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‘Occupiers’ stop in New Brunswick en route to DC BY ALEKSI TZATZEV ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Occupy Wall Street crossed the Raritan into New Brunswick last night in their march from Liber ty Square in New York City to Washington, D.C. Led by a few loudspeakers and American flags, more than 50 people marched down Albany Street, some of whom were University students who joined the movement as it entered the city. “Whose streets? Our streets,” the crowd shouted as it blocked traf fic on Albany Street and George Street. Carol Gay, a former Democratic candidate for
Congress, said the Occupy Wall Street movement finally found its voice. “The Occupy movement to me is our salvation,” Gay said. “It’s our only hope right now. This growing movement is the 99 percent rising up.” She spent eight days “occupying” Freedom Plaza in Washington, but felt Occupy Wall Street needed all the suppor t it could get. Gay bore an American “corporate greed” flag, which displayed logos like Microsoft and Apple instead of stars. “I joined this on an anti-war and single-payer health care [platform] among others things, but those are two of
main issues,” she said. “This is our only hope to battle inequality.” She said the gap between the top 1 percent and the rest of the countr y is growing, and people should stand up for themselves and eliminate the inequality. About 20 University students, some of who are par t of the local Occupy New Brunswick movement, joined the march either in Highland Park or as it neared the College Avenue campus. “In terms of economic justice in a higher educational setting, there is a lot of injustice,” said Ellen Taraschi, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior.
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Some University students join Occupy Wall Street protesters yesterday as they take their movement from New York City to the nation’s capital.
Former Marine attributes academic success to lessons learned in military PERSON OF THE WEEK Bodre, 25, grew up in North Bergen and signed up for the Marine Corps at the age of 17, he said. “I was a sophomore when Sept. 11 School of Arts and Sciences senior Teofilo happened. After those events, pretty Bodre, who carries a 3.9 GPA and works for much ever yone in my homeroom the University’s Office of Veterans Services, besides one of my friends joined the said he owes his top-notch school performmilitar y,” Bodre said. “We all felt like ance to his lifestyle in the U.S. Marine Corps. we had to do something.” Bodre, who enrolled at the University two Since his enlistment, Bodre traveled to years ago, believes many veterans do well in TEOFILO North Carolina and Virginia for training school because of their perception of “the BODRE and was invited to be a Marine Embassy mission,” which comes first, while troop Guard, he said. welfare comes second. He was first stationed in Islamabad, Pakistan “After we transition from the military and we feel for 14 months in 2007 and 2008. During this time, like that’s our mission — it’s school,” he said. former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto “Before anything else we have to finish this mission first. School is our priority.”
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The University’s Glee Club performs yesterday morning in Kirkpatrick Chapel to celebrate Charter Day and Veteran’s Day.
Campus community celebrates veterans, University’s birthday BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
In a combined celebration of Veteran’s Day and the University’s Char ter Day, veterans, students and administration commemorated ser vicemen and women yesterday morning in Kirkpatrick Chapel on the College Avenue campus. Since yesterday marked the 245th anniversar y of the University and the 243rd anniversar y of the Marine Corps, University President Richard L. McCormick welcomed veterans and thanked them for their ser vices throughout the world. “[We are working on] making Rutgers a place of welcome for veterans by providing meaningful ser vices on all campuses,” McCormick said. The University was ranked third in the nation two weeks ago in Military Times Edge magazine for its arch program that transitions soldiers into student life, said Col. (Ret.) Stephen Abel, director for Veteran Services. The University rose from the 21st rank to third, out of more than 200 U.S. four-year institutions sur veyed, for student-veteran
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OFFICIALS COLLABORATE ON EFFORTS FOR UNIVERSITY, UMDNJ MERGER University President Richard L. McCormick and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey President William F. Owen announced the next steps regarding the merger of the schools. Officials from both schools are working together to strengthen UMDNJ’s administration and implement the merger sooner rather than later, according to a joint statement released yesterday afternoon to both schools’ communities. “The proposed merger is extraordinarily complex and both universities have dedicated their senior executive staffs to working jointly through all the challenges presented so that the merger can be presented and accomplished in a timely manner,” according to the statement. Integration teams composed of representatives from both institutions are currently discussing efforts in areas of critical importance to the merger. Some are academic programs, research initiatives, physical assets, human resources and finances. Gov. Chris Christie in September endorsed a report from the University of Medicine and Dentistry Advisory Committee that reaffirms the 2011 Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education’s recommendation for this integration. The report states that the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the School of Public Health and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (part of RWJMS) — all currently under UMDNJ — should integrate with the University. The report cedes that UMDNJ’s reputation has suffered from fraud and abuse from individuals who have since left the school. But it concludes that due to the schools’ proximity and the resources that could be shared, it would improve medical education in New Jersey. The report also states that further investigation is needed to see how the merger can be accomplished efficiently. — Mary Diduch
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On Sunday, students with 30 or greater credits can register for classes from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
INDEX UNIVERSITY Twenty-five student athletes signed a pledge to support athletes who feel isolated because of their sexual orientation.
OPINIONS The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10 to eight to repeal DOMA. See if we give it a laurel or dart.
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Students sign LGBTQ ally pledge
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Students take photographs of sorority and fraternity members who were auctioned off for a date last night at Scott Hall on the College Avenue campus as part of Sigma Chi’s “Derby Days” initiative of raising $100,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network Foundation.
