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The Rutgers women’s basketball team won, 62-39, last night against visiting Seton Hall for its second win in a row after a five-game losing streak.

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Faculty, students and language and literature exper ts spoke about the influence and diversity of language in societies across the world in the United Nations’ 13th annual International Mother Language Day yesterday through panel discussions and a musical per formance. More than 35 attendees listened to the music of the kora, a West African 21-string harp, as people gathered in the Teleconference Lecture Hall at the Alexander Librar y on the College Avenue campus to celebrate this year’s theme of “Mother tongue language-based multilingual strategies for education in Africa.” Mar yam Borjian, coordinator of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures Program, said the day is held on Feb. 21 each year to promote the awareness of linguistics and multilingualism. The United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization first commemorated the day in 1999, and it is recognized worldwide. “This is an annual day, and the international mother language theme this year is mother tongue in … inclusive education,” said H. Ekkehard Wolff, a professor emeritus in the Department of African Studies at the University of Leipzig. “In Africa, splitting the society into the privileged elite society [is] marked though a particular language.” He said there is a cultural split between the postcolonial parts of Africa, which are heavily influenced by European culture, and traditional African parts especially in terms of “mother tongue.” “Mother tongue” in the European context explains the dominance of one language in a society. The principal language is enforced through early socialization and early childhood, Wolff said. But “mother tongue” also has a political ideological dimension and is linked with national identity. Using a single “mother tongue” in a motherland suggests there could only be one language, he said. It can also be used as a propaganda term to imply a single language on a minority. “Mother tongue” in the African context and society do not necessarily have to do with the language of a mother

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Gov. Chris Christie outlined his third annual budget address for the next fiscal year — intending for New Jersey to have an economic “comeback” with tax cuts and increased funding for cer tain government entities, like higher education. The governor’s budget proposal — announced yesterday afternoon at the State House in Trenton — calls for a total of $32.15 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. His proposal represents a 3.7 percent increase in government spending from last year. “To the millions of New Jerseyans who gave both to our state — I am in your debt. To those who have yet to give, there is good news. It is not too late because the ‘New Jersey Comeback’ has just begun,” the governor said.

Gov. Chris Christie elaborates on his “Jersey Comeback” in his annual budget address yesterday at the State House in Trenton.

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TRIAL SELECTION BEGINS FOR DHARUN RAVI CASE, 87 POTENTIAL JURORS REMAIN Jur y selection for the trial against Dharun Ravi, a former University student charged with spying on his gay roommate, began yesterday at the Middlesex County Courthouse in downtown New Brunswick. After 2,000 jur y summonses were sent out for prospective jurors for the expected one-month trial, 190 showed up Friday to complete questionnaires dealing with topics per taining to the case, according to nj.com. At the courthouse yesterday, about 103 potential jurors were dismissed based on how they answered the questions, according to nj.com. The jur y will be finalized later today based on more questioning, with the possibility of opening statements beginning as well, according to nj.com.

Judge Glenn Berman denied Ravi’s request to dismiss a hindering charge against him. Berman went a step fur ther and upgraded the charge from a third-degree to a second-degree crime, which if convicted, could result in jail time for Ravi, according to nj.com. Ravi already faces up to 10 years in prison if he is convicted on the bias charges against him. Ravi used a webcam in his room in Davidson Hall on Busch campus in September 2010 to spy on his roommate Tyler Clementi, while he was engaged in a sexual encounter with another man. After learning of Ravi’s spying, Clementi jumped of f the George Washington Bridge, which began a dialogue on cyberbullying across the countr y.

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INDEX METRO A New Brunswick hospital launches the largest solar panel unit of any N.J. hospital.

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DAILYTARGUM.COM Anthony Colon, Techno-Logic Solutions Inc. president, explains how intitiative is important in the business world yesterday in the Livingston Student Center.

Anthony Colon, the president of Techno-Logic Solutions Inc., a company that helps people find jobs in technology, spoke at the Livingston Student Center last night about the power of networking and his business experience. The businessman established Techno-Logic Solutions with his brother in 1999 after a 25-year career in the corporate sector. From his experience, he learned exhibiting an entrepreneurial spirit is key when competing for jobs, he told to a crowd of about 11 attendees at a presentation co-hosted by the Black and Hispanic MBA Association of Rutgers-Newark and the National Society of Hispanic MBAs.

“Sometimes [employees] are about equal, so what are the skills that are necessary to raise you to the next level? Sometimes it’s initiative,” Colon said. But initiative alone will not get the job done — it also takes a strong network, he said. “In this world, we are social animals, so let’s take advantage of that,” Colon said. “If we know someone and establish a relationship built on trust, we create a network of people we can call when we need help.” Without a strong network, potential employees can miss out on a number of job oppor tunities, he said. “Maybe a third of the openings that are available are actually posted,” Colon said. “So how

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Feb. 17, 1830 Col. Henry Rutgers died at the age of 84. Rutgers is remembered for his donation of $5,000 and a bronze bell to the Old Queens building in 1825. In hopes that Rutgers would remember the University in his will, Queens College was renamed Rutgers College. When Rutgers died, however, he left nothing to the University that bears his name.

Feb. 11, 1877 Mabel Smith Douglass was born in Jersey City, N.J. With much hardship and perseverance, Douglass founded the New Jersey College for Women, now know as Douglass College, in 1918. She was the dean of the college until she retired in 1932, a year before she died.

Feb. 6, 1918 Henry Janeway, the greatgreat-grandson of Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, was born. Hardenbergh was a famous architect who designed the WaldorfAstoria and Plaza Hotels.

Feb. 27, 2008 Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer became the third women’s basketball coach to win 800 career games. She led the Scarlet Knights to the Elite Eight in 2008, where they lost to the University of Connecticut. Stringer is the third women’s basketball coach to have the most wins, behind the University of Tennessee’s Pat Summitt. Stringer was also inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2009.

— Courtesy of Cesar Rainho, president of the Rutgers University Historical Society

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Geoff Anders, the founder of Leverage Research presents strategies to make a worldwide influence Monday through multiplying the amount individuals donate at the Theological Seminary on the College Avenue campus.

Speaker shares vision of donating, impact on world BY JESSICA GONZALEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The University chapter of Giving What We Can, a philanthropic organization, held “Have 10,000 Times the Impact” Monday night to show students strategies of making the world a better place through monetar y donations. Boris Yakubchik, president of the Giving What We Can: Rutgers said they invited Geof f Anders, founder of Leverage Research — a scientific research project studying social systems — to the Depar tment of Philosophy building on the College Avenue campus to share his beliefs on donating to charities throughout the world. “Our chapter is involved in getting to realize that ef fectiveness really matters, and also to realize that [individuals,] themselves, can do a lot of good in the world if they choose to give to charities,” Yakubchik said. Anders said making cer tain life changes could allow people to increase the amount of donations they make. People can

find money to donate through “So you can still go on vacaspending less on luxur y items tions and so for th, and you and focusing on necessities can still raise a kid, and you such as paying for housing, can still have a house, and all children’s costs and food. that. But you’ll be donating 10 “The average donation [per times what you were before,” person] is $1,250 per year,” he said. Anders said. “I’m going to talk Anders said another strategy about how it’s possible to have that can allow individuals to have 10,000 times the impact that an effect on the world is through someone would recruiting at least normally have by nine other people “You want to pick to donate also. simply thinking a little strategically.” He said even if charities that are One way to individuals are have an impact spending money on able to get at least on the world 10 or four the best programs.” three times more than other people to they had initially, donate, then GEOFF ANDERS involves living a they spread the Founder of Leverage Research fr ugal but commessage to for table life, he donate, which can said. eventually add up “We’ve got health care, to 10 people donating $12,500 we’ve got transpor tation, and each. after that, you can take and Anders said collaborating with donate not just $1,250, but 10 a group of 10 individuals to times that,” Anders said. donate could add up to $125,000 This will leave the average worth of donations a year. person with an additional “[This] means that you multi$12,500 to donate to charities plied your impact by 10 again, and and an extra $6,500 left over each now you’re having 100 times the year for discretionary spending, impact that a person would reguAnders said. larly have,” Anders said.

