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The Rutgers University Democrats met last night to discuss the upcoming election. The meeting featured a guest speaker, David Redlawsk, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, who educated students on how the polling system works. Jalal Ansari, secretary for RU Democrats, said the organization will support Democratic candidates in the upcoming weeks. “Between now and the election, we will be campaigning for Robert Menendez, Rush Holt, Assemblyman [Albert] Coutinho and of course President [Barack] Obama,” Ansari said. “We want to see all candidates win. That’s our goal.” Ansari said members will volunteer each week in different ways to help their political party. “We have events every week for different candidates,” he said. “We
will be holding a debate watch party, phone banking, canvassing, volunteering, a trip to Washington, D.C., and even a trip out to see ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.’” RU Democrats Recruitment Manager Mike Petruzzelli, who volunteers for the Menendez campaign, told the attendees about ways they can get their hands dirty and jump right into politics. “If you come in [to Menendez’s office] and say, ‘Hey, I’m an RU Dem,’ we will have something for you to do,” Petruzzelli said. Redlawsk told students the ins and outs of polling by asking if anyone knew how many registered voters are in the state of New Jersey. “Seven million?” one person answered. “Five million?” said another. Redlawsk said by knowing the amount of registered voters there are and sampling the population, candidates can understand the voters a little better. “Wording is the key to asking the right questions,” Redlawsk said. “The Obama administration screwed up by calling it Obamacare and not ‘Medicare for all.’ If they SEE
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Students with food allergies remain a priority for Dining Ser vice administrators, an idea demonstrated through a Facebook post from the department the night before King Neptune Night last week. Peggy Policastro, a nutrition specialist for Dining Services who keeps in contact with every student with allergies at the University, sent out individual emails to students with seafood allergies and posted on Facebook as a warning before King Neptune Night. The Facebook post advised students to refrain from going to the dining halls on King Neptune Night if they had any type of seafood allergy. “I always inform students that there are other options that they should be aware of,” said Policastro, head of RU Healthy Dining. Procedures are also in place to ensure that the dinner ware is safe for students to use, including those with food allergies, Policastro said. “[Dining ware] goes through the dish machine that has a proper
temperature to sanitize everything. There’s a three-step process. There’s a strict protocol and strict guidelines,” she said. There have been no incidents at the University where a students has been exposed to an allergen they were unaware of, Policastro said, because students usually know what they are allergic to once they are in college.
She said those that get sick from eating at the dining halls probably have a virus or eat a lot of high fat foods. Food allergies are also a concern on the state level, said Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, a University professor who assists with state legislature relating to food allergens. Byrd-Bredbenner said she actively participates in food allergyrelated programs such as the “Ask Before You Eat Campaign,” which she manages. SEE
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Mason Gross senior leaves University to take on role in ‘A Chorus Line’ tour BY SUKANYA DUTTA
“Mark is very new in this business and naive. This character relates to me because I am completely new to this business,” he said. “This was my first New York City audition and Nicholas Raynor, a Mason Gross School of was astonished when I heard I booked the job.” the Arts senior, is not waiting until he graduRaynor appreciates some of the topical refates to find a job. From Oct. 28 to March 23, erences his character makes during the show. he will play Mark in the national tour of “A “My favorite thing about Mark is that he Chorus Line.” gets to sing about gonorrhea every night while After earning his role in the musical, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in NICK RAYNOR explaining his story to the director,” he said. Mason Gross Within very short periods of time, Raynor 1976, the 21-year-old decided to take a leave School of the Arts said he was expected to master and perform of absence from the University. Senior dance sequences along with his preferred “Taking a leave of absence from school is skill — singing. terrifying because there is a fear I may never “The process for ‘A Chorus Line’ was unbelievably finish,” Raynor said via email. “I have the understanding stressful. The pace of the audition and learning the and mindset that I must return to receive my degree choreography was incredibly fast and only took about after I go on tour.” an hour,” he said. His goal was to book a tour after graduation, but he Performers auditioned in front of the director and said he skipped a step and is now living his dream. casting directors for the jazz choreography and then audi“A Chorus Line” revolves around an eclectic tioned one by one for the ballet combination, he said. group of dancers and their trials for a coveted spot in “I was fortunate enough to be seen for the singing an upcoming Broadway show. At 20 years old, audition,” Raynor said. “After I passed the singing Raynor’s character Mark is the youngest of the contenders, he said. Raynor said his character is similar to who he is. SEE TOUR ON PAGE 4 CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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Social media banking hopes to serve U. students BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU STAFF WRITER
Using radio-frequency identity tags and prepaid debit cards, a company called Waspit is catering to college students across the nation with its products, which integrate banking and social media, said Nik Andresen, vice president of Communications for Waspit. The company’s main products are the prepaid debit card, which users can load money onto from any traditional credit card, and RFID tags, which can be attached to the back of users’ cellphones, enabling contact-less payments via any PayPass terminal, he said. “The college student demographic is overlooked by other financial banking companies out there in the sense that ‘we’re [college students] very technologically and socially driven, but the big banks have failed to cater to our needs,’” Andresen said. The tags use near-field communication technology, which most phones have. But the company will have mobile apps
for Android and iOS users, Andresen said. “We’re of fering something designed something specifically for students. It is $2 a month if you want the RFID tag and the debit card,” Andresen said. “There are no account-keeping fees, overdrive fees, nothing like that.” He said Waspit is different from the other banking institutions because it focuses on social media. “We have Foursquare and Twitter integrated, and this helps us see what people thought of the place they visited or if they uploaded pictures,” Andresen said. “They won’t know the time that you were there or how much you spent. They just see that you were there and any reviews or uploaded pictures.” Aside from basic functions, such as viewing the transaction log or programming the product to automatically pay a bill on time, the company has a few other functions that add to their social media platform, Andresen said.
“You can ‘P-to-P,’ which is basically paying a friend. I can send you money instantly from the platform,” he said. “It’s a simple form you fill out on your phone. I type in your name, it drops down, I click it and it sends it to you.” There is also a split-the-bill function that allows users who are out to lunch to input the bill in the app. In turn, the bill amount is split and money is sent to the customer who paid the bill, Andresen said. “College students are the most social demographic, and they want to know what their friends are doing, and this service makes it easier for them to do that,” said Julie Ryan, the outreach and development manager and a University alumna. Andresen said the company’s goal is to help college students and give them an alternative to what they have been forced to use. He said the company tries to make managing money more engaging, fun and easy for students. “They can then band together and use the information and
share it, and maybe at that point the merchant will improve the product,” Andresen said. University brand ambassador Anthony Matlock said he plans to pass out flyers, throw three events per semester and spread awareness through word-of-mouth. “We haven’t planned them all out yet, but there will be two small and one large-scale event. They will have raffles, free food, some music and a little information about the banking system and how the use of our prepaid cards will get students to stay on track financially,” said Matlock, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. He said students can learn how to build credit and about the banking system to prevent running into overdraft fees and other support fees. “We have at this point about two or three dozen brand ambassadors on college campuses all across the country at this point [and create] a buzz around Waspit,” Andresen said. These ambassadors will receive experience in marketing,
event planning and sales, and can also gain college credits, he said. The company’s main source of revenue comes from the microtransactions, like other traditional credit cards, in which the company gets a small percentage from the merchant’s end when a card is used. Andresen said he does not think Google Wallet is a direct competitor because Waspit has the social media factor. “They are in that they are doing mobile payments, but it helps that our demographic is so specific and tailored to college students,” he said. Katie Salerno, a University alumna, said she does not think Waspit is necessary. “You can put money on your RUID, and a lot of college students have debit cards already,” she said. “I guess the social media aspect makes it more interesting.” The product will launch on Oct. 11, with a launch event planned in New York City at the Canal Room.
