for them, which they did at multiple times throughout the semester,” Bir x said via email correspondence. “The Expos Five” will be shown on Rutgers Day, April 30, in Murray Hall on the College Avenue campus in addition to other films made in the English department, Goeller said. He also plans to inter view alumni about their experiences in “Expositor y Writing” during Rutgers Day, which will contribute to the 13 angles of the larger “Expos: The Movie” project. Cotton said ever yone in the film understands what it is like to be a first-year student, but it is not impossible to do well. “We all put a lot of time into it, either through doing all-nighters or through time management,” he said. Mukherjee said the film also helped teachers understand the reality of taking “Expositor y Writing.” “It’s a stor y that needed to be told,” he said. “Because other wise how else are you going to find out the students’ experiences? It gives perspective.”

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ZHANG: Captain plays final home match on Tuesday continued from front ten and never getting upset. I think the world of Amy.” Casciato said it was Zhang’s personality on and off the court that dazzles him every time. “She gets it done on the court but is also a self-proclaimed geek,” he said. “I’ve been doing this for 11 years and [have] seen a lot of winners. None have been as happy as this one.” Casciato helped her throughout the scholarship application process, which includes several essays and interviews. Along the way, he said he got to know Zhang and see many facets of her personality most people do not. “She is a first-rate computer scientist, and she genuinely cares about making a difference for women in the field of computer science,” he said. “But she also maintains a blog site and she is such a good writer. [She has some] really wonderful pieces of literature, poetry and artwork.” The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is not the first award Zhang has won. Her list of awards includes two All-Big East selections, two team MVPs, the 2010 Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and multiple top female athlete awards. In addition to these awards, she also sports a GPA above 3.9. Tennis teammate Jen Holzberg said she looks up to Zhang as a leader. “Amy has been a great leader and role model for the whole team.

I have watched her grow as a student, tennis player and person throughout the past three years and I’m very proud of her,” said Holzberg, a Rutgers Business School junior. Holzberg said she is impressed with how Zhang’s hard work and is not surprised by her merits. “She is smart and talented, but ultimately her defining quality is a great personality,” she said. “She has done a great job throughout her college career and worked so hard on and off the court.” Zhang said she would continue that hard work overseas with her acceptance to Cambridge’s Trinity College. She enrolled in a program of study to receive her Master of Philosophy in Advanced Computer Science. “I’d like to get a Ph.D in computer science at some point. Fur ther along in the future I can see myself conducting research, working in a technology firm or becoming a professor,” she said. The tennis team concludes its season with a home match on Tuesday against Connecticut in what could be a bittersweet Senior Day for Zhang. Ben Bucca, tennis team coach, cannot help but reflect upon how she grew into one of the most decorated athletes in school history. “I sometimes joke with Amy about whether she even had vocal chords her first year because she was so quiet and shy,” Bucca said. “But she has grown over the years to be a great senior leader. It is one of her most significant accomplishments.”

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Amy Zhang, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, is also captain of the women’s varsity tennis team.

ENROLLMENT: U. sees more transfer applicants continued from front “Students pay so much for their studies that people don’t joke around as much as before. They tr y to not take as many [withdrawals] — it’s expensive to them and their families who don’t want to be in debt.” Dan Lezama, a senior at North Brunswick High School who will attend the New Brunswick campus in the fall, was attracted to the University’s campus life and academics. “I want to go to Rutgers because there are so many clubs,

sports and activities to get involved in,” he said. “I think it will give me a bright career path in the engineering field.” Enrollment of out-of-state students is up 15 percent, McAnuff said. Michael Goldstein, a senior at Portledge School in Locust Valley, N.Y., was recruited to play hockey at the University. “I’m looking at going to medical school, and Rutgers gives me an amazing oppor tunity with their pre-med program,” he said. “I’ve never heard bad things about Rutgers. It has amazing school spirit, and I want to go to a school where students truly care about the University they go to.” The University is also looking at a 20-percent increase for

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Students celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of the RutgersZone arcade and soda bar in the Livingston Student Center. A cake made by Carlo’s Bakery, from the TLC show “Cake Boss,” was on display and then served to guests.

LIVES: Peers call Pham’s work interesting, surprising continued from front shift away from a manufacturingbased economy also played a role in increasing American lifespan, he said. Public health awareness programs such as vaccinations and infectious disease controls are examples of health policies that worked to extend lives, said Junfeng Zhang, a professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. An article in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the effects of air pollution control in the 1970s have contributed about 15 percent to increasing lifespan, he said. Better biotechnology has increased life spans by helping diagnose diseases earlier and treating them more effectively, Zhang said. To get his results, Pham used a statistical model to compute 60 years worth of data collected on life expectancy, he said. At the increasing rates in life expectancy, Pham said he believed a baby born in 2015 could expect to live to be 85.5 years old. When Pham noticed many people he knew outliving the average lifespan by a significant amount of time, the idea to

international students, McAnuff said. “You’ll see significantly more international freshmen from Europe, China, the Middle East and South America,” he said.