He said some charities are not as ef fective as other organizations, and people should donate to a charity that will have greater impact on others. “You don’t just want to pick a charity where they’re spending a lot of money on programs. You want to pick charities that are spending money on the best programs,” Anders said. He said some charities that have an impact on the world, including the Against Malaria Foundation and Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, aim to control soil-transmitted parasites. Givewell.org is a website that evaluates and ranks charities by looking at the charity’s activities and cost-ef fectiveness, Anders said. “GiveWell’s top-rated charities are Against Malaria Foundation and the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative,” Anders said. “Both of these are third-world poverty charities. While you can help people out in the first-world supportive active school programs, you can have a much larger impact by saving lives in the third world.”

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN TO ARCHIVE HISTORICAL PAST OF TRACY VOORHEES ONLINE James Niessen, a University world history librarian, is helping to make Tracy Voorhees’ papers available online, according to a Rutgers Today article. Voorhees’ papers document the humanitarian efforts of Voorhees — the namesake of Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus — who worked for Hungarian Relief from 1956 to 1957, when a student rebellion turned into a difficult struggle with the Soviet regime, according to the article. “A big component of my work at Rutgers is research consultation with faculty and students, working one on one,” Niessen said. “I can provide help tracking down books in our collections, or identify research collections elsewhere, putting students in touch with colleagues at other institutions.” The documents will be available online and will include Voorhees’ reflections from his work with President Dwight D.

Eisenhower’s Committee for Hungarian Relief, according to the article. The papers also include an essay in which Voorhees wrote about greeting immigrants in 1957 that arrived in New York, according to the article. “Yet these people, poorly clad, stood out on the deck singing their national anthem, which of course they had been prevented from singing at home, and they literally sang their hearts out as the ship was tied up,” Voorhees wrote according to the article. Niessen is using the University Community Repository as the online platform for Voorhees’ papers because it will give free access to the public, according to the article. The website includes historical content, dissertations and primarysource materials.

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The Daily Targum is now holding its weekly writers’ meeting at 9:30 p.m. in our editorial office on 26 Mine St. on the College Avenue campus. No experience is needed. For more information, email university@dailytargum.com.

Patricia Strach, an associate professor in the Departments of Political Science and Public Administration and Policy at SUNY Albany, will give a talk on “Selling Health: Consumer Marketing, Political Participation and the Breast Cancer Campaign in the United States” in the first-floor conference room at 112 Paterson St. in downtown New Brunswick. The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research will run from noon to 1:30 p.m.

The Center for Teaching Advancement & Assessment Research will host a workshop teaching students how to incorporate media with PowerPoint presentations. Students will learn how to integrate audio and video in presentations on the PC. Different audio and video format compatible with PowerPoint and available Web resources for downloading free content will also be covered. The free workshop will run from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. in room 172A of Davidson Hall on Busch campus. The Center for European Studies and the Institute for Hungarian Studies is hosting “EU-NJ Business Forum on Technology and Innovation” from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at 30 Livingston Ave. in downtown New Brunswick. The forum will explore opportunities for expanding trade, research and commercial partnerships, and discuss regulatory developments in the European Union and New Jersey that will affect innovative firms. The program is free, but registration is required at www.surveymonkey.com/s/RutgersTechForum.

The Department of Anthropology, the Center for African Studies and the Institute for Research on Women will sponsor “Gender Justice in Africa: Historical and Comparative Perspectives” at the Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Douglass campus in the first-floor conference room. This symposium brings together some of the most innovative scholars at the University and elsewhere working on gender justice in Africa to consider and compare alternative approaches to framing and seeking justice on behalf of women and men. For more information, contact Renee DeLancey at (848) 445-6638.

The Rutgers University Programming Association will present Hard Rock Concert featuring Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.). Opening acts are the Stars and Weighed in the Balance. Tickets will be $15 for students and $20 for guests. Tickets will be available online and a schedule for physical ticket sales will be announced on the RUPA Facebook page.

The Rutgers University Student Philanthropy Council will have its general interest meeting at 6 p.m. in room 410 at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. For more information, go to the RU Student Philanthropy Facebook page.

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The Rutgers Astronomical Society is hosting Professor Tad Pryor for a lecture on “Observing Satellite Galaxies of the Milky Way with the Hubble Space Telescope.” The lecture, part of a series hosted by the society, is free and open to the public, and is accessible for non-astronomy majors. Pryor will give his lecture at the Physics Lecture Hall from 8 to 9:15 p.m. on Busch campus.

Comedian Aziz Ansari will perform his routine at the State Theatre in downtown New Brunswick. This event is hosted by the Rutgers University Programming Association. Tickets can be purchased over the phone, online at statetheatrenj.org or at the State Theatre box office. For more information, visit getinvolved.rutgers.edu.

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and other ex-colonial languages as a second language in the earlyabout teaching second langauge level schools in Africa. One myth is that children learn their first language by the continued from front time they are 6 years old when or father. Rather, it is the lanthey go to school, he said. guage of early socialization conMeanwhile, this is not true: It is text in the village, Wolff said. more likely 12 years old, he said. He said children in Wolff said children do not Africa often grow up in a multilearn their second language lingual environment. more quickly and easily than “An African child can easily adults, but they do have better grow up with several mother pronunciation than most adults. tongues. On average, there are 40 Another misconception, Wolff to 45 languages per country,” Wolff said, is the more time students said. “This average is silly because spend in an environment where a it tells you nothing. … It doesn’t second language is spoken, the mean that every person speaks all quicker they learn a language. the languages of the territory.” He said students need four In Africa, there are four offito seven years — rather than cial language classifications—the one to two — of learning a lanfirst includes local mother language before they can grasp guages. The second is composed the language. of local linguae francae and This problem is still ongoing, regional linguae Wolff said. francae, and the Another core “An African child third language issue is also being includes national on can easily grow up studied language. The whether a child fourth classificashould learn with several tion is official lanFrench through a mother tongues.” guages, which are French system or concentrated from through their H. EKKEHARD WOLFF ex-colonial lannative tongue. Professor emeritus in the Department guages. In addition to of African Studies There is an Wolff’s lecture, at the University of Leipzig emerging fifth the event also feastratum, where tured a panel of new urban vernacAMESALL profesulars are emerging from certain sors and activists who fought for type of language associated with the freedom of speech. delinquency. This type of lanNuran Nabi, councilman for guage is poring over into higher Plainsboro Township, N.J., said society parts of Africa and the International Mother becoming the dialect of urban Language Day originated from youngsters, Wolff said. the Language Movement, a “It clearly is a reaction of series of freedom fights that urban youth to postcolonialism to began in Bangladesh. disown the ex-colonial language He said when he was studying and distance themselves from in Bangladesh, he was a part of their colonial owners,” he said. the freedom fights in the Wolff said inside Africa, there Bangladesh Liberation War. is a “brainwash” effect of missionStudents at the Dhaka ary and colonial education in the University in Bangladesh held a school system, where educators protest on Feb. 21, 1952 in favor are copying as much of the exof Bangla as the national lancolonial motherland culture and guage. Police killed 12 and language and pasting it as superiinjured many more. Of those 12 or to the indigenous religion. killed, only five could be identiAnother issue within the fied, Nabi said. education system in Africa is “The proclamation of Feb. 21 how to implement “mother [as International Mother tongue”-based multilingual Language Day] by UNESCO strategies in education when attests to the world community the education system is based recognition of Bengali communion an ex-colonial system. ty as martyrs,” he said. “We Wolff said there is a list of showed to the world the power of myths about teaching English the ‘mother language.’”

