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Political analyst predicts Obama as favorite BY COLLEEN ROACHE STAFF WRITER
Called the “Picasso of election analysis,” Charlie Cook painted a picture of America’s political future last night in Hickman Hall on Douglass campus. Cook, editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report and analyst at National Journal, shared insight on the political sphere with students, faculty and visitors to the University. “You have to say President [Barack] Obama is the favorite today. There’s no way around saying that,” Cook said. “Republicans are just in the final stages of a ver y debilitating, divisive campaign that’s taken its toll on Romney.”
The 66 percent of young voters who supported Obama and worked to put him in office in 2008 have lost momentum, Cook said. Still, he said, this November, they will have a crucial role to play. For Daniel Pereira, vice president of the Rutgers University Democrats, time is what will bring college-aged voters back to Obama. “It’s true that at the moment there is a decline in enthusiasm, but I think as the campaign goes on and the accomplishments of the Obama administration become more well-known … the enthusiasm will start to come back,” the School of Arts and Sciences senior said. Rutgers College Republicans President Connor Montferrat said the decline in support for Obama followed the
president’s failure to fully restore the health of the economy. “He will be continuing to tour campuses pretending that he cares about student loan debt, because he knows how much the youth showed up in 2008,” he said. In particular, it will be important for women under 50 to be at the polls in the fall, Cook said. “Women [make up] a really big group that has a lot of different faces on it,” he said. “[Democrats] know that if [young women] vote, they will come [their] way. They just have to make sure that they vote.” Recent conversations about women and contraceptives, though they will likely be forgotten in the next few
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RUSA presidential hopefuls defend platforms pre-election BY ADAM UZIALKO CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers University Student Assembly holds its annual elections this Monday through Wednesday, giving University students an opportunity to vote for the next RUSA president online. The presidential ticket also contains the positions of vice president and treasurer, the only other officer positions University students can decide on, according to RUSA’s constitution. John Connelly, RUSA vice president, seeks to retain the presidency for the Rutgers United Party. His opponent is Scott Siegel, current RUSA treasurer, who represents the Old Raritan Party. Also on the Rutgers United ticket is vice presidential candidate Sherif Ibrahim, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, and Pavel Sokolov, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, running for treasurer. The Old Raritan ticket consists of vice presidential candidate Joe Fontana, a School of Arts and Science sophomore, and treasurer candidate Sabrina Arias, also a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.
The presidential hopefuls have different views on what they want at the University and RUSA in the next academic year. Connelly outlined the Rutgers United platform, emphasizing the party’s desire to create an affordable University education. “[Rutgers United] is … working with lawmakers to make sure they’re thinking of students when they pass legislation related to higher education and working with Jack Molenaar on transportation related concerns,” he said. If elected RUSA president, Connelly said he would begin early dialogues with the new University president and the Board of Governors, as well as increasing pressure in Trenton and mobilizing the student body. A long-term goal for Rutgers United is incorporation, which would make RUSA independent from University Student Life, he said. Siegel, on the other hand, said he is against incorporation, as it would have disastrous effects on the University.
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All of Julie Culley’s running will come down to one day, June 28, when she finds out if she has made the top three in the final tr yout round for the U.S. Olympic team in the 5,000meter race. Culley, a Rutgers Business School alumna, is now one second away from the Olympic qualifying standard of 15 minutes and 20 seconds to complete the 5,000-meter race. She will train and race JULIE hard over the next few CULLEY months to hit that standard, she said. “My goal from here is to stay healthy, train at a high level and be ready on June 28 to give it ever ything I have,” the Lebanon, N.J., native said. “It’s exciting and ner ve-wracking at the same time. So many years of grinding and ups and downs that go in to it all comes down to one day, one moment and one race.” Culley was an All-American runner who set records in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter races as an undergraduate while studying marketing and political science, she said. She ran under the coaching of Roberta Anthens, who retired in 2006. Culley credits a lot of her success as a runner to Anthens. “She was my mentor the entire time I was [at Rutgers],” said Culley, who graduated in 2004. “She was a phenomenal coach. I think that I really blossomed underneath her.” But after a structural issue with Culley’s back left her sitting out four seasons in college, she explored extra-curricular activities at the University and joined Alpha Kappa Psi, the business fraternity on campus, and later became the fraternity’s community ser vice coordinator. “I wanted to pursue [business] as a career and meet new people that were outside of my circle of friends at the time,” she said. “I had a great time doing it and met a lot of people.” When Culley graduated, Anthens contacted her about a head track and field coaching position available
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Stephanie Wykstra, a research analyst at GiveWell, an independent charity evaluator, spoke about the effectiveness of charities Wednesday and the work her organization does to see whether charities really make a difference. About 15 students and faculty members gathered at the Philosophy Office Building on the College Avenue campus to learn about the work of GiveWell, including its goal to increase transparency for philanthropies, Wykstra said. “I started thinking to myself, ‘Why isn’t there some group telling donors what charities are doing and how it compares them — not just [in] financial metrics but how effective they are to help people and which are doing the best work?’” Wykstra said.
There are times when charities are not effective in executing its goals, Wykstra said. One example includes an initiative called PlayPumps, in which the charity Water for People uses a merr y-go-round to pump water in rural villages instead of the usual water pump, making pumping water harder and more exhausting. “This is a story where initially there was a great narrative, people really jumped up and supported it,” she said. “But when you talked to the people in the village, they said, ‘Give us back our hand pumps.’” GiveWell investigated the effectiveness of PlayPumps and observed that the women in the village were left to do the pumping because everyone else was worn out from the difficulty of powering the merry-go-round.
“Nothing is hidden, and nothing is kept secret,” Wykstra said about what her organization uncovers. Yetzenia Leiva, vice president of the University’s chapter of Giving What We Can, said she was surprised at the PlayPumps case and thinks it is convenient for donors to find out a charity’s effectiveness. “It is great that they do this work because then we don’t have to,” said Leiva, a Mason Gross School of the Arts junior. “When you hear about charities, you just think about how there are so many, but GiveWell helps narrow it down so you know where to give.” Part of the research process includes gathering information from the Internet through charities’ websites, talking to those involved in the charities over the
phone and visiting the charities to see what work they do. “We research the background of the charities with the help of individuals with expertise in that subject matter,” Wykstra said. “We compare the information and categorize each organization by formulating heuristics and investigating through documents and evaluation reports.” GiveWell’s founders, Holden Karnofsky and Elie Hassenfeld, began the organization as concerned charity donors. Their supporters and colleagues now fund GiveWell’s research. The research shown on GiveWell’s website is reviewed carefully, with accuracy as the organization’s No. 1 goal, Wykstra said. “We solicit evaluations from experts with relevant subject matter expertise,” she said. “We get
independent outsiders to let us know if we missed anything or disagree with our conclusions. We also track really carefully the money moved.” Benjamin Lin, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, said GiveWell gives people a feeling of dependability. “No one would want to be blinded by charities and give away money that won’t be put to best use,” Lin said. Boris Yakubchik, president of the University’s chapter of Giving What We Can and a University alumnus, said GiveWell encourages students to get involved with giving to charities. “It is probably the best organization out there trying to figure out what is the best place to give and which charities are the most cost-effective,” he said.
RUTGERS-CAMDEN STARTS NEW INSTITUTE TO PREPARE FUTURE TEACHERS Rutgers-Camden recently created an Institute for Effective Education to give educators and future education leaders the opportunity to succeed through the school’s Teacher Preparation Program. The program will use certification coursework to address the upcoming measurement issue concerning the standard at which N.J. teachers are judged in the classroom, according to University Media Relations. A new standard that would be implemented for N.J. teachers and would become a part of the
Rutgers-Camden program involves video lessons that are later evaluated. The Rutgers-Camden Center for Children and Childhood Studies will provide resources to the newly formed institute through offering services for center, home- and school-based programs. The Pemberton School District is currently a client of the center’s consultant as part of the pilot program for the Excellent Educators for New Jersey initiative. John Mazzei, director of human resources at Pemberton Township Schools, said the school’s connec-
tion with Rutgers-Camden allows the district to learn lessons from the evaluation of participating in the initiative. He said he sees it as a “win-win” opportunity for both the school and the institution. “Originally, this unique partnership gave us background on procedures to collect and analyze student scores and tie them to teaching practice,” Mazzei said. “I expect this relationship will expand as we begin to talk about how Rutgers–Camden can improve their own curricular offerings to reflect this new evaluation model.”