Twenty-five University student athletes signed the Athlete Ally Pledge yesterday to support their teammates and all athletes in the community regardless of their sexual orientation. Project Civility and the Dean of Students Of fice collaborated the Wednesday night event, said Senior Dean of Students Mark Schuster, who co-founded the project last year as a two-year, Universitywide initiative. Hudson Taylor, a former wrestler at the University of Mar yland, created the Athlete Ally Pledge as a means of showing suppor t for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender athletes who feel isolated because of their sexual orientation, Schuster said. “Spor ts is one of those areas where it’s taboo to talk about being an LGBT person, so an event like this encourages allies and athletes that are par t of the LGBT community to come out and show their suppor t,” said Charlie Mott, copresident of the Queer Student Alliance. The event highlighted experiences of two former student athletes, Brian Sims and Sean Smith, in shor t films by alumnus Andrew Germek. Sims, captain of the football team at Bloomsburg University, said he found acceptance from
both his teammates and his parents when he revealed to them he was gay. Sims said he wants this acceptance for everyone. “I know that in order for my experience to be the norm, we have to keep working at it,” Sims said during a panel discussion that followed the films. Smith, who graduated in 2005, was a member of the University
“People shouldn’t have to choose between being gay and being an athlete.” SEAN SMITH University Alumnus and Former Member of the Swim Team
swim team. During the short film about his experiences, he revealed he was depressed during his senior year of college. The depression, he said in the film, stemmed from his uncer tainty regarding his sexuality and the loneliness he felt. “I didn’t know how to be a gay man and live in the athletic community,” Smith said. He said he hopes the Athlete Ally Pledge will help other athletes who are going through similar experiences
“I wasn’t out yet when I joined the rugby team, and if it hadn’t been for the support of my teammates, I never would have told my parents,” said Kathleen Kerwin, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior. After coming out to her parents, Kerwin said she played one of the best games of her life. She also said signing the pledge is a great way to show support for teammates as well as of all LGBT members in athletics. “Being an athlete is stressful enough — the feeling that your teammates wouldn’t accept you or your sexuality is such a burden that I wouldn’t want on anyone,” said Kara Trivolis, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior and a member of the women’s rowing team. Sims said with the increasing number of professional athletes “coming out,” he hopes more lesbian and gay student athletes will find acceptance among their peers. “In a few years, my experience will be the norm,” Sims said. A total of 4,409 athletes across the nation have signed the pledge to “respect and welcome all persons, regardless of their perceived or actual sexual orientation.” “As athletes, we need to give up a lot of things in order to succeed, but this isn’t something that needs to be given up,” Smith said. “People shouldn’t have to choose between being gay and being an athlete.”
DEAN CHANGES HONORS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS The School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program is changing its Honors Colloquium requirement after faculty and deans reviewed evaluations and feedback from students. The program used to require students to take two one-credit Honors Colloquium courses in the past, according to an email School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program Dean Matt Matsuda sent to participating students. Students now have the option to take either a second Colloquium, a Byrne Seminar, a School of Arts and Sciences Signature Course, or they can be a peer instructor for a First-Year Interest Group seminar or study abroad, according to the email.
“We believe our students should be able to take advantage of them as par t of their SAS Honors Program requirements, as each in its way also fulfills our Honors Colloquium mission of engaging with interdisciplinar y ideas and building a scholarly community,” Mastuda said in the email. Students who have met the newly implemented requirements no longer have to take a second Colloquium, although they are encouraged to discuss this with an adviser, according to the email. “For example, if you’ve already taken one Colloquium and one Byrne Seminar, then your
Honors Colloquium requirement is now completed,” said Matsuda in the email. The changes were made since the Byrne Seminars and the Study Abroad program are now well established, according to the email. They are better suited for the interdisciplinar y experience and scholarly community Honors Colloquium suppor ts. “We still, of course, encourage honors students to take these two semesters of the Honors Colloquium, but we believe that these new expanded alternatives … equally enrich students’ experience at Rutgers,” Matsuda said in the email.
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MILITARY: Office aims to help ease veteran transition continued from front was assassinated. “[At the time,] all marines were suited up. They restricted everyone to stay on the premises of the embassy because there were a lot of riots,” he said. Bodre continued his Marine Embassy Guard duty in Paris and then took up an administrative position as an active marine in Frankfurt, Germany. Bodre said he had surreal experiences when he was stationed in Islamabad because he and his fellow soldiers always felt lucky. “If we were at a certain place, at a certain restaurant, we would find out the next morning the place was bombed,” he said. One of these locations was the Marriot Hotel in the capital, which the embassy designated as a safe haven, Bodre said. “Other than the embassy, it was supposed to be the most secure place. They house diplomats from all these other countries. We used to hang out there all the time,” he said. “And shortly after I left for Paris, they bombed the Marriot, like the whole block.” But now that Bodre is back home, he said he wants to give other student veterans the help he could not receive. When he first arrived on campus, he had a difficult time learning about the benefits the University offers to veterans. Back then, he said the campus did not have a well-established office for student veterans. But when he learned about the opportunity to be a part of the new Office of Veterans Services through a work-study program, he jumped on board. “If I wasn’t working with veterans, I probably wouldn’t be working right now,” he said. Col. (Ret.) Stephen Abel,
director for Veterans Services, was hired in July 2010. Since then, he said the University increased to 926 student veterans from 440. Because 30 to 40 percent of veterans are not registered through Veterans Ser vices, Abel said the number of veteran students might actually be near 1,300. Bodre said during his transition from military to collegiate life, Veterans Affairs was important in helping him and other veterans with housing, benefits and the application process. “The difference with veterans is that they have to deal with more than one institution,” he said. “You have to deal with Rutgers and its bureaucracy and then Veterans Affairs, and that’s even worse.” The office helps veterans deal with a variety of issues since their overall mission is to help veterans adjust to the University, Abel said. “We deal with any issue a student might have, from landlords, dorms, financial [and] education. We will help with [Veterans Affairs] issues as well, including dealing with visible or invisible injuries,” he said. Military Times Edge magazine also ranked the University third nationally for the best colleges for veterans, Abel said. “We try to make the transition — from combat to campus, from soldier to student — a smooth one,” he said. Thomas Krause, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said the office was crucial for him in his decision to attend the University. Krause said his demanding discipline in the military is helping his academic performance. “I was a mediocre student in high school. My priorities were offbalance,” he said. “Whether it was just time, or a combination of time and what [the military] instilled in us, I am a better student now.”