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Nick Raynor performs in “The Producers” at the Woodstock Playhouse in New York. COURTESY OF NICK RAYNOR
TOUR Greif says Raynor could choose arrogance, but stays humble and eager to learn CONTINUED FROM FRONT audition they asked me to stay and read for the role of Mark.” He said per forming in “A Chor us Line,” is a lifechanging event. “I could not be more grateful and blessed for the experience that is about to come my way,” he said. This will not be Raynor’s first brush with national exposure — in 2011, he was a semifinalist, ranked 80 out of 40,000 contestants in the reality television series “The Glee Project,” he said. It will not be his first time touring, either. Raynor traveled through Europe with the American Music Abroad Voices Tour in 2008. In high school, Raynor participated in New Jersey’s Region, All-State and AllEastern Choirs. He furthered his track record by performing with the Kirkpatrick Choir. Under the lights of the Woodstock Playhouse in New York, Raynor has performed in productions of “Chicago,” “The Producers” and “Legally Blonde.” He has also acted in “Hairspray” with the Edison-based Plays in the Park studio, and in “Curtains” with the Monroe Township High School Footlights. Raynor befriended Alex Greif, an actor, while working in the Woodstock Playhouse. Greif said he was motivated through Raynor’s drive, talent and kindness. “His preparation and work ethic is that of a true artist and professional. He gives 110 percent ever y time and when he feels he could have given more, I have witnessed him backstage continuing to perfect each and ever y detail in his choreography as well as vocals,” Greif said via email. He said because Raynor is so talented, he could choose to behave arrogantly, but he remains humble and eager to learn.
Raynor said he grew up in Jamesburg, N.J. As an 11-yearold, he became interested in singing and began dancing while in high school. “Although both singing and dancing are huge passions of mine, I will always choose singing over dancing. Singing is the only opportunity in music to express words through a story that can be related to an audience,” Raynor said. He said it is difficult to say goodbye and miss graduation. “It is hard saying goodbye to my wonderful staff and my amazing residents ... most of my friends, which are in my senior class, will be graduating without me and I will not have the opportunity to walk with them,” Raynor said. Nicole Milillo, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and Raynor’s best friend, said she is confident that Raynor made the right decision. “Nick stands out from other per formers because he is a triple threat. Not only is he an amazing singer and dancer, but he also has natural acting skills that people work on for years,” she said via email. After the tour wraps up, Raynor said he hopes to return to Mason Gross and finish his degree. Raynor’s post-graduation goals include portraying Bobby Strong in the satirical musical “Urinetown.” “It is such a witty show about having to pay for the privilege to pee,” Raynor said. Raynor is attracted to the nomadic lifestyle of touring, he said. The actor said he couldn’t see himself settling down in one place, unless it is the most intercontinental city in the world. “I hope to keep touring nationally or internationally, and find myself onto the Broadway stage in New York City,” he said.
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ALLERGIES Policastro meets with students allergic to peanuts CONTINUED FROM FRONT “The Ask Before You Eat campaign came about ... because the legislature in New Jersey was very concerned that people … were being exposed to allergens ... when they went out to eat,” Byrd-Bredbenner said. The campaign seeks to teach restaurant managers how to train their staf f to be more attentive to food allergens, she said. On campus, Policastro said she meets individually with students with peanut allergies to talk about the system in place to avoid cross-contamination with a certain substance. “It’s not removed from the dining hall because most students don’t have a peanut butter allergy and want to eat peanut butter,” Policastro said. Dining Services is capable of accommodating any specialized dietary need, she said. “We have somewhere around 12,000 students with meal plans and 1,000 students with special dietary needs. It can be anywhere from following a vegan or vegetarian diet to severe food allergies,” she said. Joe Charette, director of Dining Ser vices, said King Neptune Night has become more popular among students over the years, forcing organizers to buy more food for the event. “We have more meal plans this year than ever in the history of Rutgers,” Charette said. “King
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Neptune is probably the most highly attended single meal at Dining Services.” King Neptune Night, in addition to the other Dining Services themes, has been a very longstanding tradition at Dining Ser vices, said Charette, who has been with the University since 1989. While Dining Ser vices does a lot to accommodate students with allergies, the RU Healthy Dining campaign also promotes healthy eating at the dining halls through a newsletter and educational programs and materials for students, Policastro said. “Our mission is to educate students about food and lifestyle choices. My role is to coordinate the group, a team of eight undergraduate student nutrition majors and myself,” she said. Byrd-Bredbenner said she conducted research of student eating habits, which included students at the University as well as from 14 other colleges. “A lot of people eat more when they’re stressed or maybe people don’t get as much exercise when they’re stressed,” Byrd-Bredbenner said. The program was an online inter vention for students that provided information about healthy eating and stress management to improve their quality of life so that they can achieve the goals that they want to achieve, ByrdBredbenner said. “[The program aims] to help them find ways to avoid gaining weight during their college years, which can be a real problem because you sit and you study and you’re not really as exercise-oriented,” Byrd-Bredbenner said.
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Local resident petitions for city’s first BOE election BY MARISSA OLIVA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
New Brunswick residents may get the chance to vote for the Board of Education election this November for the first time, a practice neighboring towns have already adopted. Yolanda Baker, a city resident and parent, said she started a petition three weeks ago that, if approved, would place a question on the ballot giving residents a chance to vote on whether there should be school board elections. New Brunswick is a Type I district, which means the mayor appoints the BOE officials. Baker said she hopes to change the city into a Type II district, where residents have the ability to vote on the board members, as well as the annual school budget. “It takes a village to raise a child,” said Baker, who ran for City Council but dropped out of the race in early September. “It is time for us as registered voters to step up and do the right thing for all of New Brunswick’s children.” Russell Marchetta, a city spokesman, said the question was placed on ballots in the past, but was voted down each time.
IN BRIEF New Br unswick Mayor James Cahill announced Monday that a contract was approved to construct a new A. Chester Redshaw Elementar y School on Livingston Avenue, according to a city press release. The contract, awarded by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, will provide $34,872,000 to Hall Constr uction Co., Inc. of Howell, N.J., for the design and construction of the school. The school will be located on the site of the former establishment at 216 Livingston Avenue, according to the release. The new school will be 135,000 square feet and can hold 906 students through the fifth grade, according to the release. “With the awarding of this contract the students who will attend the new Redshaw School will have a state-of-the-ar t facility in which to lear n and prepare for their future,” Cahill said in the press release. The original Redshaw School was demolished in 2005 to prepare for reconstruction, according to the release. The students were housed in a transitional facility on Jersey Avenue amid delays in the new building’s construction. “I am pleased that …the SDA resolved its budgetar y issues and has now moved quickly to approve the Redshaw School construction,” Cahill said in the release.