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ANALYST: Romney must transform image, Cook says continued from front months, have the potential to shape female voters’ views, Cook said. “The fight over contraception is one that young people really have related to,” he said. This debate will work in President Obama’s favor, Pereira said. “It is — and will remain — an important issue,” he said. “The Republican Party has decided that it’s their job to start attacking women’s health.” Kyrie Graziosi, president of Douglass Governing Council, said Republican women are more inclined to vote for Obama because they are disillusioned with the GOP’s platforms on women’s issues. “You can’t support women with non progressive stances, opposing abortion and birth control,” said Graziosi, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.
TEAM: Culley uses U. track facilities for her Olympic training continued from front at Loyola College in Baltimore, Md., which she took on soon after graduating. At a cross-countr y meet, Culley ran in to the track and field coach at American University, an American record holder for the 5,000-meter race, who told her she was too young to be coaching already. “I realized I didn’t want to be the one holding the stopwatch,” she said. “I wanted to be the one stepping of f the star ting line.”
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Montferrat agreed that women’s votes will be important, but he rejected the viewpoint that Republicans do not support the rights of American women. “Women are going to play a huge role,” he said. “All parties support women’s rights. I know I do.” But above all else, the state of the economy will be a deciding factor among most voters — young and old, male and female — in November, Cook said. “The question is, do we think we’re going to continue having that pace of economic growth that would float his job approval ratings to the point where he needs to be?” Cook said. For most candidates, an approval rating higher than 50 percent essentially guarantees a victor y, and one lower than 45 percent signifies an eventual loss, but a rating between these two figures is ambiguous, Cook said. “When you have an incumbent president, it’s about [whether] you want to renew this president’s contract for another
four years,” he said. “And historically, the job approval rating is the best indicator.” With an approval rating of 49 percent, Obama is in the “gray area” former President George W. Bush was in during the period before the 2004 election, when Gallup polls reflected a 48 percent approval rating, he said. Bush won that contest narrowly, facing criticism on the conflict in Iraq, but Cook said Obama must overcome a different hurdle — the economy “After four years, you kind of own it,” he said. “You may not have created the mess, but the mess is yours after four years.” American voters, nearly 40 percent of whom identify as independents, vote with issues that most directly impact their ever yday lives — like the ability to put gas in their cars or purchase a home — in mind, regardless of which par ty guarantees improvement, Cook said. “Conservatives have passion. Liberals have passion. Independents have lives,” he said.
Just 33 percent of pure independents — or those independents that lean neither toward the right nor the left — approve of the president, Cook said. For Obama to succeed in November, that number must be higher, he said. Although some degree of partisanship always exists in party politics, the rise in the number of independents may stem from disillusionment associated with the lack of compromise among politicians, Cook said. “Republicans come in all shapes and sizes, but they are all pretty much unified against Obama,” he said. “I think some conservatives would vote for a ham sandwich if it were an alternative to Obama.” While Americans appreciate the two-party system, they do not favor the political stalemate that defines it today, Cook said. “Divided government signals paralysis,” he said. This environment, on which cable news pundits thrive, forced presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a more moderate
Republican as governor of Massachusetts, to lean too far right, a move Cook said works against him. “He was a 40-yardline guy,” he said. “He’s got to head back to where he was.” If Romney fails to reconstruct his image to better relate to Americans before the weeks leading up to the election, a victory will be unlikely, Cook said. “If people are thinking ‘rich,’ then he’s probably going to lose the election,” he said. “If they’re thinking ‘manager,’ ‘businessman,’ then that’s a better place for him.” Romney can also look to an effective running mate — some like Mitch Daniels or Rob Portman — to better his brand, Cook said. But contrary to the buzz in the political world, he said it would not be Gov. Chris Christie. “He has taken some pretty moderate positions on gun control, but they’re not necessarily the positions the [National Rifle Association] would like. … That could cause Romney a lot of headaches.”
Culley has competed with the New York Athletic Club and trained with the NJ-NY Track Club ever since 2010 to prepare for the Olympics. Culley lives with some fellow club runners in Annandale, N.J. The club uses the University’s track facilities for training, she said. “It’s comfortable for me. I know all the trails, I know the runs,” she said. “I’m so lucky. I’m back living in my hometown, and I have a bunch of training people living with me.” Frances Koons, Culley’s roommate and fellow 5,000-meter racer, said living and training with Culley has its benefits. “She has knowledge to impart and great advice. … She also has
some coaching experience, so she always has very sound advice,
gained some business experience, too. When she found herself hurt for a few months, she star ted applying for grant money for the nonprofit club and eventually became the organization’s bookkeeper. “It was a cool experience for me to develop a nonprofit,” she said. “It’s been pretty cool to see something star t from the ground up and understand the process.” While she still helps out with the business side of the club, she is really focusing on improving her time for the Olympics so she can achieve her dream of being an Olympian. “The coolest thing about being an Olympian is that you’re
always an Olympian,” she said. “It’s something that no one can take away from you. That’s the ultimate in our sport — to represent our countr y in the Olympic games.” If Culley does not make the team, she hopes it does not come down to the wire. “I would rather finish 10th then finish fourth. To be so close would be pretty heartbreaking,” she said. But Koons said Culley has a sure shot at making the top three in the June 28 race. “She’s what I like to call a scrapper. She gets in there, no bells and whistles, and muscles her way through the race,” Koons said. “She gets it done.”
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“Thirty-six versus 16 aren’t great odds, but last year was similar numbers,” he said. “Last year, I ran with five other people, and I was able to win [treasurer].” Connelly said he is not banking on his party’s strength in numbers. “I think that you never assume that there is overwhelming support in an election,” he said. “When elected officials start doing that, they get corrupt and machine-y, and they stop acting in the interest of the people they were elected to serve.” Cordeiro said he appreciates the time he spent over the past year as head of the student assembly and hopes the candidates understand the responsibilities involved with the position. Cordeiro said the RUSA president has to act “as captain of the ship,” referring to the internal duties of the elected leader. “You have to run RUSA as best as it can be. You have to deal with any disputes that come up in RUSA,” he said. “You’re in charge of the administrative function of RUSA, and you have to chair the meetings.” Cordeiro admitted the job is a lot of pressure, and the RUSA presidential candidates have to be prepared for any situation. “It can be really frustrating,” he said. “Sometimes you don’t have the breathing room you would like.” Yet Cordeiro said the president is given leverage when dealing with state officials and the University administration as an elected official. The communication can make the job easier. “It’s not perfect. Some legislators won’t listen to you no matter what you do or say, but I generally get a good response when I go down to talk with folks,” he said.
“The coolest thing about being an Olympian is that you’re always an Olympian.” JULIE CULLEY University Alumna
whether in training or in life,” she said. “We’ve become great friends.” Through working with the NJ-NY Track Club, Culley has
on University incorportation continued from front “I think incorporation, at this point in time, is the worst possible thing RUSA could do,” he said. “Even if 10, 15 percent of the student population votes in this election, it doesn’t mean that RUSA has the support, the infrastructure and the reach of all the students at Rutgers to incorporate.” Siegel said that he would possibly support incorporation down the road. But he feels RUSA’s infrastructure could not handle the change right now. “RUSA is the student government of all Rutgers students, and it really should work to make the student experience the best that it possibly can be,” Siegel said. The Old Raritan Party wants to hold the University to its promise of quality. “That entails … holding the University accountable for ... the most cost-effective services possible [and] better institutionalizing RUSA on campus,” Siegel said. “All of us are really going to do our best to create a safe and comfortable campus for everybody.” Siegel also said his party intends to increase the collaboration of student organizations and more camaraderie on campus. While support in numbers may be in favor of the Rutgers United Party — which current RUSA President Matt Cordeiro is part of — Siegel said the Old Raritan Party is not focusing on the 36 to 16 representative difference between the parties.
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Kyle McDonald, the head brewer at Harvest Moon Brewery, is responsible for providing all the different seasonal beers served at the downtown brewpub. McDonald started his career in Iowa, where he found a job at local pub cleaning kegs once a week.