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U. adopts families for holidays BY LEIGH CONKLIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
As the holiday season draws near, University students, faculty and alumni are lending a hand through a campaign that helps 200 needy families in Middlesex County. The third annual Adopt-AFamily campaign, sponsored by Rutgers Against Hunger, encourages University depar tments, students, organizations and alumni to “adopt” a family from 15 local social ser vice agencies in Middlesex County and sponsor them with food and clothing donations along with other necessities, said Kathleen Decker, RAH program coordinator. Decker said she meets with each agency to assess each family’s needs. RAH receives information about each selected family including clothing sizes, hobbies, interests and toys for children and provides for them accordingly, said Elizabeth Fabics, an intern for RAH. Families need food the most, but clothing and ever yday household supplies like toilet paper are also impor tant, Decker said. This is Decker’s first year working at the University and managing RAH’s Adopt-AFamily campaign, but she said she is grateful for the community’s interest in the program. “The enthusiasm from the entire Rutgers community is really wonder ful,” Decker said. “People are willing to help in
ever y way they can.” Adopt-a-Family of ficially star ted Oct. 24 when University President Richard L. McCormick sent a University-wide email about the program. RAH extended the registration deadline through next week to ensure the last families are matched up with a sponsor, Decker said. Once the sponsors have shopped for their adopted families, they will package items and send them out by Dec. 2, in time for the holidays, said Fabics, a School of Ar ts and
“We have so much. ... Some of these families don’t even have a mattress to sleep on.” ELIZABETH FABICS Rutgers Against Hunger Intern
Sciences senior. “I can’t wait to do all the deliveries,” Fabics said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to meet some of the families.” In the campaign’s first year, sponsors adopted 200 families. But in 2010, the number dropped to 107, Decker said. Although times are still dif ficult, RAH hopes to get the number back to 200 families. The RAH program saw a 30 percent increase in families adopted this year, Fabics said.
“We have so much. We’re going to college and getting degrees,” she said. “Some of these families don’t even have a mattress to sleep on.” Decker said one of the most rewarding aspects of adopting a family is seeing the program grow, not only in size but also in community suppor t. The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research is one of the many groups contributing to the campaign. Based on the over whelming enthusiasm and suppor t from the depar tment’s faculty and staf f members last year, the institute decided to adopt a family again this year, said Margaret Koller, executive director of the University Center for State Health Policy. “People have been ver y vocal about their desire to contribute their time and resources for such a great cause,” Koller said. “We are for tunate to be a par t of such a thoughtful and generous team within the Rutgers community.” Koller said this is the depar tment’s third year par ticipating in the campaign, and the enthusiasm and suppor t from the entire institute has been rewarding. Decker said she hopes the campaign will have a constant presence at the University, since it is an ef for t that does not just happen during the holidays but throughout the year.
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For their event “Fall Hafla,” the Rutgers Belly Dance Troupe showcases dances they worked on throughout the semester in Trayes Hall of the Douglass Campus Center. Middle Eastern cuisine was also served, and attendees took part in a belly dancing workshop.
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Rutgers University Programming Association invites all pianists for a evening of musical entertainment and hors d’oeuvres at 8 p.m. at the Student Activities Center River Lounge on the College Avenue campus. All acoustic musicians and singers are also welcome to attend.
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The Program in Comparative Studies presents “Beyond Creolization and Creolite: New Directions in Critical Caribbean Studies,” a roundtable discussion with Anny Dominique Curtius, a University of Iowa professor, and Aisha Khan, a New York University professor from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Pane Room of Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. The Office of the Dean of the School of Art and Sciences, the program in comparative literature, the Department of Africana Studies, the Department of English, the Center for Latino Arts and Cultures, the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies sponsor the event.
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The Rutgers University Programming Association is hosting Jamie Tworkowsi’s, “To Write Lover on Her Arms,” to bring a message of hope and help to those dealing with depression, addiction and thoughts of suicide at 8 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room.
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Celebrate “Geographic Awareness Day” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center featuring speakers, posters, refreshments and networking opportunities. For more information email RUGISday2011@gmail.com. Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics students organized the event.
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Join the Associate Curator of European Art of the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Christine Giviskos on a bus trip to the Neue Galerie and Morgan Library and Museum in New York City for two exhibitions of rarely seen European masterworks. The bus departs at 8:30 a.m. from the Sears parking lot on Route 1 in New Brunswick and returns by 5 p.m. The cost of the trip, which includes transportation, lunch and guided tours, is $115 for Zimmerli members and $125 for nonmembers. Please call (732) 932-7237, ext. 611, or email membership@zimmerli.rutgers.edu to register. “How To Network Etiquette” will take place at 9 p.m. at Rutgers Zone on Livingston campus. Students can learn the basics of networking with business and alumni contacts. Visit rutgersalumni.org to register. Not Just Yoga Club’s meeting will last from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center Room 202 BC. Students will have the chance to de-stress, learn yoga and mediation methods while meeting new people. Though some yoga mats are provided, the club encourages students to bring one, as well as a water bottle and comfortable clothing. Please RSVP by emailing notjustyogarutgers@gmail.com. The Student Volunteer Council invites students to the “Winter Wishes Wrapping Day” to volunteer to wrap gifts for New Brunswick preschool children from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Student Activities Center Raritan River Lounge. Rutgers Recreation is hosting the 23rd Annual Trivia Bowl at 8:30 p.m. at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center Annex. Check-in begins at 8 p.m. There must be three people to a team. The bowl is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni and family, but one member must be affiliated with the University. The event is free and participants must register online at rutgers.edu/registration/trivia/ before Nov. 16 to gain 500 bonus points. More than 100 teams will participate and raffle prizes will be awarded. For more information contact Paul Fischbach at (732) 445-0462 or email fischbach@aesop.rutgers.edu.
