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US trade adviser explains benefits of foreign exchange BY ALEKSI TZATZEV ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
BY AMY ROWE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Topics of African development and United States foreign trade took center stage yesterday during U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s visit to the University. President Barack Obama’s chief trade adviser and negotiator pointed to last week’s passage of bilateral trade agreements between the United States and South Korea, Colombia and Panama as opportunities for job creation and faster economic recovery. “It’s a reality now that 95 percent of consumers live outside of the United States,” Kirk said. “We’ve got to go compete for all of these new customers whether they are in China, India, Asia or Africa.” Congress passed the three free trade agreements Wednesday, countering a highly protectionist attitude taken by the government since 2007. Kirk said the agreements mostly leveled the playing field as the United States had lower tariffs for imports compared to Panama, Colombia and Korea.
With a state House of Representatives election approaching in November, some University students are taking the initiative to vote. About 500 students submitted voter registration forms on the New Brunswick campus by the Tuesday deadline, but this does not account for those who mailed their forms or registered at home, said Elizabeth Matto, director of the Youth Political Participation Program, which handles RU Voting. “We’re certainly hopeful that it’s more than 500. One of our jobs is to get as much information out there as possible to make it a little easier to get registered,” said Matto, an assistant research professor at the University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics. Harini Kidambi, student coordinator of RU Voting, NELSON MORALES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER said the organization aims to educate students about why they should vote. Starting at the Involvement U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk discusses African development Fair, RU Voting tabled on each campus, providing stuand U.S. foreign trade yesterday on Douglass campus. dents with registration forms. Kidambi, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the lack of media attention for November’s election could explain a small voter registration turnout. “A lot of students don’t vote because they don’t Rutgers-Newark Chancellor Steven and the Division of Global Affairs, said know it’s going on — it’s not publicized as much as Diner announced yesterday that he will McCormick in his statement. federal elections,” she said. “It’s important for stube stepping down from his position at Under Diner, the campus constructdents to vote. We’re the millennial generation, the the end of the semester, and upon the ed its first residence hall in 16 years, most diverse and technologically advanced.” Board of Governors’ approval, will while Rutgers-Newark experienced a Matto said students have the power to influence return as a professor. growth in enrollment by about 2,000 stuAmerican democracy in the future. “It has been a great privilege for me dents, McCormick said. “The millennial generation is on track to be the to lead this extraordinary urban univer“Chancellor Diner has ser ved with largest generation in American histor y,” she said. “By sity,” he said in a statement. “I look for- dedication and distinction in his 2015, a third of the electorate will be millennial. For ward now to returning to my first love nearly 10 years as the head of the many reasons, if they were to make the most of their — teaching and research.” Newark campus, and the Rutgers political power, they really could exert a great deal of In two separate statements, neither community is stronger for his leaderinfluence.” Diner nor University President ship,” he said. But informing students about midterm elections is Richard L. McCormick stated a reason Diner said the campus continues hard, she said. for the resignation. to rank as No. 1 in the nation “It’s interesting because students want to know During his nine-and-half years as chan- for undergraduate student diversity, about the participants and know what they’re talking cellor, Rutgers-Newark established the and the faculty has also become School of Public Affairs and Administration more diverse.
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“We are now using our students’ cultural diversity to provide a unique education for them in our ever more global world,” he said in the statement. McCormick will soon announce the selection of an interim chancellor for Rutgers-Newark, who will assume the position in the spring 2012 semester. He said he would not appoint a permanent chancellor of the 12,000-student campus and instead leave the job for the next University president. “Rutgers-Newark is now recognized nationally as a leading urban university,” Diner said. “Together we have made enormous progress and I am confident that we will continue to do so in the future.” — Kristine Rosette Enerio
RUSA addresses concerns at town hall forum BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The Rutgers University Student Assembly turned the NJC Lounge of the Douglass Campus Center into a town hall forum last night to discuss combating the city’s garbage ordinance and additional gender-safe spaces. “RUSA is basically the voice of the student body here at New Brunswick,” said John Connelly, RUSA vice president. “With this, we wanted to find out what the pulse of the Rutgers student body is by speaking to Rutgers students and getting your feedback.” The town hall is about students’ concerns and to get things going for the future, said Christine Honey, RUSA University Affairs chair. “We exist to represent you and otherwise we are useless,” said Connelly, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. One student asked for updates on the trash moratorium, which if passed would fine any city resident that leaves out bulk trash between May 10 and June 10. The New Brunswick City Student Advisory Committee, which consists of RUSA representatives, students and city officials, recently met to discuss the
garbage moratorium. It has been an ongoing debate between off-campus students and the city for the past few months, said Honey, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “There is a very long history of the city and the student body locking horns … [students] weren’t considered to the fullest extent,” Connelly said. The trash ordinance would prevent students from leaving their bulk trash out on the street during the move-out period, Honey said. Sanitation workers take up to one hour to move down a street to pick up the bulk trash. “Their whole message is that it does take up a lot of the workers’ time, and it’s not just targeting students,” she said. The current city requirement for bulk pick-up of trash is that the tenant should call the city sanitation department and request for a bulk pick-up of an item the night before trash collection, Honey said. “If we had to make consequences [for not abiding the bulk trash moratorium], we expressed that we don’t want them to do anything that would target students and make money off of us,” she said. The city wanted to raise the current
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Zimmerli art exhibit brings Fluxus movement home BY HENNA KATHIYA STAFF WRITER
Artist George Maciunas’ Fluxus, a radical and non-traditional art movement, has returned to its roots on campus to celebrate its 50th anniversary at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. The exhibit, “at/around/beyond: Fluxus at Rutgers,” will be continuing until April 1 to showcase the art movement, which combines a plethora of artistic media, through using prints, newspaper, little boxes, games and puzzles, said Donna Gustafson, curator of the exhibit. Gustafson said a group of artists, musicians, poets and actors started Fluxus to bring art out of the box and out of the museum and gallery. “More than 60 works will be assembled at the Zimmerli from the museum’s permanent holdings and private collections,” said Teresa Watson, head of public relations of the Zimmerli. Maciunas began the Fluxus art movement in 1962 and Yoko Ono made it widely known, Gustafson said. The Fluxus movement has historical ties to the University campus, she said. “Many of the key Fluxus artists were either students or
teachers from Rutgers or people that lived in the area. These people really influenced the movement,” Gustafson said. Pioneer Allan Kaprow’s first “Happening” was staged in New Brunswick in 1958, according to the Zimmerli website. Artists George Brecht and Robert Watts organized a series of Yam events, which preceded the first official Fluxus festival Maciunas organized in Germany in 1962. One of the main identifying factors about the Fluxus movement is its ability to combine many different art mediums and make it as interactive as possible for the public, Gustafson said. “We are particularly thrilled to present a number of interactive Fluxus works and a Fluxus concert,” she said. “Performance was so integral to Fluxus attitudes toward life and art that the display of objects alone can’t completely convey the spirit of the movement.” Fluxus at the University will also feature different games that can attract guests to the exhibits. “Visitors to ‘at/around/beyond’ will be able to play chess with, say, fresh lemons as pawns on Larr y Miller’s oversize ‘Fruit and Vegetable Chess Board’ or with identical wooden pieces on Takako Saito’s ‘Sound Chess,’” Watson said.
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The exhibit, “at/around/beyond: Fluxus at Rutgers,” at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus shows the fusion of different art mediums like props, photography and games.
Maciunas coined the name of the ar tistic movement, because he was interested in Fluxus being an ever-changing, ever-evolving movement from the Latin word for ‘flow,’ Gustafson said. “Fluxus has been described as an attitude, a way of experiencing
the world and as a laboratory of ideas,” she said. Christina Eng, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior, admired the season’s exhibit and considered herself a big fan of Ono. Upon learning about Fluxus, Eng said she was eager to see
how the Zimmerli had portrayed the unique movement. “While the exhibit didn’t include all the aspects of the movement, the exhibit definitely captured the true essence of the art by incorporating interactive art delivered in many different ways,” she said.
