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Community stays silent for justice BY SPENCER KENT
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Side by side with duct tape covering their mouths, about 100 students and city residents commemorated the death of Trayvon Martin — a young, black 17-year-old who was armed with nothing more than Skittles, an iced tea and a hooded sweatshirt when a threatened community watchman shot him. The Sanford, Fla., watchman, George Zimmerman, called police on Feb. 26 about Martin, who he thought looked suspicious as he exited a convenience store, according to The Associated Press.
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Bryan-Jon Martin stands in solidarity with about 100 other students in a silent rally at Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus for Trayvon Martin.
DOTS encourages bicycling in open forum BY RICHARD CONTE CORRESPONDENT
Students expressed their concerns about the University’s transpor tation system last night at a forum at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Department of Transportation Services administrators, including director Jack Molenaar, fielded questions about existing problems and proposed changes to the system. “We really want to concentrate on making the biking system more simple,” he said. “My goal would be for commuters to be able lock their bikes on the campus that they park at. That way they can keep their bike on one campus.” Molenaar said he wants an increase in bicycle use with students traveling between campuses. Cycling should be easier and more convenient for University students, especially commuters, he said.
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Biking is the next phase for transportation at the University, said Jennifer Stuart, DOTS manager of Transportation Planning. “We will be investigating for the rest of the semester and summer to see how the bike program works,” Stuart said. “The Department of Transportation Services sees bicycling as the future.” DOTS wants to increase the amount of bike routes to help students get used to riding bikes, Stuart said. “Knowing a bike system is here will encourage more people to ride bikes,” Stuart said. Construction of a bike route is underway on Livingston campus to help with the student commute, Stuart said. “We are encouraging biking and walking between Livingston and Busch [campuses],” she said. University facilities agreed to build a small street between Joyce Kilmer and Rockafeller avenues, she said. But the construction of the Livingston Apartments would make the effort more of a challenge, Molenaar said.
“Our biggest change [next year] will be the new housing on Livingston campus,” Molenaar said. “Enrollment will be the same but more people focused on Livingston.” A DOTS online survey reflected student concern about campus-to-campus bus travel, particularly on the B route between Busch and Livingston campuses, Stuart said. The department already realizes the importance of the travel between Livingston and Busch campuses, Molenaar said. “The B route is the most crucial route because Livingston and Busch run on the same class schedule,” Molenaar said. Matt Kohut, a School of Engineering senior, said the accordion buses used for certain routes should be used more often because crowding. “There should be more articulated buses for the B and F bus routes,” Kohut said. But more articulated buses would contribute to gas costs for the department, Molenaar said.
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The University’s next president may be announced within the next month. The Board of Trustees discussed the ongoing University presidential search yesterday at Winants Hall on the College Avenue campus. Greg Brown, head of the Presidential Search Committee, said the presidential search is going well and the work of the search committee is almost done. Brown said the search committee has whittled down the list of candidates since it began in Sept. 2011. “Given the competitive nature of other searches, it very well possibly will be in April,” he said. Kenneth Schmidt, chair of the BOT, said the board will schedule a vote with both the Board of Governors and the BOT. Another major topic was the possible RutgersCamden and Rowan University merger and the proposed integration of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with the University. University President Richard L. McCormick addressed the BOT with a report that focused on the conversations about restructuring higher education in New Jersey. Christopher Molloy, interim provost for Biomedical and Health Sciences, said despite the University’s close contact with UMDNJ, many of the details of the merger are unclear and complex.
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Students chant pro-Palestinian slogans on the College Avenue campus after staging a silent walkout at an Israeli Defense Force event yesterday at the Student Activities Center.
A local band, Cotton, played for about 40 people at Tumulty’s Irish Pub to raise money for robbery victims of three different homes on Huntington Street. The homes, which are occupied by University students, were robbed in February. The event raised about $200. The money was spilt equally among three representatives from each of the homes robbed. The total amount raised was not available at press time. Brandon Broderick, vocalist and guitarist of Cotton, said donating the proceeds from the concer t could help those robbed cope with losing their merchandise. “Horrible things happen in New Brunswick too often,” said Broderick, a University alumnus. “We just want to find a way to help those af fected by the crimes.” Adam Zweig, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said his house on Huntington was robbed when he and his 10 other roommates were in the house.
“We were all upstairs when two of the rooms on the bottom floor were broken into,” Zweig said. “Although nothing of mine was taken, the robbers stole a total $10,000 wor th of stuf f from some of the other guys living here.” Among the items stolen were televisions, Xboxes, iPads, cameras and other electronics, he said. Angelo Annuzzi, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and robbery victim said he was grateful that Cotton was playing for them. Annuzzi said only two people in his home were robbed, and they plan to spilt the funds they receive between the two. He said it does not matter about the money they receive but the fact that the band is raising awareness about the robbery situation. – Giancarlo Chaux and Rina Mody
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Students spend months raising puppies into service dogs BY HANNAH SCHROER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Jonny stays seated as he watches the other puppies enter the room for a club meeting focusing on Seeing Eye careers. At four months, the black Labrador puppy has already begun training to be a Seeing Eye dog. His raiser, Rebecca Aguilar, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, praises him for staying at her feet. Aguilar, an activity coordinator for the Rutgers University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club, said puppies work for praise, not treats. “They love getting that praise that they’ve done something right, so if you tell any of them that they’ve done something right they get really happy,” said Aguilar, who organizes club trips to elementary schools with the puppies to educate students. The club educates puppies by exposing them to the real world so they are accustomed to noise and confident while working, she said. The University’s club is unique among puppy clubs because it is student-run, not a standard county or 4-H club, Aguilar said. Puppies go everywhere with their handlers on campus, but some areas like residence halls, dining halls and laboratories are restricted. Active club members at the University are trained to puppysit when raisers have a class and are unable to take their puppies, Aguilar said. Sitters can take puppies to classes and are trainers during the time, she said. Puppy raisers get their puppies from the Seeing E y e breeding station, a bar rier facility w h e r e Seeing Eye
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Billie Kurek, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year student and member of the Rutgers University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club, holds a black labrador named Pebbles at a club meeting Wednesday night in Bartlett Hall on Cook/Douglass campus.
dogs are bred and mothers stay during pregnancy. Allison Brown, a veterinary technician at The Seeing Eye breeding station and University alumna, handles the breeding and birth of puppies. “Some of the labs get big, fat heads and get stuck in the bir th canal,” she said. “When they’re a day old, [the puppies] really look like hamsters. A lot can go wrong.” Brown is trained to identify the warning signs when puppies or their mothers are in trouble, and she intervenes to an extent. She said the breeding center calls in a veterinarian if there is a serious problem. Brown super vises mating, monitors the female
dogs in heat and keeps an eye on pregnant dogs and new puppies, which stay at the center for seven weeks. With the obedience training and kennels, the dogs might get more
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exercise than personal pets, she said. Puppy raisers and sitters at the University live in special first-floor apar tments in residence halls around Cook campus. The 20 apartments, which are left out of the housing lotter y system, are assigned based on how many dogs the members dog-sit, and how many events and meetings they attend. Puppy raisers train the dogs for 14 to 18 months before an area coordinator from The Seeing Eye picks the dogs up. After leaving the student trainers, puppies go to The Seeing Eye for four months of training in harnesses. Jill Jaycox, an area coordinator for The Seeing Eye, begins placing puppies before they leave the breeding center. As an adviser to the University club, Jaycox goes over the guidelines with raisers before the drop-off and visits during the months the puppies spend with their new handler. “You’re responsible for a dog that’s going to be the eyes of a blind person,” Aguilar said. “[You] have to make sure you’re
training them properly and taking them with you.” The puppy club uses obedience circles during meetings, trading of f puppies so they learn that whoever has the leash is in control. This is part of an exposure system that includes walks through the airpor t, movies and shopping trips, she said. The club’s goal is not just to educate the public, but to educate the puppies as well, Aguilar said. The Seeing Eye ensures that student raisers are prepared to take care of a dog. When a puppy is assigned to a raiser, Jaycox gives them a puppy manual, complete with house-breaking instructions. The puppies go almost anywhere with their raisers, like their little buddies, Aguilar said. Stephanie Rober ts, president of the University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club, is waiting to be assigned her four th puppy. After hearing about the club during her senior year of high school, she did not apply to any other colleges except the University for this opportunity.
