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Rutgers women’s soccer junior forward Jonelle Filigno made history Monday night against Fordham, posting the first Rutgers hat trick since 2001 in a 4-1 victory.

Residence hall opens, houses 500 students

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BY AMY ROWE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

On a sunny, cloudless day last week, University officials snipped a bright red ribbon, signifying the official opening of the new 154,000 square-foot Busch, Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) residence hall on Busch campus. Vice President for Student Affairs Gregory S. Blimling said the BEST residence hall, the first built since the University Center on Easton Avenue opened in 1994, had a variety of names originally. The Vice President Leadership Cabinet, a group of student leaders, helped to select the name. “It indicates the quality of the building we have here,” Blimling said.

in the afternoon when The Public Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G) repaired a blown transformer, said Bill Bray, city spokesman. “We are encouraged by the falling level of the Raritan River but will monitor it closely during this evening’s high tide. We’re hopeful that we’ve seen the last of the flood related to Irene,” said Mayor Jim Cahill in a statement. To accommodate evacuees, New Brunswick opened an emergency shelter in the Lord Stirling Elementary School on Redmond Street, which hosted 140 people on Saturday night, 31 people the following day and 19 on Monday, Bray said. The shelter was scheduled to remain open until Wednesday morning.

When University President Richard L. McCormick announced he would step down from his position at the end of this term in May, Board of Governors Chair Ralph Izzo began assembling a diverse group of University students, faculty and staff to help screen and propose candidates for his replacement. The committee will meet and discuss possible candidates throughout the year, with the chair and vice chair of the committee identifying at least five candidates to the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors. “I sought to create a balanced and broadly representative group that fully reflects the rich diversity of Rutgers,” Izzo said in a letter to the University community. “The members of the committee, many nominated by colleagues, are all recognized for their strong leadership skills and distinguished contributions to the University.” Izzo had particular criteria in mind when assembling the committee — someone from within the University and someone who is not employed by the University, but has connections to it, should serve as chair and vice chair. Greg Brown, who is chief executive officer of Motorola Solutions, Inc. and a University alumnus as well as a member of the Board of Trustees and Board of Overseers, was slated for chair. Linda Stamato, co-director of the University’s Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, was elected vice chair. Sitting on the committee are also two members of the Board of Trustees including

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University students and city residents hit the streets Sunday after waters from the Raritan River flooded areas of New Brunswick due to Hurricane Irene.

Locals recover from Irene BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIO AND TABISH TALIB STAFF WRITERS

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The new residence hall on Busch campus cost about $57 million.

New Brunswick residents and the University community are returning to their lives after Hurricane Irene, which forced both residents and students to flee their homes. The city allowed residents to permanently return home Tuesday afternoon after issuing a mandatory evacuation early Sunday morning. This included residents of 5-10 Dennis St., 100 Hiram Sq., 33 Commercial Ave. and the Riverside Apartments. Occupants in the 1 Richmond St. apartment complex were permitted to return later

Modernized dining hall offers additional services BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Livingston Dining Commons opened its doors this past weekend greeting students with classic dining hall foods in a new state-of-the-art, contemporary atmosphere featuring a touch-screen kiosk pub. The multimillion-dollar Livingston Dining Commons, adjacent to the Livingston Student Center, officially opened its doors last Saturday replacing Tillet Dining Hall, said Charles Sams, executive director of Dining Services. “Tillet is gone and never to return,” Sams said. “When you walk in [Livingston Dining Commons] and see, it’s not like any other unit, it’s more contemporary.” With multiple dining rooms and glass windows opening up into the Livingston Commons area, the dining hall offers students a refreshed view of dining on Livingston, said David Osmun, general manager of Dining Services. “You still have the traditional food, but it’s renovated and improved upon,” Osmun said.

He said Livingston Dining Commons offers a spacious area with a refreshing, fun 2011 feeling compared to Tillet, which was built years ago. “When you said Tillet, you pictured a closed environment, but when you see Livingston Dining Commons, it’s a refreshing atmosphere,” Osmund said. “It’s revitalizing Livingston campus.” The Dining Commons offers more cook-to-order stations with similar items to other dining halls and also a sushi station, a Mongolian station, a cook-to-order pasta station, fresh pizza station, deli, a salad bar and a dessert station, he said. The multiple dining rooms and lower-level faculty dining area houses two executive chefs and multitude of ethnic cuisines with more variety than Tillet, Osmun said. Shallie Socorro, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy sophomore, said the Livingston Dining Commons is a big improvement from Tillet in terms of food selection and décor. “There’s more variety, and it’s a lot more modern,” she said. “It’s better

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Livingston Dining Commons is adjacent to the Livingston Student Center and replaced the campus’s former facility, Tillett Dining Hall.

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U. RESEARCHERS STUDY LINK BETWEEN TOOLS, HUMAN ORIGINS University scientists published a recent study questioning the origin and migration patterns of Homo erectus, a precursor to modern humans. The study conducted by University scientists suggests that Homo erectus were using highly developed tool-making techniques in Eastern Africa 1.8 million years ago — 300,000 years earlier than what was previously thought, according to a University media relations news release. Homo erectus appeared about 2 million years ago in both Asia and Africa, 70,000 years ago, prior to the early Homo erectus hitting a probable evolutionary standstill. The study, published in “Nature” journal, does not disprove the debate that Homo erectus evolved in East Africa, but it adds another intricacy, according to the release. Homo erectus in Dmanisi, Georgia were still utilizing basic chopping tools 1.8 million years ago while in West Turkana, Kenya, Homo erectus developed hand axes, picks and other innovative tools called “Acheulian.” “The Acheulian tools represent a great technological leap,” said study co-author Dennis Kent, a geologist with joint appointments at Rutgers University and Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, in the release. “Why didn’t Homo erectus take these tools with them to Asia?” Anthropologists have not yet uncovered an Acheulian hand axe grasped in a Homo erectus fist but most anthropologists credit Homo erectus with developing the technology, yet the question arises of why human predecessors may have migrated to Dmanisi, Georgia, but lost the Acheulian technology on the way.

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Underwater gliders are among the equipment the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences uses to scan a hurricane’s after effects.

Devices monitor hurricane-induced impact BY ANDREW SMITH STAFF WRITER

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, faculty at the University’s Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences can study the far-reaching effects of high-energy weather systems on oceanic and coastal environments. While the institute has been around for years, the hurricane provided the opportunity for members to study a large storm with its various technologies running simultaneously, said Josh Kohut, assistant professor of marine and coastal sciences. “Technology is evolving very quickly. This was the first hurricane-like storm where we were able to have all of the different components of the observatory running,” he said. Utilizing a variety of technologies, faculty and graduate students are analyzing the hurricane in areas as diverse as wind, oceanic sediment and phytoplankton blooms, which are microscopic plants that grow on the surface of water, Kohut said. He said hurricanes sap heat energy from coastal waters while simultaneously increasing the amount of oxygen available to

phytoplankton, thus impacting their numbers. “Right now we don’t see anything that causes any concern for the residents of New Jersey in terms of water quality related to dissolved oxygen in the bloom,” Kohut said. “We’re going to continue to monitor the water quality.” Among the equipment measuring this information are Slocum Electric Gliders, devices designed to scan the ocean for specific environmental information, satellite systems and a Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar (CODAR), an expansive radar network with more than 30 stations along the coast, he said. “We’ve been monitoring the storm with satellite data, so we track several satellites that give us measurements of cloud cover associated with the storm, sea surface temperature, chlorophyll concentration and the mud and sediment in the water from the rivers,” he said. Aside from the multitude of technology implemented in these projects, various locations along the New Jersey and Massachusetts shoreline provide researchers a better understanding of broad,

region-wide effects hurricanes produce, Kohut said. Despite the new opportunities to track the effects produced in the wake of Irene, the institute’s equipment was not employed for the purpose of tracking the hurricane at first. “We have a project funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. [We] use the gliders to monitor coastal water quality conditions along the beach,” he said. “The glider was on a planned mission from Sandy Hook down to Cape May [when] the store came.” Focus shifted toward understanding the ef fects of Hurricane Irene on water quality and phytoplankton bloom — a departure from the regular mission, Kohut said. While there are multiple projects using these technologies, some of which do not focus on Irene at all, they will all pick up the hurricane data. How this information is analyzed can distinguish one project from the next, said graduate assistant Travis Miles. “You have a glider out in the water and the storm’s a couple of

hundred kilometers across so it’s hard [for anyone doing this kind of research] to miss it,” Miles said. “It just depends on where our research interests go.” While the gliders and the radar are helping researchers understand the effects of Irene on oceanic sediment and phytoplankton, the storm also provided special opportunities for researchers involved in wind energy. Greg Seroka, a graduate assistant at the institute, has been heavily involved in wind energy research. Using the same gliders, CODAR and satellites, Seroka now understands Irene as an example of high wind conditions and its impact on offshore wind energy. “We ran our atmospheric models during this storm and we’re waiting to look at these model runs to see how well we did in terms of accurately mapping the storm’s progression,” Seroka said. With coastal regions hit heavily by Hurricane Irene, such environmental research allows residents of these areas to better understand the impact nature can have on their homes and lives, he said.

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Online company to offer affordable apparel on campus BY SONJA TYSIAK STAFF WRITER

An apparel company new to the campus community will provide students with not only customizable clothes, but a platform for creativity and design. With more than 300 fans on its Facebook page, University Tees — a promotional product company for greek life, student organizations and student-run functions — is now available to University students for the first time this semester, said Caroline Burr, the company’s operations assistant. “We are currently active at 150 campuses with over 160 campus managers nationwide,” said Nate Stansberry, business development leader of University Tees. “Students should expect all the convenience of an online store with the personal touch of an on-campus representative.” Since this is the first year the company is offering services to

the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses, Campus Manager for the University Lauren Livak has worked since her recruitment in July to heighten awareness about the company. Livak, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior, said as a representative of the company, she first star ted her promotional ef for ts through emailing and establishing social media presence with Facebook and Twitter. “I set up marketing and sales plans and hold meetings with anyone interested in ordering T-shir ts,” she said. “I walk them through the process, hand out marketing materials and create T-shir ts for people,” After classes begin, Livak said she plans on hosting a University Tees sponsored event, as well as plenty of meetings throughout the semester. Students can also expect to see flyers and advertisements

throughout the fives campuses, a result of Livak’s support for the company, she said. Some benefits students will receive if they connect with University Tees includes free ar twork, free shipping and fast

“Students should wear this gear because we offer great quality apparel with competitive pricing.” LAUREN LIVAK University Tees Campus Manager

tur naround time on orders, but Stansberr y said the No. 1 asset to the company is the campus manager. Livak said the bonus about being a representative for University Tees is the chance to meet clients face-to-face and introduce them to the benefits

of working with the company on a more personal level. As a student, she said she understands college kids have a small budget, so University Tees works to find ways to cut costs without compromising quality. “We have an awesome feature called a ‘Bird Bank,’ which lets the members of whatever organization is ordering to have their members sign up on their own and pay on their own, so they don’t have to collect money,” Livak said. Campus representatives also check competitors pricing on a weekly basis and on average, University Tees’ prices on a variety of merchandise, including Tshirts, hoodies, sweatpants and pinnies, are five to 10 percent lower, she said. Livak said her favorite University Tee item is the American Apparel v-neck shirt because it represents the high value of products she believes University students want to wear.