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and embraces the CEO of Me, Inc. philosophy. “When you think about the things that you do, it’s not just about what you’re wor th dollar-wise or compensationwise — it’s what drives you, what you’re passionate about,” Anthony Colon said. “Ask yourself, ‘What is it wor th to me and my board of directors?’” He recently formed a par tnership with his brother’s consulting firm, Rod Colon Consulting, LLC., which ser ves as a comprehensive career development organization, he said. Anthony Colon also told attendees that his brother hosts a weekly radio show with more career advice on Rider University’s 107.7 FM ever y Sunday. He said his brother is involved in a deal that would also give him a Wednesday program on the station. Following the presentation, a Q-and-A session was open for attendees to discuss the information both with Anthony Colon and each other.

family, self over material gains continued from front do we get into those closed positions? Networking.” He stressed the importance of being passionate in what one does, saying passion can help grow networks. “If I ask you right now, ‘What is your passion?’ Can you tell me that in 20 seconds?” he asked the audience. “Sometimes that’s all you have to tell someone that you’re networking with. … Passion and the ability to describe it in such a way are key.” Colon said he found his passion accidentally after being sent on a job to negotiate with a Puer to Rican company that refused to pay its bill. He found out his company had been supplying the client with the wrong product, a problem he fixed after his visit. “I went home thinking I wouldn’t see Puer to Rico again,” he said. “The senior leaders of [my] company called

and said, ‘We want this guy,’ and lo and behold, I was in sales and marketing.” Colon said establishing a trusting relationship with his employers was ver y important.

“It’s not just about what you’re worth dollar-wise. ... It’s what drives you, what you’re passionate about.” ANTHONY COLON Techno-Logic Solutions President

He also emphasized his belief in the “CEO of Me Inc.” philosophy, which focuses on the needs of the individual and their loved ones over material gain. Anthony Colon also passed around his brother, Rod Colon’s, book, “Win the Race for 21st Centur y Jobs,” which intends to empower those looking to network professionally

$1M for urban scholarships continued from front One area that Christie plans to funnel funding into is higher education. In his address, he announced a proposed 6 percent increase in direct aid to public colleges and universities. “Some [New Jerseyans] will say the governor is against teachers or the school system, but this shows he’s really dedicated and wants to reform it,” said Connor Montferrat, the president of the Rutgers College Republicans. More specifically, Christie’s plan asks for an increase of more than $28.4 million from last year in student financial assistance. A majority of this would be a 10 percent increase in funds for tuition aid grants, Christie said. The governor’s proposal also calls for $1 million toward the new Governor’s Urban Scholarship Program, which would assist students in the state’s inner cities go to college. “In our society, education is the key to advancement. More attainment in education is the path to more earnings and success in life. And a highly educated work force is a key to New Jersey’s competitiveness,” Christie said. Ruth Mandel, the director of the University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics, said Christie has always said he would invest in education at all levels once it is possible economically. Mandel said the 6 percent increase in direct aid to institutes of higher education would be important for student support, like Tuition Aid Grants and students in the Education Opportunity Fund. She said she hopes there one day will be enough resources for major investments in higher education and new programs. “[Christie] claims the state is moving forward, but it looks as if it’s still in low gear. … The funding for the universities is back to being flat [and] there are no cuts, but [also] no major increases for building new programs,” Mandel said. Aside from increases to higher education investment, Christie proposed tax cuts

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yesterday for all N.J. citizens. His plan calls for an across-theboard, 10 percent income tax cut in the first year of the threeyear plan and an increasing Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor to 25 percent from 20 percent — providing about an extra $500 a year. In the eight years prior to his election, Christie said New Jersey has raised state taxes and fees 115 times. “The people of New Jersey have suf fered for too long under the burden of high taxes. It is time for real relief,” the governor said. Christie said he hopes this cut keeps wealthy businesses from leaving the region and helps middle-class families. He also vowed yesterday to veto any tax increase.

“Some will say the governor’s against teachers or the school system, but this shows he ... wants to reform it." CONNOR MONTFERRAT Rutgers College Republicans President

He did not propose a property tax cut. Mandel said with this budget proposal, the governor is trying to show that there has been growth, but there is more to do. “And therefore, he can present a budget that represents some growth since last year, and that it’s time to give the people a tax cut,” she said. But while Christie, a Republican, favors an income tax cut, the Democrats — who rule the Legislature — favor a property tax cut, Mandel said. “The Democrats have made it very clear in their response to the governor’s message that they believe he is calling for the wrong tax cut,” she said. Mandel said past RutgersEagleton polls have shown that N.J. citizens prefer a proper ty tax cut. “For many, many years, if you ask New Jersey voters what’s wrong, they’ll say ‘My property

taxes are too high.’ If you ask New Jersey voters what they want from their leaders, they will say ‘We want our property taxes cut,’” she said. Property taxes have always been a big issue in New Jersey because we have some of the highest property taxes in the nation, said Daniel Pereira, the vice president of the Rutgers University Democrats. “He’s talking about tax cuts across the board but at the end of the day, they benefit the wealthy more than they benefit middle class,” he said. In his speech yesterday, Christie also discussed an initiative he addressed in his “State of the State” at the beginning of the year — that non-violent drug of fenders would receive a mandatory treatment instead of a prison sentence. In his budget, the governor included $2.5 million to create a mandatory drug court for nonviolent offenders. “It is the first step toward reclaiming these lives and treating drug addiction for what it really is — a disease that can be conquered, but only with effective treatment,” Christie said. The Legislature will review Christie’s proposal and the budget over the next several months, create additional proposals, and negotiate and present a final, balanced budget to the governor by their June 30 deadline, Mandel said. “Strong leadership will help New Jersey get out of its financial problems but I don’t think we’ve actually seen it so far,” said Pereira, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “I was impressed with his speech — it was good politics and good discussion. But in the end of the day, his budget’s not going to help the people who desperately need it: the middle class and the working poor.” Montferrat, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said because of the governor’s work on the budget, the state could now increase aid in areas including hospitals, schooling and higher education. “[Christie] doesn’t even have to campaign in 2013 because of how much he’ll be helping New Jersey with this budget if [the Legislature] passes it,” he said. “I don’t see why they wouldn’t.”

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Solar power to provide long-term savings for local hospital BY DANIEL ROGERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System launched the largest solar power system in a New Jersey hospital Friday on the roof of their Center for Ambulator y Resources in New Br unswick, marking a step toward making the hospital more environmentally friendly. The panels on the Easton Avenue building are a par t of a $9-million solar power project financed by PSE&G, said Phil Har tman, the director of Public Relations at Saint Peters Healthcare System. When completed, Saint Peter’s will operate a totaled 2.1 megawatt-dc solar power system and save the hospital more than $10 million over the next 25 years, Har tman said. The amount of money saved from the health center’s solar panels will provide both patients and employees with improved facilities. “It’s going to be a boom to programs by vir tue of the savings that give us more money in our pockets to invest in things like new equipment or better patient ser vices,” he said. “People won’t notice it directly, but they will reap the benefits.” The rest of the hospital’s “green” project will commence in April, with an expected installation of solar panels at the hospital’s Family Health Center, located at How Lane. The remaining hospital locations will be worked on in June, Hartman said.