“On four occasions during the past 20 years, residents of New Brunswick rejected the politics, patronage and higher taxes that often result from the switch from appointed to elected boards in urban school districts,” he said. Despite the history of the previous ballots, Baker said New Brunswick residents have been extremely supportive of the cause. “As soon as you say ‘elected rather than appointed,’ everyone understands,” she said. “A lot of people are shocked that it is appointed in the first place — many people did not know it was not elected.” Baker was eight signatures short of the required 327 registered voters’ signatures, as of press time. The petition will be submitted to Daniel Torrisi, New Brunswick city clerk, who is responsible for verifying the signatures before making a decision on the approval. “I am tr ying to be optimistic here,” Baker said. “I am looking for ward to seeing a positive outcome, where [Torrisi] will certify the petition. I feel good and confident about reaching the quota.” Baker said she is concerned with New Brunswick’s low graduation rate, which was 58.76 percent in 2011, according to the State of
New Jersey Department of Education website. “We have the worst graduation rate in Middlesex County,” Baker said. “That needs to be changed. It is time to set a foundation for a successful outcome for the children of New Brunswick.” Baker said while the current appointed board has put forward some good ideas, there are problems in enforcing the policies within the school district. “We have great teachers here, but the teachers can’t do this on their own. They need to be able to use the policies that are currently in place, but are not being enforced,” she said. Baker is also the founder of a program called Parents Leading Advocacy in Children’s Education, where she said parents in the community discuss tactics to better the education system in New Brunswick. Marchetta said the petition was expected, especially after Baker dropped out of the race for city council. “It is not surprising that the petition is filed and supported by a political candidate for office that saw little chance for success in the November election, as an alternative way to advance their
The Lincoln Elementary school, located on Bartlett Street, is a part of the New Brunswick school system, which has a 58 percent graduation rate. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER own political and personal agenda,” he said. Claudia Merisca, a parent of three children, said she moved from Pennsylvania to New Brunswick in 2009, where her children — ages 14, 10 and 4 — attended public school in the city. Merisca said she enrolled her son in a special education class, but believed he was not getting enough attention from the teacher, who was responsible for about 20 other students. “I am used to the classes being smaller, this way they get more attention,” she said. Merisca also said her children were subject to bullying in the schools, but were not helped by
the staff. “The teachers and principal did not do anything about it,” she said. “There was no control.” Merisca said her family left New Brunswick and moved to Somerset, N.J., as a result of the poor school system. “I don’t feel anyone should put their kids in the New Brunswick school district. It is a disaster,” she said. “I want the top of the line education for my kids. New Brunswick wasn’t doing it for me. I had to go somewhere else.” Baker said there is a lot of work needed to improve the New Brunswick public school system, but she believes the path can begin with the petition.
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Voter interest low for senatorial race Mandel says Menendez should build voter base BY KYLE SWEET STAFF WRITER
Connor Montferrat, chairman of the New Jersey College Republicans, rings a doorbell at a South Brunswick residence to promote Republican candidates. EZEKIAL AHN
Republicans at U. knock on doors BY EZEKIEL AHN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A group of University students spread awareness about candidates running at the stateand local-level on Saturday in South Brunswick, an effort led by Connor Montferrat, chairman of the New Jersey College Republicans. The group aimed to encourage residents to vote and informed them about candidates running, like Assemblywoman Donna Simon, Middlesex County Surrogate Candidate Lynda Woods Cleary, and South Brunswick Council candidates John O’Sullivan, Mike Kushwarra and Paul Saltin, for this year’s upcoming elections. “There’s something about the political process that I want to get ever yone involved,” said Montferrat, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “I like the fact that I can influence people to pay attention to politics. I know I can change people’s minds — people listen to what I have to say.” Among the group of students were members of the Rutgers University College Republicans, who went door-todoor as part of the Get Out The Vote Campaign in South Brunswick, while the rest campaigned through phone calls in Flemington, N.J. Henry Grabbe, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said he was able to find a place at college where he can share his Republican values — something he was not able to do while in high school. “It’s really cool that we can go out and really make a difference in some of these small-town elections,” he said.
Sam Gluzberg, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said students need to make a difference because other people are not going to. “We need to start small with these small elections, and grow from there,” he said. The College Republicans are interested in public policy, but they all agree that politics is not the most exciting topic for the average University student. Montferrat said he believes in its importance especially from a student’s perspective. “It’s going to affect them eventually,” he said. “It affects their parents. It affects their parents’ occupations. It affects their parents’ property taxes.” Donald Coughlan, College Republicans treasurer, said politics affect University students directly because they attend a public institution. “The taxes that build the roads, sidewalks, the buses at Rutgers — everything has something to do with politics. Students don’t realize that,” said Coughlan, a Rutgers Business School sophomore. Saltin, one of the three South Brunswick Council candidates, said getting involved allows individuals to become leaders. “It depends on if you want to lead, or follow ... if not, you’re putting your life into the hands of other people,” he said. “The way things have been going lately, it doesn’t seem like that’s the right idea.” Visiting households involved thorough planning. The student volunteers met at the O’Sullivan residence to begin planning which regions to cover. Their work involved walking entire streets and stopping by
houses, ringing the door bell, handing out flyers and spending some time in reminding them to vote for certain candidates. “It really is a good place to live,” said Karen Cail, a South Brunswick resident. “I really can’t complain.” After the campaigners reconvened, the students reflected on the day’s outcome. “A small victory’s a victory,” Grabbe said. “I feel like we got our word out.” Coughlan said their campaigning ef for ts allowed the organization to make multiple voter contacts. “Our club alone probably covered over 500 contacts through phones at Flemington and today’s door-to-door campaigning,” Coughlan said. Gluzberg said he expected the environment to be more hostile while knocking on doors, but found that residents were interested in learning about the campaign. “A lot of people aren’t going to react to our campaigning at all, but there are people who are going to. Those are the kind of people who are going to make the difference. That’s what I really think it’s all about,” Gluzberg said. The students who were new to this process found the campaigning both rewarding and discouraging. There were many houses with no one home and even some with those who turned them away. “It’s the same with the telephone — you have someone hang up and it’s that next call that says ‘Thanks for the call. I know you can be doing something else on a Saturday morning, so I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me,’” he said.
Incumbent New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is preparing his campaign in an effort to build a voter base ahead of the November senatorial election. Ruth Mandel, director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, said although it is still early in the senatorial race, Menendez already has a visible advantage over Joe Kyrillos, the Republican candidate in the Senate race, in voter recognition and familiarity. But Mandel said it is difficult making concrete predictions since voters are still not too concerned with the Senatorial race. “There’s very little information available for voters right now, very little advertising, very little articles and very little media coverage. As we move into October and closer to voting day we will begin to see more,” she said. Mandel said there is almost always a lack of interest among voters in the elections at this time of the year. “Its not surprising, its fairly typical,” Mandel said. “One reason is because voters don’t often pay attention to campaigning, until it’s closer to the end.” Menendez needs to actively make himself more available for the voters, despite his advantage in public recognition, she said. “It’s common for the incumbent candidate to have higher voter
ELECTION Redlawsk says wording can change outcome of poll CONTINUED FROM FRONT had called it that, they would have faced little opposition.” Redlawsk showed examples of issues, such as gay marriage, and how the same question is asked with different wording but receives different responses. “Do you support same-sex marriage?” he said. “Wording makes all the difference. We get different responses when we asked the same question two different ways.” RU Democrats President Stefan Mancevski said having Redlawsk talk about polling gives them invaluable information about how politics work. “He explained to us how and why [polling] works, and how the values should be interpreted,” said Mancevski, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. Redlawsk said undecided voters are factored into the polls by assuming how they will vote on Election Day.
recognition, the challenge for Sen. Menendez now is he has to tell the public what he has done while in Senate and also reintroduce himself to the voters,” he said. Campaign officials have kept voters up to date with the elections by sending out press releases and updating the senator’s website. Paul Brubaker, communications director for the Menendez campaign, said presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Kyrillos are both trying to give tax breaks to the wealthy while increasing the work for the middle class, in a statement. “As the Campaign of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez continued to call upon their opponent to denounce Romney’s remarks, they highlighted Joe Kyrillos’ votes in the New Jersey Statehouse that demonstrate his history of favoring the interests of the wealthy over the middle class,” he said in a statement. William Campbell, a School of Arts and Science sophomore and treasurer of the Rutgers University Democrats, said his organization participated in the senator’s campaign during the past few months. The students volunteered this Saturday by calling registered voters, and have helped students with voter registration and tabling around campus. Campbell said Menendez, a New Jersey native, showed character by rising from modest beginnings to become a successful senator. “I think he has the priorities and values to be a good senator. He didn’t come from much and he followed the rules and became successful. I think he’s a great example of a hard-working American,” he said.