“Rutgers students should wear this gear because we of fer great quality apparel with competitive pricing,” she said. “We guarantee deliver y to their door step in seven to nine business days and have 24/7 customer ser vice.” University Tees President Nick Dadas and Vice President Joe Haddad founded the company in 2003 out of a residence hall room at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, Burr said. Dadas and Haddad were disappointed with the per formance of a local print shop and thought if a business can still function with awful customer ser vice they can do it better with tremendous customer ser vice, she said. “Nick and Joe were students at the time, so they hired students to help with graphic design and sales,” Burr said. “This helps our clients work around hectic schedules, meet at convenient places, while also being able to relate to current design trends.”

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Greek life organizations can order customized clothes with their letters this semester from University Tees, a custom apparel and promotional product company.

POLL REVEALS DECLINED VIEW OF GOVERNOR A Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released this week found that many New Jersey residents’ opinion of Gov. Chris Christie has “gotten worse” since his inauguration. Originally 45 percent of those polled held a favorable impression of the governor, whereas 26 percent held an unfavorable impression, according to a University press release. But the poll, which surveyed 615 registered voters, now shows that while 45 percent of people still have a favorable opinion of Christie, 47 percent do not. Of all New Jersey voters polled, one-third said their opinion of Christie has not changed. But 38 percent admitted their opinions have suffered since 2010 and 28 percent said their opinions have improved. “Most leaders find their ratings slipping over time, often as they put their priorities in place,” said David Redlawsk, director of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll in the release. “In this case, Governor Christie has generated strong feelings, and thus polarized opinion.”

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U NIVERSITY PRESIDENT: About 50 students considered for spots continued from front the chair, the Board of Overseers chair, the University Senate chair and the Rutgers University Alumni Association chair, by virtue of office. The rest of the committee members were brought to Izzo’s attention through nominations. Through that process, eight faculty members — five from New Brunswick, two from Newark and one from Camden— two staff members and three members-atlarge from the University community, were chosen. Among the five New Br unswick faculty members are Christopher Molloy, dean of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, University alumnus and former member of the University of Medicine and Dentistr y of New Jersey’s faculty. “There’s talk of a possible merger with UMDNJ and I have experience working with the faculty of the medical school,” he said. “I’ve been at Rutgers for four years but I worked in the pharmaceutical industr y before that, so I bring more than an academic perspective to the table.” Molloy was flattered by his nomination to the presidential search committee and is excited to begin the process. “I believe the committee is large and [has] very pre-eminent members of the community,” he said. “We’re going to pick the best possible candidate for the president’s role, which is a criti-

STUDENTS: Builders work on accelerated schedule continued from front Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning Antonio Calcado said the three buildings, designed by Niles Bolton Associates and constructed by Turner Construction, took about 18 months to build. The constructors worked on an accelerated schedule to complete the buildings on time and on budget. The buildings cost about $57 million, which was borrowed and will be repaid from students’ oncampus housing fee, Calcado said. University President Richard L. McCormick said it is not easy to finish a building of this magnitude on time and on budget. “We take great pride in that at Rutgers,” he said. The antiquated style — such as the heavy layered stone and pitched roof — of the building was modeled after the University’s first residence hall on the Old Queens campus, Winants Hall, which is currently used for administrative offices, Blimling said. “I don’t think there’s a more beautiful spot on the Rutgers campus,” McCormick said. But the new hall includes many modern-day features its older counterpart lacks. It uses highefficiency windows and is very energy efficient, Blimling said. The building also boasts a new computer lab with 47 Mac computers, a SMART board and four TVs. The room will host classes during the day but be open to the University community in the evening. “We tried to connect more of the academic experience with this building,” Blimling said.

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M cal one for the University and New Jersey.” Students on the committee were also nominated by a faculty member and had to have at least one year of study at the University left to complete, with two from New Brunswick, one from Newark and one from Camden. Chike Achebe, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, was happy to make it through the interview process, in which about

50 students were considered to fill the two spots on the committee in New Brunswick. “I’m really humbled and honored to be chosen. I want to give back to Rutgers and help out in some way,” he said. “Rutgers has been ver y good to me. I’ve learned so much through my past three years here. I feel like I’m morally obligated to give back in any way possible.” Achebe is involved with various organizations on campus including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, AmeriCorps, New Jersey Public Interest Research Group and Warm Heart International.

He said the interviewers were interested in learning what he thought about McCormick’s 10 years in office as well as what could be improved upon with the next president. “[McCormick] lacked the political strong will that was necessary to get certain things done in Trenton,” he said. “Although being a president at Rutgers is an educational post, there’s a political aspect to it and this is more important as the state continues to decrease funding here year after year and more budget cuts take place.” Achebe believes the next president should follow in McCormick’s footsteps in terms of his leadership style. “I liked how his leadership wasn’t too aggressive or passive,” he said. “He could’ve handled the protests in his office in a way that turned of f the University community, but he fed them and made sure they were alright and listened to some of their demands.” Achebe believes the new president should first and foremost be a good listener. “He should be out to solve the problems of Rutgers University as opposed to seeking the positive spotlight on himself,” he said. “He should be a cheerleader for Rutgers.” Carolyn Williams, chair of the Department of English who also sits on the committee, said she is looking for somebody with adequate experience for the position. “In a good candidate, I’m looking for someone with a great deal of administrative experience who appreciates the research and teaching missions of a great state university like Rutgers.”

This includes having 44 academic leaders to help the residents. Blimling said for science-oriented students like those in the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and School of Engineering, this could be very beneficial. “So when people are struggling, there are people in this building who can reach out and help these students,” he said. To round out the academic experience of the residence hall, faculty members have developed a program of speeches and activities centered on a common theme to reinforce what is being taught in the classroom. This year’s theme will explore the 2010 BP oil spill. Executive Director of Residence Life Joan Carbone said via email correspondence that the new hall is a special-interest program for those interested in the sciences, and residents are expected to participate in the hall’s programming. To live in BEST, upperclassmen had to fill out an application, which included a short essay, but first-year students only had to indicate their interest in living there, she said. The building was also designed to create a long-lasting community for its residents, who can live there for all four years, Blimling said. The three buildings can hold about 500 students, with about 160 in each, allowing the students to get to know each other well. This is ideal, Blimling said, as the University has found that 150 students is the ideal size for a residence hall community. The buildings’ low height of four stories each and the built-in courtyard also aids in developing this sense of community, he said. The hall has two types of rooms—a four-person suite that

includes two double rooms connected by a bathroom (designed for first-year students and sophomores), or a four-person suite with four singles, a bathroom and a common area. Each hall also has common areas on the floors, a multipurpose room and a 24-hour quiet study area with smaller breakout rooms for group study. “[The students] need places they can retreat and have those smaller groups, so we built it into this building,” Blimling said. Outside the buildings are rows of bike racks, the most on campus, intended to increase bike travel, Blimling said. But the University decided on the current area — formerly an underutilized parking lot — because of its proximity to the Busch Student Center, newly expanded Busch Dining Hall and recreation center, he said. The residence hall is also within walking distance to its residents’ classroom locations such as the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, engineering and science laboratories and bus stops, Blimling said. The president said this building’s completion also recognizes the University’s larger need for housing, especially as the campus has seen an increase in enrollment every year and two years ago rented out the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Edison, N.J. This is only the beginning of new residence halls — next year a new residence hall is scheduled to open on the Livingston campus, housing about 1,500 students. Calcado said it is an impressive and wonderful building, and is reflective of the changes underway in New Brunswick and Piscataway. “We’re going to continue to improve the campus,” he said.

“[The new president]should be out to solve the problems of Rutgers University.” CHIKE ACHEBE School of Arts and Sciences Senior

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University introduces First Transit buses on campus BY RASHMEE KUMAR ASSOCIATE COPY EDITOR

With the beginning of the semester come changes to the campus transit system. For the University, this includes a new fleet of buses. First Transit, the University’s new provider of bus transportation on campus, began operating in July with new and refurbished buses, said Jack Molenaar, director of Transportation Services. The buses feature automatic stop announcements, notifying passengers of upcoming stops and safety reminders, he said. “If you’re ever taking mass transit anywhere else, you have the very pleasing female voice saying, ‘Next stop is this. Please take your belongings,’ … which is on every single bus now,” he said. The buses also have a scrolling marquee at the front of the bus with the same words being said over the speakers, in accordance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, Molenaar said. “The big upside is that it’s also very helpful for new students,” he said. Sameen Saeed, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the automatic stop announcements were useful when riding the buses to her summer classes. “[The buses] are really nice and efficient, especially for nonRutgers riders because they announce the stops,” she said. “Even for Rutgers students and staff, the announcements help out a lot when one is on a campus they’re unfamiliar with.”

Each bus also has an automated vehicle locator and security cameras, First Transit spokesman Timothy Stokes said in an email correspondence. “Our focus is on providing safe and reliable transportation services to our customers,” Stokes said. “While operating transportation services for the students and staff, we look to provide new technology and manage current technology that will provide our riders with a more convenient and efficient university transportation service.” Each bus runs on 20 percent biodiesel fuel, contributing less to air pollution around the University, Molenaar said.

“The amount of particulate that comes out is probably less than most cars, and [since] 20 percent of it is biofuel, we’re becoming more green,” he said. The buses were met with a few challenges last weekend when Hurricane Irene passed through New Jersey, but the buses still ran until 11:30 p.m. Saturday and started again at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Molenaar said. “We had some issues getting around on Sunday and [Monday] because Route 18 was closed, but for the most part, we ran more service than New Jersey Transit or New York did,” he said.