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Saint Peter’s Healthcare System install their solar panels Friday on the roof of the Center for Ambulatory Resources on Easton Avenue. The panels are expected to save $10 million over the next 25 years.

The combined projects are overseen by Rober t Mulcahy, the Saint Peter’s vice president of Facilities, and are estimated to save about $800,000 annually. Electricity savings are expected to reach $10 million over the next 25 years, Har tman said. Har tman said the installation of solar panels has excited the community, resulting in encouragement from city and state of ficials. “We had a lot of suppor t from Mayor Jim Cahill,” Har tman said. “We also had

J&J CEO TO STEP DOWN IN RESPONSE TO STRING OF PRODUCT RECALLS Bill Weldon, longtime CEO of New Brunswick based Corporation Johnson & Johnson, will step down from his executive position following a series of product recalls that cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars, according to an ar ticle on washingtonpost.com Alex Gorsky, head of the company’s medical device and diagnostics division, will replace Weldon on April 26. Weldon will stay on as chairman of the company’s board, according to the article. “I’m honored that the board has placed such confidence in me, and I am also aware of the serious responsibilities that come with this office,” said Gorski, who runs the company’s largest business by revenue, according to the article. Weldon worked for Johnson & Johnson for the past 31 years, becoming chief executive in 2002. Weldon said he did not plan on leaving the position unless the board of directors suggested it, according to the article. “I look forward to the transition of leadership and to a bright future for Johnson & Johnson,” Weldon said, according to the article. Since September 2009, Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare Unit experienced about 25 recalls for products such as Tylenol and Benadr yl. The Prescription drug division also had at least two dif ferent drugs recalled during that period of time, according to the ar ticle. As a result of the recalls, Johnson & Johnson faced lawsuits from patients such as a family who recently sued the company after their young son died shor tly after taking a super dose of Tylenol, according to the ar ticle.

quite a lot of suppor t from local assembly people and state senators, as well as the governor’s of fice, so I can’t say there is anyone who hasn’t been a fan of [the installation].” All of the power received from the solar panels will stay within the Saint Peter’s system and will not get sold or dispersed elsewhere, Har tman said. The hospital will not need to purchase energy from outside sources, which allows it to be more self-suf ficient. Beyond the expected profits for the hospital, solar panels are

also beneficial to the environment, said Nenad Gucunski, the chair of the University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. “Simply having the solar panels, you’d reduce carbon footprints,” Gucunski said. “We don’t need to use as much energy from our power plants, but we can substitute it with these alternative sources.” While solar panels provide alternative sources of energy once they are installed, the manufacturing of solar panels themselves can lead to harmful

emissions, said Mark Miller, a University associate professor in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. “In the manufacturing process, you have to have materials, you use energy to manufacture the panels, and you use energy to transpor t them,” Miller said. “So there is no energy source that doesn’t come without a cost associated with it in terms of emissions, and solar panels are no exception.” Miller said solar panels do not fully transfer all of the energy it receives into electricity, but the net ef fect it provides to the planet is ver y positive. “[Solar panels] prevent further use of fossil fuels, and over a period of time, the costs are mitigated and you’re in positive ter ritor y,” he said. “[They’re] generating fuel without a negative implication on the environment.” Cor y Haluska, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior, said he is suppor tive of Saint Peters’ move to resor t to solar energy and he hopes other organizations follow the initiative to do the same. “Solar panels provide cleaner energy and save money and it’s good if more companies start switching to that technology because it’s beneficial to our futures,” Haluska said. “As an aspiring doctor, I’d want to have the newest technology and the best equipment available.”

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‘Rutgers Memes’ foster unity on campus The recent outpouring of “Rutgers Memes” across campus can help teach students a valuable lesson

ne does not simply create a “Rutgers Meme” — or so University students, who have chanced to tr y their hand at wittily crafting the imagecaption combinations, have discovered during the recent University meme craze. An outpouring of the user-generated pictorials has become the foundation for the University’s ver y first “Rutgers Memes” Facebook page, effectively uniting students campus-wide over common experiences. Ever had trouble kicking and scratching your way through a crowd of anxious students to get on the F bus? There’s a meme for that. Are you one of those kids whose last choice for prospective colleges was the University? Yep, there’s a meme for that too. These memes and more — each representative of seemingly ordinar y University student experiences — can be found on the “Rutgers Memes” Facebook page, created two weeks ago by School of Engineering first-year student Kevin Peng. Already with more than 10,500 likes and 100 memes, the page has quickly and exponentially grown in popularity, fostering a strong sense of community among students. “A lot of times, I think people walk around campus and think of something funny but have no way of telling others,” Peng told The Daily Targum. “A meme is a part of culture that can be transmitted.” Of course, University-related memes have long circulated the Internet, most notably on social media sites like Reddit. So the question is, why the sudden outburst of “Futurama Fr y” on campus Wi-Fi strength, or “Scumbag Steve” and his longboard? A meme, after all, is a fairly trivial construct, however witty or gripping its humor may be. Memes can be quickly, haphazardly, incorrectly or even inappropriately crafted, as we’ve learned from certain posts to the University’s meme Facebook page. But perhaps these characteristics are what help to make them so popular. And the University is not alone in this upward trend of meme popularity. Campuses across the countr y have taken up Facebook pages and devoted them to memes that reflect the subtleties of their own college experience. But here at the University, there may be a lesson to learn from these memes that is especially pertinent to our own community. We are indeed one student body, despite the fact that we may often feel other wise. Memes ser ve as an effortless way to communicate shared social experiences. A well-crafted, honest meme is quick to generate a laugh, but more than that, it’s easy to relate to. We can all identify with the daily battles of college life, because we all live them daily. Our trials, tribulations, major triumphs and minor victories may sometimes seem too personal to share, but they remain fundamentally human experiences. Memes are an appropriate way to capture this experience and in this way transcend most of our differences. However trivial, memes can help us to realize this lesson.

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he Feb. 17 issue of The Daily Targum contained a column entitled, “A Problem of ‘Peeshiness.’” The author identified a “peesh subculture” here at the University. A “peesh,” according to the columnist, is essentially a boring person who cannot hold an interesting or deep conversation. He argued that people who fall into this group should stop being overly nice and develop hobbies. The former is so that their fear of offending others does not deter them from having a conversation, and the latter is so they actually have something they can discuss in depth with others. The article was thoroughly enjoyable and very humorous, but its underlying point brings up an important issue — an issue that was partly alluded to in the Feb. 20 “Comment of The Day.” The comment read, “Maybe ‘peeshes’ only make small talk about the weather because they don’t want to talk to the person they feel obligated to have a conversation with.” I would venture to guess that this is correct for most peeshes. It is not that peeshes lack “the conversational abilities to speak on a variety of topics,” as the columnist states, but rather that peeshes are people who simply lack interest in having conversations with strangers or casual acquaintances. It’s not that they can’t hold a good conversation — it’s just