“The undecided will usually break for the challenger,” he said. “At this stage in the game, if they are truly undecided, chances are they won’t go out and vote. You factor them, but they are not that critical.” Redlawsk showed polls taken from The Huffington Post, explaining the difference between the Obama and Romney campaigns. “Obama is exactly where he was four years ago today [in the polls], and Romney is exactly where McCain was four years ago today,” he said. “Once the economy tanked, Obama could have sat back and watched. The people started to blame the people in charge.” Mancevski said he was happy to hear those figures. “I think this is an indication the Obama campaign is doing a really [good] job. We have a competent volunteer force and will help keep the president in power. At the same time, I feel the Republicans are blundering their way through the key swing states,” he said. Mancevski said based on the figures, the state still seems winnable despite the current figures leaning in the Republicans’ favor. “It’s not an easy job here in New Jersey. We have to make a statement from Democrats saying we are out there, and we are going to keep doing what we are doing,” he said.
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Argentine leader disputes critics in US THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Cristina Fernandez is on a U.S. tour this week with a message for critics on Wall Street and in Washington who say Argentina is headed for economic disaster by refusing to play by the rules of the global financial system: good riddance to the rules. Her government has racked up a long list of unpaid IOUs while helping the country recover from its humiliating, world-record debt default a decade ago, but Fernandez argues Argentina’s economic rebound has been possible precisely because its leaders have stood up to foreign pressures and put their people first. Argentines used to be “dazzled by the North,” she said last month while inaugurating an expanded highway, one of many infrastructure projects she said would have been impossible had her government done as outsiders demand. “They hadn’t noticed that the rich countries don’t want partners or friends; they just want employees and subordinates. And we’re not going to be anybody’s employees or subordinates. We are a free country, with dignity and national pride.” Fernandez was meeting with billionaire George Soros and Egypt’s new president Mohamed Morsi on Monday, but was skipping a dinner that President Barack Obama is hosting for his
Cristina Fernandez, president of Argentina, tours the United States this week and gives credit to Argentina’s leaders for standing up to foreign pressures in regards to the global financial system. GETTY IMAGES fellow leaders at the Waldorf Hotel, planning instead to visit an Evita Peron exhibit at the Argentine consulate. As Fernandez addresses the United Nations tomorrow and then takes questions at Georgetown and Harvard later in the week, she’s sure to insist, as she has often in the past, that her forceful management of the economy has made factories rebound, jobs more secure, society more egalitarian and the future brighter than it has been in years. Fernandez says corporations no longer tell Argentine presi-
New SARS-like virus found in Middle East THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Global health officials are closely monitoring a new respiratory virus related to SARS that is believed to have killed at least one person in Saudi Arabia and left a Qatari citizen in critical condition in London. The germ is a coronavirus, from a family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as SARS, the severe acute respiratory syndrome that killed some 800 people, mostly in Asia, in a 2003 epidemic. In the latest case, British officials alerted the World Health Organization on Saturday of the new virus in a man who transferred from Qatar to be treated in London. He had recently traveled to Saudi Arabia and is now being treated in an intensive care unit after suffering kidney failure. WHO said virus samples from the patient are almost identical to those of a 60-year-old Saudi national who died earlier this year. The agency is not currently recommending travel restrictions and said the source of infection remains unknown. Still, the situation has raised concerns ahead of next month’s annual Hajj pilgrimage, which brings millions of people to Saudi Arabia from around the world. Health officials do not know yet whether the virus could
spread as rapidly as SARS did or if it might kill as many people. SARS, which first jumped to humans from civet cats in China, hit more than 30 countries worldwide after spreading from Hong Kong. “It’s still (in the) very early days,” said Gregor y Hartl, a WHO spokesman. “At the moment, we have two sporadic cases, and there are still a lot of holes to be filled in.” He added it was unclear how the virus spreads. Coronaviruses are typically spread in the air but Hartl said scientists were considering the possibility that the patients were infected directly by animals. He said there was no evidence yet of any human-tohuman transmission. “All possible avenues of infection are being explored right now,” he said. No other countries have so far reported any similar cases to WHO, he said, and so far there is no connection between the cases except for a history of travel in Saudi Arabia. Hartl said the first patient may have had an underlying condition but it probably did not make him more susceptible to catching the virus. Other exper ts said it was unclear how dangerous the virus is.
dents what to do, and instead must heel to a government that puts the people’s needs first. Natural resources are once again sovereign, and Argentina is freer than ever from international debt obligations. A far different picture is presented by Argentina’s many critics in the U.S. and Europe. In the past few days alone, Moody’s Investors Ser vice downgraded the country’s risk rating, potentially increasing borrowing costs for anyone doing business with Argentina, and the International Monetar y Fund chief drew a
firm line Monday against Argentina’s widely disbelieved economic data. The government’s INDEC statistics agency has magically kept inflation below 1 percent monthly for the last 29 months, even as consumers struggle with price hikes two or three times bigger. “This is the last yellow card we show them,” Christine Lagarde said Monday, giving Argentina until Dec. 17 to publish accurate inflation and growth numbers, or face unspecified sanctions. “I hope we can avoid the red card, but if the statistics aren’t correct-
ed — if they don’t comply with the rules — then all the players are equal. It doesn’t matter how well they play football.” Obama’s trade negotiators and diplomats have lost patience, removing trade preferences over her refusal to pay more than 100 court judgments to U.S. businesses. Her government has also ignored World Bank arbitrators, stif fed the Paris Club lenders and brushed off the European Union’s threats of sanctions for expropriating Grupo Repsol’s $10.5 billion stake in Argentina’s oil company without any compensation. “These legal questions continue to raise red flags to investors that the Argentine government does not respect the rule of law,” University of Houston energy analyst Michael Economides concluded Thursday in a scathing report that accused Fernandez of “populist thuggery.” Argentina appears to have reached “a tipping point in a downward economic spiral,” he warned, advising the government to quickly “show investors it is willing to play by the rules” and then finance the exploitation of its vast oil and gas reserves by taking on more foreign debt. Fernandez anticipated such criticism in her highway speech, recalling that her late husband and predecessor, President Nestor Kirchner, “dared to tell the IMF to go to hell.”