The bus system also assisted in transporting local hurricane evacuees to the Werblin Recreation Center on Busch campus, Molenaar said. Changes were also made to bus routes to improve the efficiency of the bus system, Molenaar said. Many stops on the F Route from the College Avenue campus to Cook/Douglass campus were removed to create an express route between the campuses, Molenaar said. “That’s the biggest change, and we’ll see how that goes,” he said. “The hardest thing for me as a transportation person is to

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The new line of University buses, which began operating in July, has new features such as automatic voice announcements when approaching a campus stop.

create express ser vice because anytime a bus goes past a stop, people go, ‘Well how come it can’t just stop there?’” The new Livingston Plaza stop replaced the Beck Hall and Lot 100 stops on Livingston campus due to construction, Molenaar said. First Transit became the new bus operator for the University when the contract with Academy Bus Company, who ser ved the campus for 10 years, expired last year, Molenaar said. First Transit provides transportation services to 22 universities across the United States, including Princeton University and Yale University, Stokes said. Because of the size of their operations, First Transit is able to lower costs on parts, fuel and maintenance of a transit system, Stokes said. “We are able to provide these lower costs without impacting service quality or employee compensation, continually providing safe transit operations to our customers,” he said. Academy Bus Company is in the process of suing the University over the loss of contract, Molenaar said. Though the new bus system has been running since July, Molenaar said he has not heard much reaction from students. “There aren’t a lot of people around in the summertime, so it’s hard to really get a feel for what students are thinking or feeling,” he said. “I’ll probably hear [more feedback] once the semester starts.”

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IRENE: University hosts about 700 evacuees on campus continued from front The University also moved students living in the Helyar House on Cook campus to Perry Residence Hall due to a power outage, and flooding forced graduate students in the Russell Apartments on Busch campus to move to other housing, University spokesman EJ Miranda said. Both groups returned to their normal living spaces on Monday. About 700 evacuees from Atlantic County and Cape May County and 50 New Brunswick residents took shelter in the College Avenue gym and the Werblin Recreation Center on Busch campus, he said. The emergency center was part of an organized effort between the University, the state and the Red Cross, and Gov. Chris Christie paid an unscheduled visit to Werblin on Saturday to see evacuees, Miranda said. “On Sunday, we provided some food to the New Brunswick evacuation center at Lord Stirling. We had surplus food in the event that we had to open

another evacuation center on campus, which did not become necessary,” he said. Areas along the Raritan River, between north of Albany Street and south of Commercial Avenue, received the widest spread of flooding, Bray said. Water flooded various residential properties as well as parts of Route 18. But localized flooding occurred sporadically throughout the city during the actual downpour, including Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Hamilton Street and Jersey Avenue. Despite inundations and several fallen trees throughout the city, Bray said there were no serious injuries related to the storm or the city’s response to the storm. Severe flooding caused traffic Monday morning on Route 18 and officials were concerned the river’s rising tides would continue delays into Tuesday morning rush hour. “That did not happen thankfully … The waters returned within the banks of the river for the most part late Monday,” Bray said. “There might have been some inundation in Boyd Park but they were not affecting Route 18 or any area of the city.” Many townships in Middlesex county are still evaluating the

U NIVERSITY damage caused by the hurricane and are waiting to be declared a disaster area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said Anne Gordon, Piscataway spokeswoman. “If we are declared a disaster area, then FEMA will come in to help the townships deal with the damage,” she said. New Brunswick does not have an official number at the cost of damage as of yet, Bray said. “We’re still making an assessment to how much damage there is and we are also applying for FEMA aid,” he said. The University reported flooding, minor damages and scattered power interruptions to only a handful of campus buildings, including the boathouse, which remains flooded as of yesterday along the riverside. Once the water fully recedes, Miranda said the University plans to assess the damages. The storm altered Saturday bus schedules at the University, and rather than running a full 24 hours, buses were only scheduled to run until 10 p.m. that day. But the University vehicles stayed out until 11:30 p.m. in the

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M event that people were stranded, said Jack Molenaar, Director of Transportation Services. Flooding on Route 18 caused difficulties when crossing the Raritan River, and routes were altered the following morning when the buses resumed, Molenaar said. Shuttles were sent between Busch campus and Livingston campus using a back way from Route 1, he said. Buses also ran between the College Avenue campus and Cook/Douglass campus. Once the John Lynch Bridge on Route 18 was reopened on Sunday afternoon, they reverted back to their normal Weekend 1 and 2 schedules. “The bus company stores their vehicles right now in New Brunswick ... so all the equipment is here now, [but] the hardest part was bringing a driver to drive the buses,” Molenaar said. While flooding was the most damaging aspect of the hurricane, Irene left many Middlesex County residents with power. PSE&G, which provides most of the electricity for Middlesex County did not have numbers for local areas but did issue statewide numbers, said PSE&G spokesman Roland Boggio.

“The unofficial total of homes without power was 775,000,” he said. “As of [Wednesday afternoon] there are still 36,000 homes without power, so nearly 740,000 homes have had their power restored,” he said. The largest areas without power are Bergen, Somerset, Union and Middlesex counties, Boggio said. Ninety percent of PSE&G customers have power, and the majority of those without power should have it restored by Friday. The hardest hit area in Piscataway were the River Road apartments which were part of a mandatory evacuation zone and were flooded by the rising Raritan River, Gordon said. “I wouldn’t even want to venture a guess of how much damage there was this early,” she said. Majority of those who had evacuated are back in their homes but those that were flooded need to have electrical inspectors examine the homes and apartments, Gordon said. “Most of the residents still have power but the apartments are flooded so we wouldn’t want anybody to get electrocuted,” she said. “It was a ver y unusual storm.”

SERVICES: Students can order from kiosk during day continued from front than Busch, it may be even the best [dining hall].” School of Arts and Sciences first-year students Connor Evans and Joseph McCue both ate at Tillet during New Student Orientation and were gladly surprised when they arrived at the new facility. “It’s a lot cleaner and modern,” Evans said. “This is a huge improvement.” James Duffy, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy sophomore, said the dining hall was a lot better than its predecessor, but found a problem with the dining room design. “Coming from another campus, its easier to access, and there’s a lot more selection, but the dining rooms seem smaller than the ones in Busch,” Duffy said. Just as it was in the past, the main dining hall is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. but when the main dining hall closes, students will have the option to order from the kiosks in addition to takeout, Osmun said. “If you head to the right, you enter the pub and in the pub there are six large television screens, which are currently in the process of being wired, that you can order off of,” Osmun said. Students will be able to get hot dogs, hamburgers and fries through the ordering kiosk during the day without needing to eat in the dining room, Osmun said. The multi-story dining hall is larger than the other dining units and is staffed by both new and returning employees, Sams said. “It’s bigger, so there’s a combination of both returning staff in managerial positions and new staff,” Sams said. “You will still be able to recognize some familiar Tillet faces.” Livingston Dining Commons will host its first King Neptune Night on Sept. 13 and an official grand opening program, developed by Gregor y S. Blimling, vice president for Student Af fairs, is scheduled for the first weekend in October, Sams said.

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Registration for Recreation Classes begins at noon. Choose from more than 200 classes in aquatics, dance, fitness, holistic health, yoga, outdoor recreation and more. Register online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at recreation.rutgers.edu/classes. For more information, email recclass@rci.rutgers.edu or call (732) 932-8204. Classes begin on or after Sept. 9.

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The Daily Targum is always accepting new writers. There will be a Writer’s Meeting at 9:30 p.m. in the Daily Targum Business Office, Suite 431 in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. All majors are welcome and no experience is necessary! For more information, contact Reena Diamante at university@dailytargum.com or Ankita Panda at metro@dailytargum.com. Art After Hours returns tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus, to celebrate the opening of “Two Venetian Masters: Canaletto and Domenico Tiepolo Etchings from the Arthur Ross Foundation” and offer a broader view of Venice, Italy. Art After Hours is the popular evening social series held on first Wednesdays from September through July, inviting visitors to explore the galleries, as well as enjoy a variety of related entertainment. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for adults over 65 and free for museum members, University students, faculty and staff with identification and children under 18. For more information, call (732) 932-7237 ext. 610 or visit the museum’s website www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu.

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Come to the Involvement Fair to sign up for a variety of student organizations from 3 to 7 p.m. on Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus. Today is the last day to drop a class without a “W” grade via WebReg or in person at the Undergraduate Registrars Office at the ASB Building Room 200B on Busch campus.

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King Of The Couch Tournaments will host “LeGrand Bowl 2011,” a video game tournament for Eric LeGrand at 11 a.m. on the Busch Student Center. The tournament will have participants play Madden 12 and NCAA 12 on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Students can join the tournament for $10 with their student identification while non-students will pay $20. For more information visit legrandbowl.com or call (201) 981-3537.

Do you have what it takes to be the next Rutgers Homecoming Idol? Upload your two-minute video to YouTube and then email your video link to homecoming@winants.rutgers.edu and let the battle begin. Videos are due by 11:59 p.m. Contestants must be 18 or older to enter this contest. A group of semifinalists will be entered in Homecoming Idol’s online voting, scheduled from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3. The top contestants will be selected from that group and will compete at the Homecoming Festival on Oct. 15 on Busch campus before the football game.

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The Fourth Annual Skin Workshop, entitled, “Skin Reconstruction for Wounds, Burns and Deep Skin Trauma” will take place at 1 p.m. in the Life Sciences Building on 145 Bevier Road in Piscataway. The Rutgers Cleveland Clinic Consortium of Armed Forces Institute for Regenerative Medicine (RCCC-AFIRM) will endorse event, which draws more than 100 of the leading experts in skin healing and transdermal drug deliver y. Register online at www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=9891 80. For more information contact Christine Otto at cbmfrontdesk@dls.rutgers.edu or (732) 445-0488 ext. 40001.

