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The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team moved to 18-0 all-time last night against visiting Villanova when it won, 13-10, over the Wildcats at Yurcak Field.

Hospital aims to improve mood with renovations BY CHASE BRUSH STAFF WRITER

As part of a $3 million renovation project, visitors to St. Peter’s University Hospital will find a new hospital gift shop, restaurant and remodeled lobby among the improvements to the ground floor. The project completed its final stage of a 10month-long planning and execution process last month, said Peter Connolly, the hospital’s chief marketing officer. Visitors, patrons and employees are now able to enjoy an expanded lobby featuring a water fall, imported tile flooring, natural wood paneling and a self-playing piano. “The aim was to create a refuge and a break from the hospital atmosphere for both employees and visitors,” Connolly said. “At the same time, we wanted [the lobby] to reinforce the fact that we are a progressive, modern hospital.” Daniel Schunkewitz, the project’s chief designer and architect, said the improvements draw heavily on aspects of feng shui and mark a growing trend in modern hospital design. The hospital, which also serves as a regional medical campus for Drexel University’s College of Medicine, consistently ranks high among top hospitals in national surveys, Connolly said. He hopes the project’s improvements will help keep the facility a leader in the field of cutting-edge health care and service. Schunkewitz said the goal of the project was to try to improve a visitor’s first impression of the hospital. “In the health care architecture field, it’s [recognized] that if you create a warm, welcoming environment for health care, it does improve the healing process with respect to patients … and has an overall positive effect on the facility,” he said. Schunkewitz said he used elements of nature and green architecture practices to create an environment that would relieve patients’ anxiety and afford family members and visitors who may be staying multiple days a more comfortable stay.

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Three to four Rutgers University Police Department security officers patrol the University campuses at night, concentrating on areas where incidents are more likely to occur, like the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

Night security focuses on high-incident areas BY AMY ROWE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

With thousands of students living on campus, the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) works to take specific measures at night to try to maintain a safe campus. There are eight police officers that work every night of the week from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., two of whom are nighttime supervisors, said Lt. Leonard Safko of the RUPD. Out of these eight officers, at least one officer is assigned to patrol each of the campuses, said Safko, a nighttime supervisor. “That number can increase depending on the volume of calls we get from each of the campuses,” he said. “We usually get the same [amount of] calls from all of the campuses.”

In addition to the police officers, Safko said the RUPD has three or four security officers on duty all seven nights of the week who are responsible for reporting suspicious activity. “They act as our eyes and ears on campus,” he said. The security officers monitor areas on campus where incidents are more likely to happen, like Alexander Library and the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, or anywhere else the supervisor feels there needs to be additional patrol, said Rhonda Harris, chief of the RUPD. “They will do ever ything from provide escorts for people who are apprehensive or concerned for their safety, to jumpstarts for cars if someone’s batter y [doesn’t] start,” she said. “They help

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close the libraries and look for things that must be reported to the police.” Though Safko said the RUPD sees an increase in calls about incidents that occur on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the number of officers on duty these nights does not change. But on these nights, the RUPD has a DUI patrol to look for offenders of drunk driving, which the state provides a grant for, he said. There are also student community service officers, including the mounted patrol on the Cook/Douglass campus, that work in the night hours to support suspicious activity, Safko said. Aside from the RUPD’s physical presence, technology plays a big role

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Rutgers College Republicans members Alex Cohen, left, and Alex Weiss consider issues like current national government initiatives with members of the Rutgers University Democrats in their annual debate yesterday in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus.

Grain by grain, Tibetan Buddhist monks are creating a large Sand Mandala in anticipation of the upcoming New Jersey Folk Festival this weekend at the University. The monks will be building the mandala in the Busch Campus Center throughout the entire week and will deconstruct the mandala once the week is complete, said Angus Gillespie, a professor of American studies. “The mandala is a traditional aspect of Buddhism, which is both art and religion,” Gillespie said. The mandala is created by carefully placing grains of sand in a platter, he said. At the opening ceremony on Monday, the monks circled the blue wooden platform upon which the mandala is being constructed and engaged in a series of sacred chants, Gillespie said.

The blue board is the outline for the pattern, said Nikolai Burlakoff, a Folk Festival Board of Trustee’s member. “There’s a basic outline of the major circles of the mandala,” he said. “They will lay the basic pattern down, then they will layer on more sand. To create the intricate patterns, the monks release the sand through metal tubes.” Burlakoff said the monks use metal tubes with different diameters, so they can control the flow of sand. “They can control it almost like you can control the flow of ink in a pen by pressing down or being more light on the pen, so this is how they are able to draw, literally,” he said. The mandala on Busch campus is devoted to world peace, Gillespie said. Lobsang Dhondup, the Geshe Lharampa, which is the highest degree of scholarship within the traditional Tibetan monastic system,

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VISTORS TO SEE DANCE SKILLS AT RUTGERS DAY Rutgers Day attendees will have a chance on April 30 to bust a move or watch University students show off their skills through the different dance-related activities on the College Avenue, Busch and Cook/Douglass campuses. There will be an RU Salsa Performance and Workshop at 2:25 p.m. at the Big R Stage on Busch Campus, according to the Rutgers Day blog. The RU Salsa Team will perform a classic dance and then teach a workshop where visitors could learn the salsa basics. Some greek organizations on the College Avenue campus will dance including the brothers of Lambda Sigma Upsilon on the Big R Stage at 12:50 p.m. when they show their stroll dance, according to the blog. The Chi Upsilon Sigma sorority will act as triple threat by stepping, strolling and saluting at 1:35 p.m. on the Scarlet Stage. On the Cook/Douglass campus, the Middle Eastern Bally Dance Troupe will perform at 12:20 p.m. on the Big R Stage, according to the blog. Rutgers Day visitors will be able to watch the women perform traditional and modern dance routines. — Reena Diamante

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Society honors professors for achievements in physics BY MORGAN MURRELL STAFF WRITER

After elected membership into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), Gregory Moore and Thomas Banks, professors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will be able to further develop their talents and showcase their contributions to the science community. Banks and Moore join the 212 members — of whom 16 are University educators — in the AAAS, a non-profit honorary society of scientists, scholars and freethinkers who aim to make advancements in science, according to a University press release. “The recent selection of Professor Banks and Professor Moore to the AAAS is another testimony of the science community to this spectacular success,” said Nathan Seiberg, a former University colleague of Banks. “The entire Rutgers community should be proud of this well deserved recognition.” Banks said he was proud and happy when he received the email announcing he was elected to the AAAS. “[Banks] has made important and deep contributions to physics,” Seiberg said. “He was also a wonderful teacher and mentor, who has helped many people in guidance and advice.”