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Masquerade Ball to mix Italian culture BY MELISSA RIVERA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Zimmerli Student Advisory Board plans to bring some Italian culture to the University on Saturday during its third annual Masquerade Ball. The board invites students and faculty to “A Night in Venice” to highlight the art display, “Two Venetian Masters Exhibit: Canaletto and Domenico Tiepolo Etchings from the Arthur Ross Foundation,” at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus, said Jen Low, co-chair of the event. “This is such a unique event at a college setting. There’s few oppor tunities that are not costly,” said Low, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior. The Masquerade Ball begins at 6:30 p.m. and requires guests to wear formal attire with a complementar y masquerade mask. During the ball, students have access to the entire museum throughout the night for exploration, she said. “[It allows] students to walk around and be aware of the resources we have throughout the University,” Low said. The exhibit features the work of Canaletto and Domenico Tiepolo, Italian ar tists who made Venice an artistic capital during the 18th
centur y, according to the Zimmerli website. The board plans to emulate the ambiance of a Venetian ball through decorations adorning the museum halls, said Erica Back, Zimmerli Student Advisor y Board program chair. “There will be an Italian setting as soon as they get in the venue,” said Back, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior. “The top floor will look like a piazza with lights and tables, and the two main rooms on the top floor will showcase the exhibits.” The board is also attempting to integrate the University community with Venetian culture by hosting a series of events and activities, said Stacey Hecht, Zimmerli Student Advisor y Board co-chair. “[We’re] re-vamping this year’s program by adding the Venetian theme, featuring a selection of Italian food and an Italian soda bar from RU Catering … [and] a fully propped, social media-connected photo booth corner, publishing event photos to Facebook and Shutterfly,” said Hecht, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. The event will include waltz lessons from the RU Ballroom Club in the Russian Gallery of the museum, Low said. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a
scavenger hunt throughout the museum, which will involve finding artwork and descriptions, Back said. Guests who participate in games during the event will have the chance to win some prizes, Low said. “[Completing] the scavenger hunt gets an additional raffle ticket and also discounted gift certificates for Houlihan’s for the first 200 participants,” she said. Back said one of the biggest highlights of the ball is witnessing the creativity students put into their outfits for the night. “In the past, participants have worn their interesting prom attires that made the event double the fun,” she said. Rutgers University Programming Association teamed up with the Zimmerli Student Advisor y Board to help coordinate the night of the Masquerade Ball. “[We received] support from RUPA [to help] reach out to a bigger population and assist throughout the night for this event,” Low said. The goal of the event is to raise awareness about the Zimmerli, Back said. Last year all 550 tickets were sold out before the event. “From the great raffle prizes we have this year, we’re definitely trying to step [up] our game by having much more to offer to attendees,” Hecht said.
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U NIVERSITY OCCUPIERS: Glaser says march will bring awareness continued from front She said students should be able to go to school for free instead of graduating with unsustainable debt. “Students are leaving with useless degrees and thousands and thousands of dollars in debt,” Taraschi said. “Our futures are in the hands of these banks that have ruined many other futures.” A problem with the situation is thousands of students find themselves in is their inability to change anything, she said. Justin Fazzolari, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
T H E DA I LY TA R G U M first-year student who was par t of the protest, said the Occupy movements around the nation are indications of people finally waking up. “I think this is about waking up and realizing that there is something wrong with what we have,” Fazzolari said. “And it takes some ef for t to change — it can change.” The protesters headed down Albany Street toward the New Brunswick train station where they blocked traf fic for a few minutes. After ward, they marched to Paterson Street for a brief rest. Loudspeakers blared the protesters’ plans for food and warmth as some city residents invited those most needy into their homes. Around 9:30 p.m., the crowd
walked to the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus for a general assembly. Francine Glaser, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student, said she par ticipated in the march because it is a way to make others aware of the dif ficulties some people find themselves in. “This will bring awareness to what is happening and how we can change it,” she said. The group plans to head today to Princeton, where they will have a place to sleep and eat before they begin walking to Washington, D.C. “To me this is invigorating, it’s energizing,” Gay said. “I’ve lost a lot of weight marching in D.C., so it was actually a good thing.”
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Occupy Wall Street protesters march across Albany Street last night. They eventually headed toward Paterson Street where they stopped at a city resident’s home for a brief rest.
CAMPUS: McCormick distributes challenge coins continued from front friendliness, Abel said. The University is one of only two institutions in New Jersey to make the list. Vice President for Student Af fairs Gregor y S. Blimling said in the past three years, the University has made major strides to help transition soldiers to students, star ting with the creation of the Of fice of Veterans Ser vices. “When I came in 2004, the campus did not recognize Veteran’s Day. We did not have an of fice for veterans,” Blimling said. He said veterans were treated as traditional students, and the University needed to provide programs that address the needs of veteran-students. Keynote speaker Col. (Ret.) Jack Jacobs, an alumnus and Medal of Honor recipient, began his pre-militar y career at the University as a member of the Class of 1966. After he arrived, he joined the Army Reser ve Of ficer Training Corps program. “When I came with the Army ROTC program, I thought you had to be tall and strong, but being small is a huge advantage in battle,” said Jacobs, who stands at 5 feet, 5 inches tall. Jacobs, whose war memoir “If Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice In America’s Time of Need” won the Colby Award in 2010, stressed
the need for Americans to ser ve their countr y. “War is a terrible thing, but a war is not the worst thing,” Jacobs said. “A man whose concer n is personal safety is less of a man than the people who protect his freedoms.” University veterans have fought in vir tually ever y foreign conflict and brought their experiences back with them, Blimling said. “Even our University was named after a colonel — Col. Henr y Rutgers,” Blimling said.
“War is a terrible thing, but a war is not the worst thing.” JACK JACOBS University Alumnus and Medal of Honor Recipient
Jacobs said veterans are not just accepted into the University because of what they did on the battlefield, but rather on what they are going to do. “People who are going to do well and will keep doing well. It’s not just what they did but what they are going to do at Rutgers,” he said. “Ever yone who is lucky enough to live in a free countr y deser ves to owe it ser vice — ever yone.” George Lisicki, Veterans of Foreign Wars past national commander in chief, began his time at the podium with a commemorative moment of silence.
“I would like to hold a silent moment for [those] whose lives were cut shor t when ser ving our nation and … the families who have had to carr y that burden,” he said. “Ever y American reaps the benefit of their ser vice. Our nation would have to be defended to sur vive.” Lisicki said American veterans protect the 99 percent of the rest of the nation that do not wear uniforms. “Today, we commemorate the term of sacrifice … and honor the founding fathers of the nation,” he said. “Thousands of the best and brightest are deployed to all corners of the world. … Their pages read the legacy of their impor tance.” Lisicki said members of the community should treat veterans with the dignity they deser ve. “Take an active role making sure Congress and administration treat veterans right,” he said. “Veterans love America. Now America needs to love its veterans.” In celebration of the anniversaries, McCormick sliced a cake, provided by the TV show “Cake Boss,” with a sword. To bring the ceremony to an end, McCormick presented several honored veterans with the Rutgers presidential challenge coin — one side displaying the inscription of the University sigma, the other with his signature. The presidential coin will also be distributed to graduating ROTC members beginning this spring, he said.