that they often have psychological probno interest in being lems, which the forced by social majority of the popnorms to do so. ulation does not. According to a What is likely recent Time though is that peoJUSTIN HAYDEN Magazine cover ple of the so-called story, in social situa“peesh subculture” tions, people’s personalities fall along a spec- are introverts who simply lack the desire to trum. Extroverts are on one end, while intro- be overly social with many people. In the verts are at the other extreme. According to same way that outgoing people often canthe Time article, introverts are people who not understand some people’s shyness and simply like to be alone and find “social inter- therefore assume that their quietness must actions taxing.” Extroverts are those who be a deliberate choice, many extroverts enjoy talking with everyone simply cannot fathom the and are energized by social introvert mentality and “People’s personalities consequently assume that interaction with a lot of people at once. When one fall along a spectrum.” introverts do not have the thinks about it, it is probaability for conversation. It ble that almost all so-called seems as though this is “peeshes” at the University are simply intro- what the author of the “peeshiness” article verts. It is very doubtful that anyone at a assumes. This line of thought — a misunmajor university — a place where people spe- derstanding of and discrimination against cialize in majors and minors — lacks enough introverts — is unfortunately very common knowledge to have conversations on a variety and also very detrimental to introverts and of topics. Likewise, if a person is quiet, it does to society at large. not mean that they lack a skill or hobby. Also, Extroverted people are often under the it is unlikely that an adult simply lacks the assumption that an introvert’s silence is an ability to have a conversation. If one does, it unnatural act. For example, the author of probably means he or she has legitimate the “peeshiness” column’s advice to a

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peesh is to “be true to yourself” by being unafraid to get into more conversations with people about things that interest you. This would be good advice for shy people who have a strong desire to break out of their shell, but most quiet people are introverts who lack that desire. For an introvert, being true to oneself is being quiet and choosing not to have conversations with a lot of people. So, since most peeshes are probably introverts, if peeshes took the column’s advice, they would actually be acting in a way untrue to themselves. In America, many do not realize this. As Time Magazine put it, America is “the land of the loud and home of the talkative.” Many at the University may have noticed that it is the ones who crack well-placed jokes who are assigned the best work projects, and ones who speak a lot in class who get favorable discretionary grading. It is unfortunate when a system of rewards for outgoing personalities displaces a true meritocracy, but it often does, and it is due to a misunderstanding of and discrimination toward introverts. Justin Hayden is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science and philosophy with a minor in sociology.

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Urge students, officials to stand against monitorings Letter RUSC MEMBERS building superintendent in New Brunswick stumbled upon an alarming scene on June 2, 2009 — a room full of expensive spy equipment and Islamic fundamentalist propaganda. The landlord immediately called 911 with the belief that he had come into contact with a direct threat. He was right, of course, but not in the way that he thought. The threat that was discovered that day was not in the form of a terrorist plot, but rather a police spy ring, threatening not our safety but rather our society itself. What has come to light in the years since has been startling — a concerted effort by a paramilitary division of the New York Police Department assisted by the Central Intelligence Agency in precisely the kind of shady collaboration that critics of the CIA warned against since its founding. They specifically target students at colleges throughout our region — including our beloved

University — for no other purpose than their religious affiliation. They keep files on the information presented by professors. They take notes on how many times a day students prayed on one Muslim Student Association’s rafting trip. They make detailed analyses of the content of student websites. And this is just what we know about. Those of us familiar with U.S. history are all too familiar with these kinds of efforts. They are too common in our history — police harassment of Russian-born Jewish immigrants in the early 1900s, the invasion of the privacy of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer government employees starting at midcentury, Federal Bureau of Investigation Counterintelligence Program efforts against black leaders in the 1960s, the infiltration of student organizations during this same time period, and police efforts to intimidate political dissidents throughout the 20th century. These efforts have always been carried out in the name of the “public good.” They have rarely

accomplished anything substantive, other than breeding a culture of fear and a chilling effect on speech and assembly. We see no reason to assume that these latest efforts — symptoms of a larger societal “Green Scare,” or the federal government’s legal action against environmentalist movements – should prove any different. The NYPD’s motivation is flatly ridiculous. Twelve people who have been involved with their campus MSA have been arrested for terrorist-related activity. This simply does not warrant this kind of wholesale spying. Far more than 12 people of the Catholic faith have been arrested for organized crimerelated activity. We wonder if the NYPD believes that there are dioceses in New Jersey that need to be similarly investigated. It is also worth noting that the student at Rutgers-Newark who was caught with bomb-making equipment earlier this month was found not through the targeting of that campus’s Muslim population, but through traditional police work.

Earlier this month, members of the Rutgers University Student Assembly collected postcards from members of the University community to send to Montclair State University, where members of the LGBTQ community were threatened. One of the reasons we gave for showing support for the LGBTQ community was that a university campus should be an environment in which students can pursue free inquiry without harassment. This obviously should mean being free from the kind of vitriol hurled against students at Montclair. It should also mean being free from intimidation from governmental agencies, including efforts such as those undertaken by the NYPD and the CIA. We owe it to our fellow students — both here at the University and at the other schools targeted for these investigations — to stand up and renounce these actions. Our administration has a similar moral duty to join us in this renunciation. The administrations at many of the schools where MSAs were spied on without provocation have come out

strongly to renounce these acts. The administration of the University has yet to do so. We urge all members of the University community — alumni, students, faculty, and staff — to stand united against this threat to our privacy and religious expression. Sign the petition the MSA is circulating, which calls on University President Richard L. McCormick and his administration to condemn the act. Contact elected officials. Affirm your rights as an American. Roger Baldwin, the founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, once wrote, “So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we’ll be called a democracy.” This is our democracy. It’s up to us to keep it. John Connelly is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in history and political science with a minor in social justice. Nat Sowinski is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in Middle Eastern studies. They are both spokespeople for the Rutgers United Student Coalition.

Greece criticism distorts facts, disregards context Letter LIA SKALKOS n Feb. 14, The Daily Targum ran a column by Aaron Marcus arguing that, like Greece, America will meet its downfall if it complies with President Barack Obama’s agenda for increased public spending, particularly if it adopts the Obama plan for health care reform. While the author is right to point out that profligate public spending catapulted Greece into its current economic bind, to suggest that the riots in Greece are the spoiled whining of a people who are no longer getting their way is

shortsighted and tinged with bias. The column testifies to the importance of paying attention to context. What is happening in Greece is not the mere riddance of socialist luxuries. Under the European UnionInternational Monetary FundEuropean Central Bank troika’s austerity measures, the minimum wage in Greece will fall to about 500 euros a month, while prices for consumer items, such as gas and food, will remain as high as they are for the rest of Europe. In addition to the 15,000 public service jobs being cut, the government will slash over 300 million euros in pensions. And yet, despite these tough measures meant to make up for

Bias acts should be viewed in isolation Letter IMRAAN JAN t was revealed in a USA Today report that the New York Police Department conducted surveillance of Muslim students along the East Coast, including those at the University. “Police also were interested in the Muslim student group at Rutgers, in New Brunswick, N.J. In 2009, undercover NYPD officers had a safe house in an apartment not far from campus. The operation was blown when the building superintendent stumbled upon the safe house and, thinking it was some sort of a terrorist cell, called 911,” according to the article. I am not surprised, but this news is still troubling. There is so much fear in this country regarding Islam that I am amazed I have yet to feel discriminated against. It is funny — sometimes there is a slight pause when people first see me, and I know what they are thinking. In fact, at my dentist’s office, a woman asked me if people tell me I look like Osama bin Laden — her ultimate point being that she did not want people to associate me with the FBI’s Most Wanted. In another instance, I was conversing with a man about Islam, when he stared directly at me and asked if Muslims wanted

to kill him because he was an infidel. My jaw dropped at that point. Despite all these lingering hidden feelings, I am completely accepted by my society. People are extremely kind and understanding, despite any visual misgivings. It is paradoxical, however, that the government has a harder time accepting this. I am not naïve — there are obvious reasons why Muslims are specifically targeted, but where is the boundary? The line between an investigation and a witch-hunt seems to be narrowing. These distractions come and go, Muslims say “InnAllaha Ma’as Sabireen,” which translates to “verily, God is with those who have patience.” My point in writing this letter is not to say woe to us Muslims. No, there will always be people who bang their drums against Islam, and Muslims will remain patient. Whether the government finds out if I like chocolate chip pancakes or basketball does not concern me. My only concern is that people do not research the religion themselves truthfully and open-heartedly before reaching a conclusion. The key to knowledge is a question, so please ask. Imraan Jan is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in biological sciences with a minor in Middle Eastern studies.