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VOTER: Cordeiro thinks sign-up process needs reform continued from front about [before voting],” she said. “A lot of people [don’t] participate because they don’t know the candidates or what they believe.” Matt Cordeiro, president of the Rutgers University Student Assembly, has also been involved with voter registration efforts on campus. He said candidates running for state Senate or assembly seats should target students more. “State elections have done a poor job at advertising to students to make it known that there are elections,” he said. “Candidates are not reaching out to students.” Although the youth vote is much more present in federal elections, state elections impact students more, Matto said. “A large amount of funding comes from state legislature and cuts trickle down to Rutgers students,” she said. “Politics affect ever yone immediately. It’s worth you participating and having your voice be known rather than leaving it up to older generations.” She also said it is difficult for students to find reliable information about candidates and their political agendas. “It’s ver y hard to just get unbiased information about what’s going on in the political election, which is ironic based on how many modes of communication we have and how pervasive the Internet is,” she said.
The voter registration process also makes voting difficult for students, as they are often confused about where to register and which address to use as well as deadlines, she said. “It should be simpler, and we tr y to simplify the process for students,” she said. Cordeiro, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the registration process should be reformed to help more students vote. “Many states have Election Day registration, which just requires a driver’s license and you register right there,” he said. “It’s incredibly helpful. The idea of having to register is a little bit outdated and should be reformed because it has a lot of unnecessar y barriers.” But Matto is hopeful RU Voting’s presence will make for bigger voter turnout on campus than in past years for midterm elections. “We’ve done a really good job this year, and students are really paying attention,” she said. “It’s resonating with students that a state election is going on that’s worth participating in.” RU Voting’s next step is to aler t students about voting locations on campus. This information will soon be available on ruvoting.rutgers.edu. The Eagleton Institute of Politics on Cook/Douglass campus will also hold a panel discussion on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the event “Pizza and Politics” for students to learn why they should care about the election more.
TRADE: US goods’ tariffs range from 16 to 100 percent continued from front “They will create jobs, because agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama, [independent] economists tell us, could [add] up to $12 billion to our GDP and create almost 70,000 jobs,” he said. The United States has supported developing economies around the world and has rebuilt others by giving them relatively low tariffs, Kirk said. “Most of what we are doing is bringing their tariffs down,” he said. The ambassador said these tariffs on American goods — ranging from 16 percent to 100 percent — previously made it difficult for both small and large businesses to export because of low competition in the recipient countries, where local businesses had the upper hand. “Most of what comes into the U.S. from Colombia and Panama comes in duty-free,” he said. “Ninety percent for Colombia and 98 percent for Panama.” The U.S. International Trade Commission, which analyzed the negotiations in 2007, stated the impact on the growth of the American economy would be minimal because of the small market for American goods in the three countries in question. The commission also reported the agreements would benefit mostly American farmers because of a demand for beef, dairy and pork, according to a New York Times article. If predictions are correct, and
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farmers lose $5 billion of subsidies as part of the slashing of $1.2 trillion from future budgets, these agreements could restore some of farmers’ profits. It is a common assumption among economists that free-trade agreements benefit both sides as markets favor more sales and lower tariffs — sometimes zero — but there is also the fear of unprotected businesses losing out to foreign competition. “Anytime you decide you’re going to have a competition, there’s going to be winners and losers,” Kirk said in regard to Korea. “The numbers that we give you, we believe … are conservative.” He said it would be foolish to say no one is going to lose their job because of trade, and that is why the federal government has been funding a retraining program for foreign trade-displaced workers. Kirk also discussed investment and foreign relations with sub-Saharan African states and the difficulties as well as opportunities involved. He said the United States has begun moving away from a paternal relationship with the African continent, where only aid was distributed and trade only benefited one side. “My job is to be as dispassionate as possible,” he said. “Africa is growing, Africa is transforming as a continent and has huge challenges but again, has every bit as much potential in terms of income growth [and] consumer growth.” He spoke of the needs of businesses when going abroad — mainly the existence of concrete laws protecting business practices, as many African states lack them. Another difficulty is the basic lack of infrastructure — roads,
transport, etc.— which hinder business opportunities in some countries, he said. “Once you invest capital, it’s a huge decision,” Kirk said. “You want to know that it is not going to be put in risk because government corruption.” He said Africa has been on a path of fostering this safety, and a necessary step is foreign investment. The United States will benefit from new markets, and African states benefit from innovation and development. He said the United States has been working on moving the continent from an agrarian-based economical structure to a more developed world economic model. For example, a recent U.S.-Rwanda bilateral agreement could become a model for other African states in an attempt to diversify exports and open their trade borders. Kirk mentioned Mauritius, Ghana and the East Africa states as the next targets for economic development. Following his travels to Spain and other trade partners of the United States, Kirk said he was humbled at the presence of multilingual students. The audience which was mostly made up of Rutgers Business School students and foreign-relations experts. Alicia Quirolo, a Rutgers Business School first-year student, said the United States seemed to be phasing out domestic manufacturing due to a tendency of going abroad for cheaper production costs. “My question is, why would you go globally if everyone is complaining that we aren’t creating enough jobs?” she said.
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She also suggested arranging a meeting with Executive Director for Residence Life Joan Carbone to speak about genderneutral housing. Mir said first-year students should be required to take a course addressing gender and racial issues. “I acknowledge the importance of making the class, but it may take awhile to have this in place,” said Pavel Sokolov, RUSA Internal Affairs chair. Sokolov, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, suggested holding a gender-awareness presentation during first-year orientation to provide a faster solution while the idea of a new class is solidified and presented to the University Senate. The Legislative Affairs Committee of RUSA has two initiatives planned for the year, which include addressing the Law of 1957 and the Kill PIRG Bill, Connelly said. The Law of 1957 states that students are not allowed to ser ve on the Board of Governors, he said. “The Board of Governors works with Rutgers faculty and students, but yet they do not get a say,” he said. “We, [meaning] the people I am working with in the legislative affairs office, think that limits student power.” RUSA also looks to appeal the Kill PIRG Bill, which was passed in March of 1995 and prevents certain groups from lobbying in legislature, Connelly said. “We cannot use your student fee money to lobby on your behalf,” he said. As a part of the Legislative Affairs Committee, Connelly said he hopes to change this in order to increase student voices in the N.J. legislature.
consider gender safety efforts continued from front fine with the possibility of reaching up to $2,000 during its first-year of implementation, Honey said. “Personally, I didn’t agree with the punishment they were trying to enact,” she said. Honey said if a tenant leaves their bulk trash on the curb, the landlord receives the fine. In return, the landlord has the right to make tenants pay back the fine, including the possibility of community service. There also are plans for two bulk drop-off centers on the College Avenue campus and Cook/Douglass campus, she said. “We did talk about the unused furniture [that is dropped discarded during move-out] … and a lot of it they are trying to donate to Goodwill and charity,” Honey said. RUSA also addressed the concern over gender-safe spaces and awareness during the open forum. Hera Mir, a correspondent from the Women’s Center in the Douglass Campus Center, said she would like to see more gender-safe spaces on all campuses, not just on Douglass campus. “We would like RUSA to sponsor events that raise awareness,” said Mir, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “Sometimes women feel like they don’t have a voice on campus. … We want to create gender-safe spaces and create programs that raise awareness.” Honey said having genderawareness events would benefit the student body, and that RUSA would look toward co-sponsoring events in the future.
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Walter Forston, chair of the University’s Mountainview Program, talks about educating convicts last night on Cook campus.