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Libyan leader’s son promises to sustain fighting THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi’s son Seif al-Islam vowed yesterday to fight to the death, insisting no regime loyalists would surrender to the rebels, who are closing in on Gadhafi’s final strongholds. Seif al-Islam, Gadhafi’s longtime heir-apparent, said he was speaking from the suburbs of Tripoli and insisted his father was fine. “We are going to die in our land,” he said in an audio statement broadcast on Syria’s Al-Rai television, claiming he was speaking for loyalist leaders who had met in the Gadhafi bastion of Bani Walid. “No one is going to surrender.” His statement came shortly after a conflicting interview on Al-Arabiya television by a man claiming to be his brother, alSaadi, who said he was ready to mediate talks with the rebels in order to bring the fighting to an end. “The most important thing is to stop the bloodshed,” al-Saadi told the Saudi Arabian television network, claiming he was speaking on behalf of his father. Seif al-Islam’s voice was easily recognizable, but al-Saadi’s was more difficult to confirm. A rebel commander in Tripoli, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, said earlier Wednesday that alSaadi was tr ying to negotiate terms for his own surrender if his safety could be guaranteed. When asked about that report, al-Saadi said he had talked to

Belhaj and several other rebel officials, but that he was only offering to surrender to bring an end to the bloodshed. The dueling audio statements suggest growing turmoil in Gadhafi’s inner circle as the rebel forces pressed toward three of the loyalists’ main strongholds, Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte and the desert towns of Bani Walid and Sabha. The rebels also say they are closing in on the elder Gadhafi, who has been on the run since rebels swept into the capital last week. Today will mark the 42nd anniversar y of the coup that brought Gadhafi to power. Hassan al-Saghir, a rebel official who oversees an area that includes the southern city of Sabha, said clashes occurred there and on the outskirts of Bani Walid, 90 miles (140 kilometers) southeast of Tripoli. “We are asking them to surrender before Saturday,” he said of the fighters in Sabha, “but so far there are no signs that they are ready to surrender. I think they still think they are able to control the south.” “It is a desperate attempt and it will not last long,” he added. Belhaj said al-Saadi first called him Tuesday and asked about his safety if he surrendered. “We told him, ‘Don’t fear for your life. We will guarantee your rights as a human being, and will deal with you humanely,’” Belhaj said, adding that al-Saadi would be turned over to Libyan legal authorities. Belhaj said Al-Saadi told him he had not killed anyone, and that “he was not against the people.”

“I told him ‘This is good. What is important for us is not to shed Libyan blood. For the members of the regime to surrender is the best way to do this,’” said Belhaj. The commander said al-Saadi had called back yesterday morning, but that he had missed the call. He said he knows al-Saadi’s whereabouts, but prefers to negotiate a surrender. He gave no further details. Gadhafi’s chief spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, repeatedly said

in telephone calls to The Associated Press that the senior Gadhafi was offering to send alSaadi to negotiate with the rebels and form a transitional government. The rebels previously rejected such offers. Ibrahim also rejected a rebel ultimatum yesterday for loyalists in Sirte to surrender by Saturday or face an attack. “No dignified honorable nation would accept an ultimatum from armed gangs,” he said.

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Seif al-Islam, son of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi, said yesterday no regime loyalist would surrender to the rebels.

There has been speculation that Gadhafi is seeking refuge in Sirte or one of the other remaining regime strongholds, among them Bani Walid or the southern town of Sabha. Top rebel officials say they have “a good idea” where Gadhafi is hiding, but have not given any details. Belhaj said the rebels have set up an operations room to collect any information about the elder Gadhafi’s whereabouts, gathering tips from rebels and captured regime fighters. Gadhafi’s wife, Safiya, sons Mohammed and Hannibal and daughter Aisha fled to Algeria on Monday. Rebel authorities called on Algeria to send them back, saying they want Gadhafi and his family to be tried in Libya. But international human rights activists are urging the rebels to turn the dictator over to the International Criminal Cour t for trial. Leading the calls is the court’s Argentine prosecutor, Luis MorenoOcampo, who has charged Gadhafi and his son Seif alIslam and the regime’s intelligence chief, Abdullah alSanoussi, with unleashing a campaign of murder and tor ture since Febr uar y to tr y to cr ush antigovernment protests. Human Rights Watch also urged diplomats meeting Libyan rebels in Paris on Thursday to push for Gadhafi’s surrender to The Hague-based international cour t if he is captured.

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DUTCH POLICE FIND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ON ‘HIDDEN’ WEBSITES AMSTERDAM — Dutch police have uncovered huge caches of child pornography on “hidden” websites, including four based in the United States, prosecutors announced Wednesday. The discovery was made as part of the far-reaching investigation into a suspected pedophile identified only as Robert M. who was arrested in Amsterdam last year. He is accused of abusing dozens of young children while he worked in at least two Amsterdam preschools. The Dutch police’s National Investigations Office said in a statement it had managed to infiltrate several “hidden services” sites internationally where users can surf the internet and communicate anonymously. There, they found some 220,000 child pornography photos and videos. Four of the websites were housed on two servers based in the United States. Investigators managed to break into them and access the images as well as online chats that included identifying details of users of the sites. The details are being turned over to the FBI, prosecutors said. Prosecution spokesman Wim de Bruin said no arrests have yet been made as a result of the discovery. Prosecutors said they saved the images as evidence before deleting them from the servers. One of the hidden sites police discovered was called “Violent Desires.” “As well as child pornography, it contained a discussion forum that included chats about abducting, abusing and killing children,” prosecutors said. They also gained access as visitors to 11 sites containing child pornography, where they posted police warning signs in a move designed to scare off people accessing the sites. Robert M. was arrested last December and his computers seized. Prosecutors say he has confessed to dozens of sex crimes inflicted on boys and girls aged under four years.

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Eleven years ago, Deus Ex captivated PC gamers with an intricate, conspiracy-laden storyline, open-ended mission structure, and hybrid RPG/FPS gameplay. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is the third game of the franchise, and, fortunately, this latest installment shares many of the features that made the original title great. Human Revolution is a prequel to the first Deus Ex. Players are cast into an engrossing and believable future in which society is split over bionic augmentation technology that promises to fully unlock human potential. Players assume the role of Adam Jenson, a security consultant for one of the world's leading augmentation manufacturers. After a brazen attack leaves him critically wounded, Jensen receives mechanical enhancements in an effort to save his life. Jensen is subsequently thrown into a global conspiracy that takes him to locales around the world, such as Detroit and Shanghai. One of the central facets of Human Revolution's gameplay is choice. Any objective can be dealt with in a

number ways, whether it be through stealth, combat, or a combination of the two. While neither the stealth nor FPS mechanics feel particularly outstanding, both are fleshed out enough that whatever option players choose will be satisfying. Customization is another impor tant aspect of Human Revolution. As players progress through the game, they earn Praxis Points, which upgrade the functionality of Jensen's augmentations. There are numerous upgrades to choose from, and while some feel decidedly more ef fective than others, none of them are completely useless. This gives players the option to customize their character according to their preferred approach. Human Revolution does make a few missteps. For a game that emphasizes choice, there are certain instances in which players are forced to adopt a specific style of play. Boss fights will always play as shooting sections. Players who choose augmentations that compliment a stealthy

style of play will feel punished by these already tedious sequences. Conversely, side missions, while plentiful and varied, mostly seem to be stealth-based, so players who have neglected to upgrade their hacking skills may not be able to complete some of these parts. The game's AI also suf fers from problems. Enemies are not particularly intelligent, and this is especially apparent during firefights. NPCs have a tendency to carelessly exit cover and leave themselves wide open for attack. There are other technical issues as well: loading times are long, the graphics feel somewhat dated, and some PC users may face stability problems during cutscenes. Despite a few missteps Human Revolution is a worthy addition to the Deus Ex franchise. With an intricate plot, six different endings and multifaceted gameplay, the game naturally invites multiple playthroughs. Human Revolution is sure to please both old fans of and newcomers to the franchise.

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Teach children facts, not dogmatic hate

ith the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11th approaching, publisher Really Big Coloring Books created an interesting memorial to that fateful day — a 9/11-themed coloring book. The book, called “We Shall Never Forget 9/11: The Kids’ Book of Freedom,” is “designed to be a tool that parents can use to help teach children about the facts surrounding 9/11.” The problem with this publisher’s description is that the book does not exactly teach children the “facts surrounding 9/11.” Rather, much of the book is dedicated to spouting vicious anti-Muslim propaganda and forcing the extremely dangerous and backwards dogma of “all Muslims hate freedom” into the most impressionable of minds. A direct quote from the pages of the coloring book reads, “Children, the truth is, these terrorist acts were done by freedom-hating radical Islamic Muslim extremists. These crazy people hate the American way of life because we are FREE and our society is FREE.” It’s hard, if not outright impossible, to claim that such vitriol counts as education. If anything, what such radically alarmist rhetoric really teaches the children who read it is how to hate. It’s strange that a coloring book that condemns a society for their hatred would be so eager to cultivate a similar sense of hatred in its own. Of course, we here at The Daily Targum thoroughly condemn the people who committed the attacks on the World Trade Center, but we also thoroughly condemn allowing rampant hatred to dictate our responses to the attacks. If Americans choose to act out of hatred, they begin to sink to the level of the despicable people responsible for 9/11 in the first place. Obviously, the target audience for a coloring book is young children. Such people are not equipped with the sort of reasoning skills necessary to critically approach the coloring book’s message and realize that “Muslim” is not a synonym for “terrorist.” Unfortunately, the book never makes such a crucial distinction clear to the children who use it. This is one of the major ways in which it fails as an educational tool. Sept. 11th was an undeniably important moment in American history, and therefore our nation’s children should be taught about it. However, this book is clearly not the way to do so. Rather than presenting a clear picture of what occurred, who is responsible and why they did it, the coloring book presents a worldview through which all Muslims are evil and deserved to be gunned down by U.S. Marines. Sadly, this is not even an exaggeration — there are pictures in the book of soldiers opening fire on terrorists. That alone should be enough reason for parents to pass it over in favor of real educational tools — especially ones that do not preach hate and racism.