“I have a feeling I’m going to be eating fat sandwiches often.” DAN LEZAMA North Brunswick High School Senior

“It’s an exciting time to be a student. It’s an opportunity [for students from New Jersey] to be with people who are not like

research lifespan came to him. He has been researching the topic since 2007. Pham’s paper, “Modeling U.S. Mor tality and Risk-Cost Optimization on Life Expectancy,” appeared in the March 2011 issue of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transactions On Reliability, he said. Pham said longer life spans should be considered in social security planning and health care policy, and insurance companies can use his findings to reevaluate risk when calculating insurance policies. “Maybe we don’t have enough money for social security,” he said. Pham’s research presents the scenario of a company taking a portion of their employees’ pay and investing it in health care funds for retirement, he said. If the employees live less than the average life expectancy, then funds will not run out. On the other hand, if employees live to the ages Pham’s research has predicted, then the money set aside for retirement will fall shor t of many employees’ health care needs, he said. The economic recession is also taking a toll on retirement funds, according to his paper. “The 77 million Americans known as baby boomers who were born from 1946 to 1964

likely would need to redefine retirement at midlife due in par t to the recent economic recession,” according to his paper. Myong Jeong, an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, did not expect Pham’s findings to be different from the CDC’s reports. “His findings are surprising,” Jeong said. Abdel-Malek Layek, a professor in the Depar tment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, praised Pham’s research for breaking down complex data and analyzing it in a unique way. He said he believes Pham’s research should be used in public planning, and the media needs to explain to the public how Pham’s findings will affect the American people. “His insightfulness is really wonderful,” Layek said. Pham is a fellow of the IEEE and the Institute of Industrial Engineers, according to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering website. He received the Engineer of the Year Award from IEEE Reliability Society in 2009 among other awards. Pham said he plans to expand on his research by studying the life expectancies in Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom, France and Italy.

themselves, and it’ll be a great learning opportunity.” The University has worked on increasing its visibility abroad by visiting embassies in Washington, D.C., that sponsor students in the United States, McAnuff said. “The U.S. Depar tment of Commerce is a ver y strong advocate for foreign students to study here, because it creates a balance of trade issues,” he said. “We sent recruiters to 22 countries and 76 cities to participate in fairs.” Along with enrollment, applications for financial aid are also high, McAnuff said. “We’re experiencing large demand. They’re asking for scholarships and need-based financial aid,” he said. [They’re

tr ying] to negotiate things that aren’t negotiable.” The University has also received many transfer applicants, which McAnuf f attributes to financial reasons. “Students are making serious decisions. We have more transfers tr ying to get into Rutgers who went out of state or bright students who went to county colleges for financial reasons who want to come to Rutgers,” he said. Despite the increasing cost of tuition, students are excited about the culture of the University. “One thing I’m ver y excited about is the famous Grease Trucks,” Lezama said. “I have a feeling I’m going to be eating fat sandwiches often.”

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Marathon to raise funds for University athletes BY MONIQUE RICE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

About 4,500 runners, including University alumni, are expected to participate in the second annual UNITE Half Marathon Sunday in which they will run 13.1 miles, listening to live bands along the way. “The whole concept of the UNITE Marathon is to bring together the excitement and beauty of college campuses and the healthy lifestyle of r unners,” said Michele Redrow, director of the race. “When you bring those two together, it is a win-win situation for ever yone.” Runners will register Saturday to pick up information packets and goodie bags and attend a health and fitness expo, Redrow said. Organized by CGI Racing, the race starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Sonny Werblin Recreation

GRIEF COUNSELORS HELP PISCATAWAY POLICE OFFICERS AVOID SUICIDE Counselors filed into the Piscataway police department late March to give grieving officers a chance to talk about their emotions. They wanted officers to know that in times of emotional crisis there are other options than suicide, a growing epidemic among the police force, according to one psychologist in an nj.com article. The death of Sgt. David Powell, 46, marked at least the fifth time this year an active or retired officer in New Jersey committed suicide. Thirteen police officers in New Jersey committed suicide last year, according to records kept by Cherie Castellano, the founder and director of Cop2Cop. More than 400 active and retired officers commit suicide each year, Executive Director of the National Police Suicide Foundation Robert Douglas said in the article. “In this field, this job defines who they are, not just what they do,” Douglas said in the article. “We have to focus more on officer wellness.” State officials have taken some steps to address the increased suicide rates by making suicide prevention programs available for officers, beginning last year by mandating training for cadets in New Jersey. “Agencies put more emphasis on their mandates than on the needs of their officers,” he said in the article. — Anastasia Millicker

Center on Busch campus, goes through Livingston campus to Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick and ends at Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus, she said. “A ton of students and alumni are brought together for running,” she said. “Fraternities man the water stations. There are about 750 volunteers in total, mainly all students.” Some roads will be closed on the campus due to the race but only for a short amount of time, Redrow said. “We work closely with [the Rutgers University Police Department],” she said. “[The road closing] happens pretty quickly, [and] the whole campus is not affected for more than a couple hours.” Although organizers said they are holding the race to promote fitness and community, they also aim to raise money toward University activities.

“The race is tr ying to raise money for Rutgers club spor ts, which are self-funded,” Redrow said. “We make a donation at

“The whole concept is to bring together the excitement and beauty of college campuses and the healthy lifestyle of runners.” MICHELE REDROW UNITE Half Marathon Director

the end and people can donate when they register online.” For r unners who wish to donate money, there is a link that will allow them to do so, said Stephan Pappas, director of recreation. Other forms of collecting money include

checks paid to University spor t clubs In addition, the volunteers who par ticipate at the event often represent some University athletic association, and their pay per hour will also be donated to club sports, Pappas said. “I think it’s a wonderful thing for them to do,” he said. “They didn’t have to do it.” Vincent Mancini, who has run in 18 marathons, said he enjoyed par ticipating in this race because of the combination of excitement and challenge the race brings. “It’s a fantastic race. CGI is probably the best in organizing races,” he said. “The volunteers are fantastic and the course is challenging.” Mancini, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior, will be a second-time par ticipant at the UNITE Half Marathon, and said he will r un in a Spiderman costume.

“[One] Halloween, there was an eight-mile race and I wore the costume,” he said. “Everybody had fun and the kids loved it. When I went to run without the costume, it was boring. So I started doing all the half marathons with the Spiderman costume and it just stuck.” Stuart Young, a 49-year-old participant in last year’s competition who won in his age group, said he had fun last year because of how well the competition was organized. “CGI Racing [is] renown for putting on well planned races and executing fantastic courses that are mindful of both the athlete, the spectator and enthusiastic volunteers,” said Young, a resident of Philadelphia. The UNITE Marathon is a national series, Redrow said. Next year, the half-marathon is set to take place in two locations in addition to the University.