Former prisoners push for inmate education BY TABISH TALIB CORRESPONDENT
Terrell Blount is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in communication. He sits in the front row of his classes and commutes from Newark. He is also a convicted felon. Blount was incarcerated at the age of 18 and served a six-year sentence for robber y charges before enrolling at the University in 2008 through the Mountainview Program (MVP), which transitions offenders from correctional facilities to formal education institutions to keep them from returning to prison. “Getting arrested was the best thing and the worst thing that happened to me,” he said. The 27-year-old, who is on parole until 2014, said committing robbery actually saved him because he never would have attended the University otherwise. “While I was in a halfway house, I wanted to pursue my education,” he said. “I didn’t know anything about the program but was amazed [to learn] that I had the opportunity to go to Rutgers.” The University currently enrolls 34 students from the program, from which five have already graduated with degrees, said Walter Fortson, chair of Rutgers MVP — a group organized by students enrolled through the program. Fortson said the enrollment program allows a select number of convicted felons to attend the University after ser ving their sentences. “The program started as a special admissions program for exoffenders who demonstrated a high level of academic potential to pursue or attempt to pursue a professional degree at this University,” he said. More than 50 students attended the group’s first meeting last night at the Cook Campus Center to learn about the group’s initiatives to create more chances to educate convicted felons. Fortson presented four initiatives Rutgers MVP is tr ying to implement, all of which involve educating incarcerated individuals or those in lowincome areas.
“We felt we’d be remiss not to turn around, reach back into the system and continue to pull more people out,” he said. The event presented a video on the Petey Greene Prisoner Assistance Program, which allows students to go to correctional facilities and tutor convicts. Fortson said another initiative was Project P.R.I.D.E., a New Jersey Depar tment of Corrections program to educate youth about choices involving drugs and alcohol. He also introduced the Rutgers Upward Bound program, which provides tutoring to low-income students to prepare them for college. “More than 70 percent of convicts don’t have a GED,” he said. “There is a large correlation with incarceration and the [lack of] education.” Natalie Twerdowsky, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior, thought the program’s goals were well directed. “Education is the root to any type of change, any type of reform,” she said. Twerdowsky, a criminal justice major, was excited about the group’s initiatives. “I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time,” she said. “This is what I want to do.” Jonathan Wewer, parliamentarian of Rutgers MVP and a former convicted felon, said students who come through the program are generally better students compared to the rest of the University population. “We have a higher GPA, we have a higher attendance rate and we always sit in the first row of the class and raise our hands,” he said. As a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore, For tson said he was glad to have the opportunity and grabbed on to it as soon as he could. He carries a 3.92 GPA. “Before I was incarcerated I was a business major at Temple [University],” he said. “Then I dropped out of school and landed myself in a bunch of trouble, and when I was presented with the oppor tunity, I came running through these doors as fast I could.”
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Pfizer employees patch up teddy bears for children BY ADAM LOWE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Executives from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer took time from their desks on Tuesday to operate a toy workshop. The workshop, called “Rescue Bear,” took place at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Pfizer employees as south as Florida and as north as Canada attended. Daniel Galarza, senior hospital sales representative at Pfizer, said he hopes the children who receive these bears will remember Pfizer in the future. “The kids will be happy. They know a little bit more about our company, and what we do for them,” Galarza said. “We’ll give them the bear, and one day they will find out that the drugs were made by the same company that has given them the bear that they kept close to them at night.” Pfizer’s goal was to create 200 bears to donate to the BristolMyers Squibb Children’s Hospital at RWJUH for pediatric patients, said Maria Queri, communications director for Pfizer Injectables. The project was the brainchild of Senior Executive Assistant for Pfizer Ann Czarcinski who said she wanted to give back to the community. “Though this reinforces the bonds of our company, it’s really for the children and the pediatric patients of Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital,” she said. Czarcinski proposed the idea six months ago after looking for a good team-building idea in the
area of New Brunswick. Because her own personal experiences at RWJUH were positive, she decided to visit the medical facility once more. But the Leaders Institute, a group that specializes in leadership training, planned the project, said Craig Wagganer, the senior instructor for the Leaders Institute. His group researched how many bears to create and the demographic they were to reach. The Leaders Institute handled the logistics, he said. “This is another exciting year for us,” Wagganer said. “More and more companies are doing away with the standard office parties for the holidays and instead [they’re] opting for team-building programs with a philanthropic element to them.” Employees were grouped into separate teams of three, four or five people. They were presented with questions and challenges, ranging from Sudoku to trivia questions. The more questions they answered, the more parts they received to build the bear. “We had to answer some trivia questions,” said Mark Steward, Pfizer employee from Florida. “It’s fun, good team building and it’s for a good cause.” This team-building activity helps strengthen the teamwork capabilities of the company, Czarcinski said. One employee may know the answer, and they must network to share the answer — it is a good way to foster teamwork in a positive and fun environment, she said.
“This is our first philanthropic project on a scale and scope like this,” she said. “What I’d like to know is how we do something like this again. How do we give back to the community?” Czarcinski was pleased with the large turnout of people who could make it to the event, with more than 400 employees working together for the cause. Bill Kennally, regional president of Pfizer’s North America Established Products Business Unit, said the event served multiple purposes, including being a national meeting ground in New Brunswick for the company. “It is part of our strategy to raise company morale, and at the same time share a bright vision with the hospital for the kids. It’s more about team building — it’s about learning and caring,” he said. The bears will be distributed to children during the holidays — primarily Thanksgiving and Christmas, Kennally said. Galarza, impressed by the enthusiasm of his fellow employees, said he hopes to not only continue this event further, but also to take it up a notch and make more toys. “We want to show that we do more than sales. Even though our sales make a change in other peoples’ lives, other activities such as philanthropy make a difference,” he said. Albert Bourla, president and general manager of the Established Products Business Unit, said employees participated because they felt the need to give back.
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Pharmaceutical company Pfizer hosted a toy workshop Tuesday in New Brunswick. Hundreds of workers across the nation attended.
“In helping and giving back, we strengthen the bonds in our company,” he said. “We want to let the children and people know that Pfizer isn’t just about sales — it’s about taking care of the community.” Peter Haigney, director of Public Relations at RWJUH, said the hospital is becoming a major transport destination for children, so operations that involve pediatric care and children’s rehabilitation are located in the central New Brunswick area. Haigney said the hospital is extremely supportive of programs
like “Rescue Bear” and Dance Marathon, a separate event corroborated by University students that raises money for children with cancers and blood disorders. “Though this event is not directly affiliated with Rutgers, I’d like to say that philanthropic ef for ts like the [Dance Marathon] and the ‘Rescue Bear’ project do not go unappreciated,” he said. “It’s the 10th anniversar y of the BristolMyers Squibb Children’s Hospital, and this is a great way to commemorate that.”
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The State Theatre and Live Nation present Lewis Black as part of his tour, “In God We Rust.” The prolific comedian is a Grammy Award-winner, star of Comedy Central’s “The Root of All Evil” and recurring commentator on “The Daily Show,” in his segment, “Back in Black.” Black’s angry rants and comedic shouting will cost between $35 and $75. The show will take place at the State Theatre at 8 p.m.