The induction ceremony for strong, electromagnetic, weak AAAS’ members will take place and gravitational — and particle on Oct. 1 in Cambridge, Mass., at physics, Moore and Banks said. the academy’s headquarters, “It is not yet a true theory but according to the release. rather an evolving mathematical “Since its beginning in 1848, structure which began in the the academy has been searching 1960s and 1970s with the idea and electing scholars who have that fundamental particles in helped make scientific and tech- nature are in fact tiny oscillating nological contributions to the strings, and which only appear to community while creating ideas be particles because they are so for others to tiny,” Moore said. expand from,” Although spe“I don’t spend a lot cializing said Paul Karoff, in string chief communitheor y, Moore’s of time fantasizing cation of ficer research focuses that this will actually on mathematical at AAAS. Both profesphysics with an come true... I just sors work at the emphasis on an New High extension of keep working on it Energy Theor y string theor y, as best as I can.” Center in the called the M-theDepartment of or y and gauge THOMAS BANKS Physics and theories. Professor in Department A s t r o n o m y, M-theory comof Physics and Astronomy Moore and bines five differBanks said. ent string theoSeiberg, a mathematical ries, according to the University physics professor at the Institute of Cambridge Department of for Advanced Study in Princeton, Applied Mathematics and N.J., said the center has been at Theoretical Physics. Gauge theothe forefront of research since its ry describes the various connecinception in 1989, and some mem- tions on bundles of particles, bers were behind various devel- according to the University of opments in physics and garnered California’s Department of many awards. Mathematics website. Both professors specialize in Banks’ research encompasses string theory, a developing theo- theoretical elementary particle ry intending to present an under- physics, which seeks to answer standing of the basic forces — both fundamental and practical

questions about what makes up the world. “[Theoretical physics] uses beautiful mathematical methods to answer these questions,” Banks said. “I think it’s the most fascinating thing in the world.” Their love for science and similar interests inspired the two professors to collaborate together to help advance each other’s work, Banks said. “Greg Moore and I wrote one paper together about 15 years ago,” he said. “But we talk together all the time and have contributed to each other’s research in informal ways many times.” Both professors said they ultimately hope to create impressions in the science community but possess two different ways of planning to achieve it. Banks said he hopes to discover the basic equations underlying the quantum theor y of space and time. “I don’t spend a lot of time fantasizing that this will actually come true,” Banks said. “I just keep working on it as best as I can.” Moore said what scientists strive for in their research is clarity and fidelity to truth. “A fresh and novel viewpoint which ties together facts or even subjects previously regarded as unrelated is often a source of great excitement and further fertile enquiry,” he said.

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continued from front John Serra, the project manager at St. Peter’s, said the renovations do reflect a connection between visitors’ first impressions and their opinion of the facility’s overall care quality. “When people come into a lobby or entrance — whether it’s a hospital or restaurant or department store — the first thing they notice is the quality of the area, and they think of the place as a whole,” he said. The hospital’s new cof fee shop, Restaurant 2FIFTY4, features a French bistro style setting and offers a diversity of menu options, said Serra, who is also the owner of a restaurant called La Fontana in New Br unswick. Menu items include homemade soups, salads and sandwiches. “We tr y to give the quality of the food the feel of a four star restaurant, but at an af fordable price,” he said. “There’s really something for ever yone.” Patrons and employees may purchase and wrap gifts at “Gift Shop on Park,” which includes jewelr y, flowers, balloons and cards, and provides customers with a convenient location to purchase gifts for loved ones, Connolly said. The ground floor overhaul is part of an ongoing renovation process throughout the hospital, which includes upgrading older infrastr uctures of in-patient units, such as medical oncology, nursing and surgical units, he said. Oncology units are being converted from double-bedded to single-bedded rooms and will incorporate “healing gardens,” complete with shrubs and rocks, Schunkewitz said. Schunkewitz, a renowned architect specializing in health care planning and design, said the renovations reinforce the hospital’s commitment to the community and embodies their attempts to stay vital to the health care environment. Since renovations, patient satisfaction surveys improved substantially, he said. “[The renovations] were done in order for St. Peter’s to be more competitive in the health care market environment,” Schunkewitz said.

Only one of four tracks at the New Brunswick train station was left open late yesterday afternoon after an Amtrak train fatally struck a woman. The woman, whose identity has not been confirmed, was struck at about 4:45 p.m. by a Keystone Ser vice Train traveling between New York and Harrisburg, Pa., according to an Amtrak statement. Investigators could not confirm if the incident was a suicide. About eight New Brunswick police officers were present to secure the location for NJ Transit investigators, said Lt. J.T. Miller of the New Brunswick Police Department. A Middlesex County medical examiner was also at the scene. Amtrak is currently working with the New Brunswick Police Department to investigate the incident, said Christina Leeds, an Amtrak spokeswoman.

SECURITY: Technology tries to alert University students continued from front in maintaining a safe campus and the University has invested in technology to secure buildings, which lock down automatically at a certain time, Harris said. “[The system] allows for access control. We’re moving over from the key system to swipe access on doors,” she said. “Different buildings can be [scheduled] to lock down. They [can be] scheduled by users to close at any time they want.” The RUPD also has an expansive camera system with security cameras located outside of each residence hall and bus stops. “They are strategically placed on campus so we can foresee any

MONKS: Mandala to be destroyed at end of festival continued from front said there are two main problems in the world — manmade problems and problems resulting from natural disaster. “Misunderstanding by different religions, by people who are very biased because of selfish and biased teaching, has caused many problems,” he said. “All the religions should be ver y united and friendly — there should be good relations with all the religions.” In the center of the mandala sits a bird that is meant to represent peace, Gillespie said. “In the middle of the mandala, we have our world and peace bird,” Dhondup said. “The peace bird represents the promotion of peace to encourage us and

incidents that might occur,” she said. “They are in parking garages too, places where a lot of people congregate.” Harris said the RUPD works to keep students informed about any threats to their safety through the RUAlert text message system, which was first used the evening of April 15 after Rutgersfest in response to the shooting that took place in Lot 8 by the Grease Trucks on the College Avenue Campus while many other people were around. “You want to give notice to people when there are so many people on foot,” she said. “There were 15 police officers in Lot 8 that responded to the shooting, located anyone who was injured, secured the crime scene, arranged for EMS and sent out the alert.”

Two tracks were open and operating by 5:30 p.m., and the Keystone Service Train 651 was held at the station until 7:30 p.m., Leeds said. After then, trains ran regularly with a 30-minute residual delay. The incident also stopped NJTransit’s Northeast Corridor westbound rail service from Metropark to Trenton for a few hours while causing delays on the eastbound line, said Dan Stessel, an NJTransit spokesperson. As of 9:30 p.m. last night, Amtrak trains were at full operation, Leeds said. Greg Trevor, senior director of University Media Relations, said he is unaware if the woman is affiliated with the University. — Kristine Rosette Enerio

The alert system, which is tested twice each year, came to the University after the shootings at Virginia Tech, as all universities were then required to have one, she said. Before that, the University only sent out crime alerts, which are sent out for situations that do not have an urgent need, she said. “With the [crime alerts] we take the time to get more information out to students, to see if they could help identify any suspects,” she said. Molly Josephson, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, does not have as much faith in the University’s technological security measures. “I don’t believe the emergency phones that connect you with the RUPD work. They aren’t [prevalent] enough for students to find and use,” she said. “If you want to

test security, pick up a phone and see if someone answers.” Likewise, Tulsi Shah, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy first-year student, thinks there should be more nighttime police officers on duty. “We have a bad reputation as a University right now and I haven’t ever seen the cops around, I’m surprised it’s so little,” she said. “I can feel safe if I’m out late because I can call the Knight Mover. It’s clear cops don’t know ever ything that’s going on around campus.” But some feel safe at night with the measures RUPD has in place. “I feel safe, I see the crime alerts,” said Ivan Chen, a School of Engineering senior. “There aren’t that many incidents on campus so I feel having a few cops [on duty] is enough.”