Many club members come to the University specifically for this reason, said Rober ts, a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore. “We take our puppies absolutely everywhere,” she said. “If we can go, we bring our puppies.” Some students on campuses other than Cook/Douglass campus are unaware of the club, and most members study animal science, Aguilar said. Roberts said students are not usually afraid of the dogs, but they often get star tled when they realize a dog was beneath their desks all semester chewing on a toy. Raisers sit by the door during lecture so they do not disturb the class, she said. The club gives members experience through blindfolded obedience practice and teaches them about house manners and basic training. But more than that, the puppies grow in experience as their raisers do. “To see someone’s life so changed by something as simple as raising a puppy is ver y meaningful, and it makes you proud of what you’re doing,” Roberts said.
Director addresses changing consumers’ reactions to food recalls BY SEOYOUNG CHOI CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Despite large number of food recalls reported each day, many consumers tend to overlook the potential hidden health risks of the food industry. William Hallman, director of Food Policy Institute at the University, discussed students’ response to food recalls Wednesday in the Center for Advanced Food Technology conference room on Cook campus in the hopes to motivate people to take action. “Students should care about this because many students are just learning to cook for themselves so ver y soon,” said Hallman, a professor in the Department of Human Ecology. “These students will have their own apartments and houses and
they will be responsible for doing this for their family one day.” Hallman said communicating with others about the incidents regarding food recalls can help bring changes in the way food products are handled. There has been an increase in the number of food recalls over the years because of ongoing legislation, he said. More than a third of the population believes that the food in their home is less likely to be contaminated than in the homes of other Americans, Hallman said. “One of the problems of communicating is that many notices are in English, and yet there is 20 percent of the population who speak a second language at home,” he said. People may not be as aware of food recalls, Hallman said, because they underestimate the
number of recalls that happen each year. “Surveys showed that people think there are 10 food recalls in an year, when in reality there are
“Students should care about this because many students are just learning to cook for themselves.” WILLIAM HALLMAN University Food Policy Institute Director
about 560 recalls over the year,” he said. “Many of these are for food allergies, not for pathogens that kill people.”
Stores should alert customers when they buy a recalled product to make them more aware of food recalls, Hallman said. “It has been shown through research that people do actually want personalized feedback from local stores — ShopRite and Costco actually call their customers,” he said. Hallman said there are five steps people can take against food recalls. “We need to make the public aware, [have them] know it applies to them specifically [and] believe consequences are serious enough for them to take actions,” he said. “[People should] identify products for recall and believe that doing something — boiling or throwing away the product — is necessary.” Hallman said the University takes serious consideration in food safety.
“I know for a fact that they are checking every day to have recalled food products not served here — they take it very seriously,” he said. Students can go to foodsafety.com to check on recalled products, Hallman said. Mingue Zhang, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences graduate student, said responding to food recalls quickly can decrease the harmful effects of contaminated food. “There is something related to everyone in this topic because we all buy products from local supermarkets or grocery stores,” Zhang said. Fan Fan, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences graduate student, said learning about food recalls is impor tant because anyone can be a victim, and taking actions can help benefit the public health.
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U. report reveals low percentage of graduates Another option would be improving a 2007 Lampitt Bill to facilitate the transfer of credits from community colleges to The Center for Women and four-year college and universiWork at the School of ties, she said. Management and Labor McKay said even after the Relations released a report yesrecession began in 2008, New terday, detailing inexpensive poliJersey’s working families are still cy changes that could improve struggling to gain a foothold in college completion rates in state the labor market and to achieve agencies and colleges. economic stability. Co-author Heather McKay “New Jersey is well-posisaid the “Close, but No Degree” tioned to make this change,” repor t was inspired by McKay said. “There is a state President Barack Obama’s 2009 commitment to this goal, and speech that said all adult initiatives and policies are in Americans would have commitplace that provide a strong founted at least one year of higher dation for expansion.” education or career training, New Jersey fares better than and the countr y would have one the rest of the countr y with of the highest proportion of col18.2 percent of New Jerseyans lege graduates in the world by possess some college but have the year 2012. no degree. Forty-four perData from the cent of N.J. resi“You are never Working Poor dents hold a twoFamilies Project year degree, and too old to get indicate that in 1 in 5 have some 2010, 193,797 of college educaan education. ... New Jersey’s tion, but the numI wasn’t going to let working families, ber of those who 19.6 percent, graduate with a anything stop me.” or were low-income. four-year degree CECILIA GROBARD C e c i l i a is even lower, she University Alumna Grobard said she said. used the unemMcKay said ployment insurpolicymakers ance program’s benefits to comshould identify students who plete a bachelor’s degree, graduhave the potential and the ating from the University in 2004 grades to complete college, with high honors. specifically those who lack 12 The unemployment insurcredits or less. Policymakers ance program is one of many should then state and national programs to provide them with flexible provide the unemployed with options and suppor t ser vices, educational opportunities. such as online lear ning Grobard said she worked in and counseling. the airline industry for more than McKay, director of CWW’s 30 years. The industry was what Innovative Training and she knew and when she was Workforce Development fired, her world was turned Research and Programs, said this upside down. could be done through better Her two children, Talia and integration of higher education Samuel, were in colleges across opportunities into the state workthe state. With the unemployforce development system. But ment insurance, Grobard decidN.J. policymakers must make ed to go back and finish the bachchanges to the existing workelor’s degree in Italian she startforce development and higher ed 30 years. education systems to address “You are never too old to get obstacles to college completion an education,” she said. “...I wasfor disengaged adult students, n’t going to let anything stop me.” she said.
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TRIAL FOR OFFICERS INVOLVED IN BARRY DELOATCH SHOOTING REACHES GRAND JURY The Barr y Deloatch case was brought to the Middlesex County grand jur y yesterday for its third week, said city spokesman Russell Marchetta. Deloatch, 47, was shot and killed Sept. 22 by New Brunswick police near the intersection of Throop Avenue and Handy Street. Walter Hudson, spokesman for the Deloatch family, said he and the family were informed a few weeks ago of the grand jury and that the trial could last up to a possible 10 weeks. Jim O’Neill, spokesman of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, said the case is
DOTS: Students request bus drivers announce breaks continued from front Evan Finkelstein, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said bus drivers should communicate more effectively with riders.
BOARD: Members release committee’s election results continued from front But Molloy said even though there are concerns with the UMDNJ merger, the integration could provide benefits for the University, such as receiving federal grant money and other sources of income. “It would create a real opportunity for externally funded research. … The goal is to create an academic medical center at Rutgers,” he said. “The science we have here, we now have a chance to plug that into clinical research.” Molloy said the Cancer Institute of New Jersey would be a good financial investment for the University. The institute went from $20 million in grants and funding in 1996 to more than $100 million this past year. Molloy also said that new grants would be available to the
JUSTICE: Rally brings forth idea of racial profiling continued from front The dispatch officer explicitly told Zimmerman not to pursue Martin, who walked away from Zimmerman, but he ignored directions and approached Martin from behind with a 9mm pistol. Despite all of this, Zimmerman was let go after claiming selfdefense, clinging to Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, according to The Associated Press. While Zimmerman roams free with his weapon and firearms permit completely unchallenged, University students silently protested outside Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus to raise awareness that racism is still an issue in the United States, said Brittany Williams, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Not enough people know. People need to be aware, and we’re here to spread awareness,” she said. Bryan-Jon Martin, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said he was surprised with how police have dealt with Zimmerman after he shot Trayvon Martin. “I was very surprised. The police made an oath to protect and serve, and they failed to do both in that situation,” he said. “How can you drug-test [Trayvon Martin] and let the shooter go free?”
still under investigation and could not give further comment. “The city is still dragging its feet,” Hudson said. “There is a lack of leadership and the response from the city is sad but we are encouraging fur ther protests with justice in mind.” Hudson said there is a vigil for Deloatch scheduled for April 1 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Throop Avenue and Handy Street. — Anastasia Millicker
“Bus drivers should tell us when they are taking a break at bus stops,” Finkelstein said. While students still have their concerns, this year’s transition to First Transit from Academy Bus is considered a success, Molenaar said. Old and new bus drivers are obligated to stay on their route schedules because of the contract
with First Transit. The clause mandates bus drivers arrive on time or their pay is docked, Molenaar said. Many of the problems students have with DOTS cannot simply change because of personal problems, Molenaar said. “I have to make it work for the whole system, not just some people,” he said. “Every small change I make has big ramifications.”