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AARON PATEL SAS SOPHOMORE “I think it’s a great backup plan for the Big East that lost three of its flagship schools in Pittsburg, Syracuse and West Virginia. We needed to do something big to cover up for those.”
“It’s too little, too late. The conference sat back and did nothing. Now they’re in a hole [that] they can’t get themselves out of.”
DAVID CLERICUZIO SAS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “Truthfully, I don’t think it’s going to work. The schools [the conference invited] aren’t that competitive from a football standpoint.”
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ANDREW HOFFER SAS SOPHOMORE “I think it’s great for schools like Boise, because they are the ones these kind of changes are for. They deserve it.”
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SAS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “Everyone’s dropping out of the Big East, so they had to try to move some people in to maintain its TV revenue.”
BRIAN MORRIS SEBS JUNIOR “I think it’s awful because we don’t have the money to send our sporting teams off to Idaho to pick potatoes. This is the Big East, not the Big East West Conference and so on.”
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Week in review: laurels and darts
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epublican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has been having a rough time in the spotlight these days, thanks to sexual harassment allegations from four different women. But not ever yone thinks these claims need to be taken ver y seriously. During Wednesday’s debate on CNBC, host Maria Bartiromo asked Cain about these allegations, much to the dismay of the crowd, who thought it appropriate to boo Bartiromo’s question. The audience immediately applauded Cain as soon as he began speaking about these “unfounded accusations.” Frankly, sexual harassment claims are serious business. Despite all of Cain’s protests, there is no evidence yet as to whether he is guilty. Until there is, these claims need to be taken ver y seriously by the public — not easily dismissed with childish booing. We dart the crowd members who found it so easy to side with Cain before any solid evidence has been brought for ward. *
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The Defense of Marriage Act is just one of the many institutionally sanctioned instruments of homophobia in America. DOMA is a federal law which states that marriage can only be between a man and woman, which prevents same-sex couples from filing joint tax returns or reaping the benefits of the Family and Medical Leave Act, among other things. But all hope is not yet lost. In an impor tant step for ward for marriage equality, the Senate Judiciar y Committee voted 10 to eight to repeal DOMA. This does not necessarily mean DOMA will be histor y any time soon — before that happens, 60 members of the Senate would have to throw their suppor t behind repealing the law. That being said, we laurel the Senate Judiciar y Committee for bringing up the issue of repealing DOMA. If it has suppor t there, maybe it won’t be too much longer before the detrimental DOMA disappears forever. *
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Bank of America last week chose to ditch its monthly debit card fee, much to the joy of its customers — but that doesn’t mean Bank of America isn’t still charging some people unfairly exorbitant fees. In 41 U.S. states, those receiving unemployment benefits have to go through large banks — including Bank of America and Wells Fargo, among others — to access their money. The problem with this set-up is, once the banks issue these unemployed customers their prepaid debit cards, they take to charging astronomically high ATM fees when users withdraw their money. One customer, Shawana Busby, told the Huf fington Post she has at least $350 in these ATM fees. Considering Busby only receives about $264 a week in unemployment, this is an outrageous figure. We give a dar t to Bank of America and the other financial firms that prey on the unemployed for profit. *
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As par t of his restructuring of New Jersey’s budget, Gov. Chris Christie proposed a plan that would require all state employees to contribute more to their pension and health benefits. He unsurprisingly met a lot of resistance from the state’s judges, who argue the New Jersey State Constitution forbids of ficials from diminishing the salaries of Superior and Supreme Cour t judges during their terms. As challenges to Christie’s plan go to cour t on an expedited appeal, Christie is publicly calling out the justices, who he believes are handling this case too hastily to do the job well. We agree with Christie on this issue — we know the judges would like to condemn the plan as quickly as possible, but they have to give it a fair hearing and take the necessar y amount of time to do so. Therefore, we laurel Christie for calling attention to the issue. *
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Considering Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is the son of Congressman Ron Paul, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised when he proposes ideas leaning so far to the liber tarian right they become ridiculous. Case in point, his suppor t for a resolution that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing clean air regulations, on the grounds that environmental worries are largely the results of “extremists” and “hysterics.” He argues this in spite of all the evidence, far from extreme, which grounds the EPA’s environmental concerns in fact. We give Paul a dar t for tr ying to upend impor tant environmental regulations. Luckily, the Senate rejected the resolution 56 to 41.
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turn it in, I suppose it’s ’m not going to lie. I none of my business. enrolled in an online course But when I’m forced to mostly out skim post after post of incoof laziness. herent nonsense in search It meant I didn’t have to of something I can respond physically be anywhere at to? I’ll admit there have any specific time. It meant I didn’t have to purchase an TAYLERE PETERSON been times when all I want to do is hit that “quote” butoverpriced textbook. And it ton and call people out on their stupidity. meant I could do all my work from wherever I had What an online class should do, in theory, is a computer and Internet access. allow students the time to formulate thought-out Online courses are great in theory. Taking 15 statements that have the potential to generate diacredits while also managing a newspaper five days a logue between classmates. But it’s annoying when week for up to 60 total hours makes me a busy perit’s obvious that most of the class does not pay a sinson. If I can earn three credits without worrying as gle iota of attention to any recent developments. much about fitting it into my daily schedule, I’m a Sometimes it is so tempting to just let loose and happy camper. argue with people on things that should be more And so far the class has been easy enough. After obvious to our generation — in a class about new all, it’s not too difficult to stay caught up with the media, you would think a group of 20-somethings readings and to meet the weekly deadlines of would be more aware of the shift from DVDs to response posts and blog discussions. online streaming and downloading. And yet here I What is difficult, though, is reading and respondam shaking my head at some of these comments ing to my classmate’s posts. that prove otherwise. I cannot decide if people are I sound rude saying that, I know. It’s not that I more oblivious than I thought, or if they’re just too think my peers are inarticulate or unintelligent. But lazy to think outside the reading assignment. do I think they hastily press that “submit” button Do you know long it takes to visit without reading over what they’ve a news site, click the technology sectyped and thinking twice