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A team of University and New Jersey Institute of Technology students is representing the Garden State with their submission of an energy-efficient house to the 2011 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. The competition, held every two years by the U.S. Department of Energy, challenges students around the world to design and construct affordable houses that conserve energy. Teams from schools across the country assembled on Sept. 12 in Washington, D.C., to build their houses at the National Mall’s West Potomac Park. The competition, which began on Sept. 23 and ends on Sunday, is still in progress. Carolyn Worstell, the team’s communication director, said the most unique feature of the solarpowered house is the team’s use of concrete to bolster the structure’s energy balance. “We decided we really wanted to do something different. Concrete is not your typical residential building material for us Americans,” said Worstell, a graduate student in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. “It’s a really clean material and has great thermal properties, meaning that it has thermal mass.” When sun hits concrete, it stays cool longer because of its mass, she said. The team used pre-cast insulated concrete panels to construct the house, which are composed of three inches of concrete for the interior, six inches of insulation in the middle and another three inches for the exterior, Worstell said. “Concrete is the way of the future. We can’t continue to build houses out of wood, and other materials are just not sustainable,” she said. Concrete is low-maintenance and durable, and it does not require repair or replacement, according to the Team New Jersey’s website. It resists weather, chemicals, air infiltration, airborne moisture, abrasion and insects, and contains natural materials and recycled industrial byproducts like fly ash, which significantly reduces its carbon footprint.
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A panel of speakers from throughout the University community shared their stories of how they became allies during last night’s “Coming ‘Out’ as an Ally: Standing with the LGBTQ Community” at Livingston Hall in the Livingston Student Center. The event, co-sponsored by the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities and the Queer Student Alliance, gave students the opportunity to learn how to become an ally to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) community. “Tonight we’re flipping the switch on LGBTQ folks,” said Jenny Kurtz, director of the Center of Social Justice. “Tonight we are inverting the panel and inviting allies of the LGBTQ community to the challenge.” Panelists included Ji Lee, director of Asian American Cultural Center; Aamir Lalani, a peer mentor of the Livingston Social Justice Learning Community;
Panelists tell personal experiences about supporting the LGBTQ community in their own lives last night in Livingston Hall in the Livingston Student Center.
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Investigators collect evidence on Deloatch case BY GIANCARLO CHAUX CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Middlesex Country Prosecutor’s office is continuing its investigation of last week’s incident, where New Brunswick resident Barry Deloatch was shot and killed during an encounter with New Brunswick Police Department officers. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan announced that 38 items have been marked as evidence, which were forwarded to outside labs for forensic and ballistics examinations. The officer’s gun used in the shooting and a single recovered bullet are among those items, he said.
Kaplan also announced that 24 investigators from his office have interviewed 37 people who were able to provide information about the Sept. 22 shooting. Many of the witnesses came forward after encouragement from community leaders, and some of Deloatch’s family members who are cooperative with law enforcement, he said. During the incident, two officers stopped and questioned Deloatch — who in the past pled guilty to drug possession and distribution charges and completed a rehabilitation program, according to nj.com — with two other men. Deloatch then fled into an alley near Throop Avenue and Handy Street.
The foot chase ended in a struggle where a bullet hit his left side, piercing his aorta. Deloatch died at 12:37 a.m. on Sept. 22 at Rober t Wood Johnson University Hospital, according to a statement from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. About 50 protesters gathered again at the intersection of Handy Street and Throop Avenue yesterday for the seventh day of peaceful protests following the death of the 46-year-old resident. Family members and some locals feel the incident was a case of police brutality.
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Group advocates for global-oriented thinking BY REENA DIAMANTE UNIVERSITY EDITOR
The Caribbean Philosophical Association (CPA) began its eighth annual conference, “Shifting the Geography of Reason,” last night to challenge the conventional University framework. The performance and panel discussion at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus served as an invitation for Caribbean scholars around the globe to discuss the crisis of public education in the context of transforming the sources of reason, said Nelson Maldonado-Torres, CPA president. He said when most people typically think about where reason originates, Europe and other Western countries illuminate in their minds, not Africa, Asia or Latin-American regions. “We want to have productive conversations with the north and with Europe,” Maldonado-Torres said. “But we will not begin or end with the idea that we must imitate that. We want to enter with equal dialogical relation with other sectors of the world.” Usually when people are asked to consider the crisis of a university, they
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Los Guapos Planetas, featuring poet and scholar Urayoán Noel, performs for an audience last night in the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room.
think of a financial crisis because there is no money, but Maldonado-Torres said that is not the case. Instead, he said the face of the public is changing when it comes to public education, particularly in the United States, as 50 years ago the educated public was predominantly AngloSaxon whites.
The demographic of people shifted as minority populations have grown exponentially, MaldonadoTorres said. Now, there is an expectation that Anglo-Saxon whites will not be the majority of the United States anymore. “That public that can take advantage of the public institution is appearing more
colored,” he said. “We want to examine the significance of that money being taken away from public institutions precisely when the public is being more colored.” Maldonado-Torres believes issues surrounding educational institutions are something University students should be aware of because it concerns increases in tuition, lack of funding toward departmental research and privatization of universities. “[There is] admission of more out-ofstate students for state universities to get more revenue,” he said. “Right now, in many parts of the world, the universities are being challenged because of the lack resources, [which] are in a way, the lack of respect or confidence that societies or the states are having in them.” The goal of the conference is to deliver an understanding of the crisis of the public university education while promoting a model that combines artistry, activism and scholarship to address those issues, Maldonado-Torres said. To lead the welcoming of last night’s conference, the CPA invited Urayoán Noel, an assistant professor of English at the State University of New York at
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The Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market takes place every Friday from noon to 5 p.m. until Thanksgiving. Purchase local fresh produce, pasture-raised meat, artisanal cheese, baked goods, flowers and more. Then take a stroll through the gardens and enjoy a picnic. Rutgers Gardens is located at 112 Ryders Lane on Cook Campus. For more information visit rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/farmmarket.htm
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When walking around campus, it is not unusual to be approached by a promoter publicizing the latest deal to students. Many companies hire these brand ambassadors to foster brand loyalty. “Companies make an assumption about the future purchasing power of college students,” said Tammy Nelson, vice president of marketing and research at Re:Fuel, a marketing firm. The Target Corporation has been using University students for the past two days as brand ambassadors. The student brand ambassadors wear red Target T-shirts and hand out coupons and candy to promote “Target Night,” during which buses transport students to and from nearby Target stores after normal store hours, said Jeff Beneducci, a brand ambassador for Target. The retail store worked with the University’s Residence Hall Association and Student Life to help promote the event, said Beneducci, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Beneducci, while passing out coupons at the College Hall bus stop on Douglass campus, said Target was smart in using students as brand ambassadors because marketers do not know the typical college environment as well as students do. “We know where the high traffic areas are,” he said. “We have people at the campus centers and the popular bus stops.” Beneducci believes Target employees would also not be as successful as brand ambassadors because they would not understand the mentality of a student. “We come from the mindset of being a college student, we can talk to and approach [other students] the way a marketing executive from Target couldn’t,” he said. The Target brand ambassadors get to keep their T-shirts and are reimbursed with a $100 gift card, Beneducci said.
