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Douglass begins new engineering community ‘Women in Engineering Living-Learning Community’ in its first year on Busch campus A student poses with the reason why he is voting on Election Day for the Rutgers Student Voter Coalition’s photo campaign yesterday on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus. EMILY NESI
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Douglass Residential College has recently extended its influence of female empowerment beyond its usual borders to Busch campus. A yearlong collaboration between the University’s School of Engineering and DRC has forged a progressive living-learning community that aims to support and advance female engineers, said Candiece White, director of Women in Engineering Programs. This program is a departure from its predecessors at DRC. Entirely reserved for first-year students, this intimate living-learning community encompasses the ideals of female leadership and activism while being conveniently located on the campus where the majority of engineering classes are held, White said. The program provides an opportunity for students to experience DRC and its tradition without actually living there. The livingSEE
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Voter registration grows on campus Groups table in student centers around University for National Voter Registration Day BY MEGAN MORREALE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
More than 1,000 people registered to vote yesterday after several student organizations collaborated to host National Voter Registration Day throughout all the University’s campuses. The booth on the College Avenue campus ran a photo campaign alongside its registration efforts to find out why students are
voting, said Leila Ensha, a campus organizer for the University’s chapter of the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group. The photo campaign involved taking pictures of students in front of a United States flag, where they held signs explaining why they plan to vote in November, Ensha said. Alex Zeldin, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said he is using his vote for a unique purpose.
“I am voting for my grandparents who couldn’t,” Zeldin said. All of the photos taken through the photo campaign will be posted on a Tumblr page that will soon be created, said Natalie Sowinski, a member of the Rutgers Student Voter Coalition. Those who register to vote also have the option to fill out a pledge card, which helps ensure they will vote in November, said Nicole Deniflee, a student representative for NJPIRG and a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Sowinski, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said New Jersey United Students, a SEE
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Commander introduces Navy ROTC program Central Jersey Council of the Navy League members meet executive officer BY ALEX MEIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Central Jersey Council of the Navy League of the United States hosted a dinner last night at the Rutgers Club on the College Avenue campus, where Commander James Crate discussed the University’s Navy ROTC training program for aspiring naval officers. “Given that we’re by the ocean, it does make some sense,” said Richard L. Edwards, University executive vice president for Academic Af fairs. “It
will provide a number of students with a way to access a quality university education through the scholarships that are provided.” The University’s Board of Governors approved the establishment of a Depar tment of Naval Science on campus that will staff naval personnel during the semester, said Angus Gillespie, president of the Central Jersey Council of the Navy League. Students in the NROTC will train to become of ficers in the SEE
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Commander James Crate, executive officer for the Navy ROTC on campus, speaks at the Rutgers Club on the College Avenue campus last night about the program. ALEX VAN DRIESEN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Debate team questions Constitutional Convention’s use Argument comes down to one decisive vote BY MEGAN MORREALE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
About 40 audience members voted against having a Constitutional Convention after the Rutgers University Debate Union concluded its arguments Monday night at Trayes Hall in the Douglas Campus Center. It was a close debate, with the winners gaining 16 votes to the opposing team’s 15. The debate also sparked many questions and comments from the crowd. The questions — “Should we have a Constitutional Convention?” — was heavily debated through a discussion of the corporate dollar and whether it had become too influential in today’s politics. “Companies co-op the system by lending money to politicians,” said Gordon Morrisette, prime minister of the debate. “These donations allow them to capture legislative outcomes.” The winning opposition team argued that the corporate dollar does not have more influence than the power of the vote. “When you stop the corporations right to free speech, you are also stopping the ability of other groups to speak. ...
Corporations are people, too,” said Bhargavi Sriram, RUDU vice president, while advocating for no convention. There are alternatives to bettering the political system than a convention, such as creating stricter laws and regulations for corporations and how they spend their campaign dollar said Sriram, a Rutgers Business School senior. Ashley Novack’s argument in support of a convention focused on the opposition’s flaws. “There is no violation of free speech,” said Novack, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “A corporation could still speak for a candidate, they just couldn’t buy them out.” Novack said there are a lot of alternatives to more involvement in the political process where candidates would not be beholden to corporate money. The reason there have been no new regulations is because of corporate control in politics, she said. The last debater focused on how changes naturally happen in a democracy while debating against the convention. “Democracy has never been perfect in America,” said Arbi Llaveshi, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “These issues about lobbying and corporations haven’t been around for that long. Public momentum has to build up over time. This is why we haven’t passed more regulations.”
The winning opposition emphasized that the vote resides in the citizenry, not the corporations. The three-person panel of faculty members ensured the crowd understood that more money does not necessarily meander votes and that some scholars do not see favor and influence being bought and sold in Washington, D.C., as a problem. Melanye Price, assistant professor in the Department of Africana Studies, said it would be difficult to have the public call for a constitutional convention.
“When you stop the corporations’ right to free speech, you are also stopping the ability of other groups to speak.” BHARGAVI SRIRAM RUDU Vice President
“There is nothing in the constitution that talks about this,” Price said. “There is a hope that if millions of Americans got together to sign a petition for a convention, the states would feel compelled to do something.” Andrew Murphy, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, talked more about the issues at hand and whether they were even relevant to the Constitution.
Rutgers University Debate Union members Gordon Morrisette (left), Ashley Novak and Bhargavi Sriram argue whether the corporate dollar has become too influential in politics Monday night at the Douglass Campus Center. VAISHALI NAYAK “There is a larger domain here,” Murphy said. “The question depends a lot on how one defines the ills of the country and whether or not they are even constitutional.” He said problems, such as the rising use of a filibuster, monetar y issues in the capital and grasping the evils in the current U.S. political system cannot be solved through a Constitutional Convention. “When we call a convention, anything is on the table,” Murphy said.
Having a Constitutional Convention would create another Constitution that would have similar issues as the original Constitution, he said. Students were able to ask faculty members questions, and many inquired about Citizens United, an organization dedicated to gaining control for citizens rather than government. “We haven’t really had a lot of time to react to Citizens United,” Price said. “We don’t really know yet how an organization like that will affect our country.”