Volunteers prepare for road cleanup the appearance of our major corridors,” Simpson said. Although the state is working on cleaning up the area, To put next year’s Clean Up Simpson believes New Jersey NJ campaign into motion, the residents should help out, New Jersey Depar tment of as well. Transpor tation (NJDOT) has “We are out there all over its eyes set on instituting a the state working to spruce up litter-pickup session next week our roadways, but we need that would span 10 miles of motorists to do their par t. I-287 in Somerset and Trash is for waste baskets, not Middlesex Counties. for tossing out the windows,” The effort will take place he said. between milepost 16 in The objectives will be accomBridgewater and milepost 22 in plished at no additional cost to taxBedminster in Somerset County, payers, using about 420 NJDOT as well as from mileposts 0-4 in maintenance Edison in w o r k e r s Middlesex County, statewide, Dee said Joe Dee, “Maintaining our said. N J D O T highways in good Workers will spokesperson. focus their efforts Clean Up NJ condition promotes on a designated began July of last year and will safety and sends a area for about a and will take be an on-going message that we take week care of all maintec a m p a i g n throughout pride in our state.” nance needs, such as mowing the spring, summer JAMES SIMPSON grass, replacing and fall, bringNJDOT Commissioner road signs, triming in workers ming trees, from the nor thinspecting light ern, central and bulbs in streetlamps, painting southern par ts of the state, over graffiti, filling potholes and Dee said. fixing guide rails, Dee said. “The idea is to bring various “The appearance of our maintenance crews to a single highways is impor tant because location where they can they send a message to the address all the needs that area residents, visitors and busihas at once,” he said. “This nesses that we care about the way the impact will be greater state and that New Jersey is a and people will see all the great place to live, work and improved results at once.” locate businesses,” he said. 1-287’s cleanup is par t of an Some University students ongoing process to clean up are excited to see the changes the state, said James Simpson, and improvements that will NJDOT commissioner. result from the campaign. “This ef for t builds on the “I think it’s a good idea that work we star ted last week to they are having a campaign to make a real improvement in

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In an ongoing effort to clean the state highways, an NJDOT program allows volunteers to replace old road signs like those on I-287.

clean up the highways,” said Noreen Sidhom, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student and Edison resident. “I always see an insane amount of litter when I am on I-287.” School of Arts and Sciences junior Jean Ha hopes the project will make driving easier for New Jersey residents. “I think that the campaign will definitely benefit the drivers that go on the highways because the highways are in need of a lot of maintenance and upkeep,” she said. In the past two weeks alone, Clean Up NJ crews have hit stretches of I-287, I-78, Route 1 and Route 18, Dee said. Over

the next two weekends, they will clean a stretch of I-295 where it intersects with I-76 in Camden County. In the fiscal year from July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, NJDOT collected over 9.25 million pounds of litter through regular cleanup and work and programs like Clean Up NJ, he said. “Maintaining our highways in good condition promotes safety and sends a message that we take pride in our state,” Simpson said. “I encourage all motorists to help keep the Garden State green by stowing trash until they can dispose of it properly.”

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hile there had been rumblings about the “Walk into Action” for weeks before Wednesday, few people could have foreseen just how immense and powerful the rally ended up being. Hundreds of students took to the streets to fight for affordable education in one of the most encouraging expressions of solidarity the University has seen in a long time. They even went directly to President Richard L. McCormick’s office to demand answers. In a surprising show of responsiveness, McCormick left the comfort of his office to address the students crowded on the Old Queens campus and declare his support for their cause. We laurel ever yone involved in the “Walk into Action,” including McCormick, as he did not shy away from a mob of angr y students. We sincerely hope the fight does not end here, and we are looking for ward to seeing impressive results from the actions of New Jersey United Students. *

Gas prices are astoundingly high right now, but what can you do other than grit your teeth and bear it? According to the Beacon of Light Christian Center in Dublin, Ga., you can pray about it. Thus far, the church, led by pastor Marshall Mabr y, has come together to beseech God for lower gas prices three times. According to Mabr y, the church is looking to make this a monthly event. Far be it from us to criticize religious practices, but we can’t help but think there are some more pressing matters the church could be looking to God for help with. Libya, anyone? Perhaps this is just an example of Americans being wrapped up in their own comparatively small problems while war rages in the Middle East and a nuclear meltdown is looming on the horizon in Japan. Whatever the case, we give the church a dart. *

Last week, Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., wrote to President Barack Obama in support of fair immigration rights for same-sex couples, arguing against the deportation of the spouses of bi-national gay and lesbian Americans. Now, House Democrats are taking the fight to the national level with the reintroduction of the Uniting American Families Act. The act, if passed, would give the same immigration rights to same-sex couples that heterosexual couples have. In short, it would end the sort of unfair deportations that have been rupturing same-sex couples. We laurel the Democrats in support of this bill, and we are keeping our fingers crossed that it goes through. *

Bullying became a major issue in the United States the past few years, showing up on daytime talk shows and in serious legislation in equal amounts. Now, it’s driven a 7-year-old to plastic surger y. Samantha Shaw of South Dakota had her ears pinned back in an effort to, according to her mother, avoid potential bullying in the future. What kind of message is this mother sending her child by teaching her to cave under the pressure of other people’s shallow judgments and resort to cosmetic surger y? That’s exactly the opposite of what parents should be teaching their children. It’s nothing more than letting the bullies win and a road to poor selfconfidence. We give this girl’s parents a dart for going to such extremes to teach their child vanity. *

Not only is the Hub City Clean-Up Crew a productive bunch, but they are proactive, as well, evidenced by the fact they already organized a cleanup to follow Rutgersfest. If last year’s Rutgersfest is any indication, we’re sure there’s going to be tons of trash in need of picking up all throughout New Brunswick. We are glad to see students taking responsibility like this, especially since it will be other students who are responsible for nearly wrecking the city. Then again, we are hoping this year’s Rutgersfest does not get as outright insane as the last one. Regardless of that, we give the Hub City Clean-Up Crew a laurel for being the rare students who actually care about the repercussions of revelr y.

