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Supporters, critics react to popular online campaign

BY JOVELLE TAMAYO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A video, titled “KONY 2012,” went viral Tuesday night as it amassed more than 12 million online views in the past two days and surfaced on Twitter streams, Facebook feeds and blogs throughout the world.

In the 30-minute video Jason Russell, who is a cofounder of the nonprofit organization Invisible Children, asks viewers to focus on 20 celebrities and 12 politicians in the hopes that they will take up the cause and disseminate its message to arrest Ugandan guerilla leader Joseph Kony before the end of 2012.

“We are going to make Joseph Kony a household name,” Russell said in the video. “Not to celebrate him, but to bring his crimes to the light.”

Scott Siegel, treasurer for the Rutgers University Student Assembly, said he first saw the campaign video on Facebook.

“I was on Facebook [Tuesday] night, and I saw a few of my friends had posted about this Kony, whatever Kony was,” said Siegel, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

The online “KONY 2012” campaign video features clips from the 2007 documentary “Invisible Children,” in which Russell shares the story of Jacob, a Ugandan boy who witnessed his brother’s death in the hands of Kony’s supporters.

Kony’s guerilla group, the Lord’s Resistance Army, has allegedly kidnapped more than 66,000 Ugandan children, according to the World Bank, and forced them to kill, rape and fight to make Uganda a Christian state.

The Invisible Children Foundation’s four-yearlong campaign sparked a national movement asking people to reach out to legislators to encourage American aid in Uganda to end Kony’s chokehold.

Barack Obama’s administration sent 100 military advisers in October 2011 to several African countries to help fight against the LRA, according to npr.org.

“Never before has [the campaign] been viral,” said Jasmine Chow, a Mason Gross School of the Arts junior who has been involved with the campaign since 2007. “It’s blowing up now.”

But as quickly as the video spread throughout the international community, critics voiced their concerns — pointing a finger at Invisible Children, condemning the group for a lack of transparency and poor internal relations.

Bloggers, like Grant Oyston of visiblechildren.tumblr.com, brought forward photographs of the organization’s founders holding weapons and links to articles that challenge the reliability of the charity.

“These problems are highly complex, not onedimensional and, frankly, aren’t of the nature that can be solved by postering, filmmaking and changing your Facebook profile picture, as hard as that is to swallow,” wrote Oyston, a student at Acadia University in Canada.

Jack Bratich, an associate professor in the School of Communication and Information, believes that because there are plenty of governments enacting abuses in the world, the fact that this cause is suddenly getting attention is puzzling.

“What I found interesting was that some of these students don’t typically share political content,” Bratich said via email correspondence. “All of them had some version of a mysterious command to ‘watch this.’”

Bratich questioned the video’s intent and theorized that perhaps the video is targeting college students.

“It seems like a meme designed to spark outrage, while few know much about the conditions in Uganda,” he said. “And it’s a little premature to have a reaction to it. Yes, it’s getting a lot of hits, but ‘why’ is the question.”

Russell repeated in the video that the best way to defeat Kony and stop the LRA’s crimes is to make Kony well-known through marketing and reaching out to individuals who can make a difference.

“We are targeting 20 culture-makers and 12 policy-makers to use their power for good,” Russell said

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Defense attorney Steven Altman walk down the hallway to the second floor Middlesex County Courtroom with assisting defense attorney, Philip Nettle and their client, Dharun Ravi. Prosecutors presented Ravi’s initial police interrogation video yesterday.

Ravi’s police interrogation viewed in trial

BY YASHMIN PATEL UNIVERSITY EDITOR

The day after Tyler Clementi committed suicide on Sept. 22, 2010, Dharun Ravi told police that he did not set up his webcam to spy on his roommate.

But when police asked if he thought he had violated Clementi’s privacy, Ravi responded “yes” in the inter rogation video presented in yesterday’s trial.

Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office investigator Michael Daniewicz conducted Ravi’s interrogation the day after Clementi’s death.

Ravi told Daniewicz that the tweets he posted about the alleged second viewing of Clementi and his male guest were composed “jokingly.”

In the interrogation video, Ravi said he turned on the webcam in his room to monitor his possessions after Clementi’s guest entered their Davison Hall C room on Busch campus.

Ravi described the guest as an older male who was “slightly over weight” with short, dark hair and facial hair.

“I was little creeped out,” Ravi said in the video. “I just got a bad vibe from him.”

In the video, Ravi said he turned on the webcam Sept. 19, 2010 using his friend Molly Wei’s computer through an auto-accept feature on iChat.

Ravi told Daniewicz that during the viewing, he briefly saw two men being intimate in the corner of his room, but he could not tell exactly what they were doing.

He proceeded to tell his friends what he saw, including a tweet in which Ravi

said he “saw his roommate making out with another dude.”

Clementi requested the room for the night again on Sept. 21, 2010, Ravi said in the video.

Although Ravi said he was “weirded out” about Clementi’s guest, only identified as M.B., he let Clementi have the room again.

Ravi said that this time, he turned his webcam away from Clementi’s bed and shut his computer off.

Ravi told Daniewicz that he asked a friend to call Ravi via iChat to ensure the camera was of f. Ravi said that he friend confirmed that the connection failed.

Lokesh Ohja, Ravi’s friend and a Davidson Hall C resident at the time,

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Club sport reaches championship tournament

BY RICHARD CONTE CORRESPONDENT

While many University students are taking a break from school next week, the University Cricket Club will be fighting for a National Championship.

The club spor t is sending a team of 13 University students to the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship tour nament from March 14-18.

Many teams from universities around the countr y will also be there, making the field ver y competitive, said Nisarg Chokshi, captain and president of the team.

“There are a couple of good teams in our group. … We’re hoping to have some good competition,” said Chokshi, a School of Engineering junior.

The team is one of the best college cricket teams in the nation, and hopes to do well this year, he said.

“We are ranked five out of 33 teams [in the nation],” Chokshi said. “We are also the

top-ranked team in our tournament group.”

Nearly 30 teams from colleges and universities across the nation will par ticipate in the championship this year, he said. Earlier in the year, all the teams were placed in a group, in which they will play round-robin style during the first round.

“About 29 teams from the United States are going to be at the tour nament,” said Udit Patel, vice-captain of the team.

“Also, one team from Canada will be par ticipating.”

After the top two teams of each group are determined, the tournament will be played in a single-elimination format, Chokshi said.

“There will be about six teams in each group and [the tour nament] will be played knockout style,” he said.

The University is one of the seeded teams in its group, along with the University of Florida, according to americancollegecricket.com Chokshi is not only a successful college cricket player

but an international player as well, said Mohammad Chaudhr y, a team member.

“Chokshi has led our team to the [regional] finals before,” said Chaudhr y, an Er nest Mario School of Pharmacy junior. “He also plays internationally for the United States national cricket team, so he has a lot of experience.”

Another notable player is Muhammad Ghous, one of the team’s impact players, said Patel, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior.

“He played ver y well on the team [at the Nor theast Championships] and scored about 45 runs,” Patel said.

Cricket is a team spor t with two teams of 11 players, Patel said. The main objective of the game, like baseball, is to score more runs than the opponent after par ticipating in an equal number of innings.

Plays star t at the pitch, a 22yard-long area, where one player bowls or throws the ball while another tries to hit the ball and score runs, Patel said.

Running from one side of the pitch to the other scores a run in cricket, he said.

Teams can also score runs by knocking balls outside of a boundar y in the field.

“Hitting the ball [directly] out of the boundary gives 6 points to your team,” he said. “If the ball hits the ground first, then hits the boundar y, it accounts for four runs.”

There are many ways to be called out in cricket, including hitting the stumps — wooden posts that hold the cricket bails, Chokshi said. A bail is a

stick that sits on top of the stumps.

“There are about seven ways to get out [when playing cricket],” he said.

Teams must fundraise to get to the tournament, Chokshi said.