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The Writers Block is hosting an open mic night at Namaste Café on 89 Morris St. The event starts at 7 p.m. and admission is free. For directions and parking contact the Namaste Café at (732)-247-0118 or the George St. Co-op at (732)-2478280. The group is still looking for performers, including rappers, musicians, spoken-word artists and poets. The performance should not contain explicit content. If you would like to perform contact Tanisha at (848)-228-9798 or at thewritersblock@ujamaapoets.com
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4-H of Middlesex County will host a “Halloween Tricky Tray” at the County 4-H Center, 645 Cranbury Rd., East Brunswick. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the drawing will start at 7 p.m. Admission to the event is $15 includes a page of tickets. Guests who come in costume (not too scary) will be awarded a special prize ticket. Sponsored by the Middlesex County 4-H Association, this event benefits the Middlesex County 4-H Youth Development program. Tricky Trays are a fun way to meet new people, potentially win great prizes and help out a worthwhile cause. Examples of prizes to be won include passes to Disney World, round-trip tickets for the Sea Streak ferry, gift baskets and certificates galore. Coffee, tea and desserts will be available. For more information please contact Janet at (732)-754-2868 or Lisa at (732)-723-9968 The State Theatre presents “The Rat Pack is Back!” A recreation of the free-wheeling nightclub act that starred Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. The show features vocal recreations, no-holdsbarred humor and a live 12-piece orchestra. See performances of classic songs like “My Way” and “Mr. Bojangles” that have been praised by both the Las Vegas Sun and the Chicago Tribune at 8 p.m. The theatre, located on 15 Livingston Ave., will host an encore performance at 3 p.m. on Oct. 23. Tickets range from $25 to $57. For more information visit statetheatrenj.org
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The New Brunswick Zoning Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, at New Brunswick City Hall on 78 Bayard St. The meeting is open to everyone and there is no admission fee.
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The new Gershwin brother’s musical “‘S Wonderful” will be performed at the State Theatre on 15 Livingston Ave. at 3 p.m. See 40 timeless classics from the minds of George and Ira Gershwin performed with a live orchestra and all new singing and dancing. The musical takes audiences back to 1930s Paris and 1940s Hollywood and events occurring in and around the lives of the Gershwin brothers. Tickets range from $25 to $45. For more information visit statetheatrenj.org
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The Friends of the Library Book Club meets once a month (usually on the last Monday of the month) to discuss a specific book. All are welcome to join the meeting. The only requirements are to have read the book and be willing to discuss it. This month’s book is “Luncheon of the Boating Party” by Susan Vreeland. The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. in the Carl T. Valenti Community Room.
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Panel slows development of affordable housing plan THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HADDONFIELD, N.J. — A three-judge panel has slowed down Gov. Chris Christie’s efforts to make quick changes to the state’s complicated affordable housing requirements. The state appeals panel issued a stay Tuesday on his plan for new affordable housing procedures and scheduled a hearing for February. Until then, the state is ordered to follow the affordable housing procedures that were in place before the state Council on Affordable Housing was abolished last month. The ruling is the latest in a court and public policy debate
that’s been fought in New Jersey for more than 40 years. Cour ts have ruled repeatedly that New Jersey municipalities are obligated to provide the oppor tunity for homes that low- and moderate-income residents can af ford. But figuring how to do that has been a daunting task. The state Legislature’s solution back in the 1980s was to create the Council on Affordable Housing, a 12-member board that laid out each town’s housing obligation and approved its plans for how to meet it. The council, known by its acronym, COAH, became a
nearly universally despised foil for local politicians who did not like its rules or methods, which they saw as bureaucratic. Christie formulated a plan in June to eliminate the agency. Lawmakers had two months to object, but none did. Christie’s administration announced that COAH would be eliminated on Sept. 15 and its duties transferred to the state Depar tment of Community Affairs. “The goal of this reorganization plan is to put an end to this hopelessly complex and outdated system — and provide af fordable housing opportunities to our most deser ving resi-
dents,” DCA Commissioner Lori Grif fa said at the time. “The governor’s plan addresses the needs of both the providers and beneficiaries of affordable housing in New Jersey by organizing all programs within a single regulator y body.” His plan set forth interim procedures designed to speed up affordable-housing decisions. Fair Share Housing Center, a Cherr y Hill-based group that advocates for housing for lowerincome people, sued. The group said that the DCA’s new rules are not good enough and have meant decisions regarding towns’ affordable housing plans are made without enough
explanation or opportunity for public comment. “The only thing worse than a slow COAH, a bureaucratic COAH, is housing policy set by the guy who has announced opposition,” Kevin Walsh, a Fair Share lawyer, said Wednesday. “What we’re going to get is faster bad decisions.” DCA spokeswoman Lisa Ryan characterized the court order, which was issued without a full opinion, as “a procedural issue on the proposed guidelines.” “The more critical and positive ruling from our perspective is that the court refused to block the governor’s COAH reorganization plan,” Ryan said.
NY GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES NEW PORT AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday nominated one of his top economic development aides to run the Por t Authority of New York and New Jersey. Cuomo is recommending authority board approval of Patrick Foye to replace Executive Director Christopher Ward. Cuomo has been critical of the authority this year and a replacement was expected. Cuomo confirmed this week an audit is under way into what may be questionable spending by the authority, but did not elaborate. The authority did not immediately release the salar y of the executive director. Ward was paid more than $304,000 last year.
Foye has been Cuomo’s deputy secretar y for economic development and formerly was a deputy county executive in Nassau County. Ward will remain on the job until Foye is approved by the board, which is expected. Ward had been appointed to the job managing one of the world’s busiest por ts by former Gov. David Paterson. He has been credited with finally getting the World Trade Center redevelopment and Sept. 11 memorial out of a political limbo and done by the 10th anniversar y this year. Cuomo also nominated Rossana Rosado to the authority’s board and announced that he wants the authority to assume the roles of
two economic development agencies in New York City, the Moynihan Station Development Corp. and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., creating a power ful city development body under Cuomo. “The Por t Authority must meet its potential as a major economic engine that plans for the region and attracts business on an international scale,” Cuomo said. “We must also improve its operations and maximize the value out of ever y dollar spent so that it is financially responsible and respects the tax and toll payers.” — The Associated Press
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Keep Rutgers-Camden affiliated with U.
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hile the New Brunswick campus may have a reputation as the University’s main campus, the Newark and Camden campuses are just as much a part of the University and its traditions as the College Avenue, Busch, Livingston, Cook and Douglass campuses. According to some suggestions made by the Gov. Chris Christie’s Task Force on Higher Education, though, the University may one day lose the Camden campus entirely. In a December 2010 report, the task force suggested merging four South Jersey institutions of higher education into one conglomerate school. If the proper authorities decide to follow this suggestion, Rutgers-Camden, Rowan University, the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford and Cooper Medical School would all be fused together into one massive outlet of education. This proposal was obviously voiced purely out of pragmatism, as it does not take into account at all the individual traditions of these schools and the experiences of the students at them. But even on pragmatic grounds, the suggestion does not seem like a great idea. The disappearance of Rutgers-Camden would harm both the Camden campus itself and the University as a whole. Even we here at the New Brunswick campus would feel the resonation of loss. Severing RutgersCamden from the University would be sort of like hacking a limb from someone’s body: We just wouldn’t be whole any more. There’s a whole tradition attached to Rutgers-Camden, and the New Brunswick and Newark campuses are a part of that same tradition. Erasing the Rutgers name from Rutgers-Camden would toss that tradition to the wayside, much to the dismay of students and faculty alike. Tradition isn’t just some sort of sentimental garbage, either. It’s a real aspect of a school’s identity and of a student’s identity as a member of that school. Tradition gives a degree extra power. It gives the faculty the extra push to teach as best as they can. It gives the administration a reason to care. It is, in short, an important part of any college. Not only would Rutgers-Camden suffer from a loss of tradition in such a merger but so would the other three schools involved. Beyond the issue of tradition, we also question just how much this merger would really help to alleviate the pressures that the higher education system is facing in South Jersey. Officials are worried that South Jersey does not have the facilities or resources “to meet the current needs, let alone future growth,” according to the task force’s report. What, exactly, would turning Rowan, Rutgers-Camden, Cooper and the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford into one school do to address that issue? If the task force wants to address the needs of South Jersey’s higher education system, they should do so carefully, not with sweeping maneuvers that do not actually address any specific issues.