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skip that recitation we were t’s easy for me to be apaunprepared for anyway withthetic. Well, I suppose it out guilt. is, by definition, easy for Yesterday’s Targum, howanyone to be apathetic. But I ever, simultaneously instilled will go ahead and make the feelings of self-loathing and claim, against all good logic, hope. My expectations were that it’s easier for me than PATRICK DANNER flawed. More than flawed, most. In fact, it’s that apathy actually. They were demonthat I have to overcome week strably short-sighted and incorrect. And to those in and week out in writing for this fair periodical, tryyoung-guns and idealists, I apologize. See, when that ing to find exactly what I care most about to write. student made the claim that if they did nothing, no This is why I write about things like Four Loko. This one would, I marched off smirking with the cynical past Wednesday, I found myself with nothing until I assumption that, of course, they’d do nothing. stumbled through Voorhees Mall. Suddenly, I found But they did something. I was astounded. After myself mixed with a crowd cheering for a fresh-eyed almost four years at a school where the apathy of first-year student declaring that education is a right, college students had been proven to me to be largeso fight, fight, fight. ly true, these students shirked the apathetic listenThese were the same people who had been ers like myself and did the most pragmatic thing accosting me between classes with hyperbolic rhetpossible. They took their hastily drawn signs and oric and official-looking petitions, asking me if I adrenaline-fueled rhetoric to McCormick’s office. wanted to “keep Rutgers public.” Well, of course I For that, you angry optimists, I applaud you. wanted to keep the University public but, to the best Now, much of what I believed of my knowledge, no one had plans before Thursday morning I still of privatizing. In fact, no University “In a year fraught believe. To me, Tent State will never official released a statement otherbe anything more than a misinwise. So, to indulge my posed apawith tragedy ... formed idealization of ’60s culture, a thy and in the interest of my waning I’m glad I got simple excuse to smoke whatever ink supply, I politely refused, time want in a tent, with only a tanand time again, to sign said petition. to witness something you gential reference to any real political The University is a public institution and will be long after I graduate. positive being done.” cause. To me, all University-level social activism will always be fraught What these mildly politically with hyperbolized rhetoric bordering savvy and idealistic youths were on lying. The rumors that circulate of these organizreferring to, however, was a cause I do earnestly ers turning down the opportunity to take the fight to support — keeping tuition down. There have been Trenton remain forefront in my mind, and I’d be hardwords floating through grapevines of President pressed to be convinced otherwise. But the fact still Richard L. McCormick and Gov. Chris Christie conremains, when my misanthropic cohorts and I expectsidering suspending tuition caps, and giving them ed the worst, I was pleasantly surprised. Whatever much more play in the hikes that inevitably are words you shared with our president I will never upon us. know the full extent of, but the march happened, But I remained skeptical. In my past four years, words were had and, for once, the fight was taken to the only form of collegiate-level activism I’ve witthe top, and he was forced to listen. nessed is a yearly camp outing on Voorhees Mall, an Well done. excuse to finger-paint in tents masquerading as Unfortunately it’s too late for me. In less than a social activism, a few small marches with megamonth I’ll have left the University, moved out of my phones and a couple of students who thought and crumbling house off College Ave and found a new city sincerely believed that marching on a constructionand a new apartment from which I can sit behind my ridden Route 18 would stop a war, or something. computer screen ranting. My apathy and misanYet I overcame cynicism, suspended snide thropy, the doses of skepticism and cynicism I imbibe remarks to fellow skeptics as best I could and liswith my morning coffee, will remain. But in a year tened. One student of course drew comparisons to fraught with tragedy, and more recently marked by military spending and student debt — there was a outright farce, I’m glad I got to witness something brief discussion on the value of the dollar in 1994 — positive being done, even if I didn’t know it at the time. and then, in a beautiful meeting of self-validation and cynicism, one young voice declared that if we Patrick Danner is a School of Arts and Sciences don’t do something, no one will. senior majoring in English and Italian. His column, So I left, knowing that I was right all along, that "Stoop Musings," runs on alternate Fridays. this demonstration was, for most of us, an excuse to

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Political rhetoric falls short on real substance Letter AUSTIN HENNELLY

large, spirited crowd gathered on the Voorhees Mall yesterday at 2 p.m. to protest tuition hikes. Caught up in the chants, applause and occasional boos — particularly whenever a speaker mentioned Gov. Chris Christie — I felt quite proud to be a University student. I must admit, I am not usually one for protests. However, the recent upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa have made me shirk my apathy in favor of

tentative participation. I was swept up in it. At one point, I even found myself chanting along, “You can’t raise our tuition without our permission,” and so on. One particular chant took me sharply out of the moment: “Education is a right. Fight, fight, fight.” I have no qualm with the latter exclamation. Keeping tuition at a manageable level in the face of government irresponsibility and corporate meddling is a fight — and a difficult one at that. Rather, I take issue with the assertion, “education is a right.” What does it even mean to say that education is a right? No one

chanting this phrase could give me an answer. What is a right? What does it mean to have one? Does someone or something give us rights, or are they something we just have?