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nything beer-related ser ved at Har vest Moon Brewer y has had head brewer Kyle McDonald’s hand in it. McDonald has been in his role since 2010 at the brewery, located on George Street in downtown New Brunswick. On any given day, he can be seen formulating recipes, maintaining and cleaning equipment or actually brewing the beer. While he now dedicates his craft to ser ving beers in New Brunswick, McDonald said his interest in the beverage goes back to his days living in Iowa, when he took par t in a high school exchange program to Europe. “I went to Germany for six weeks with 12 other classmates. … That’s where I really fell in love with beer,” McDonald said. “I turned 17 there, and technically 12 is the drinking age, but they would say, ‘If you’re tall enough to see over the counter, they’ll serve you beer’.” McDonald, now 32, returned from Germany with his new hobby and wrote a 15-page composition paper on the German brewing process, spending the entire semester researching the topic. After high school, McDonald pursued his interest by taking up a job working at a local brewpub, where he found himself limited to working the kitchen. “I started harassing the assistant brewer, saying, ‘Hey man, if you ever need help in the brewery, let me know.’ So finally, I think just to shut me up, [he] and the owner told me that I could come once a week to clean kegs,” he said. McDonald said his new task did not sway him from his original dream, instead peaking his interest in the beer process even more. The assistant brewer who teasingly gave McDonald his keg-cleaning role soon left the pub, and
McDonald took on a bigger role around the brewer y. He moved to Highland Park in 2007 after his girlfriend took on a job in the area. Upon arriving, he said he made a trip to Harvest Moon in search of a new job. “I met one of the owners, and after a few months, they finally brought me on because they let their assistant go a month or two before I came,” he said. Living a long way from Iowa, McDonald feels New Jersey is still developing its brewing scene, but a lot of that could be changing in the future. “I think there are four or five new breweries that opened in New Jersey in the past couple of years, and a few more are supposed to open in the next couple of years, so [the beer scene is] definitely growing,” he said. Now established at Harvest Moon, McDonald said he is part of an organization that offers the city more than just food and beer. Working with the University’s agricultural department, for example, the brewery takes part in a system in which it offers any spent grain as feed for local cattle. The alternative at most breweries is to throw the grain away, McDonald said, so it was an easy decision to contribute the nutrient-rich substance. The Harvest Moon Brewery has also made efforts in recent years to reach out to University students. The brewery hosted a beer-tasting event during Senior Week two years ago where
McDonald instructed the attendees on the subtle differences between the drinks. McDonald said Harvest Moon offers different services to New Brunswick, but he is most concerned with bridging the gap between the local residents and the beer culture he has helped create on George Street. “I usually bartend Friday and Saturday nights, and that really gives me an opportunity to interact with the customers,” he said. “We get enough of a beer-savvy crowd to have people come and ask questions that the average
staff member can’t answer, so I come in.” The crowd, a mix of students as well as older and young professionals, shuffles in every week to check out what the café has on tap. McDonald said some patrons come with a specific brew in mind, but “beginners” often finetune their palate with the brewery’s eight-beer sampler. One of Harvest Moon’s beers, McDonald said, has recently brought praise to the brewery from local enthusiasts. “The one beer that comes to mind that is really well received … is the Pumpkin Stout that I do every November,” said McDonald, who crafted the recipe himself. “It’s a real dark, spiced pumpkin beer, and it’s only a fall seasonal.” Nevertheless, McDonald is not preoccupied with bringing his beers to competitions, choosing instead to improve his work and treat customers to new flavors. Mike Leary, a former intern under McDonald at Har vest Moon, said working with the head brewer has been an enlightening experience. “He’s a great teacher and is super patient,” said Lear y, a res-
ident of Edison. “It’s weird to see someone who cares so much about his craft act as relaxed as he is. He is a ver y laid-back guy, while still keeping his eye on the prize.” Leary, who began interning in March after McDonald brought him to the brewer y, said the brewers are aware they are situated in a college town, but insists there is still an appreciation for the subtle features of their craft beers. “I don’t think it’s a college-student thing, because there are 50year-olds who don’t appreciate the craft beer. [It’s] kind of like wine. You have to develop a taste for it, especially after a lifetime of drinking something like Bud Light,” he said. As for the future, McDonald hopes to open his own brewery or brew pub, but in the meantime, he is happy improving his skills at Harvest Moon and serving the New Brunswick crowd. Wherever his career path takes him, McDonald said he would make an ef for t to take one more trip back to Germany, where he first discovered his passion.
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Kyle McDonald checks the consistency of the wheat grains. McDonald is involved in every step of the beer-making process, from malting to packaging.
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APRIL 6, 2012
Do you think the federal government should require all citizens to purchase health care?
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QUOTABLE LOU MCDONALD SAS SENIOR
“Yes, I agree with Obamacare although it may not be perfect, because I believe all citizens should have access to health care at affordable rates.”
“Yes, because of Justice Ginsburg’s Title IX argument concerning the federal governing holding funding for schools unless they provide girls’ sports teams.”
WESLEY JEN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING FIRST-YEAR STUDENT “I feel that healthcare is important. It’s simply harder to balance the taxation of all three classes to help pay for the bill.”
CATE MCCLELLAND — SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SENIOR SIMRAN MATHARU SAS SENIOR
BY THE NUMBERS Source: cbs.com
“I think it would be in the benefit of people to have to buy health care, whether they feel they would need it in the future or not. It is important to be prepared for both individuals and those important to them.”
32M
Number of Americans the health care bill
VICTOR IRINEO SAS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT
$940B
Annual fine all U.S. citizens who do not purchase health insurance must pay in 2014
Cost of health care bill over the next 10 years
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$695
CAMPUS TALK
WHICH WAY DOES RU SWAY?
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“No, the government shouldn’t force you to do something you don’t want to.”
KYLIE ORR SAS JUNIOR “No, because I think that individuals should have a choice on whether they want it or not.”
ONLINE RESPONSE I disagree with parts of the reform and agree with others — 18%
I do not have an opinion — 3%
Yes, individual mandate is needed for universal No, this allows heath care Congress to — 46% intrude on individual freedom — 33%
Yes, individual mandate is needed for universal health care
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No, this allows Congress to intrude on individual freedom
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I disagree with parts of the reform and agree with others
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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION
Do you think the University’s student government is effective? Cast your votes online and view the video Pendulum at www.dailytargum.com
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APRIL 6, 2012
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UN secretary says crisis in Syria is getting worse THE ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday the crisis in Syria is getting worse and claiming more lives ever y day even though President Bashar Assad’s government insists it is withdrawing troops ahead of a U.N. deadline to end the violence. The U.N. chief appealed to Assad “to show vision and leadership” and keep his pledge to pull troops and heavy weapons out of cities and towns by April 10, and he urged the opposition to be ready to stop all violence if the Syrian government meets the deadline. “Cities, towns and villages have been turned into war zones. The sources of violence are proliferating,” Ban told the U.N. General Assembly. “The human rights of the Syrian people continue to be violated. ... Humanitarian needs are growing dramatically.” His comments came as activists repor ted that Syrian troops attacked the Damascus suburb of Douma, an assault they said shows that Assad is intensifying violence in the days before the April 10 deadline. His crackdown on the yearlong uprising has left at least 9,000 people dead, according to the U.N. Earlier yesterday, a U.N. team arrived in Damascus to negotiate the possible deployment of U.N. monitors for any cease-fire between Syrian troops and rebel forces. Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy tr ying to end the
conflict, said Syria has informed him of partial withdrawals from three locations — Idlib, Zabadani and Daraa — “but it is clear that more far-reaching action is urgently required.” Annan and Ban spoke to the General Assembly minutes after the U.N. Security Council called on Syria to “urgently and visibly” fulfill its pledge to halt the use of troops and weapons by April 10. It raised the possibility of “further steps” if Syria doesn’t implement the six-point peace plan outlined by Annan, which Assad agreed to on March 25. “All points of the plan are crucial, but one is most urgent: the need for a cessation of violence,” Annan told diplomats from the 193 U.N. member states by videoconference from Geneva. “Clearly, the violence is still continuing. Alarming levels of casualties and other abuses continue to be repor ted daily. Militar y operations in civilian population centers have not stopped.” Ban said despite the Syrian government’s acceptance of Annan’s plan, “the violence and assaults in civilian areas have not stopped.” “The situation on the ground continues to deteriorate,” he said. The secretar y-general has been speaking out against the violence in Syria for many months, but his remarks yesterday were especially strong and highly critical of the Assad government for unleashing attacks in the first place in response to