remind us to work for peace in ent and solid,” he said. “It is the world.” this conception of permanence The next level of the mandala, that causes people problems moving out from the center cir- when the things they cherish cle, includes illustrations symbol- don’t last.” izing each of the The ceremony major world reliwill consist of a “A very gions, he said. prayer ser vice, a “The monks blessing and finally important part will spend the the destruction, week creating the of Kalmyk culture Burlakoff said. mandala, which “They’ll take is their religion.” will grow more the scepter and elaborate and run it through it. ... NIKOLAI BURLAKOFF intricate each There’s this beautiFolk Festival Board day,” Burlakoff ful picture a secof Trustee’s Member said. “Then, on ond ago and sudFriday, it will be denly, it’s a bung of destroyed in a closing ceremony.” gray sand,” he said. The mandala is destroyed at Once the mandala is the end of the week because of a destroyed, the sand will be Buddhist belief that states noth- deposited in Passion Puddle on ing is permanent, Dhondup said. Douglass campus, Burlakoff said. “Many people face many “The Sand Mandala is very problems in their lives because precious and ver y blessed,” they always conceive all things Dhondup said. “If you pour the as ver y permanent, independ- sand into the river, then all the

creatures inside the river will get the blessing. … They will get the merits … by which they will get a better life in the next life.” The monks will be participating in several aspects of Saturday’s Folk Festival, said Festival Manager Lauren Saxer, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior. “They’ll also be in the children’s area doing traditional Kalmyk crafts, which are butter sculptures. We’re using Play-Doh instead of butter … and painting little Buddhist prayers on rocks,” Saxer said. The monks were invited to the festival as part of the featured ethnic group — the Kalmyks, who follow Tibetan Buddhism, Gillespie said. “We started putting together a program of … Kalmyk folk culture,” Burlakoff said. “A ver y important part of Kalmyk culture is their religion.”

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Knight of HOPE is a benefit concert to raise money for a nonprofit organization called HOPEworldwide that will take place from 8 to 11 p.m. at Trayes Hall B in the Douglass Campus Center.

The Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) is hosting a “Hot Dog Happy Hour” from 3 to 7 p.m. on Morrell Street next to the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Stop by and take some free samples of hot dogs from across the United States. The Center for Cultural Analysis will hold “Practice, Politics and the Everyday” where speakers Richard Bernstein, professor at the New School for Social Research, and Brinkley Messnick, a professor at Columbia University, will offer perspectives for understanding the relationships between social practice and political possibility. They will also talk about the political boundaries that exist in the Middle East, United States and North Africa. For more information about the lecture, please contact Curtis Dunn at info@cca.rutgers.edu or at (732) 932-8426.

Students, alumni and all others with an interest in Cook campus are invited for a chance to share memories about Cook campus, past and present. Come catch up with alumni and relax with seniors before they graduate. Guests are welcome to add any story they have about Cook campus to this standup event shared by seniors and alumni. No prior registration is required. There will be food and drinks and two $50 prizes for the best two speakers as voted by the audience. Everyone is welcome to attend. Designer Genes and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Governing Council are sponsors of the event, which will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center.

Join Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA) in celebrating Rutgers Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Cook/Douglass campus. “Pie Your Professor” and “Protect the Planet” will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. near Passion Puddle on the Cook/Douglass campus. Come “pie” Human Ecology Professors George Clark and Caron Chess and Administrator Kristen Drusjack. Proceeds will go toward Japan Earthquake Relief and SEA.

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The Latin American Student Organization will present “Viva Columbia” as part of the Latin American Festival from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Busch Campus Center Multipurpose Room.

The annual energy symposium by the Rutgers Energy Institute (REI) provides faculty, students, staff, government officials and community members with the opportunity to learn about the new methods, processes and initiatives energy thinkers at the University and from across the country developed. The symposium will also include awards to the winners of this year’s student Energy Innovation contest, sponsored by the Rutgers Energy Institute, to develop the best plans to reduce student energy consumption and promote eco-friendly practices throughout the New Brunswick campus. Speakers include Marilyn Brown, professor at the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Alexander Glaser, assistant professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International affairs and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ralph Izzo, chairman and chief executive officer of PSE&G Power, Robert Schmidt, professor at the division of biological science at the University of California San Diego, and Paul D. Saltman chair in science Education at the University of California San Diego. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. and symposia will start at 2 p.m. in the Fiber Optics Auditorium on Busch campus. Admission is free, but registration is required due to space limits. Visit rei.rutgers.edu and submit an online registration form by April 29. For additional questions, please contact REI Program Coordinator, Beatrice Birrer at bea@marine.rutgers.edu.

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Students sumo-wrestle for Japan BY JONATHAN SHAO STAFF WRITER

Students battled head-tohead on Monday to “Fight for Japan!” at the Rutgers Premedical Society’s first sumowresting tournament. Dressed in inflatable sumo suits, fighters duked it out on a cushioned playing field for a $3 donation to the American Red Cross, said Abrar Qaium, “Fight for Japan!” organizer. Proceeds from the event — hosted in conjunction with Phi Delta Chi, Delta Chi and Phi Delta Epsilon, Phi Sigma Sigma and Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions — benefited ear thquake and tsunami victims in Japan, he said. “Fight for your friends, fight for Japan,” said Qaium, School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. The event attracted volunteers not only from members of the organizations hosting it, but also from unaffiliated students. “A lot of time has gone into planning this,” Qaium said. “We spent weeks posting flyers, spreading news of the event online and by word-of-mouth, all so this event could be a success.” Richard Guh, School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said he enjoyed helping out when he and Qaium ran around the Busch

Campus Center in their inflatable sumo suits to spread the word about the tournament. “It was a lot of fun, especially since this event is for a great cause,” he said. “Without all the marketing we did, we couldn’t have made the event as successful as it is.” When students geared up in an opening round, Qaium defeated Guh in the best out of five matches, shaking hands with him after the brawl. “It’s a really fun experience,” he said. “You might at first think that this will be easy and just like any other wrestling match, but it’s not at all. Inside the suit, it’s hot, and it feels like you’re wearing 100 pounds of clothing. Maneuvering becomes completely different.” Guh said he encourages anyone to participate in a sumowrestling match. “It’s extremely fun, not only because you get to wrestle and compete with your friends, but just for the experience of being in an inflatable sumo suit,” he said. Qaium said another enjoyable aspect of his role in the tournament was acting as the referee, because it is important to ensure safety during the game. “Because of all the padding on the suits and the helmets we pro-

vide to contestants, falling doesn’t injure anyone and the fighting is just as it should be — a great way to relax after a long day of classes,” he said. Nikhita Thaper, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, managed the Rutgers Premedical Society bake sale hosted in tandem with “Fight for Japan!” where many attendees went for food and refreshments. “A lot of people here aren’t even par t of the Premedical Society or any of our af filiates, but are watching the wrestlers because it’s fun and something refreshing,” Thaper said. “You might even wrestle a stranger and meet some new friends.” Jonathan Sukenik, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, watched as other students were wrestling and said he eventually became convinced to participate in it. “This is something I’d really like to try,” he said. “I’m going to ask one of my friends to wrestle me later.” Qaium said the organizers ultimately hope to unite people for a meaningful cause. “It’s all about the people,” he said. “We’re hosting this event so Rutgers students can get together, have fun and donate to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan.”