Another company promoting “The goal of the [strategy] is for itself on campus has its own kind the student to become connected of brand ambassadors. and engaged and to understand Indigo Hair Salon on George the value of the brand.” Street promotes itself on camChris Boggs, a School of Arts pus with traditional advertise- and Sciences first-year student, ments, but its patrons act as said it does not matter what the brand ambassadors themselves, marketing strategy is as long as said Fawn Kritzler, co-owner of both parties benefit. the salon. “So long as the students “The best way to advertise is come out ahead it doesn’t matter when people walk around with what the business principles their new haircut and people say are,” he said. it looks great, and they reply Silvio Marin, a School of ‘Thanks, I got it cut at Indigo,’” Arts and Sciences junior, said she said. he has seen many companies Kritzler and Nelson both marketing to college students agreed that word of mouth is the around campus. most powerful way to promote a “I’ve seen the Monster energy company’s brand. drink trucks around campus and “Word of mouth creates viral the Red Bull Mini [Cooper] drivbuzz about the ing around camnew product or pus as well,” he brand,” Nelson said. “[College] is “The goal said. “College is a huge market for of the [strategy] the most commuthose companies.” nal environment Marin called is for the student to in our lifetime. the Target probecome connected motion campaign It’s the optimum environment to especially well [and] engaged.” create buzz [as] thought out SANDY BECKER there is this and convincing. Rutgers Business School hive mentality.” “Even if I don’t Marketing Professor Brand loyalty go to the event, helped foster the they’re successhair salon, ful,” he said. “I Kritzler said. looked at the logo and now it’s “I still have customers who ingrained in my head.” used to be students but now live Cole Clinton, a School of in Brooklyn,” she said. “I even Ar ts and Sciences senior, was have clients who live in Texas the Target brand ambassador and come to the salon when vis- in front of Brower Commons iting family.” on the College Avenue Campus Companies target college stu- on Wednesday. dents because of their status as He handed out coupons and consumers, said Sandy Becker, candy to many passing students professor of marketing at the and said many students were Rutgers Business School. waiting for the promotion after it “They have a lot of influence, had been postponed due to which translates to purchasing Hurricane Irene. power later,” he said. “They are “When passing these promorisk-takers when it comes to new tions out there are so many peobrands, and when they like some- ple I know [personally],” he said thing it is a big deal.” in between hugs and handshakes. Companies use dif ferent Target expects about 3,500 marketing strategies such as students to shop on “Target using student brand ambassa- Night,” Cole said. dors because traditional adver“Target Night” began 10 years tising does not reach college ago at a college in Minneapolis students well. near Target headquarters and “The best way to reach a col- now has 66 events at colleges lege student is in a dorm or in throughout the countr y, said between classes,” Becker said. Target spokesperson Kristy
Welker. The company uses brand ambassadors nearly exclusively to promote the event. “We find that brand ambassadors connect directly with the students,” she said. While corporations benefit from the advertising, marketing specifically to college students does not seem to present any extreme adverse effects, and companies believe they are helping the students as much as the corporation, Welker said. “We don’t just show up with buses, we work with the school and its programs,” she said. “Plus it’s an opportunity for new students to connect with fellow students and help them get lastminute things when they don’t have transportation.” But students this year are not as optimistic of the economy compared to years past and sales remain flat, Nelson said. “In the past years there has been relative optimism in college students, but the rising tuition costs [this year] have really had an effect,” she said. Nelson said this is even more of a reason that brands need to make an effort to target college students. Another reason is the lack of brand loyalty that exists in the market, Becker said. “All consumers are not nearly as loyal as they used to be and since it’s so low companies need to market constantly,” he said. Even though sales have not increased, college students are still the No. 1 consumers in certain areas. According to Re:Fuel’s research there are a few indices in which college students over rank other groups by a large margin in where they spend their money, Nelson said. These include health and beauty products and technology devices. But the No. 1 categor y where college students outspend other groups is in food. “This includes food purchased in dining [but not college dining services], groceries and convenient stores,” she said. “College students love to eat.”
STUDY FINDINGS SHOW STUDENTS GAIN SEVEN POUNDS DURING FIRST YEAR University nutritionists conducted a research study a few years ago that found the average weight gain in first-year students is seven pounds and not 15, as is commonly believed. The study sampled 217 students campus-wide and found that weight gain in first-year students actually calculates to 112 extra calories per day and that not all but three-fourths of those surveyed gained weight, said Peggy Policastro, one of the University nutritionists who conducted the study in the article. “Students are in a new environment and have more freedom to decide when, what and how much to eat,” she said in the article. The problem mainly lies with the unlimited number of choices available to students at dining halls and the nearby grease trucks. Daniel Webb, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, noticed weight gain in his first year as well. Webb, who used to play football in high school, said in the article that he forgot about physical exercise amid all the
excitement of making friends and staying involved with University life. “I got flabby,” Webb said in the ar ticle. “I’m tr ying to stay away from junk food and all-you-can-eat ice cream bars.” Policastro also believes lack of sleep is another factor in weight gain, especially among women. “The conclusion [of the study] suggests that getting less than seven hours of sleep a night may contribute to a higher BMI or body mass index,” she said in the article. But fortunately students are switching to healthier options. There is a greater need in dining halls for greener vegetables and healthier food. “We have seen an increased demand for healthier foods and those rich in antioxidants, phytonutrients and Omega-3 fatty acids,” Policastro said in the article. — Ankita Panda
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support ongoing city protests continued from front Although it rained during the day, protesters were not discouraged from coming out to the march. Equipped with ponchos and umbrellas, citizens held signs that read “Justice for the community” and “You’re supposed to protect us, not kill us.” The protesters, in an attempt to keep their march civil, limited their involvement to walking and chanting. University students, like William Dicky, were among the protesters. Dicky, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, decided to march after learning the shooting happened close to his residence at Rockof f Hall in downtown New Brunswick. “It just makes me sick to my stomach,” he said. “I can’t believe that this is going on just a few blocks away from where I live.” Despite the rain yesterday, Dicky said the cause is too important for rainy weather to discourage protestors. “The person who suffered the most was Barry,” he said. “So us being caught in the rain is not a big deal at all.” Although Dicky was impressed with the tur nout from local residents, he wished University students would get involved. “If this happened to a University student, it would be a million times worse,” Dicky said. “What makes us better than Barry?” Robert Gluck, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said these protests are necessary, despite the inconveniences they might cause some University students. “Sure, the wait at the bus stops are inconvenient, but these people have lost a loved one,” he said. “If it’s possible that this can become a recurring thing, then they have to do something.” The group marched down to the intersection of Commercial Avenue and George Street, where the protesters formed a circle that blocked all traffic going through area, a strategy used at marches throughout the week. Some students noticed that traffic jams caused by the protests affected some University bus routes all week. Students also took note of electronic messages from the Department of Transportation Ser vices at bus stops that warned of delays because of the protests. One F bus going from the College Avenue campus to Cook/Douglass campus yesterday stopped directly in front of the protesters, but after waiting several minutes, the students were let off the bus in order to walk to their destinations. Gianna Emogene, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior, stayed on the bus until the march was over. She said she sympathized with the protesters even though she experienced inconveniences. “I do understand their point,” she said. “I just hope that the professors understand it as well when you are late to class.” Emogene said she would wait out yesterday’s protest, but hoped the case could be resolved as soon as possible. “This will go on until they get their answers,” Emogene said. “I just hope it’s soon.”
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Actors in the Rutgers Theater Company perform “Machinal,” a Sophie Treadwell play that was inspired by true events, last night in the Philip J. Levin Theater on Cook/Douglass campus.
GROUP: Noel grows up as Puerto Rican artist in New York continued from front Albany to perform his literature, accompanied by guitarist-composer Monxo López and his band Los Guapos Planetas. “He’s a scholar, he’s a performer and he’s a poet. He embodies all those things,” Maldonado-Torres said. “In a way, he is inviting us to take our scholarship to another location to be in dialogue with music, with instruments.” He thought Noel was ideal to
HOUSE: Structure’s roof allows for rainwater collection continued from front While the house’s concrete structure is one of its most distinguishing factors, there are other innovative features that add to its eco-friendliness. “It is also the only house with a bowl-shaped, inverted hip roof for collecting rainwater. Most other houses have peaked traditional roofs,” said Clinton Andrews, a professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the team’s faculty advisor. The inverted roof also facilitates optimal sun exposure for the
ALLY: Funk thinks allies are essential to LGBTQ acceptance continued from front Matt Cordeiro, Rutgers University Student Assembly president; Taylor Westerlind, a resident of Rainbow Perspectives; David Agosto, member of Lamda Theta Phi and keynote speaker Michael Sean Funk. Funk, a doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst School of Education, said he is active in the LGBTQ community as an ally and supports the rights of LGBTQ members. “As ally extraordinaire, we are all ver y committed to being allies,” he said. “Usually I say I’m blessed to be somewhere. ... I replace blessed with privileged as a heterosexual on coming out to speak with our allies.” Funk, who super vised the first same-sex home adoption study in Pennsylvania, said although it seems glamorous to call himself an ally, it was a shameful process to get there. Although he did not bully, he said he adopted the silent acceptance of the LGBTQ community. “I converted to Pentecostalism, and friends of mine in the church ended up
visit the University, not only because of his intermingling of poetry and music, but because his work relates to the conference’s ambition. Despite the loud and energetic performance, Noel reminded the audience that he was there for larger, political issues. “One of the pieces [Noel performs] is about the crisis of the university in his own work of activism,” Maldonado-Torres said. “He is coming out defending public education.” Through the performance, Noel said he was trying to think about his own experiences as a Puerto Rican artist growing up in New York and the ideas of living in a transnational city.