“We get our money through fundraisers [during the year],” Chokshi said. “Once Rutgers sees how dedicated we are they help suppor t us with extra funding.”

The team hopes to win at the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship to add onto its success of winning at the regional Nor theast Championships this past October, Chokshi said.

Members of the team also want to per form well for their other teammates.

“We have five seniors in their last year, so we want to win for them,” Chokshi said.

“Our fingers are crossed that we will play well.”

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‘Horse Heroes’ help animal science students earn degrees

BY HANNAH SCHROER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Carey Williams gives the needle a twist and pulls it free from its cap before securing it onto a syringe handle. She locates the mare’s jugular vein with her left hand, pressing with her thumb until the vein bulges from the shaved patch on its neck.

Williams, associate director of outreach at the University Equine Science Center, steps back and turns to her two new students, holding up the 18gauge needle so they can see its bevel. Before she demonstrates holding the needle at a 45degree angle so it does not go through the vein, she interrupts herself.

“You guys aren’t funny with blood, are you?” Williams, an associate extension specialist at the University, asks her students.

Williams began collecting control blood in 2003 when she arrived at the University.

Williams and her students take blood twice a month for the New Jersey Racing Commission’s drug testing lab, filling 40 tubes at a time and sending the vials to state police in East Rutherford.

The 23 mares in the University’s research herd, split between the Ryders Lane and College Farm Road facilities, are considered heroes by their handlers because they tolerate bimonthly blood collections and help in research studies to advance equine science, Williams said.

The mares in the research herd also provide a hands-on learning experience for students, a component required to obtain a degree from the Department of Animal Sciences, said Karyn Malinowski, director of the Equine Science Center, a unit of the University New Jersey Agriculture Experiment

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A horse from the University’s research herd leans on a fence on Cook/Douglass campus. Caring for the horses is part of the “Equine Practicum” curriculum for animal science students.

Station, which researches ways to improve horse care and health.

Malinowski began growing the research herd in 1980, she said. The University has provided a permanent home over the years for more than 100 Standardbred horses.

“We’ve had some mares here for 15 years,” Malinowski said.

The center’s exercise physiology lab on College Farm Road, known as “the red barn,” is one of only two laboratories in the countr y not associated with a veterinar y college. The single-stor y red barn contains 14 stalls each of dif ferent dimensions on one side and a high-speed treadmill on the laborator y side where research trials are conducted.

Malinowski said running a horse on the treadmill requires 12 people, manpower the center cannot afford.

“With the state continually shrinking funding to higher education, we’ve been scrambling to find resources to take care of those mares,” she said.

University students assist with research at the center and get training and degree credits in return, Malinowski said.

Williams works with students who need research and experience-based credits for their degrees. This semester she teaches 12 students from “Equine Practicum” and “Research in Animal Science” courses, she said.

“Equine Practicum” teaches general care and maintenance of horses, and involves feeding and grooming horses, and mucking out stalls, Williams said.

She demonstrates how to draw blood to new practicum students every semester. Research students, who have already learned to draw blood in theory classes, now reinforce their knowledge through repetition and practice, Williams said.

The 18-gauge needle Williams uses to draw blood is the same size used on humans, she said. Because horses do not have ner ve endings in their veins, they just feel a hand on their neck. The actual needle

feels like a fly bite to them, Williams said.

Maggi, a 10-year-old Standardbred horse who was donated to the University in 2006 from the Standardbred Retirement Foundation, stood quietly in her corner stall while Williams filled three vials and handed them off to research assistant Danielle Smarsh.

Smarsh, a graduate student in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, joined Williams’ lab at the end of her first semester at the University.

Working with Williams, Smarsh researches how exercise training and age affect the balance of oxidants and antioxidants in horses.

Smarsh found that a small imbalance from training can adapt a horse’s skeletal muscle for further training and help improve its performance, but too much oxidative stress causes muscle damage and soreness.

She uses catheters to draw blood samples, which she later measured for stress levels, while

running the horses on the treadmill. She also took muscle biopsies of skeletal muscle looking for markers of stress.

The 11 mares in Williams’ research group are only brought inside for tests, special feedings and regular monthly weigh-ins.

At monthly weigh-ins, students weigh the mares and look at fat padding on the neck, shoulders, ribs and rump before Williams assigns the horse a number between 1 and 9 on a subjective weight scale.

Williams ran her hands over Stardust, a bay mare donated from B.J. Farm on Long Island when she was 3 years old. Now 11, Stardust remained still while Williams checked fat levels and asked her students for their conclusions.

Though the padding of fat through the neck was high, Williams designates Stardust a true 5.

“There’s not a whole lot of squish [on her shoulders],” Williams said while gently prodding the horse’s shoulder.

Williams said the subjective weight scale looks at the overall fat cover on a horse rather than focusing on body weight. Though Frankie, who weighs in at a 5, is the skinniest in the group while Maggi, a 6.5, is the heaviest, she said both horses are within the healthy weight range.

All the horses look the same at first because they are brown or bay, Smarsh said, but they have different personalities, different likes and dislikes and their own favorite handlers.

Cascade, an 11-year-old mare who has been at the University since 2003, rubbed her halter against the metal grill of the stall, creating a loud grinding sound of metal on metal.

Williams scolds the mare as she passes the stall, calling the horse an attention hound.

“Cascade is a big goof,” Smarsh said with a smile.

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TRIAL: Ravi says in video he tried apologizing to Clementi continued from front testified in court on March 1 that Ravi asked for his help that night to position the webcam toward Clementi’s bed.

“Anyone with iChat, I dare you to video chat me between the hours of 9:30 and [midnight]. Yes, it’s happening again,” Ravi tweeted on Sept.

21, 2010.

When Daniewicz mentioned the tweet during the interrogation, Ravi claimed he was being sarcastic in the post and did not intend to view Clementi and his guest again.

Ravi said in the video that he tried to reach out to Clementi

and sent him a text apologizing for the Sept. 19, 2010 incident.

“I want to make amends for Sunday night. … I’ve known you were gay, in fact one of my closest friends is gay. … I don’t want to ruin your freshmen year,” Ravi said in a text message to Clementi.

Ravi told Daniewicz he did not want Clementi to think he was spying.

The interrogation ended when Ravi’s father, who was waiting outside the room, asked to have an attorney represent his son, to which Ravi agreed.

Ravi is charged with invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, witness tampering and hindering arrest with up to 10 years in prison.

The trial is scheduled to continue today and is expected to last two to three more weeks.

CALENDAR MARCH

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Career Services hosts the “Big East Career Fair” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Visit careerservices.rutgers.edu to pre-register for the event.

Spring break begins.

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Classes resume.

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Academy Award-nominated documentary “If a Tree Falls” will show at the Cook Campus Center at 8 p.m. The screening will follow pizza, popcorn and a Q-and-A with director Marshall Curry. For more information, contact Lauren Choinski at (848) 932-5273.

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The Thaakat Foundation presents “Live, Laugh and Learn,” an event featuring performances by University groups Dhol Effect, Bhangra Academy, SWARA and Focused Movement.

The event is at the Cook Campus Center multipurpose room at 7 p.m. Shahnawaz will cater the event. Tickets are $10 in advance or with a student ID, and $15 at the door or without a student ID.

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The Rutgers Theater Company presents “Homemade” about a young gay couple who decide to start a family. The opening show takes place at 8 p.m. at the Phillip J. Levin Theater on Douglass campus. Tickets are $15 for students.

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Rutgers Student Life and Rutgers Health Services sponsor the “Sex, Love and Dating” Conference at 11 a.m. at the Busch Campus Center. Students will learn about intimacyrelated topics that affect everyday college students. Email sexlovedating2012@evenbrite.com to pre-register.

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Artist Ellen Levy and University psychology professor Maggie Shiffrar discuss cognitive processes in relation to art and science at the Busch Campus Center’s Center Hall Auditorium from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact Nicole Ianuzelli at nik12a@rci.rutgers.edu or (932) 732-3726.