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n 2010, The Daily Targum published an editorial in its opinions section that, to a greater or lesser degree, attempted to understand the death of former University student Tyler Clementi and the circumstances surrounding his suicide that year. Without going too deep into details, suffice it to say that many, many people disagreed with that editorial. The tremendous outpour of overwhelmingly negative responses the 142nd editorial board received in the days following its publication was, to put it straightly, vir tually unseen throughout the paper’s 143-yearold history. And because most of the backlash was facilitated online, the implications of that editorial and the response it garnered prompted the editorial board to begin to moderate individual comments before they were posted to the Targum website. Online users are now asked to include a name and email when creating an account, and each comment is reviewed by an editor for profanity, obscenities and clarity before it is approved for publication. While it may seem like old news now, the aforementioned editorial and its ramifications — i.e. the step toward moderat-
ed comment boards — stands as one of the first ethical hurdles the paper and its staff have had to overcome since it began publishing by means of a webbased platform. Fast-for ward to this semester. Again, the paper has had to make some dif ficult adjustments to its online commenting policy — this time regarding columnists and their ability to comment on their own work. The need for consistency in our moderating process, the maintenance of a professional atmosphere online, and the equal treatment of all staf f members representing the Targum together have convinced us that the appropriate stance to take up regarding the issue is one of abstinence. Columnists, though obviously not news reporters, still represent the paper and its staff and thus should be, or at least we feel should be, subject to similar constraints when it comes to commenting online. As it stands now, columnists are free to defend their work in the form of formal columns and commentaries — they are just not allowed to do so via online comments. To our knowledge, this appears to be the way most, if not all, college newspapers handle online comments by columnists and staff. At the same time, however, we realize such a stance may infringe upon a columnist’s entitlement to defend his own work, as our Monday columnist Tom Verenna so effectively framed the argu-
ment yesterday. Nor can we deny the value a columnist’s online comments bring to the table when it comes to generating content-based discussion. Our intent is not to censor anyone’s voice. Providing a space for an open dialogue and the free rein of opinions is, we believe, one of the primar y responsibilities of a college newspaper. Without it, all hope for a robust and thriving community of ideas is lost. But this fact must also be reconciled with the need for ethically sound journalism practices, to which we’re also obligated. As benefactors of modern technology, student journalists in the digital age have been granted opportunities for development that our forebears of the printed page couldn’t have ever dreamed of. Reporting via webbased platforms have not only opened the doors to more effective and comprehensive news coverage, but have simultaneously opened the doors to readers. The revolving door of online journalism not only allows, but demands interaction from readers and contributors alike. But with such unwieldy power comes some pretty considerable responsibility, too, or so the saying goes. Ours is a field in transition, and as the practice of journalism marches onward, further from print and onto the Internet, journalists — both professional and amateur — are going to have to ask themselves some tough questions. How much emphasis should be placed on fostering online
A screenshot of The Daily Targum’s online commenting policy. discussion? How much freedom should we give our columnists in shaping that discussion? What is the role of the reader in the 21st centur y? These are questions that we here at the Targum are not only grappling with ourselves, but, we’d imagine, questions journalists everywhere are struggling to answer as well. Mark Twain, that great champion of the American novel, once rightfully acknowledged that “the public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.” In the days and weeks to come, we here at The Daily Targum will work to provide our columnists
— as well as our readers — with new ways to involve themselves in the discussion. Changes to the way users can engage online, including a new opinions blog, are continually being considered, but we cannot move forward without your input. Readers can now follow the opinions desk on Twitter @targum_ops, and, as always, our inboxes are open. Chase Brush is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in economics and philosophy. He is the opinions editor of The Daily Targum, and welcomes all feedback at brushchase@gmail.com.
Casablanca as a case-study for rising seniors COMMENTARY BILAL AHMED
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will always find the ending of the 1942 film Casablanca to be striking. One initially expects the love story between Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lunde to emerge triumphant in the story. When Rick speaks to Ilsa as she is about to depart Casablanca for Lisbon, the audience expects that they will somehow become a couple. The film is a classic precisely because it plays with the idea of a happy ending. Most cinema-goers of the era would expect the love story to end pleasantly for the ending to be sufficiently “happy.” Rick and Ilse are supposed to become a couple again because that is just how it is supposed to be. The film’s actual ending, which every reader likely knows, is more complex. The world has changed in the seventy years since Casablanca’s release. Rather than merely being the setting of Parisian love stories and European geopolitical concerns, Morocco has achieved independence and stumbled into the political, economic, and psychological uncertainties of post-colonialism. The Nazis were defeated resoundingly three years after the film became a commercial and critical success. The question is therefore, what
should we extract from Casablanca now that the labor market was a little damthat many of the conditions surrounding aged when the global economic system it seem to have been abolished? nearly collapsed four years ago). The answer is that they haven’t, priAnd perhaps you find yourself wonmarily in this idea of happiness and what dering when, exactly, did saying that you achieving it actually means. “want to be happy” become naive and an You, as seniors, have probably been indication that you are not a mature reading numerous advice columns and enough worker bee? books that advise you how to conduct You are not naive for wanting to be yourself in a post-gradhappy. Of course, you uate life (I did the same deserve to be happy. It thing when I was about is simply that you are “Should we love each to graduate last year). not the only person Perhaps you wish that who deser ves to other in Casablanca, you were ‘smar t be happy. or should one of us enough’ (what does The harsh truth we that even mean?) to as young people need board the plane graduate with a degree to understand isn’t that to Lisbon?” in computer science. we are too spoiled by Perhaps you wish that standards of entitleyou were able to attend ment. It is that our culwhichever Ivy League tivated drive towards institution you prioritized over Rutgers (I habitual excess accompanies a tendency often hear NYU or Columbia). to forget that “happiness” doesn’t explicPerhaps your parents are bemoaning itly mean “personal happiness.” your entitlement issues (ignoring that the Do you want to be happy? You will main complaint from teachers of helicop- never be happy if you forget other people ter parents). Perhaps they are busy criti- in your local, national and international cizing you for not knowing exactly what communities. That inclination actively you want to do with the rest of your life interferes with your own happiness. It (my father once said “three years is will always be a source of moral emptienough time to know”). And perhaps they ness if you do not acknowledge it. And too are wondering why you do not have a protests and revolutionar y ef for ts in job lined up after graduation (ignoring places such as Casablanca have proved
something over the past 21 months. If you do not respect the right of others to achieve happiness and the material necessities for it, they will soon march into central squares from the ideologically-constructed frontiers and demand it. If your happiness doesn’t include standing alongside them, whether in Paris or Casablanca, then how is it different from selfishness? There are things that are more important than our immediate personal happiness. This is exactly why Rick tells Ilse that she needs to get on the plane. He has a greater duty. Ilse has a greater duty. Even though they deser ve it, a deeply flawed world requires them to consider a greater sense of happiness. Despite the economic desperation, political uncertainties and continued wars of our times, we are still at the perfect age to pursue this. I advise you to remember it, because it will be a greater source of happiness than our imaginations, limited by the realities of our position, can immediately conceive. Play time will soon be over. The question you will soon have to answer is this: Should we love each other in Casablanca, or should one of us board the plane to Lisbon? Bilal Ahmed is a University alumnus, Class of 2010.
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Today's Birthday (09/25/12). It looks like a year of exploration and adventure, with travel, and education. Philosophy, other cultures and spirituality stir your curiosity. Continue living within your means. After November you may be able to buy something special. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today Today is a 6 — You know just what is a 7 — You're becoming more to say. Share ideas. Whisper sweet interesting. Choose a person who's nothings. Details fall into place fun and talented, create seeminglyand you get rewarded. Friends are impossible plans, and then make here for you. Sleep well tonight. them happen together. PreparaTaurus (April 20-May 20) — tion and dedication make it work. Today is a 6 — A friend leads you Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today farther ahead (as if you're not is a 7 — Create your own opportualready super-efficient). Keep nities for financial success and fun. going, there's more work coming Surround yourself with friends that in. Smile at your good fortune. know what they want, and that Make plans with friends later. bring you joy. Share the love. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — is a 6 — Intuition reveals an oppor- Today is a 6 — Everything clicks tunity. You may discover that all is in your communications. A lovely not as you'd expected, and that's moment's possible now. Improve good. Delight in the new experiyour living conditions, and invest ences. Contact associates for news. in newer technology. Get another Cancer (June 21-July 22) — perspective before purchasing. Today is a 5 — You all advance to Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — the next level (even if you don't Today is a 5 — Stop, and listen. feel like it). Don't worry, you gain You get a brilliant idea. Keep workexperience and it all turns out ing at it until you get it, trying new for the better. Allow others to creative steps each time. No one contribute. Send a press release. expected this. An investment at Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is home is okay. Expand your vision. a 6 — You're drawing positive Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — attention. Others ask your advice. Today is a 7 — Every suggestion Share your ideas, but not the per- won't work, but you won't know sonal stuff. Be bold when asking unless you try. Your influence for money. You'll accomplish grows; don't be afraid to use this more than you think possible. in a positive way. Your family Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — and community want to help. Today is a 5 — Friends and fami- Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today ly of friends are very helpful, if is a 5 — You'll get a lot of your you allow it. Get it in writing. questions answered when you lisListen to an interesting suggesten. Don't act yet. Share results first. tion (and to your intuition). Everything seems possible, but Your partner gets a lucky break. choose your next steps carefully. © 2012, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.