Bachmann must not belittle hurricane

eaders are of course aware that the massive Hurricane Irene swept up the East Coast this past weekend leaving extensive flooding, wind damage, widespread power outages and a multitude of casualties in its wake. What readers may not be aware of, however, is that this was not your average natural disaster. In fact, it was an act of God, a sign warning American politicians to take heed of the public’s discontent — at least, it was if you take Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann seriously. While giving a speech in Florida over the weekend, Bachmann told her audience that she does not, “know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians … We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here?’ Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring.” The first glaring problem — and there are many — with Bachmann’s comments is her blatant disregard for the separation of church and state. It’s one thing to be a person of strong faith, but it is a wholly different thing to be a presidential candidate clearly appealing to a Judeo-Christian God as the authority on how American politicians should handle themselves. Has Bachmann forgotten that the United States is not a Christian nation, but a nation of all faiths? Perhaps she never realized it in the first place. Even more frustrating about Bachmann’s comments is the way in which she seizes upon a natural disaster — one which wreaked havoc on many people’s lives — and uses it as a political tool. Irene has nothing to do with politics, and in trying to make it a part of her platform, Bachmann insulted the people who suffered because of the storm. Since coming under fire for her comments, Bachmann insisted she was only joking. Even if that was the case, it does not excuse her behavior. There is nothing funny about devastation. Sure, Irene was no Katrina, but it still dealt serious damage to the East Coast. Bachmann’s decision to make light of the hurricane makes her seem immature at best, and disconnected from reality at the worst.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “If you’re ever taking mass transit anywhere else, you have the very pleasing female voice saying, ‘Next stop is this. Please take your belongings,’ … which is on every single bus now.” Jack Molenaar, director of Transportation Services, on the automatic stop announcements used by the new buses STORY ON FRONT

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ere at the addition to the search for a University, which new executive vice presithis year boasts dent for Student Affairs, the largest student body after the resignation in May in its histor y, some may of Phillip J. Furmanski. For feel little more than a new students, they will be number. We are enrolled able to witness and be part in an over whelmingly of this change in power and MARY DIDUCH large institution, with experience a new vision. more than 100 majors, five For us returning stucampuses and even one of the biggest busing dents, by now well used to the sound of jacksystems in the nation. When you walk on camhammers and maze-like detours, we may feel a pus — whether as a first-year or a senior like me bit jaded with all the never-ending construction — you cer tainly get that big, state-school feel. projects in New Brunswick and Piscataway. We Especially when ever yone dons those free scarmay feel lost in the rubble and in the politics of let red football T-shir ts. administration changes and financial woes in That being said, the University does dif fer Trenton. We are certainly sick of the negative from all the other stereotypical, large state press of our beloved University. schools across the nation. Our deep roots, Therefore, we must remember this can be a which date back to the school’s founding in ver y exciting time for our campus during this 1766, have shaped the expansion period of transition. We have more of the University over the cen— and definitely more “If we work together, students turies (literally). The result is an pride — than ever before, and we institution that blends histor y should use this to our advantage. this will be with progress. Take the new As students, whether undergraduthe University’s Busch, Engineering, Science and ate or graduate, we should have an Technology residence hall on integral role in ever ything occurgreatest year yet.” Busch campus, which opened last ring on campus. Our large presweek. Its three buildings were ence means we have a stronger modeled after Winants Hall on the Old Queen’s voice that can be active during these unstable campus — the first residence hall when Rutgers times. We as students do fit into this equation, as University was still Rutgers College. this is our home, too. We must use our intelliStill, the University is progressing quickly, gence, curiosity and dedication as young leaders and it can seem intimidating. To stay with the in order to overlook diversity and petty problems construction theme, the completion of the brand as we leave our own footprint on the University’s new Livingston Dining Commons and an long and winding path. expanded Busch Student Center also help to With this in mind, feel free to send me your make the campus better than before. And of thoughts, questions and complaints to course, we can’t forget that 1,500-bed residence eic@dailytargum.com. Give me a call at (732)-932hall being built now on Livingston campus, set 2012. Leave a comment at www.dailytargum.com. to open next fall. Finally, the University is not I want to know what you think not only of our the only place that’s growing. The sky-scraping paper, but also our University. As the campus’s Gateway Transit Center by downtown New independent voice, The Daily Targum wants to Brunswick’s train station looks to be on its way make sure your voice is heard and represented. If to finishing, along with a brand new Barnes and we work together, this will be the University’s Noble bookstore for the school. greatest year yet. We are more than just numbers. But new buildings and roadways are not the only places where transition is occurring. For the first Mary Diduch is a School of Arts and Sciences time in 10 years, the school is undergoing a yearsenior majoring in journalism and media studies long presidential search (for more detailed informaand political science, with a minor in Spanish. She tion, check presidentialsearch.rutgers.edu), in is editor-in-chief of The Daily Targum.

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Sophomore Sheridan Taylor, left, delivered a kill in RU’s fourth set, which proved vital in a 3-1 over NJIT last night at home.

RALLY: Jones leads squad in Knights’ early-season matches continued from back to bring the Highlanders within three. Rutgers responded by extending the lead to four on a kill by Curtis, but the Highlanders did not falter with the match on the line. Following a four-point run to start the second set, the Knights showed a complete offense as Jones and Bozzini delivered on consecutive kills. As the momentum shifted and NJIT tied the score at 15, the Knights remained strong, keeping pace with the NJIT push, and regained the lead before NJIT knotted the set again at 24. Jones recorded a kill for set point and freshman hitter Sofi Cucuz finished the set with a kill. “It was instrumental to come back and take control of the game,” Werneke said. “We kind of let them back in it, but we didn’t panic. This team in the past would have panicked and given up that game and been down, 2-0.” With composure and the match tied at one, the Knights led early and never looked back. A balanced scoring attack by Jones, Taylor and Bozzini gave the Knights the advantage and the win in the third. Eight errors and a low hitting percentage gave the Highlanders the advantage in the first set. “We were in Texas for six days and we didn’t get any practice after our games,” Jones said. “It was a little struggle, but we definitely worked through it and fought the entire time.”

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Jones led the Knights with seven kills, landing seven of her 11 attacks, while junior setter Stephanie Zielinski added 10 assists and five digs. Starting in place of injured sophomore outside hitter Tiffany Regmund, Taylor added two kills and two digs. “Sheridan came to play,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “She’s getting an opportunity to produce and show us what she can do. We’re really excited for her.” Evading the initial distractions and damaging forces of Hurricane Irene, Rutgers headed west to the Lone Star State for the Sam Houston State Tournament in Huntsville, Texas. A homecoming for senior defensive specialist Kallie Pence and Regmund, the Scarlet Knights dropped the season opener to Texas A&M Corpus Christi in three sets. Regmund led the Knights with a career-high eight kills and seven digs. In the second match of the night, Regmund continued to lead the Knights with 13 kills while junior middle blocker Allie Jones added a match-high 15 kills. Despite strong play at the net and a win in the third set, the Knights dropped the match and fell to 0-2. As the Knights entered into the second day of the tournament, a match against Louisiana Tech proved to be a duel as the match pushed five sets. Dropping the fifth set, the Knights fell to 0-3 on the season and lost Regmund to injury. Salvaging a trip west, the Knights blanked the University of Texas Pan-American, 3-0.

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he Rutgers men’s and women’s cross countr y programs kick their seasons of f September 10 in the Bronx, when the Scarlet Knights compete in the Fordham Fiasco and Follies. On the men’s side, seniors Kevin Cronin and Nick Miehe lead the way for the youthladen roster, while junior Kelly Flannigan and sophomore Kelly Spitzer look to provide stability for the women’s squad.

FRESHMEN: Rutgers outshoots La Salle in first half continued from back talent on numerous occasions to aid them in their attempt to respond to a disappointing 511-2 2009 campaign. “We’re ver y pleased with many of the newcomers,” Donigan said. “That obviously just adds depth and makes us a better team.” But a pair of seniors combined for the winning goal, as Sam Archer set up Ibrahim Kamara for the decisive goal. Kamara, who earned a place on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll after tallying four shots and a goal, also scored in his collegiate debut in 2008 as a freshman. He led the team in scoring each of the past two seasons, combining for nine goals, but star ted this season on the bench as Correa started up top. Despite not being able to put up goals in the first half, the offense J.P. CORREA showed promise in the period, outshooting La Salle, 7-3. That aggressiveness carried over into the second half, as the Knights again outshot the Explorers and eventually clawed their way to a lead. “Obviously, our team is ver y capable on the attacking side. We just have to do it on a more consistent basis, and we cer tainly have to defend better ever y single play,” Donigan said. “We honestly thought it was just going to be a matter of time before we broke loose, and that’s exactly what happened there in the second half.” If the Knights are able to maintain the persistence and poise from their home opener throughout the season, Donigan is confident that Rutgers will finally become the Big East contender they always strived to be. But first they need to learn to maintain the fire they showed in the second half while putting out the defensive woes of the first. “I’m disappointed we gave up that goal, but at the same time it’s still ver y early and those things can happen,” he said. “We still have a lot to work on, and I truly believe we’re going to become a ver y good team and a more competitive team.”

Both teams compete in four meets before the Big East Championships on Oct. 29 and NCAA Championships on Nov. 21.

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for the Rutgers women’s rowing team, as the squad prepares for its Oct. 8 opener at the Philadelphia-hosted Navy Day Regatta. The event marks one of four meets for the team this season, which closes on Nov. 19 in the Foot of Charles in Boston. Head coach Max Borghard reassumes the helm of the squad for his 16th fall season.

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utgers field hockey head coach Liz Tchou announced yesterday assistant coach Roland Peekel as the new addition to her coaching staff. Peekel began her coaching career in the United States in 2009 with Total Dutch Field Hockey in Somerset, N.J. Her tasks with the team included serving as the Club Manager, individual training sessions, formulating skills classes curriculums and managing the club website. Prior to arriving in the U.S., Peekel spent two years with Hockey club Vlissingen as the field hockey coordinator. In other field hockey news, senior Kat Rodziewicz earned Big East Weekly Honor Roll recognition. Rodziewicz scored two goals in the season opener Friday against James Madison.

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senior Ibrahim Kamara earned Big East Weekly Honor Roll recognition for his efforts in the Scarlet Knights’ season opener. Kamara scored the gamewinning goal in the Knights’ come-from-behind victor y over La Salle Friday at Yurcak Field. The North Brunswick, N.J., native gave the Knights the lead for good when he struck a pass from senior forward Sam Archer into the bottom left corner of the net.

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the field. “Jonelle is class. She’s a worldthree second-half goals at home class soccer player with international experience,” Crooks said. “You can’t discount that kind of continued from back experience. She knows what to and that’s my strength. That’s do in a big match, she knows what I did and I got three goals.” what to do in different situations Despite the four-goal, 18-shot and I think any time a player gets effort, head coach Glenn Crooks experience at that level it takes was not completely ecstatic about them to another level.” his team’s performance. Along with Inacio’s first Countless times, Fordham goal, the per formance of goalthreatened at a moment’s keeper Emmy Simpkins also notice, and eventually got on the went largely unnoticed in the board on a breakaway by Megan contest. Despite allowing a Poiesz at the 49:10 goal on a breakmark. The goal away early in made it a 2-1 game “[Jonelle Filigno] the second half, and opened the the junior made knows what door for the Rams four tough saves to get back into in the contest to do in a big the contest. and a number of match, she knows key plays whenLuckily for Crooks and Co., ever the Rams what to do in Filigno halted any threatened. of Fordham’s T h o u g h different situations. momentum. Crooks admitted GLENN CROOKS “We just gave there were lapsHead Coach up possessions in es, both Simpkins areas where we and Filigno did really didn’t need more than to,” Crooks said. “They were enough to seal a Knights win. really unforced errors which But that lack of awareness lead to their chances. But overmay not be so kind to the Knights all, to put four on the board and during their trip west to face to get Jonelle going … was realLoyola Marymount and UCLA ly important.” and could prove vital for Crooks’ With the showing, Filigno squad down the road. now has four goals to her name, “Honestly, if we kept the ball tying her mark from the entirety better I don’t know how many of last season, when she missed chances they would’ve had,” six games playing with the Crooks said. “I think all their Canadian National Team. chances either came off of lack of Crooks acknowledged there pressure, which is unacceptable, will be many goals to come for or turnovers that were unnecesFiligno this season, and also sary. That’s where we’re going to understands the significance keep trying to improve.” of having a player like her on

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Sophomore forward Jonelle Filigno tallied three goals in the Scarlet Knights’ 4-1 win on Monday over visiting Fordham. Filigno now owns as many goals as she scored last season.