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OWN IT Celiany Rivera-Velazquez, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Student Center at New York University, tells the crowd about her documentary, “Queen of Myself,” which features queer performers in a variety of musical genres as part of her doctoral dissertation, last night at the Livingston Student Center. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
COMMUNITY Douglass Residential College program is first to be housed in co-ed hall CONTINUED FROM FRONT learning community takes up one wing of the Barr Hall on Busch campus. This brings up another distinction from other Douglassrun communities — there are, in fact, men on the opposite wing. Laura Stiltz, director of Douglass Project Research Programs, said this was not some strategic move to entice incoming first-year students. She said the entirely female aspect of the community is considered integral to academic enrichment. “Research has shown that women generally learn differently from men. Women learn more communally,” said Stiltz, adviser for
Undergraduate Women in science, technology, engineering and math. Among the young women who recently moved into this livinglearning community is Amanda Chin, a School of Engineering firstyear student, who hopes to acquire a degree in biomedical engineering. “My father, who studied engineering at Columbia University, and my calculus teacher really opened my eyes to engineering,” Chin said. “It’s a place where I can create things, use my imagination … [to] help people.” School of Engineering first-year student Tiffany Kingsley also plans to pursue biomedical engineering and a potential career in prosthetics, but she remains open-minded.
“I’m really looking forward to learning more about the different types of engineering and research that’s out there,” Kingsley said. For a student who has already been accepted to the University, the application process for the livinglearning community is straightfor-
“It’s a place where I can create things, use my imagination … [to] help people” AMANDA CHIN School of Engineering First-Year Student
ward, White said. A student must indicate her interest in the program on her housing application through a first-come, first-served basis. “We originally started with an 18 student limit, but we increased it to 20,” Stiltz said.
All 20 students are required to take a three-credit course that explores engineering in their second semester. Additionally, they are encouraged to partake in a class which investigates the concepts and history of women in leadership, according to the program’s website. Students involved in this living-learning community will have the opportunity to engage in various social events, work alongside full-time faculty for research, receive counseling from their peer mentor and learn about internship and scholarships. “I really look forward to taking advantage of externships,” said Laura Gunderson, a School of Engineering first-year student who plans to study environmental or biomedical engineering. Chin said the program not only benefits her studies, but it also eases the stressful transition from high school to the University.
“It has been significantly easier,” she said. When asked about potential expansion of the living-learning community to the rest of the floor, Stiltz said although it is possible, the intimate sense of community must be preserved above all else. “It is important that it should not lose its value,” Stiltz said. Compared to the living-learning community in the Woodbury Bunting-Cobb Hall for STEM students, this section of Barr Hall presents a more familial atmosphere, Chin said. “From the beginning, ever yone had their doors open. It feels like I’m living with sisters,” she said. Gunderson encourages any interested students to apply to the living-learning community on Busch campus. “I want to say, for the girls who are considering this program — do it,” she said.
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Andrew Foltz-Morrison, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and member of the Rutgers Student Voter Coalition, registers students to vote yesterday afternoon on the steps of Brower Commons. Efforts on the College Avenue campus attracted the most students to register. EMILY NESI
REGISTRATION Total students registered on Douglass campus comes in at more than 100 CONTINUED FROM FRONT group made up of student government representatives from universities and colleges all over the state, is responsible for the photo campaigns and on-campus voter registration. The group aims to get as much of the University’s diverse student body as possible to vote on Election Day, she said. “I’ve heard students say a wide range of reasons that they are voting, everything from helping to end discrimination to want-
ing a more affordable education,” Sowinski said. Ensha said many students are simply voting because they believe it is their right to do so and because they want to exercise their voices. To reach a goal of 7,000 registered students from the University, Sowinski said NJPIRG and other campaigners go out on the streets and get students to fill out voter registration forms for an easier process. The Rutgers University Student Assembly registered
PROGRAM Gillespie says 60 Navy ROTCs have been established at more than 150 colleges CONTINUED FROM FRONT U.S. Navy or Marine Corps, he said. The Navy will cover most of the expenses to maintain the program, excluding tuition costs, in which $1.16 million will establish the unit with an annual cost of $872,000, said Lt. Charity Hardison, a spokeswoman for Naval Ser vice Training Command in a statement. The University already has ROTC programs for the Army and Air Force, established in 1916 and 1952, respectively, Edwards said. Nationwide, there are about 60 naval ROTC programs at more than 150 colleges and universities, Gillespie said. The University is the first in
the state to have a naval training program in more than 40 years. “We want the Navy to be a representative for all 50 states. To not have of ficers from one of the states is a disser vice to the nation,” Crate said. The council chose to host the dinner meeting to give Crate the oppor tunity to introduce himself to an organization that is interested in suppor ting the NROTC program at the University, said Daniel Dermer, chief of staf f for the council. Gillespie, professor in the Department of American Studies, said the University is the only non-Ivy League institution chosen by the U.S. Navy to have an NROTC program, in which Crate ser ves as the executive officer and
300 students yesterday alone, said John Connelly, RUSA president and School of Ar ts and Sciences senior. Mark Opper, a student inter n representative from NJPIRG, said he believes members of his organization will reach their goal by the end of the campaign. “We still have a ways to go, the ef for t isn’t over until [Oct. 16],” said Opper, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior. Sowinski said the campaign is intended to help students who do not know how to register. “We are just helping to make the process easier,” she said. Dif ferent PIRG chapters are holding student voter campaigns throughout the countr y. The group created an
online petition for voter registration at www.studentvote.org, Ensha said. Malik Davis-Bey, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, said he is excited to vote for the first time in his life. “I feel like my one vote actually has some power to it,” Davis-Bey said. Opper said organizers followed in the footsteps of the California Public Interest Research Group by parodying The Lonely Island’s “I’m on a Boat.” “They changed the chant to ‘I’m gonna vote,’ in order to attract more people who want to register, so we chimed in on that,” he said. They also made a vote boat, which was made of cardboard
and featured red and blue words painted on the side that read, “Vote Boat.” Deniflee said the organization made the biggest impact on College Avenue, the campus with the most students who registered during the day. Catherine Mayur, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and student representative for the campaign, said there were about 100 students who registered on Douglass campus by 3:00 p.m. Deniflee said she is happy about the campaign’s success. “It’s awesome to meet such enthusiastic students,” Deniflee said. “It touches my heart when I meet somebody as excited about politics as I am, because not a lot of students are.”