Obama campaign misuses tax funds
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s the 2012 elections creeps up on the American public, President Barack Obama is in a strange position. Not only is he the president, but he is also a presidential candidate, hoping to ensure four more years in office for himself. It is inevitable, then, that there were will be some tension between Obama’s presidential duties and his presidential campaign duties. Such a contest arose earlier this week, when Obama set off on a three-day bus trip that the White House claims is official business. As such, the whole trip is funded by taxpayer money. But the problem is that it looks more like campaigning than presidential business to a lot of people, including Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who has spoken out against Obama’s decision to use tax money to fund his trip. If one looks at Obama’s itinerary and at what he is speaking about at his stops, it does indeed look like the president is spending tax dollars on his own campaign. First of all, he is traveling through North Carolina and Virginia — two states that, coincidentally, are rather valuable to his campaign for reelection. Secondly, at the stops on this little journey, Obama is taking every chance he gets to bash Republicans and highlight his own accomplishments, while encouraging support for his jobs plan. We’re sure Obama is not the first president to pull a stunt like this, but that does not make it right. Tax money is supposed to go toward running the important functions of this country. It is not supposed to fund the campaign of a man with whom not every taxpayer agrees. Not to mention the fact that, over the course of the past three months, Obama’s campaign has netted $70.1 million through fundraising. It doesn’t sound to us like he needs the help of taxpayers to fund his campaign. Obama should stop deceiving taxpayers like this, as it only takes advantage of the citizenry and wastes precious funding.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “We’ll give them the bear, and one day they will find out that the drugs were made by the same company that has given them the bear that they kept close to them at night.” Daniel Galarza, senior hospital sales representative at Pfizer, on the “Rescue Bear” workshop at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital STORY IN METRO
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The last thing this section am a columnist for The needs is someone else Daily Targum, and you engaged in a bitter back-andprobably realize that by forth regarding this topic. now after seeing my pieces Moreover, I am not here in here ever y other to talk about Israel. Instead, Monday. However, recently, I am here to talk about class I have gotten to thinking about what this means to LEE SELTZER and evenhandedness. At the bottom of the opinions page, me. It means a number of there is a disclaimer. It may things. On the surface, it’s a nice résumé booster and something to do. It’s a be small, but the idea it expresses is very important. good place for me to rant about things that annoy or It reminds everyone who is reading that “The editointerest me or that just simply stick in my mind. rials written above represent the majority opinion of Really though, being given a column for the Targum The Daily Targum editorial board. All other opinhas given me a very rare opportunity: having a voice ions expressed on the opinions page, and those held which can reach across an 18,000-person demo- by advertisers, columnists and cartoonists, are not necessarily those of the Daily Targum.” graphic and for that I am extremely grateful. So what does this note really mean? It means You would think that anybody given the opportunity to voice their opinion on a campus-wide forum that the Targum has no bias whatsoever so that as would be thankful, wouldn’t you? Unfortunately far as publishing the columns goes, the Targum though, that is obviously not the case. As is clear to has no opinion on it, with no exceptions. The Targum is so steadfast in this any regular column readers, there stance that they will publish a colhave been a number of columnists umn on one extreme one day, and “To accuse within the past year that have used on the other extreme the other their column as a forum to bash the opinions section day — although some columnists the Targum. The reasons for this may deny this. The Targum is so typically center on the Targum of having any bias open that it will actually publish publishing columns with opinions is incredibly farfetched columnists who defame the newscontrary to their own. itself. The most memorable of these and unsubstantiated.” paper So to all columnists, I say that of course was a column written by no matter how extreme your views one former columnist, which may be, no matter how little I suptalked about how it was wrong that the Targum posted pro-Israel material. He even port what you have to say, I will stand up for your went beyond that and insulted the talent and integri- right to write. Moreover, I am very thankful that the ty of the editors of the Targum. Said columnist was editor of this section allows for the publication of all removed from his position, although he did issue an possible viewpoints. However, while I enjoy reading all opinions, I apology afterward and rightfully so. However, it is not just anti-Israel groups that slan- don’t enjoy it when anybody throws in baseless and der the column in their name. This same exact tac- unnecessary criticisms of this newspaper. In one tic was utilized in the Oct. 11 column, “Consider sense, the Targum expresses the whole spectrum of rebuttals to accusations,” and ironically, this time in opinions in a way that you rarely see in the media, attack on anti-Israel forces. In his column, he dis- and they should be commended for that. To accuse cussed a number of issues. Most notably, these the opinions section of having any bias is incredibly were the “Occupy Wall Street” protests, Republican farfetched and unsubstantiated. If you choose to presidential candidate Herman Cain and lastly, attack anyone, just go after the writer. At the same Israel. This writer attacked a fellow columnist for time, each column writer has been given a gift from describing Israeli action against Palestinians as the Targum and that gift is a voice. If you choose to “genocide.” He concluded the article with this line: use this gift to attack the very people that gave it to “You know what’s not funny? When a school news- you, then shame on you. In the future, if anybody paper publishes a wholly unsubstantiated column feels like using the Targum as a forum to criticize the Targum like the aforementioned columnists did, that accuses Jews of committing genocide.” I would like to make very clear that although I do I challenge you to make a real statement by leaving have opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I the Targum. am choosing to leave them out of this column. Lee Seltzer is a School of Arts and Sciences junior There is already more than enough written about Israel by columnists, on either side of spectrum. majoring in history and economics.
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Stand united with community against police brutality Letter JOHN CONNELLY/ RUTGERS UNITED STUDENT COALITION
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he New Brunswick community will join communities nationwide this Saturday in standing up against police brutality. Of course, recent events in New Brunswick have put police violence back in the headlines, with the tragic death of resident Barry Deloatch fresh in the minds of many in the community. We in the Rutgers United Student Coalition express sympathy for those mourning Deloatch’s death and support the efforts of Deloatch family spokesman and activist Walter Hudson and other community organizers to hold the City Hall
accountable for the actions of its police force. We do, however, want to caution members of the University community. It is easy to think of this as an isolated issue, as the tragic actions of rogue cops and as something that we as students are protected from. However, the facts simply do not back up this reassuring worldview. We should stand with residents in protest of police brutality, if only out of self-defense. Not, of course, that it is moral to wait for violence to directly affect one’s own life in order to act. As students existing within the larger New Brunswick community, we have a responsibility to ensure what is best for this community. We turn a blind eye toward NBPD’s history of authoritarianism and corruption at our
own risk. If we do not stand up and strongly criticize the police for overstepping their bounds when dealing with lifelong residents of the city, we cannot expect to operate safely within the community.
“The demands of the protestors are simple ones ... They demand to be treated with respect.” The checkered histor y of the NBPD is well-documented. Long-term residents of the city will tell you that this is not the first time a resident has been shot by the police under suspi-
Daily review: laurels and darts
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ep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., is trying rather hard to become the Republican Party’s presidential nominee. Unfortunately for her, she just cannot help shooting herself in the foot, so to speak. Bachmann’s latest slip-up is geographical in nature. Expressing discontent with President Barack Obama’s decision to send 100 U.S. troops to Uganda, Bachmann asserted, “the president, he put us in Libya. He is now putting us in Africa. We already were stretched too thin.” Apparently, Bachmann doesn’t know where Libya is. Questions of policy aside, how does Bachmann expect the voters to take her seriously if she is unaware of basic world geography? We give Bachmann a dart for making such an error. We’d prefer all of our potential presidents to be at least somewhat aware of what’s going on outside of U.S. borders. *
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Those of us who spent Hurricane Irene on the banks of the Raritan River can vouch for just how impressive and damaging the flooding was. Some people have grown tired of just accepting the flooding as inevitable and dealing with it. Thus, seven Somerset County municipalities have formed the Millstone and Raritan Rivers Flood Control Commission. The goal of the commission is to study the flood patterns of the two rivers, which the commission hopes will lead to new developments to protect against future flooding. We give the commission a laurel, and we look forward to seeing what sort of work it will do. We don’t expect the commission to totally stop flooding, obviously. But we are excited to see just what will happen.