“We, as a culture, are sympathetic to talk of rights.” Like those in the crowd, I have no answers to these questions. But that doesn’t mean they can go unanswered. My only thought on

the matter is that it is unlikely that education could be one of those unalienable rights that we are so accustomed to hearing about in the United States. Education, at best, might be some sort of weak, derivative constituent of the pursuit of happiness — though I am similarly unsure of what it means to even have this right. Yes, I understand that “right” rhymes with “fight.” I am not so pedantic that I cannot acknowledge that chanting, “Education is something that we all should have access to because it would be beneficial to the future of this

country” would not get a crowd excited. But if those involved in the cause of affordable tuition are motivating their position by claiming that education is a right, it is certainly in their best interest to figure out what that means. To claim that something one is in favor of is a right simply because one knows that we, as a culture, are sympathetic to talk of rights, is at best unproductive and at worst, disingenuous. Austin Hennelly is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in philosophy with a minor in comparative literature.

Consider possibility of war on public education Letter JAMES KELLINGER

attended a talk by Judge Robert Bork some years ago at Princeton. He was a pivotal figure in former President Richard Nixon administration’s postWatergate collapse. In an attempt to prevent Nixon’s office tape recordings from being subpoenaed, Bork acted as Nixon’s hatchetman in the “Saturday Night Massacre,” the firing of the special prosecutor in charge of investigating the Watergate burglary. The Supreme Court intervened, ordering Nixon to turn over the tapes.

Bork’s talk was about education. He went on to talk about the “problem with America” as having started post-World War II as soldiers returned from military service and started using their right under the G.I. Bill to attend college at government expense. He commented on the fact that suddenly working-class people were attending college. Even the conser vative Princeton crowd was stunned as ever yone looked around at each other as if to ask, “Did I just hear that?” I began to wonder if Bork’s views were widely or perhaps covertly shared by high-level

policymakers and made manifest in the dumbing down of America. The “Walk into Action” was about raising awareness regarding funding of higher education.

“Perhaps funding policies regarding the public are not an accident.” In yesterday’s issue of The Daily Targum, University President Richard L. McCormick expressed support: “I’m doing

my share to communicate these needs to our elected officials. … Other wise, together we can’t keep Rutgers public.” McCormick, who has a good instinct for knowing which way the wind is blowing, was affirmed by University Professor Larr y Romsted: “I think public universities are being turned into private schools by essentially increasing tuition all the time.” My point is that there may be a pervasive viewpoint that sees public education as part of the problem with America, and there may be an underlying movement to dismantle public education from within. Recall philosopher

Plato, who said, “It is apparently not in the interest of such rulers to have great ideas engendered in their subjects.” Perhaps funding policies regarding the public are not an accident but part of a plan to dismantle them. Students should be aware that they might not be carrying the news when they tell people the power of education and the need for funding. It may be the power of education, which is seen as the problem, and the lack of funding as the solution. James Kellinger is a RutgersNewark College of the Arts and Sciences Class of 2003 alumnus.

Get involved in struggle for lower college tuition Letter MARY ANN THOMAS

he “Walk into Action” on Wednesday united interests throughout the University. Representatives from the New Jersey United Students demonstrated that they are committed to working in the best interests of students. Minority student groups organized and represented themselves in large numbers, cognizant of the fact that when funding is cut, minorities will be hit harder and faster by the cuts. Union representatives waved signs exclaiming “power” and “dignity,” demonstrating the fact that when students unite with workers, our power multiplies. As University President Richard L. McCormick stepped out of his office and delivered a weary, repetitive and bureaucratic statement about how none of the tuition hikes are the

administration’s fault, how he is the one who lacks power and how we are demanding action from wrong people, the sentiment in the crowd split. Do we believe an administrator, a bureaucrat, whose essential function is to say, “Well, we don’t do that in this office. You’ll have to go down the hall,” and who, at the end of the day, is personally unaffected by student loans, tuition hikes, raise freezes for unions and crowded buses? Or do we demand more and require that McCormick make promises to the student body now — in front of camera crews and hundreds of passion-driven students? While I am incredibly thankful and proud of all of my brothers and sisters who organized and came out Wednesday to fight back, I felt that this potentially momentous, revolutionary opportunity to reclaim power was anticlimactic. In order to build-up for the event, the struggle of students to pay for college was made

into a symbol for the larger class struggle going on today. The stickers used to advertise for the “Walk into Action” stated, “Take class action.” The signs held up by dozens of students read, “Students and Workers Take

“Every single thing that we enjoy at this University can ... be taken away from us if we do not fight for it.” Back Our Economy.” And yet, when McCormick told us that we were barking up the wrong tree, we remained silent. We did not fight back or demand more. The fact that we took his statements at face value, turned around and walked away from Old

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Queens could show that the Rutgers One Coalition, as a newlyorganized coalition of diverse forces within the University, is still fresh and needs to have a planned response when speaking truth to power. To McCormick, though, it could seem as though we are weak. He revealed his astute ability to stun a student rally into speechlessness with very few words and no concessions. We will have to prove in the coming weeks the seriousness of our intent. United student movements are gaining attention and power every day across the country. Workers movements are making international headlines. We each live a class struggle every single day when we take an overcrowded bus on bumpy, potholefilled streets between campuses. We live a class struggle when we pay our tuition and when we have to move off campus because oncampus housing is neither available nor affordable. We live a

class struggle when we eat unhealthy food because it’s the cheapest option. In New Jersey, Wednesday represented a statewide day of action. As the days continue, students and workers can pose a serious threat to the bankers, politicians and bureaucrats who don’t mind digging us deeper into debt. Each of us needs to be involved. Each of us needs to know that every single thing that we enjoy at this University can and will be taken away from us if we do not fight for it. If you were not present on Wednesday, there will be continued opportunities to get involved in the rising tide of student power. The first will be this Sunday at 2 p.m. at Voorhees Mall. Allow your voice to be heard in the fight. Mary Ann Thomas is a College of Nursing senior majoring in nursing with a minor in women’s and gender studies.