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Big Sean and Miguel perform at the College Avenue Gym at 8 p.m. Student tickets are $15 for balcony seats and $20 for the floor, and guest tickets are $25 for balcony and $30 for floor. The Rutgers University Programming Association will host the event.

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U NIVERSITY CAMPAIGN: Students plan ‘KONY 2012’ campus event continued from front in the video, as images of celebrities and politicians — including Stephen Colber t, Mark Zuckerberg, Condoleezza Rice and John Kerry — flashed on the screen.

The “KONY 2012” video ended with promotion of the national “Cover the Night” event scheduled for April 20. The event, intended to happen between sunset and sunrise, encourages activists to blanket their towns with paraphernalia sporting the “KONY 2012” campaign message.

The campaign’s website offers “action kits,” which include posters, bracelets and shirts displaying the official campaign message.

University students created Facebook groups for the University and New Brunswick “Cover the Night” events.

University and New Brunswick organizers are still working out the specifics of the events, such as the meeting place, said Chow, one of the Facebook group creators.

“I think that while Facebook and Twitter may attract people to get involved for only a short period of time. [The sites are] making a positive impact because they created a platform for more people to educate themselves on the situation,” Chow said.

Siegel expressed concern for the campaign’s physical effect on the community.

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“Because you’re going to have people flyering New Brunswick and putting up posters, I see the potential for the [New Brunswick Police Department] or [Rutgers University Police Department] being a little bit upset with the potential vandalism that would occur,” Siegel said.

Siegel plans to work with the event’s local organizers to channel the energy into something productive.

“It’s sad to me that it’s just now that people are opening their eyes.”

MARVIN JULES School of Arts and Sciences Junior

Because of the criticisms of Invisible Children, Siegel is cautious of donating money directly to the foundation, but still finds merit in the movement.

“I haven’t seen a campaign like this put together,” Siegel said. “To me, it’s innovative. It’s revolutionar y … and ver y interesting to see how social media can influence policy-makers and culture-makers. This really is a model for other social causes to emulate in the future.”

Chow said the Invisible Children Foundation displays certain information and might not be able to provide all the information about the Ugandan government and all the respon-

sible parties for creating the situation in Uganda.

“There are other people involved in [creating] the situation [in Uganda]. It’s not just one man,” she said. “But I do think this campaign is going to make people who really do care find that information on their own.”

But some students, like Marvin Jules, are skeptical of the campaign’s effectiveness.

“Obviously the man is a monster. Obviously [Kony] has done terrible things,” said Jules, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “It’s great that [the campaign] is shedding light on the situation.”

But he does not anticipate for the campaign to continue long enough to make an impact.

Jules alluded to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, in which thousands were affected, including members of his family.

“Right when the earthquake happened, the media was all over it,” he said. “People wanted to come to their aid. Initial reaction was strong … but as the weeks went on, then months, people stopped thinking about it.”

Jules said the problems following the earthquake in Haiti are far from being solved because while the earthquake happened more than two years ago, people still live on the streets and in places that look like war zones.

“Things like this happen all the time,” Jules said. “It’s sad to me that it’s just now that people are opening their eyes.”

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Group’s fundraiser hopes to help sick children in Middle East

BY RENE POLANCO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The University’s chapter of nonprofit organization Palestine Children’s Relief Fund hosted a bi-annual fundraising banquet Tuesday at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus in an effort to raise awareness about the medical problems Middle Eastern children face.

The event “Small Hands, Big Hearts,” included a screening of a documentar y, along with guest speakers who presented several murals that children from the Gaza Strip painted in an attempt to show how children deal with their struggles through art.

PCRF is dedicated to providing relief to those who lack medical assistance in the Middle East, said Pasent Elhelw, a New Jersey chapter of the PCRF board member. More than 950 children have been treated since 1991 in the organization’s different centers.

“The mission is to address the medical and humanitarian crisis facing Palestinian youths and suf fering children from Middle Eastern nations,” Elhelw said. “They are treated through PCRF chapters in the United States and Europe.”

The New Jersey chapter of PCRF has been running for the past six years, N.J. PCRF board member Jamila Hasan said.

This year’s edition of the banquet represents the chapter’s third bi-annual event.

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Students view artwork made by children from Gaza on Tuesday at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus as a part of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund’s fundraiser for children in the Middle East.

Hasan said the organization provides relief to a wide variety of medical issues.

“It can be anything from wheelchairs or crutches to severe cases, like kids who have lost limbs in shootings and bombings,” Hasan said. “Sometimes we help kids with cancer, birth defects, burns or whatever the case may be.”

Ali Jadalhack, an N.J. PCRF member, said the event was important because it showed students the struggles of less fortunate children, such as his 15-year old nephew who came from Saudi Arabia to have a tumor removed from his leg.

“PCRF is a bridge for people who need help and people who

can organize ways to help them,” he said.

Jadalhack said his nephew would have lost his leg if the treatment was not delivered in time.

“Seeing the human element of how these kids receive help is the key. It’s all about helping people who can’t help themselves,” Elhelw said Elhelw said the organization is appreciative to all the donations it receives, as the money helps them become more efficient in achieving their goals.

A portion of the proceeds from the fundraiser go toward the construction of a new hospital in the Middle East. The hospital, called the Pediatric Center

Oncology Hospital, will be the first public hospital available in Palestine, Elhelw said.

Elhelw said even cashstrapped students who cannot donate money can still help by spreading the world about the organization’s mission.

“Speak to doctors, pharmacists or anyone else with the means to help,” she said. “If you donate your services, money or refer us to someone, it can help a lot.”

In addition to donations and publicity, PCRF is also in need of families who are willing to take in those who are brought to the United States for treatment, Elhelw said.

“We need host families because they’re the ones doing a lot of

work. Families who come here for treatment need someone to stay with while they’re here,” she said.

Manika Jain, a School of Engineering first-year student, said she came out to the event because she wanted to show her support for PCRF’s cause.

“It was nice to see how this organization is helping the lives of young children,” Jain said.

Nevin Varghese, a School of Engineering first-year student, said the event gave her a new perspective on some of the issues in the Middle East.

“I really enjoy the documentary because it was really eyeopening, and it gave a glimpse of the lives of young Palestinians,” Varghese said.

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Satellite images show Iranian attempt to remove nuclear materials THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VIENNA — Satellite images of an Iranian militar y facility appear to show trucks and earthmoving vehicles at the site, indicating an attempted cleanup of radioactive traces possibly left by tests of a nuclear-weapon trigger, diplomats told The Associated Press yesterday.

The assertions from the diplomats, all nuclear experts accredited to the International Atomic Energy Agency, could add to the growing international pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, which Tehran insists is for peaceful purposes.

While the United States and the European Union are backing a sanctions-heavy approach, Israel has warned that it may resort to a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities to prevent it from obtaining atomic weapons.

Two of the diplomats said the crews at the Parchin military site may be trying to erase evidence of tests of a small experimental neutron device used to set off a nuclear explosion. A third diplomat could not confirm that but said any attempt to trigger a socalled neutron initiator could only be in the context of trying to develop nuclear arms.

The diplomats said they suspect attempts at sanitization because some of the vehicles at the scene appeared to be haulage trucks and other equipment suited to carting off potentially contaminated soil from the site.

The images, provided by member countries to the IAEA, the U.N’s nuclear watchdog, are recent and constantly updated, one of the diplomats said. The

diplomats all requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the information on the record.

The IAEA has already identified Parchin as the location of suspected nuclear weapons-related testing. In a November report, it said it appeared to be the site of experiments with conventional high explosives meant to initiate a nuclear chain reaction.

It did not mention a neutron initiator as part of those tests, but in a separate section cited an unnamed member nation as saying Iran may have experimented with a neutron initiator, without going into detail or naming a location for such work.

In contrast, the intelligence information shared with the AP by the two diplomats linked the high-explosives work directly to setting off a neutron initiator at Parchin.