cious circumstances. A researcher from the RutgersNewark School of Law has shown that blacks make up a disproportionate amount of the arrests made in our city. The NPBD was accused of multiple cases of police brutality last year, some against University students. There have been repeated complaints of police illegally holding people, using unnecessar y force and of showing blatant disregard of the law. Make no mistake about it. We are not anti-cop. We are pro-honest cop. The issue facing this community has reared its ugly head ever ywhere from Los Angeles to the American South. This is why we are proud to stand with members of the New Brunswick community, to demand that those
sworn to protect and ser ve do just that. The demands of the protestors are simple ones. Basically it boils down to the same thing that people have always demanded of their governments, whether they stand on the streets of Cairo or on Wall Street. They demand to be treated with respect. We in the Rutgers United Student Coalition are proud to echo that call. John Connelly is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in history and political science with a minor in social justice. He presents this letter on behalf of the Rutgers United Student Coalition, a joint project between various cultural and progressive campus organizations
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Senior Manny Abreu moved from linebacker to defensive end in the spring, and now leads all ends with 2.5 sacks.
HOME: Junior end learns aggression, maturity from Abreu continued from back drop, forcing him to turn immediately in the pocket only to meet a rushing Abreu. “It was great to hit the quarterback,” Abreu said. “That one hit [Proctor] turned around and I was just there. It was amazing. It felt good.” Abreu showed flashes of the aggression he once had at linebacker, something many defensive teammates noticed. Junior defensive end Ka’Lial Glaud, who also played linebacker and now settles in predominantly on the edge, is one player who learned from watching Abreu. “What I get from Manny is his aggression. Manny plays like a grown man,” Glaud said. “The way he uses his hands, how physical he is — I look at the man like a big brother. He always has
advice for me outside of football, so just having Manny around is a good influence on me.” Abreu’s breakout game does not only derive from his experience in the Knights’ front seven. It was also a result of the unit’s overall development, as four sacks upped the squad’s season total to 24, good for third in the nation. The Knights face a different attack tomorrow in Louisville, as the defense turns its focus back to stopping a more traditional offense. But the cohesion throughout the front seven continues to grow, Abreu said. It bodes well for the defensive end down the stretch of his final season. “It all starts with chemistry, and we’re so close to each other,” he said. “I really do feel like they are my brothers, my siblings, and that’s where it all starts — being connected with each other and knowing who we are on a good day and bad day.”
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Junior defensive end Ka’Lial Glaud said Manny Abreu’s influence spurred his growth at the position during the offseason.
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REALIGNMENT: RU earns No. 11 spot in league poll continued from back Jim Calhoun, who could potentially lead his program to the ACC, could reap the benefits of ACC membership, Pitino said. “My window is closing. Jim and Jim’s window is even less than me,” Pitino said. “For Connecticut and Syracuse, how many years is Jim going to coach in the ACC? He’s not Peter Pan.”
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Pittsburgh senior guard Ashton Gibbs, a Seton Hall prep product, earned Big East Preseason Player of the Year honors.
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guard Ashton Gibbs earned recognition as the conference’s Preseason Player of the Year. The Scotch Plains, N.J., native was an All-Big East First Team choice last season, when he averaged 16.8 points per game. “It’s definitely a surreal moment, especially since when I first stepped on the Pitt campus, I didn’t even think about being a Player of the Year,” Gibbs said. “I just wanted to play.” Joining Gibbs on the first-team ballot were Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis, Marquette guard Darius Johnson-Odom, Syracuse
forward Kris Joseph, West Virginia’s Kevin Jones and UConn sophomore Jeremy Lamb. Gibbs shares the preseason honor with Pitt assistant coach Brandin Knight, who earned the distinction in 2002 as a Panther. Connecticut freshman Andre Drummond earned Preseason Newcomer of the Year honors.
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Steve Lavin missed Big East Media Day after recovering from prostate surgery Oct. 6. Special assistant Gene Keady, a former longtime Purdue head coach, represented the Red Storm in Lavin’s stead.
RU targets experience at Invite BY BRADLEY DERECHAILO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Diver Katie Kearney knows the Rutgers swimming and diving team’s SWRC Invitational is a crucial startSWIMMING ing point for her RUTGERS AT and her SWRC INVITATIONAL, teamFRIDAY, 4:30 P.M. mates. While the meet serves as the last competition before entering the gauntlet of the Big East Conference, the junior believes the team is ready for the season ahead. “We have been looking pretty good and are excited to get into a real meet this weekend,” Kearney said. “We really expect to get the nerves out.” The Scarlet Knights look to do that Saturday, when they host Southern Connecticut and St. Peter’s along with four club teams. Second-year head coach Phil Spiniello knows the team continues to work hard. He wants to see it translate to success this weekend and beyond. “I’m excited to see our hard work of the preseason and start seeing the work since the beginning of September pay off,” Spiniello said. “This weekend will be a good indication of what we need to work on to be ready for our first Big East competition.” The invitational provides the swimmers and divers with their first real competition of the season, but it does not count toward their times and records. The Knights come off last weekend’s alumni meet, when they hosted former Rutgers athletes in a series of competitions and races to help prepare them for the season. “The alumni meet was a lot of fun,” Spiniello said. “It was great to see the alumni come back and interact with the current team and have some fun along with us getting another opportunity to get ready for our season.” Kearney enjoyed catching up with former Knights at the event, she said. “I thought it was a lot of fun to be back with some of my old teammates,” Kearney said. “Just seeing a bunch of alumni come back and bounce on the boards was a lot of fun. We had a great time.” While the Knights had fun with the events from the alumni meet and Homecoming, the team still works hard to improve. They finished 1-2 last season in Big East competition and placed seventh in February at the Big East Championships. “We have been fine-tuning some things and working on relay starts along with racing strategies,” Spiniello said. “We’re getting there.” Along with the hard work of improving from last season, Kearney saw a change from last year and believes the team is prepared to experience success this season in the pool. “I’m very excited,” Kearney said. “The team is coming together great. The coaches are bringing a lot of enthusiasm. It’s going to be a great year.” The team takes on Connecticut, Villanova and Georgetown next weekend at the Connecticut Invitational.
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The fifth-year senior cornerback met with the media to discuss an Oct. 7 surgery to repair his torn ACL, which happened while taking first-team reps with the Knights’ defense ... Q: Is it even tougher knowing you started practicing with the first team? A: I try not to think about it that way, but it does make me confident on my comeback, knowing I do have the skill level to perform with the first team. Q: How do you say you’re excited knowing the rehab you’re about to go through? A: I guess it’s not a good thing, but kind of bad, but what helps is that I’ve been through this before. I’m just learning the position even more. You see how the team is now, and it just makes you hungry. It’s 5-1 and it makes you want to be out there so much more. I think that’s the one thing I really miss. Last year we weren’t that great, but seeing how this team is and not being surprised at how well this team has started … it just makes you excited. I’m so excited to come back and be out there with them. Q: What’s the toughest thing you’re going to go through? A: The toughest part is sitting out, not being able to take the field or go out there and play the game. I think that’s the toughest part. It’s something fun and something you really enjoy doing and it’s taken away from you. Q: Is it weird watching road games on TV? A: It takes me back to the ‘09 season, when I had to watch the games. It was really weird when they were playing at home and I had to watch from home. I couldn’t even go to the stadium because I had surgery the day before. Watching at home and knowing they can’t hear you, but still yelling, is something crazy. Q: When you went down, did you know right away what had happened? A: My first thought was that I knew something weird happened, but I didn’t expect it to be that serious. The pain didn’t kick in right away, and I knew it was going to kick in but I was like, ‘OK, get up, walk off.’ I’ve been walking off painful things all my life, so I was expecting to walk it off. … When I got the news, it was just devastating. Q: How did the injury happen? A: I was doing an everyday move — break foot, drive foot — breaking on the wide receiver. I was covering Brandon Coleman and he was running a comeback. I went to break, and my knee just did something weird. My mind was still telling me to run, so when it happened and I fell, my first instinct was to get back up and keep going. Q: Why go for a sixth year? A: I can’t stop playing this game. I can’t stop playing. The relationship that you build with these guys is one that you just can’t walk away from. The NFL isn’t guaranteed, as much confidence as I have in myself. It’s not guaranteed, especially with my injuries, they might look down on me. It’s just another year to play football. That’s what I really want to do is play football. Q: How do you stay motivated knowing a sixth year is not guaranteed? A: It’s kind of easy to stay motivated. I was telling somebody I’m just trying to walk again. It’s easy to stay motivated, just trying to get out of these crutches. Q: What will you have learned after these six years? A: I will have learned a lot about myself. … This is sports, but in life, you’re going to get knocked down. To keep coming back and keep fighting, you can’t ever let a defeat, a failure, a hurdle — whatever you want to call it — get in your way and keep you down. Perseverance is something that’s instilled in me now. … I was talking to my cousin, and I said, ‘Life is going to bring curveballs, but I’m sitting on that pitch.’