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Former Rutgers menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball forward Jonathan Mitchell signed with Spanish club team CB Tarragona after he went undrafted in the 2011 NBA Draft. The former Florida transfer propelled the Knights to a dramatic upset of then-No. 9 Villanova and a victory in the first round of the Big East Tournament.

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High Point Solutions Stadium opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. as Rutgers hosts North Carolina Central. Fireworks follow the season opener to commemorate the stadium’s new name.

RU sells naming rights to stadium BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

When Mike and Tom Mendiburu founded High Point Solutions in 1996, it started in a downstairs FOOTBALL bedroom of Mike and his wife Heather’s home in Sparta, N.J., without any outside financial backing. The Rutgers football team completed a 2-9 season that same year in its third season at the “New” Rutgers Stadium, where it languished among the worst Big East teams. Fifteen years later, Rutgers and High Point Solutions reached a 10year, $6.5 million agreement to call the Scarlet Knights’ home High Point Solutions Stadium. “The American dream really is alive in the United States, and specifically in New Jersey,” said Mike Mendiburu, president of the information technology company. “When we started High Point, we really had none of this in mind.” Rutgers did not have this in mind at that time either, but after completing a stadium expansion in 2009 to bring the seating capacity to 52,454, it became possible. Rutgers partnered with Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment

and IMG College in June 2010 to search for a naming rights partner, and one year later reached a deal. “Our football program has given us the opportunity to do this,” said Athletic Director Tim Pernetti. “[Head coach] Greg [Schiano] has done a great job in 10 years building a program that I think Tom and Mike identified with what it stands for, what it is and how good it is for

TIM PERNETTI New Jersey.” It was important for Pernetti from the outset that Rutgers reached an agreement with a New Jersey-based company. “Admittedly to our own detriment, we were picky,” he said. While finances from the deal will go right back into the football program, there is potential for High Point to expand its business across the Rutgers campus.

“We’re really looking forward to supporting Rutgers both on the field and off the field,” Mike Mendiburu said. “Aside from any financial investment we’ve made, we want to try and help the organization from the areas of entrepreneurship, business ethics and business leadership to the student body.” Pernetti intends to continue searching for naming rights partners, namely with the Louis Brown Athletic Center. Rutgers announced a deal with Audi though Nelligan Sports Marketing in October to rename its club level seating section the Audi Rutgers Club. But throughout the entire process, finding a company that shares Rutgers values, and those of Schiano’s program, was the top priority. “It’s great for both parties and when it boils down, it’s people that make the difference,” Schiano said. “It’s the people that we’ve done the deal with, it’s the people that will play and coach on that field and it’s the people that will sit in the student section and all throughout the stadium that makes the Rutgers family.” This story originally appeared online on June 20.

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Targum sports editor Steven Miller chats with Cincinnati Red third baseman Todd Frazier about off-campus housing, Fred Hill Sr.’s vocabulary, Syracuse basketball and his losing record as a pitcher ... Steven Miller: What do you remember most about your time at Rutgers? Todd Frazier: We had a blast — not one bad person on the team, if you can believe that. We had a fun group, especially my junior year with a couple seniors. We won the Big East. They were just fun guys, and we had a blast. School-wise it was a little tough, but that’s Rutgers. Academically, they’re going to challenge you. But the nightlife was great there, too. SM: What was your favorite place to eat? TF: I went to P.J.’s Grill a lot. You ask Tony Wargo, a teammate of mine, and he’d always say if there were only one place I could eat, it would be there because their chicken parm sandwiches are unbelievable. Pizza City — their pizza is great. Old Man Rafferty’s was a great place, too. Me and my family used to go there all the time. That was my spot. SM: Where did you live? TF: I started out in Clothier dorm. The next year me and a few athletes stayed in the Birchwood Apartments, and that was perfect. We had a house, but long story short, we didn’t have heat in the house when it was cold, so we had to get out of there. We put oil in, and the fire marshal came and said, “This house is unlivable.” They had a place for us, so we stayed there the next couple years. It was perfect. SM: Any good Fred Hill stories? TF: He’s just a funny guy. He has words that you never understand. To this day, I’m still confused to what some of it meant. We’d just look at each other and start laughing. But he had more energy than most of the guys on the team. We swept a series against South Florida, and we’re screaming, “Dance, Moose, dance!” and he started dancing. He was just a great guy to be around. I still call him from time to time to check in on him. SM: I know I’ve seen you come back for some basketball games, too. TF: I always come to Syracuse games. I don’t know if you should say this, but they’re my favorite team. I’ll root for Rutgers during those games, but I’m a big Jimmy Boeheim fan. If Rutgers ever beats them, I’ll get real excited. SM: How do the Little League World Series, high school state championships and Big East championship compare? TF: It’s tough — people ask me that all the time. Little League, when you’re young that’s what you dream of. That was awesome. You can’t really put into words what that meant, and then winning the high school state championship. When you’re in that time, you think it’s the greatest thing. If I was to try to rank any of them, I wouldn’t be able to because when you win anything, it’s always the best. Winning the Big East was fun because you’re more grown up. SM: You pitched in the World Series, but when did you give that up? TF: I gave that up after high school. I could pitch, but no chance could I pitch at the college level. I had a good arm, but I got lucky here and there. I had a losing record in high school, which I don’t like to talk about, but my high school coach brings it up all the time. SM: Does your experience as shortstop help since you’ve been bounced around professionally? TF: They always say shortstop is the best player coming up when you’re little, so I knew with my range and footwork I could play all the different positions. Do I miss shortstop? Yeah, of course I do. But at the same time, if I had to go back there now, I know it wouldn’t be as easy.

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Former Scarlet Knight and current Cincinnati Red Todd Frazier received an extended stay in the majors after everyday third basemen Scott Rolen suffered an injury. Frazier, who won a Little League World Series title with Toms River in 1998, started 20 games out of his 38 after being called up from Triple-A Louisville.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sitting in front of his locker in the visitor’s clubhouse at Nationals Park in BASEBALL e a r l y August, Todd Frazier kept one eye on the television, showing a first round matchup of the Little League World Series. “This and March Madness I’d still watch every day,” Frazier said. Thir teen years removed from winning the Little League World Series with Toms River, Frazier is in his first big league season with the Cincinnati Reds, who drafted him 34th overall in 2007 out of Rutgers. The Point Pleasant, N.J., native was the star of the Toms River team as a shortstop and pitcher. He led Toms River High School South to a pair of state titles at shortstop and won the Big East at the same position in his junior season with Rutgers. Now he is a third baseman, playing regularly in place of an injured Scott Rolen.

“Working as a 6-year-old playing baseball, then you’re playing and you’re 21, still doing good things and helping your team win titles — it’s just amazing,” Frazier said. “Then you get drafted and now I’m playing in my ultimate dream, it’s a dream come true. You can’t put into words the whole ride getting here. Thinking back on it, it’s been a great life.” From the time Frazier’s Little League career started, he was the star of the team. He picked up the win and went 4-for-4 with a home run in the 1998 championship game against Japan. He was an All-American and won Big East Player of the Year his final year in Piscataway, where he is the all-time leader in home runs with 42. He worked his way through the Reds’ system, received the call to join the team in Philadelphia on May 23 and pinch-hit in his Major League debut. Then his bat flew out of his hands and into the crowd, where about 60 family members and

friends sat at Citizens Bank Park, and he struck out on four pitches. “It was something to forget a little bit,” Frazier laughed, “But at the same time, cool to get the call and understand that you’re a big leaguer.” Without a real need for the utility player on the roster, Frazier returned the next day to Triple-A Louisville. Then Rolen landed on the disabled list with a strained left shoulder and Frazier returned to get regular starts and at-bats at third base. The 25-year-old got his first hit in his first game back July 22 against Braves reliever Scott Linebrink and hit his first homer July 31 against Giants lefthander Barry Zito. “He has a lot of sock in his bat,” said Reds manager Dusty Baker. “Like most young players, he has things he needs to improve on, but he has power. When he meets it, there’s no doubt about it. He just has to have some more consistency in between.” Thirty-eight games into his second big league stint, Frazier

started 20 games — 83 at third base, one at first base and one in left field. He hit .228 (18-for-79) over that time with five homers, four doubles and 12 RBI. “Pitchers understand that I might reach out for certain pitches, so there’s little mistakes you have to hone that maybe you got away with in the past, but now they’ll exploit you,” Frazier said. “It’s been a learning experience this first month or two for sure.” His parents flew to see some games in Cincinnati, and he had a crowd at Nationals Park for the series finale against Washington. Frazier keeps in touch with his former Rutgers teammates and still considers college roommate Tom Edwards one of his best friends. He calls head coach Fred Hill throughout the season, and returns to campus to watch basketball games during the offseason. He can eat anything he wants in clubhouses throughout Major League Baseball, but he can still recite the ingredients to his favorite fat sandwich — the Fat Beach.

“I could go for about two of those right now,” he laughed. Frazier does not consider himself much of an Internet person, but as one of two Rutgers products in the Major Leagues, he realizes he still has a following at home. And he still perks up when a repor ter more than 200 miles from home tells him he goes to Rutgers, when he shares stories about Hill and his Big East title, about of f-campus housing, New Brunswick food spots and the nightlife — “that was great there, too.” “Rutgers is one of those colleges and places — especially Jersey — where people stick together,” Frazier said. “You don’t see that often at a lot of dif ferent universities. It’s like a tight-knit little family and they root for you in ever ything you do. I do understand the following at Rutgers because it was one of the greatest times I ever had.” This story originally appeared Aug. 19 on TargumSports Blog.

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Rutgers football senior Eric LeGrand spent the summer rehabilitating the spinal cord injury he suffered making a tackle Oct. 16, 2010 against Army and making public appearances locally.