about what “I enrolled in tion, find an interesting article and they’re about to say? Yes, I do. link it into a post about new media? Ever y week my classmates and an online course About 10 minutes. And trust me, I are required to read a chapter mostly out there’s always something new and from our e-textbook — which is noteworthy going on in the marriage the longest Word document I have of laziness.” of media and technology. ever scrolled through in my entire I am not tr ying to come of f as life — and respond to three quessome sor t of online class exper t. I’m not one of tions related to the material. We then respond to those dedicated posters who respond more than at least two other people’s posts, whether we the required amount (More power to you guys are agreeing, disagreeing or fur thering discus— I respect your dedication). I don’t think sion. ever ything I write is astoundingly clever or theFirst of all, I understand that most wait until the sis-wor thy. Believe it or not, I fall into a muchlast minute to do most of the assignments. Hey too-sassy tone when posting, if only because I man, I do it, too. usually don’t feel like doing it, and sass comes My process of posting is methodic. I read the all too naturally to me when I’m impatient. questions, zip through the chapter, consider my But I still take the time to hold down the shift key response for about a minute, crank it out in a Word when starting new sentences (note: proper nouns also document, glaze over it momentarily in search of require capitalization), I still reread my work in case errors or inconsistencies, add an anecdote about there are fragments or parts that don’t make sense and I my childhood for good measure — everyone loves still try to form some kind of developed response that is anecdotes about childhoods — and I’m set to post. more than a paraphrase of what the chapter reads. It takes about 30 minutes, tops. Seriously, people — we’re in college. Please start I don’t know what the posting process is for my posting like it. peers, but sometimes I imagine a few of them A part of me wonders if any of you reading are in my work like this: read the chapter, type for a few class and will recognize my name. If so, yes. I am “that minutes, disregard rules of grammar and spelling girl.” But you know what? Some of you are “those peo— what’s capitalization again? — then stare at the ple,” and hopefully you now know what I mean by that. screen aimlessly for 15 seconds before deciding it doesn’t matter what is typed as long as it’s subTaylere Peterson is a School of Arts and Sciences mitted before midnight. senior majoring in English and journalism and Fine. Whatever. If you want to sound like an media studies with a minor in art history. She is the idiot who cannot take the time to spell-check or managing editor of The Daily Targum. proofread three paragraphs of text before you
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KNIGHT NUGGETS BY THE NUMBERS The Black Knights offense Army freshman quarterback enters the contest ranked Angel Santiago accumulated No. 1 nationally in rushing more than 10,000 total yards yards. Rutgers faced Navy’s during his high school career. triple-option offense when the Midshipmen Santiago figures to earn signifcant playing time held the No. 1 spot and controlled the attack. tomorrow with Trent Steelman questionable.
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The Knights are 3-0 this season when their defense holds its opponent to less than 300 total yards. Army compiled more than 400 last year, but Rutgers held on for the victory.
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Rutgers won nine of its last 11 games against opponents that run the option, suffering its most recent defeat in 2008 against Navy. The Knights allowed 272 rushing yards in the loss to the Midshipmen.
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Can the Knights halt the big plays they allowed to Navy against Army’s option?
STEVE BEAUHARNAIS
Rutgers largely shut down Navy’s option offense, holding it well below its season average for rushing yards. But the Knights allowed a 54-yard touchdown run in the process.
THE ADVANTAGE GOES TO ... OFFENSE
Army quarterback Trent Steelman figures to sit the matchup out with an injury, working in Rutgers’ favor.
DEFENSE
Rutgers returned to its takeawayprone game last week, when it forced a pair of turnovers.
COACHING
Head coach Greg Schiano’s early six wins already have the Knights primed for another bowl berth.
HISTORY
The Knights have one more win in the long-standing series after last year’s overtime victory.
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The Knights enter the matchup following a dramatic overtime win against South Florida.
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Rutgers’ young defensive line already faced off against Navy’s triple-option attack this season.
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The sophomore signal caller completed 11-for-17 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown in only a quarter against USF.
The Black Knights nearly won last year, when they kept time of possession close at New Meadowlands Stadium.
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“Growing up as a kid, you thought it was going to be playing baseball. Obviously it’s not the old Yankee Stadium, but it’s ... where so many great players played.”
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RUTGERS, 24-13 Dodd translates last week’s fourth-quarter magic into sustained effort against Army.
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The Big East named junior weakside linebacker Khaseem Greene Defensive Player of the Week after his 17-tackle performance in the Knights’ 20-17 overtime victory last week against South Florida.
DOUBT: Greene leads RU tacklers by 44 takedowns continued from back Still, what is most impressive is the disparity between Greene’s numbers and the rest of the Knights’ defensive unit. Junior middle linebacker Steve Beauharnais and senior defensive end Justin Francis follow Greene on the stat sheet with 48 tackles apiece — 44 tackles shy of Greene. Junior safety Duron Harmon, who leads the Knights with five interceptions, offered one explanation. “He’s all over the field as you can see. He’s just a natural playmaker,” Harmon said. “He’s a really, really good football player, and I’m just happy to have him on my team.” Greene entered the season with more motivation than
a simple pat on the back from Schiano. What the former linebacker at Elizabeth High School wanted most was to match the 117 tackles he recorded in his senior season there. By all accounts, Greene should trump the figure by season’s end. “He’s got double-digit tackles every week,” said junior defensive end Scott Vallone. “He’s just having a great season and last week [against USF] was just another one of his games.” Vallone’s assessment was generous — Greene recorded double-digit tackles in five games this season. There is no doubt Greene makes his presence felt each week, as he ranks 18th nationally with 10.22 tackles per contest and leads the second-leading Big East tackler by 10 takedowns. But following his team-leading three interceptions last season
for the Knights, Greene could not say he preferred either position. While playing the weak side and closer to the line grants the 6-foot-1, 220-pounder more freedom to be physical, Greene simply enjoys being on the football field. “Honestly, I just like playing football. I love playing football, so it doesn’t matter to me,” Greene said. “I’ve had a lot of fun at safety and now I’m having a whole lot of fun at WILL linebacker.” Through nine games, the fun is still in its early stages for Greene. But to call Greene’s performance a surprise would be wasted words for Schiano. “If I didn’t have that vision, then I probably wouldn’t have made the move,” Schiano said. “He is a very good football player. As I said, he could be playing running back and be pretty darned good too — he’s a very good player.”