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GOALKEEPER
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Junior contributes in Knights’ win Friday against South Florida
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named Gary Nova, sophomore quar terback on the Rutgers football team, as a “Star of the Week.” The award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, recognized the top eight performers last weekend at the quarterback position. Fans can vote for whom they believe had the best performance of the weekend on the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s Facebook page, and the top vote-getter will be named the Manning Award Player of the Week. Nova threw for 397 and five touchdowns in the Scarlet Knights’ 35-26 victory Saturday night against Arkansas.
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basketball coach Mike Rice named David Fedor to his coaching staf f for the 20122013 season. Fedor will serve as a Graduate Manager for the Scarlet Knights after serving as the head manager the past three years for Rutgers. Fedor also worked with former Knights assistant coach Jim Carr with his charity, “In Brayden’s Eyes, the Brayden Carr Foundation.”
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cornerback Darrelle Revis was diagnosed with a torn ACL yesterday and will miss the remainder of the season. Revis suffered the injury in Sundays’ game against the Miami Dolphins suffered the non-contact injury after trying to avoid a block. The All-Pro cornerback missed last weekend’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and played in just one other game this season, recording one interception on the year.
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quarterback Michael Vick will remain the team’s starter, according to head coach Andy Reid. Reid said although Vick will remain in the starting position, the team will evaluate as the season progresses. “Right now, we’re with Michael and that’s what we’re doing,” Reid told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “We’ll evaluate it as we go.” Vick leads the league with six interceptions this season and is 29th in the league in quarterback rating.
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have asked for NFL owners to be present in negotiations as the league continues to use replacement officials. According to sources familiar with the talks, the owners have declined to be involved. The owners were involved last year when the players were locked out of the league, and the officials believe their presence would help speed up negotiations.
Senior goalkeeper Emmy Simpkins missed the past two games with a head injury suffered last week against Georgetown. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
attempt, put the Golden Eagles up, 1-0. While the loss against Marquette moved the Knights to 1-3 in the conference, Janosz’s performance against South Florida on Friday is a main reason why Rutgers is not 0-4. Seeing her first start of the season, the Ringwood, N.J., native recorded five saves in the Knights’ 1-0 double-overtime victory, including an impressive twosave effort in the 11th minute. Janosz dove to her right to defend a shot from Bulls midfielder Jackie Simpson, then proceeded to kick-save a shot off of a rebound from the missed attempt. Rutgers escaped that game in the final two minutes of the second overtime period on a penalty kick by junior forward Jonelle Filigno, her ninth of the season. Janosz believes her teammates are doing all they can to correct
their offensive slump, something she admits puts added pressure on her and the back four. “You try to hold it off as long as you can, but we have faith in our forwards and we have been struggling a bit, but I think it is coming soon, “ Janosz said. “They have been doing plenty of extra shots and extra work so I think it will work out.” Simpkins, who has had a week to recover from her injur y, should return to her starting position when the Knights travel Friday to St. John’s, but Janosz’s performance in her past two starts has Crooks confident in his back-up goalie. “I thought they were two good performances [by Janosz], “ Crooks said. “It is important to have three quality keepers, especially at this level. I wouldn’t be nervous putting any three of them in.” For now, Janosz knows that at any time she can be called into action, and the veteran is ready whenever that happens. “I really don’t think it is that much different of a mentality, “ Janosz said. “You are part of the team whether you or on the bench or playing and everyone plays a role on this team. Everyone on this team will be called upon to play.”
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RESERVATION Rutgers enters bye as only Division-I team with three road wins CONTINUED FROM BACK Greene points to the team’s senior leadership. He credits the team’s tenacity and he realizes the coaching staff’s humility in dodging another potential trap game. Rutgers has 12 days to do so. “There are a lot of things we have to work on,” Greene said, “and we’re definitely going to take advantage of this bye week.” The Knights handled a ranked South Florida team, 31-0, in Piscataway before falling in 2009 to Syracuse. This time around, the context is as ripe. Rutgers earned its most meaningful nonconference win in recent memor y Saturday, beating Arkansas, 35-26, and carrying the Big East’s mantle with it. Sophomore quarterback Gar y Nova earned Big East Offensive Player of the Week honors after setting career highs in touchdowns, passing yards and completions.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 Flood’s 4-0 start matched the best record for a first-year head coach in Piscataway since 1960. And Rutgers earned the spoils, earning a No. 23 spot in the AP poll. “What it looked like on the outside — SEC school, we don’t play any football up there [in the Big East] — it was just great to be a part of a total team effort,” Greene said. Nova, meanwhile, was less eager to give into the framework of the win. “I’m not really thinking about that,” he said. “We’re worried about this bye week.” And with good reason. Following the bye, the Knights play three straight Big East opponents, including a rematch with the Orange and a road contest at Temple. Including UConn, the teams are a combined 4-7. Only the Huskies have a win against a BCS opponent. But Rutgers has seen this story play out before. Syracuse entered the teams’ 2009 matchup with only three wins — none in-conference, and only a 37-34 victory against Northwestern to boast. The setback took another two-plus years to overcome in the media’s eyes.