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Township places cameras to monitor Route 1 BY SAMIRA FARID CONTRIBUTING WRITER

New Jersey drivers who pass by Edison Township may notice cameras installed over three intersections on Route 1. The cameras, which came into effect Monday, are supposed to cut back on highway accidents and ensure greater public safety. At this point the system is only in a warning period, so residents could get better acquainted with the cameras, said Dana Ligato-Grego, a community relations assistant for Edison Township. “It’s more of a traffic monitoring system,” she said. “It’s used for taking pictures of violators r unning through red lights. As of right now, we’re only giving out warnings.” The cameras are made by Redflex, the longest consistentlyoperating company in the road safety industry, said Scott Leightman, Redflex spokesperson. “Before Edison did this, it did a sur vey and figured what are the most dangerous intersections,” he said. “Those three intersections consisted of Plainfield Avenue and Route 1, Prince Street and Route 1 [and] Wooding Avenue and Route 1.” While these cameras ultimately produce revenue, Ligato-Grego said the purpose of the installments is entirely different. “To the mayor of Edison and its administrations, public safety is of utmost importance,” she said. “That’s what we’re tr ying

to really push, that it is to tr y to monitor people’s driving behaviors. We feel like this is a start of doing so.” The New Jersey Department of Transpor tation (NJDOT) made a contract with Arizonabased Redflex to install the cameras, said Sgt. John Sandner of the New Jersey State Police. After the contract was finalized, Edison Township decided where to hang the cameras. “The red light running cameras is a five-year pilot program

“That’s what we’re trying to really push, that it is to try to monitor people’s driving behaviors.” DANA LIGATO-GREGO Edison Township Community Relations assistant

by New Jersey Department of Transpor tation and each municipality had to apply with the state for each intersection they wanted to install these cameras at,” he said. Edison officials chose the three intersections because they ranked the highest in the volume of motor vehicle crashes with pedestrians struck crossing them, Sandner said. “The intersection of Plainfield Avenue and Route 1,

OFFICIALS BUST COCAINE, ECSTASY RING IN CENTRAL JERSEY COUNTIES Somerset and Middlesex County authorities combined forces to bust a cocaine and ecstasy ring, led by Middlesex County resident Bruce Baillie Jr. The investigation started three months ago after police were alerted of Baillie’s involvement with the ring, to which 27 other people were also linked, according to an nj.com article. Baillie’s friends and customers tipped the police off after they heard him bragging. Baillie sought help from Bridgewater residents Shafil Khan and Kevin Nee, and Middlesex County resident Joseph Gauthier, Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano said in the article. Police arrested Baillie and Gauthier Saturday night and found more than three ounces of cocaine, 100 ecstasy pills, and $2,500 in cash, Soriano said in the article. Officers found Khan and Nee Monday morning and took them into custody after Khan surrendered himself to Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and police found Nee in his Bridgewater home. The court set a different bail for the four men — each charged with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute the drugs — with $100,000 for Baillie and Gauthier and $20,000 for Nee and Khan, according to the article. Along with the four men charged, police snared 23 other individuals from Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. Police released those defendants — charged with attempt to possess a controlled dangerous substance and conspiracy to possess a controlled dangerous substance — from custody. Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Essex counties all collaborated in this investigation. — Ankita Panda

was 200 percent above state average in the number of crashes and in portion of state highway. Therefore, there is a reason why those cameras were installed there and not for just revenue,” Ligato-Grego said. Sandner said the chances of mistakes are very slim. “Those cameras are being viewed 24/7 by Redflex.” he said. “There is minimum chance of mistake and inaccuracy because the violations are reviewed by two people. One person reviews them, then another just in case there is a mistake.” The cameras have a censor set up at two points, he said. One is located at a certain distance before the stop bar and the other is at the stop bar itself. “If you hit that first censor, going more than 17 miles per hour, it is physically impossible to stop the vehicle at the second censor — the stop bar,” Sandner said. When the camera catches a violator, it sends the vehicle information straight to police, he said. If there’s any inconsistency — like the vehicle’s license plate suggests it is stolen — the police investigate more into the case. “It is a no-point summons, so you just pay the ticket and there are no cour t fees,” Ligato-Grego said. Sandner said if people challenge the court and are overruled, they receive points and have to pay the court fees, in addition to the ticket itself.

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Edison Township installed cameras above three intersections on Route 1, like the camera above the intersection of Huntington Street and Easton Avenue in New Brunswick.

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ersonalized advertising is nothing new. Facebook does it all the time. Every time you log in, ads appear on the right-hand side of the screen and try to sell you things based on your posted interests, likes, etc. Even before Facebook, we had to deal with more primitive forms of the practice — for example, the department store worker accosting women who pass by with perfume samples. Now, a company in New York City is taking it to the next level: Immersive Labs is producing billboards which will use facial recognition technology to detect people’s age and gender. Then, based on this information, it will display an “appropriate ad.” To quote The Huffington Post, “If a 50-year-old man strolls by an ad for tampons, the ad will morph seamlessly into an ad for running shoes before he gets there.” While this may be a good move for advertisers, for us average citizens, we find it to be invasive and, in some ways, offensive. It’s bad enough when Facebook gives advertisers access to our personal profiles so that they can bombard us — but at least those are runof-the-mill picture and text ads and are easily ignorable. Immersive Labs’ new billboards are much more flagrant and obvious in their attempts to get our attention. That makes them incredibly annoying. It also makes us more aware of the fact that we are being advertised to, that companies are basically catering to us in order to make us buy their products. What’s even worse about the billboard is that it reduces people to their surface appearances. At least with Facebook’s methods, the advertisers dig a little bit deeper. They pull from our “likes,” our activities, our interests. Immersive Labs, on the other hand, looks at age and gender and says, “Hey, you must like this!” It’s outright stereotyping. Sure, treating demographics as cohesive wholes made up of identical persons is nothing new for advertisers, but by flaunting this assumption before our faces, Immersive Labs directly stereotypes everyone. Take, for example, the fictional 50-year-old man given in The Huffington Post article. Who is to say that particular man likes running? Who is to say that particular man even identifies as a man? We’ve always been taught not to judge books by their covers. These adverts, unfortunately, do just that. What’s more is that they take those judgments and try to sell us things with them. People aren’t caricatures. They aren’t walking wallets. Immersive Labs, stop treating them like they are.

Falsehoods damage memoir’s message

f you are a member of the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program (SASHP) class of 2012, or if you took Honors Colloquium in the fall of 2008, you’ve read “Three Cups of Tea.” Or maybe you just skimmed the Wikipedia page. Whatever the case, you became acquainted to some degree with the feel-good tale of Greg Mortenson’s philanthropic efforts to build schools for children in Central Asia. Now, however, people have come forward to levy accusations of falsehood at Mortenson’s memoir. Some say Mortenson and the Central Asia Institute have not set-up anywhere near as many schools as they claim. Others say the company is spending more money on Mortenson than on the schools it actually has built. If these allegations turn out to be true, it’s a serious blow to the legitimacy of Mortenson, his organization and “Three Cups of Tea.” It also, in some ways, nulls the experience of reading the book. The SASHP had great intentions when it chose the book as required reading. Mortenson came across as a hero, and his mission to help the underprivileged sent a poignant message to all the students who read about it: “You really can change the world through sheer willpower and determination.” Instead, the shadows of doubt cast on “Three Cups of Tea” are sending an entirely different message: “If you want to be successful, just lie about being good.” In many ways, it’s the exact opposite message the SASHP wanted to send to its students. Of course, we aren’t suggesting that the SASHP should be held accountable for any of this. As far as we know, none of the deans are gifted with psychic powers. They couldn’t foresee this happening. In fact, this probably hits them harder than it does the students who read the book, as now there is a possibility that Mortenson’s tale actually worked against them. While it may be true that fiction could often be just as powerful as fact, that idea does not apply here. Mortenson marketed his book as a document of real social change and philanthropy. If it’s falsified, it loses most, if not all, of its power. Mortenson is currently fighting against the allegations, claiming the memoir only contains slight creative liberties, as far as lying goes. Still, you have to wonder: If Mortenson’s story is true, why are so many people claiming the opposite?