In explaining such a device, the agency’s November report said that “if placed in the center of a nuclear core of an implosiontype nuclear device and compressed, (it) could produce a burst of neutrons suitable for initiating a fission chain reaction.”

If Iran did try to trigger a neutron initiator, it would harden international suspicions by adding a nuclear component to a suspected string of experiments linked to weapons development that generally have not included radioactive material.

Iran has previously attempted to clean up sites considered suspicious by world powers worried about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

Iran razed the Lavizan Shian complex in nor thern Iran before allowing IAEA inspec-

ACTIVISTS HELP BRING MEMBERS OF JEWISH DIASPORA FROM ETHIOPIA TO ISRAEL JERUSALEM — Jewish American activists are in Ethiopia to escort remnants of one of the oldest communities in the Jewish Diaspora to Israel, organizers said Wednesday.

Tens of thousands of Ethiopian Jews were brought to Israel in clandestine operations starting more than three decades ago.

Jews are granted automatic citizenship in Israel according to its “Law of Return.”

Thousands of descendants of Ethiopian Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity in the 19th century, known as the Falash Mura, were left behind. The quasi-governmental Jewish Agency, with backing from American Jewry, has been working to bring the remnants of the community to Israel.

Activists from the American United Jewish Appeal were in Ethiopia this week to prepare a group of 70 Falash Mura for the journey.

“It was moving to see ... the excitement on their faces as they prepare to leave for Israel,” said Marty Keltz, 48, a doctor from New York who is on the mission with his 17-year-old daughter Sarah.

Keltz spoke from Ethiopia shortly before the group was to board a plane with the Falash Mura.

Ethiopian Jews trace their ancestors to the ancient Israelite tribe of Dan. The community was cut off from the rest of the Jewish world for more than 1,000 years.

About 120,000 Ethiopian Jews live in Israel today, a small minority in a country of 7 million. Their absorption has been problematic. Suffering from lack of a modern education, many have fallen into unemployment and poverty and have watched their family structures disintegrate. Ethiopian Jews charge veteran Israelis with racism in their treatment.

Some 3,000 Falash Mura are waiting to immigrate, said Micha Feldman, a former Israeli diplomat involved in the immigration of Ethiopian Jews since the 1980s.

Feldman, who is with the American group, said about 250 immigrate to Israel every month. “If it continues at this rate, they will all be in Israel by this time next year,” he said.

Because of some doubts about their Jewishness according to strict religious laws, the Falash Mura must undergo ritual conversions when they arrive.

— The Associated Press

tors to visit the suspected repositor y of militar y procured equipment that could be used in a nuclear weapons program.

Tehran said the site had been demolished to make way for a park, but inspectors who subsequently came to the site five years ago found traces of uranium enriched to or near the level used in making the core of nuclear warheads.

The Iranians also embarked on an extensive redo at the Kalaye Electric Co., just west of Tehran, before agency inspectors were given access nine years ago.

Although the site was re-painted and otherwise sanitized, samples taken from Kalay-e also showed traces of enriched uranium, though at levels substantially below warhead grade.

One official from an IAEA member country with good intelligence on Iran said the Parchin neutron initiator experiments were conducted between 2003 and 2010. Another said any such tests were closer to 2003, adding it was not clear whether they were successful.

The timing is important.

U.S. intelligence officials say they generally stand by a 2007 intelligence assessment that asserts Iran stopped comprehensive secret work on developing nuclear arms in 2003. But Britain, France, Germany, Israel and other U.S. allies think such activities have continued past that date, a view shared by the IAEA, which says in recent reports that some isolated and sporadic activities may be ongoing.

Iran vehemently denies allegations that it conducted any research and development into

atomic weapons and says the totality of its nuclear activities are meant purely to generate power or for research.

Asked for comment, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran’s chief delegate to the IAEA, told the AP he would not discuss any nuclear issues until after he delivered his statement to the agency’s 35nation board meeting Thursday.

IAEA officials also said they could not comment.

Attention most recently focused on Parchin several days ago, when senior IAEA officials first spoke of unexplained activities at the site without saying what they could be and said an inspection of buildings there was taking on added urgency.

One of six diplomats who spoke with the AP said his country continued to reserve judgment on what the movements at the site meant but two others who had seen recent spy satellite imagery said the trucks and other equipment at the site almost certainly showed attempts to clean it of radioactive contamination.

They declined to go into detail but said radioactive traces could also be left by material other than a neutron initiator, such as uranium metal which can be used as a substitute for testing purposes.

IAEA expert teams trying to probe the suspicions of secret weapons work by Iran tried — and failed — twice in recent weeks to get Iranian permission to visit Parchin. Tehran then said on Monday that such a visit would be granted.

But it said that a comprehensive agreement outlining conditions of such an inspection must first be agreed on — a move dis-

missed by a senior international official familiar with the issue as a delaying tactic. He, too, requested anonymity because his organization does not authorize him to speak publicly on confidential IAEA matters.

The diplomats and officials spoke ahead of a meeting of the IAEA board Thursday focusing on Iran’s defiance of U.N. Security Council demands to end uranium enrichment — which can make both nuclear fuel and fissile warhead material — and dispel other suspicions that it may be seeking nuclear weapons.

That session was to take place Wednesday but had to be adjourned to give six world powers time to find common ground on how harshly to criticize Iran.

They agreed on a text late Wednesday but only after marathon negotiations reflecting the dif ficulty of presenting a united front at upcoming talks with Iran.

Officials did not detail the text agreed upon, but the United States, Britain, France and Germany wanted a joint statement that takes Iran to task for defying U.N. Security Council resolutions demanding it end uranium enrichment and cooperate with an IAEA probe of suspicions it secretly worked on nuclear arms.

A senior Western diplomat, however, told the AP that Russia and China, which have condemned Western sanctions on Iran as counterproductive, sought more moderate language.

He spoke on condition of anonymity because his government does not authorize him to share confidential information with reporters.

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Electronic messages complicate case Text messages, email correspondence used in Clementi case must be handled carefully

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hen Tyler Clementi found out that his former roommate, Dharun Ravi, had been spying on him via a webcam he had set up in their room, the former University student quickly filed a request with University Housing for a room change.

Although the case —which charges Ravi with invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, witness tampering and hindering arrest — is incomplete, it has brought national focus to issues affecting college-age students across the nation. From renewed perspectives on both suicide awareness and privacy invasion to changes in antibullying policies at both the University and state level, its implications have forced us to question things that have been previously taken for granted.

The most powerful — and potentially most controversial — implication that may be taken from the case involves the use of evidence derived from text messages, email and social media outlets like Twitter in court proceedings. That is, this particular case has forced us to reexamine the extent to which the role of modern technology can play — or, more importantly, should play — in legal cases like Ravi’s.

The case against Ravi has largely hinged on correspondences like the one mentioned above — carried out over text messages and emails between witnesses in the trial, the defendant or Clementi himself. The impact of testimonies from witnesses who have had personal interchanges with either Ravi or Clementi have arguably paled next to evidence that has been taken from technologically-mediated correspondences. In effect, prosecutors — as well as Ravi’s lawyer — have relied largely on these messages, sent from Ravi’s cellphone to witnesses and from Clementi’s cell phone to M.B., the guest with which he had intimate meetings on a number of occasions, to recreate the events surrounding Clementi’s death.

Yet evidence of this sort, which has only truly materialized in recent years with the use of text messages, email and social media outlets becoming a major means of communication between individuals, is relatively new to court settings. In what way, then, should evidence like this be handled?

This notion has already been exemplified by the Clementi case.

Text messages and emails, tossed back and forth by young adults who probably gave little thought to the full import they could potentially hold in a court setting, are now being used as primary evidence in trial.

In some cases, the way in which these correspondences have been handled by either party’s attorneys — such as scrutinizing the intended meanings behind otherwise harmless text lingo like “OMG” and “LOL” — can be viewed quite comically. In others, however, this handling seems inconsistent.