EWING, N.J. — Nearly 2,500 athletes graced Lions’ Stadium at The College of New Jersey on June 10 for the FOOTBALL opening ceremony of the Special Olympics in the Garden State, but one person had the ability to silence them all. Paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand delivered a welcome speech in one of his first public appearances, and finished with a standing ovation from both athletes and onlookers. “It’s great,” said sophomore quarterback Chas Dodd, one of a host of Scarlet Knights on hand at TCNJ. “The public knows who he is and it’s great for him to get out here and speak and do the things that he’s doing ... maybe give some other people some hope with his situation. It’s just a great situation all around.” Donning his No. 52 Rutgers jersey, LeGrand recounted his perseverance after fracturing his spinal cord at the C3-C4 level on an Oct. 16 tackle against Army. “When I first got hurt, I had to use the same mental toughness in football and shift it into rehab,” LeGrand said. LeGrand’s speech kicked off the Special Olympics’ 2011 Summer Games, which lasted through the June 11. Several teammates made the short trek south to support the Avenel, N.J., native and served as honorable guests to each county’s contingency of athletes. “I love coming to these kinds of events because you get to see familiar faces but new faces,” said junior wide receiver Mohamed Sanu. “You just love seeing the people and the smiles on their faces. It brightens up their day and it brightens up mine.”

The sum of athletes’ cries of excitement fell to a hush after the event’s host introduced LeGrand. “It’s a true blessing from God why I’m out here,” LeGrand said. “No matter what happens, you’re a godsend.” Since serving as the keynote speaker in Ewing, LeGrand said he is slowly making progress with movement in his right arm and can stand up to 40 minutes with the help of a trainer. LeGrand met U.S. Women’s National Team star Alex Morgan at a Women’s Professional Soccer game at Yurcak Field and spoke with rapper Lil’ Wayne during his summer concert tour. He even visited the New York Jets training camp in Florham Park, N.J., speaking with the media and head coach Rex Ryan, among others. LeGrand spent the day at ESPN’s headquarters on Aug. 5 in Bristol, Conn., where he served as a co-host of Outside The Lines and chatted with SportsCenter anchors. LeGrand plans to be back at Rutgers for the fall semester, where he will take classes toward graduation and likely fill a support role with his teammates in Piscataway. One Knight could not be more excited. “It’s very important,” Dodd said. “He’s a great guy and he’s done a lot of things for the team. To have him back in there where people get to talk to him and see him is a great thing, and it’s really going to help us out.” But beside returning to Rutgers and reuniting with his teammates, LeGrand has bigger aspirations on the horizon. “I beat all the odds except walking,” he said. “I know that day will come soon.” This story originally appeared online June 11.

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this doesn’t get in the way of all his work and all his rehab. This is something on the side.” LeGrand’s new gig will intentions to regain mobil- not be his first time covering ity and capture his dream the Knights as a broadcaster. of being a broadcaster in LeGrand spent the third his time since injuring his quarter of the Scarlet-White spinal cord last October game in the spring on the against Army. call for RVision, And as LeGrand the official broadcontinues to make band network of progress in his Rutgers Athletics. rehabilitation, his He also spent a goal of becoming a day at ESPN’s stubroadcaster dios in Bristol, arrives sooner Conn., making than expected. i n t e r v i e w The Avenel, appearances on N.J., native will SportsCenter and join the Rutgers ERIC LEGRAND College Football Football Radio Live. Network as an analyst for Surely those experithe 2011 season and make ences will help LeGrand as broadcasts for pre-game, he settles into his first conhalftime and post- sistent analyst position, but game segments. do not expect him to go “It’s pretty cool,” said hungr y following his posthead coach Greg Schiano, game broadcasts. who joked he would take “I know not to rip away LeGrand’s post-game them,” LeGrand laughed. meal if the former defen- “Those are my guys.” sive tackle criticized his coach. “But like I told him, — Anthony Hernandez

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Stagnitta resigns as head coach BY VINNIE MANCUSO CORRESPONDENT

Rutgers head men’s lacrosse coach Jim Stagnitta resigned on MEN’S LACROSSE May 16 after 10 years with the program. Athletic Director Tim Pernetti announced the news, and while Stagnitta was reluctant to state the deciding factor behind the decision, he did express his feelings for the squad he led this season. “I think it’s a pretty talented group of young kids here. Certainly they have a bright future,” he said. “I’ve been here for a while and it was just time to go in a different direction. You’ll have to talk to some other people about where it was.” Stagnitta’s final season on the Banks resulted in a disappointing record (6-8, 1-5), which placed the Scarlet Knights second to last in the Big East. They ended the season with eight consecutive losses — a streak no team in program history ever reached. Despite the obvious struggles, Stagnitta knows his team was young and knows they will continue to improve. Despite it all, he feels proud. “It’s certainly has been a challenge here,” Stagnitta said. “I think we’ve done the best we can considering all the circumstances. I’ve been ver y lucky because I’ve had terrific kids.” Stagnitta’s 58-82 record aside, the 10-year head coach will miss what he values most: the relationships he built with his players over his career. “You know, there are things I’ll miss and that’s the opportunity to be with these guys everyday,” Stagnitta said. “I always looked forward to coming into work and getting ready for the next day, the next game, the next challenge.” Back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2003 and 2004 highlighted Stagnitta’s career, as he led Rutgers to its first tourney berth since 1991. “We were fortunate at that time. We had a couple classes in a row that were pretty talented,” Stagnitta said. “Things just came together from a resource standpoint. We had a great group of seniors through those two years, some big classes with a lot of leadership and a lot of experience.” And while this year’s squad ended the season with a record below .500, Stagnitta saw signs of a return to past success for the Knights. With leading scorer Scott Klimchak and junior Chris Mattes, who led the entire nation in faceoff win percentage, Stagnitta paved the way for new coach Brian Brecht. Among the contingent of returning players, Stagnitta sees success in the Knights’ future, with or without his leadership. “I think it is pretty close right now. I think the future is bright,” Stagnitta said. “There are three classes of quality scholarship players right now and they will gain experience. I felt like it was getting closer for the first time to looking like it did when I first got here, from top to bottom.” This story originally appeared online May 16.

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The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team faced uncharted territory when veteran, nine-year head coach Jim MEN’S LACROSSE S t a g n i t t a announced his resignation in June after a disappointing 6-8 season. Enter new head coach Brian Brecht, who after served as assistant coach at Rutgers during the 2001 season, returns to the Banks 10 years later with the pedigree and dedication the Scarlet Knights need. “I’m excited to be taking over the head coach responsibilities,” Brecht said. “I think that academically, Rutgers offers these young athletes a great opportunity in the classroom. Athletically I think Rutgers is great. It offers them opportunities on the field to challenge themselves and to

compete at the highest level. This certainly is a great place academically and athletically for true studentathletes to compete at the highest level on the lacrosse field.” Brecht brings with him impressive credentials, as he amassed 57 victories over the past five seasons as head coach at Siena, three MAAC Coach of the Year Awards, a 2010 conference championship and the Saints’ first ever national ranking. The Long Island, N.Y., native has similar lofty goals in mind for the Knights. “What we want to bring is focus on and off the field. We’re going to be competing for a Big East championship, and that’s something we are going to strive for from Day 1,” he said. “I know that’s easier said than done, but after meeting some of the players I know they’re excited to get to work on the field and become the

best we can be.” While Brecht is the new general on the Banks, he arrives with his team already stocked with some impressive weapons. Scott Klimchak, whose 27 goals in his redshirt freshman season placed him first on the team, returns along with the Knights’ assist leader in junior Duncan Clancy and also Scott’s twin brother, Matt. “That is something that is very appealing,” Brecht said on his experienced offense. “We’re returning a lot of our weapons on the offensive end, attack and midfield. So having the leading goal scorer and leading assist man and all those guys coming back with that experience of playing in the Big-East under their belt, I think that’s certainly going to help us when we have the ball.” The graduation of defenseman Brian Shemesh and faceoff specialist

Chris Mattes, who led the nation in faceoff win percentage last season, leaves large shoes for Brecht to fill. “With the seniors that graduated, I know we’ll have to fill some of those holes defensively,” Brecht said. “At the faceoff position we graduated an All-American, so that’s definitely going to be a big part of the game because that’s how we get the offense the ball.” For now, Brecht is focused just on getting used to his new surroundings, while at the same time getting acquainted with the players who will soon look to him as their new leader. “I haven’t had the chance to meet them all yet,” he said this summer. “But that’s what I’m looking forward to, having them all back on campus.” This story originally appeared online in July.

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“I think we may have had some better attacking patterns,” said Delaware head coach Rolf The Rutgers field hockey van de Kerkhof. “Our movement team’s first game was no differ- had to be very well-executed, and ent than most college sports I think our forwards were moving o p e n - off the ball and that allowed us to FIELD HOCKEY ers. It generate the attacks that set up 4 was a all the goals from the corners.” DELAWARE match Coming out of a Rutgers time2 a g a i n s t out in the 46th minute, the RUTGERS a n Knights maintained a six-minute opponent of a lower caliber to possession, which was reminisget the Scarlet Knights’ feet wet cent of some of their lengthy posifor the upcoming season. tions in the first half before But after a 5-1 victor y Delaware’s scoring run. against James Madison on But that possession was simiFriday, the level of competition lar to the early minutes in anothinstantly increased against er way: The Knights could not put Delaware on Monday, when the ball in the back of the net. the Knights dropped their secAlthough maintaining possesond game of the season, 4-2, sion is a key to winning, the at the Bauer Track and Knights plan to work on utilizing Field Complex. those possessions for points. Despite the “I think we’re setback, head really going to coach Liz Tchou “We’re really going encourage our sees the 4-2 loss players to be hardto encourage our as a lear ning er on themselves experience. practice in players to be harder in “I think that order to score was a huge because it’s obvion themselves learning experiously a direct in practice ence for us,” reflection on how Tchou said. in order to score.” we’re practicing,” “Once we didn’t Tchou said. “At finish, we got a times we had 4LIZ TCHOU little fr ustrated, versus-2 opportuHead Coach and we star ted to nities, we had one have technical or two breakbreakdowns in the middle of aways, and they only turned into the field where we were just long-hit situations, which you kind of swinging at the ball. either have to get a corner or you You can’t do that against a have to put a ball in the net.” team like this because they’re No matter the outcome, the ver y physical, and they like to Knights are only two games into draw corners.” the season, and in both their win When Rutgers fell behind, 4- against James Madison and their 1, in the second half, Delaware loss to Delaware, the Knights cer tainly took advantage of took lessons for the long season those opportunities. ahead of them. The Knights did not allow a “[Both games were] a total Hens goal in the final 30 min- 100 percent learning experience utes of play and even shrunk because coming off a game the deficit with a goal in the against JMU and being able to do 61st minute from junior for- what we wanted to do in regards ward Chelsea Rota. to just scoring and have opportu“I thought in the last min- nities,” Tchou said. “We had the utes we were playing more of same type of opportunities our style, which is just putting [against Delaware], but we more pressure on them,” weren’t able to finish.” Tchou said. “We just weren’t Rutgers plays two more able to score.” games at home to begin the seaBut Tchou was unsatisfied son — against William and with her team’s level of play Mar y tomorrow and Miami before she called a timeout with (Ohio) on Sunday. 24 minutes remaining. And whether they win or lose Delaware scored four goals either game, the matches also in 12 minutes through the serve as learning experiences for 41st minute. the long haul. STAFF WRITER

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Sophomore forward Gia Nappi, above, scored in each of the Scarlet Knights’ first two games, while senior forward Nicole Gentile tallied a goal in Rutgers’ 5-1 win against James Madison.