“Kind of scary words, but it’s getting at the idea of the ways of which our experience as citizens in the country are defined partly in the marketplace by forces that come outside of ourselves, but also of the ways in which we resist those forces,” he said. Though he said the theoretical ideas of the conference are important to think about, the spirit behind the unity of Caribbean artists is essential. “There are allusions to gentrification, corporatization of the city, displacement of the minority, but somehow poetry, art or community can be an alternative to that in a way in which people do not have a
lot can share,” Noel said. Lewis Gordon, a philosophy, religion, Jewish studies and African-American studies professor at Temple University, discussed redefining society’s relationship with a university. They touched upon ideas of a university without pressure of capitalism or without a legacy of colonialism among other external factors, all of which can cross cultural boundaries. “A lot of the ideas we are dealing with require going and meeting each other across the globe,” Gordon said. “We are intellectuals who get up. We go out there because a thought doesn’t stand still.”
solar panels, which are mounted at a 25-degree angle on the roof, according to Team New Jersey’s website. Evacuated solar thermal tubes on the roof also help heat domestic water for about 75 percent of water used each year. The team’s house will be evaluated in 10 different contests including architecture, market appeal, thermal comfort and net energy production, Andrews said. Worstell said the team went through a two-year-long process before the actual competition, which included submitting a proposal and fundraising as well as planning, designing and constructing the house. “Each team built their house locally, dismantled it, shipped it to Washington, D.C., rebuilt it in
only a week and will soon dismantle it again for a return trip home,” Andrews said. In terms of recruiting team members, team leader Melanie Davidson said she looked for highly motivated individuals from a variety of educational backgrounds. “If you proved you were ready to work hard, we welcomed you to the team,” said Davidson, a School of Engineering senior. “This is a huge commitment, and people had to be willing to show initiative because it was totally student run.” The competition also offered students on the team networking opportunities with corporations, which led to jobs for some. “Some of our major sponsors were PSE&G and Northeast Precast,” Davidson said. “Our
solar panels were from Petra Solar, which actually hired three of our team members.” Worstell said 75 schools submitted proposals last year to the competition, and her team was happy to be selected. “We were very fortunate to be one of the teams chosen, especially since this is our first go at it,” she said. Students who worked on the house are proud to make it to the competition but realize winning is not the goal. “If we were to win the competition, we don’t win anything other than bragging rights.” Worstell said. “In a sense, the team has already won because we’ve had the chance to build our dream, so that in itself is a win for us already.”
acquiring AIDs and died due to complications,” he said. “We concluded to ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ in the church.” But he had a breakthrough experience when he went to Massachusetts and said he could not imagine a world without gays or lesbians. “We call our neighborhood, the ‘gayborhood,’” Funk said. Funk believes social justice education is key in improving LGBTQ acceptance, and that hundreds of people had flawed thinking. “It’s happening with youth,” he said. “It only gets better if allies get better.” Westerlind, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, was a part of the pilot program last year with Rainbow Perspectives and learned through her experience. “I never really thought about as coming out as an ally until a few days ago,” she said. “When you hint at some sort of discrimination I’m one of the first to say something. I wear a pride pin, and I wear it like a big flag over my head. “ Lalani, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said last year was his first socialization with LGBTQ youth while living at the Livingston Social Justice Learning Community. “Homosexuality is pretty much a taboo in the Indian culture.
LGBTQ is sometimes used as objects of criticism and entertainment in the media,” he said. “In my experience with LGBTQ community, I came out as an ally not just because of my friends but ... I am [also] against the ridicule.” Agosto, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said he grew up with a stigma of a laissez-faire attitude and passive approach to the LGBTQ community. “I grew up in Perth Amboy, the big think in my town was almost as though gay was a race,” he said. “You were gay before you were black, gay before you were white.” But Agosto said he was not an ally until he pledged to his fraternity. “My pledge brother is homosexual. Now I drive him to see his boyfriend when he needs a ride,” he said. “I would never have thought of doing that [when] I was in high school.” Cordeiro, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said he also grew up in an environment that was not open regarding the LGBTQ community. “I come from a safe, pretty small suburban town. … I was surrounded by so much diversity, but I knew little of it,” he said. “I was totally oblivious to this when I was in high school when kids didn’t come out because they didn’t feel safe.” While at the University, Cordeiro was a part of the inaugural
class in the Department of Social Justice addressing the LGBTQ community where he experienced first-hand discrimination against a war veteran who was unable to have his same-sex marriage acknowledged in the United States. “I support these people, and I think it’s atrocious that we don’t support these people,” he said. “The fight is in our hands — I want to be there to fight wherever I am needed.” Lee said she did not understand what it meant to be an ally until her post-college work as a health educator focused on HIV prevention. “While working with the Health Education Office, I attended a conference for LGBTQ Asians at [New York University]. There were thousands of people there but only five allies,” she said. “I was completely outside my comfort zone. I acknowledged my heterosexual privileges and opened up my heart.” Funk said many are dehumanized by differences in sexuality because it has become a major focus of society, but he said people should keep race and upbringing in mind when acknowledging social injustice. “Often times we are taught about either [sexual discrimination or racial discrimination] but not both,” he said. “When we talk about oppression, we discuss all.”
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Bob Belvin, the New Brunswick Free Public Library director, reviews the success of library services Wednesday, like the summer reading program which attracted 112 youth members.
Board of Trustees plan future library events BY ANDREW EKLUND CONTRIBUTING WRITER
With September drawing to a close, the New Brunswick Free Public Library Board of Trustees met for the first time this month on Tuesday to overview the status of the library’s services and discuss events for the upcoming months. Board members touched upon several points on their agenda, including providing homework help and computer access to students at the University and to those who attend school in New Brunswick. Bob Belvin, library director, said people are avidly using the library’s computers. In addition to providing all visitors access to computers, the librar y seeks to help educate the youth population, Belvin said. “We’re proud that the library serves such a large portion of our community, especially children and teenagers,” said Linda Crittenden, assistant director of the library. “At the back-to-school nights we have been promoting our services, such as our daily homework sessions.”
Belvin agreed with Crittenden and spoke of how well he thought the summer reading program wrapped up. “We had 112 youth members read either 25 books or [have completed] 25 reading hours,” he said. Members of the board also talked about possible activities and events the librar y could arrange to enter tain and educate New Brunswick residents. Specifically, Belvin talked about the ongoing Sendak exhibit, par t of a series called “In a Nutshell: The Words of Maurice Sendak” in which guests, including poets and ar tists, discuss their work over an evening. “The Sendak [exhibit] … was organized in conjunction with the Rosenbach Museum [and Library],” Belvin said. “The exhibit delves into the life and works of a renowned author and illustrator of children’s literature, Maurice Sendak, most widely known for writing and illustrating, ‘Where the Wild Things Are.’” This exhibit had more than 50 attendees on its opening night, and
Belvin believes it will continue to attract a similar audience until Oct. 13, when it closes. Patrick Rodgers, the curator of the exhibition and traveling exhibitions coordinator at the Rosenbach Museum and Librar y, will be giving a presentation about Sendak’s many works, Crittenden said.
“We’re proud that the library serves such a large portion of our community.” LINDA CRITTENDEN New Brunswick Free Public Library Assistant Director
Additionally, the New Brunswick Free Public Librar y will host the traveling exhibition “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” next August, Belvin said. Board members and librar y employees also discussed the
status of renovations to the Henr y Guest House on Livingston Avenue and shared their opinions on the new design of the building. “Once the work is completed, the Henr y Guest House will provide additional meeting space,” Belvin said. “So the building is being renovated so that the building is Americans with Disabilities Act compliant. Climate controls are being added and finally the downstairs bathroom is being redone.” Mireya Alfonso, president of the New Br unswick Free Public Librar y Board of Tr ustees and other board members voiced their suppor t for the renovation and said they were pleased with how the project was progressing. “We’re ver y happy to see that the work is progressing so well over at the Henr y Guest House,” Alfonso said. Belvin said there is a large demand for librar y meeting spaces, as numerous organizations like to reser ve a librar y venue for events and other social gatherings.