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’m going to ask one of my friends to wrestle me later.” Jonathan Sukenik, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, on participating in “Fight for Japan!” STORY IN UNIVERSITY

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Burqa, niqab ban makes sense

ecently France put convert – in Boulder, into effect a law that Colorado, refused to take off bans the public her veil after being arrested wearing of the niqab and for drunk driving and was burqa, two facial coverings taken to the station for her used by conser vative mugshot. After three hours Muslim women, and began of arguing with the police, it arresting and prosecuting was eventually decided that a CODY GORMAN women who wear the veils. mugshot would not be taken, To briefly paraphrase the but there would be the possilaw, women are being arrested because the facial bility for harsher sentencing when court time came. coverings are a new form of religious enslavement Drinking alcohol is forbidden in the Qur’an, but it has that oppresses the civil rights deserved by and been shown that many converts pick and choose granted to French citizens by their government. which rules to follow. Some wearers of the burqa or The debate is centered on one question: Does a govniqab may be pointed out in opposition. Clearly their ernment that fights for and protects the freedoms of successes must be proof that women who wear facial its citizens maintain the right to apply law to percoverings can become successful. However, associasonal dress choices in an effort to legalize what tion takes its toll, and most women who become suctheir constitution would deem is “right” for them? cessful are viewed as successful women who wear In the United States, the answer would be tricky. headscarves. They are viewed by non-Muslims in a According to the Declaration of specific frame. This goes beyond Independence and the Constitution, mentioning that they are extreme “It is most likely people are allowed to dress in any outliers, and most women who wear way they see fit, as long as it doesn’t scarves are sapped of their agency impossible that pose a threat or seem indecent. The by the same association. problem is similar in France. People From a secular perspective, it is the democratic rule can feel free to wear whatever they easy to justify a ban on facial coverof France want on their shirts, pants or other ings. The justification for facial veils is clothing articles unless it poses a found nowhere in the Qur’an and is will be toppled.” threat to society. Citizens are not only enforced by conservative free to roam the cities in their birthMuslim schools of thought. Saying day suits, nor in Ku Klux Klan robes, as these are that this law affects all Muslims is akin to saying that a respectively – and arguably – threats to decency and ban on Christian headscarves affects anyone besides public safety. However, if one were to wear a shirt Quakers and other sects of conservative Christianity. with a cross or Star of David on it, the Constitution While the ban is difficult to implement peacefulprotects that citizen’s right to religious expression. ly, it’s one of the first steps taken by Western The waters sully when the mode of religious nations to ban what is viewed as oppressive Islamic expression – in this case the wearing of facial veils like attire. Similar moves were made by Mustafa Kemal the niqab or burqa (not the hijab, which covers no and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in their respective part of the face) – is seen by the French government rule of Turkey and Iran. Not only were decidedly as a threat to secular society, forcing religious views “Muslim” clothes banned, but Western attire was a onto the public and oppressive to women who are necessity, and harsh punishments were assessed to forced to wear the veil. According to statistics from those who refused to change. The situation in the French government, only about 2,000 women in France is clearly different, since Muslims are a the country wear facial coverings, and most of them minority, and niqab/burqa-wearers make up only are converts. As such, there is little ground to argue about 2,000 citizens of the country. While it is most that familial and societal pressures are as strong a faclikely impossible that the democratic rule of France tor in those who wear veils as they are in countries will be toppled like the governments of Turkey and like Saudi Arabia where there is severe legal, social Iran were, protests are already occurring in France. and familial pressure to cover the face. The protests seem out of place and a bit hypoThe French government can still argue, however, critical. In countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran, all that in the French Republic veils are a threat to the women – visitors included – face the possibility of a native way of life, and that the covering of the face as public flogging for not wearing a headscarf of some condoned by religion is in fact a violation of civil libsort. Immigrants are expected to respect that norm, erties and detrimental to personal expression. The but Muslim immigrants to France aren’t expected to veils also create problems if women are respect the new law? For too long religion has in need of identification from some form of SEE GORMAN ON PAGE 9 government. At one time, a Muslim woman – also a

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Students deserve to have voice in fiscal decisions Letter RENEE COPPOLA he Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) election this past week was University students’ only opportunity to use their democratic voice to change the University. But while I applaud the success and efforts of RUSA to change the University, they are limited in what they can do because of the administration’s iron grip on fiscal decisions. The Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors make many decisions for the University that affect every student. The Board of

Trustees controls not only much of the University’s property but also has the power to distribute the money appropriated to the college by the legislature and from student tuition and fees, and aids in determining room-and-board fees. The Board of Governors also establishes tuition, fees, room and board and also has the power to allocate additional funding to financial aid. These powers obviously affect every student that attends the University as well as faculty and staff. But people who are not students, staff or faculty make these decisions that affect each one of us. The Board of Governors consists of

14 members, only 11 of which are voting members. These voting members consist of people affiliated with such companies as Sprint and American Express. The chairman of the Board of Governors is also the president and CEO of PSE&G. These people have little affiliation with the University and their interests are corporate. Thus, they are obviously out of touch with the interests of students, faculty and staff — the people that the University needs to work with to keep it running. Those who represent University interests are ironically the members without voting rights. The non-vot-

ing members consist of two faculty representatives, a student representative and President Richard L. McCormick. Students and staff are “represented,” but they do not have a voting voice. So, are the student voices really even represented? Their voices are literally heard during these meetings, but they have no say on the decision made. By placing three voting student members, one voting faculty and one voting staff member on the board, the University would be represented. At the “Walk into Action” on April 13, students handed McCormick a letter, with one of the demands expressing public

support for including additional members of the University on the board. McCormick has not done this yet. We must demand support in our struggle to have a say in where our tuition goes and how much it will cost us. To support this cause, please like the “Save Public Education — Rutgers” page on Facebook or come to the speakout to protect the University today at 2 p.m. at Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus. Renee Coppola is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student majoring in history with a minor in social justice.

Eradicate all hate from University community Project Civility T

hroughout histor y, institutions providing higher education have also promoted cultural norms — to varying degrees — that seek to instill a moral compass by which students and faculty can engage in academic discourse. Project Civility is an attempt not only to reinstill values, but to provide a community of tolerance and acceptance. This notion of civility, as I understand it, is much more than manners or decent behavior. These outward acts of kindness are manifestations of an inner reality guided by a moral compass, one that remains active even in times of confrontation and conflict. For civility to exist in any society, its members must decide to keep their moral compasses switched “on” at all times, as if there is no other option. Living by a code of civility should not be seen as a “good act” but a “must act,” cultivated and nurtured until it becomes an essential part of one’s being. When this is accomplished, then civility, as the way of living, will be the most profound catalyst for positive, progressive change in our world. The University can be seen as a microcosm of the educated global family. We are from various races, cultures, religions and socio-economic backgrounds, with a desire to learn being the connective tissue that binds us together. While friendship and camaraderie can transcend the labels that distinguish us from one another, these labels have a place on campus in the form of student organizations. Whether it is the Korean Students Association, the Campus Crusade for Christ, the Women’s Center Coalition or the Bioethics Society,