Commander Philip Roos serves as the commanding officer. “As an elite university with a diverse student body and a stellar inter national reputation in engineering and the sciences, Rutgers is a
ing the maritime ser vices?” Crate said to the crowd. “Don’t you want the Rutgers perspective to influence the United States?” He said individuals enlisted in the University NROTC program could enjoy both the college experience and the benefits the Navy has to of fer. The program offers selected students a scholarship that covers tuition, fees and the cost of textbooks for four years, along with a monthly stipend of up to $400, Edwards said. In exchange, students commit to serve as an officer for five years after graduation. NROTC enlistees also have the unique opportunity to participate in summer cruises to see U.S. Navy ships all over the world, Crate said. Through the cr uises, students can experience a flavor of what it is like to be in the Navy in four to six weeks, he said. Besides naval science courses, students also par ticipate
in physical training, unit drills and leadership training while completing requirements for their chosen major, Gillespie said. Eleven University first-year students are currently enrolled in the program. Of ficials anticipate enrollment to grow between 65 to 90 students, Edwards said. The goal after four years is to have at least 15 graduates going into the officer corps annually. The council is made up of non-militar y families who help militar y families and educate the general public about what maritime ser vices do, Dermer said. “The Central Jersey Council suppor ts the sea ser vices in ways the government cannot, to show that there are citizens that appreciate the hard work the [maritime services] are doing,” Gillespie said. Some ser vices include holding banquets and distributing cer tificates to deser ving maritime personal, he said.
“Don’t you want the Rutgers perspective to influence the United States?” JAMES CRATE Executive Director of the University’s Navy ROTC
good fit with the NROTC program,” Hardison said in a statement. Crate said the University’s involvement with the Navy would benefit the school on an individual and community level. “Don’t you want Rutgers graduates out there represent-
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IN BRIEF GAY COUPLE SUES GROUP FOR AD A gay New Jersey couple is suing a group for using their engagement photo in an attack adver tisement against a Colorado Republic politician who suppor ts civil unions, according to nj.com. The group used a photo of Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere holding hands and kissing and questioned the values of GOP Sen. Jean White, according to nj.com. The Southern Pover ty Law center will file the federal lawsuit. Privitere said in another nj.com stor y that he was shocked to see the image. “When I first saw it, I didn’t know how to feel,” he told nj.com. “They took this image that meant one thing — love, family [and] commitment — and used it to convey the complete opposite — hate, fear and bigotr y.”
WOMEN PROTEST AGAINST JUDGE A group of about 40 women protested against Paul Escandon, a Monmouth County family cour t judge who they claim favors men over women in divorce cases, according to nj.com. The women held signs that read “End Corrupt Cour ts” as they protested, according to nj.com
Kristen Williams, a Colts Neck resident who recently went through a divorce trial under Escandon, told nj.com she received unfair treatment. “[Judge Escandon] gave my ex-husband $3,700 without a trial, and he said that if I did not pay it, he would sign a bench war rant for my ar rest, which he did,” Williams, 47, told nj.com. “I’m sorr y, but I’m ver y angr y. He’s harmed the lives of many women and many children.” Former Gov. Jon Corzine appointed Escandon to a 7-year term on the bench in 2009, according to nj.com.
EFFORTS LEAD TO LESS TOLL VIOLATIONS Toll cheating violations have been cut in half following ef for ts to crack down on the of fenders, according to nj.com. Of ficials have increased the fees for violators from $25 to $50, while cameras now capture images of license plate numbers of those who pass through without paying, according to nj.com Ronnie Hakim, executive director of the New Jersey Tur npike Authority, told nj.com that the violation rate went from 10 percent to about 4.5 percent. “It added $3.2 million in tolls and recoveries,” Hakim told nj.com.
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Local venue to host Lewis Black play friendly production is a departure from his usual “in-your-face” comedic style. Comedian Lewis Black will “The first day of rehearsal that arrive in New Brunswick next week we had there, he spoke to the whole to debut his new play “One Slight company and said that if he hadn’t Hitch,” which will open Tuesday at known that he wrote the play, he the George Street Playhouse. would not have believed it himself,” While students might Ryman said. know Black as a stand-up The play, which is comic or actor from films about a series of unexpectlike “Accepted,” Black ed comedic events that said he originally began occur as a family prepares working as a playwright. for a daughter’s wedding, “I spent a long time recently showed on the doing plays before I did West Coast along with the stand-up,” he said. Williamstown Theatre Black started writing Festival in Massachusetts LEWIS BLACK where “One Slight Hitch” 30 Ryman said it was PLAYWRIGHT years ago and said the well received. play experienced a fair amount of She said the George Street success before it was dropped. Playhouse is a great option for the It was not until 20 years later that play’s next destination because of its Joe Grifasi, the production’s current location, which makes it easy to director, collaborated with him to assemble a talented cast. bring the play back into the limeBlack agreed the venue’s light, he said. location played a factor in book“[The current version] has the ing the show. same idea and the same stuff, it’s just “[The George Street Playhouse] that the structure is better and about is 45 minutes from New York. It’s two-thirds of the scenes have been the closest you can get to working rewritten,” Black said. “Hopefully I outside of the city and still be able to am a better writer now.” get home, and it’s a great little While he originally began writ- space,” he said. ing plays that involved less accessiAmong the headliners in “One ble themes, Black said he soon real- Slight Hitch” is Mark Linn-Baker, ized he could not make a living who Ryman said people might know from playwriting unless he was a from his role as Larry Appleton on commercial success. the sitcom “Perfect Strangers.” Kelly Ryman, director of marketRyman said employees feel foring and public relations at the tunate because the playhouse George Street Playhouse, said Black attracts top-bill performances, is the first to admit that the audience- which she believes is because of
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word of mouth. “I think the folks working here have a great time … and they tell other people ‘Yeah, you should go to the George Street Playhouse,’” she said. She hopes the theater can also attract students to the play. “I think it’s a really fun show and it’s a great laugh and … we hope that everyone will stop by and see it,” she said. Black, who continues to tour as a stand-up comic and makes frequent appearances on “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, said he is not sure if he will continue writing plays after “One Slight Hitch.” “Playwriting is about as painful a process that you can go through. It makes stand-up feel like a day at the beach,” he said. “A play is like taking a giant jigsaw puzzle of a blue sky and trying to put it together. It’s absurd.” Black said the play would not be his first contribution to New Brunswick. The comedian spent time in the city during the 1990s when he worked for the Stress Factor y Comedy Club on Church Street. While Black admitted he never visited the University, he said students should make the most of their time on campus. “They say college are the best years of your life, well they f——n’ are,” said Black, who received his Master of Fine Arts in Drama from Yale University. “If you are not having a great time in college, then transfer.”