According to Judge Glenn Berman, the portion of the email in which Clementi requested a room change because his “roommate used a webcam to spy on me” was not allowed into evidence because, without Clementi’s own testimony, it could be deemed hearsay — the legal term for testimony in court where the witnessed may not have direct knowledge of the fact that is stated. It seems capricious, however, why certain other excerpts from that same email were allowed as evidence under the ver y same circumstances. It’s even more puzzling why Ravi’s lawyer, Steven Altman, was allowed to reveal text messages sent between Clementi and his guest, M.B. Following the same line of logic, these messages too lack the testimony of Clementi himself, and thus are on a similar level as the email.

The way in which such evidence has been handled in this case highlights the changing nature of communication between individuals, as well as the extent to which this means of communication can be used in a legal setting. Young people, who have grown up using text messages, emails and social media to connect with others just as they have any other form of communication — but who have never been forced to reflect on the permanency electronic correspondence can have — are now learning that this kind of communication may prove to be a possible liability.

It’s clear that the use of electronic media as evidence holds great significance in Ravi’s trial and may set the tone for similar cases in the future. Perhaps this case will serve as a warning for the online generation and urge against thoughtless virtual communication.

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speed above 10 mph. In hockbet since I’m one of ey, players voluntarily step in The Daily Targum’s front of solid rubber that, if associate sports edihit by the right player, can tors, you all expect me to exceed 100 mph. Zdeno write about sports — and I Chàra holds the record at will, but not about the sport 108.8 mph. you might think. And that’s Players have suffered a exactly the problem.

JOEY GREGORY myriad of injuries — includWhen I was growing up, I ing broken bones and concussions — all to protect was raised with a sports hierarchy. Baseball was the goal, which has somebody protecting it anyway. king. I could say “Yankees” before I could say Broken bones have become commonplace simply “mommy.” Next came football. But with football I because of blocked shots. For example, an article on was left to pick a team on my own, and since I enjoy NHL.com discussed Devante Smith-Pelly’s recent rooting for (most) New York teams, I ended up at injury. The Anaheim Ducks loaned Smith-Pelly, 19, the Jets and became part of the rare breed — it to Team Canada for the recent World Junior seems — that can also root for the Giants. Finally Championship. During the team’s first game, Smiththere was NBA basketball and the New York Knicks.

Pelly blocked a shot from a member of Team As I got older I delved into college sports, once Finland, which resulted in a broken foot. Despite again free to form my own alliances. But one sport I the injury, he attempted to stay in the game, but never got into was hockey, and I could never figure out skating was too painful. why. What was it about the NHL that Philadelphia Flyers player Ian my dad was not into it, and I was not “When I was Laperriere is another example. He got either? I mean, I could even watch down to block a shot from a New golf for God’s sake, but never consisgrowing up, Jersey Devils player and took the puck tently watch hockey. If you really look I was raised with in the face. He did block it … with his at it, it seems like the “working-class face (he didn’t mean to use his face hero” tough and gritty sport more a sports hierarchy.” obviously, but that’s where the puck than any other. hit him), and felt post-concussion The biggest feature of hockey symptoms for several months after. that warrants more recognition is No sport has any amount of voluntary risk like a the toughness and skill required to play the sport. blocked slap shot.

Sure, football has hits as well, but they’ve added so And as a disclaimer, I know football has big hits many rules that it changes things. And there’s only and injuries, but you know you’re going to get hit one good hit per play at the most. In hockey, an athand try to hit back. In addition, what’s hitting you is lete could be leveled at any time, hit the ice, and then a player that is not moving 100 mph. He isn’t even would have to just get up and keep going. And for a moving one-fifth of that speed. And with the NFL, good portion of hockey’s history players weren’t even ESPN discusses most of the concussions daily. The required to wear helmets. only concussed NHL player talked about (usually in As far as skill goes, have you ever tried to ice five to eight seconds) in recent history is Sidney skate? I have, and at first it’s really tough. But hockey Crosby, and he is the sport’s biggest name. players skate better than they walk. They skate forFinally, the players are quiet. Each sport has its ward, backward and stop on a dime without falling. divas that love to be loud and in the spotlight.

Most sports require running, which comes a lot more Hockey doesn’t. It’s not flashy, it’s humble. Players naturally than skating. I’m not saying the other sports aren’t out in the spotlight, no players are designated do not require skill, but hockey should not be slight“divas” for their antics like some wide receivers ed because it requires less skill. It doesn’t. famously are, and they are unknown in comparison Secondly, I cannot think of another sport in which to the other big sports. There are not excessive players willingly put their bodies in danger to prevent celebration penalties, and there have been virtually points. This kind of plays into toughness as well.

Football players run around in the field, but they SEE GREGORY ON PAGE 9 expect other players to hit them occasionally with a

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GREGORY continued from page 8 no highly publicized monetary issues other than the lockouts.

But the question still remains — why? If hockey is a tough, working-class sport that has the smallest percentage of fame-hungry athletes, why does it remain the least publicized of the four biggest sports leagues (MLB, NFL and NBA being the other three)?

I think the reasons for why it should be given more attention are the exact reasons why it is not. It is not the sport for today’s consumer.

Today’s consumer cares more about the latest scandal or prison sentence or flashiest plays.

Hockey is too down-to-earth for that. Blake Griffin dunks and buzzer-beaters flood the SportsCenter lineup while gutsy hockey plays are left off. They only show a couple goals and then

move onto what LeBron James said this morning on Twitter.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m still loyal to my other sports. I just think hockey needs a bigger share of the spotlight. I recently had a brief conversation with a friend about this.

He said he turned on a sports channel to see Flyers highlights and had to wait forever to see them.

Not many people seem to care about hockey these days because it simply isn’t glamorous enough for today’s typical sports fan.

People often reference male pride, part of which says that men always have to act tough and like manly things, and if they do, they’ll earn respect as a man. Well as far as sports go, hockey is tough as it gets, but it doesn’t get the recognition it deserves.

Joey Gregory is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies. He is an associate sports editor at The Daily Targum.

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Today's Birthday (03/08/12). Examine your financial values this year. Compromise with your partner to determine what's most important. Pay down debt, keep insurance current and then get to electives.

After June, you may see changes at home, or even a move. Get into sweet domesticity with family and friends. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is a 7 -- Consult with experts over the next few days. Tap into the latest news on the subject. No need to decide immediately. Get multiple opinions, and then consider your options.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is an 8 -- Dig into a big job.

Start by learning the rules for the most difficult task first. Get into creative work, and bring home the bacon. This satisfies on multiple levels.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -Today is an 8 -- Schedule for success.

Include romance, and block out time for the unexpected. Prioritize children, creativity, social life and your sweetheart. Indulge.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -Today is a 7 -- Make sure you know what's requested before doing the work. Get into home projects for the next few days. Nesting feels especially nurturing. Discover hidden treasure.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -Today is an 8 -- Get the facts before you jump to conclusions. Your powers of concentration are sharp for the next two days, and research suits you fine. Get into study, and solutions flow.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is an 8 -- It's easy to spend money for the next two days. It's also easier to earn it, so focus on that. There's no reason not to budget for what you want. Get into the leisure life.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is an 8 -- A quiet day might suit you just fine, if it can be arranged. A conflict of interests could leave you with a tricky choice. You know in your heart which path is best.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Check the blueprint, and then proceed.

Clear communications create new opportunities. Get in touch with old friends who can help.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- You have more than you think. Procrastinate another day. Take action to improve the quality of your community and environment.

When ever yone wins, you win.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- It's an excellent time to travel now. Don't be afraid to take the path you haven't taken before. You'll find what's needed along the way.

Just go.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- It's a great time to complete your tax return.

You're more patient with finances and with others. Try to be just as patient with yourself.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Clear out the clutter, and give it away to others who'll appreciate it more. You're learning to let go of things you don't need.