community groups be compulsion to use similitude to follow a particular create bonds and viewpoint, nor encourage positive repercussions for action and thought. following it. I ZEHRA ALI not The idea is that may join a cultural like-mindedness, or group to which I a shared background or tradition, fosters have no apparent relation and fear the feelings of closeness, allowing for open social settings that it invites, but the group discussion. In such an environment, civilimembers may be open-minded and ty would be apparent and the norm, yet pleased to have me as part of their netthis remains untrue even within various work. This is where civility appears to groups on campus. already be in place: These people have Positive change can only come about gone beyond the golden rule and are genwhen discourse is not suppressed and uinely kind, with their moral compasses when fear is eradicated. In communities active. In a society driven by a morally governed by civility — on grounded civil code, these the part of all members — pleasant circumstances and “The University the fear of being different incidents will be the norm. and its consequences I believe that the motivacan be seen would cease to exist. If tion for Project Civility at the as a microcosm today my political views are University comes from the in direct opposition to my understanding that progresof the educated entire class or social group, sive societal change begins and I do not voice my opinin the minds and hearts of global family.” ions for fear of denigration, individuals and spreads then tomorrow, in the socifrom person to person. ety guided by civility, I would be able to While acts of kindness are evident on our express myself and proclaim that I discampus, the first goal should be to diminish agree with the majority view held. The othand then eradicate acts of hate. How amazers, in turn, would calmly state that we can ing will the day be when jokes are not used agree to disagree. Respecting all views is a to demean others or gain acceptance, and key element in establishing trust and ethnic slurs don’t even cross one’s mind developing a feeling of equality among all because one is conscious of the violence parties and individuals. being propagated? As a Muslim woman Respect of views and opinions, howevwho observes hijab, I’ve encountered varier, does not mean compromising one’s ous degrees of discrimination and ill-willed own beliefs. The beauty in choosing civilicomments. However, when others have ty as a way of living is that there will never committed these actions against me, I did

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attempted to make itself the exception to common rule: genital mutilation of children, draftdodging, opposition to women’s

not retaliate with harsh words or negativity. I have learned that the best way to combat unwanted comments and ignorant discourse is by leaving them — the ignorant or foul-mouthed ones — in peace. In time and through the positive actions and words of others, they may one day discover the joy and ease of living a life based on civility. We are a university that prides itself on its diverse population, but diversity is more than a checklist of quotas of different nationalities. It is more than those individuals who have to check the box labeled “other” and explain their background. Diversity is a form of acceptance that requires our University to guide its students by a profound set of ethics and morals so we can exemplify the conduct of a Scarlet Knight. While I can accept that there are individuals unwilling to change for the better, this does not mean that our endeavor to implement a University-wide consciousness of civility is in vain. Though it only takes a few bad apples to ruin the bunch, one cannot let them win. Throw the bad apples away and let them decompose until they become something beneficial for the environment. Then reincorporate them into the system and see what flourishes: Civility, in its full glory, will emerge, having permeated into the entire collective conscience. Zehra Ali is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science and Middle Eastern studies with a minor in women’s and gender studies. This essay placed third in the Project Civility Essay Contest.

choice, etc., are all modern forms of religious exclusion, where it is in bad taste socially to enforce a law that opposes one’s religion. What is it that makes religion so untouchable? While it may be viewed in bad taste or Islamophobic, the fact remains that in most cases, the headscarf

and its associations sap Muslim women of agency, and the French government is correct in seeking to remedy this. Cody Gorman is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science with a minor in general history.

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T H E DA I LY TA R G U M

S P O RT S

APRIL 27, 2011

VILLANOVA: Chotikul

draw control wins to establish a 9-3 lead. Rutgers won 10 of 13 draw relieves Kalata for final minutes controls at that point to get those possessions and prevent continued from back ’Nova opportunities. “[Sophomore goalie] Lily Steinberg closed out the [Kalata] obviously had a good, period with two consecutive solid game, which is obviously goals to contribute to her four going to give our team for the night. The junior confidence when we’re playing bounced it through Wildcats well defensively.” goalie Maggie Langan’s legs Kalata ended the game with from the right side when all only four goals allowed and the ’Nova defenders were on nine shots saved in 45 minutes the left. of action, and at that point, “It’s just finding the connecRutgers had the tion with the lead in the bag. right people and “[Lily Kalata] “Our defense keeping your was able to set up feet moving,” obviously had with a lot of saves Steinberg said. by playing a a good, solid game, “A lot of our defense that of fense is no one which is obviously standing still, forced them to have low-angle so if you keep going to give our shots,” Kalata said. your feet movteam confidence.” ing, no one’s Backup Aimee Chotikul was fingoing to be able LAURA BRAND ished the job in to stop you.” Head Coach the final 15 minThe Wildcats utes with three brought it close saves, including when midfielder two on the same sequence with Justine Donodeo scored to put 11 minutes remaining from the score at 5-3 right before inside the eight-meter arc. ’Nova coach Jebb Chagan called Rutgers also knew its lead a timeout. was safe when it slowed the Rutgers star ted the game game down with a 10-4 lead of f strong by generating a 4-1 with 21 minutes to go by establead only eight minutes into lishing a four-minute possesthe game. sion, ending in an Ali Welsh scored two consecuSteinberg goal from just outtive goals to add to her four for side the crease — her third of the game and team-leading 34 four goals in the game. goals on the season. Rutgers came out hot in the The Knights put momentum second period with two quick in their favor against Villanova goals in the first minute from for the home stretch of the attack Katie Marino and midseason as they hope to fielder Marlena Welsh in the end with a winning first minute — both of f conference record.

PAT BOYHAN

Midfielder Ali Steinberg scored four goals, including the game winner, last night at Yurcak Field. The junior’s performance brought her season total to 31 goals, which ranks second on the team.

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APRIL 27, 2011

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M

Offense carries burden as pitching, defense struggle BY SAM HELLMAN

Mandy Craig. “It’s just things kind of start rolling in the wrong direction and we can’t stop it. We The Rutgers softball team’s need to cut it off before it gets offense is on fire. bad. We’re in the zone on offense Averaging 7.71 runs per game right now, ready to hit. We just in the month of April — the best have to clean up defense and we in any can win.” SOFTBALL single During the 14-game offensive m o n t h outburst, the Rutgers defense has RUTGERS AT u n d e r six multi-error performances. VILLANOVA, h e a d To reach the Big East TODAY, 3 P.M. c o a c h Tournament for the second conJ a y secutive year, that number must Nelson — no team in the Big decrease significantly in the final East can keep the Scarlet five games. Knights’ bats quiet. “I think we know we’re right But there is one problem: there,” said junior third baseman Hitting is only half the battle. Brittney Lindley, who has a 14Riddled in a game hitting four-game losing streak and leads “We’re in the zone the team with 12 streak, the pitching and defense for home runs. “We on offense right the Knights leave have a lot of confinow, ready to hit. something to be dence in ourdesired for Nelson. selves and in each We just have “We need to other. It’s just tighten up our to clean up defense those few little defense, and we things. If we clean and we can win.” need a couple that up, we’ll be more strikeouts,” good to go.” MANDY CRAIG he said. “We need Heading into Senior First Baseman to fool the hitters a today’s doublelittle bit. When header against you’re not pitching and not play- Villanova, Lindley leads the ing defense, it doesn’t matter charge for the surging offense. when you score 10 runs.” The team captain is up to a .449 The 7.71 runs per game for average on the season after a fivethe offense translates to an 8-6 hit weekend. record in April, but the 5.64 Villanova (15-29-1, 2-14) repregiven up per game led to a series sents a premium chance for the of bad losses. Knights (18-25, 6-8) to return to Rutgers could be in much bet- .500 in the conference and soliditer position in the conference if fy a top-eight spot and bid in the not for blown games against Tournament. The Wildcats averProvidence and DePaul. age just 2.9 runs per game in Big The Knights led late in both East play. games, but spotty defense and the The doubleheader at inability to throw strikes led to two Villanova today is both a “Score comeback wins for opponents. for the Cure” breast cancer “It’s definitely things you can awareness day and Senior Day fix,” said senior first baseman for the Wildcats. CORRESPONDENT

OFFENSE: Trio of RBs split repetitions in backfield continued from back

which Schiano admits is more for the fans. So yesterday’s scrimmage provided the most important glimpse of the spring into a defensive unit that is five years ahead of its counterpart. “Grasping [the offense] and executing it are two different things,” Schiano said. “You need cumulative repetitions to execute something where you don’t have to think too much. We could just use another 15 practices, but you don’t get that.”