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BIG EAST ANNOUNCES SCHEDULES The Big East announced its conference schedules yesterday for the 2011-12 men’s MEN’S BASKETBALL b a s k e t ball season, and Rutgers plays host to defending Big East Tournament champion Connecticut on Jan. 7, when UConn head coach Jim Calhoun returns from a three-game suspension. The NCAA slapped the conference ban on Calhoun after recruiting violations stemming from the recruitment of Nate Miles, a former Husky target. The Scarlet Knights then travel to Pittsburgh on Jan. 11 to take on the Panthers, who won the Big East regular season title last season under head coach Jamie Dixon. Knights head coach Mike R i c e ser ved as an assistant coach under Dixon, a n d associate h e a d coach MIKE RICE David Cox was Dixon’s Director of Basketball Operations in 2006-07. Rutgers plays host to intrastate rival Seton Hall on Feb. 8 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center and travels to Newark for the series finale Feb. 25 against the Pirates. The Knights defeated SHU twice in three meetings last season, including a 76-70 overtime decision in the Big East Tournament, Rutgers’ first win in the tournament since 2006. In the nonconference slate, Rutgers welcomes former Knight Mike Rosario on Dec. 29 to the RAC, where the St. Anthony product and Florida finish the Knights’ nonconference schedule. Rosario, the highestranked recruit in school history and its only McDonald’s All-American commit, transferred to Gainesville, Fla., after the 2009-10 season, when former head coach Fred Hill, Jr. resigned. Rutgers also takes part in its first tournament outside of the U.S. since summer 2009 when it matches up with Illinois State on Nov. 22 as a part of the Triple Crown Cancun Challenge in Mexico. Depending on a win or loss against Illinois State, the Knights will take on Illinois or Richmond on Nov. 28 in the tournament’s finale. Rutgers also pays a visit to Miami to take on the Hurricanes on Nov. 15 and hosts Louisiana State on Dec. 3, potentially giving the program four games against teams from power conferences in its nonconference schedule. The Knights played three teams from Big Six conferences last season in Miami (Fla.), Auburn and North Carolina. — Tyler Barto

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Junior defensive tackle Scott Vallone is the only returning starter along the defensive line for the Scarlet Knights, although teammate Justin Francis owns more games played overall. The tackles’ experience is crucial with former linebackers starting on the d-line.

Schiano revamps defense with speed BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano was conscious of it after the Scarlet Knights failed to FOOTBALL reach a bowl game last season for the first time in five years. Junior Scott Vallone saw it during the dog days of training camp, even from his defensive tackle position. “I can tell when a guy flies by me and makes a hit,” Vallone said. “I think that’s definitely an improvement.” Schiano spent the entire offseason tinkering with the defensive side of the ball, which allowed 144 points in the Knights’ final three games and deduced the unit needed an extra burst of speed. In effect, several returners moved down a layer of defense during spring practice, and then more did the same during training camp, highlighted by thensafety Khaseem Greene’s transition to linebacker and former strongside linebacker Manny Abreu’s move to defensive end. So far, Greene likes what he sees out of the offseason maneuvering. “I can’t describe it,” Greene said of the defense’s motor. “I

know that when we make mistakes, because of our speed, we’re able to react. Our speed makes up for it. It’s never good to make mistakes, but it’s good to be able to recover from your mistakes pretty quick.” Schiano’s multiple changes, which included former cornerback David Rowe’s transition to safety and two more linebackers moving to the d-line, likely took root after last season’s disappointing 4-8 effort. But the long-term causes for the changes along the front seven stem back even farther. The spread offense attacks of both West Virginia and Cincinnati, recent Big East juggernauts, left gaping holes over the past two seasons in the Knights’ base 4-3 defense. The Bearcats, who bear claim to the league’s only returning 1,000-yard rusher in Isaiah Pead, racked up 69 points last season in Cincinnati behind dual-threat quar terback Zach Collaros. Future pros Tony Pike and Mardy Gilyard thoroughly dismantled the Knights, 47-15, in the team’s season opener in 2009, when Cincy represented the Big East in the Sugar Bowl against Florida. But West Virginia is a completely dif ferent evil.

The Knights ride an 18-game losing streak against the Mountaineers into this season’s showdown on Oct. 29 at High Point Solutions Stadium, where Geno Smith, West Virginia’s latest dual-threat signal caller, will make his first career appearance. Despite the unit’s recent str uggles, it is now geared toward the 2011 campaign, one which features a conver ted wide receiver, Jamal Merrell, at strongside linebacker, primarily in order to stymie passcatching tight ends. “Honestly, last year is last year,” Greene said. “It’s done already, so I kind of don’t think about it. I focus on this year and what I can control now — getting ready for the first game, things like that. Some things happened last year, but if we live in the past, then we’ll let what’s in the future slip away from us.” Indeed, there is more speed and burst along the defensive front after training camp concluded and as the Knights prepare for tonight’s season opener against Nor th Carolina Central. Despite being the first line of defense, Vallone, a two-year starter, even recognizes the defense’s revamped look — and attitude.

“Just looking at the film, you can tell — guys flying around,” Vallone said. “The one par t of it is speed, but if you’re not willing to hit anybody, it doesn’t mean much. We have guys that are willing to run in and put their face on things, and I really think that’s going to be an exciting thing.” The defensive line features as many new faces as any layer of Schiano’s defense. Vallone and senior Justin Francis return at tackle, but a host of players, including three former linebackers, could vie for playing time at end. “We’ll see. I like the guys we have,” said Schiano, whose earlier defenses were predicated more on speed and less on size. “We have more depth than we’ve had. Now ... only a few of them have played, but I like them. You just have to play. They just have to get experience. How do you get experience? You play.” Only time will tell whether the speed Schiano meticulously incorporated on defense results in a bounce-back season, but for now it is at least visible. And that is more than what can be said for last season’s anomaly, and the 11th-year coach will take it — for now.

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“Nathan, he didn’t get a lot of minutes, but he made them quality minutes. That’s only going to bode well for his playing time down the road,” Donigan said. “JP’s just a special player. He made a lot of things happen. He’s a ver y elusive player. I think he’s going to do some ver y, ver y good things here at Rutgers.” As the season progresses, the Knights will look to their new

Rutgers women’s soccer forward Stefanie Scholz found fellow freshman Cassie Inacio on a booming WOMEN’S SOCCER cross a FORDHAM 1 l i t t l e m o r e RUTGERS 4 than six minutes into the Scarlet Knights’ match versus Fordham on Monday, giving them an early lead and Inacio the first goal of her collegiate career. But little did Inacio or the 215 fans in attendance at Yurcak Field know that another Knights player would steal the show, and in historic fashion. “Amazing, as always,” Inacio said of sophomore forward Jonelle Filigno’s hat trick performance in the Knights’ (2-1-0) 4-1 victory. “She’s so good, anything she gets she finishes, so it was good for her and it was a good day.” The hat trick was the first for a Rutgers player since 2001, when Keri Lages notched three goals to lift the Knights over another Atlantic-10 Conference team in La Salle. But what is more impressive is that Filigno did all her damage in the second half, with two of the scores coming unassisted. A more aggressive attitude on the pitch fueled the ef for t, according to the Mississauga, Canada native. “Just being able to have the mentality to just go at players,” Filigno said. “In the past two games I haven’t had that mentality, and I remember just talking to [associate head coach] Mike [O’Neil] before the game and he told me I need to just go at players,

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Senior forward Ibrahim Kamara notched a goal in the Scarlet Knights’ 3-1 season-opening victory on Friday against La Salle at Yurcak Field. The North Brunswick, N.J., native now owns 11 goals in a Rutgers uniform after last season’s two-goal effort.

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In its season opener last Friday against La Salle, the Rutgers men’s soccer team exited the locker MEN’S SOCCER r o o m LA SALLE 1 after halfin a RUTGERS 3 time situation all too similar to last season — down by one with no goals scored.

But the Scarlet Knights showed an unprecedented fire and connected on three unanswered goals in a five-minute span to start off their season with a 3-1 win. “Obviously, if you had a choice you want to get that result at the end of the day. Getting a win is great,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “At the same time, the way we went about it was good, being down a goal. It showed a little bit about what this team is capable of, just

showing some resilience, showing some fight.” Two of the goals that made up the Knights’ (1-0) eventual hat trick came cour tesy of two of the team’s fastest rising freshmen, as midfielder Nathan Bruccoleri and for ward JP Cor rea notched the first goals of their collegiate careers. To add to the theme of newcomer involvement, Bruccoleri’s goal occurred courtesy of sophomore transfer Kene Eze’s foot.

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Junior setter Stephanie Zielinski recorded 10 assists and five digs in Rutgers’ home-opening victory last night at the College Avenue Gym against in-state foe NJIT.

Once Hurricane Irene passed through the Northeast, the Knights returned to the Banks for their reschedVOLLEYBALL uled home opener NJIT 1 against inRUTGERS 3 state foe NJIT last night at the College Avenue Gym. As NJIT put the pressure back on the Knights in the fourth set, head coach C.J.Werneke took a timeout to talk things over. NJIT continued the attack, bringing the score within one, but following another Rutgers timeout, senior Hannah Curtis recorded a kill to force match point. “He just told us to keep working hard, take care of our side, pick it up,

be scrappy and finish the game,” said senior Alex Jones. An NJIT error gave Rutgers the match in four sets. The victory was the second in a row for the Knights, who improved their record to 2-3 on the season. Jones recorded a career-high 20 kills and at times looked dominant for the Knights. “It felt really good,” Jones said. “[My performance] will allow us to keep improving.” With a 2-1 advantage, the Knights remained in control early in the fourth. Sophomore hitter Brittany Bozzini and Jones controlled the net as the Knights led by as many as four before NJIT rallied to tie the set at 16. Sophomore Sheridan Taylor recorded a kill to put the Knights back on top, and the Knights continued to rally to put a four-point lead on the Highlanders.

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