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GAME: Tournament leaves Knights with multiple issues continued from back

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olumbia head football coach Norries Wilson will be the Rutgers football team’s new running backs coach, according to The Star-Ledger.

Wilson also ser ved as Connecticut’s offensive coordinator from 2002-2005. He replaces Ben Sirmans, who left before ever coaching a day for the Scarlet Knights.

Head coach Kyle Flood originally hired Sirmans from Boston College to replace Chris Hewitt, who left for a job with the Baltimore Ravens.

But Sirmans opted to take position as running backs coach with the St. Louis Rams.

The hiring of Wilson leaves special teams coordinator as the only opening on the staff.

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team will begin play in the Big East Conference this season, according to ESPN. The Owls will join the league in all other sports beginning in 2013.

The football team participated in the Mid-American Conference from 2007 through last season, while all other programs played in the Atlantic 10.

Temple will pay the MAC a $6 million exit fee. The school would owe the A-10 another $1 million for giving the conference one year’s notice to leave or $2 million for less than one year.

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NCAA men’s basketball selection committee said that entering Selection Sunday, Kentucky and Syracuse have the edge for a No. 1 seed, according to ESPN. In a Selection Sunday preview yesterday, committee chairman Jeff Hathaway said via teleconference the Wildcats and Orange are likely to get two of the No. 1 seeds.

Hathaway, the former Connecticut athletic director, put other teams into a second echelon: Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Missouri, Ohio State and Michigan State.

He also said the Big Ten, widely perceived as the top conference this year, will not receive special consideration for a top seed.

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wide receiver Roy Roundtree and linebacker Kenny Demens may have violated NCAA rules, according to spokesman Justin Dickens.

Both posted messages on their Twitter accounts to congratulate a recently committed recruit.

They tweeted to linebacker Mike McCray of TrotwoodMadison High School (Ohio) yesterday after the highly touted recruit decided to play for the Wolverines.

The NCAA declined comment.

Michigan put itself on two years of probation in May 2010 for four major practice and training violations under former head coach Rich Rodriguez.

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Senior point guard Khadijah Rushdan defends a shot from Connecticut guard and fellow league All-First Team member Tiffany Hayes on Sunday in the Big East Tournament in Hartford, Conn.

WAYS: Rushdan wins state title against nation’s top recruit continued from back Delle Donne and Rushdan were seniors that year. Delle Donne went for her fourth state title.

But on March 4, 2007, Rushdan performed better than the best basketball player in the nation. She outscored and outrebounded Delle Donne. Rushdan, at 5-foot-9, even played some defense on 6-foot-5 Delle Donne in St. Elizabeth’s 55-45 victory.

“It made me feel like I accomplished what I needed to,” Rushdan said. “I would be really upset if I had to leave high school without winning the state championship.”

Then the No. 13 recruit in the nation arrived at Rutgers. She left a St. Elizabeth’s program where Ferrier said Rushdan “meant everything.” She moved on to

play with a cast of highly touted recruits that head coach C. Vivian Stringer molded into her system.

Rushdan entered it as a headstrong rookie, which would not fly with Stringer’s intimidating coaching style. Instead, Rushdan embraced it.

“She was unapproachable after a loss,” Ferrier said. “Years [after high school], Stringer brought leadership out of her.”

Joining a team a year removed from an NCAA Finals run, leadership was not hard for Rushdan to come by. Rushdan cites former Knights Matee Ajavon, Epiphanny Prince and Brittany Ray as mentors.

“I love them to death,” she said.

“They taught me not only skill things, but just keeping a positive mindset and to be strong mentally.”

Rushdan is the team leader four years later to every Knight — upperclassmen and freshmen alike.

“[Rushdan] gives us more flexibility because other people are not straining to dominate the ball, make the hard decisions and be calm,” said senior forward April Sykes. “She’s our comfort zone when she has the ball in her hands.”

But Rushdan wants more than a Sweet 16 appearance. Even a 41year head coach views Rushdan as a leader.

“There really is not a replacement for … Khadijah Rushdan,” Stringer said. “Make no mistake about it, who are the people who run the engine?”

An ovation from the RAC faithful and an improbable state title forced smiles out of Rushdan.

Now Rushdan wants another reason to do so.

“I definitely want to get farther than we have been,” Rushdan said. “I have to do ever ything to make sure we get there.”

At times, the defense did not aid the hurlers much.

The Knights committed eight errors in the tournament, and opponents turned those into 12 unearned runs.

Of fensive firepower was also tough to come by in the tournament.

Ohio held Rutgers hitless in Game 1, and only senior Lindsey Curran, junior Jennifer Harabedian and freshman Chandler Howard managed multiple hits in a single game. Each did so only once.

Sophomore Megan Williams sees it as a learning experience.

“We just look at our mistakes from this tournament,” she said. “It’s just a fault or step back, but that’s not who we are as a team. It’s not who we’re going to be as a team.

We’re going to go back to how we were, keep the energy, keep the faith.”

Thanks to the last tournament, Rutgers has plenty of things to focus on in practice leading up to this weekend’s USF Invitational.

The most important adjustment needed is more aggression on defense, Nelson said.

But his issue is that it is not as easy as it would be with offense.

“On offense, you can run bases, you can steal bases and take extra bases and doublesteal and bunt and dif ferent things,” he said. “On defense, you have to get the mentality that you’re attacking.

Sometimes we sit back a little bit.”

Williams knows it is not only defense that needs work.

The pitching needs its fair share of practice before Clear water.

“We’re going to work on getting ahead of batters,” she said.

“A lot of times we have a tendency to fall behind on batters.”

The Knights begin play tomorrow at 9:15 a.m. against Western Michigan.

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Runner sets goals for national recognition

BY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER

The first time sophomore sprinter and long jumper Asha Ruth ran track was during her junior year of high school. It was around the time WOMEN’S TRACK Ruth started to realize she had potential and a real opportunity to earn a scholarship to compete at the Division I level.

Ruth worked continuously to make her goal a reality, and in 2009 Ruth became a part of the Rutgers women’s track and field team.

“When I recruited Asha, I saw that she had tremendous talent and ability,” said head coach James Robinson.

Ruth entered her freshman year ready to compete and perform at a high level, but her rookie campaign was cut short because of injury. At the beginning of her sophomore year, Ruth still dealt with the injury and redshirted.

“It really has been a struggle,” Ruth said. “It was hard. I never had an injury in high school, but the experience made me stronger and hungrier.”

When Ruth was finally cleared to participate, she was determined to make an impact.

“I have big goals,” Ruth said. “I see myself going to the Olympics, so I force myself to work hard. I’ve never settled for not being the best in anything I’ve ever done.”

Ruth’s dedication is starting to show on the track. Only halfway through the year, Ruth already proved herself to be one of the Scarlet Knights’ top athletes.

In her first ECAC championship, Ruth scored in both the 200-meter dash, placing fourth, and the long jump.

Ruth also placed eighth in the 200-meter dash at the Big East Championships and is an important part of the 4x400-meter relay team, which broke the event’s school record.

“Asha no doubt is the hardest worker on the team,” Robinson said. “She is right there with [senior sprinter] Nwamaka Okobi. They just have tremendous work ethic and have pushed each other throughout the entire year.

Ever yone needs to be like those two in terms of work ethic.”

If Ruth stays injury-free, the team does not doubt she will continue to improve. Entering the outdoor season, Ruth has a realistic possibility of becoming an NCAA Regional qualifier in the long jump.

“Asha has had a very productive, very good season,” said sprinters coach Lou Tomlinson. “She is a tremendous worker who is very serious about her craft, and it shows in her results. It’s a great thing when you have a combination of talent and work ethic like she does.”

Even though Ruth sets high goals for herself, she exceeded what she thought she was going to do this season, attributing a lot of that to Tomlinson.

“Coming into the season, I thought I would excel in the long jump,” Ruth said. “But runningwise, Coach Lou has really brought out the speed in me.”