University that are not currently available at UMDNJ. “We’ll put in for grant proposals that UMDNJ can’t without basic science,” he said. “Rutgers can get those grants because we have that basic science.” But some members of the BOT were unconvinced that the merger could benefit the University. Bruce Fehn, the treasurer of the BOT, said the framework for the plan is very comprehensive and complex, and there needs to be more clarity before the board can make an informed decision. McCormick called the merger a “work in progress” and said the University was on the right path. “In the meantime, we’re trying to accumulate an understanding,” he said. McCormick called it irresponsible to give the board a date for the merger without knowing all of the information necessary. Wendell Pritchett, chancellor of Rutgers-Camden, said students attending Rutgers-Camden might
go to other institutions and colleges if the merger with Rowan University occurs. “I continue to be amazed by the arguments of RutgersCamden faculty and students that Camden not be disinvested from Rutgers,” Pritchett said. “Our students chose to come to RutgersCamden. Our campus continues to be unanimously opposed to the disinvesting and the merger.” Although the candidate was not revealed, the BOT disclosed the results of the board’s internal election results. The board unanimously approved the nominating committee’s slate, which placed Dudley Rivers, current vice chair, as the new chair of the BOT. Margaret Der rick and Dorothy Cantor were approved as the vice chairs, University secretar y Leslie Fehrenbach was re-elected to her position as BOT secretar y along with Mar y Brennan as her assistant secretar y.
School of Arts and Sciences junior Israel Wilson said profiling is second nature to him. Wilson is part of the Mountainview Program at the University, which gives ex-offenders a chance to study at the University. “Now I look at things differently. Before, I never thought it was profiling. I thought, ‘I’m a criminal — of course they are going to do this.’ But now I’m not a criminal, and I’m still going through this,” he said. Williams said this is more than just a race issue and is upset that someone was able to murder another person without any punishment. “If you look at the actual police report, there are so many flaws,” she said. “It’s a disgrace how they handled it. Zimmerman isn’t even in holding. It’s … a humanity issue. If someone can kill a kid … and be set free, that’s a problem, regardless if he’s black.” But Bryan-Jon Martin feels racism is tricky in today’s society, as it takes on different forms. He said this was an act of prejudice, and if what Zimmerman did is not racism, he does not know what is. Marshall Jones, an associate professor in the Department of Theater, said racism today is different than in the civil rights era. “It’s no longer blatant. It’s hard because the enemy is not as apparent. It rears its head daily,” Jones said. The Sanford, Fla. police chief took a temporary leave of absence, but no other action has been taken
regarding other officers present at the crime scene. “The police chief needs to be taken out of there. The whole department needs to be audited. And there needs to be policies changed in the Florida legal system — their laws need to be more clearly defined and enforced,” Bryan-Jon Martin said. The rally included students of all different races united together in silence as an alternative to protesting with their voices. “We thought when you just see people shouting, it’s easy to tune that out. But when people are silent and peaceful, you have to pay attention to that,” Bryan-Jon Martin said. He said he thinks Zimmerman should be charged with a hate crime. “They just took his word for it because the victim was a minority. If it were reversed, Trayvon would have been arrested. He would have been locked up,” Bryan-Jon Martin said. This issue is not unique to Florida, he said. Officers in the New Brunswick Police Department have also shot minorities in the past year, including Barr y Deloatch and Victor Rodriguez. Williams said Trayvon Martin’s shooting shows racism is not a dead issue. “He needs to be made an example out of and the outcome of this case will show where the values of this nation lie,” she said.
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Local residents show split on potential tobacco tax increase BY KYLE SWEET CONTRIBUTING WRITER
N.J. State Sen. Joseph Vitale, D-19, looks to raise the taxes on non-cigarette tobacco products in order to reduce the amount of teenage smokers in the state, a move that has produced a mixed bag of reactions from local residents. The tax is expected to raise about $19 million, which could go to more programs advocating less tobacco use, according to nj.com. Vitale hopes to pass the legislature along with the 2013 state budget, which Gov. Christie must sign before the new fiscal year begins on July 1. Donna Richardson, the clinical coordinator for the Tobacco Dependence Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistr y of New Jersey, said products such as cigars not only pose a threat because they are cheap but also because they can be flavored and come in color ful packages, which appeal to a younger audience.
“People who inhale small cigars have a higher concentration of toxins than those of people who inhale cigarettes because people for some reason inhale small cigars deeper, and I believe they could be slightly more dangerous,” Richardson said. The legislation looks to create a similar situation to the cigarette situation, which has experienced tax increases in recent years, Richardson said. The rates of teenage smokers are the main driving force behind the plan. According to reports completed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 20 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 24 years old engage in daily smoking activities, said Danielle McCarthy, an assistant professor in the Depar tment of Psychology. While the goal of reducing smokers is honorable, McCarthy said lawmakers are adopting an ineffective approach to solving the issue at hand. “I think that all tobacco products should share a comprehen-
sive tax, rather than going on a product-by-product approach to prevent people from switching from one tobacco product to another,” she said. Previous trends have shown that tax increases on cigarettes
“If it’s aimed toward teens, it may stop them from buying those products, but not from smoking.” JONATHAN DAUCH School of Arts and Sciences Junior
have only shown significant effects on less frequent smokers, McCar thy said. Heavy smokers with nicotine addictions only experience temporary reactions to the strategy and eventually return to their normal buying rates. McCar thy said her research of physiological responses of
drugs has showed the dif ficulties individuals face in quitting tobacco products. The problem lies with nicotine, a highly addictive substance responsible for withdrawal ef fects similar to those experienced by cocaine and heroin users, she said. Smoking is the No. 1 preventable cause of death in the United States as of 2010, taking close to 400,000 lives annually, McCarthy said. Many of these deaths are not just due to lung cancer, but also related to cardiovascular disease, strokes and other cancers. McCar thy said it is important to ensure that the money is used in ways that positively influence others to quit smoking. “I think that it is critical to understand that if this tax is implemented … it [would be] used to go to programs that … have been proven to help people with a real addiction and that it would be unjust for state officials to use the money for anything less,” she said.
Olivia Khoury, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said the tax would benefit the state by helping prevent young adults from picking up the habit. “I think it’s a good idea because it would add more money to the state’s economy, enabling us to afford more important things,” Khoury said. “Plus all that stuff causes throat cancer, and it will make people like my boyfriend stop buying cigars on the regular.” Lauren Brown, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said she is skeptical the money will not be used appropriately. “It’s probably pointless. I don’t think the tax money will go to an anti-tobacco fund like they claim it will,” Brown said. Jonathan Dauch, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said he is a casual smoker but does not see himself changing his smoking patterns in response to the tax increase. “If it’s aimed toward teens, it may stop them from buying those products — but not from smoking,” Dauch said.
NJ STUDENT CHARGED AFTER STEALING CUP OF ICE FROM CAFETERIA After being charged with stealing a cup of ice from the cafeteria, a Brookdale Community College student will enter municipal court on Monday to fight the charges, according to a stor y on courierpostonline.com Cedric Calero, 18, was charged with a disorderly person’s offense after the manager of his school’s cafeteria called police in response to the student’s taking of a cup of ice without permission, according to the article. “I don’t know why they would want to brand him a criminal when all he did was take a cup of ice,” said Sharon Jardine, Calero’s mother. According to the police report, Calero took the cup while the cashier was away from the counter
on Jan. 31 and proceeded to fill it at the self-ser vice station with ice and possibly a beverage before leaving. The beverage had a cost of $1.80, according to the article. Calero, a first-year student, told The Asbur y Park Press that he paid for French fries and took the cup because the cashier had turned away before he could ask. After filling the cup with ice and sitting with his friends, he said the manager approached him, according to the ar ticle. The manager, who had already called the police, denied requests from the student to pay for the cup after he was confronted, according to the ar ticle.
“When a situation of this nature, that appears to be small, escalates to a police matter, there’s a reason for it,” said Avis McMillon, BCC spokesperson, in the article. “Our police officers are student-friendly and don’t seek to make examples out of students.” Bill Dangler, president of the Long Branch chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said there were ways those involved could have avoided the situation, according to the ar ticle. “Somebody in that room should have got them to calm down,” he said in the article. “Somebody should have used common sense so it didn’t escalate to that.”