NORTH KOREA’S PLAN TO LAUNCH ROCKET POSES SECURITY THREAT TOKYO — As the United States and its allies decry North Korea’s planned rocket launch, they’re also rushing to capitalize on the rare opportunity it presents to assess the secretive nation’s ability to strike beyond its shores. If North Korea goes ahead with the launch, expected between April 12-16, the United States, Japan and South Korea will have more military assets on hand than ever to track the rocket and — if necessary — shoot it out of the sky. Behind the scenes, they will be analyzing everything from where the rocket’s booster stages fall to the shape of its nose cone. The information they gather could deeply impact regional defense planning and future arms talks. Military planners want to know how much progress North Korea has made since its last attempt to launch a satellite three years ago. Arms negotiators will be looking for signs of how much the rocket, a modified ballistic missile launcher, uses foreign technology. “There are a number of things they will be watching for,” said Narushige Michishita, a North Korea expert with Japan’s National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. “If North Korea does get a satellite into orbit, that means it could deliver an object anywhere on the globe, and that has intercontinental implications.” One thing analysts could quickly test is North Korea’s insistence that the satellite launch is a peaceful mission. Experts can easily estimate from photographs the rocket stages’ mass ratio — a measure of their efficiency — and that will give a quick indication of whether the rocket is designed primarily to be a space vehicle launcher or long-range missile. They also will be watching where the rocket goes. North Korea says it will fire the satellite into a polar orbit. The “splash zones” for the booster stages suggest it will travel south over the East China Sea and the Pacific, rather than the easterly path it chose for a launch in 2009 that sent the rocket directly over Japan’s main island. That could indicate North Korea is being more cautious about its neighbors’ reactions — though it has alarmed others such as the Philippines, which could be in the rocket’s path. But the launch could also have military implications. If North Korea were to attack the United States, Michishita said, it would likely launch to the north. It can’t feasibly conduct such a test, because that would anger Russia and China, which would be under the flight path. Launching to the south can provide similar data. — The Associated Press
“the legitimate demands of the Syrian people — the same demands that people across the Arab world have been making for more than a year now.” Syria’s U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari confirmed that hostilities have escalated in some “hotspots” where he said armed groups have “jumped to fill the vacuum” when they heard that the Syrian government withdrew some military units. He reiterated the government’s commitment to “the success” of Annan’s six-point plan and said all heavy weapons would be withdrawn by April 10. But he also appeared to put at least one condition on the pullout of Syrian troops from cities and towns. Ja’afari accused Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, France and the United States of assisting the Free Syrian Army and said his government needs “a crystal cut commitment and a guarantee by Mr. Annan himself after he consults with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the others that once the government will observe and will respect the end of violence, the other parties will do the same and not fill the vacuum.” He said obtaining the guarantee before the April 10 deadline for the pullout “is an integral part of the common understanding between Mr. Kofi Annan and the Syrian government.” He added that Syria needs “a written commitment from ever ybody including the imam of Saudi Arabia.” Ja’afari called the press conference late yesterday to attack General Assembly President
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, who is from Qatar, for refusing to allow him to present Syria’s position at the General Assembly or to call for a one-minute silence to honor all those who’ve died in the Syrian conflict. Annan said all opposition parties his team has talked to “are committed to call for cessation of violence once the Syrian government has demonstrably fulfilled its commitments regarding use of heavy weapons and troop withdrawals.” In planning for a possible cease-fire, a team led by Nor wegian Maj. Gen. Rober t Mood arrived Thursday in Damascus to begin discussing with the Syrian authorities “the eventual deployment of this U.N. super vision and monitoring mission,” Annan’s spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said. He said the U.N. is looking for a team of 200 to 250 soldiers to monitor a cease-fire. The deployment of U.N. monitors would first have to be authorized by the 15-nation Security Council. While a halt to violence is a beginning, Annan stressed the importance of moving for ward quickly on a Syrian-led political process including all parties to restore peace and “meet the aspirations of the Syrian people.” Annan has courted support for his six-point peace plan at meetings with leaders in Moscow and Beijing and now plans to visit Tehran on April 11, Fawzi said.
Russia and China have vetoed two Security Council resolutions condemning Assad’s regime for the crackdown on protesters, and have ruled out any mention of possible sanctions against Syria. Diplomats said yesterday’s presidential statement was watered down at the insistence of Russia and China from a “demand” to a “call” on Syria to implement the April 10 deadline. They also insisted that the word “verifiably” be changed to “visibly,” the diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because negotiations were private. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he was not optimistic about a peace plan for Syria and is ready to push for stronger U.N. action if the deadline is not met. Assad “is deceiving us” when he promises to abide by the peace plan, Juppe said. “If we manage to get 200 obser vers (and the other measures in the peace plan) in place, things will change dramatically,” he told reporters in Paris. “If we don’t manage to get this by April 12, we have to go back to the U.N. Security Council.” Syria’s key ally Russia, has grown increasingly impatient with Assad, criticizing him for being slow at reforms and urging him to take the first step in implementing Annan’s plan. But Russia has vowed to block any U.N. resolution that could pave the way for a replay of what happened in Libya, where NATO action helped oust longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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OPINIONS
PA G E 8
APRIL 6, 2012
EDITORIALS
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he New York Post, adding to a long list of insensitive — and even more so, unfunny — commentar y on the weight of Gov. Chris Christie, wrote an article on Tuesday titled “The whale at the wall.” The headline refers to the governor’s recent visit to Israel, during which he stopped to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. While some may find such degrading attitudes humorous, we personally find it inappropriate. Even N.J. Sen. Richard Codey, D-27 — who has publicly sparred with Christie on a number of occasions — has denounced the paper’s jab. We join Codey and dar t The New York Post for resorting to such lows. In an age of tolerance, we’d expect more from a national publication. *
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Google’s X Labs latest venture — a pair of futuristic looking, augmented reality glasses — has the tech world up in arms. The glasses, which run Google’s Android operating system, act much like a smartphone, day planner, navigation system and camera for your eyes, interacting with what a user is seeing and displaying updates and icons on the go. We admire Google’s “Project Glass” for tr ying to come up with the latest in cutting-edge gadgets and technology, but is this a bit much? Social networking already takes up a considerable part of our ever yday lives — we probably don’t need our Facebook updates and Twitter messages disturbing our morning breakfast or distracting us as we walk down the sidewalk. While we’re reluctant to do so, we dar t this new venture. *
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Lepre-Con, a Saint Patrick’s Day-themed bar crawl held for the first time this year in Hoboken, attracted college students around the state whose only interest on March 3 was to drink green beer and don Irish clovers. But who can blame them? Saint Patrick’s Day is widely regarded as a day for consuming copious amounts of alcohol, and rightly so. Of course, this cannot — and should not — be said of all holidays. But, organizers of Lepre-Con seem to have other ideas and recently announced plans to host a similar bar crawl to celebrate the next holiday — Easter. They’re calling it a “Hoboken BunnyCon,” and are urging people to “throw on your ears and pound some beers for the first annual Hoboken barHOP.” Now, we like our drinking events as much as the next guy, but this seems like just another excuse to get drunk. With that in mind, we dar t the organizers of Lepre-Con — and soon-to-be BunnyCon. *
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University students and local New Brunswick residents taped their mouths shut and painted “NOH8” on their checks for a NOH8 campaign photo shoot on Wednesday. The NOH8 campaign, a silent photo project against California’s Proposition 8, came to the University to spread awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. We laurel the NOH8 campaign and all those who took part in the event. “There’s no voice for us because we don’t have the rights that our heterosexual counterparts have,” said Paul DeStefano, a graduate student in the School of Education, at a panel discussion on marriage equality following the event. We’re glad campaigns like NOH8’s are fighting to give LGBT community members this voice.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “[It’s] kind of like wine — you have to develop a taste for it, especially after a lifetime of drinking something like Budlight.” Kyle McDonald, head brewer at Harvest Moon Brewery, on appreciating the subtle features of craft beers STORY IN METRO