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ing Mountain West Conference Swimmer of the Week helped her team win seven events. There is a different feeling She looks to aid the Horn Frogs around the Sonny Werblin improve upon their 4-1 record. Recreation Center for the Rutgers St. Peter’s, who competed swimming and diving team’s on campus earlier this season, s e c o n d also swims in the weekend’s SWIMMING & DIVING h o m e two-day event. meet. “I think that we’ve prepared QUAD MEET AT “ T h e to do really well [for tomorRUTGERS, team has row],” said junior diver Katie TODAY, 4 P.M. b e e n Kearney. “Over the past couple working of weeks we have been workextremely hard this week,” said ing on focusing on finishing, head coach Phil Spiniello. “The and it has been coming togethenergy level is high, and you can er. We’ve been working really tell they are definitely gearing up hard this week.” to have a great meet at home.” The Knights come of f of The Scarlet Knights look to their meet against Wagner, in use that energy today, when which they won 11 of the 16 they face of f against in-state events and beat the Seahawks, rivals Seton Hall and St. 165-121, to capture their four th Peter’s, as well as team win. Texas Christian. Junior diver “It’s good to see For the Carissa Santora Knights, the and sophomore some of their quad meet presNicole Scott ents the biggest enter today with hard work come challenge to success in the 1to fruition. I think and their unblem3-meter ished record. dives. Santora it is a sign of good “We have tied with Scott in things to come.” some great comthe 1-meter event petition coming and took home PHIL SPINIELLO to town this the 3-meter Head Coach w e e k e n d , ” crown during the Spiniello said. Knights’ win. “TCU and Seton In the pool, Hall are ver y good teams, and it Rutgers relies on sophomore is going to be a great challenge Chelsea Rolin and seniors for our program to see where Jacquelyn Ward and Brianne we are at.” Lindblad to bring the team The Pirates enter the two- success. Both seniors captured day event with an undefeated individual titles for the record. The cross-state rival Knights in their last meet, and comes of f of last weekend’s Rolin finished first in the 154-122 victor y against 100-yard backstroke and 100Providence in which it finished yard freestyle. first in 11 events. With success evident throughTCU visits Piscataway as a out the program, Spiniello is one-time prospective member happy with the way the team of the Big East conference. started, and hopes it can continue But after accepting an invita- on the same path. tion to compete in the league, “It’s good to see some of TCU opted instead to join the their hard work come to Big 12. fr uition,” Spiniello said. “I The Horn Frogs feature jun- think it is a sign of good things ior swimmer Sabine Rasch, to come, and we are still laying who won four individual titles the foundation for what this this past weekend, including program is all about. I think we the 50-yard and 100-yard want to put on a good per formevents against Rice. The reign- ance for our home crowd.” STAFF WRITER
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Junior captain Katie Kearney is battling a shoulder injury, but she finished third last week in the 1-meter dive against Wagner.
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iami basketball player DeQuan Jones will miss the 2011 season because of an NCAA violation. The guard received $10,000 during his recruiting process from a sports booster. The Rutgers men’s basketball team travels to Miami next Tuesday to face the Hur ricanes without Jones, a star ting guard.
THE
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Association wants to set a regulator y standard for the amount of human growth hormone that occurs naturally in the body. The new plan incorporates the theor y that NFL athletes have higher levels of the hormone than the anti-doping agency considers. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement signed into action this summer allows the union to propose the revision.
THE FLORIDA MARLINS are shopping the free agent market for a new face for their franchise. Shor tstop Jose Reyes toured the Marlins’ new ballpark yesterday and figures to be atop the team’s wish list. With an expanded payroll from the increased revenue of the new stadium, the team is also interested in a star ting pitcher. The team also showed interest in free-agent lefthanded pitcher Mark Buehrle.
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general manager Jer r y Angelo expressed his interest in locking down running back Matt For te to a long-term contract yesterday in an inter view with the team’s website. Forte rushed for 133 yards in a win against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field. If he does not sign a longterm contract, Forte can test the free agent market at the end of the season.
AFTER
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mediation session Wednesday, the NBA is struggling for front-page news. But the theft of Utah Jazz center Shawn Bradley’s custom bicycle gained attention. “It’s a stolen bike, not the end of the world,” Bradley said in an inter view with ESPN. “It’s just kind of a weird stor y. It’s not like I can go down to the bike shop and buy a new bike.” The frame of Bradley’s bicycle is twice as large as a regular one, for obvious reasons. The bike also features a custom paint job that notes the center’s size.
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KnightsGameday RUTGERS VS ARMY
GAME 10: Yankee Stadium, 3:30 p.m. TV: CBS RADIO: 1450 AM
Game at Yankee Stadium excites RU BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Junior defensive tackle Scott Vallone always dreamed of playing at Yankee Stadium. But the Central Islip, N.Y., native did not know he would get the chance as a football player. “Growing up as a kid, you thought it was going to be playing baseball,” Vallone said. “Obviously it’s not the old Yankee Stadium, but it’s such a historic place where so many great players have played before.” Vallone and the Rutgers football team earn their first chance to play at the venue tomorrow, when they take on Army to close their non-conference slate. The 6-foot-3 Vallone grew up a New York Yankees fan on Long Island, about an hour’s drive from the Bronx “on a good day.” While he makes his first appearance on the stadium’s famed grounds, it is not the case for head coach Greg Schiano. The 11th-year head coach threw out the first pitch at the original Yankee Stadium in 2007 and attended games at its rebuilt version. Schiano, a Ramapo High School graduate, grew up idolizing the New York pinstripes. “I’m ver y excited,” he said. “Now, to be playing a traditional team like Army and playing them at Yankee Stadium is something that’s exciting for me and our football team.” But the Scarlet Knights’ (6-3, 32) trip to the Bronx is not only for the sights. Army (3-6) must run the table in its final three games to become bowl-eligible, and the process starts against Rutgers. Black Knights quar terback Trent Steelman’s status for tomor row’s matchup remains a game-time decision, but he will likely play given the team’s predicament. Steelman rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown against Rutgers last season at New Meadowlands Stadium, chipping in 115 yards through the air, as well. Vallone remains the only starter along the defensive line from that contest, although the Knights faced Navy’s triple-option attack earlier this season.