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Comedian Richard Lewis, known for his stand-up comedy and regular appearance on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” will perform at the Stress Factory in downtown New Brunswick. The show starts at 8:00 and 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 for the first show, $20 for the second and can be bought at the door. The State Theatre’s artist-in-residence, performance poet Glenis Redmond, will hold a free performance at the Crossroads Theatre on Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick. Redmond’s students and adults from the area who have participated in her workshops will join her on stage. For free but required tickets, contact education@statetheatrenj.org or call (732) 246-7469, ext. 545.
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Rutgers Cooperative Extension will host two gardening workshops at South Brunswick’s EARTH Center, at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park at 42 Riva Ave. The first workshop will cover lawn and mower maintenance from 9 to 11 a.m. The second workshop will go from noon to 2 p.m. and will cover eco-friendly lawn care. Each workshop costs $20. Register by calling (732) 398-5262.
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The East Brunswick Friends of the Library’s 38th annual “Book and Media Sale” at the JCPenney Court at Brunswick Square Mall starts today and will run until April 1. The large sale offers thousands of books, CDs, DVDs and audio books at discounted prices. The band God Forbid will visit Vintage Vinyl to do a signing for their latest album, “Equilibrium” at 7 p.m. Vintage Vinyl is at 51 Lafayette Road in Fords, N.J.
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Rich Ramirez from Latin Fever, Latin Madness and the SalSoul Comedy Troupe will perform his comedy at 8 p.m. at the Stress Factory. The night also includes salsa dancing. Tickets are $7 online at stressfactory.com Metal band Overkill will visit Vintage Vinyl in Fords to sign their latest album, “Electric Age,” at 7 p.m. For more information, call (732) 225-7717.
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Students get a discount on Argentine tango classes in Highland Park when they present their IDs. The dance studio, located at 431 Raritan Ave., offers beginner-level lessons from 7 to 8 p.m. and intermediate level from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. For more information, visit mateamargotango.com The Grape Escape Winery at 12 Stults Road in Dayton will host a free open house with a wine and food tasting from 6 to 8 p.m. The open house features live music, all of the winery’s specialty wines and appetizers from a local restaurant.
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital will hold its 12th annual “Family Arts Festival,” a free event that includes performances by professional and student dance groups, opportunities to learn Brazilian, West African, Latin and ballroom dance along with arts, crafts and family health information. Register by calling Adam at 1-(866)-500-9625, ext. 210, or email info@yanj.org. FireDog Studios in Spotswood, N.J., will teach beginners the basics of song creation at “Anatomy of a Pop Song” from 10 a.m. to noon. The $55 session will use elements of music theory, appreciation, and technology to acquaint attendees with the pop music songwriting structure. For more information, go to firedogstudios.com
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The State Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim’s musical, “Company,” performed with the New York Philharmonic. Tickets are $12 for the 3 p.m. performance, which features Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, Neil Patrick Harris, Christina Hendricks, Aaron Lazar, Patti LuPone, Martha Plimpton, Craig Bierko and Aniki Noni Rose.
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Mali president safe after military coup THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Police and members of the emergency services surround the property during an operation to arrest suspected gunman Mohammed Merah yesterday in Toulouse, France.
SWAT team kills slaying suspect THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOULOUSE, France — In a dramatic end to a 32-hour standof f, a masked French SWAT team slipped into the apartment of an Islamist extremist yesterday, sparking a firefight that ended with the suspect jumping out the window and being fatally shot in the head. Mohamed Merah, 23, was wanted in the deaths of three French paratroopers, three Jewish schoolchildren and a rabbi — all killed since March 11 in what Merah reportedly told police was an attempt to “bring France to its knees.” Police had been tr ying to capture him alive since a predawn raid Wednesday to arrest him at his apartment in the southwestern city of Toulouse. The killings he was accused of — and boasted about to police — have shocked France, ignited fear in moderate Muslims about stoking discrimination and may even affect the countr y’s upcoming presidential election. The seven slayings, carried out in three motorcycle shooting attacks, are believed to be the first killings inspired by Islamic radical motives in France since Sept. 11. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking in Paris, said an investigation was under way to see if Merah, a French citizen of Algerian descent who claimed links to al-Qaida, had any accomplices. His mother and a brother were detained Wednesday by police after the mother’s computer became a critical link in tracking Merah down. The brother Abdelkader had already been linked to Iraqi Islamist networks.
The Search for International Terrorist Entities Intelligence Group, which monitors Internet messages, reported yesterday that a lesser-known jihadist group was claiming responsibility for the attacks in France. SITE said Jund al-Khilafah issued a statement saying “Yusuf of France” led an attack Monday, the day of Jewish school shootings. There was no independent confirmation of the claim. One top French counterterrorism official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to the media that the claim of responsibility could be “oppor tunistic,” but said authorities were looking into it. Three other Interior Ministr y of ficials declined immediate comment. Authorities said Merah espoused a radical form of Islam and had been to Afghanistan and the Pakistani militant stronghold of Waziristan, where he claimed to have received training from alQaida. He also had a long record of petty crimes in France for which he ser ved time in prison. A U.S. counterterrorism official says Merah was on the list of known or suspected terrorists who are prohibited from flying to the United States. The counterterrorism official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation, says Merah had been on the no-fly list since 2010. The list includes thousands of known or suspected terrorists. Merah told negotiators he killed to avenge the deaths of Palestinian children and to protest the French army’s involvement in Afghanistan. After initially agreeing to surrender, Merah declared he
would resist and that it would be either them or him. “If it’s me, who cares? I’ll go to paradise,” Prosecutor Francois Molins quoted Merah as saying. Molins said Merah burst out of his bathroom when police gingerly entered his apartment yesterday morning, wildly firing his gun about 30 times before jumping out an apartment window. “[He] launches an assault, charging police through the apartment and firing at them with a Colt .45, continuing to advance, armed and firing, as he jumps from the balcony,” Molins said. Merah fired “until he was hit by a retaliatory shot from the RAID (elite police unit), which felled him with a bullet to the head,” Molins said, insisting that police fired in self-defense. It was not clear exactly when he was hit by the bullet to the head. The prosecutor said police had gone in cautiously, using robot cameras to see if there were any boobytraps. Three members of the special squad were wounded yesterday, bringing the total of injured French officers throughout the standoff to five. Merah, lying on the ground below his second-story apartment, was wearing a flak jacket and black djellabah robe. A Colt .45 — the type of weapon used in the three attacks — was at his side along with a sack, Molins said. Merah had made “extremely explicit films” of all three deadly attacks, video since viewed by police, and claimed to have posted them online, the prosecutor said. Merah told investigators where to find the bag with the videos, caught by a camera that had been strapped to his chest and given to someone else to keep.