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NOVA: Knights face team with similar style to Princeton continued from back Will Mangan contributed points on the board, as well. “[Tuesday] hopefully gave us an idea of what we’re really capable on of fense,” Stagnitta said. “Its just that we still have to do some things better.” And the players themselves are aware they are on the precipice of being a team that can break through the glass ceiling and finally get the marquee win they looked for. “We played hard, we worked real hard. We dominated ground balls and face-of fs

LOUISVILLE: RU must start streak to reach Tourney continued from back Syracuse and Notre Dame. Louisville did the same this past week against No. 5 Loyola (Md.) and No. 18 Georgetown. In order to obtain an atlarge bid in the NCAA Tournament, each team must win all or most of their games from here on out to secure a high seed in the conference for the selection committee. Rutgers will maintain the same focus against ever y team they play: dominate the transition game. “[We’re focusing] on our transition defense, and we’re really looking to push on the break,” Brand said. “We’re focusing a lot

[against Princeton],” Klimchak said. “We were getting shots of f and playing real hard-nosed lacrosse. It was just that we couldn’t stick some toward the second half. We were on a run, and we just sor t of leveled of f when we needed to keep scoring.” But those missed oppor tunities need to fall tomor row because Villanova will prove to be as dif ficult an opponent as the Knights see all year. The Wildcats hold victories over ranked opponents such as No. 16 Drexel, No. 9 Penn and then-No. 11 Princeton. But Villanova surprisingly plays a similar game to the Princeton team the Knights played so close, which

could bode well tomor row for Rutgers. “Villanova ver y much so plays the same style as Princeton,” Stagnitta said. “You have to feel good about they way they played against [Princeton].” The Knights have a chance to topple ranked Villanova if they show the same explosiveness they did in the outset of the Princeton matchup for all four quar ters. It all comes down to which Knights team decides to show up this weekend to play. “We’re a good team, we know that,” Stagnitta said. “We really just need to do some things better on a more consistent basis.”

on our transition on both sides of the ball, allowing ourselves to be more creative and more wellrounded and play looser.” But the Cardinals are a skilled team in transition, carrying them to their conference-leading 14.83 goals per game. “They’re certainly fast and athletic,” Brand said. “They push the ball by running it more than they do by passing it.” The Cardinals succeeded by dominating the hustle stats, as well, leading the Big East in groundball pickups and draw controls. Two Cardinals lead the conference in groundball pickups per game — midfielder Emily Dashiell with 3.17 and midfielder Meghan Ryan with 2.83. Dashiell also leads the Big East in draw controls per game with 5.17, which is more than a

full draw control ahead of the next player in the standings. Dashiell is one of the leaders of the first-ever recruiting class for Louisville before the program began in the 2008 season. And now 12 of those recruits are in their senior seasons, taking up nearly half of the experienced roster. Even though the Knights head from their last game in West Long Branch, N.J., to take on a supremely dif ferent team in Louisville, they hope to do exactly what they did in their Monmouth victor y. “We did a good job of mixing up our offense and getting everybody involved,” Brand said. And whether the Knights are in New Jersey or Kentucky, the key to victor y remains the same.

APRIL 15, 2011

INFIELD: Sophomores

high school, you may get down in the count 0-2 and they’ll that mistake and throw build on freshman experience make you a nice pitch. In college, you really have to fight through continued from back ever y pitch of the at-bat. It’s mentally a lot tougher.” this year after only a combined 22 Harabedian, the team’s No. as freshman. 9 hitter, belted her first career But what the statistics do home run last weekend against not show is that many of those Seton Hall and has a .260 baterrors are on balls that neither ting average after hitting .219 would have even reached as a freshman. as freshmen. “I hit home runs in high “I think what has conschool, but nothing felt as good tributed a lot to our success is as hitting my first one in colthe knowledge that we learned lege,” Harabedian said. “I was from last year,” Bragg said. just hoping it was fair. College “We were pretty much relearnpitchers are obviously a lot ing our positions and tougher to hit than how to play our posihigh school pitching, tions in college. It was but having that first a lot different. Now we year to get the full don’t have to worr y experience of playing about that. We have it Big East teams and under our belt.” tournament teams Their double-play really helps.” teamwork also For Rutgers (16-21, improved from last sea4-5), the next step son, both said. With 13 comes tomorrow at the JENNIFER games still on the start of a three-game HARABEDIAN schedule, Rutgers has series against just two fewer ground-ball double Providence (17-22, 3-7). plays than it turned last season. Umpires called off a double“We’re a lot more experiheader at the RU Softball enced out there,” Harabedian Complex yesterday because of said. “We have that whole first an unplayable outfield. The year under our belt. We know Knights would have faced off what to expect. We know each against the South Florida Bulls, other’s tendencies.” who are atop the Big-East standOffensively, both Bragg and ings after a 7-0 start. Harabedian are key contributors It is unlikely that the coaching on a team averaging two more staffs reschedule the games. runs per game than last season. “I’m pretty disappointed,” Bragg, whose batting average Bragg said. “We were really lookis up 25 points from last season, ing for ward to these games. is solidly entrenched as the No. 6 They’re the best team in the Big hitter in the lineup. East right now and we were look“In college, pitchers rarely ing forward to testing ourselves make mistakes,” Bragg said. “In against them.”

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APRIL 15, 2011

SPRING PRACTICE NOTEBOOK

FIRST BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

Word on the Street

he Los Angeles Lakers should star t searching their pockets this week after they were hit with three separate hefty fines. Star point guard Kobe Br yant was nailed with a $100,000 fine for shouting a homophobic slur at referee Bennie Adams after the referee called Br yant for a technical foul during a game with the San Antonio Spurs. Then head coach Phil Jackson was fined $75,000 dollars yesterday by the NBA for making unauthorized comments about collective bargaining. The Lakers organization was also fined an additional $75,000 for statements made by Jackson to Lakers beat writers last week in Por tland, Ore.