Still, the distribution of play calls surprised Rowe. “It’s kind of weird,” the conver ted cornerback said. “We were sitting on the sideline like, ‘Have they r un the ball yet?’” When Cignetti did call a run, it delivered limited results. For the second consecutive KNIGHT NOTES: scrimmage, redshir t freshman Junior center Jawan Jamison Dallas Hendrickson stood out. left practice with a He carried the ball knee injury and had an three times — the MRI in the afternoon. least of the three tailSchiano should update backs — but gained his status Thursday 36 yards and scored at practice. the day’s only touchdown on a twoF R E S H M A N yard scamper. DALLAS punter Anthony Sophomore running back Jeremy Deering HENDRICKSON DiPaula had one of his most impressive percontinued to show off formances, but the kicking game his breakaway speed, and totaled struggled. Senior kicker San San 16 yards on four carries. Just like Te had one extra point and two last scrimmage, he found the end field goals blocked. zone during situational work. “I’m mad. I’m going to find Junior De’Antwan Williams out what the hell is wrong had six carries, but managed just there, excuse my language,” five yards. Schiano said. “We do that “There is no pecking order. ever y day, and there’s We’re going to see how it goes,” absolutely zero excuse.” Schiano said. “They’re all getting reps, which we wanted to make EARLY-ENROLLED sure of. Those three guys are freshman Djwany Mera moved supposed to get equal repetitions from defensive end to tackle. with the first team.” Schiano expects the Hargrave Rutgers has one more pracMilitar y Academy (Va.) prodtice, when Schiano said he could uct to bulk up, and is tr y players at new positions, impressed early. before the Scarlet-White game,

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Third baseman Brittney Lindley’s 14-game hitting streak helped boost her team-best batting average to .449 in her third full season as a starter. Lindley has 12 home runs and 45 RBI to lead the team.

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T H E DA I LY TA R G U M

APRIL 27, 2011

Word on the Street

utgers senior forward Jonathan Mitchell was named to the 2010-2011 All-Met Men’s Basketball Second Team, as presented by the National Invitation Tournament and the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Mitchell was among the Big East leaders in scoring with 14.4 points per game, free throw percentage (.786) and 3-point field goal percentage (.392). The Mount Vernon, N.Y., native previously received the Rutgers Team 2010-2011 MVP Award presented by Abe Suydam, and also made the Big East weekly honor roll twice.

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JUNIOR

thrower James Plummer earned Big East Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honors. The Big East recognized Plummer after he recorded a career-best discus toss of 198.26 feet this weekend at the Larr y Ellis Invitational in Princeton, N.J. The mark stands as the top throw in the Big East and the third-best throw in the nation this season. The South Toms River, N.J., native also earned the accolade on April 5 after the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va.

FLORIDA

DISMISSED

cornerback Janoris Jenkins from the football team after the senior was arrested for drugrelated reasons for the second time in three months. Florida coach Will Muschamp announced the decision yesterday on his Twitter and said Jenkins was dismissed after the two spoke that morning. Jenkins was arrested on Saturday and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession.

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DAY

AFTER

Senior third baseman D.J. Anderson led the Scarlet Knights from the plate yesterday, when his 3-for-4, four-RBI performance proved all for naught in a 14-12 loss. Anderson drove in a run in the ninth, but his teammates could not sustain the rally.

Sloppy effort wastes offensive outburst BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Rutgers head baseball coach Fred Hill knew his lineup needed some tweaking heading into yesterday’s matchup with Delaware in order BASEBALL for the RUTGERS 12 S c a r l e t DELAWARE 14 Knights to have m o r e offensive production. And although the bats came alive for the Knights in Newark, Del., a victory still eluded Hill and Co., as 17 hits went for naught in a 14-12 loss. With an 11-8 lead heading into the top of the eighth inning and sophomore southpaw Rob Corsi on the bump, it appeared the Knights were on their way to erasing a three-game losing skid. But just as the bats were equally effective yesterday for both teams, the defenses were just as sloppy. Two errors by

sophomore shortstop Pat Sweeney to start the inning kicked off a three-hit, six-run rally for the Blue Hens, cementing the Knights’ fourth consecutive loss. The Knights mounted a comeback in the top of the ninth inning and crossed a run off on a single by senior third baseman D.J. Anderson to cut the Delaware lead to two. But after senior rightfielder Michael Lang scored on Anderson’s single, Delaware’s Jeff Murray retired the next two Knight batters. “You always think you have a chance. It looked pretty good,” Anderson said of the team’s rally to star t the inning. “It’s a funny game and a lot of things happened, but it happens. It’s baseball.” Rutgers’ 12 runs were the most scored this season in a losing ef for t, and with the midweek defeat the Knights dropped to 8-13 this season in non-conference games.

Junior righthander Willie Beard struggled again in his start for the Knights, going 5 1/3 innings while allowing seven hits and as many runs in the short outing. There seemed to be no remedy for either defense yesterday at Bob Hannah Stadium, as four blunders for each squad made for a less than pleasant afternoon contest. Both teams peppered the ball all over the field, as all but two Rutgers batters recorded multiple hits in the game. Anderson led the way from the plate with his 3-for-5, four-RBI day, but sophomore first baseman Bill Hoermann took a big step forward yesterday with his 2-for-5, three-RBI performance. The Toms River, N.J., native entered the contest with a .163 average. “I’ve been working hard hitting the last two practices with the coaches,” Hoermann said. “I tried to be more aggressive and

today I got a few pitches up and was able to drive them.” But despite the Knights’ efficient .425 batting average on the day, the Blue Hens benefited most from their miscues in the field. Sweeney, who left the game in the seventh with a leg injury, committed all four of the Knights’ errors in the contest, which led to eight unearned runs for the home squad. The Knights will use the rest of the week to prep for one of the nation’s best and the top Big East program: Connecticut. Despite the loss, Hoermann sees no reason why yesterday’s production from the plate cannot translate into the weekend. “Every time you have a big breakout game like this I feel like you should be able to take all these positives from the plate and go into this weekend,” he said. “Every pitcher throws the ball the same way. We should just come out with the same mentality we did today and never give up.”

federal judge lifted the 45-day long NFL lockout, players were allowed to return to team facilities yesterday, but returning was all they were allowed to do. The same judge that lifted the lockout stated that she needed time to decide whether or not she would put her order on hold. Until then, the league issued a statement that while players are allowed to return to their respective team facilities, they will not be allowed to train there.