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Are you registered to vote in the General Election on Nov. 6? “[My] parents forced me to vote, and they kind of made me register as a Republican. ... But I think ever since I voted, I definitely am trying to learn more about the elections.”
Ruby Liu School of Arts and Sciences Junior
CAMPUS TALK
BY MARIELLE SUMERGIDO Mark Opper
Adam Martin
Justin Habler
Sammy Othman
School of Arts and Sciences Senior
School of Arts and Sciences Junior
School of Arts and Sciences First-Year Student
School of Arts and Sciences Senior
“I am because I think voting is … very important. I think it’s very difficult right now to have your voice heard, but I think that’s really all we can do within the system right now.”
“Without voting we have no democracy. The principle of democracy is founded upon the principle of voting...”
“I’m registered to vote because I believe that every vote counts, and if you don’t vote, then you don’t really care about your future...”
“I’m registering to vote because even though I know my voice is one of many and may not be heard, it’s still important to voice it.”
The last day to register to vote in New Jersey
7,000
The number of University students RUSA hopes to register before the deadline
49
School of Arts and Sciences First-Year Student
“I am registered to vote, and it’s just like a duty as a responsible citizen.”
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The percentage of voters ages 18-29 who voted in the 2008 presidential election
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But those numbers become even bleaker as one moves from the national level to the state level. New Jersey, for example, currently has no women in Congress. Despite the fact that the state’s population is 51.3 percent female, representation of such an over whelming demographic remains missing. And when women are underrepresented in politics, it also means that the interests of women in general are underrepresented. Equal representation, therefore, is not only something that should be desirable, but wholly necessar y if we wish our political decisions to remain equitable for both ends of the gender spectrum. This surge in women candidates — 18 women running for seats on the Senate and 163 women running for the House of Representatives, according to the report — represents an important opportunity to tip the scales in a positive direction.
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f you haven’t yet heard the news, the Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of this year’s high school graduating class are in — and in at least one of the exam’s sections, scores have fallen to the lowest they’ve been since 1972. The decline in scores, needless to say, has drawn a considerable amount of attention and has had many questioning what this means for America’s youth and the quality of education in the country. To us, this sort of response is somewhat alarmist in nature. To assume, like some have, that the decline in scores is reason for concern for the state of education in the United States is to assume that SAT scores themselves are a near-perfect measure of a student’s aptitude and development — neither of which we’re willing to grant without a more in-depth look at the breakdown of the scores. Without too much heavy lifting in the way of rigorous analysis, we can immediately point to several reasons for this year’s scores being so low. One reason relates to the testing pool of students. College Board officials and other experts said the number of students who opt to take the SATs is growing both in
breadth and diversity each year. For instance, 45 percent of the testing pool last year was comprised of minority students, compared to 38 percent in 2008. This may be significant when one considers that 28 percent of test takers reported that English wasn’t necessarily their first language. We can also look at the nature of education in America today, and whether it has changed in the years following the test’s institution. The SATs are notoriously a “teaching-to-the-test” form of test-taking, and we can wonder whether instructors in today’s elementary and high schools have simply abandoned the approach of educating for the sake of standardized test-taking, instead opting for educating for the sake of education. Students are particularly aware that doing well on the SAT requires not, necessarily, strict knowledge of the subjects, but rather a keen knowledge and measured skill for test-taking itself. In this way, SAT scores may not be the most appropriate measure of intelligence. Education in America is undoubtedly a priority of the highest order, but this year’s SAT scores may only prove a minor concern.
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Speak, for the sake of equality DANNIELLE ROMOLEROUX
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ast Saturday night, a couple University students and I traveled up the N.J. Turnpike through the pungent aromas of North Jersey to go see a Bruce Springsteen concert at MetLife Stadium. It was the quintessential Jersey experience. After a lengthy delay due to severe thunderstorms rolling through East Ruther ford, Springsteen took the stage at 10:30 p.m. and joked that he just invited 55,000 people to his bir thday par ty (Springsteen turned 63 at midnight). The epic show drew to a close around 2:00 a.m. after threeand-a-half hours of pure rock ‘n’ roll energy. The intensity of the show was unparalleled and ran the gamut of emotions — from the pent-up energy released at the beginning of the show, to the reflective and emotional middle por tion, to the fun encore and eventual exhaustion — from which I am still recuperating as I write this. The show had ever ything one would expect from an incredible rock concert. Perhaps the emotion or feeling that stuck with me the most, however, is the sense of community and collective responsibility that has become a staple of Springsteen’s recent music and concer ts. During “My City of Ruins,” Springsteen introduced his band members and spoke about “ghosts,” specifically those in the form of late band members Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici. More generally, however, he was speaking about the “ghosts” that walk with all of us, literally and figuratively, and guide us along our way. The emotion was palpable and the sense of community, tangible.
This sense of community is rarely achieved to such an extent in public life, especially in the United States, where hyper-individualism has become a power ful political and social trend. The rise of the Tea Par ty and tough economic times have exacerbated a sentiment of selfishness among individual Americans that has seeped into government policies. Hyper-individualism does not always dominate American life. After the events of Sept. 11, the countr y came together in a way that unfor tunately only seems to occur after a large-scale national tragedy. Lt. Richard Nappi, a New York City Fire Depar tment hero at Sept. 11 who was killed in a Brooklyn blaze in April, represents the extreme example of
“American identity is about everyone having an equal opportunity to succeed.” how community should be displayed and suppor ted in this countr y. Springsteen dedicated “Into the Fire,” a song from his post-Sept. 11 album, “The Rising,” to Nappi during Saturday night’s show. The song’s refrain, “May your strength give us strength / May your faith give us faith / May your hope give us hope / May your love give us love,” acts not only as a tribute to the firefighter who valiantly gave his life, but also as a charge to all of us to show the sense of community and suppor t for one another that is essential to a strong democracy. As we enter the final stretch of the election season, all Americans should look in the mirror and ask ourselves what kind of countr y we would like to live in.