BAMAKO, Mali — The leader of Mali’s coup read a prepared statement on national television, saying that the country’s ousted president is “in good health.” Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo did not indicate where President Amadou Toumani Toure is located, or even if the putschists are holding him. Toure has not been seen or heard from since renegade soldiers surrounded the presidential palace late Wednesday, and later forced their way in, going room to room to try to find the 63-year-old Toure. The coup in Mali has come as a shock. The country is considered one of the more mature democracies in West Africa. And Toure was due to retire next month, when his second term expires. Drunk soldiers looted Mali’s presidential palace hours after they declared a coup yesterday, suspending the constitution and dissolving the institutions of one of the few established democracies in this troubled corner of Africa. The whereabouts of Toure, who was just one month away from stepping down after a decade in office, could not be confirmed. The U.S. Embassy issued a statement dispelling rumors that he had sought refuge in their compound. The scene in this normally serene capital was unsettling to those proud of Mali’s history as one of the few mature democracies in the region. Soldiers smelling of alcohol ripped flatscreen TVs, computer monitors, printers and photocopiers out of the presidential palace, carting them off in plain sight. Others in pickup trucks zoomed across the broad avenues, holding beer bottles in one hand and firing automatic weapons with the other. The mutineers said they were overthrowing the government because of its mishandling of an ethnic Tuareg insurgency in the country’s north that began in January. Tens of thousands of Malian civilians have been forced to flee. The soldiers sent to fight the separatists have been killed in large numbers, often after being sent to the battlefield with inadequate arms and food supplies, prompting fierce criticism of the government. The coup began Wednesday after young troops mutinied at a military camp near the capital. The rioting spread to a garrison thousands of miles (kilometers) away in the strategic northern town of Gao. By evening, troops had surrounded the state television station in Bamako. At dawn yesterday, some 20 soldiers huddled behind a table, facing the camera. They introduced themselves as the National Committee for the Reestablishment of Democracy and the Restoration of the State, known by its French acronym, CNRDR. “The CNRDR representing all the elements of the armed forces, defensive forces and security forces has decided to assume its responsibilities and
end the incompetent and disavowed regime of Amadou Toumani Toure,” they said, reading from a statement. “The objective of the CNRDR does not in any way aim to confiscate power, and we solemnly swear to return power to a democratically elected president as soon as national unity and territorial integrity are established.” The soldiers said they intended to hand over power to an elected government, though they made no mention of the fact that elections were supposed to be held on April 29. More than 12 candidates were expected to run. Toure was not in the race, as he has already served the maximum two terms. Criticism of the coup was swift. France is suspending all government cooperation with Mali, except for aid. In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said officials were meeting to discuss whether to cut off the $137 million in annual U.S. assistance. United Nations Secretar yGeneral Ban Ki-moon said he “strongly condemned” the militar y takeover and “called on those responsible to refrain from any actions that could increase violence and further destabilize the country,” according to a statement. And the body representing countries in the region, the Economic Community of West African States, called the coup “reprehensible.” The coup is a major setback for Mali, a landlocked nation of 15.4 million, which is dirt-poor but fiercely proud of its democratic credentials. The current president, a former parachutist in the army, came to power himself in a 1991 coup. He surprised the world when he handed power to civilians, becoming known as “The Soldier of Democracy.” A decade later, he won the 2002 election and in 2007 was re-elected. There was never any question that Toure — known by his initials ATT — would step down at the end of his term next month. “The situation is grave for our democracy and our republican institutions,” said Ali Nouhoum Diallo, the former president of Mali’s National Assembly. “We cannot approve the seizing of power through force.” The last statement from the presidency came via Twitter from the government’s official account. Late Wednesday, they said, “This is not a coup. It’s just a mutiny.” But as the sound of heavy weapons rang out, the emboldened soldiers encircled the palace. Contacted by telephone, an of ficer at the palace who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press said that the president’s bodyguards had failed to fight the renegade soldiers when they burst in. They searched the grounds but could not find Toure, and there were conflicting repor ts yesterday about where he might be hiding.
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Week in review: laurels and darts
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tate officials will investigate nine New Jersey schools in the coming weeks for possible cheating, nj.com reported earlier this week. The probe comes on the heels of a two-year examination, during which investigators discovered unusually high rates of erasure marks on standardized tests at 34 schools across the Garden State. Now, we’re not necessarily savvy on the relationship between the number of erasure marks on a test and instances of cheating, but we cannot imagine that there’s a definite correlation between the two. Preliminar y investigations cleared 14 of the original 34 schools of possible cheating, according to Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf — a strong indication that these erasure marks are leading investigators down a dead end. Education officials deser ve a dart for going to these lengths. Students shouldn’t have to fear that they will be accused of cheating for making changes to their tests. Taking this kind of action seems not only strangely paranoid, but detrimental to a student’s test-taking experience. *
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For students looking to take to the high seas and “become a global force for good” — the slogan of the United States Navy — they can now look to our own University to get them started. University President Richard L. McCormick, along with U.S. Secretar y of the Navy Ray Mabus, signed an agreement Wednesday to bring the state’s first Naval Reser ve Of ficers Training Corps program to the University in the fall. The new NROTC will be the first and only offered at any college in New Jersey, supported by the University’s Academic Department of Naval Science, approved by the Board of Governors in October 2011. McCormick and the BOG deser ve a laurel for bringing the naval program to campus. Already with to other ROTC programs – Army and Air Force – the naval progam will be a welcome addition to the University. We have no doubt the new NROTC program will be a success — and help the University along in becoming that “global force of good.” *
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Chalk up another mark on the death toll of lab monkeys that have perished at the hands of the pharmaceutical giant BristolMyers Squibb. In the second incident of its kind, a crab-eating macaque — used by the company to test its products — died after it was left restrained and unattended at one of its New Brunswick labs. The first occurrence took place five months ago, when another monkey wash run through a wash cycle and boiled alive after the company forgot to take it out of its cage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture cited the company for both incidents, which could be subject to investigation in the coming weeks. We dart BristolMeyers Squibb for not taking better care of its lab animals. These incidents are unacceptable, even if the company calls them accidents. One instance alone of a lab monkey dying at the hands of its captors is concerning enough — but two, we’re sure, is in direct violation of some kind of statute on animal rights cruelty. Where is PETA now? *
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As a major research university, our University is undoubtedly full of some of the best and the brightest. From discrete mathematics to biochemical engineering to quantum physics, experts in fields from all over the world come to the University to pioneer some of the most cutting-edge work. This fact was made even more apparent Thursday when news broke that 71-year-old University professor Endre Szemerédi was awarded the 2012 Abel Prize, the unof ficial Nobel Prize in mathematics, by the Nor wegian Academy of Science and Letters. Szemerédi was chosen for the award, which comes with about a $1 million cash prize, for his contributions to the fields of discrete math and theoretical computer science. Szemerédi deser ves a laurel along with this award for his commitment and insight in his respective field. The award is not only a personal triumph for Szemerédi himself, but is largely reflective of the true talent that comprises the University’s hard-working faculty.
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Denounce genital mutilation A Pigment Of I My Imagination
I learned these facts and watched a movie with more after watching this my aunt last week called movie, researching Dirie’s “Desert Flower.” The foundation, and attending movie, based on the bestthe World’s Women Summit selling novel by Waris Dirie, “Women in the World” this is an autobiographical TAMIYAH YANCEY past weekend. At the sumaccount of her life’s journey mit, Molly Melching was as she escaped from child introduced as a human rights activist who has spent marriage in Somalia, struggled through homelessthe last 40 years of her life advocating for human ness and became a well-known international superrights around the world, mostly for the end of FGM. model. The film was beautiful, inspiring and filled with It was inspiring to see a woman but 20 feet away purpose. But what struck me the most was Dirie’s from me, who was out there trying to put a stop to purpose. Although she made it out of poverty, an something every woman can relate to. And it was arranged marriage and a neglectful home, she chose comforting to know that someone was doing someto reflect upon her painful past — not to change her thing, and no one was waiting for anything. outcome, but to prevent the same outcome for many But what really struck me was her guest. Melching other girls in her village (and those alike). had brought yet another advocator who opposed the The fact is, at the tender age of five, Dirie practice of FGM — an imam from a Senegal village became a victim of female genital mutilation that once practiced female circumci(FGM). The grueling details are sions. For those of you who don’t too horrific to even write so to “Woman to woman, ... know, an imam is a Muslim reliquickly elaborate, the genitalia are gious leader — a very powerful (if cut, and the girl is sewn up to prewhat’s happening to not the most powerful) position to serve her virginity for marriage. millions of women hold within a Muslim community. The mere thought causes me to After meeting with Melching tremble, and I feel for any girl who today, could have and learning of human rights, had to endure such a procedure. Dirie, being a survivor, has made it happened to any of us. ” Imam Demba Diawara researched the practice of FGM and found that her mission to stop the tradition it was not mentioned in the Quran entirely. Aside from the unbearand had no cultural significance whatsoever. Simply able pain during and after the procedure, there are put, the imam saw that FGM had only negatives numerous girls who bled out during the process, associated with its existence, and he is now traveling and the survivors have a high chance of infection from village to village to try to stop the practice himand long-term consequences. Dirie’s own sister self. Together, they have made incredible progress, died from infection while with child. and hope to cease FGM in Africa by 2015. The practice has survived through tradition, in Although I was slightly aware of this situation which the woman must be cut as a child in order to before the movie and the summit, I can say that I am be considered “clean” before marriage. Without the well-educated on the topic now, and I am in a posicircumcision, the men within their village will not tion to help — as are all of you. Woman to woman, marry them, and society outcasts them. But since what happened to Waris Dirie and what’s happening the tradition has been acknowledged and to millions of women today, could have happened to researched, it has been discovered that “female any of us. We cannot control when or where we are mutilation has no cultural, no traditional and no reliborn, and who is placed in this world as our parents gious aspect. It is a crime which seeks justice,” as and protectors. Female genital mutilation is a crime, Dirie puts it. and it is killing our sisters who have no control or Inspired by her own experiences, Dirie created way to stop it. But you have a voice — use it. the Desert Flower Foundation to fight FGM worldwide. More than 150 million women and girls are Tamiyah Yancey is a School of Arts and Sciences senaffected by the practice, and contrary to popular ior majoring in journalism and media studies with minors belief, female circumcision continues to be perin Africana studies and cinema studies. Her column, “A formed not in only Africa, but also Europe, Asia, Pigment Of My Imagination,” runs on alternate Fridays. Australia and even America.