BALTIMORE

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RAVENS

safety Tom Zbikowski failed a drug test, but not for football. Officials administered the test after Zbikowski fought in a boxing mach in Oklahoma. Zbikowski, who played football at Notre Dame, is also a former Golden Gloves boxing champion, and was one of five fighters who tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.

Relay squads ready for historic Penn meet PATRICK LANNI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers women’s track and field team might be wrapping up its last week of classes, but for WOMEN’S TRACK most of RUTGERS AT the athletes, PENN RELAYS, t h e y THURSDAY, FRIDAY f i n d t h e m selves striding into the midst of championship season. The Scarlet Knights head to the University of Pennsylvania this weekend to compete in the oldest track and field competition in the United States — the Penn Relays. Penn’s Franklin Field is the site of the meet, which ran annually since 1895. The 126th running of the Penn Relays is the final tune-up for the Knights before the season’s

defining meet: the Big the Knights must prove to head East Championships. coach James Robinson that they “There’s a lot of competition, are ready for the Big East field but the thing about it is that it is a of competition, which boasts really fun meet,” said some of the nation’s senior hurdler top competitors. Courtney Sample. “It’s a Junior Denai Lendor really good chance for will also be featured on us to practice and figure the Knight’s 4x400out what our relays are meter relay team. going to look like for Lendor, who competed Big East’s.” in the Penn Relays as a Sample will run on high school athlete, the Knights’ 4x400looks to draw motivameter relay team, which tion and a strong COURTNEY returns Sample and junperformance from SAMPLE ior Zainab Bisiolu from the meet. last year’s squad. The “It’s a little step 2010 4x400-meter relay team towards Big East,” Lendor said. clocked in at 3:52.88 at the Penn “It’s going to prepare me and get Relays last year, but this year’s me extra motivated.” team topped that with a time of The Knights 4x400-meter 3:48.49 in March at the Bulls relay team highlights the Invitational in Tampa, Fla. Knights’ weekend in Although the Penn Relays Pennsylvania, but the 4x100- and provides the opportunity for the 4x200-meter relay teams could team to relax before Big East’s, provide the most insight into the

Knights’ preparation and readiness for Big East. The core group of sprinters, which includes senior Jamie Walker, junior Brittni Rodriguez and freshmen Tylia Gillon, Corr yn Hurrington and Rachel Leeke, needs a strong performance this weekend to tune up their starts and trot into Big East’s on a high note. Senior discus and shot put thrower Natalie Clickett and junior javelin thrower Alex Kelly head into the Penn Relays shor t of their careerbest throws. A big weekend for both of the athletes will provide them the confidence necessar y for a big throw come Big East’s. Freshman jumper Emily Vargas hopes to make noise in the triple jump at the Relays, where she will compete in the usual slot of sophomore jumper Ekene Ugboaja.

T H E D A I LY TA R G U M

SPORTS

PA G E 1 6

APRIL 27, 2011

STREAK HITS SEVEN WITH EMPHATIC LOSS AT ‘NOVA The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team fell, 12-7, to No. 9 Villanova in a rain delay make-up last night for its seventh MEN’S LACROSSE loss in a row and RUTGERS 7 the four th VILLANOVA 12 in the Big East. The Scarlet Knights never led in the contest, and their closest opportunity occurred in the opening frame, when they tied the Wildcats at two. Villanova outscored the Knights in every frame except the second, when both teams scored a goal apiece. The Wildcats also recorded 35 shots on goal in comparison to the Knights’ paltry 18 shots. Junior Kevin Hover, who found the back of the cage three times to increase his season total to seven, led the Knights on offense. Junior Chris Mattes, who leads the nation in faceoff win percentage and usually provides the Knights with offensive opportunities, went just 9for-22 in the matchup Redshirt freshman Scott Klimchak, who leads the squad in both points and goals, recorded two goals in the contest after failing to put points on the board in the Knights’ last matchup against Syracuse. On defense, goalkeeper Rudy Butler recorded 11 saves and picked up four ground balls, as his record between the pipes falls to 15 this season. Rutgers returns to action hoping to return to its winning ways from the beginning of the season this Saturday against conference opponent Georgetown at Yurcak Field. — Vinnie Mancuso

PAT BOYHAN

Sophomore goaltender Lily Kalata played the first 45 minutes against Villanova yesterday, when she allowed just four goals and made nine saves to help the Scarlet Knights to a 13-10 victory. Backup Aimee Chotikul finished the final 15 minutes.

Knights remain undefeated against Villanova BY JOSH BAKAN STAFF WRITER

Hoping to generate an end-of-the-season run, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team needed to right the ship in its second to last game WOMEN’S LACROSSE of the season. And its matchup VILLANOVA 10 with Villanova yesRUTGERS 13 terday was exactly what the Scarlet Knights needed.

The Knights (10-6, 4-4) stayed undefeated in their histor y against the Wildcats with a 13-10 win, putting Rutgers at 18-0 all-time against the Wildcats. Although the lead ended small, Rutgers generated enough space early on to make it obvious that it would come out with the victor y. Before the Wildcats (5-10, 1-6) ended the game with five unanswered goals, the comfor table lead gave Rutgers the luxur y to make adjustments and rest star ters.

“It’s always good to get the people who don’t have as much experience to get a good amount of experience,” said head coach Laura Brand. “They got to see the pace of the game, which was key leading into the last game and leading into next year.” Although Rutgers scored 13 goals, it was the strong defense behind it that allowed all 34 shot oppor tunities. “We were playing good team defense. We tightened up on cutters,” Brand said.

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Defense gets better of pass-heavy RU offense BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

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Senior safety David Rowe intercepted two passes yesterday, to increase his spring scrimmage total to four. He had two interceptions as a sophomore cornerback.

When Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano hired FOOTBALL of fensive coordinator Frank Cignetti during the of fseason, he wanted to return to a balanced pro-style of fense. But after the Scarlet Knights’ second spring scrimmage, the focus is on the installation, not achieving that balance just yet. Sophomore quar terback Chas Dodd threw the ball on each of the first 34 plays yesterday at Rutgers Stadium, where the defense once again got the better of the of fense. “We made too many mistakes on of fense. We’re just a little out of sync,” Schiano said. “[Cignetti] threw a lot of stuf f in there, but we’ve been running the same defense for five years. We’ve had just 13 practices on of fense.” Dodd completed 18-of-37 passes for 200 yards and one interception in 13 non-situational settings with the first- and secondteam offenses. Senior safety David Rowe intercepted Dodd on a tipped pass, then again on the goal line during situational work. The defense sacked Dodd three times.

“We were just straight passing it, but we were just tr ying to get some completions on tape and run a bunch of pass plays,” Dodd said. “Last time it was more runs, so we were splitting it up. At the end it was mostly runs, especially in the red zone.” Schiano postponed the scrimmage from its original date — Saturday — due to weather. Dodd threw the ball through bluster y winds in the Knights’ first scrimmage, but yesterday’s calm conditions created a balanced playing field. It just did not show in the results. “[The defense] did ver y well. Last scrimmage we also did ver y well, so coach was kind of scared we’d go out there and think we’re big-headed,” Rowe said. “I think we did a pretty good job of staying humble and working hard.” Rowe and the secondary had plenty of opportunities to show off against the passheavy offense. With two deep safeties, the defense took away the deep pass. Dodd was forced to check down throughout the morning, and sophomore J.T. Tar tacof f led all receivers with seven catches for 103 yards, mostly on underneath routes.

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