GEORGIA

The wins and losses do not star t counting for the Rutgers football team until September, but competitive spirit is in full force in Piscataway. With the first scrimmage of the spring campaign taking place tomorrow, the offense and defense have clashing ideas on how things will go. “We’re all looking for ward to the scrimmage,” said junior outside linebacker Steve Beauhar nais. “The of fense has been having their way the

SCRIMMAGE SET TO FOSTER COMPETITION

last couple of days now, and we’ve seen their improvement day-by-day. In the scrimmage, we want to get back at them. We’re ver y competitive.” For the offense, tomorrow’s scrimmage is about maintaining the momentum established by the new scheme. “We’re definitely a stronger unit this spring,” said junior wideout Mark Harrison, who led the team in receiving last season. “We’re moving the ball. The running backs are opening the pass game up and we’re scoring. We’re definitely bringing a little swagger into

Saturday. The defense is going to be on its toes.” The Scarlet Knights’ of fense star ted its third-down work earlier in the week and began red-zone plays at yesterday’s practice. “I think it went well,” Harrison said. “We got in the end zone twice on both drives, so it’s definitely exciting to see how this offense is coming together and how such a young team is starting to build up.”

RUNNING

BACK ,

junior De’Antwan Williams, sophomore Jeremy Deering and

THE NEW YORK YANKEES suf fered a blow to their pitching lineup after an MRI showed that left handed reliever Pedro Feliciano has a torn capsule in his left shoulder and is likely done for the season. The injury, which took place during the pitcher’s fourth week of spring training, would require a full year of rehab if Feliciano undergoes surgery.

CHICAGO BEARS

TIGHT

end Greg Olsen found himself not only locked out of the NFL, but a local high school, as well. Olsen was kicked off the football field of Stevenson High School (Ill.) this week while trying to work out. The school announced that it is school policy to not let the general public on to the field — professional athlete or not.

CHARLOTTE BLUBAUGH,

former associate director in charge of the ticket office at Kansas, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for her role in a $2 million conspiracy. Blubaugh and her husband pleaded guilty to providing football and basketball tickets to others, who sold them for personal profit.

THE

OFFENSIVE LINE TOOK

a big hit at yesterday’s practice when Desmond Wynn left the field on a car t with a knee injur y. Wynn, a senior guard, started every game last season for the Knights. “I don’t know yet,” Schiano said on the injur y’s severity. “We’ll see what it is before [we make any changes]. Like I said before, we were tr ying to find five starters. He was probably performing as well as anyone.”

JUNIOR

KHASEEM

Greene’s transition from safety to linebacker is going very well, according to his teammates. When you can hit like Greene, it does not matter what position you play, Beauharnais said. “I thought he was one of the most feared safeties behind [West Virginia’s] Robert Sands,” Beauharnais said. “His reaction and his hitting ability are topnotch. Moving into the box, that’s all it is. It’s aggression and reaction and he has both.

BASEBALL TEAM

outfielder Johnathan Taylor remains paralyzed from the waist down after he broke his neck after a collision in March in the outfield. But doctors say he is showing marked signs of improvement. As of this week, Taylor has some use of his upper extremities and is breathing on his own. The outfielder did not sever his spine, so the doctors say there is no reason to believe he will not make a recovery. Johnson’s accident marks the second time in three years a Georgia player suffered a paralyzing injury after freshman second basemen Chance Veazey broke his neck in 2009.

freshman Jawan Jamison all remain the leaders of the pack, said head coach Greg Schiano. None of the three separated themselves, but all are on the right track with the scrimmage tomorrow being a key time for the group. “[Do] what I’ve seen,” Schiano said on what he would like to see out of the running backs at the scrimmage. “Just keep going. Protect the football, No. 1. No run, no yardage, no nothing is worth [giving up] that ball. The ball is the most important thing.”

NFL

SAM HELLMAN

Junior wideout Mark Harrison is the Scarlet Knights’ leading returning receiver after a season that saw him pull in 44 receptions for 829 yards and nine touchdowns.

KNIGHTS

BRIAN

Leonard, Jamaal Westerman, Jeremy Zuttah and Kevin Malast were among the spectators at yesterday’s practice along with incoming freshman quarterback Mike Bimonte.

Whole squad readies to compete at home BY LIZ SWERN STAFF WRITER

The Metropolitan Outdoor Championships meet is coming t o MEN’S TRACK Rutgers t h i s RUTGERS HOSTS weekMETRO CHAMPS, end, as TODAY, 1 P.M. t h e Rutgers men’s track and field team hosts the regional meet at Bauer Track and Field complex. The action star ts today at 1 p.m., continuing into tomorrow. The Scarlet Knights split their squad last weekend between the home Rutgers Invitational meet and the Sun Angel Track Classic at Arizona State. The full roster comes together this weekend for the meet, which is the first of three championship meets this season. Big East and IC4A Championship meets follow later in May. Freshman Corey Caidenhead looks for ward to his second chance at competing at home. “I’m ver y excited for this weekend,” Caidenhead said. “We like to display our talents in front of the RU family.” Caidenhead is also keyed up this weekend to break routine