Ruth still has two more years of eligibility to improve after this season.

“I just want to compete with the best of the best,” Ruth said. “I am very excited for this outdoor season because I know that I have more to give.”

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Sophomore diver Nicole Scott, who finished eighth in the 3-meter at the Big East Championships, prepares for her possible season finale tomorrow at the Zone Diving Championships.

Divers cap season at Zones

BY BRADLY DERECHAILO CORRESPONDENT

While it has been nearly a month since Nicole Scott last competed on the boards, the sophomore diver was thankful for the practice time it gave her and her teammates.

“I think it actually helped us this year because at [the Big East Championships] we all did really well,” Scott said. “But there were SWIMMING & DIVING things we needed to RUTGERS AT fix, so this has given ZONE DIVING us time to TOMORROW focus on the details of our dives and try and get them completely solid.”

The time in the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center pool will come in handy tomorrow, when the Rutgers diving team begins competition in the Zone Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. Schools from the East Coast will send their divers to the regional Zone A Championship.

LOSS: Five RU wrestlers secure NCAA tournament bids continued from back I can be sitting in that hallway again crying. You might as well just suck it up and fight.”

That is the attitude head wrestling coach Scott Goodale wants from the five Scarlet Knights that qualified for the national tournament.

Winston and junior 149-pounder Mario Mason are back after dropping their Round of 12 bouts last year in Philadelphia, BILLY ASHNAULT where they needed one more decision to reach the podium as All-Americans.

Both were favored in the seedings last season. Now, neither is.

“The reality is it doesn’t matter where you’re placed,” Goodale said. “You’re going to have to wrestle those guys anyway. You might have to wrestle them in the first round, but there are so many upsets. There’s going to be dudes falling, and then some guys will get through, but you’ll see a lot of upsets. You have to be able to come off a loss, too.”

Each athlete has an opportunity to advance to the NCAA Championships from March 1517 in Auburn, Ala. The last time the Scarlet Knights took to the water was Feb. 12 at the Big East Championships in Pittsburgh.

Head diving coach Fred Woodruff wished there was a little less time between now and the last time the Knights competed.

“The girls are doing well,” Woodruff said. “I think we addressed a few things that I think will help them dive a little better possibly in this meet. But it’s also been a month out of competition, so it’s also a little funky that way, too. They’re kind of biting at the bit to go.”

The Knights have a reason to be excited to get back in the water. In the diving portion of the Big East Championships, the team placed third with 52 points, behind Notre Dame and eventual conference swimming and diving champion Louisville.

But a performance that did not count toward the Knights’ score

at the conference championships will aid Scott the most.

The Toronto native earned bronze in the platform event in Pittsburgh. The dive has been a major focus during their break for Scott and her teammates.

“We’ve been practicing a lot of our dives like doing a lot of repetitions of our dives on all the boards,” Scott said. “We’ve been focusing a lot on our platform dives, too, because we haven’t practiced that a lot during the year, and it’s a bigger focus for Zones.”

The 3-meter dive will also be a major event for Rutgers.

Freshman Nicole Honey placed eighth in the 3-meter event during the league championships while Scott finished ninth.

Sophomore Valentina Gordon scored a 13th-place finish, which gave the Knights three top-15 places in the event.

“They’re looking pretty good and pretty consistent,” Woodruff said, “so I’m looking for ward to it.”

It is the final event of a season geared solely toward performing this month, when each weight class names eight All-Americans — the one thing Goodale acknowledges is missing from his program is to take the next step.

But with Mason, Winston, senior 141-pounder Billy Ashnault, junior 174-pounder Greg Zannetti and junior 184-pounder Dan Rinaldi, Goodale has the five wrestlers he always expected to contend for a spot on the podium.

Ashnault, M a s o n , Rinaldi and Winston all qualified for the tournament twice DAN RINALDI before.

“The mindset is that we’ve been talking about it all year,” said Ashnault, a captain.

“The work’s been done. We just have to focus on staying healthy, taking care of our body and wrestling seven minutes hard against anybody in the country.”

Health is the biggest concern for Mason, who remains on crutches after spraining his ankle Saturday at the conference tournament.

Mason’s Round of 12 loss last season was one of the motivating factors for an offseason of change around the Rutgers program, which devalued its dual-meet sea-

son in an attempt to peak at the March 15-17 championships.

“We built it up for this weekend, built it up for March, so then we have to do something,” Goodale said. “If we don’t … we have to go back to the drawing board. We’re not going to quit at trying to do what we need to do here. We have some talented kids who are talented enough to win at this tournament and become All-Americans or national champs. We just have to find a way to break through.”

F o r Winston, that way might be his motivation.

He expected to be an AllAmerican already, and he knows GREG what it looks ZANNETTI like when he falls shor t.

The only thing blurry from last season’s loss is the cinder block wall he sat and stared at, but only because he looked at it through tears.

“I found out the hard way the past couple of years that it only matters at this tournament,” Winston said. “To be honest, in my mind it’s two-time All-American or bust at this point. Next year is all fine and dandy, but I’m worried about right now — what’s going on today, what’s going on tomorrow.

There’s no reason why not.”

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Junior righthander Tyler Gebler, left, will pitch out of relief this weekend at Florida Atlantic. Gebler missed two of three series this season because of arm tightness.

Junior catcher Jeff Melillo looks to get back on track after a 1-for-7 clip last weekend against No. 9 Georgia Tech.

Pitcher re-enters bullpen role from freshman year

BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Tyler Gebler watched No. 9 Georgia Tech sweep the Rutgers baseball team last weekend in a series of sporadic production from his fellow pitchers.

But the junior righthander saw it all from his computer.

Gebler stayed home from Atlanta because of arm tightness — he BASEBALL missed RUTGERS AT two of FLORIDA ATLANTIC, t h e Scarlet TOMORROW Knights’ three series for that reason — but Gebler is tired of missing time.

In the upcoming series that begins tomorrow at Florida Atlantic, Gebler will be a relief pitcher.

“I was hoping to be healthy for last weekend, but we had kind of a step back,” Gebler said. “We’re going to take it slower this time — definitely a long-term thing.”

Gebler has only appeared in one game all season, a no-decision Feb. 24 against Old Dominion. He stumbles into a Knights bullpen that needs help, having given up 10 earned runs to the Monarchs.

“We have to get our bullpen squared away,” said head coach Fred Hill. “What we had trouble with all weekend was really the latter innings.”

Gebler could be exactly what the Rutgers bullpen needs. The Toms River South High School product closed for the Knights his freshman year, concluding with a 1.75 ERA and 12 saves.

The Knights’ bullpen includes four pitchers with more than one appearance so far this year. Only junior closer Jerry Elsing sports an ERA lower than 4.76.

Gebler can fill an immediate need for relief pitching, but he said the team’s focus on him is preparing for March 23, when conference play begins.

“You have to look at the big picture,” Gebler said. “We’re looking to compete in the Big East, so my goal is to get healthy.”

Junior catcher Jeff Melillo also watched one of the Knights’ losses. Melillo rested in Sunday’s 6-3 loss.

The Knights only walked twice in that game. Melillo struggled against Georgia Tech pitching, not walking at all in the series.

Melillo, the usual cleanup hitter, said the lineup needs to work

on plate discipline and working the count.

“We’ve been working in practice on two-strike approach hitting,” he said. “We just battle in there and not necessarily change anyone’s swings, but change ever yone’s approach while hitting to battle more and work deep into the count to tr y to gain walks and eliminate strikeouts.”

Florida Atlantic (8-5) is not the No. 9 team in the nation, but the Owls’ pitching staff cannot be underestimated. Its ERA is 3.79. It was even lower before a 16-1 loss Tuesday to firstranked Florida.

FAU’s starters also have one luxur y the Knights’ rotation does not — the comfort of not having to pitch deep into a game.

Three of the Owls’ four starters average less than six innings per outing. Rutgers’ (36) starters average the same, but in the team’s three wins, each starter pitched at least 5 2/3 innings.

