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Winterbauer stresses need for state funding Vice president of University Budgeting talks money at student assembly meeting BY HANNAH SCHROER STAFF WRITER
The Dunkin’ Donuts kiosk in the Livingston Student Center attracts a winding line around lunch time. This location generates $3 on average from every customer, said Matt Ward, a University Dining Services manager. RYAN MCGRIFF
Nancy Winterbauer, vice president of University budgeting, told attendees at last night’s Rutgers University Student Assembly meeting that the state paid 70 percent of tuition in 1989 while students paid 30 percent. “Those numbers have flipped,” she said last night in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus, where she highlighted por tions of the budget and explained how the University’s money is handled.
Students need to understand the overall budget before understanding the details, she said. Winterbauer said she is glad the state has actually decided to ask voters for funding for capital improvements through a bond act, because most states provide money for universities to maintain their buildings. “Whatever they give us we can use well,” she said. She said the decline in state funding and increased private donations raise questions about the University’s status as a public institution. SEE
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Livingston Dunkin’ Donuts boasts record hourly sales Kiosk serves about 1,200 customers each hour, more than any other East Coast location BY SHAWN SMITH CORRESPONDENT
Students might think business at the Livingston Student Center’s Dunkin’ Donuts is booming from observing the long line that accumulates in front of the kiosk every day. Those students are right. The small location edges out competing franchises in the area by touting the highest grossing sales per hour on the East Coast. “We serve between 1,100 to 1,200 customers per hour,” said Matt Ward, University Dining Services manager. “That’s about $3 per customer, the cost of a coffee and a donut.” Ward said the kiosk takes advantage of its unique location on Livingston campus to achieve such high sales numbers. “Between classes letting out, and the bus schedule to the student center, we have an idea of when we will be busy,” he said. “The new addition of the apartments across the street has also impacted sales. We are up from last year, about 150 customers more a day.” To accommodate new residents on Livingston campus, Dunkin’ Donuts has increased its hours of operation from last year as well. “Last year, we were closed on weekends,” Ward said. “This year, we are now open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.” The Dunkin’ Donuts at the Livingston Student Center manages to earn more sales per hour than other locations, despite limited operating hours.
“We don’t stay open as late as most of our other locations,” Ward said. “We have set hours because of the student center.” Other locations offer merchandise that is unavailable at the Livingston Student Center location, like K-cups for Keurig coffeemakers and a selection of coffee mugs. “When we close, we have to lock up all the food and coffee,” he said. “We don’t have the option to lock our doors, people can still get behind the counter when no one is there.” Joyce Pelley, a shift lead at the Dunkin’ Donuts, said the front line staff sees the increase of customers daily. “We have more people coming here than we did last year,” she said. “The extra dorms on campus are definitely bringing in more business.” Pelley said the location has always been busy, but the renovations a few years ago helped relieve some of the pressure the line put on workers. “We were renovated a few years ago,” she said. “Before that we had a smaller location and it was sometimes hard to handle the crowd of customers. The bigger location has helped move the line along.” Jose Rodriguez, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said he frequents the location two to three times a week. “This location is always busy, every time I come here,” he said. “Sometimes, around 10 [a.m.], the SEE
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Nancy Winterbauer, vice president of University Budgeting, breaks down the University’s $2 billion budget last night during a Rutgers University Student Assembly meeting. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Student shows research on carbon depositories BY JULIAN MODESTO STAFF WRITER
If carbon dioxide was stored in a repositor y beneath the earth’s surface, Corie Hlavaty, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior, said she would not want it in her backyard. “The pressure is probably increasing under you and there could be potential leaks. CO2 in abundance could be deadly,” Hlavaty said at the Rutgers Energy Institute’s first Energy Café of the semester. At the Cove in the Busch Campus Center, she gave a presentation, “Geology and Politics of Carbon Capture Sequestration,” which focused
on a recent proposal for a new type of power plant in Linden, N.J. “Carbon capture sequestration, or CCS, is storing CO2 from the atmosphere, capturing it from a power plant, and then transporting it to a geological formation under the earth, like a sandstone rock with a cap rock above it,” Hlavaty said. The city considered a project called PurGen in 2009, which would have implemented a carbon storage system into a coal plant, Hlavaty said. “When you store the CO2, it’s taken out of our atmosphere and put under the surface for millions of years. The point of it is to decrease our CO2 emissions SEE