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Freshman Corey Caidenhead, right, finished fourth last weekend in the 400-meter dash at the Rutgers Invitational. and compete in a different event than he is used to. “I am running the 400 and the 4x400, but also the 4x100 relay for the first time ever,” the Bergenfield, N.J., native said. Caidenhead ran shorter sprints this outdoor season, like the 4x100-meter relay and 200meter dash, to develop his speed

for when he competes in the 400meter dash. Junior sprinter Steve Werner is taking on four events at the Metropolitan Championships — the 100- and 200-meter dash, as well both the 4x100 and 4x400meter relays. “It’s going to be a lot in one day,” Werner said. “But it will

be good preparation for the Big East Championships since I’ll be running all those events there.” After suf fering a groin injur y, senior sprinter Aaron Younger returns to competition this weekend. Younger injured his groin back in March r unning the 400 meter at IC4A Indoor Championships. He spent the last month healing and gradually working back up to a competition level. “I’m feeling pretty good,” Younger said. “I’ve had a great week of practice. So I think I’m ready to go out there and run well.” Younger ran at the Rutgers Invitational last weekend, but accelerated his training to get back into the swing of competing. He plans on running the 400-meter dash and a leg in the 4x400-meter relay. The Knights are coming of f a second-place finish last season at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships in New York. They hope to repeat or improve on per formances during the two-day meet this weekend. “We will have good competition,” Caidenhead said. “We want to compete the best we can.”

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APRIL 15, 2011

RU searches for complete game vs. No. 8 ’Nova

Big East play resumes with Louisville

BY VINNIE MANCUSO

BY JOSH BAKAN

STAFF WRITER

To a spectator of the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team’s midweek matchup against Princeton, it might have appeared that two ver y different MEN’S LACROSSE Scarlet Knights teams arrived to RUTGERS AT play that day. VILLANOVA, The first half TOMORROW, 7 P.M. and beginning of the third period showcased a Rutgers of fense that was explosive right out of the gates and saw five different members of the Knights find the back of the net to earn a five-point lead halfway through the third. But the end of the game saw a Knights team that squandered that same five-point advantage and went on to lose, 11-10 — their third one-point loss in a row. Depending on which team decides to show up tomorrow, the Knights have an opportunity to earn their first Big East win of the season against No. 11 Villanova. “I feel we played extremely hard [against Princeton] — it was just that stretch there at the end that got a bit hairy, that got away from us,” said head coach Jim Stagnitta. “I’m proud of the effort, but we had chances there at the end and we missed them.” If the Knights show the intensity on of fense they displayed in the early par ts of the Princeton matchup, they more than stand a chance against the formidable Wildcats. Redshir t freshman Matt Klimchak notched a team-high four goals on the night, and his brother Scott was not far behind with a pair of goals of his own. Sophomore attack Duncan Clancy, the team’s assist leader, and junior midfielder

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team received a much-needed break in Big East play in its 19-8 rout last Tuesday over Monmouth. WOMEN’S LACROSSE But it is back to reality 10 days RUTGERS AT later for the Scarlet LOUISVILLE, Knights as conferTODAY, 5 P.M. ence play continues tonight against Louisville at Lacrosse Stadium. The defensive-oriented Knights face a Cardinals team quite dif ferent from themselves, one that leads the Big East in scoring. But whether they play an in-state rival or a team in Kentucky, the Knights’ goal remains the same: stick to their own game plan. “It’s really been about worr ying about us and getting together to play the best lacrosse that we possibly can and less about who our opponent is and what they may or may not do,” said head coach Laura Brand. “We just want to focus on Rutgers lacrosse.” Playing Rutgers lacrosse was the main focus in the Knights’ 10-day period between games. “We’ve been able to get the girls some needed days off at crucial times,” Brand said. “It’s really given us an opportunity to sit back and evaluate the things that we need to do better in order to be successful.” The Knights and Cardinals face similar situations heading into their game, with both teams carr ying two Big East losses apiece. Before the Monmouth game, Rutgers lost consecutive matchups to No. 11

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CAMERON STROUD / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Redshirt freshman attackman Matt Klimchak scored four of his eight goals on the season Tuesday night in an 11-10 loss to Princeton.

Sophomores develop in middle infield

RICE WELCOMES PAIR OF RECRUITS TO CAMPUS FOR RUTGERSFEST The Rutgers men’s basketball team will host a pair of high-profile recruits this weekend on MEN’S BASKETBALL official visits. Brewster Academy (N.H.) guard Eli Carter and Kansas State forward Wally Judge will be on campus for Rutgersfest, according to Zagsblog.com. Carter committed to St. Bonaventure last season at St. Anthony High School, but spent a year at prep school and saw his stock rise. Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Providence, South Carolina, Texas Christian, Penn State and Iowa are also options for the 6-foot-1 combo guard. Judge was a McDonald’s AllAmerican out of Arlington Country Day (Fla.), but never saw eye-to-eye with Wildcats head coach Frank Martin. The sophomore power for ward played AAU basketball for the DC Assault and was close friends growing up with 2011 Rutgers commit Jerome Seagears. “Every time I talk to him I put that [Rutgers] plug in his ear,” Seagears said. “Me and him, growing up and being neighborhood friends, we definitely have a good chance.” Head coach Mike Rice could add more bodies to his roster after guard Tyree Graham tore his ACL in practice.

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

CAMERON STROUD / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

— Steven Miller

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Sophomore shortstop Ashley Bragg started all but one game in her Rutgers career, when she drove in 25 runs and scored 33 of her own.

For the double-play combination of Ashley Bragg and Jennifer Harabedian, chemistr y was SOFTBALL never an issue. Joining the RUTGERS AT Rutgers softball PROVIDENCE, program as freshTOMORROW, NOON men last season, the pair quickly became friends. But jumping directly into the fray — both started from Day 1 of last season — did not give either a chance to settle in at the college level. Now sophomores with more than 150 combined starts under their respective belts, experience is not an issue, either. “I think they’re a little more relaxed and comfor table playing,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “You can see the last couple of games that Ashley has become ever ything we need from her. She’s developed and ver y reliable at shor tstop. [Harabedian] has made some really nice plays defensively.” Bragg, the shortstop, and Harabedian, the second baseman, have 13 errors apiece

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