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Staff Lot until 6?” I also wrote a rebuttal earlipersonally invited the er this year to a Nov. Rutgers University Police 17 column, titled Department to talk about “Rutgers United ser ves JOSEPH CASHIN students’ rights on campus own agenda” — the first and any other questions installment of a three-part students may have. RUPD Captain Michael Rein series on the Rutgers University Student answered all student questions. Timothy Grimm, Assembly and the Rutgers United Party written dean of students for the College Avenue campus, by the author of the column “La Nausée.” I would also attended the meeting. He explained that like to thank The Daily Targum staff for allowing there would be no outdoor activities on April 20 at me the opportunity to respond to the author’s the University because of suspicions that stufinal installment. In my first rebuttal, I talked dents may create a makeshift Rutgersfest. We about what makes a student issue. As I did then, I took this chance to voice student concerns still believe that it is wrong to denounce the need regarding this decision, and he took all of our for lower tuition, the want for all staff and faculty concerns back to his committee. These are the to be fairly paid and the objection to how the New things Rutgers United does for all students. Brunswick Police Department handled the Barr y The first RUSA-related installment of the colDeloatch death as issues that do not affect the umn also labeled Rutgers United as a liberal majority of students. In a letter printed the previmovement through descriptions ous day, I had invited students of University alumnus John to attend the RUSA Town Hall “As I did then, I still Aspray. The author tries desperthat included University ately to paint Aspray as an evil President Richard L. believe that it is wrong hippie liberal tr ying to create a McCormick, Vice President for per fect Frankenstein to take Student Af fairs Gregor y S. to denounce the need over the University, and not take Blimling, as well as several for lower tuition [and] into account student opinion. other heads of departments. Once again I feel the need to the want for all staff and His proof is that Aspray reached out to several diverse groups at stand up for what Rutgers faculty to be fairly paid.” the University that would be United has accomplished this considered minority groups. year. Unlike what the author of While the author belittles an yesterday’s column would like attempt to bring students from several different you to believe, fracking was not a major concern backgrounds together, I welcome it. The of the party. And unlike what the author would University has an established commitment to like you to believe, Rutgers United is taking an being the most diverse university in the nation. active role to fix the transportation situation at the The Rutgers United Party upholds that commitUniversity. Two Rutgers United members, ment and brings a diverse group of students and Parliamentarian Aamir Lalani and Recording their opinion to the University’s student governSecretar y Sam Berman, have had countless meetment association. ings with Department of Transportation Ser vices As stated by both RUSA presidential candiDirector Jack Molenaar looking into how bike dates at the debate on Thursday, as you decide paths can be made clearer to students and how to who to vote for, please take a look at each party’s increase bike use in general around campus. For platform on Facebook. RUSA elections will run those of you that are pulling your hair out April 9-11 online at ruassembly.com. because of billions of parking tickets, I wish you came out to last week’s RUSA meeting. I personJoseph Cashin is a School of Arts and Sciences ally invited Molenaar to talk about parking at the sophomore majoring in English. He is the RUSA University. He was nice enough to stay for our corresponding secretary and a School of Arts and entire meeting and answer questions that ranged Sciences senator at-large. He is running for reelecfrom, “Can you buy a parking pass for only one tion of School of Arts and Sciences senator at-large semester?” to “Why is it that I get a parking tickwith the Rutgers United Party. et when I park in a lot at 6:15 and the sign says
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Student activism should be applauded Letter BILAL AHMED he April 3 letter in The Daily Targum titled “Student arrests defame University” makes the argument that Rutgers University Student Assembly President Matt Cordeiro’s arrest in Washington, D.C., along with previous campus efforts such as the “Walk into Action,” are not in line with student interests. The author himself states that the purpose of RUSA is “giving a voice to the student body.” It is unusual that he admits this before presenting a flawed argument that seeks to chastise his representatives for doing exactly that. Cordeiro’s arrest occurred at the end of a peaceful protest at Sallie Mae, an institution in Washington D.C. that has profited considerably from intense tuition hikes af fecting ever y student at this University. The author states that “this man’s
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quarrel was with Sallie Mae, not the police of Washington, D.C.,” which is entirely accurate. Cordeiro and two other University students were arrested because they were actively fighting against a ruthlessly exploitative student debt system that predicates itself on justifications of “harsh economic times” and “shared sacrifice.” They understand that corporate entities in this countr y are using the recession as an oppor tunity to expand their influence through these debt programs. They are fully aware of the fact that $1 trillion of student debt, which is greater than all credit card debt combined and concentrated on a much smaller population than credit card debt, ef fectively amounts to the next “bubble.” These three students had a problem with institutions such as Sallie Mae casting aside student interests — such as those of the author. I am proud to know that my elected represen-
tatives made their dissent clear in defense of these interests. Their arrests occurred because Sallie Mae did not want these interests advocated for on its property, and our representatives proudly went to jail continuing to do so.
“I am proud to know that my elected representatives made their dissent clear in defense of these interests.” Given the disconnection of a political elite in this countr y from the citizens it claims to represent, I consider it refreshing that our own political elite is this willing to sacrifice itself to express student distress. There have been political campaigns for RUSA leadership
Stop using plastic bags Letter HENRY GAJDA lastic bags are a major environmental hazard, ultimately because of the lack of proper recycling and disposal. Due to plastic pollution, it has been estimated that more than 100,000 marine mammals die ever y year from consuming plastics, which obstruct any real food from reaching the digestive tract — ultimately killing the animal. Across the United States, cities such as San Francisco and Por tland, Ore., have already banned plastic bags and realized the horrendous ef fect plastic bags have on our lives: Fish that we eat have often ingested small plastic shards, and plastic can leak toxic chemicals into our groundwater. It is time for the
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University to take a step of action and reduce our plastic consumption. According to the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group, the University uses a staggering 19.5 million bags a year. With that massive, wasteful number, pollution is inevitable. To reduce our local environmental impact, we need to eliminate plastic bags and introduce reusable tote bags, paper bags, or biodegradable bags at Dining Ser vices. With a plethora of safe and sustainable alternatives available, disposable bags are obsolete. The University prides itself in being a pioneer in the pursuit of creating sustainable campuses, having already built the largest campus solar energy facility in the nation, and should strive to pursue a feasible environmental accomplishment by banning
plastic bags. We, the students of the University, are the future of this countr y, and we need to start to living in harmony with nature to preser ve the wondrous resources it provides us. Students can start forming good habits by choosing not to take a bag at takeout, using reusable tote bags when shopping and taking unwanted plastic bags to recycling bins at local grocer y stores. As these habits develop, a gradual elimination of plastic bags at the University will not seem so daunting. If banned, plastic bags will be an artifact of the past, bringing us closer to a cleaner, more sustainable lifestyle on campus. Henry Gajda is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore majoring in environmental sciences.
Promote unique learning Letter BRIAN CHAN rom my coaching and tutoring experiences, it is not uncommon for me to hear statements about students from parents and teachers, such as: “S/he’ll start succeeding when s/he starts tr ying” or “We know s/he can do better.” These statements suggest that when students are failing academically, they are guilty for their per formance, even if the problem does not necessarily lie completely with them. As a result, students are driven to accept labels that mark them as deviant or dysfunctional. Many will be mistakenly diagnosed and believe that they have attention deficit disorder or a learning disability. But ever y mind is endowed with a unique wiring of neural networks. Some minds are wired to handle a lot of information at once. Other minds can process only a little infor-
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mation at a time, but with great accuracy. The deliver y of information is important as well — some people learn better visually, some learn aurally, and others learn better kinesthetically. Yet, instead of responding to true educational needs by catering to weaknesses and strengths and acknowledging the diversity of multiple intelligences, students are shrunken down to a list of scores that will determine their lives throughout school and their future careers. Clearly, this issue is far too large to tackle with just a single solution. But one approach may be to focus on the teacher, who is in a strong position to address these issues. Let’s say that teachers were to gain fluency in the development of the mind and learning styles specific to the age group they work with. They can become adept at analyzing and investigating the ways in which their specific subject matter draws on neurodevelopmental functions —
or why a student may have difficulty learning a specific subject. Teachers who keep up with the influx of brain development research could utilize such information in classrooms. This process could push the teacher to reflect upon their teaching methods, as well as analyze and diagnose the method instead of the student. A teacher may be able to more effectively treat the student’s learning area of difficulty and empower the student by supporting their strengths. In providing this example, I am not insisting the responsibility of education lies solely with the teacher. Teachers, parents, and students all must share such responsibility. Teachers should obser ve and inform, parents should reassure, and students must stay motivated throughout their developmental process. Brian Chan is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior.
positions in the past that treat such activism as not in line with student interests, but a political entity willing to take bold measures is exactly what University students deser ve. Their achievements, such as the lowest tuition increase in decades, are certainly more in line with student concerns than elected sycophants who campaign on such statements as “dignity,” “honor,” and “University pride.” My experience is that these concepts ultimately amount to “resume padding,” and I can think of nothing more honorable than the willingness to be arrested for expressing that University graduates are effectively indentured through staggering amounts of debt. I find myself wondering where the author’s outrage is concerning the fact that the University governing authorities and institutions such as Sallie Mae are not acting in line with their mandates as educa-
tors. The purpose of education is to encourage the intellectual development of young people and nurture their full potential, not to treat their tuition fees as a commodity without any concern for their future economic situation. Education cannot and should not become a “corporatocracy.” Preventing this requires fierce dedication from our elected officials against a variety of actors, including Sallie Mae. I am proud to argue that the brave RUSA representatives we elected are honorable enough to fight through this dedication despite possible arrest. And I can think of nothing more dishonorable than quietly tolerating this exploitation. Bilal Ahmed is a School of Ar ts and Sciences majoring in Middle Eastern studies with minors in political science and African, Middle Eastern and South Asian languages and literatures.