The FAU bullpen has been more reliable. Its top three relief pitchers sport ERAs less than two.

Gebler was consistent his freshman year, but he will eventually move back to the rotation. His presence could pressure his fellow relievers.

Before Hill decides who will play what role, he is looking to see who overcomes the pressure and improves from the Georgia Tech series.

“We had to go to the bullpen.

It didn’t work out,” Hill said.

“Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t.”

RU faces final home meet with senior gymnasts

BY VINNIE MANCUSO CORRESPONDENT

NELSON MORALES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior Nicole Schwartz performs Feb. 11 on the beam. Schwartz and four other seniors compete for the final time at home.

When the Rutgers gymnastics team takes the mat this weekend for its tri-meet against Towson and West Chester, it will be the last time it does so in front of its home crowd.

And while the majority of the team returns to experience the h o m e GYMNASTICS atmosphere TRI-MEET AT n e x t RUTGERS, y e a r, five senSATURDAY, 1 P.M. ior and graduate members of the Scarlet Knights use the equipment at the Livingston Recreation Center for the last time.

With only two meets left in the regular season, this weekend’s home meet is another bittersweet step on the road to the end of the seniors’ careers on the Banks.

“This has all actually been a lot of fun because of course this is my senior year, but I know the season is coming to an end,” said Nicole Schwartz. “It is really hard because I love my team so much. I have been with them for four years, and to know my journey is almost done — it would be hard for anybody.”

Schwartz competes for the Knights on the balance beam, an event she was partial to since she arrived at Rutgers. As she stands on the beam in front of the home crowd, her only expectations are to contribute toward the Knights’ overall score.

“That is the event I love. I always go out and do the best I can,” Schwartz said. “As long as I know that I made it out of my senior season, not getting injured and to go out on beam helping my team the best I can, that is all I want.”

For the younger members of the team who do not leave after this season, the meet is still as emotional. Sophomore all-around leader Alexis Gunzelman aims to honor the seniors by competing the only way she knows how.

“I definitely do not think there is any added pressure. You go into every meet and your goal is to get the high score for the year,” Gunzelman said. “I don’t think there is any reason to put any pressure on yourself. You just have to go out there and do what you have been doing, week in and week out.”

When the Knights placed first in their last meet a week ago, Gunzelman noticed a heightened sense of energy from the team. In the final home meet of the sea-

son, Gunzelman wants the passion to continue.

“I hope we can carry that into this week, being as excited and loud as we were. It gives the team the sense of doing for the team, not just yourself,” Gunzelman said. “Everything you do on the gymnastics team now, it is about team work and getting that high score as a team.”

The day will be no less emotional for head coach Louis Levine. When Levine was promoted from assistant to head coach this season after the departure of Chr ystal Chollet-Norton, he looked to create a new culture of gymnastics at Rutgers.

Along for the entire ride with him is the class that came to Rutgers the same time Levine started as an assistant.

For the first-year head coach, no group has been more beneficial to him than the one he sends off this weekend.

“With the end of Chrystal’s career and the beginning of mine as head coach, we have really been trying to up the level of gymnastics around here,” Levine said. “This senior class has been a huge part of that. The meet this weekend is going to be an exciting day and a sad day all at the same time.”

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Rutgers tunes game for next tournament

BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

CONOR ALWELL / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior point guard Khadijah Rushdan attempts to shoot over Connecticut sophmore center Stefanie Dolson. UConn eliminated Rutgers in the third round of the Big East Tournament. Now the Knights anticipate their placement in the NCAA Tournament.

Rushdan looks to repeat winning ways

BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

When Khadijah Rushdan received a louder ovation than anyone else on the Rutgers women’s basketball team on Senior Night, the point guard could not help but crack a smile.

It was one of the rare times she did so on the Louis Brown Athletic Center hardwood.

The Scarlet Knights faithful are more accustomed to Rushdan expressing pain, frustration and a contempt for losing.

It does not matter WOMEN’S BASKETBALL if she is running the point, driving through the lane, playing the post or diving for a loose ball. When the game begins, Rushdan is all business.

After four years of grueling effort, Rushdan decided it was not enough. Her fifth season collectively relieved the Knights.

“She wants it that much more,” said senior guard Nikki Speed. “She’s not done playing with us. We all love the fact that she did come back.”

Rushdan experienced something that not even her fellow seniors can claim: an Elite Eight appearance.

The rest of the Knights roster has not made past the Sweet 16. She was on the 20072008 team that sniffed the Final Four, separated by a 10-point loss to eventual national champion Connecticut.

Rushdan viewed that game from the sidelines with a knee injury. Nearly four years later, she wants to return to the Knights’ winning tradition.

This year’s NCAA Tournament is her last chance. Each game could be her last, and that is her motivation to exude endless effort.

“Being a senior and knowing that all I have is 40 minutes, it’s definitely essential for me to go out there and give it all,” Rushdan said. “It’s going to be emphasized, being aggressive but being aggressive in a smart way, putting myself in the best position for my team.”

Getting far in the tournament will be tough for No. 24 Rutgers. ESPN bracketology projects the Knights as a No. 7 seed, the same as they were last year when they packed their bags after the second round.

But Rushdan’s will to finish business goes back to her days at St. Elizabeth High School in Wilmington, Del. “She wasn’t going to graduate without winning a state title,” said Thomas Ferrier, Rushdan’s high school coach. “By all means, she had to win a state title.”

Rushdan made it to the finals twice.

Both were losses, and both were to the same team: Ursuline Academy, led by Elena Delle Donne.

Delle Donne is now a Naismith College Player of the Year Candidate at No. 7 Delaware, averaging 28.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. In Wilmington, she was a three-time state champion and the top recruit in the nation in 2007.

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One thing Jay Nelson has not seen from his team this season is consistency.

The Rutgers head softball coach witnessed his team start slow, surge, go cold and get swept in its last tournament.

In the opening SOFTBALL tournament in RUTGERS VS. Lafayette, La., the Scarlet Knights WESTERN MICHIGAN could not push TOMORROW, 9:15 A.M. across runs or get hitters out at times.

The offense showed up to San Marcos, Texas, and the team looked like it started to click. The Knights won two of their three games and averaged more than five runs per game during the tournament.

But when Rutgers arrived in Athens, Ga., last weekend, its defense and pitching began to falter. Opponents scored a combined 44 runs in five games.

Nelson chalked some of that up to the level of competition. “[This was] probably the toughest of the tournaments, but I thought we really had a shot to win three of the games,” he said.

The middle two games characterized that toughness.

Rutgers suffered a 12-1 loss at the hands of No. 7 Georgia on Friday, and then the following day let a 6-1 lead turn into a 14-6 deficit against Mercer.

According to Nelson, part of the issue against the Bears was the pitching staff’s lack of sharpness it showed in Texas.

“The pitchers lost the strike zone,” he said.

“We had six walks in an inning and a hit batter.”

The absence of freshman pitcher Alyssa Landrith did not help.

After picking up three of Rutgers’ first four wins, the lefty earned the nod in the tournament opener. But Nelson removed her after four innings because of tightness in her arm, and she sat out the remaining three games.

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Memory of loss haunts RU junior

BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT

CONOR ALWELL / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior point guard Khadijah Rushdan prepares a free throw against UConn.

Scott Winston is done losing sleep over last year’s NCAA Championships, but that does not make the cinder block wall he sat and stared at any less clear in his memory.

The junior 165-pounder already knows if he gets into any tough spots next week at the national tournaWRESTLING ment in St. Louis, the image will be RUTGERS AT fresh in his mind.

NCAA CHAMPS “If I get into a MARCH 15-17 dogfight and it’s about advancing … and it gets tight and I’m hurting a little bit, I’m going to start thinking about that hallway,” Winston said. “It was the worst feeling in the world. That’s when that feeling will come into play. If it really gets tight, I can tough it out, or

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