Greece’s debt, there has been no talk of ways to make Greece more productive, to start investing in the private sector and correcting the mistakes of the past. Almost half the population in Greece under age 25 is unemployed. Many in the private sector have not been paid in months. The suicide rate in Greece has skyrocketed over the past few years. The troika’s plan is designed not to make Greece a productive member of the EU, but to make it the cheap workhorse of Europe. Soon, Greece will no longer belong to Greece. Though the austerity measures may be the lesser of two evils, how can the Greeks not protest what

they see as a severe, punitive response, which will — without question — bring them to their knees? While I do not condone the violence of the protests in Athens, I think it is admirable that Greece’s people still believe in their right to communicate to their government and to stand up for themselves. Perhaps the United States could learn a lesson from the Greeks in not always taking government decisions lying down. In addition to his distorted portrayal of the protests, the author of the column suggests that any socialist economy, like Greece, will meet its downfall. I would like to note that there are examples of

healthy socialist countries. Sweden, for instance, entered the European debt crisis with a budget surplus— this, despite its pervasive and successful social welfare program, which includes such benefits as government-funded health care. When we ignore context and make bald comparisons, we are in danger of forgoing thorough analysis and letting our biases sway us. Social equality and taking care of each other are worthy goals. Let’s not let our fears stop us from striving for them. Lia Skalkos is a School of Communication and Information graduate student.

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WIN: Sykes bests scoring average in consecutive games continued from back several poor shooting per formances, the Starkville, Miss., native dropped 20 points in Saturday’s win against Villanova. The trend continued at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, as the team’s leading scorer once again cleared her season average of 13.2 points per game. She ended with 17 points on 7for-14 shooting from the field and added five rebounds after spending most of the game defending in the post. “I’ve always had a rhythm. Sometimes they just don’t go in,” Sykes said of her shooting. “It’s mechanical. Whether it’s your pinky toe, your heel, your knee buckling — it af fects your shot, and that’s what was happening.” Whatever the issue, it has not been a factor in the past two games. But Sykes was not the only upperclassman to put on a show in the intrastate rivalry. Senior Khadijah Rushdan and junior Erica Wheeler also got in on the action, scoring 15 and 11 points, respectively. Wheeler also hit three shots from beyond the arc, becoming the first Knight to hit at least three triples since she made six of them Jan. 14 against Louisville. Defensively, Rutgers began to look like the team it is supposed to be, as well. It held its opponent to less than 40 points for the first time since the Panthers managed the same total. Stringer stressed to her team that when it came to Seton Hall, wins and losses were not indicative of the defensive task.

RICE: Coach praises Jack’s improvement following loss continued from back point attempt with the Scarlet Knights down by 4 points and 90 seconds left on the clock. The Knights lost, 74-64, for the seventh time in eight games. “I like the fact that he thinks he’s going to make it and he has enough toughness to shoot it,” Rice said Sunday. “But now he has to understand you can’t do that. You have to grind out a great possession.” Rice said he watched a similar process occur at Villanova, where four freshmen earn significant playing time for head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats lost in overtime Monday after holding a double-digit lead against floundering Connecticut. They fell again Saturday, when No. 20 Notre Dame overcame a 20point deficit in over time. Villanova has lost six of seven games. But Rice has five freshmen contributors of his own to wor r y about, although he insists he sees development. “We’ve improved in so many areas,” Rice said. “[Freshman point guard] Jerome Seagears’ penetration, his composure and his purpose on the of fensive end are coming along ver y well.” Carter, Seagears and freshman point guard Myles Mack combined to shoot 3-for-16 from beyond the arc in Rutgers’ loss to

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Junior guard Erica Wheeler pulls up for a jump shot last night in the Knights’ 8th Big East win. Wheeler scored 11 points. “Even though [Seton Hall] doesAnd an injury to Ka-Deidre n’t have a great record, this is prob- Simmons — Donovan dubs her ably one of the toughest teams to the team’s general — does not defend,” Stringer said. “I thought help, either. we did a real fine job of doing that.” Stringer understands that. Turnovers played a major part Her of fense fared no better in the defensive resurgence. while Rushdan was out with The Knights forced the Pirates a concussion. (7-21, 0-14) into 18 giveaways, But while the Rutgers bench turning them into 31 points. ate up minutes, allowing Unfortunately for Seton Hall, star ters valuable rest time, its the game was exactly how it contributions on the of fensive should be for them, as well. end were limited. The scoring load primarily fell The four reser ves that saw on senior Jasmine Crew, the significant playing time totaled Pirates’ leading scorer, and junior only 10 of the Knights’ Brittany Morris. 62 points. Crew ended with a game-high Still, all four of them took care 20 points while Morris added 14 of the ball. of her own. In a combined 77 minutes of Past the duo, Seton Hall saw play, the group did not surrender virtually no production. a single turnover. “Welcome to my world,” said “That’s major isn’t it?” head coach Anne Donovan. Stringer said of her bench’s ball “Unfortunately that’s not a rarity security. “I think they demonfor us. Often times Crew is the strated that in the Villanova only one in double digits for us. game. They’re not really turn… We’re a short-handed team, ing the ball over. Maybe they’re there’s no doubt.” just a little more cautious.”

Syracuse. Each shoots better than 30 percent from 3-point territory on the season. “After you miss a few,” said junior wing Dane Miller on Sunday, “you hesitate to take the next one.” If Carter thought twice on that fateful jumper from the perimeter, he did not show it. The Knights’ leading scorer took 13 shots against the Orange, but none

“I think [Kadeem Jack] is going to be tremendous ... because he has such natural athletic ability.” MIKE RICE Head Coach

were bigger than the one he put up with the game on the line. “They’ve played 27 games now,” said sophomore guard Mike Poole on Sunday. “They’re not freshmen anymore.” Kadeem Jack could beg to differ. The redshirt freshman forward made his first start of the season Feb. 15 at Notre Dame. He first appeared Dec. 29 against then-No. 10 Florida. Jack continues to make modest gains on the floor for Rice, but Rice said the 6-foot-9 Jack progresses with “leaps and bounds.” Jack scored 4 points and added three rebounds in 13 minutes against the Orange.

“He’s going to finish that once he gets stronger,” Rice said. “There’s a process and a progression to what I think Kadeem has the ability to do. … I think he’s going to be tremendous for us because he has such natural athletic ability.” Jack earned his first significant playing time Feb. 8 against Seton Hall in a matchup both teams could ill af ford to lose. The Knights (12-15, 4-10) came out on the shor t end, facing a brutal three-game stretch after ward that ends tonight at No. 10 Marquette (22-5, 11-3). The Golden Eagles handled UConn on Saturday, 79-64, clinching a double-round bye in the Big East Tournament. Senior for ward Jae Crowder scored a career-high 29 points, earning Big East Player of the Week honors in the process. Five players on head coach Buzz Williams’ roster average at least 8.5 points per game, headlined by senior Darius Johnson-Odom’s 18.6, second best in the Big East. Williams picked up Crowder and Johnson-Odom after two and one season, respectively, in the Junior College ranks. Williams’ team is arguably its deepest since he took over in 2008, even in the absence of big men Chris Otule — out for the season — and Davante Gardner, who remains sidelined with a nagging injur y. The Golden Eagles currently ride a three-game winning streak and have won 10 of 11 Big East contests.