OCTOBER 20, 2011
WEST VIRGINIA, ARMY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE Student tickets for the Rutgers football team’s Oct. 29 game against West Virginia at High Point Solutions Stadium are available on ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers Athletics announced yesterday that
tickets for the Scarlet Knights’ Nov. 12 game against Army at Yankee Stadium are also now available. Tickets are available at Yankees.com or by calling 1-866-445-GORU, and
prices range from $25 to $95. The matchup is a home game for Army after Rutgers hosted the Black Knights last season at New Meadowlands Stadium. The game kicks off at 3:30 p.m. in the Bronx.
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regon running back LaMichael James will make the trip to Colorado for the Ducks’ upcoming game despite not carrying the ball in practice. James continues to recover from a dislocated elbow that forced him to miss last week’s game against Arizona State. James’ replacement, Kenjon Barner, rushed for 171 yards against the Sun Devils. James participates in only conditioning drills and had a special brace made for his elbow. But he is still not sure if he will see the field.
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Sophomore wideout Quron Pratt has 12 catches this season, and nine came in the past three games. The Palmyra, N.J., native took a medical redshirt in his first season after debuting and making a catch, but he had no receptions last season.
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The way Quron Pratt views it, increased opportunities within the Rutgers football team’s offense had nothing to do with his fourth-down conversion catch at Syracuse. The sophomore wideout had one catch in each of the Scarlet Knights’ first three games, then six at Syracuse and three, including one for a touchdown, against Navy. “You can see that they started trusting me a little bit more each game and each practice,” Pratt said. “I just have to keep making plays.” His first big play came against Syracuse, when Gar y Nova found his 6-foot target to convert a fourth-and-9 that led to a game-tying score that forced overtime. Pratt was shut out against Pittsburgh, but was the second leading receiver and scored his first career touchdown from 10 yards out last weekend against Navy.
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“I think it starts with practice,” Pratt said. “You have to show it on the practice field, and what you do in practice, do in the games. What you do in practice will show off in the meeting rooms and in the games — teaching and learning, reading the coverage. I think I’m good at that, so they started trusting me more.” Pratt never received the preseason attention of Mohamed Sanu, who established himself as an offensive weapon as a true freshman. Pratt played that season, as well, but caught one pass before suffering a season-ending injur y. He did not have the same expectations as Mark Harrison, who led the team in receiving yards and touchdowns last season. Pratt did not catch a pass last year. And he did not share the hype of 6-foot-6 redshirt freshman Brandon Coleman. All are physically imposing receivers, while Pratt is 6-foot and 185 pounds.
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He is not the fastest wide receiver, either. “This of fense is about being smar t, too,” Pratt said. “I think being smar t is a big key in my role — reading the defenses, getting of f the line, working my releases, reading the depth of my routes. I think I’m good at that and I find my way open.”
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Schiano said his starting offensive line from last weekend’s win against Navy will remain the same Friday at Louisville. That means Andre Civil, Desmond Wynn, Caleb Ruch, Art Forst and Kaleb Johnson will start, from left to right, but some positions will likely see ingame shuffling. “I think that looks like what we’ll go with,” Schiano said. “We’re going to play multiple guys, though. We’re not just going to play five.”
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OFFENSE dismissal of former offensive coordinator Mike Sanford. The change unof ficially took place two weeks ago, but head coach Charlie Strong recognized it earlier this week. Quar terbacks coach Shawn Watson calls plays for the Cardinals, who rank 100th nationally in total offense. “You can see somebody else is calling the plays. There are dif ferences,” Schiano said. “They haven’t made wholesale changes. The line coach is still the same. The line coach is going to have a huge impact and input in the run game. You have to look at all that stuf f.”
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year seniors Joe Martinek and Desmond Stapleton as game captains to represent the offense. Each was a captain earlier this season. Fellow Winslow Township High School products Brandon Jones and Ka’Lial Glaud are captains representing the defense for the first time.
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without its leading rusher and two of its defensive standouts for its upcoming game against Auburn. Cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, r unning back Spencer Ware and defensive back Tharold Simon earned suspensions for at least one game, with the possibility of more. Mathieu has been one of the best defenders in the nation, forcing four fumbles, recovering three and taking two of them in for scores, in addition to two interceptions, 42 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
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running back Ahmad Bradshaw earned NFC Player of the Week along with Philadelphia Eagles safety Kurt Coleman and Chicago Bears special teams star Devin Hester. Bradshaw rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns in addition to helping set up the game-winning field goal in Sunday’s 27-24 victory against the Buffalo Bills. Coleman racked up three interceptions, more than any NFL player this season, helping the Eagles top the Washington Redskins. Hester returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in addition to totaling 91 receiving yards against the Vikings.
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Redskins benched quarterback Rex Grossman in favor of John Beck for this week’s game against the Carolina Panthers. Grossman threw four interceptions in the Week 6 loss against the Eagles, leading to his demotion. Beck relieved Grossman during the last game, throwing for 117 yards and rushing for 14 yards and a touchdown.
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Jerome Harrison returns to the Detroit Lions after failing a physical. Harrison was set to join the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for running back Ronnie Brown, but the trade became null and void after the physical.
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PAIR OF KNIGHTS MISS ACTION ON DUTY WITH CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM Rutgers women’s soccer players Amy Pietrangelo and Shannon Woeller will be a w a y WOMEN’S SOCCER from the Banks this weekend as both compete in the Pan American Games for the Canadian National Team. As a result, the duo will not play in the team’s regular-season finale Friday against Seton Hall, a game that determines the Scarlet Knights’ postseason fate. But despite their absences, Pietrangelo, a freshman forward, and Woeller, a junior back, gain invaluable international experience competing in Guadalajara, Mexico. Pietrangelo proved the biggest benefactor in Canada’s game against Costa Rica on Tuesday, as the Quebec, Canada, native notched her first career international goal. The score helped Canada to a 3-1 victory and sets the team up for its second game of the
tournament today at 11 a.m. against Argentina. Pietrangelo previously played in three international matches for Canada before scoring her first goal in the 82nd minute against Costa Rica. The Knights rookie recorded one goal and two assists for head coach Glenn Crooks this season while averaging 43.67 minutes in games she played. On the defensive side of the field and in her fifth international appearance, Woeller put together a stout per formance, logging all 90 minutes of game action. The Vancouver native averages more than 90 minutes a game this season for the Knights. Following its match against Argentina, the Canadian National Team faces Brazil at 9 a.m. Saturday at Estadio Omnilife. — Anthony Hernandez
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Freshman forward Amy Pietrangelo notched her first career international goal on Tuesday for the Canadian National Team in a 3-1 victory against Costa Rica.