The glue that holds a nation together is its people, and its people are only as strong as they are because of a strong community foundation. American identity does not merely consist of the notion that ever yone should have the liberty to do as they please — rather, American identity is about ever yone having an equal opportunity to succeed under the auspices of family, community and government support. While the Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would have you believe nearly half the nation are victims dependent on government for sur vival, he fails to recognize what these citizens, workers and militar y personnel contribute to American society and what the positive impact these government benefits have on the entire countr y. The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, which lays out the guiding principles of the American frame of gover nment, stresses the need to “provide for the common defense” and “promote the general Welfare.” Economic and social policies suppor ted by many in this countr y seek to alienate cer tain members of the American community and deny them an equal oppor tunity for success. In his 2007 song “Long Walk Home,” Springsteen sings that we “know [the] flag flying over the cour thouse / Means certain things are set in stone / Who we are, what we’ll do and what we won’t.” As we look forward to the first Tuesday in November, let us remember that there are some things we cannot do if we believe in the preamble to our Constitution and suppor t the notion of a strong American community. Matt Kuchtyak is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science and economics with a minor in history. His column, “State of the Nation,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
ately I have been feeling less motivated to promote feminism because of the amount of people questioning why I’m a feminist. They ask what it is feminists are still fighting for if we already have the same rights as men. A recent study published by the American Political Science Review reminded me why feminists are still advocating equal rights. Christopher F. Karpowitz of Brigham Young University, Tali Mendelberg of Princeton University, and Lee Shaker of Portland State University conducted the study that has refueled my motivation in seeking equality. The study, called “Gender Inequality in Deliberative Par ticipation,” examined whether men and women share equal voice and authority in a group discussion, or if it just causes gender inequality. Ultimately the researchers determined that women speak 75 percent less than men when they are the minority in a group conversation. This study focused on women in the field of politics, but it’s something that impacts all of us. What does this really mean? It means women are letting the male voice overshadow their own. As a political science major this frightens me, because voice and opinion are essential aspects in politics. So I ask myself: Am I a woman who silences her opinions and comments when predominantly surrounded by men? Shyly I’ll admit I am. For instance, in my “Nature of Politics” class, females are the minority. The men outnumber us. Politics has without a doubt been a field led predominantly by men. It is obvious when you enter my political science class that that much hasn’t changed. As the study states, “men tend to be perceived as more competent and enjoy a higher status than women in discus-
sions of what is perceived as masculine subjects.” Therefore, women allow men to do most of the speaking because they assume the men know more than they do. And many times this is not the case. They could be just as confused as we are. So yes, there have been times when I’ve known the answer to a question and neglected to raise my hand out of fear that I might be wrong. Instead, I let someone else answer it. I compared my participation in my political science class to my participation in my “Women, Culture, and Society” class. Unlike in Nature of Politics, females are the majority in class, with a mere seven males. When I’m in this class, I am a completely different person. I actually speak and voice my opinions as well as comment on the statements of others. Why is that? According to authors of the study, this is because women “experience a greater sense of confidence in predominantly female settings.” So you’re probably thinking that the males in my women studies class feel outnumbered, therefore they’re reluctant to participate. Wrong. I’ve heard the opinions of each boy in that class. They do not hold back. Unlike females, men do not speak or influence any less when they are the minority of a discussion. The study suggests using unanimous rule as opposed to majority rule when women are a minority will help voice their opinions. What the study concluded was that when women are in mixed-gender groups, they tend to speak less and become less influential than the men in the discussion. So what are we waiting for ladies? Clearly we need to speak up. Don’t silence your opinions only because you find yourself surrounded by men. In order to influence others and gain our muchwanted equality, we need a voice. The only way to get that voice is to raise your hand and speak your mind. Dannielle Romoleroux is a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore. Her column, “Fourth Wave,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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Leigh records 56 minutes of field time following near-month absence CONTINUED FROM BACK One thing has been constant, which is the presence of freshmen and sophomores in the lineup. Rutgers featured 13 underclassmen, seven of which cracked the starting 11. “It is very meaningful, especially in that part of the field in the back,” Crooks said. “There is a lot of young players involved back there. Outside of seniors Shannon [Woeller] and Trish [DiPaolo], it is a really young back line. To have her working and communicating like she does back there is just fantastic.” Leigh sees her leadership as a way to pass down the torch from when she was a younger player, pointing to the captain trio of Woeller, DiPaolo and senior goalkeeper Emmy Simpkins guiding her as a younger player. “I really appreciate being one of those people that the girls can look up to,” Leigh said.
Leigh’s leadership has come from the sidelines of late, as the Hamilton, N.J., native continues to deal with an injury. The Sept. 2 Sam Houston State game was the last one she played in before her appearance in Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Marquette. Leigh saw 56 minutes in the contest and does not mind coming off the bench as long as she can contribute. With Crooks still shuffling around his lineup card, he believes Leigh is playing well enough after her injury to find her way back into a starting position. “It is a weekly competition, and you get your opportunities in the games and you take advantage of it when it happens,” Crooks said. “I think Tori took advantage of her opportunity this weekend.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDtargum.
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DEFENSE Knights take advantage of multiple playmakers to force turnovers CONTINUED FROM BACK going against our team. We go after the ball. We try to make big plays, and the main thing we do is we don’t let the situation or the game get us down.” He said the defense stresses being opportunistic, and it has succeeded so far this season. Part of the defense’s advantage is the variety of playmakers at its disposal. The Knights have five interceptions by five different players in the past two games. Greene has not recorded an inter-
ception, but as the reigning Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year, his résumé speaks for itself. Four of those five interceptions came courtesy of the secondary, which has contributed in more ways than only turnovers. “You just see in the games [the secondary is] making big-time interceptions,” Greene said, “[senior safety] Duron Harmon coming down and hitting and just changing the whole flow of the game with those big hits and [junior cornerback] Logan [Ryan] just locking everybody up.”