Senior midfielder Will Mangan led the Knights yesterday with three goals and two assists in a win at Wagner.

GAME: Brecht remains hopeful following turnaround continued from back Dome against Air Force and they were the difference [yesterday], as well.” Mangan, who Brecht sees as the indisputable leader of the offense, did not see the Knights’ shot advantage against the Seahawks as a positive. For him, a major advantage in shots should have translated into a bigger disparity in points. “It was a pretty rough day for all of us. No one really shot the ball very well,” Mangan said. “We probably should have had a bunch more goals. I was lucky a couple of mine went in.” But the Knights overcame the Seahawks handily in other areas of the game. Rutgers scooped up eight more ground balls than Wagner and held a 12-6 faceoff advantage over the home team. Freshman midfielder Joseph Nardella exclusively handled faceoff duties.

If the stats are any indication, the Knights do not need to change much to be competitive. Mangan is adamant the small adjustments will make the team one to look out for. “I think we just need to clean it up a little bit. It is not anything big,” Mangan said. “We just need to shoot the ball a little better and clean up some of the sloppy turnovers. We have to make the other team earn their goals just a little bit more.” With the quick turnaround week resulting in such an impressive performance, the questions Brecht may have had about the team he leads continue to decrease. He now knows that no matter the time for preparation, it will show up to play. “Anytime you can go out there and play for 60 minutes, that’s a special oppor tunity,” Brecht said. “I was ver y proud of the guys for turning in the win. Wagner did not give us anything. We had to earn it today, and we did.”

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im Panagos, named National Defensive Coach of the Year in 2009 by FootballScoop.com, departed from Central Florida to coach the Rutgers football team’s defensive line. Head coach Kyle Flood officially announced the hiring yesterday to the media. Panagos completes Flood’s revamped staff, which returns only two coaches. He spent the past five years as UCF’s defensive line coach, joining the team from the Minnesota Vikings as an assistant from 2002-2005.

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Junior center Monique Oliver attempts a shot in the paint last night at in the Knights’ 62-39 win at the Louis Brown Athletic Center against Seton Hall. Oliver played only three minutes in the first half after picking up two early fouls.

Freshman sits for second game with spasms BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers women’s basketball team received a rare breather last night against S e t o n Hall at the Louis KNIGHT B r o w n NOTEBOOK Athletic Center. Briyona Canty did not experience it. In the No. 24 Scarlet Knights’ 62-39 win against the Pirates, the freshman guard sat out a second game in a row. This time, the problem was neck spasms. But head coach C. Vivian Stringer is not worried about the time Canty has missed. “I think she’ll have enough time [before the postseason],” she said. “It’s unfortunate that she’s not able to be on the floor so that I can assess what she’s going to do. In two games, everything we do counts.” Stringer also benched Canty for the entire game Saturday at Villanova. Classmate Syessence Davis instead played

the bulk of the minutes at backup point. The Knights (19-8, 8-6) expect Canty back Saturday at Providence, but the Friars will be Canty’s second-to-last test before the Big East Tournament. Canty has slumped on the scoring end since fifth-year senior Khadijah Rushdan returned and revitalized the backcourt’s offensive production. She has not scored a point in the two games in which both guards appeared. But the Trenton Catholic High School product did not miss a beat in other aspects. She stole the ball three times Feb. 15 at West Virginia and took down eight rebounds Feb. 12 against St. John’s. The Knights expect the production to return against Providence. “She just has [neck spasms],” Stringer said. “That’s not something that keeps you out.”

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Rutgers career was spent as a small forward. But teammates’ foul trouble forced the senior to move to center.

Junior center Monique Oliver notched two fouls three minutes in, and that was her first half. A quick foul from freshman center Christa Evans suddenly made the 6-foot Sykes the tallest player on the floor. And Sykes played like it, scoring a team-leading 17 points and recording five boards. “Sykes is a bear of a matchup,” said Pirates head coach Anne Donovan. “It doesn’t matter whether she’s playing two, three, four or five. She’s just so mobile, so she can really cause matchup nightmares for us.” The Starkville, Miss., native was versatile when she played with the center and also when she was one. Sykes got on the board with an outside jumper when Evans played, and she adjusted her scoring to the interior when she had to. She has also led the Knights in rebounding in each of the past two games. She took down seven against Villanova, where Oliver and Evans played 13 combined minutes. Evans averages more than a foul per game despite also aver-

aging 10 minutes. Oliver has fouled 15 times in her past four games, fouling out twice. “[Oliver] has not been a factor yet for the last two games,” Stringer said. “At the end of the day, she is going to have to score, and she is going to have to do a great job defensively.”

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to shoot the ball. The senior guard entered last night shooting only 71 times this season — her starting counterparts put up more than 200 times each. But with 3-point shooting as an Achilles’ heel, the Knights looked for answers to their shooting woes. At least for last night, it was Speed. Speed shot 2-for-3 from the perimeter, highlighting a Rutgers 3-point attack that flourished against the Pirates (7-21, 0-14), sinking 7-for-20. It was a common occurrence when no Knight made a shot from downtown in an entire game. Four made at least one at the against Seton Hall.

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Mike Rosario returned to the No. 11 Gators’ lineup last night, when they faced off against Auburn. Rosario, who transferred from Rutgers following the 2009-2010 season, suffered from a hip pointer. The Jersey City native averages 7.9 points per game this year after sitting out the 2010-2011 season per NCAA transfer rules. Rosario missed six games this season with various injur y concerns. He played sparingly Dec. 29 in his return to the Louis Brown Athletic Center, but it was not because of injur y.

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running back Brandon Jacobs expects to return to the defending Super Bowl champions next year, according to The Star-Ledger. But Jacobs will likely have to take a pay cut to do so. The two-time Super Bowl champion projects to earn $4.9 million next season, but the Giants are about $9 million over the salary cap, according to ESPN. The 29-year-old rushed for 571 yards last season on 152 carries, averaging 3.8 yards. The team parted ways with offensive linemen Shaun O’Hara, a Rutgers product, and Rich Seubert last season after cap numbers affected contract negotiations.

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Senior attack Lindsey Watts returns as the Knights’ leading scorer after tallying 24 goals last season and finishing fifth on the team in points. Watts and the Knights open their 2012 campaign today at the RU Turf Field against Temple, a team they beat in three consecutive matchups.

Knights hope to set tone for season in opener BY PATRICK LANNI STAFF WRITER

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team wants to prove today in its 3 WOMEN’S LACROSSE p . m . season TEMPLE AT opener RUTGERS, against Temple TODAY, 3 P.M. that it c a n be dominant. “Our word for this game is ‘dominate,’” said senior attack Lindsey Watts. “We really just want to go out there, beat [Temple], dominate and execute ever ything we’ve worked on in practice.” Watts proved to be the difference in last season’s game

against the Owls, notching three goals in the Scarlet Knights’ 11-10 win. The Hillsborough High School product wants to be equally successful at the RU Turf Field. The matchup features an athletic Temple squad that bested Oregon, 14-12, in its season debut. Sophomore attack Jaymie Tabor scored six goals for the Owls and poses the biggest threat to the Knights defense. But senior defender and cocaptain Rebecca Alley says the physicality of Tabor’s attack is not something to get hung up on. “We’re ready to play against a physical team,” she said. “We just need to be physical from the star t.” The Knights enter their opener as imposing as the Owls.