“Each year this librar y hosts 60 organizations, which holds 600 meetings, which brings in 6,000 visitors,” he said. To give audience members a background on the structure, Belvin briefly elaborated on the building’s history. The Henry Guest House was built in 1760 and moved to its current location in 1925 to the corner of Morris Street and Livingston Avenue next to the library, he said. Belvin said he hopes to stay a par t of the librar y’s histor y for many years to come. “When I first started I only anticipated staying on for two years. Of course, that was 21 years ago,” he said. “Not only can I say I like this, but that’s even better because I did some good.” Benito Ortiz, a member of the Board of Trustees, complimented Belvin and Crittenden for their work with the library. “Our director and assistant director are exceptional at what they do, and the wonder ful programs here at the New Br unswick Free Librar y are the result of their hard work,” Or tiz said.
MAN FACES CHARGES FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING MINORS AFTER POSING AS TEEN ON FACEBOOK A 28-year-old Middlesex County man was charged with sexually assaulting two young girls who he contacted when he posed as a 17-year-old on Facebook. Michael Sebastian, a Perth Amboy man, was already charged for attacking a 14-year-old he met online and on Wednesday he was accused in a separate incident, according to an nj.com article. “We have not seen a case this serious in quite a while — probably in a few years,” said Parry Aftab, a leading cyber crime expert, in the article. “It’s because kids are generally getting a little smarter. This just tells us we have to do a better job.” The victims are both from Union County, said Albert Cernadas Jr., Union County’s first assistant prosecutor. Investigators worry the man may have attacked other young girls who have not yet reported the incidents. “The detectives have been working nonstop to identify potential additional victims and we urge anyone with relative information to contact our office or the Springfield police department,” Cernadas said in the article.
Sebastian posed as Chris, a 17-year-old, so he could request a 14-year-old girl as his Facebook friend in the latest case. The girl, who is the same age of the other alleged victim, agreed to meet him, unlike his first victim who refused his advances at first. He exchanged text messages with the girl and picked her up from her house, when he took her to a Route 22 motel, supplied her with alcohol and sexually assaulted her, Cernadas said. The victim escaped and ran across the highway to a nearby restaurant where she called a family member. Sebastian was already in custody from his arrest on Friday, but was charged with three new counts — second-degree luring, third-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. His bail was raised to $175,000. In the first incident, Sebastian learned his victim’s location from Facebook, authorities said in the article. He stalked her at a store in Springfield on Sept. 8 and lured her into his car, where he sexually assaulted her. — Amy Rowe
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK MOTHER, DAUGHTER DIE AFTER COLLISION ON ROUTE 27 An 8-year-old South Brunswick girl and her 24-year-old mother died from injuries suffered from a two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon in Franklin. Niesha Middleton, 24, from the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, was driving her son and daughter south on Route 27 in Franklin at about 2:31 p.m. Wednesday in a Toyota Scion, according to a mycentraljersey.com article. When she came to the intersection of Van Dyke Road, Middleton attempted to pass a vehicle that slowed for another vehicle. She swer ved into the left southbound lane and lost control of the car when tr ying to reenter the right lane. Middleton’s right rear tire struck the curb, which caused it to blow out. Her car then crossed both southbound lanes and entered the inner nor thbound lane, where she hit an approaching Chr ysler Voyager minivan taxi. Middleton suf fered chest and head injuries and died Thursday morning at Rober t Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, according to the ar ticle.
Her 8-year-old daughter died Wednesday night at the hospital. Her 7-year-old son was also seriously injured but information on his condition was not immediately available. The girl, whose name was not released from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, was in third grade at a South Brunswick Elementary School, according to school officials in an article from mycentraljersey.com. “We’ve put our emergency-response team in place,” said Stephen Parker, South Brunswick Board of Education president, in the article. He said counselors for the girl’s classmates would be available Monday when students return to school, as the district is closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Rosh Hashanah. The taxi driver suffered a leg injur y and the passenger suffered a left arm injur y. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and the Franklin Township Police Department are investigating the incident. — Amy Rowe
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Appeals court tosses out ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court refused yesterday to decide the constitutionality of the military’s now-repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning openly gay troops, saying the issue has been resolved since Americans can enlist and serve in the armed forces without regard to sexual orientation. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Cour t of Appeals in San Francisco tossed out a lawsuit that had challenged the militar y policy as a violation of gay ser vice members’ civil rights. In doing so, the appeals cour t also dismissed a Southern California trial judge’s year-old ruling that the policy was unconstitutional. The gay rights group Log Cabin Republicans filed the lawsuit in 2004 challenging the policy. The group’s lawyer, Dan Woods, said he would ask the full 9th Circuit to review the panel’s decision. The group recently argued the lower court ruling, which also barred enforcement of “don’t ask, don’t tell” should remain in effect despite this month’s repeal because future administrations and lawmakers could reintroduce a ban on gay service. The three judges strongly disagreed yesterday in their opinion, saying the case is moot because there is nothing left to challenge regarding the policy enacted as section 654. “This suit became moot when the repeal of section 654 took effect on Sept. 20,” the ruling said. “If Log Cabin filed suit today seeking a declaration that section 654 is unconstitutional or an injunction against its application (or both), there would be no Article III controversy because there is no section 654.” The panel specifically rejected Log Cabins’ assertion that the appeals cour t should decide the underlying constitutional issues to prevent future limitations or outright bans on militar y ser vice by gay and lesbian Americans.
“We cannot say with virtual certainty that the Congress that passed the Repeal Act — or a future Congress whose composition, agenda, and circumstances we cannot know — will reenact don’t ask, don’t tell,” the judges said. “We can only speculate, and our speculation cannot breathe life into this case.” Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director R. Clarke Cooper said he was disappointed, noting that the favorable ruling his group obtained in the lower court played a major role in persuading policy makers to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell.” “Log Cabin Republicans v. United States said more than ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ should be repealed — it stood for the fundamental constitutional rights of ser vice members not to be discriminated against by the nation they ser ve,” Cooper said. “This decision by the 9th Circuit denies more than 14,000 discharged gay and lesbian ser vice members an important means of obtaining justice for the wrong perpetuated against them under the ban, and leaves open the possibility of future violations of ser vice members’ rights.” One of the three panelists, Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain, went out of his way in a concurring opinion to dispute that either the U.S. Constitution or the Supreme Court’s interpretation of it provided “a member of the armed forces (with) a constitutionally protected right to engage in homosexual acts or to state that he or she is a homosexual while continuing to serve in the military.” O’Scannlain also criticized the lower cour t judge who invalidated “don’t ask, don’t tell” last year, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips. He accused Phillips of willfully failing “to apply established law” so she could issue a ruling “that invalidated a considered congressional policy and imposed a wholly novel view of constitutional liber ty on the entire United States.”
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced yesterday The 21st Century Contract with America, which includes repealing President Barack Obama’s health care plan.
Gingrich maps out 10-point plan THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DES MOINES, Iowa — Hoping to revive his flagging bid for the Republican presidential nomination, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is calling for an overhaul of the way Americans pay taxes, buy health care and contribute to the Social Security system. Gingrich mapped out the 10point plan, which he’s calling The 21st Century Contract with America, in a speech yesterday at a Des Moines insurance company. Key elements include repealing President Barack Obama’s health care plan, giving taxpayers the option of paying a flat tax and allowing young people to opt out of Social Security. Gingrich is putting the new Contract with America at the core of his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, betting it will set the tone for the campaign discussion going forward. “This is the essence of, hopefully, the next 10 years,” Gingrich said. “It shows you the direction, I think, the country has to go, it shows you how I think we can get there.” Gingrich’s floundering presidential bid has fractured what was once a rock star Republican image. Not long ago he was the sought-after intellectual guru of
the GOP. Now, all but broke, he’s finding himself fighting for airtime — if not respect — at Republican presidential primary debates. Polls have generally put him toward the back of the pack, although he ran third in a recent CNN poll behind Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Gingrich conceded yesterday he doesn’t have the money that Romney and Perry can muster, so he said he will compete in the marketplace of ideas. Voters are so worried about the condition of the country that they are demanding detailed solutions from candidates, Gingrich said. “I think this is going to be a unique election in which people really are worried and really want to know what would you do and how would you do it and why should I believe you,” said Gingrich. In addition to giving taxpayers the option of picking a flat tax, Gingrich said he would give young people the option of dropping out of the Social Security system. He also called for boosting domestic energy production, easing government regulation of businesses, bolstering medical research to combat diseases like Alzheimer’s and curtailing the power of the courts.