Bring healthy food trucks to campus Letter NATALIE CICERO here has long been a struggle of college life and keeping a healthy diet. In college, students do not have much time between classes to have a sit-down lunch. Many students look for something quick and easy, which leads them to make many unhealthy choices. The University even provides their students with unhealthy choices. In the campus centers, they have Wendy’s and Burger King. How can students resist these places where they can get a lot of food for a small price? As a student is tr ying to pay the high cost of a quality education, they have to save in other ways. University meal plans are expensive and students look for cheaper choices. In a school that offers a nutrition degree, they do not offer many healthy choices the students need. With some campus food containing more than 1,000 calories per ser ving, the University is simply contributing to the obesity problem in this countr y. A person’s life choices are also important to consider. At the University, there are many students who are vegetarians and vegans, and yet vegetarian options are limited. When it comes to quick and cheap food, the choices are slimmed down even more. Meals get repetitive and boring, but we have discovered a solution to it all. As a solution, we have come up with an idea in which ever yone can benefit — permanent on-campus food tr ucks. The New Brunswick campus has
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four campuses that each have per fect locations for food tr ucks. The dif ference between these trucks and the grease trucks is that they will provide healthy vegetarian and vegan options. These types of tr ucks have been growing more and more popular in the New York area, and we believe they would be a great addition to the school. Not only would they be providing the students with healthier options, they would also be of fering them for prices that are reasonable for the college student. This would help students by offering healthy food they can af ford, and also provide the University with a new business option. The trucks would have to pay to use the space provided, just as ever y venue needs to. The school is getting money, the individual owners of the trucks will make money from the business they will receive, and the students keep their health. This is a win from all angles, and we strongly urge the University to take our advice. There will be a student-held conference in the Alexander Librar y on the College Avenue campus on April 19 from 4-5:30 p.m. to promote healthy options as well as other ser vice projects for the community and the University. Refreshments will be ser ved outside the lecture hall, including healthy choices and vegetarian choices to support the idea of healthier food options on campus. Natalie Cicero is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior majoring in meteorology.
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Horoscopes / LINDA C. BLACK
Pearls Before Swine
APRIL 6, 2012
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Today's Birthday (04/06/12). This year is about connection and authenticity. It doesn't matter where they are ... people and places have their unique draws, and you're the moving piece. Career, income and spending hustle along until June, and community involvement builds after that. Unexpected outbursts for freedom erupt. 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 an 8 — It's not a good time to gamble today. Leave your money buried. You won't need it anyway. Consider your upcoming projects: the next month holds passionate study. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Stay and finish up. Consider the long-term impacts of your actions. There could be a conflict between home and career. Do the homework. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Guard against jealousies. Avoid an argument to keep the peace. Steer clear of travel for a while. Practice leads to perfection. Schedule for success. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Take on more work, even if it complicates things. Make sure you're clear on what's required before doing the job. Get expenses approved. Take a bubble bath later. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — There's no need to take risks with money. Love is another matter ... patience and persistence win out. Defer gratification. Rumors may not match facts. Double-check instructions. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Don't go against your core values no matter what. Watch your step. There could be a big change at home. Sometimes you need to tear down and rebuild. Stay objective.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Let hope replace an old fear. Advise a loved one to do the same. Keep costs low, and go for it. Some ideas won't work. Test them to find out which ones will. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Money isn't everything. Neither a borrower nor a lender be, and you won't have to deal with the interest. Keep your word, as a basic rule. You're coming into your own. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Patience is key now. Don't be harsh on yourself ... you're really doing the best you can with what you have. Enjoy the Full Moon with a friend. Plant seeds. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — It's not a good day to travel, yet you could learn a lot from the possible breakdowns. Expect different opinions. Completion leads to satisfaction. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — The roller-coaster ride continues; you might as well have fun. Being harsh on yourself is not attractive. Keep the money in a safe place. Stay adaptable. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Get through the day as best you can. Don't hit your head against the wall if something you're doing doesn't work. Try it differently. Your patience gets rewarded.
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PITCHER: Knights need more production from offense continued from back we’ll beat them,” he said. “But if we play like we did [against Hofstra] we’ll be in trouble.”
APRIL 6, 2012 Rutgers’ last opponent and its next one have recent history. The Cardinals and the Pride faced off to open the season, with Louisville taking home a 7-6 loss in extra innings. But Nelson wants to downplay that result as much as possible. “[That game] doesn’t have
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Junior catcher Jeff Melillo recorded the only two RBI on two hits for the Knights in yesterday’s 5-3 loss to St. John’s.
HITS: RU puts runners on base, does not score runs continued from back hard, but a hit’s a hit. I didn’t do my job.” The Knights also did not bring the timely hitting that resulted in at least six runs in the past four games. Hill wants the team to improve with runners on base. “The only thing you can do is bear down at the dish,” Hill said. “Hopefully you get a pitch you can hit when you have men in scoring position.” Junior catcher Jeff Melillo displayed a flash of the lineup’s potential with a two-RBI single in the fifth inning. Melillo gave Rutgers a 3-1 lead, but he was the only Knight with an RBI against St. John’s. “It’s just doing our job as a team to get runs in when you have someone,” Melillo said. “You work hard to get into scoring position. You just battle even harder to get that run in for the team.”
The North Hunterdon High School product went 2-for-4. Sophomore designated hitter Brian O’Grady was also a Knight unfazed by Red Storm pitching. He began the game strong with a 10-pitch walk in the first Rutgers at-bat of the game. One atbat later, he turned the power on. The Warminster, Pa., native legged out a triple to open the third inning. A throwing error from St. John’s centerfielder Martin Kelly brought him home to tie it, 1-1. But the Knights had no problem getting on base, totaling 10 hits and five walks. On the other hand, St. John’s (17-12, 5-2) had a better time knocking in runners in scoring position against Gebler and Beard. The Knights tr y to prevent more damage today and tomorrow against the Johnnies, but Hill was satisfied with yesterday’s effort. “We talked before the game about the kids giving 100 percent effort, and I thought we did that,” Hill said. “I can’t fault that at all.”
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Pitcher Willie Beard relieved Tyler Gebler yesterday against the Red Storm. He allowed the go-ahead single in the eighth inning.
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Senior Brittney Lindley failed to record a hit in six at-bats Tuesday against Hofstra. The third baseman’s .382 average is a team best.
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anything to do with [this series], especially since it was the first week of the season,” he said. “I think Louisville is better than they were then, and Hofstra’s better now than they were then.” Admitting the Cardinals have improved does not bode well because they were one of the premier teams when the season began. Like all of the top teams, there is no single aspect of the game that makes Louisville dangerous, Nelson said. They can do it all. “They have a good catcher that picks people off, they have good pitching, they hit and they have speed,” Nelson said. Offense was an issue against the Pride and figures to be an even bigger problem this weekend, should it not improve against Louisville. Only three Knights — Jackie Bates, Lindsey Curran and Chandler Howard — picked up hits in both games against Hofstra. Senior Brittney Lindley, the team’s leading hitter, was decidedly absent at the plate Tuesday, when she failed to pick up a hit in six at-bats despite making solid contact. The Hofstra series was an issue for two reasons. For one, it ser ved as two out-of-conference losses that hur t the Knights in their bid for the postseason. Secondly, the positive energy built up by the five-game winning streak took a hit. But Bates said in order to get back there, Rutgers cannot worr y about the losses to the Pride. “[We have to] forget about these games and try and rebuild the momentum we had when we swept Georgetown and Seton Hall,” she said. “Just forget about this and start new.”