Sophomore quarterback Gary Nova earned Big East Offensive Player of the Week honors before the Knights host Connecticut next weekend. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
FOOTBALL
Rutgers improves on road Rutgers head football coach Kyle Flood has repeatedly said he is apathetic about the Scarlet Knights’ new No. 23 ranking. He is happier about the Knights’ team growth required to get the win Saturday against Arkansas that vaulted it there. “I felt going into it that we had a mature football team — maybe more mature on defense than on offense at the start of the season,” Flood said. “But I felt like we had maturity [in terms of] experience playing football, but also emotional maturity.” The Knights have played three of their four games away from High Point Solutions Stadium this season and will end their two-game road stretch Oct. 6 with two games at home. Rutgers retur ns home against Connecticut knowing it can handle the harsh environment of 72,543 fans at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. “When the crowds are against you, you can almost feel like the whole stadium is falling on top of you,” Flood said. “I never felt that in any of the games that we were [on the road] that that was ever the case.” Flood may prioritize the Knights’ maturity, but Rutgers’ win against an SEC opponent in Arkansas slightly altered the team’s reputation on a national scale in garnering the Knights its first ranking since 2009. But Flood will never doubt his team’s potential. “I didn’t really have any preconceived notions at the beginning of the year of how we’d turn out,” Flood said. “I remember last year we were picked last in the conference and we ended up winning nine games.” — Josh Bakan
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 17 VOLLEYBALL
Transfer adjusts to action in Big East BY AARON FARRAR STAFF WRITER
Sophomore middle blocker and right side hitter Rachel Andreassian is a new addition to the Rutgers volleyball team. But she is not new to the game of volleyball and brings experience to the team. Andreassian said she has an understanding of how the game should be played and looks to contribute her knowledge to the other Scarlet Knights (14-3, 0-2), displaying her skills after transferring from North Alabama. “I think just the experience of playing in college for a year,” Andreassian said of why she has succeeded at Rutgers. “Being able to develop at a little bit of a smaller school, knowing that it wasn’t enough and wanting to do [more] has really helped me. I’m really excited to be here.” The Fredericksburg, Texas, native transferred to Rutgers after her freshman year at North Alabama. During her time with the Lions, Andreassian competed in four matches, recording eight kills on 18 attempts for a .389 hitting percentage. Andreassian admits competing at Rutgers is very different and continues to adapt to being on a new volleyball team. “I’m always up for new challenges and adventures,” she said. “I’ve really enjoyed it so far. I’m enjoying the school, the team and the competition.” On the offensive end, Andreassian tallied 55 kills this year with a .255 hitting percentage. She has also chipped in defensively, compiling 29 blocks and 25 digs. The Knights have welcomed her and incorporated her style of play. Andreassian continues to disover her chemistr y and is excited about Rutgers’ potential. “Ever ything’s great,” she said. “I think that we all really
enjoy each other’s company on the team, and it makes it fun to go to practice ever y day. It should be, because we’re all here because we’re passionate about volleyball. We enjoy playing with each other, playing for the coaches and the University.” Andreassian is still in the early stages of her collegiate career and has opportunities to develop her overall game. She competed in every match this season, already surpassing her total number of matches played at North Alabama. “I’m just trying to work hard every day and execute,” she said. “Learning my opponents and learning how to make my teammates better and stronger is making me better.” The coaching staff works tirelessly with the Knights because it sees their potential and desire to have a successful season. Head coach CJ Werneke puts the players’ development as a priority, Andreassin “We do a lot of work,” she said of the staff’s tactics. “At the beginning of practice, we’ll divide up into groups and work on specific things based on our positions. [The staff] does a good job at giving us a game plan, telling us to execute and focus on little things. But it’s up to us from there.” With a year of volleyball under her belt, Andreassian is not primarily focused on acquiring an immediate leadership role on the team. The Knights hope for favorable results at the season’s end and are willing to do whatever is necessary to make that hope a reality. “We’re tr ying to play as a team,” Andreassian said. “We all have the same goal of getting to the Big East Tournament, and I think we’re all kind of playing for that. I try to lead by bringing excitement to the team in the best way that I can and just doing my part for each point, which I think everyone is trying to do.”
Sophomore middle blocker Rachel Andreassin picked up 55 kills this season, her first after transferring from North Alabama. CONOR ALWELL, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2012
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 18 TENNIS RUTGERS BATTLES TOP NORTHEAST TEAMS
Sophomore Lindsay Balsamo took first in her singles draw this weekend at the Brown Invitational, the Knights’ first tournament of the fall campaign. Balsamo had Rutgers’ second-best singles record in the spring, when she went 13-7, including an 8-2 mark in Big East play. ANASTASIA MILLICKER / APRIL 2012
Knights impress head coach at first tournament BY MIKE MORTON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Freshman Lindsey Kayati finished second this weekend in her singles draw and won two of three matches at Brown. CONOR ALWELL, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2012
Competing against top-level competition, the Rutgers tennis team set out to prove it belonged this weekend when it participated in the Brown Invitational. The Scarlet Knights faced off against top teams in the region, including Boston College and Brown, which finished Nos. 4 and 7, respectively, last season in the Northeast Region final rankings. Binghamton, Boston University and Providence also competed in the tournament. The Knights put in a strong effort and came out successful, said head coach Ben Bucca. Sophomore Lindsay Balsamo, who won her singles draw, highlighted Rutgers’ play. She captured victories in each of her three matches in the draw and also advanced to the semifinals of her doubles draw with freshman partner Mariam Zein. “It felt great to do well in our first tournament of the year,” Balsamo said. Bucca found positives in the sophomore’s performance. “Lindsay played well not only in singles, but also had a strong showing in doubles,” Bucca said. “Her results speak to her continued improvement as a tennis player, and she has every right to be
very proud of her accomplishments this weekend.” The freshman trio of Zein, Lindsey Kayati and Gina Li also played well for Rutgers in their first tournament, showing confidence and a high level of play, Bucca said. Kayati made the finals of her draw, winning two of three singles matches in the tournament. Zein won two of her singles matches and captured a win in the consolation final. Li rounded out the play for Rutgers, picking up three wins in doubles with sophomore partner Noor Judeh. “The freshmen had a really strong showing,” Bucca said. “They played very well. This was something new for them, so them playing well gave them a lot of confidence by the end of the tournament that they belong playing high level Division I tennis.” Playing against some of the top competition in the region in the first tournament of the season was difficult, but also very beneficial to the team, Bucca said. “It gives us a really good test as to how we are doing,” Bucca said. “It gave everyone on the team a lot of confidence for us to compete the way we did against some of the better teams in the region.” But not ever ything went smoothly this weekend for the Knights. Bucca said the team had
a few lapses in focus, something they continue to work on. “You can always improve no matter what,” Bucca said. “This being our first competition from the summer, it’s not unusual to have some lapses, but certainly it’s something that’s on our radar screen. I know that each and every one of the players on the team is looking to improve upon the competitive nature of how we play.” Rutgers sees its next action Oct. 6, when it participates in the USTA Invitational in Flushing, N.Y. The Knights will begin the tournament with confidence and a desire to continue to prove they belong at the top of the region, Bucca said. “The biggest thing the team took from the tournament is that we’re talented, and we have a number of great players on the team,” Bucca said. “We have set a tradition of being one of the top teams in the region, and even though we have a young team, we saw firsthand that we have the capabilities to continue this tradition of strong play. It was a really big confidence booster for everyone on the team.” The strong showing has the team even more driven and focused in preparation for its next tournament, Balsamo said. “Doing well has left the team eager to compete in two weeks at our tournament in Flushing Meadows,” she said.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 19 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK RU REPLACES INJURED LINEMEN WITH RETURNERS
Flood keeps o-line rookies on sideline BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers football team has five freshman offensive linemen, and head coach Kyle Flood would prefer to use none of them this year. The Scarlet Knights were not so privileged last season. Sophomore Kaleb Johnson started 11 games at right tackle in 2011 as a true freshman while sophomore center Betim Bujari played some right guard in his redshirt freshman season. The Knights have not needed a freshman to fill in on the offensive line yet, as none appeared in their two-deep. “Hopefully we can stay healthy for the rest of the year with the redshirt class of five offensive linemen that we have right now,” Flood said yesterday. “Hopefully we can avoid some of those growing pains happening to us again.” Only Bujari and junior guard Andre Civil have needed a replacement for a significant portion of time. Junior center Matt McBride replaced Bujari when he got injured Sept. 8 against Howard. Sophomore lineman Taj Alexander has taken snaps at right guard since Civil got hurt in the same game. Even though Alexander did not earn any time on the line during his redshirt freshman season last year, he switched from defensive line midyear in case Rutgers needed him to. Bujari, Johnson and Alexander have become staples on the offensive line this year in their sophomore seasons, which has allowed only two sacks — both on intentional grounding calls. Flood believes part of the unit’s improvement comes from the struggles it faced last year. “We’re probably reaping some of the rewards from having to learn
Sophomore Kaleb Johnson has been the Knights’ starting left tackle all season, a year after starting 11 games at right tackle as a true freshman. No freshman has taken a snap on the offensive line this year. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR the hard way over the past few years,” Flood said.
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WIN
Saturday at Arkansas gave it a No. 23 ranking, other Big East teams fell behind as Connecticut, South Florida, Syracuse and Temple all suffered out-of-conference losses. The Knights’ only game that affected the conference standings this year was its 23-13 win Sept. 13 against USF. Flood wants to put Rutgers’ fast start in the past before the Knights face UConn.