“There is no judicial supremacy,” Gingrich said. “We are going to have a big, big fight about the role of the judicial branch. He detailed his package in a one-hour speech to about 350 people gathered at the Principal Financial Group, which is sponsoring a series of town hall-style meetings with presidential candidates in a state where precinct caucuses traditionally launch the presidential nominating season. Gingrich also condemned the way the mainstream media are conducting the debates, drawing applause from the crowd. “The level of cynicism on the part of some of the people asking the questions is disheartening,” said Gingrich. “It’s not worthy of the United States of America. Your first challenge is to get the elite media to give up on gimmickry.” Much of the package Gingrich offered was Republican orthodoxy: easing taxes and regulation of those who are well off, and he defended that approach. “Why not allow people who are successful to have a choice,” Gingrich said. “We want businesses which are successful to be focused on job creation and not tax avoidance.”
NY woman says dead man asked her to kill him THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HERKIMER, N.Y. — A New York woman was accused of running over a bound man who she said promised her $180,000 if she ended his life, but police said they have no evidence he wanted to die. Francis Nelson, 74, was found dead, his hands and feet still tied, near his abandoned car on a rural road in upstate Herkimer County on Tuesday morning. Yesterday, Jennifer Riesel, a 28year-old woman who met Nelson through a social club in their hometown of Little Falls, was charged with his murder.
Trooper Jack Keller said Riesel told investigators that Nelson had asked her to kill him, saying she’d get $180,000 after his death. “We’re still not sure how that arrangement was going to be made,” Keller said. “But that was the ultimate deal.” The results of toxicology tests aren’t yet available, but Keller said there was no evidence Nelson suffered from a serious or terminal illness and nothing indicating he was despondent. He said no money ever changed hands, Nelson’s back accounts were all in order and there was no sign of thievery.
“It’s still being looked into, but we have no reason to believe he was suicidal,” Keller said. “He was well-liked in the community and hardworking.” Known as “Mickey,” Nelson lived alone and was retired after working at the wastewater treatment plant in Little Falls, a small city on the Mohawk River about 60 miles west of Albany. He was president of the local German Maennerchor social club, where he met the unemployed Riesel, Keller said. Investigators believe Nelson was killed sometime early Tuesday. Relatives said he was last seen at 7 p.m. Monday. Keller said Riesel ran him over with a
car borrowed from a friend. A farmer checking a car parked on a seasonal road found Nelson’s body, 10 feet from his car, which was turned off with the keys in the ignition. Keller said investigators can’t explain why Nelson was still tied up when he was found, but Riesel’s lawyer said Nelson chose the way he would die, planning it to look like a violent robbery. Nelson approached Riesel several months ago about wanting to end his life, said the defense lawyer, Ed Kaminski. Riesel had known Nelson for about four years and they had a relationship almost
like grandfather and granddaughter, Kaminski told the Observer Dispatch newspaper of Utica. “I don’t think that this conduct was anything that emanated from greed and cer tainly not hate, but rather it came from compassion, although misguided compassion,” he told the newspaper. He did not immediately return a message left yesterday afternoon by The Associated Press. Keller would not comment on what led police to Riesel. She was jailed yesterday without bail on a second-degree murder charge.
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Week in review: laurels and darts
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It’s tough going to college these days. Not just in the sense that college life is hard, but also that enrolling in and af fording college are in themselves dif ficult, especially considering the current economic climate and how terrible student loans are. Thankfully, there are avenues open to prospective students that are providing aid in these troubled times. See, for example, the new par tnership between Gloucester County College (GCC) and Rowan University, which allows incoming first-year students the chance to dual enroll. That way, they can complete their associate degree at GCC and hop right on over to Rowan to earn a bachelor’s. We give this new par tnership a laurel. It saves students money, while still allowing them the chance to attend institutes of higher education. That’s never a bad thing. *
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As an individual, you probably love the fact that there’s no sales tax on purchases you make online. Why hand 7 percent over to the state government when you can make a few clicks and avoid it completely? However, if you take a step back and look at the state as a whole, you may change your tune regarding the lack of sales tax on the Internet. According to a study by the University and the New Jersey Retail Merchant Association, the state missed out on $171 million in much-needed tax revenue because of online sales. Unfor tunately, that number is only going to get worse: By 2015, New Jersey will have lost $310 million in sales tax. Seeing as the state could use all the money it can get these days, we give the state legislature a dar t for failing to follow in the footsteps of places like California, who have introduced Internet sales tax. It may not make the shoppers happy, but it’s better for ever yone in the long run.
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he British physicist fussing over whether “sciand novelist ence is real?” Charles Percy Cer tainly, the issue Snow delivered a lecture extends beyond the cruelty titled “The Two Cultures” of mocking your flooron May 7, 1959. The lecmate’s major. MARK KIM ture dealt with a “gulf of I never theless do not incomprehension” between set out to address the scientists and literar y intelbroader sociopolitical conlectuals. A cynical anecdote quoted early on in sequences of the “two cultures” problem. I am the lecture introduces a group of highly educatill equipped to do so, and there are already ed people Snow met at a gathering. These people many columnists for The Daily Targum who can viciously criticized the “ignorant specialists” address the big problems much better. Rather, who have never read a major work of English litmy thesis is much simpler: The study of the scierature but showed no interest in or understandences and the humanities are equally wor thing of the second law of thermodynamics when while. I also do not plan to stress the grand Snow questioned them. “Yet,” Snow lamented, “I impor tance of the said disciplines — if you need was asking something which is such an assurance, you should about the scientific equivalent of consider visiting your local cru“Certainly, the issue sader of atheism, who will tell ‘Have you read a work of Shakespeare’s?’” you all about the superiority of extends beyond This is not, however, a stor y of the empirical sciences. I merely the cruelty the triumph of science over ironyhope that the sharing of my experidden literar y intellectuals. Snow riences and enthusiasm appeals of mocking your hoped to focus on miscommunicato your own joy of learning. Many tion between the sciences and the of you already believe in the floormate’s major.” humanities as a major obstruction impor tance of education — I to solving the problems of the won’t preach. world, and the persistence of this issue is painfulThis concludes the obligator y introduction. ly evident. Aren’t you all too familiar with the dr y But my time isn't up just yet, so I will continue. and antisocial stereotype of the science majors Let me give you an example. I’ve taught recitaand the not-a-real-major criticism against the tions for lower-division mathematics courses for humanities and the social sciences? Sure, this a number of semesters now. In particular, this is could just be a college thing. But how about the my third semester teaching a pre-calculus Three Mile Island accident, which was partially course. The secret goal of ever y pre-calculus caused by the inability of the engineers to comcourse is to teach you about real numbers and municate ef ficiently to the higher-ups? How the functions of real numbers. This naturally about the Science Wars of the 1990s, which wastSEE KIM ON PAGE 9 ed some of the most brilliant minds of our time
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Settle for lighter meals at Brower Commons Frontlines I ’m sure there are plenty of other kids here at the University just like me. And by that I don’t mean crazy 5-foot-6 Hispanic kids — we are a select few. What I’m talking about is something way more serious, something that I’m sure is endearing to all University students, especially us here at The Daily Targum. What I’m talking about is good food. There’s no hiding from it, it’s all around us. A casual stroll down Easton Avenue past Jimmy’s Grill or Jimmy John’s would prove my point. But the point of this column is not to highlight the sinful eating habits we University students share. It’s to shed light upon the fact that the University has once again hit us where it hurts: Our stomachs. For anyone who’s made a trip to Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus for takeout lately, you know my pain. As a dedicated Targumite and excessive gormandizer, a visit to the Knight Room has become a staple of my daily routine. From chicken parm night on Sundays to chicken-wing night on Thursdays, I frequently indulge in the high-calorie, high-sodium, nutritionally absent foodstuffs that the University has to offer. So when someone gives me two scoops of pasta instead of three or actually takes the time to count up the chicken nuggets they put on my dish instead of slamming a heaping mound into my Styrofoam tray, I take notice. And not only do I notice, I get angry.