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Team aims to improve on finish BY AARON FARRAR CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers men’s golf team competes at the Penn State Invitational this weekend in State College, MEN’S GOLF Pa. The Scarlet RUTGERS AT Knights PENN ST. INVITE look to TOMORROW rebound f r o m their rough outing at the UPenn Invitational earlier in the week. Rutgers finished the match with a score of 665 in a 36-hole event that lasted from sunrise to sunset. The Knights placed 14th out of 16 teams at the tournament. “The guys need these types of experiences to get better,” said head coach Rob Shutte. “I think that they overachieved, which caused their downfall.” The Knights took Tuesday off to recuperate from the long tournament. Before Monday, they played frequently to prepare, but not for nearly as long as the length of the match.
HURDLES: Knights use meet to tune for postseason continued from back “The meet gives me that flexibility to tr y something new because it’s two days — you get a little bit more work in,” he said. “So hopefully it works out well, and I’ll see if we’re going to continue along with that.” Werner has competed in the hurdles only twice in his collegiate career. Both times came as a freshman in the 60-meter hurdles. Even though the meet features some Big East competition, the focus is to build up consistency in preparation for the Big East and IC4A Championships next month. “I don’t put that much emphasis on this meet,” said associate head coach Kevin Kelly. “You don’t want to see big differences in performances. You want to stay consistent or get better and then, as we get closer to Big East, obviously peak at the right time.” But for the Knights to peak, they first need to overcome their injury woes. Freshman D’Andre Jordan sits out because of a torn
Shutte wants the team to rejuvenate and be ready to compete because it needs to play hard on both days of the tournament. “I gave my players some time off to rest,” he said. “We understand how long 36 holes can be, but I want my guys to have motivation to play harder this weekend. I think they’ll be ready to go.” The Knights returned to the course Wednesday to practice things they felt they needed to work on for tomorrow and Sunday. Shutte wants the players to understand what they should improve on individually and as a team. “They did not trust their shots,” he said. “Because they didn’t trust how they played, they ended up losing confidence and overshooting. We need to go back to feeling comfortable in our game and playing the best we can. We need to be mentally present at all times.” The Knights use Monday’s performance as motivation to play at a higher level for the remainder of the season. They
took responsibility for how they played, and will try to improve. “Monday was a long day, but that’s no excuse,” said sophomore golfer Jonathan Renza. “As golfers, we have to expect to have extensive schedules and play in harsh conditions. We have to learn how to stay focused and play hard no matter the circumstances.” As the weekend approaches, the Knights still have time to set their game plan for the weekend. Shutte informed his players to look at the scorecards to help in their improvement. He told them whatever needed to be changed is evident on the scorecard. “We can’t overshoot, especially on our short shots,” said freshman Jacob Stockl. “After looking at some stats, our putting has gotten better, but we still need to improve on our chipping. I think that it will come along. We just have to continue to work even harder in practice.” The Knights hope to use all they continue to work on when they compete in State College.
hamstring he suffered two weeks ago, and senior Aaron Younger will not compete as he nurses his torn calf. Junior pole vaulter Chris Wyckoff, who has not competed since the IC4A Championships in early March, and senior decath-
3 slot in the 4x100-meter relay. The team searches for consistency in the relay, as it attempts to familiarize a group that has never run the event together before. The other legs are Werner, senior Kevin Brown and redshirt freshman Corey Crawford. Rutgers still looks for Big Eastand IC4A-qualifying marks from its trio of freshman sprinters. Bad weather played a factor in inflating their sprint times in the Knights’ last meet at Monmouth. “I know for me and Kadeem, both of us have been plagued by injuries from early in the season. We’re trying to come back from that,” Jordan said. “[Kevin] Condal, he’s looking pretty good now, so he should really burst out this weekend, do something special.” Crawford is another Knight trying to accomplish something special. The Oakland, N.J., native, who has already qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the long jump, looks to hit the Olympic Trials qualifying mark of 7.80 meters. Crawford’s career high in the event is 7.63 meters. If he does qualify, he will join teammates Adam Bergo and James Plummer at the trials in June.
“The meet gives me that flexibility to try something new because it’s two days.” STEVE WERNER Senior Sprinter
lete Mike Baird also sit out the meet because of injury. Kelly said junior Glenn Scheideler is “close to 100 percent” and competes in the high jump as he attempts to come back from a bruised heel that sidelined him since the IC4A Championships. The Knights insert freshman Kadeem Douse into Jordan’s No.
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Senior midfielder Will Mangan leads the Knights offense with 23 goals this season in 10 games. He also has eight assists.
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program, Notre Dame is a top-10 program,” Brecht said. “The plays big role in Providence win guys are battle-tested. I do not think they are going to be nervous entering a game with the continued from back likes of Villanova.” The opportunity to play at Klimchak. “This game could make or break our season, Yurcak Field helps to ease the depending on what happens. It pressure of both the conference would be a huge win for us in the implications and the caliber of their opponent. Big East.” Brecht hopes the atmosThe Providence win saw a resurgence of the attack, which had been phere, along with the opportuquiet this season behind a produc- nity to wear white home jerseys tive midfield led by senior co-cap- after a two-week stretch on the tain Will Mangan. Klimchak alone road, motivates the Knights past their Big scored four goals, East opponent. supported by one “[The Villanova “What a great goal apiece from junhonor it is going ior attackmen game] could to be to get a Duncan Clancy and game finally at Nicholas DePaolera. make or break Yurcak Stadium,” Head coach our season, he said. “All this Brian Brecht spring we have hopes the newdepending on been on the field found symmetr y what happens.” turf, and now we between the have a chance to attack and midSCOTT KLIMCHAK get to play in our field carries the Sophomore Attackman 5,000-seat of fense against lacrosse stadium. the top-rated I hope it gives us a little more Wildcat defense. “Certainly Scott Klimchak punch and a little more juice came to play [at Providence] — going in to the game as we kick four huge goals with the game- off the month of April.” Whatever added motivation winner. DePaolera and Clancy each had a goal and a couple of the Knights can get is critical, assists — our attack play was because without a victor y at excellent,” Brecht said. “It really Yurcak, the Knights take yet complimented the play of our another tick mark off the pivotal midfield that we have been get- three wins needed to qualify for postseason play. ting all year round.” And as the season winds The experience of playing against a top-ranked team likely down, opportunities for those will not surprise the Knights. wins begin to disappear. “The goal has always been to Rutgers got that out of the way early, facing No. 2 Duke in its sea- play games in the month of May,” son opener. The Knights traveled Brecht said. “We do not have any to No. 6 Notre Dame only two games scheduled for May, so takweeks ago and nearly completed ing care of business in April will get us those games in May. This is a late-game comeback. “We have been in this situa- a huge game for our senior class tion before. Duke was a top-10 and a big game for our program.”
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he biggest impact of the NCAA’s relatively new Academic Progress Rate r ule has affected a powerhouse basketball program. After months of pleading, appealing and review, the NCAA’s Committee on Academic Per formance decided to ban Connecticut from the postseason for one year. The sentencing means the school will not only be ineligible for the 2013 Big East Tournament, but the NCAA Tournament, as well. The decision occurred because UConn’s APR failed to meet the required criteria by the NCAA from 2007-2011.
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Senior cornerback Brandon Jones returns a punt in practice Saturday at the Bubble. Jones worked with Robb Smith, now the Knights’ defensive coordinator, on special teams last year and in the secondary in 2010.
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After biding his time for three seasons, Brandon Jones finally earned his opportunity last year. The senior cornerback on the Rutgers football team once waited behind a pair of NFL regulars and another on an NFL practice squad. “You just get to learn from them and see the right way to do things — not having to learn on
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the fly,” Jones said. “When I got out there, I was able to take what they taught me.” His position coach, Robb Smith, is trying to do the same as the Scarlet Knights’ defensive coordinator. He watched in the wings as former head coach Greg Schiano split play-calling duties with former assistant Bob Fraser. Jones worked with Smith when Smith was special teams
coordinator last year and cornerbacks coach in 2010. Now, Smith returns to a capacity he held during his tenure at Maine. “He’s done a tremendous job no matter what position, no matter what team he’s coached,” Jones said. “[In] special teams, he’s a mastermind. He’s doing the same thing at [defensive backs] right now.” Schiano, who coached the Chicago Bears’ defensive backfield in 1998, always concentrated on secondar y play. The Knights’ new defensive coordinator holds the same distinction. “It’s something we had last year with Schiano, and it’s something we’ve been spoiled with,” said junior cornerback Logan Ryan. “You know exactly what he’s expecting from your position to the whole defense.” Jones called Smith a “player’s coach.” He said Smith kept the Knights’ defensive philosophy intact, something head coach Kyle Flood likely wanted in the defense’s heir. Rutgers returns eight starters on defense, including a number of rotational players. But it does not stop Smith from making a point, Ryan said. “He gets fired up,” he said. “Sometimes he loses his emotions. We have to be like, ‘Coach, calm down.’ I think he’s a fiery coach and he gets us going.”