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cience fiction stories like George Orwell’s “1984” always fascinate me. They show us a terrifying world where there is no privacy, no individuality and no liberty — your life is solely a subject of the government. If you act out of line, you disappear. You are subject to every whim of political paranoia and dominance, where government spies infiltrate your everyday routines, and they even keep a surveillance compound right next door so they can keep you right under their nose. It’s the all-seeing “Big Brother” who’s there wherever you go, keeping track of every move you make, endlessly seeking to permeate your thoughts and keep you under its control. Oh wait, that’s not a figment of Or well’s imagination — that’s what the New York Police Department has been doing at the University. The NYPD has been singling out Muslim students all over the Northeast for their espionage for no other reason than that they are Muslims. The police have been watching their emails, probing their online postings and even posing undercover on a past whitewater rafting trip to gather information on the targets. They even kept extensive records of how many times a day each Muslim student prayed, because somehow, in this strange new age of American govern-
ment authoritariIs this really anism, the number what our stateof times a person induced paranoia prays directly corand social inaction relates to their has come to? Are potential of becomwe all willing to ing a terrorist. sacrifice our rights What’s even so that the governAMANI AL-KHATAHTBEH more shocking is ment can target not that this type people based on of civil rights violation is taking place their religion, sex, race or ethnicity? without so much as a murmur in defense In fact, a former University student of American citizens but that some was just convicted on charges relating to American citizens actually condone and his alleged use of a webcam to spy on his encourage this unsuspecting roomencroachment of their mate. If that’s the case, “Oh wait, that’s not civil rights. People who what should be the sensuppor t this governtence for the wide-scale a figment of Orwell’s mental behavior have espionage and stalking time and time again of University students imagination — landed on the wrong across an entire region? that’s what the [NYPD] side of histor y. Federal It’s not even wor th legislation such as the it to go into how these has been doing Patriot Act, which virtuactions are beyond the at the University. ” ally eliminates the proscope of the NYPD, tections we have against how not all Muslims being spied on or are terrorists — and detained for anything deemed to be “sus- they are wasting their time and money picious activity,” and the National on racial profiling instead of keeping us Defense Authorization Act, which legal- safe from actual harm — or how all this izes indefinite detention without trial, do energy could be used toward actually not just apply to Muslim-Americans — solving crimes or brainstorming a way they apply to all Americans. to alleviate the crime rates in New York
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in the first place. Instead, I will simply state this: While the fabric of our American society is tr ying to heal the social deterioration that resulted from Sept. 11, the government insists on stifling our progress, pitting us against one another and creating an “otherness” of a group of people, which — without being defended — will continue to monstrously expand until it targets the rest of us. Martin Niemöller immortalized the desperate need for camaraderie and unity in the face of government subversion in the following statement, which we must always remember as histor y ominously repeats itself: “First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew, so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.” Amani Al-Khatahtbeh is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in Middle Eastern studies and political science with a minor in French. Her column, “The Minority Report,” normally runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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Horoscopes / LINDA C. BLACK
Pearls Before Swine
MARCH 23, 2012
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Today's Birthday (03/23/12). For the next 14 years, Neptune will be in Pisces in your twelfth house of spiritual debt. Honesty and integrity are the bottom line. Be true to yourself and your word. You may feel drawn to big changes, but think them over first. Get support from your partner, and consider the impact. Share peace. 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 — Confusion could interrupt your tranquility and well-being. Slow down and take it easy to protect your health. When confronted with limitations, sidestep them or have some tea. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Your idealism may get shaken today, or there may be disruption around some of your groups, clubs or organizations. Patience. Wait for more details. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — If things don't line up in your career, find shelter in the arms of a loved one. Receive affection, but also give it. It goes both ways. Share gratitude. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Together you get more accomplished. Share ideas and write down procedures. Trouble with papers could frustrate. Cooperate to handle urgencies, and let the rest wait. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — You may feel like withdrawing or hiding when it comes to love and creativity. Don't let a little misunderstanding deflate the fun. Try compassion; forgiveness is divine. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — You're on a roll at work. Check financials. Untangle misunderstandings with your partner by repeating back what you heard. You can solve it.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — There's traffic on the communications highway. Set backup plans for important projects. Stand for service and health. Patience and courtesy get things moving. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Complete as much work as possible early on to allow for unexpected snafus with travel or a writing/publishing project. Later, put on something comfortable, and dance it all away. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — If things get confusing at home, slow down and repeat back what you heard ... chances are, it got mixed up. Keep messes to a minimum and mechanical equipment in good repair. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Mercury's retrograde returns to Pisces in your third house of communication, scrambling daily travel, family ties and self-expression. Check pressure levels. Take it easy. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Maintaining a philosophical outlook keeps you powerful through any communication breakdowns, especially regarding finances. Go over statements twice. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Whatever happens, don't take it personally ... it's unrelated. Don't get stuck in your head about what others might think. It becomes clear later.
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OPENER: Knights win all singles games in Wildcats match continued from back
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Freshman Lindsay Balsamo follows through Feb. 17 against Army. Balsamo won her singles match, 6-1, 6-0, one of two singles wins for Knights rookies yesterday against Villanova.
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Senior 141-pounder Billy Ashnault will return next season as an assistant coach following his performance in St. Louis.
PHILOSOPHY: RU senior prepares for new role continued from back Ashnault, who made a run at the podium last week in St. Louis, but Ashnault will remain in a coaching capacity. And in the final days of Ashnault’s fifth-year senior season, he set an example of how next year’s team can learn from this year’s mistakes — even with a torn ligament in his elbow. “Something changed with him and it clicked where he believed it,” Goodale said. “We haven’t been around those types of kids because we haven’t had kids who have done it. But he flat-out believed he was going to win every time out. It’s about a game plan and an approach, but more a mindset. That’s what this program needs.” The mindset now is to win every time Rutgers enters the circle. Goodale says his staff always sought to produce All-Americans and national champions, only not at the expense of the dual-meet season. That is how it will be once again.
“It can’t be, ‘Oh it doesn’t matter. It’s all about March,’” Goodale said. “No, it can’t be that way. It does matter. It’s important. You have to balance both.” Health will remain a focus for the Knights, but that was their main concern this season, and junior 149pounder Mario Mason still had to take a medical forfeit at the NCAA Championships after spraining his ankle at the EIWA Tournament. Mason gave the Knights their best shot at the podium this season, but even when he started the year ranked third in the nation, Goodale was unsure whether he would place in the top eight at the NCAA Championships. And that was during a year in which the postseason was the only focus. “I thought about it and you start thinking, ‘What if? What if we don’t do it?’ I never let on to that, but that tournament is never a sure thing,” Goodale said. “You never know what’s going to happen at that tournament, so it’s never a guarantee. I can’t sit here today and say we’re definitely going to have an All-American next year. The reality is I don’t know. You would hope … but things need to change.”
Balasa and freshman Noor Judeh defeated Wesleigh Donadio and Amanda Nelson, 8-1, in No.3 doubles to sweep the doubles point. “I thought strategically we played strong,” said head coach Ben Bucca about doubles. “We had a convincing win and looked good right down the line. All three doubles teams played well.” Petrini continued to play in No. 1 singles for the Knights, taking over the leading position for senior cocaptain Holzberg last Wednesday against Charleston Southern. The move was successful for Bucca, with Petrini capturing a straight-set, 6-2, 6-4 win against Mancini. The Rutgers co-leader in singles victories (nine) kept Mancini guessing, highlighted by a rainbow shot for a point in the second set.