KIM continued from page 8 leads me to ask my students ever y semester, “What are real numbers?” Rarely can they
There are Brunswick, like enough tuition-payCluck-U Chicken, ing University stuand still find a betdents here in New ter meal. And leave Brunswick to with a lot less understand the room in my belly. social injustice that The University we currently face. should pride itself ANTHONY HERNANDEZ As far as I’m conon its unhealthy cerned, two of the eating habits. I University and New Brunswick’s most know we here at the Targum do, just ask prominent attributes are its banging food our managing editor. But then comes and banging parties. And I know damn the real question: What are we to do well that if the University applied some about this? Well, for one we could simway of depriving us of our booze ply ask for more food while in the take(Rutgersfest 2012 is still on right?) out line. While it seems like an oversimPresident Richard L. plified solution, and McCormick would have a some may cringe at the “It’s not like the lot more to worry about notion of having to be University would than office sit-ins. sociable, asking for Now, to put Brower into another scoop or some intentionally give the same categor y as more nuggets may actuHansel ’n Griddle or us smaller servings ally work. But for those Blitzburger would be an of us, like me, who are to help improve our usually in a rush when injustice in its own right. But I’m sure most of us takeout and are already deadly diets.” grabbing would agree that takeout more concerned with eatservings are being dimining the food out of our ished, and the last time I checked, we pay trays ASAP, there is another solution: for our meal swipes. Stop buying meal plans. Let me rephrase that — we overpay for Even I feel extreme discomfort at the our meal swipes. prospect of being without a meal swipe. The cheapest meal plan University Actually, I cannot even really envision students can buy is the 50-plan, which not having a meal plan, seeing as I came still averages out to $14.70 per meal. For to the University as a bone-headed fresh$14.70, I could barge into the shadiest, man and spent $2,270 on 285 meals in most run-down eater y in New my first semester. But that could be the
produce a coherent answer. I am thus forced to shift gears and ask, “What are natural numbers?” One, two, three, four and so on. “Okay, what are integers, then?” Dot, dot, dot, negative two, negative one, zero, one, two, dot, dot, dot. “Per fect.
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Now, do you know what rational numbers are?” This is the point where most of the class stops talking. A few would say “fractions,” and a few more would say “ratios of numbers.” Neither is correct, in fact — can you see why?
day we grease-loving University students are approaching. Unless, of course, we decide to go grocer y shopping and avoid the fatty New Brunswick eateries altogether. But that too seems unlikely, especially since Hansel ’n Griddle is light-years better. Okay, I’m backtracking. I mean let’s face it, as much as the Brower lunch ladies are screwing us with food lately, we’re at least still getting some good eatin’. And as indecipherable as many of their accents are, they usually always greet the influx of hungry University students with a smile. As much as I’d love another couple scoops of pasta and meat sauce, or 12-18 more chicken wings on my tray, maybe there’s just nothing that can be done. So as much as I hate it, and as much as I’m sure the rest of you gormandizers hate it, settling on less at Brower is something we might be forced into getting used to. It’s not like the University would intentionally give us smaller servings to help improve our already deadly diets. Or at least that better not be the reasoning, because I’ll take an extra couple dozen chicken nuggets over a few less pounds any day of the week. As if that were the real problem. Anthony Hernandez is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in communication and English with a minor in Spanish. He is an associate sports editor at The Daily Targum.
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KNIGHT NUGGETS Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib completed more than 71 percent of his throws through four games. Nassib also threw for nine touchdowns and only one interception during the span.
Syracuse workhorse back Antwon Bailey carried the ball 77 times this season, compared to only 46 rushes for Scarlet Knights redshirt freshman Jawan Jamison. Bailey also ran for three scores.
Rutgers owns three wins in 10 tries in Big East season openers during Greg Schiano’s tenure. The Scarlet Knights are 6-14 overall in their first game of the Big East season.
Junior wide receiver Mohamed Sanu ranks No. 1 nationally in receptions per game with 12. Sanu hauled in 29 passes, including three scores, in the Scarlet Knights’ last two contests.
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Can the Rutgers offensive line continue to protect quarterback Chas Dodd? The Knights allowed only one sack last week, and Dodd was not the victim on the play. Chandler Jones, the Orange’s standout end, remains questionable for the game.
THE ADVANTAGE GOES TO ... OFFENSE
The veteran Nassib rarely turns the ball over, and the Orange have more balance rushing.
DEFENSE
The Knights’ ballhawks boast 13 takeaways and scored on special teams against Ohio.
Orange defensive coordinator Scott Shafer dialed up the right blitzes in the last two meetings.
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Syracuse leads the all-time series, 30-10-1, and won the previous two contests.
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Rutgers won soundly against Ohio, while Syracuse limped its way last week to a victory.
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The Orange suffered from a rash of injuries, and the Knights are relatively unscathed.
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The Knights’ cornerbacks were susceptible to big plays through the air against Ohio and still do not have an interception.
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“I think [Mohamed Sanu] has a very good chance. I’m not a scout, but I know he’s capable of doing a lot of big things that have NFL qualities.”
WIDE RECEIVER BRANDON COLEMAN
FINAL VERDICT
RUTGERS, 24-23 The Knights exorcise their demons from their trip two years ago to the Carrier Dome.
“If we keep having games like that with our receivers, then more Best Offensive Player of the Week [awards are] to come,” Dodd said. “I’m excited to see how many we can get. He works hard, and he deserved it.” Sanu worked during the offseason on becoming a more complete player, he said, and not only a receiving threat. With the Wildcat scrapped, he had the luxury to do so. “I’d be in the receiving meeting room, but I would have certain other times,” Sanu said of his workload. “I would come back during the day and go over certain things that pertained to the Wildcat.” The hardest part of Sanu’s dual roles was the prospect of lining up under center on one play and following up split out wide, he said. The responsibility hindered his connection with Dodd, but now that is not the case. “One of the big things is me and him have more time to throw together,” Dodd said. “Last year, when he wasn’t doing Wildcat, we worked together as receiver and quarterback, but now he’s never doing it.” With Sanu banged up, head coach Greg Schiano turned to Jeremy Deering last season to command the Wildcat. But the results did not complement a traditional running game. Deering scored a touchdown out of the formation last season against Syracuse, and Sanu threw a touchdown under center at the Carrier Dome as a freshman, but the novelty wore off. Now-fullback Joe Martinek dealt with lingering injuries, and the Knights’ rushing troubles loomed too large for Schiano to nix the formation completely.
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Junior wide receiver Mohamed Sanu set a Big East record versus Ohio with 16 catches in the Scarlet Knights’ 38-26 victory. The 11th-year head coach restored the offense to its prostyle roots in the offseason, and Sanu remained its No. 1 threat. “The thing I love about our scheme is that our quarterback has a progression,” Schiano said. “If somebody takes away Mohamed, then that means somebody else is going to be available.” Through three games, opposing defenses could not lay claim to the feat. “If you use your technique the way [wide receivers] coach [P.J.] Fleck teaches me, they shouldn’t be able to guard you,” Sanu said. The task proved elusive to Ohio last week, but Syracuse
defensive coordinator Scott Shafer knows Sanu’s game-changing ability all too well. He witnessed Sanu throw the Knights’ only touchdown pass two years ago, and he noticed how injuries relegated Sanu to a reser ve role last season in Piscataway. He likely saw on tape Sanu’s re-awakening this season, which surprised even Sanu. “I didn’t expect it at all, but you just have to be able to adjust to it and keep on going,” Sanu said. By all measures, he does not show signs of slowing down any time soon, especially with the Wildcat in the rearview mirror.
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Sophomore Kene Eze tallied a hat trick against Adelphi Tuesday, but the Scarlet Knights only earned a 3-3 tie at Yurcak Field. Rutgers matches up with a Marquette team that kickstarted its eight-game losing streak last season in the conference.
Rutgers hopes to rebound at Golden Eagles BY VINNIE MANCUSO CORRESPONDENT
After a disappointing draw against non-conference Adelphi on Tuesday after two overtime periods, MEN’S SOCCER t h e Rutgers RUTGERS AT men’s MARQUETTE, soccer SATURDAY, 8 P.M. t e a m heads out on the road for its second Big East matchup of the year. It does so against Marquette, the same team that handed the Scarlet Knights their first of eight conference losses last season. “We know [Marquette] is going to be a good solid team,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “They came in here last year and beat us in our first conference game, so we have a little redemption that we need to get back. We just have to take it like it is just any other game, but it is obviously that much more important because it’s a conference match.”