“We really don’t look at it like that during the season,” Flood said of Rutgers’ performance compared to other Big East teams so far. “I know on the TV shows and the newspapers and the magazines, etc., there’s been talk of the conference.” Rutgers continues its Big East schedule with momentum from four consecutive wins to start the year, now ranking behind only No. 19 Louisville in the conference. Ever y Big East team will have played a conference game by the time Rutgers plays Connecticut on Oct. 6, but Flood
will be more concerned with the standings at a more important moment of the year. “At the end of the year before the bowl season, maybe there’s a little bit more conference pride on the line when you get your bowl games lined up,” he said. “But I think that during the year, it’s about being 1-0 each week.”
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sophomore quarterback Gary Nova for his career game when he threw career highs for completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns
against Arkansas, but the numbers were not the most important stat to the first-year head coach. Flood liked how Nova utilized a deep receiving corps to its fullest potential. “The most impressive thing about the day to me was the amount of receivers that he completed the ball to,” Flood said. “We were really pleased at how he allowed the offense to work for him, which I think is really important for any quarterback. He seems to be getting a little better at that every week.”
WOMEN’S GOLF MAXOUTOPOULIS TAKES SIXTH PLACE
Rutgers bests seven teams at Yale Intercollegiate BY GREGORY JOHNSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
After a 12-day layoff between events, the Rutgers women’s golf team teed off this weekend in its second event of the season, claiming ninth place Sunday in the 16-team Yale Women’s Intercollegiate in New Haven, Conn. The Scarlet Knights steadily stuck near the middle of the pack, remaining in ninth after each 18hole round of the 54-hole event. The team finished with a 932 (316-299-317) overall scorecard, 68 over par and 73 strokes behind tournament leader Nova Southeastern. The confines were not as friendly as what the Knights experienced at the Bucknell Invitational only 12 days prior. “[Yale] is probably the best college golf course in the whole country,” said head coach Maura Waters-Ballard. “Very challenging — lots of hills, lots of deep bunkers, undulating fast greens.” Sophomore Kor tnie Maxoutopoulis once again led
the Knights, carding a 219 and tying for a sixth-place individual finish in the 87-player field. “She’s so focused,” WatersBallard said. “She’s working really hard. We tweaked a little bit of her mechanics in her putting last week. So her putting made great strides this week. She’s got the whole package and everything in line right now.” Senior co-captains Brittany Weddell and Karen Cash tallied totals of 230 and 241, respectively, to assist Maxoutopoulis in the team’s effort against its competition. “I knew it was a strong field coming in,” Waters-Ballard said. “My veterans did well, I thought. I was very pleased with the way they kept the focus and played well each round.” But the Knights’ youth could not give the veterans much support. Freshmen Melanie Chambers and Samantha Moyal recorded shot totals of 244 and 252, respectively, to complement the rest of Rutgers’ scorecard. “The freshmen were inconsistent and struggled,” WatersBallard said. “I think with it being
a three-day event — especially on the third day — they might’ve lost the focus a little bit.” It was the first three-day tournament for the team’s five freshmen in their collegiate careers — a more mentally challenging grind than the opening two-day invitational at Bucknell. The third day of the event was difficult for the entire team, as the Knights collectively carded a 317, their worst round of the tournament and 12th in the field. “It got windy [on the last day],” Waters-Ballard said. “The wind, the tough golf course and the [freshmen’s] lack of experience with this level of competition I think had them struggling a bit. But I think they got a ton of experience this weekend.” Rutgers looks to regroup this week as it prepares to host the Rutgers Invitational on Oct. 5 and 6 on a familiar Piscataway course. “We’ve been shooting some really great scores at home in our practice rounds,” Waters-Ballard said. “I think we’re going to do really well. We’ve got about a week and a half to prepare.”
Sophomore Kortnie Maxoutopoulis led Rutgers this weekend with a score of 219, good for sixth place out of 87 golfers. FILE PHOTO, 2011
ONE DOWN The Rutgers tennis team satisfied head coach Ben Bucca this weekend at the Brown Invitational, its first tournament of the season. / PAGE 18
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SITTING OUT Rutgers head football coach Kyle Flood said he would prefer not to have to play his freshmen offensive linemen, who have yet to see a down this season. / PAGE 19
STUCK IN MIDDLE The Rutgers women’s golf team took ninth place this weekend at the Yale Intercollegiate. / PAGE 19
QUOTE OF THE DAY
SPORTS
“She’s got the whole package and everything in line right now.” — Rutgers head women’s golf coach Maura Waters-Ballard on sophomore Kortnie Maxoutopoulis
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
WOMEN’S SOCCER JUNIOR RECORDS 12 SAVES IN TWO STARTS
FOOTBALL
AP ranking comes with reservation BY TYLER BARTO SPORTS EDITOR
Junior goalkeeper Jessica Janosz registered five saves in Rutgers’ 1-0 double-overtime victory Friday against South Florida. She filled in for senior Emmy Simpkins the past two games for the Knights. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Reserve replaces injured goalkeeper BY BRADLY DERECHAILO CORRESPONDENT
With all the trouble the Rutgers women’s soccer team has with finding the back of the net in the first half — and more recently entire matches — it is important to have a consistent goalkeeper in between the pipes. The Scarlet Knights had that with senior goalkeeper Emmy Simpkins, who took control of the starting job. But Simpkins went down with a head injury last week against Georgetown, when she collided with senior defender Shannon Woeller on a save attempt. Junior goalkeeper Jessica Janosz replaced Simpkins, finishing out the Knights’ 1-0 loss to the Hoyas. Janosz remained in the lineup for Rutgers’ past two matches against South Florida and Marquette. “I think she has done well [in place of Simpkins]. I think she was solid, “ Crooks said. “She obviously did what we needed her to do to win the game on Friday, and on Sunday, both goals were difficult [in a loss].” A shot in the 19th minute that went through a Rutgers defender’s leg, making it dif ficult for Janosz to deflect the Junior forward Jonelle Filigno scored the only goal for Rutgers this weekend on a penalty kick Friday against South Florida. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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GLENN CROOKS has used 12 different RU lineups in as many games this season, utilizing 20 Rutgers women’s soccer players in the process. The head coach is in his 13th season in Piscataway.
On the heels of its first appearance in the AP top 25 in nearly three years, the Rutgers football team has two weeks to prepare for Connecticut, its next opponent. The Scarlet Knights likely hope they remain longer than they did in 2009, when they lost, 31-13, at Syracuse. The Knights had not appeared in the national rankings since. “I don’t think it’s important right now — I think it’s important at the end of the year,” said head coach Kyle Flood on Saturday. “Ultimately, the things you earn at the end of the year are really what’s important.” Flood patrolled the sidelines on that Nov. 21 as the Knights’ co-offensive coordinator. Rutgers managed only 130 yards of total offense, and its offensive line surrendered nine sacks. The Knights still reached their fifth consecutive bowl and won their fourth, but the stakes figured to be higher with one less Big East loss. Rutgers looks to avoid the same letdown Oct. 6 against the Huskies. “This is a dangerous point for a team,” said senior linebacker Khaseem Greene, “because you can slack off and start getting caught up in what everybody’s telling you — how good you are and things like that.” SEE
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Senior Khaseem Greene breaks up a pass Saturday at Arkansas. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
SCORE BY QUARTER MEN’S GOLF
MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
Hartford Invitational
vs. Central Conn. St.
at St. John’s
at Villanova
Today Hartford, Conn.
Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Yurcak Field
Friday, 7 p.m. Queens
Friday, 7 p.m. Villanova, Pa.