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“I think I played well,” Petrini said. “She gave me harder balls to work with, so it was a variety. So I had to come together and play well.” In the No. 2 position, Holzberg defeated Nelson, 6-3, 6-0, while Ivey won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Balasa was the first Knight to finish her match, capturing a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Donadio. Both freshmen in the lineup secured wins, as well, with Balsamo winning, 6-1, 6-0, and Judeh capping the sweep with a 6-1, 6-1 mark. The Knights have a chance to strengthen their record Sunday, when St. John’s arrives in Piscataway. Though the Red Storm currently hold a 2-9 record, Bucca knows the match will feature a different type of play than against Villanova. “St. John’s will be a tough match,” Bucca said. “It will be a totally different match from today. They’re a strong team and we had a very close match with them last year.”
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Team score becomes main goal BY VINNIE MANCUSO CORRESPONDENT
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Sophomore Nick Favatella hit a home run against Rider.
KNIGHTS: Lineup brings momentum after recent games continued from back The Rutgers lineup carries the same confidence after its per formance in the past two games. Rutgers recorded only six hits against Rider, but sophomore second baseman Nick Favatella and senior third baseman Pat Kivlehan each hit a home run. Kivlehan’s home run brought in three, and his sudden surge gives the Knights a bigger presence in the cleanup spot. “He’s swinging the bat much better,” Hill said. “He has a much better reaction to pitchers and staying in the strike zone. Earlier he was swinging at a lot of bad pitches.” The Knights recorded 17 hits against No. 14 Stetson on Sunday in a 7-0 win. But that production will be tough to replicate against Seton Hall’s rotation. The Pirates pitching staff sports three pitchers with ERAs at 4.03 or lower. The best comes from a new face — freshman Jose Lopez. Lopez, who has a 1.42 ERA, starts against Corsi. His last start was a seven-inning win March 11 against Akron in which he allowed one run, struck out six and walked one. The Pirates’ pitching will likely make each win difficult for Rutgers — Seton Hall’s team ERA is 3.49 — but with each loss, Hill said recovering is the top priority. “That’s the biggest thing,” Hill said. “When you don’t win a game and you don’t let it get to you, [you] keep coming back and keep working at it.”
The Rutgers gymnastics team entered its regular season with something to prove. With firstyear head GYMNASTICS c o a c h L o u i s RUTGERS AT Levine, EAGL CHAMPS, the Scarlet TOMORROW, 2 P.M. K n i g h t s had to live up to last year’s squad, which set the program record for most wins in a season. And the Knights responded, although not entirely as a team. Not a meet went by where at least one member of the team set or tied for a personal-best score in at least one event. Now, as Rutgers takes part in the EAGL Championships this weekend at Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh, it once again has to surpass a high standard it set last year. Last year’s Rutgers squad recorded the highest ever finish and score in school history at the EAGLs with 193.625 points, placing fifth. To match the record-setting finish, the time for individual performances is over, according to Levine. To consider the EAGLs a success, the Knights must perform as a complete team. “We are at that one for all and all for one point in the season,” Levine said. “Everyone is trying to come together as a team and do it for each other.” Every member of the Knights has been preparing differently this week for the team effort she wants to produce. Junior Danielle D’Elia views the championship for what it is: her last chance to compete and contribute to the team this year. She hopes it propels her toward success at the EAGLs. “Obviously placing is something we really want to do, but for us we are just really concentrating on going out there and just giving it all we have,” D’Elia said.”It is our last meet of the year, so you might as well put everything you have out there. It can only end well.” The EAGLs present a unique opportunity in D’Elia’s eyes. Win,
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utgers head wrestling coach Scott Goodale and junior Scott Winston have had conversations about dropping Winston back down to 157 pounds — where he wrestled as a freshman — and continue to consider move. Winston wrestled at 165 pounds this season and failed to reach his goal of AllAmerican honors after dropping two decisions at the NCAA Tournament. After spending a season wrestling at 197 pounds, junior Dan Rinaldi will return to the 184-pound weight class next season. Like Winston, Rinaldi also failed to become an AllAmerican after qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.
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Junior Danielle D’Elia paced the Knights in the floor exercise against William & Mary, earning a score of 9.850. lose or draw, the Knights’ season is over, which relieves much of the pressure that comes with a championship meet. “You just go out there and give it ever ything you got because you really have nothing to lose,” D’Elia said. “It is either you place or you do not place.” The largest obstacle standing in the history-making finish the Knights look for is the event they face first in their rotation: the uneven bars. Openly acknowledged by Levine as their biggest struggle, the bars have consistently been Rutgers’ lowest scoring event throughout the regular season.
The Knights’ final regular season effort, a second-place finish in a tri-meet at William & Mary, saw the woes on bars continue. Rutgers had only three days of practice on its home equipment, and then one at Pittsburgh to attempt to improve its Achilles’ heel. D’Elia, who scored highest on bars at William & Mary, hopes the mistakes of the past stay there as the Knights depart for the Steel City. “That is where ever ything really counts,” D’Elia said. “I would rather get any mess-ups out of the way now and have the best meet I can at EAGL, because that is what is going to help my team the most.”
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basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer will be one of seven 2012 inductees into the New Jersey Women’s Hall of Fame. The 42-year head coach’s career accomplishments include 885 wins, placing her second among active women’s basketball coaches and third overall, as well as induction in 2009 into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, becoming the 11th women’s coach to earn the honor. She is also the first college basketball coach to take three different schools to the Final Four.
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baseman Chipper Jones announced he will retire at the conclusion of the 2012 season. The 39-year-old Jones enters his 19th season, all with the Braves. The former No. 1 overall pick in the 1990 amateur draft leads all active players in seasons played with one franchise. Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera are next behind him, both having played 17 seasons with the New York Yankees. Jones earned MVP honors during the 1999 season, finished in the top 10 in MVP voting five other times and is a seven-time All-Star.
T HE C HICAGO B EARS and former Oakland Raiders running back Michael Bush agreed to terms on a fouryear deal yesterday wor th $14 million. The position solidifies a backup for Matt Forte, who battled a foot injury last season, and could lead to the release of Marion Barber, also on the Bears roster, according to cbssports.com. Forte is unhappy about the signing because he wants to get paid more money, and the Bush signing gives the Bears organization less of a reason to give him that pay raise, according to CBS Sports.
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Sophomore attackman Nick DePaolera, left, and senior midfielder Will Mangan lead the Knights with 29 combined goals. The pair headlines a Rutgers attack that attempts to earn its first Big East victory Sunday against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
Thoughts of Big East season linger as RU travels BY VINNIE MANCUSO CORRESPONDENT
To qualify for a bid in the Big East Tournament, the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team needs only three MEN’S LACROSSE wins in conferRUTGERS AT e n c e NOTRE DAME, play. SUNDAY, 1 P.M. And for 59 straight minutes last weekend against St. John’s, the Scarlet Knights looked like they had their first of three pivotal wins on lock. Then the Johnnies scored with only 2 seconds left on the clock, and the Knights fell to 0-1 in conference play. Rutgers (4-4, 0-1) stays in the Big East on Sunday, traveling to
Notre Dame. And with thoughts of the last-second loss against St. John’s still fresh, the Knights are adamant that they will not let another one slip through their fingers. “Losing the first Big East game makes the Notre Dame game even bigger for us,” said senior midfielder Will Mangan. “We have to make it to one of those top four spots, and it’s looking like you have to be at least 3-3 to have a shot. We have five league games left, only need three wins.” Even Mangan’s first-quarter hat trick — his fourth of the season — was not enough to secure the first conference win for the Knights. Even so, Mangan saw a Rutgers team for the majority of the game that is ready to recover and get the first Big East win under its belt.
“I thought we played hard the whole game. It was just a couple of things here and there, little mistakes we have to clean up,” Mangan said. “It could have gone either way. We just have to bounce back and get some league wins.” After Mangan’s three goals in only the first frame, the Knights had control against St. John’s until the end. Head coach Brian Brecht also saw a team that handled itself well, even in its first conference loss. Entering the Notre Dame matchup, Brecht does not wish to dwell on the “why’s” and “why not’s” of the St. John’s loss. “When you come up short by one goal, you look at ever ything — how you used your timeouts, that one unsuccessful
clear, that one groundball you did not pick up,” Brecht said. “At the end of the day, I believe we are a much better team than we were last week.” Brecht preaches that the core of his team’s focus must be on its conference opponents. Although the Knights opened their season with strong out-ofconference games — their first game of the season was against No. 2 Duke — Brecht stresses the must-win games begin now that conference play has opened up. “One of the things we have talked about is no matter what we do in our non-league games — and we have ver y strong non-league opponents — at the end of the day, we need to take care of our conference,” Brecht
said. “Only the top four go. This is a journey.” Brecht said it began with the St. John’s loss and continues at Notre Dame. The matchup with the Fighting Irish marks the second stop on a four-game Big East stretch. After that, the Knights only have two more conference games. At some point within the stretch, the Knights must secure those three essential wins needed to qualify. “We have gotten a lot better from the first week of practice until now. Really, we are 0-1 right now,” Brecht said. “The season is just starting. We need to get three wins in the conference, and we only have five more oppor tunities to get those wins.”