After not venturing away from Yurcak Field since a Sept. 4 game against Charleston, the Marquette matchup marks the first time in three weeks the Knights take to the road. “It certainly would be a challenge for any team to go on the road and play our second conference game of the year,” said Donigan. “So it’s a very important game, and we want to go out and try and get a good result against them.” The Golden Eagles enter Saturday’s matchup in a similar situation as Rutgers. Marquette played to a 1-1 tie just two days ago against Wisconsin. But the Knights did not come out of their tie feeling as positive. The defense especially collapsed during the beginning of the second half, allowing Adelphi to score three goals. “I just want to see a response,” Donigan said. “We were obviously disappointed in the result the other night, and the fact that we gave up three goals in about 10 minutes.”
The defense will be a priority going into Saturday’s game, as the Knights looks to avoid a repeat of the second half of the Adelphi matchup. For starters, the back four will have to learn to play every minute of the game. “We have to play a full 90 minutes every game. We can’t let down,” said senior defender Bryant Knibbs. “We always have to be ready to play any team, no matter what caliber of team they are. Just coming out every single game ready to play and not letting up is what we can take out of [Adelphi].” On the other side of the field, the Knights hope to continue their offensive achievements of late. Sophomore forward Kene Eze recorded the first Rutgers hat trick since 2003 against Adelphi, just two days after freshman forward JP Correa’s twogoal performance helped propel the Knights past Pittsburgh. But as the Knights found out against Adelphi, complacency can lead to disaster. Rutgers will not
rely on past accomplishments to carry them into the most difficult portion of their schedule. “We are at a point of the season when there is no more room for error,” Correa said. “We have to go on the road play two tough games at Marquette and then again [at Maryland] and after that the whole rest of our whole schedule is Big East.” Before the Knights focus on the rest of their schedule, they first must stop in Milwaukee in hopes of improving their conference record to 2-0. If the Knights can bring the offense and defense together for a full 90 minutes, they may do just that. “I just want to see on the defensive side of the ball us sorting things out — more organization and communication. Certainly our attack has been pretty good,” Donigan said. “I think if we can do both those things on Saturday night, we give ourselves a good chance of coming back with the result we want.”
Knights kick off five-game league homestand BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
When the Rutgers women’s soccer team takes Yurcak Field tonight to face St. John’s, it will likely mark the WOMEN’S SOCCER team’s four th ST. JOHN’S AT consecuRUTGERS, t i v e TONIGHT, 7 P.M. g a m e without sophomore forward Jonelle Filigno. Though the Scarlet Knights would like to have their leading scorer in the lineup –– Filigno scored six goals this season –– head coach Glenn Crooks is not dwelling on the prospect of life without his star forward. It gives more time for freshman for wards like Stefanie Scholz, Cassie Inacio and Amy Pietrangelo to develop. “[Filigno] came into the office and said she wanted to try to warm up [yesterday] and try to get through this, and I said, ‘Fine, go for it,’” Crooks said. “But the other thing I told her was when she does come back that she’s going to find
a more seasoned unit of young forwards. The things they’ve done without her have been very good.” Although it may not reflect in the stat sheet, the Knights (6-4-1, 1-2-1) did well in maintaining their attack and offensive pressure in Filigno’s absence, according to Crooks. The only thing left for them to do is finish, which is also the most difficult component of the game. The freshman trio totaled only three goals with less than half the season to go, leaving a burden on junior forward Stefanee Pace, who is second on the team with two scores. But the way Pace sees it, there is no added pressure with Filigno out of the lineup. “I feel like it really has nothing to do with Jonelle being out,” Pace said. “Maybe it puts pressure on someone to maybe stand out and lead, but other than that I think there’s been a constant pressure to score from the beginning of the season until now.” Sophomore Maria Gerew also saw an increased workload since Filigno’s injur y, earning the first significant time of her career in the Knights’ 2-1 victor y against Villanova.
She added her first career goal in the contest, making it a fourway tie between herself and the freshmen trio at one goal apiece. But there is still a degree of uncertainty on the offensive side of the field, which makes preventing goals all the more important. St. John’s (6-4-1, 2-2) enters the contest with one more conference win than Crooks and Co. and 14 goals scored this season in 11 games. That means two more than the Knights, who scored one goal in their three-game winless streak. Syracuse (3-4-3, 2-2), the Knights’ opponent Sunday, scored only seven goals this season. “We always go into a game with the goal of not allowing the other team to score, but obviously if we’re having trouble scoring, it does become more important that we don’t let any in the net,” said junior back Shannon Woeller. “I think we just have to have the same mindset as always.” Despite allowing an overtime goal to West Virginia in a 1-0 loss Sunday, Woeller and the rest of the back four feel another strong
outing can translate into the next two matches. So, too, does junior goalkeeper Emmy Simpkins, who allows only .88 goals per game for the Knights in net. Overall, Simpkins allowed only 11 goals this season, which is good for fourth best in the Big East. “The motto of the week has been six points,” Simpkins said, “You’ve got to get three points [today] and three points on Sunday, and hopefully both are shutouts.” But if the Knights’ past three games are any indication, shutouts do not guarantee wins. With six crucial points at stake for Crooks and the team this weekend, the Knights’ youthful offense will likely be called upon to win a pair of pivotal conference games. For Pace, the prospect does not add any more pressure. “They’ve been doing a great job so far,” Pace said. “They’re freshmen, so to come in and play this big of a role not even halfway through the season, I think they’re doing a really good job.”
Senior captain Hannah Cur tis called it an injur y bug, but like VOLLEYBALL a virus, t h e RUTGERS AT Rutgers SOUTH FLORIDA, volleyTOMORROW, NOON b a l l t e a m cannot get the issue out of its system. Limping their way to Tampa, Fla., this weekend, the Scarlet Knights (6-12, 0-2) are without middle blocker Allie Jones, who missed six matches before the Sept. 17 match against four-time defending national champion Penn State. Returning for a shot at the No. 5 team in the nation, Jones reinjured her shoulder and missed the past three matches. Emerging freshman Sofi Cucuz played through an injur y, as well. Banged up at the Holiday Inn Classic at Penn State, Cucuz returned for the start of the Big East season last weekend, but was not 100 percent, represented by her low hitting percentage. With a .107 hitting percentage, Cucuz was well below her season average of .156. Landing only six kills, Cucuz and the entire Knights of fense struggled, notching a measly .109 hitting percentage as a team. Dropping their first two Big East matches and five straight, the Knights need to find consistency in their game. “We need to have everyone on the team play more consistent,” Curtis said. “We’ve had games where we’ve played awesome, but we’ve also played games where we have not played ver y well. Its about poise, consistency and trying to find that balance.” Finding balance might be hard for a squad that struggled to stay healthy. “Its just one of those years,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “We don’t know what to expect. It’s unpredictable.” The Knights flashed potential during their four-game winning streak in early September, but battled injuries and inconsistent play of late. Dropping five straight, the squad needs a lift, and it might occur with a win in Tampa. “It would give our kids a bunch of confidence,” Werneke said. “We know we’re capable of playing better and winning. We just have to sustain some quality play.” In order to respond to a dismal pair of losses last weekend, the Knights need to improve their hitting percentage, limit ser vice aces and ser ve aggressively. As the four-year coach alluded, quality play ultimately always leads to wins. The hard part is sustaining that quality of play. With a week of practice and rest, the Knights look to find consistency in Tampa before returning to the Banks for a four-game homestand.
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SCARLET KNIGHTS (2-1)
SYRACUSE (3-1)
PASSING CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. 2 196.0 C. Dodd 57.3% 588 6
CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. PASSING R. Nassib 71.4% 939 9 1 234.8
RUSHING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 46 151 0 30 J. Jamison 3.3 42 3 22 8 S. Huggins 1.9
RUSHING A. Bailey P. Gulley
NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 4.1 77 318 3 53 4.9 18 89 0 21
RECEIVING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 36 363 4 32 10.1 M. Sanu 36 0 34 5 J. Martinek 7.2 32 1 11 4 T. Wright 8.0 72 1 44 24.0 3 B. Coleman
RECEIVING A. Lemon V. Chew N. Provo A. Bailey
NO. 25 18 15 8
TKL SCK 23 0.5 8 2.5 0 9
DEFENSE THE DAILY TARGUM
Syracuse sacked sophomore quarterback Chas Dodd twice in last season’s game, adding to the total of 13 over the teams’ previous two meetings. Rutgers allowed a sack on five of its last six plays in Syracuse.