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Defensive coordinator Robb Smith takes over play-calling duties on defense from former head coach Greg Schiano.
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for the first time tomorrow at High Point Solutions Stadium. Flood said he planned to talk with his coaching staff about the number of plays and players’ health before coming up with a plan today. “When you go in the stadium, it’s different because … it’s a dif-
ferent venue,” Flood said. “With the players, I think that’ll amp up the intensity a little bit.” The first-year head coach said he plans for both junior Chas Dodd and sophomore Gar y Nova to earn first-team reps at quarterback. Each will have an opportunity to play against Rutgers’ first-team defense. “I want to see the quarterbacks run the team,” Flood said. “I want to see them put us in situations where we can be successful. As always, anything on offense starts with taking care of the ball.” He stressed ball security with the Knights’ running backs, as well. Sophomores Jawan Jamison and Savon Huggins will split reps in the backfield, but working another back — redshirt freshman Paul James — into the rotation will be difficult, Flood said. “He’ll get opportunities. I don’t know if those opportunities will be with the ones just yet,” he said. “It’s hard to get three backs reps with the ones in a controlled scrimmage. I don’t know if it’s realistic to do that.” Junior wide receiver Quron Pratt remains a “Saturday decision” after nursing an injur y in practice. “Quron did some stuff today. I don’t know yet,” Flood said. “But we’re optimistic because of what he was able to do today.” Pratt caught 32 passes last season — second on the team — for 327 yards and a touchdown. Six of those came in an Oct. 1 comeback victory at Syracuse. A number of receivers, arguably the Knights’ deepest position, could see increased time should Pratt sit out the scrimmage.
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basketball center Fab Melo decided to forgo his junior and senior seasons and enter the 2012 NBA draft. His decision comes after a breakout season in which the team earned a No. 1 seed and made it to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament. The 7-foot sophomore averaged 7.8 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Orange last season. He led the Big East in blocks per game, ultimately earning the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year award. But he was forced to sit out of the NCAA Tournament for unspecified reasons. He watched from afar for three games earlier in the season because of academic issues.
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pitcher Johan Santana took the mound yesterday for the first time since 2010. Santana pitched five innings, only giving up two hits, and led the Mets to a 1-0 victor y against the Atlanta Braves. In the Mets debut, Santana struck out five and fought his way out of a fifthinning jam. His return was long awaited after sitting out 19 months because of a torn anterior cruciate capsule in his left shoulder.
T HE O RLANDO M AGIC ’ S drama continues. Center Dwight Howard and head coach Stan Van Gundy’s relationship is now on thin ice after a repor t sur faced that Howard allegedly asked management to fire the coach. Van Gundy grew frustrated with the different stories and finally told reporters he was informed by the Magic’s front of fice that Howard indeed requested his termination on multiple occasions. When reporters questioned Howard, he was quick to deny the reports and claimed he did not say anything to anyone.
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Knights open home schedule against ’Nova BY VINNIE MANCUSO CORRESPONDENT
In its first game in a critical month of April, the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team takes to the grass of Yurcak Field for the first time this season to take MEN’S LACROSSE on No. 13 Villanova. The conference VILLANOVA AT stakes could not be RUTGERS, any higher for the TOMORROW, 1 P.M. Scarlet Knights. Rutgers notched its first Big East win last week against Providence, but the victory marked only the first of three the Knights need to qualify for the tournament at the end of the season. If Rutgers cannot topple the No. 13 team in the nation, it has to go undefeated in the Big East to close out the rest of its season. “If we can get this win against Villanova, we are one step closer to making the tournament,” said sophomore attackman Scott
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Junior pitcher Tyler Gebler threw 7 1/3 innings in yesterday’s loss to St. John’s. The team’s No. 1 starter entered the game with a .325 opposing batting average. He gave up 12 hits and five runs while walking two batters against the Red Storm. CONOR ALWELL / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Sophomore attack Scott Klimchak is second on the team in goals with 17.
Timely hits escape Rutgers in defeat BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Senior adds hurdles to repertoire BY BEN CAIN STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers men’s track and field team sends its full squad to a meet for the first time during the outdoor season in this weekend’s Colonial Relays in MEN’S TRACK Williamsburg, Va. The meet is the first RUTGERS AT of the season for the COLONIAL RELAYS Scarlet Knights in TODAY which team scores are accumulated. Several of the team’s top contributors return after a three-week hiatus. Senior Steve Werner is one of them, and he competes in the 400-meter hurdles for the first time since high school. Werner said he is trying the race merely as an experiment, since his hurdles form has been good in practice — along with the fact that he has already qualified for the Big East and IC4A Championships in the individual sprint events.
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Rutgers baseball pitcher Tyler Gebler threw a breaking ball that started so far inside to St. John’s third baseman Sean O’Hare that he BASEBALL turned away to getting hit. ST. JOHN’S 5 avoid With his back to RUTGERS 3 the plate, O’Hare could not see where the pitch went. But he did hear the strike call. Gebler threw another hook to O’Hare. This time it did not curve as much and stayed over the plate. O’Hare knocked it for a standup double.
Gebler displayed the volatility he has shown during his junior season in those two pitches in the Scarlet Knights’ 5-3 loss yesterday to St. John’s at Bainton Field. In terms of control, Gebler played to the caliber the Knights wanted out of him as the No. 1 starter with five strikeouts and one unintentional walk. But Gebler entered the Knights’ (14-14, 34) Big East home opener with a .325 opposing batting average. He departed after allowing the Johnnies’ 12 hits, although he was unlucky on a few of them. “I thought he did a very good job,” said head coach Fred Hill. “They got four pop balls for base hits in the right spot. He got a little tired at the end.”
He left after 7 1/3 innings with the bases loaded, putting senior righty Willie Beard in position to preserve the 3-3 tie. Beard also entered Tuesday against Princeton with the bases loaded. “It’s my fifth year here. You can’t get ner vous,” Beard said. “If you do, then you’re done.” Beard struck out St. John’s shortstop Matt Wessinger to record the second out of the eighth. Then right fielder Pat Talbut hit a two-RBI single to put the Johnnies ahead, 5-3. “I knew there was going to be no fielder there,” Beard said. “I knew he didn’t hit it
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Rookie pitcher returns for Louisville BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
A two-game sweep at the hands of Hofstra was not what Rutgers head softball coach Jay Nelson had in mind against its Colonial Athletic Association opponent. SOFTBALL With miscues on offense and defense RUTGERS AT coupled with a lack of LOUISVILLE, consistent pitching, TODAY, NOON the Scarlet Knights were out of form. “Some of it comes down to just having a bad day,” Nelson said. “Hopefully they can keep that in mind.”
They need to do that if they have any hope of taking down their next opponent: No. 12 Louisville. The Cardinals (29-2, 4-2) are Rutgers’ highest-ranked opponents to date and also own the best overall record of any team in the Big East. On the plus side for the Knights (16-17, 53), they welcome back their ace, freshman Alyssa Landrith. The rookie sat out of the Hofstra matchup because of her high innings total in the previous two series. Junior Abbey Houston, senior Noelle Sisco and sophomore Megan Williams shared the pitching duties Tuesday, with Houston taking on the bulk of the time.
None provided a consistent presence, allowing a combined 16 runs on 22 hits in 14 innings. Nelson confirmed Landrith will return to work in Game 1 against Louisville. But the rotation behind her is still up in the air. Regardless of who goes in Games 2 and 3, the team needs well-pitched games to get by the Cardinals, Nelson said. Nelson has seen flashes of how good the team can be. “If we play like we did against South Florida [in the] third game of Florida State,
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