Rutgers strives for additional postseason qualifiers BY BEN CAIN STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers men’s track and field team travels to Monmouth this weekend for the Monmouth Invitational. It is the Scarlet Knights’ second outMEN’S TRACK d o o r meet of RUTGERS AT the seaMONMOUTH INVITE son, and TOMORROW many of t h e team’s regulars will sit out after hitting Big East and IC4A-qualifying marks last week in the Bulls Invitational.
“Since a lot of the guys already have their qualifying marks we’re just going to let them wind down a little bit after a long indoor season and then pick up again,” said head coach Mike Mulqueen. Seven Knights are inactive this week. Seniors Aaron Younger and Michael Baird will sit out because of injury. Younger has a torn calf and Achilles’ tendonitis in his left leg, and hopes to return in May in time to qualify for the 400meter hurdles in the Big East Championships. “I’ve been coming back a little bit doing some slower stuff,” Younger said. “Right now I
shouldn’t reinjure it any more than it is, even with training it should go away on its own.” Baird, who competed last weekend in the discus throw and long jump, is battling a sore hip and Achilles’, a lingering injur y that he has dealt with all season. He hopes to heal in time for the Big East Championships, where he finished third last year in the decathlon. Only eight Knights went to last week’s meet in Tampa, so the goal for this meet is for the rest of the team to kick-start the outdoor season and hit qualifying marks for the Big East and IC4As, Mulqueen said.
“It’s a pretty low-key approach to the meet,” Mulqueen said. “It’s just to kind of get the outdoor season going. Shake off the kinks — for most of the group it’s been since the IC4As — which was three weeks ago. … The main goal is to compete and come out of it healthy, and get ready for the bigger ones that come in April, May and June.” Baird’s teammate in the decathlon, Mike Fritz, will come off of his injury to compete in the discus, javelin and 100-meter dash. He may compete in other events if he feels he needs to regain form.
Senior Kevin Bostick will skip the triple jump after hitting the Big East and IC4A-qualifying marks last week. He will compete in the high jump after no-heighting in Tampa. Rutgers also looks to get qualifying marks from its middle distance runners. Sophomore Hamar Farag and Karon Purcell, and seniors Ben Forrest Monroe Kearns attempt to qualify individually for the Big East and IC4A Championships. The Knights’ 4x800-meter relay team of Forrest, Kearns, Purcell, and sophomore Cur tis Richburg already qualified.
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Goodale vows to return to former coaching philosophy BY STEVEN MILLER CORRESPONDENT
Scott Goodale realizes he is in store for his longest offseason yet. After a season designed to produce the Rutgers wrestling WRESTLING team’s first AllAmerican since 2002 and a dual-meet schedule with more losses than any in Goodale’s four-year tenure, the head coach has no choice. “I’m going to try to remember very little from this season,” Goodale said. “I’ve never really been in this situation of not winning.” Goodale had a dominant dual-meet campaign and the energy of a new March-specific mindset after two wrestlers fell short of AllAmerican honors a year ago. Now he has a
13-8 season and only one of five NCAA qualifiers reaching the Round of 12 at the NCAA Championships to remember for the next seven months. He takes part of the blame himself. Goodale admitted some regret in making the entire season about only March as he underestimated the effect a sub-par regular season would have on his team. So rather than altering the entire mindset of the program again, the Scarlet Knights will simply return to the mentality it carried in Goodale’s first three seasons. For Goodale and his staff, that means approaching a dual-meet season highlighted by home matches against two-time defending national champion Penn State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Lehigh as if it were the postseason.
For his wrestlers, it means returning to an attacking style. “We can teach the technique. We can get these guys in great shape. We can get them strong, deal with nutrition and stuff like that. But they have to develop an exciting style of wrestling where it’s fun and it’s all-out,” Goodale said. “Two, three years ago it was fun to watch us. Last year it was fun to watch us. We’d go out there, rack up a bunch of points, pin some people and it was fun. We have to get back to that.” Rutgers has an opportunity with a projected lineup that returns six NCAA qualifiers and talented redshirts that made this season a struggle while out of the lineup. The Knights lose 141-pounder Billy
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Head coach Scott Goodale learned from this season’s 13-8 dual-meet record.
Knights begin Big East play at Seton Hall BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
When it comes to hitting, base running, pitching and defense, the Rutgers baseball team peaked at the right time in out-of-conference play, BASEBALL according to head coach Fred Hill. RUTGERS AT Now the Scarlet SETON HALL, Knights want to TODAY, 2 P.M. carry that over into the Big East. The Knights (9-9) enter a series with Seton Hall today for their first three games against a Big East opponent. The Pirates’ 9-10 record is on par with that of the Knights, but Seton Hall lacks Rutgers’ experience against ranked opponents. Still, Hill said the opponent does not matter. He is only impressed with his team’s play. “It doesn’t make any difference. You have to play them sooner or later,” Hill said. “We’ve played enough games right now to be doing things correctly. The kids have cleaned up a lot.” The Knights rotation was successful during that time, and it was not even at full strength. Now it is, because of junior righthander Tyler Gebler. Gebler missed some series and came out of the bullpen for others because of arm tightness. But the Knights saw the Gebler of last year on March 14, when he pitched seven shutout innings in a 7-2 win against Florida Gulf Coast. Now that Gebler fills a healthy rotation, the Knights want to maintain the flashes of dominance they displayed in the South. “If our pitchers do the job and we don’t walk guys and give them extra outs,” Hill said, “we’re going to be in a lot of ball games.” The Knights have reduced their walk totals in the past two games. But in that time, only two pitchers stepped on the mound. Senior righty Ryan Fasano and junior lefty Rob Corsi did not walk anyone in their shutouts Wednesday and Sunday, respectively. Only Corsi will start this series when he pitches the final game Saturday, but the 5-0 win Wednesday for Fasano also serves the Knights’ momentum. “Every midweek game is very important because it’s going to determine if you’re confident over the weekend of if you’re a little down on the loss,” Fasano said. “By getting the win … we’re going to be very confident this weekend.”
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Senior Jennifer Holzberg returns a shot Feb. 17 against Army at the Atlantic Club in Manasquan, N.J. Holzberg won her singles match yesterday against Villanova, 6-3, 6-0, en route to a Rutgers sweep at the Rutgers Tennis Complex.
Rutgers sweeps ’Nova in league opener BY BRADLY DERECHAILO CORRESPONDENT
While the weather outside resembled the conditions the Rutgers tennis team experienced during its three-game trip to South Carolina, the outTENNIS come of yesterday’s VILLANOVA 0 match yielded a different result. RUTGERS 7 The Scarlet Knights secured an easy victor y against Villanova in their first outdoor home match in two years, defeating the Wildcats, 7-0, at the Rutgers Tennis Complex.
“We didn’t have one home match here my whole freshman year, so it’s pretty much my first home match ever,” said sophomore Vanessa Petrini. “It feels good.” While Rutgers went only 1-2 during its spring break matches against the College of Charleston, Boston University and Charleston Southern, doubles was a strong point in those contests. The trend continued yesterday, as the Knights (7-6, 1-0) swept the doubles points from Villanova (2-5, 0-1), which entered the match on the heels of a 4-3 defeat Tuesday at the hands of Loyola (Md.). Senior Jennifer Holzberg and Petrini led the way in No. 1 doubles for Rutgers. Both
players looked at ease against the Wildcats’ Allison Solberg and Kristin Gobberg, taking their doubles match, 8-1. The duo of Holzberg and Petrini have looked impressive in the first half of the spring season, holding a 10-2 doubles record, including a 4-1 mark in conference play. So it was not a surprise when it barely broke a sweat in its doubles victory against Villanova, which had no answer for the duo’s serves. No. 2 and 3 doubles also produced, as senior Morgan Ivey paired with freshman Lindsay Balsamo for an 8-3 win against Mikelle Mancini and Kate Pettee. Sophomore Stefania
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