New line attempts to erase memories BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR
Greg Schiano tried to block most of the memories, but he still remembers the bulk of the Rutgers football team’s last two offensive drives at the Carrier Dome. “It might have been something like this: sack, sack, sack, sack, sack, sack,” Schiano said. “I try to forget that day. I remember it was going backwards fast.” Schiano gave the Orange defense too much credit. It was only five sacks on the final six plays. The sixth was a completion and roughing the passer penalty, because nine sacks on former quarterback Tom Savage were not enough hits that day. Look back one more drive, and it ended with an interception. Savage said afterward he held the ball too long, but three-step drops rarely made it to Step 3. It was arguably the lowest point in two years of offensive line play that could not get much lower unless it left for the Football Championship Subdivision — somewhere much more suitable, given the performance. “You go back two years in the Dome, and that was the one that sticks in your head,” Schiano said. “I thought [defensive coordinator Scott Shafer] just did a great job. He brought them
at the right time at the right places. We have to be ready for that.” The Scarlet Knights spent the entire offseason getting ready, or at least attempting to recreate the unit that became their biggest weakness over the past few years. Rutgers has one returning starter from last year’s offensive line in fifth-year senior Desmond Wynn at left guard. Redshirt freshman Betim Bujari and true freshman Kaleb Johnson will make their second career starts on the right side of the line. An undersized, but fast and strong, Andre Civil lines up at left tackle. “We do have some personnel changes,” said sophomore quarterback Chas Dodd, who took two of Syracuse’s four sacks in last season’s loss. “It’s just the scheme that we have now is different than last year, and that helps us out. The new scheme has really taken a lot of the sacks we had last year out of the picture.” The new scheme asks Dodd to get rid of the ball quicker than in the past — part of Schiano’s offseason-long goal of giving the offensive line as much help as possible. He has to trust it this week, though, as no starter has experience in the Carrier Dome, which traps both noise and heat. “For me, it’s quiet,” said junior linebacker Khaseem Greene. “You
know you’re in trouble when it gets loud on defense because that means they made a big play.” For the offensive line, it will not. Syracuse closed practices to the media this week and kept its injury concerns quiet. All-Big East second team defensive end Chandler Jones, starting safety Shamarko Thomas and starting linebacker Marquis Spruill are all questionable. Schiano said Rutgers prepared as if they will face them and will be aware of where Jones lines up along the defensive line. But the Knights spent just as much time this week preparing for the atmosphere. “We’ll have silent count like ever ybody in America does,” Schiano said. “But it’s about poise, it’s not about noise. You have to keep your poise when it gets crazy.” It got crazy last time — sack, sack, sack, penalty, sack, sack — as time mercifully ticked off the Carrier Dome clock. And Rutgers did not keep its poise. “That was two years ago and we have a whole new offense, a whole new offensive line and Syracuse has new personnel,” said senior fullback Joe Martinek. “Every loss leaves a bad taste in your mouth because you work so hard for it, but it was a couple of years ago and … it’s a whole new team.”
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K. Greene S. Vallone D. Harmon
INT 0 0 3
NC Central N. Carolina Ohio Syracuse Pittsburgh Navy Louisville West Virginia USF Army Cincinnati Connecticut
DEFENSE
TD 3 3 2 0
LNG AVG. 9.4 21 62 15.5 33 11.7 6.6 20
TKL SCK 30 0 15 2 13 0
P. Thomas D. Davis K. Scott
INT 2 0 2
INJURIES Questionable — DE C. Jones, S S. Thomas, LB M. Spruill, C I. Allport, G N. Lepak Doubtful — RB P. Gulley
INJURIES Questionable — DE M. Booker Doubtful — DE Jamil Merrell Out — DB R. Knight SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 21 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26
YDS 236 279 176 53
W, 48-0 L, 24-22 W, 38-26 Noon 3:30 p.m. TBA 8 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA 3:30 p.m. TBA TBA
SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 21 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 26 Dec. 3
Wake Forest Rhode Island Southern California Toledo Rutgers Tulane West Virginia Louisville Connecticut South Florida Cincinnati Pittsburgh
W, 36-29 W, 21-14 L, 38-17 W, 33-30 Noon 8 p.m. 8 p.m. TBA TBA 8 p.m. TBA Noon
Key Matchup Rutgers’ front seven vs. ’Cuse QB Ryan Nassib Ryan Nassib is already nearing 1,000 yards passing, has nine touchdowns compared to one interception, and completed more than 70 percent of his passes. No team found a way to pressure Nassib yet, and Rutgers’ aggressive defense will try to be the first.
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: OFFENSE
MOHAMED SANU Wide Receiver
ANDRE CIVIL Tackle
DESMOND WYNN Guard
DAVID OSEI Center
BETIM BUJARI Guard
KALEB JOHNSON Tackle
D.C. JEFFERSON Tight end
MARK HARRISON Wide Receiver
CHAS DODD Quarterback
JOE MARTINEK Fullback
JAWAN JAMISON Running Back
Junior 6’-2”, 215 lbs.
Sophomore 6’-3”, 275 lbs.
Senior 6’-6”, 295 lbs.
Sophomore 6’-4”, 280 lbs.
R-Freshman 6’-4”, 290 lbs.
Freshman 6’-4”, 298 lbs.
Junior 6’-6”, 258 lbs
Junior 6’-3”, 230 lbs
Sophomore 6’-0”, 200 lbs
Senior 6’-0”, 220 lbs
R-Freshman 5’-8”, 198 lbs
BRANDON JONES Cornerback
DURON HARMON Strong Safety
DAVID ROWE Free Safety
LOGAN RYAN Cornerback
Junior 6’-1”, 186 lbs
Junior 6’-1”, 201 lbs
Senior 6’-0”, 195 lbs
Sophomore 6’-0”, 190 lbs
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: DEFENSE
MICHAEL LARROW Right end
JUSTIN FRANCIS Tackle
SCOTT VALLONE Tackle
MANNY ABREU Left end
JAMAL MERRELL Linebacker
STEVE BEAUHARNAIS
Linebacker
KHASEEM GREENE Linebacker
Sophomore 6’-4”, 265 lbs
Senior 6’-4”, 275 lbs
Junior 6’-3”, 275 lbs
Senior 6’-3”, 260 lbs
Sophomore 6’-4”, 220 lbs
Junior 6’-2”, 235 lbs
Junior 6’-1”, 220 lbs
T H E D A I LY TA R G U M
SPORTS
PA G E 1 6
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
YEE ZHSIN BOON
LESS
IS MORE
KNIGHTS GAMEDAY
Sanu hones in on responsibility at wide receiver after Schiano scrapped Wildcat-heavy offense
Syracuse has a history of dominating Rutgers in the trenches, but the Knights believe offseason and schematic changes put them in position to win. pg. 15
BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Mohamed Sanu saw firsthand last year the cumulative effects the Wildcat had on his body. Once an explosive playmaker at wide receiver, the FOOTBALL then-sophomore took hit after hit as the Rutgers football team’s anemic running game sputtered. And Sanu floundered through a sophomore campaign featuring more ailments than dynamic plays. “You’re not as fast,” he said. “You’re not as explosive as you want to be. You’re not as strong as you’d like to be.” Of fensive coordinator Frank Cignetti’s ar rival in Piscataway this of fseason signaled the end of the Wildcat, which lost its luster when the Scarlet Knights failed to consistently move the ball on the ground. The banged-up Sanu returned to his usual spot on the perimeter during spring practices, and nearly a half year later, returned to the top of the Knights’ stat sheet. The South Brunswick native recorded an astronomical 36 receptions through only three games, leading the nation in the categor y.
ROAD TO REDEMPTION YEE ZHSIN BOON
Junior wide receiver Mohamed Sanu felt the toll the Wildcat took on him physically over the course of the last two seasons and now leads the nation in receptions. He caught passes crossing the middle. He hauled in balls over his head. And Sanu produced on third downs. His highlight reel catches landed him on ESPN, and his dependability earned sophomore quar terback Chas Dodd’s
favor. Even the Big East took notice last week, when Sanu’s league-best 16 catches earned him Of fensive Player of the Week honors.
SEE MORE ON PAGE 13
The Rutgers men’s soccer team heads to Milwaukee to face a Marquette team that started the Knights’ eight-game slide last year in the Big East. pg. 14