The win against Arkansas was no exception. Ryan intercepted a pass from quarterback Tyler Wilson in the end zone late in the third quarter, ending a 66-yard drive. Harmon picked off a Wilson pass after it caromed off a Razorback receiver with less than four minutes left in the game, which led to Rutgers ending the game on the next possession. Senior linebacker Steve Beauharnais said that ball-hawk and big-play mentality stems from a concept brought about by the previous head coach. “Chop,” Beauharnais said. “It’s simple. Chop. It’s been around here for years, since [former head coach] Greg Schiano took over. Chop. Focus on the task at hand.” The defense making big plays
has effects on the other side of the ball, as well. “It raises our confidence,” Beauharnais said. “It raises our energy. It raises a lot of things. The offense is watching and it raises their confidence. They can’t wait to get back on the field.” Harmon is at the crux of those big plays. On several occasions, including Saturday at Arkansas, he has shown a proclivity for big hit game-changing plays. “Duron’s a great playmaker,” Beauharnais said. “Unfortunately he’s not a captain. I think he really should be. I think we should have five [defensive] captains, to tell you the truth. He’s a guy that we feed off of. He’s a guy that I trust a lot because [Greene] is no longer in the back of the defense.” Greene, who transitioned to
linebacker from safety before last season, has become one of the leaders on the defense. From his position in the middle of the defense, he gets a firsthand look at how complete it is. “It’s fun knowing that I got [the secondary] behind me, and I got the big boys up front doing their job,” Greene said. “Those guys know they got me.” With eight turnovers, eight sacks, three blocked kicks and no 100-yard rushers allowed in four games, the defense has the numbers to back up Greene’s assessment, and it helps clarify how Rutgers has taken down four consecutive opponents. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Joey Gregory on Twitter @jgregorytargum
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 17 FOOTBALL LINEBACKER RECORDS SEVEN TACKLES AGAINST ARKANSAS
CJ Werneke understands the team’s identity this season. CONOR ALWELL
EXPERIENCES Losing league record motivates Rutgers in 2012 Big East play CONTINUED FROM BACK “You always reflect after each year,” Werneke said. “At the end of the season, you take some time to decompress and process the whole year. I think our coaching staff and players had our best year last year. … The players continued to believe in what they were doing, despite all of the injuries and significant setbacks.” There were some highlights in Rutgers’ competition against Big East opponents. The Knights ended the year with back-to-back victories against Connecticut and St. John’s on their home court. It was the first Big East weekend sweep for the program since 2005 and the first with Werneke at the helm. “We identified who we are as a team, played to our strengths and didn’t use any excuses,” he said. “We don’t like excuses. We don’t rely on them or use them as crutches. We’re going to go out and compete, learn how to compete, we’re going to fight, and we’re going to give our opponents our best shot.” Team veterans had impressive seasons individually and have the experience that helps guide a team. In addition to Jones’ contributions, now-senior setter Stephanie Zielinski led all Big East setters last season with 18 double-doubles, compiling 1,151 assists — sixth-most in program history — and 332 digs. “The returners are seeing the progression of our program,” Werneke said. “They knew what we went through last fall and should build on their confidence and motivation moving forward. I want to have them lead our newcomers based on their past experiences. We want to embrace our past and not hide from it, using it as a learning experience and motivation moving forward.” Even though Rutgers is already in a 0-2 Big East hole, Werneke believes it needs to take the same approach each year. He is optimistic about the Knights’ possibilities. “Each year is a different year,” Werneke said. “Each team is a different team, and you have to coach it accordingly, but the philosophy is the same. We’re going to keep our team focused on the remaining part of the year. We need to say, ‘Hey, we control our own destiny here.’ As long as we stick to the task and on the plan, good things are going to happen.”
Senior linebacker Steve Beauharnais attempts to tackle Arkansas wide receiver Brandon Mitchell on Saturday in the Knights’ win. Beauharnais recorded his first half sack of the season on the first play from scrimmage. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Beauharnais dismisses low statistics BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers football team left Fayetteville, Ark., with a victory that put the Scarlet Knights into the national rankings for the first time since 2009, gave them their first 4-0 start since 2006 and showed a national audience a win against an SEC opponent. But when the Knights returned to campus, they blended right in with a student body that treated them the same way before the win. “It was a normal day really,” said senior linebacker Steve Beauharnais. “No one really came up to us and told us how well we were doing.” The team is not ecstatic, either, because of head coach Kyle Flood’s one-game-at-a-time mentality. But Beauharnais left the 35-26 win disappointed, even though
the Rutgers defense was on the right end of a high-scoring affair. “I hate shootouts,” he said. “I hate them because obviously there are a lot of things that are exposing us. There are a lot of things that we need to get cleaned up and [make us] think we’re not as sharp as we thought we were.” Rutgers’ defense made some mistakes against Arkansas, including allowing consecutive touchdowns in the fourth quarter and letting quarterback Tyler Wilson record 419 passing yards. Traditionally, an inside linebacker might be more concerned with stopping the running game and generating tackles in the short field. The St. Joseph’s High School (N.J.) product did that better than he had all year against the Razorbacks with a season-high seven tackles after posting only 13 in the previous three games, helping hold Arkansas to only 73 rushing yards.
But defensive coordinator Robb Smith requires Beauharnais to be more than a traditional inside linebacker. The MIKE linebacker position requires Beauharnais to frequently blitz, so he is responsible not only for stopping the run but putting pressure on the opposing quarterback. “On third down, I put my head down and I’m a defensive end,” Beauharnais said. Beauharnais blitzes as frequently as last year, when he recorded 16 tackles for a loss and five sacks. So far he has only 2.5 tackles for a loss and 0.5 sacks. He does not see it as a problem. “Other guys are making plays,” Beauharnais said. “Second-and-13 is second-and-13, no matter who makes the tackle.” Senior linebacker Khaseem Greene plays next to Beauharnais and likes what he has seen this year from the Saddle Brook, N.J., native.