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SCARLET KNIGHTS (6-3)
ARMY (3-6)
PASSING CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. 4 175.8 C. Dodd 55.6% 879 7
CMP YDS TD INT. AVG. PASSING T. Steelman 51.3% 347 2 2 49.6
RUSHING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. J. Jamison 158 568 3 30 3.1 J. Martinek 17 115 0 21 6.8
RUSHING R. Maples T. Steelman
NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 7.4 121 891 4 57 4.9 118 576 11 40
RECEIVING NO. YDS TD LNG AVG. 81 844 7 32 10.4 M. Sanu J. Martinek 22 217 1 60 9.9 21 240 1 21 11.4 Q. Pratt M. Harrison 14 274 2 45 19.6
RECEIVING J. McFarlin M. Brown D. Brooks A. Stephens
NO. YDS TD 7 74 1 4 108 1 4 95 1 2 54 1
TKL SCK 2 92 4 48 6 48
DEFENSE
K. Greene S. Beauharnais J. Francis
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Junior defensive tackle Scott Vallone recorded 12 tackles against Navy, which runs a triple-option offense with less looks than Army. “The experience is always a big factor,” he said. “I think we have the experience now, and hopefully we’ll be able to put on a better performance than we did against Navy.” Rutgers eked out a 23-20 victory against the Black Knights after Eric LeGrand suffered a paralyzing injury on kickoff coverage duties. The impact still weighs heavily on senior defensive tackle Justin Francis, also eager to make his first appearance at Yankee Stadium. “It’s going to mean a lot. Growing up, I never thought I’d play a football game at Yankee Stadium,” Francis said. “Now I get the opportunity. I’m going to soak it all in, but I’m still going to be on point with everything I have to do.” The Opa-Locka, Fla., native played in high school at the
Orange Bowl, the Sunshine State’s equivalent to the hallowed ground in the Bronx. While he understands the significance of a football game at Yankee Stadium, Francis has Miami in the back of his mind — with good reason. The Big East’s regular season winner punches its ticket to the new Orange Bowl, home to a BCS matchup with the Atlantic Coast Conference victor. The Knights’ outcome against non-conference foe Army holds no bearing on their conference standing, but it is a star ting point. Rutgers plays three more league games after matching wits with the Black Knights, two of which are at home. “We’re just trying to get there,” Francis said. “It’s a race to the Orange Bowl.”
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INT 0 2 1
DEFENSE
S. Erzinger T. Dickson T. Holloway
LNG 19 45 40 30
AVG. 10.6 27.0 23.8 27.0
TKL SCK 79 3 49 0 47 0
INT 0 1 0
INJURIES Probable — OL B. Bujari, WR M. Harrison Out — DB R. Knight
INJURIES Probable — RB R. Maples Questionable — RB T. Baggett Doubtful — QB T. Steelman
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
SCHEDULE Northern Illinois Sept. 3 Sept. 9 San Diego State Sept. 17 Northwestern Ball State Oct. 1 Tulane Oct. 8 Miami (Ohio) Oct. 15 Vanderbilt Oct. 21 Oct. 29 Fordham Air Force Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Rutgers Nov. 19 Temple Nov. 26 Navy
NC Central N. Carolina Ohio Syracuse Pittsburgh Navy Louisville West Virginia South Florida Army Cincinnati Connecticut
W, 48-0 L, 24-22 W, 38-26 W, 19-16 W, 34-10 W, 21-20 L, 16-14 L, 41-31 W, 20-17 3:30 p.m. TBA TBA
L, 49-20 L, 23-20 W, 21-14 L, 48-21 W, 45-6 L, 35-28 L, 44-21 W, 55-0 L, 24-14 3:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
Key Matchup Rutgers linebackers vs. Army FB Jared Hassin Hassin led the Black Knights against Rutgers last year with 118 yards rushing and a 7.4 average per carry on the ground. He averages 4.7 yards on 81 carries this year for Army. Rutgers held Navy fullback Alexander Teich to only 3.8 yards per carry.
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: OFFENSE
MOHAMED SANU Wide Receiver
ANDRE CIVIL Tackle
DESMOND WYNN Guard
CALEB RUCH Center
ART FORST 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.
Senior 6’-4”, 298 lbs.
Senior 6’-8”, 310 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
JAMIL MERRELL Right end
JUSTIN FRANCIS Tackle
SCOTT VALLONE Tackle
MANNY ABREU Left end
JAMAL MERRELL Linebacker
STEVE BEAUHARNAIS
Linebacker
KHASEEM GREENE Linebacker
Sophomore 6’-4”, 255 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
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KNIGHTS GAMEDAY Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights prepare for their first ever game at Yankee Stadium, where Greg Schiano once threw out a first pitch. pg. 15
Greene’s numbers continue to impress at linebacker, where Schiano expected quick study BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
There are plenty of decisions head coaches ponder throughout a game. They weigh even more throughout the course of a season. FOOTBALL But for Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano, the decision to bump junior Khaseem Greene down to weakside linebacker is not one he ever second-guessed. Doubts never entered Greene’s mind, either. “I anticipated having a pretty good season because [of] talking to Coach [Schiano] and him letting me know he wouldn’t make a move like this for no reason,” said Greene, who on Monday the Big East named Defensive Player of the Week. “He kind of put a scenario together where I had 77 tackles last year at safety. I was like, ‘Alright, I’ll be closer to the ball.’ But never did I think it was going to be like this. It’s pretty cool.” The Elizabeth, N.J., native recorded 17 tackles in the Scarlet Knights’ 20-17 overtime victor y against South Florida last Saturday, raising his season total to a whopping 92.
EARLY-SEASON CHALLENGE
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Greg Schiano moved junior Khaseem Greene (20) to linebacker in the spring to bring more speed to the Knights’ front seven. Greene now leads the team with 92 tackles. After registering 11 tackles against both Syracuse and Pittsburgh, Greene’s per formance against USF marked the third Big East game Greene recorded double-digit tackles. The Knights won all three contests.
Greene finished all of last season with 77 tackles at free safety, but should easily eclipse the century mark this week against Army’s triple-option attack.
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The Rutgers swimming and diving team puts its unbeaten record to the test today, when it faces Seton Hall, St. Peter’s and Texas Christian. pg. 14