Junior midfielder contributes skills, versatility BY JOSH BAKAN
But the numbers do not matter for Patrone unless her team ends up winning, Tchou said. The Big East conference rec“She can honestly not care if ognized Rutgers field hockey she scores. She had a great goal sophomore Lisa Patrone on against Providence. She’s just so Monday by adding her to its competitive that I don’t think it We e k l y mattered [to her] that she FIELD HOCKEY H o n o r scored,” Tchou said. “The fact Roll. that we won the game is much RUTGERS AT T h e more important [to her] than her MAINE, midfield- scoring the goal.” SATURDAY, 3 P.M. er got Patrone displayed her will to t h e r e win dating back to her time at with a goal against Providence and Washington Township High an assist against Lafayette during School, playing midfield despite last weekend’s action. her preference and ability to Despite making the honor roll play for ward. for only the first time this year, “I like playing forward Patrone earned the nod by doing because I like getting one-on-ones what she did all season — keep- with the defenders. It’s just fun,” ing the Scarlet Patrone said. “You Knights in games. go all-out the “[Lisa Patrone is] whole time at a Patrone did so playing two posihigh-intensijust so competitive very tions this season. ty position.” The Sewell, N.J., P a t r o n e that I don’t think native does not earned the opporit mattered [to her] tunity to play forhave the scoring prowess of a forward when she that she scored.” ward, but is also arrived at Rutgers not as fast as a typLIZ TCHOU because she was ical midfielder. not as fast as a typHead Coach But in only her ical midfielder. second season, But she Patrone has the skill to effective- proved over time she had the ly play both positions. skillset to play the position like “She’s really savvy with the she did in high school. Patrone ball. She doesn’t necessarily use primarily plays midfielder now, her speed or athleticism,” said but even within games she finds head coach Liz Tchou. “She uses herself changing positions. her hand speed and hand quick“It just depends on who’s playness to eliminate players. It’s rare ing and who the coaches think to have someone like that.” will work for that opponent,” Tchou gave Patrone high Patrone said. “We have a lot more praise, saying Patrone remind- depth at forward, and there are a ed her of Tracey Fuchs, who lot less who play mid.” played with Tchou on the Patrone’s goal Friday United States national team and against Providence was only now coaches Northwestern. her first of the season, but “When I played, we called her she was one of the key ele‘Tracy Gretzky,’ like Wayne ments to an improving Rutgers Gretzky, because she was so offense even before her honor skilled,” Tchou said. “She would- roll performances. n’t eliminate you so much with Tchou ultimately wants her her athleticism, but she would to improve her production with just out-trick you.” the ball. Patrone took pages out of “She is skilled, but she really Gretzky’s playbook last weekend needs to work on her finishing with a goal to solidify a 3-1 lead skills,” Tchou said. against Providence and a long Her next opportunities are assist to junior forward Chelsea Saturday and Sunday, when the Rota for the team’s only goal Knights travel to face Maine against Lafayette. and Cornell. CORRESPONDENT
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Sophomore midfielder Lisa Patrone made her first Big East Weekly Honor Roll after nabbing a goal and assist last weekend. Her assist was a long pass to junior forward Chelsea Rota.
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Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon said even his father, a Bronx native, expressed concern regarding the Panthers’ and Syracuse’s move to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pittsburgh won the Big East regular season crown last season.
Realignment overshadows Media Day BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
NEW YORK CITY — Big East men’s basketball coaches addressed the issue of conference realignment yesterday, when the MEN’S BASKETBALL league hosted its annual Media Day at the New York Athletic Club. Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon talked to multiple coaches throughout the offseason, when the Panthers and Syracuse made arrangements to join the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2013 season, he said. “It’s been interesting seeing the coaches,” Dixon said. “I talked to a few, but [Villanova head coach Jay Wright is] a guy I talk to a lot.
We had talked so much about it beforehand, but once it finally happened, there was no need to talk about it.” Big East commissioner John Marinatto maintains the decision to hold both Pitt and Syracuse to the conference’s 27-month waiting period before joining the ACC. But once the Big East finds the requisite teams to replace Pitt and Syracuse — several schools continue to swirl around — they may leave earlier, Dixon said. “Once … the timeframe is put in place, that will answer a lot of questions,” he said. “When the time is right for the Big East, when they have the teams that they need and they feel it’s time for us to move on to the ACC, that’s when we’ll move.”
Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, who also coached in the Big East coach at Providence, said geography should be the biggest indicator in conference alignment. The Cardinals joined the league in 2005 and continue to garner attention from the Big 12 as a potential 12th member. “What I would like is obvious, because I grew up in Manhattan, New York City and not Manhattan, Kan.,” Pitino said. “That being said, we’ve got to do what’s best for the University of Louisville, not the best for me.” The question remains how long Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, a 34-year veteran of the conference, and Connecticut head coach
The Rutgers men’s soccer team’s scheduled game last night against MEN’S SOCCER Syracuse was postponed due to inclement weather. The Orange will remain in Piscataway and take on the Scarlet Knights at 1 p.m. today at Yurcak Field. Syracuse is winless in the Big East and ranks last in the league with a 2-91 overall record, while Rutgers (7-5-1, 4-1) is in second place in the Big East Red Division. But the Orange earned a result against then-No. 11 Louisville earlier this season, playing the Cardinals to a scoreless draw. “There is no such thing as a lesser opponent in the Big East,” said head coach Dan Donigan. DAN “Syracuse has DONIGAN gone on the road and gotten great results against Louisville. They have been in just about ever y match they have played in.” The Knights sit four points below South Florida in the divisional standings and finish their season Oct. 30 at home against the Bulls. They have a two-game road trip after hosting Syracuse, beginning Saturday at Louisville. The Cardinals are 8-5-1 overall, but boast only 1-4-1 record in conference play. They also play St. John’s in Jamaica, N.Y., next Wednesday before retur ning to Yurcak Field for the regular season finale. — Staff Report
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Senior’s experience eases transition to new home BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Senior Manny Abreu stuck to the same approach as always when the Rutgers football team faced FOOTBALL Navy’s triple-option threat, focusing on his assignment rather than making plays. The 6-foot-3, 260-pounder and longtime linebacker converted to defensive end in the spring and has only the preseason and six regular season games on the edge. Abreu’s presence at defensive end did not draw much attention through the Scarlet Knights’ first five games, but a matchup with the triple-option helped break the trend. “No doubt Manny’s experience over the years of playing in football games [has helped him],” said head coach Greg Schiano. “Practice is one thing, but playing in those games is an entirely different thing. When you’re comfortable being out there [and] being in that environment — now you’re in a different position, but you don’t have to get comfortable in that position and the newness of being in that competitive arena.”
Since the Union City, N.J., native arrived on the Banks in 2007, the Knights played the triple-option offenses of Navy and Army six times. Abreu did not play in all the contests at linebacker, but was certainly immersed in the preparations for them. The experience paid off Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium. Prior to the Navy matchup, Abreu owned seven tackles, two tackles for a loss and a half sack. Against the Midshipmen, every category more than doubled, as Abreu finished the game with nine tackles, two and a half tackles for a loss and a pair of sacks. “Manny is a guy that’s been around,” said junior linebacker Steve Beauharnais. “He’s been there for us, someone who already knew what kind of game it was going to be.” The game turned into Abreu’s most productive of the season, one in which Abreu found his way into the backfield on countless occasions. One of the plays featured Navy quarterback Kriss Proctor facing pressure in his
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Senior defensive end Manny Abreu recorded nine tackles, two and a half for a loss, and a two sacks in the Knights’ 21-20 victory last week against Navy.