Greene said Beauharnais would make more plays behind the line of scrimmage as the year went on. But more importantly, Beauharnais’ leadership has been a constant. “He’s our vocal leader. He leads by example,” Greene said. “It showed in his play. He came down and he was really hitting guys and calling and directing.” Beauharnais is less concerned about himself and more about the defense as a whole, which has held back offenses on many short-yardage plays. Rutgers’ 16 first downs allowed per game is a Big East-low. “I already have my name,” Beauharnais said. “I’m the middle linebacker, the leader, blah, blah, blah, but other guys are making a name for themselves.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @jbakantargum.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 18 MEN’S SOCCER CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE-RUTGERS, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
Knights ‘D’ prepares for corner kicks BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Scoring on a corner kick requires acute precision — from the server’s foot, to the connection to his teammate, to the angle the ball hurls toward the goal. The Rutgers men’s soccer team has a 34-28 advantage on cor ner kicks this season, but scoring of f one is so improbable that none of those
attempts has resulted in a goal for either side. Rutgers (3-3, 0-1) faces Central Connecticut State (2-4-1) tomorrow. They have accumulated a lofty 52 corner kick attempts this season, and the result at Yurcak Field could come down to which team can convert one first. “There’s not really tactics going into corner kicks,” said senior goalie Kevin McMullen. “We have obviously a formation
that we like to use on corner kicks, but it just comes down to who’s the tougher team.” Even though no Rutgers opponent has converted on a corner kick all year, one mistake can always change a game’s outcome in soccer. That was the case Saturday when Georgetown for ward Brandon Allen made his way through three Rutgers defenders in the 95th minute, rendering the 94 minutes the Knights
held the ninth-ranked team scoreless meaningless. “Just like the Georgetown game, you make one lapse, one mental mistake or one mishap and that could be the result,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “Our guys understand the small window of error that they’re dealing with in this game.” Whenever a team takes a shot against Rutgers, the Knights risk making a costly mistake. Many of those chances came in the last
Freshman midfielder Mael Corboz serves corner kicks for the Knights, even though that takes Corboz, who leads the Knights in scoring with two goals already, out of the box. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
three games, when opponents combined for 56 shots against the Knights — including 26 from the Hoyas. But McMullen said his fellow defenders are ready for those, and it decreases his workload. “Not many of the shots were quality shots,” McMullen said of Georgetown’s attempts. “It says that I have [10] saves in the box score, but I had to come up big for like maybe three of those saves.” Donigan also gambles on the offensive end by assigning freshman midfielder Mael Corboz to serve, even though the Green Brook, N.J., native leads Rutgers with two goals. “Mael’s always been putting good services in good spots — in danger spots,” Donigan said. But that takes a reliable scorer off the field for a moment when Rutgers has the privilege to set up a play while the game pauses. That hurts the Knights a little more with sophomore forward J.P. Correa out with an undisclosed injury, which puts more pressure on junior forward Kene Eze. “They have me going to the near post,” Eze said. “[Coaches] say I’m good at flicking the ball ... for maybe someone else to finish or go onto the ball.” Correa’s absence already gives Rutgers a lack of consistent scoring threats, which makes it less likely each game that the Knights will capitalize off opponents’ mistakes. Central Connecticut State is not of Georgetown’s caliber, but Rutgers will likely have to take advantage of a Blue Devils lapse at least once to win. “We don’t want to have a letdown,” Donigan said. “Just being able to come out and not waste the first 45 minutes on lazy or sloppy play and poor habits [is vital].” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @jbakantargum
MEN’S GOLF SEVENTH PLACE, 908
Rutgers navigates difficult course to place inside top 10 BY GREGORY JOHNSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers men’s golf team faced a difficult road test Monday and yesterday at the Hartford Hawks Invitational in Hartford, Conn., in its third tournament of the season. The Scarlet Knights took seventh place, besting nine teams in a 16-team field with a final scorecard of 908 (300-303-305). Host Har tford topped the field, carding a final score of 875 — 20 strokes better than the next closest team. “[Hartford] has seen the golf course a lot more than we have,” said head coach Rob Shutte. “There’s no doubt that it’s an advantage. So we have to be able to come into these [road] courses, scout them out and play them as if we’ve seen them 100 times before.” Junior Doug Walters was Rutgers’ top performer this time, carding a 224 overall (76-73-75) and tying for 15th in the 88-player
field. He continued his strong play in par-five scoring with a minus-two. Sophomore Hyung Mo Kim, making his season debut on the team’s scorecard in stroke play, finished second on the team with a final score of 226 (73-7776), including nine birdies and an eagle. Kim tied for 19th in the field, joining Walters as the only other Knight to finish in the top 20. “We did compete pretty hard,” Shutte said. “We adapted pretty well to the course being presented and the conditions. We just weren’t consistent enough with all five scores.” Freshman Jonathan Chang, who paced the Knights through the first two rounds Monday, struggled in the final round yesterday when he carded an 81 and finished with an overall score of 228 (74-73-81). During the final 18 holes, he also fell from sixth to 27th place individually.
“[Chang] basically star ted missing a lot of greens,” Shutte said. “And this is a golf course where if you miss greens or hit just the wrong spots, you are just absolutely stared down with bogeys and doublebogeys. He just wasn’t quite swinging as well as he was Day 1.” Sophomore Jacob Stockl and junior Dillon Corbo completed the rest of Rutgers’ final scorecard, shooting scores of 232 and 251, respectively. Shutte and the team are not hanging their hats on the outcome. “Any time we enter a tournament now, we’re tr ying to have the approach that we’re there to get to the top,” Shutte said. “We’re not satisfied. I think that we’re a program on the rise. The guys know that we can play better.” Rutgers now has less than three weeks to prepare for an overseas trip to the Waterville Collegiate Classic on Oct. 15 and 16 in County Kerry, Ireland.
Junior Doug Walters paced the Knights with a final score of 224, good enough for a 15th-place finish out of 88 athletes. JOEY GREGORY, ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2012
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 19 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK LITTLE EXPERIENCE REMAINS BEHIND BURTON
Sophomore fullback Michael Burton picks up yards after his only catch Saturday at Arkansas, the last game of his season after he suffered a season-ending injury to his lower leg. Sophomores Sam Bergen and Paul Carrezola are likely candidates to fill Burton’s role. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Fullback’s injury prompts shuffling at position BY TYLER BARTO SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers football team announced its first significant injury of the season yesterday, when head coach Kyle Flood said sophomore fullback Michael Burton will miss the rest of the season. Burton suffered a seasonending lower leg injury Saturday at Arkansas. “You want to get the ball ultimately to the best players on your team, and even though he hasn’t caught a lot of passes, some of the passes he’s caught have been in critical situations,” Flood said of Burton. “He can make things happen after he catches it.” Burton earned two carries for nine yards this season, along with catching three passes for 34 yards. He started six career games, including three last year, when he overtook Joe Martinek to earn the bulk of the backfield reps.
Despite the loss, Flood does not plan to deviate from the team’s two-back sets, which could now feature sophomore Sam Bergen. Bergen finished the spring at fullback after spending the first two years of his career at linebacker. Junior Robert Joseph returned to fullback after moving to linebacker during the spring. “We’re going to evaluate it through the week and hopefully come up with a plan as we get closer to game week, starting on Sunday,” Flood said. The plan could also include sophomore Paul Carrezola, who has played in a hybrid tight endfullback role. Carrezola caught his first touchdown pass of the season Saturday after returning from a lower leg injury Sept. 13 at South Florida.