The squad features preseason All-Big East midfielder Ali Steinberg and a defense that ranked 15th nationally in scoring defense a season ago. Matching up against the Owls should not be a stretch for head coach Laura BrandSias’ team. “[Temple] has good size, they’re athletic, they dodge ver y well, but so do we,” Brand-Sias said. “It’s going to be a great battle.” The Knights hold recent success against the Owls, winning five of the last seven games. But it is Temple that boasts a 16-6 overall record against Rutgers. The Knights look to extend their current three-game winning streak in the series. They also want to improve on last season’s fifth-place Big

East finish. A 3-5 conference record left the team one spot shor t of qualifying for the Big East’s postseason tournament. With sights set on the Big East Tournament this season, Brand-Sias says the team must concentrate on the task at hand. “We need to focus on one game at time,” the 10-year head coach said. “I don’t want to think too broad term, but we need to just chip away at ever y piece of our schedule.” With a number of injur y road bumps last season, Brand-Sias was forced to substitute her underclassmen into bigger roles. Experiencing the bulk of the conference schedule, Brand-Sias’ younger players gained the playing time needed to take on bigger tasks, she said.

“The younger players got that experience,” Brand-Sias said. “Now we have the injured kids back, so overall we’re relatively deep.” With the team’s blend of veteran leaders and youthful talent, it is hopeful to star t of f strong against Temple. The Knights want to stay focused on executing their plays and taking advantage of their defensive presence while playing with intensity. And they want a dominant per formance against Temple to set the tone for their season. “We have to come in focused and pumped up,” Watts said. “We have to take ever ything we’ve been learning all week, work together, communicate and do ever ything we’ve been doing in practice in the game.”

Junior translates enjoyment on floor into success BY VINNIE MANCUSO CORRESPONDENT

There are not many athletes who can say they compete in their respective spor t with a constant GYMNASTICS smile on their face. Junior Jenna Zito of the Rutgers gymnastics team is one of the few exceptions. While events like the uneven bars and vault might be judged more on technicalities, more weight goes to presentation when it comes to the floor exercise. Zito, who led the Scarlet Knights at Mar yland last Saturday on the floor with a score of 9.800, is well aware of the fact. In fact, it is the exact reason she enjoys the floor exercise more than any other event. “Floor is my favorite event. I love to show of f,” Zito said. “I love the feeling that ever yone is watching me and that I get the entire floor to myself for a minute and a half.” In the middle of the Comcast Center in Mar yland, Zito did not disappoint in her choice event. Her score of

9.800, combined with a 9.775 from classmate Nicole Romano and a pair of 9.700 scores from freshman Sara Skammer and sophomore Alyssa Straub, allowed the Knights to finish best in the floor exercise with a tally of 48.450. But what separates the floor from ever y other event for Zito is not the scores she continues to rack up or the successes she finds with her routines — it is her mindset entering it. “I was just really excited because it was a huge crowd and it was in that big arena down in Mar yland,” Zito said. “I just tried to have fun with it, and when I have the most fun is when I do the best.” But hidden beneath Zito’s exterior on the mat during the floor exercise lies months of preparation preparing her routine. The three-year veteran continues to add layers to her floor per formance. Zito said her work in progress is finally coming together. Her per formance in Mar yland proves it. “I have been working on this routine all year,” Zito said. “My

last pass is actually a new pass that I put in this year, so it has given me something a little extra I need to work on. I think at the end it looks really good, so I’m really happy with the way it is coming together.” Moving for ward, Zito hopes her per formance on the floor can contribute to better than the third-place finish the Knights earned at Mar yland. Her scores on floor, peaking so far at 9.850 in a quad meet at Pittsburgh on Feb. 4, have consistently been among the Knights’ best. For her, the outcomes will be easy to keep going as long as she continues to attract the spotlight in front of progressively larger crowds. After all, the larger the crowd, the more people she has the chance to show of f for. And when she gets to do so, the fun begins for Zito. “I just want to make sure that if they are watching they are going to be watching something good,” Zito said. “I just go out and try to do the best I can, and yes, I like to have fun with it every time I’m out there.”

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Junior Jenna Zito competes in the floor exercise Feb. 11 at the Livingston Recreation Center in a tri-meet.

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Senior midfielder Mike Diehl scored twice in yesterday’s victory at Wagner.

RU controls game with host Wagner BY VINNIE MANCUSO CORRESPONDENT

Rutgers head men’s lacrosse coach Brian Brecht saw the Scarlet Knights’ game against Wagner yesterday as the first real test of their mental toughness MEN’S LACROSSE and stamina. The Knights had RUTGERS 9 only one day to preWAGNER 5 pare for the Seahawks after returning from the Carrier Dome. The Knights survived the test, handling Wagner en route to a 9-5 victory. “I did not see any physical sluggishness at all after the quick turnaround. I thought we were very strong inside the lines,” Brecht said. “We dominated every stat. The guys should be proud of the way they handled themselves.” The Knights’ 42-14 shot advantage was the most telling statistic of all. The Knights attack group contributed two goals on the day, with sophomores Scott Klimchak and Nicholas DePaolera each netting one. The Knights midfield, which has seen an increase in productivity, once again paced the offense. Senior Mike Diehl and freshman Brian Goss had two goals apiece from the midfield. Senior co-captain Will Mangan led the team, notching five points on three goals and two assists. “The first midfield has just been special. The three of them complement each other so well,” Brecht said. “Those guys allowed us to compete with Duke, they gave us a win at the

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Senior forward April Sykes attacks the rim in traffic last night, when she scored a team-high 17 points in a victory against visiting Seton Hall. Sykes scored a combined 37 points in Rutgers’ last two games, distancing herself from an earlier scoring slump.

BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer saw something last night against Seton Hall she had WOMEN’S BASKETBALL not seen since Jan. 10 Pittsburgh: an SETON HALL 39 at easy victory. RUTGERS 62 When a team struggles like the

No. 24 Scarlet Knights did — they won one of their last six games — a game against the worst team in the conference can be exactly what the doctor ordered. And it was. The Knights returned to the team they were earlier in the season. As a result, they cruised to a 62-39 victory against the Pirates. “It was ver y impor tant … because as a team, we’ve been getting killed the last five games before Villanova,” said senior

for ward April Sykes. “Although Villanova was a good win for us, we still didn’t have that win where you just feel comfor table about it.” Ever ything a ranked team should do against a last-place team, Rutgers (19-8, 8-6) did. The biggest sign of relief was the confirmed end of Sykes’ shooting woes. After

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Rice witnesses development despite defeat BY TYLER BARTO SPORTS EDITOR

As Eli Carter brought the ball up the floor in transition Sunday against No. 2 Syracuse, Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike MEN’S BASKETBALL Rice looked for a great shot. RUTGERS AT He instead got a good one, as the MARQUETTE, freshman guard TONIGHT, 8 P.M. settled for a 3-

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Freshman Eli Carter attempts a transition 3-pointer over Syracuse’s Scoop Jardine on Sunday while the Knights trailed by 4 points during the final two minutes of their 74-64 loss. Rutgers’ young roster concludes a tough stretch tonight at No. 10 Marquette.