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production from punt returns last year, the Scarlet Knights contin-
ue to find consistency from sixthyear senior Mason Robinson. Robinson returned a pair of punts at Arkansas for 24 yards, including a long of 13. “It just comes with confidence,” he said. “For a punt returner, you have to have a short-term memory.” He said he gained it upon Flood’s hiring, when Flood worked drills with the Knights’ punt returners. Robinson developed his confidence during practice, catching punts from machines, and afterward, hauling in punts from freshman Nick Borgese. The results have paid off. Mohamed Sanu, the team’s leading punt returner last year, averaged 4.6 yards per return on 12 attempts. Robinson has already matched that number and averages 0.6 more yards per return. But the position remains thankless. Robinson fumbled a punt return at South Florida after a jar-
ring hit from USF defensive back Fidel Montgomery knocked his helmet off. It was the only time Robinson said he did not anticipate a defender. “Whenever you have your eyes in the sky and you have 11 guys screaming down trying to take your head off, it’s always a risk,” Robinson said. “Anybody that’s back there at punt returner, it’s a risk.”
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defensive end Michael Larrow, suspended for the first four games of the season, could begin to earn more reps. “Mike’s a talented guy,” Flood said, “and Mike’s somebody who’s played a lot of football for us in the past.” Rutgers announced the suspension for violating team rules Aug. 24, nearly a week before the team’s season opener at Tulane. Larrow started five games last year and appeared in six in 2010 as a redshirt freshman defensive tackle, but his stock fell considerably during training camp. The staff kept Larrow on the field for an extended period yesterday since he worked exclusively in a scout team role the previous four weeks.
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concerned with freshman kicker Kyle Federico’s struggles, which include a pair of missed field goal attempts at Arkansas. “I think we have to just get him back in rhythm,” Flood said. “He has had to experience a lot of different things over the first four games of his college career, that’s for sure.” Federico has dealt with two different placeholders after junior J.T. Tartacoff suffered a finger injury at USF. He is 4-for-8 on field goals this season, with a long of 52 yards. “He’s a little better this week than he as the week before, but it’s still not where we want it,” Flood said.
Senior safety Mason Robinson returns a kick Saturday while Arkansas kicker Zach Hocker closes in. Robinson averages 5.2 yards per punt return. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
The Burton File
For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Tyler Barto on Twitter @tbartotargum.
Michael Burton Sophomore Fullback out for season with lower leg injury.
FB
6 career starts 2012 2 carries, 9 yards 3 receptions, 34 yards
Possible Replacements Sophomore Sam Bergen (no career playing time)
Junior Robert Joseph (two leg injuries in career, missed two seasons)
CORNERED Corner kicks could be a factor tonight for the Rutgers men’s soccer team against Central Connecticut State, which has taken 52 this year. / PAGE 18
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MIDDLE GROUND The Rutgers men’s golf team finished seventh out of 16 teams yesterday in the Hartford Hawks Invitational. Junior Doug Walters finished 15th out of 88 players. / PAGE 19
LOST SEASON Sophomore fullback Michael Burton is out for the year with injury, which opens up a starting position. / PAGE 19
SPORTS
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Whenever you have your eyes in the sky and you have 11 guys ... trying to take your head off, it’s always a risk. — Senior safety Mason Robinson on returning punts
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
WOMEN’S SOCCER
FOOTBALL TAKEAWAYS NEUTRALIZE WILSON’S NUMBERS
Junior gives RU steady play upon return BY BRADLY DERECHAILO CORRESPONDENT
Rutgers head women’s soccer coach Glenn Crooks always knew of the leadership junior defender Tori Leigh brought to the team. The quality was on display during a team meeting, when Crooks read an email from freshman defender Erica Sousa. “[Leigh] made a point to tell Sousa what a great practice she had, and here is a girl who has not seen a minute yet,” Crooks said. “And they are at the same position, so they’re competing for time, and there is Tori reaching out to her and letting her know she had a great practice and a great week. It really reflects the type of person Tori is.” Leigh’s leadership is valuable for the Scarlet Knights as they continue to find a complete starting rotation, which will reflect the one from their previous game. “I just try to do what I can for the team,” Leigh said. “If someone needs something, I want them to come to me. And I want the girls — especially the freshmen — I want them to feel confident on the field, and I want to help them out.” The Knights have played 12 games this season, and Crooks has put out 12 dif ferent star ting lineups. SEE
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Senior lineback Khaseem Greene assists on a tackle of Arkansas tight end Austin Tate in Saturday’s win against the Razorbacks. Greene is the reigning Big East Co-Defensive player of the year and leads Rutgers in tackles. ALEX VAN DRIESEN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Defense makes up for big plays BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers football team’s offense is earning its fair share of the spotlight thanks to its recent performances. Sophomore quarterback Gary Nova had career highs in completions, passing yards and
passing touchdowns Saturday at Arkansas. Sophomore running back Jawan Jamison has strung together five consecutive 100-yard rushing games, stretching back to last season. The receiving corps has shown any member of the group can emerge as a game-changer. But the Scarlet Knights’ central focus in recent memory has been their defense, which
has a penchant for making a play when it is needed most. Senior linebacker Khaseem Greene gives a very simple reason for it. “Practice,” he said. “We harp it in practice. We go after the ball in practice when we’re going against the scout team, when we’re SEE
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VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS ENJOYS LESS INJURY CONCERNS
Knights learn from past experiences in conference BY AARON FARRAR STAFF WRITER
Senior middle blocker Alex Jones missed 14 matches last season, when the Knights suffered a variety of injuries. CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Regular season Big East competition is an opportunity for teams to get a glimpse at potential matchups for those fortunate enough to make it to the conference tournament. It is also a chance for programs to show their progress and upgrades from the previous year. It is that time of year for the Rutgers volleyball team, which dives into league play with one focus: to win. “We had some injuries, which resulted in inconsistent play,” said head coach C.J. Werneke of last season. “Many times when we were playing against Big East opponents, we had players playing out of position.
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LAURA ROSE leads both the Rutgers field hockey team and the Big East in defensive saves with two. The Knights also lead the conference in the statistic, owning four for the 2012 season.
Regardless of that, the team showed a lot of fight and competed at a good level, often times just came up a little short.” Senior middle blocker Alex Jones was one of those players plagued by injuries while on the verge of having a breakout season. Although Jones was forced to be sidelined for 14 matches, she still managed to record 224 kills and was second in the Big East with a hitting percentage of .383. Rutgers ended last season with an overall record of 10-21 and an unfavorable 3-11 finish in the Big East. Werneke said the season is in the past, and he is ready to pursue a better finish this year. SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
FIELD HOCKEY
vs. Central Conn. St.
at St. John’s
at Villanova
vs. Villanova
Tonight, 7 p.m. Yurcak Field
Friday, 7 p.m. Queens
Friday, 7 p.m. Villanova, Pa.
Saturday, noon Bauer Track and Field Complex