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NJPIRG campaign works with church never though this could happen to them. “You can’t romanticize poverty,” Shepler said. “It’s real and deeply spiritual. They are just like you and I, more victims of circumstance than homeless because of something they themselves did.” BY MEGAN MORREALE The food pantry is one of the CONTRIBUTING WITER church’s biggest efforts to help the A woman with two children homeless in the New Brunswick of her own and four foster chilcommunity, operating five days a dren came into a church looking week and helping more than 1,000 for food and clothing, because people a month, Shepler said. the foster system did not give Adamu said the food bank her enough money to support recently cut its supply and is in need her family. of help. Rev. Doug Shepler of the Second “We are trying to help fundraise Reformed Church said this mother for more supplies for them,” Adamu sacrificed her entire life for these said. “Having benefit dinners and children and came to his church getting volunteers like the fraternilooking for help. ties to help are two of the thing we “It’s a great cycle of service,” are working on.” Shepler said. “We are helping someNJPIRG is also trying to get peobody to help someple to help spruce one else.” the shelter up by “You can’t The church, painting the walls located on the and supplying new romanticize College Avenue furniture, Adamu poverty. It’s real and said. campus, provides food and shelter for “One of the deeply spiritual.” homeless families things you wouldn’t DOUG SHEPLER and is teaming up realize them needReverend at the Second with New Jersey ing is medicine,” Reformed Church Public Interest Adamu said. Research Group, “Medicine is huge.” which is working on She said a campaign to help those in need. NJPIRG wants to host a benefit dinMarta Adamu, lead intern for ner in the church’s gym open to anyNJPIRG’s “Hunger and one who wants to come for a romanHomelessness” campaign, said tic evening with some food to raise working with the homeless humproceeds for the campaign. bles her and makes her realize what “When I’m here I mostly suris important. vey the place to find out what they “Welfare only provides less need most,” Adamu said. “I ask than $200 a month to a single about upcoming events, help them mother of two,” said Adamu, a prepare the food, clean up and set School of Ar ts and Sciences up for the kids to play and basicalsophomore. “This is obviously ly do whatever the church needs not enough to sur vive on, so me to do.” our efforts here are working The church also runs a thrift toward helping that.” store, which opened this past sumThe church is involved in numermer and is now open from noon to 5 ous campaigns to help the homep.m. every day, Shepler said. less, such as the food pantry and Donated goods compose the shop’s shelter house, both of which inventory, and it even offers some NJPIRG now helps sponsor. free clothing for those in need. The church needs money to buy The church and NJPIRG’s computers, furniture and more efforts also cooperates with food, Shepler said. FISH hospitality, a one-week “Families come for a week, shelter for those who have lost then they have to move to their jobs or were evicted from another church in the area,” their homes because of a court said Lamar Jones, a social work order, Shepler said. intern at the church. “We make The church gives people hope food and snacks available to and helps individuals get back into them and give them somewhere the workforce, he said. to sleep for the night.” Shepler said the church proShepler said many of the homevides for people of all ages and culless are victims of the economy tures in need. Guests usually stay w h o anywhere from six to eight months, he said. Although the church does have volunteers, they are lacking manpower, Adamu said.
Students take initative to help hunger, homeless
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Elizabeth Armstrong, a professor in the Department of Sociology at Princeton University, came to the University yesterday to speak about the ethics concerning medicine and how society views the placenta at the Institute For Health, Health Care Policy And Aging Research. ENRICO CABREDO
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Alex Epstein, founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, discusses the benefits of fracking and other controversial energy technologies with students last night in the Busch Campus Center.
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“In New Jersey, the government is saying ‘Why not just use natural gas instead of a coal Three power plants CCS plant?’” Hlavaty said. “In today practice carbon 2011, the government just said, ‘No, we are not doing this, we sequestration are not having another coal plant in New Jersey.’” CONTINUED FROM FRONT Although it actually costs less to build a new clean coal power but still be able to use fossil fuels plant than to implement a CCS like natural gas,” she said. system into an existing power Hlavaty said there are three plant, the efficiency of a new coalplants in operation now that store burning factory was also called about one megaton of carbon into question, she said. dioxide per year. “About a third of the energy of “It’s very experimental. The a CCS plant goes to just powering plant proposed in New Jersey the CCS part of the plant, so you would have been the first largedo end up using 25 to 40 percent scale power plant ... in the world,” more coal than a normal coalshe said. “This would have stored burning plant, so that’s a pretty five megatons.” big implication,” she said. Next to renewable energies, Current power plants are very or renewables, coal-fueled CCS inefficient, because they were plants are considered clean coal, built about 50 years ago and were Hlavaty said. meant to operate for only so long, “There’s a market for this. said Ken Miller, board member When PurGen was proposed, peofor the Rutgers Energy Institute. ple thought that maybe Congress “You actually have a net gain in would pass legislaterms of efficiention putting a price cy,” said Miller, a on carbon, in professor in the “You do end up which case they Department of using 25 to 40 would have addiEarth and tional revenues percent more coal Planetary Sciences. from [releasing] Since the rejecthan a normal carbon dioxide into tion of PurGen, the the atmosphere,” coal-burning plant.” company behind said Robert Kopp, the project has CORIE HLAVATY associate director moved their efforts School of Environmental and of the Rutgers to California, Biological Sciences Senior Energy Institute. where CCS is more Although the accepted, Hlavaty electricity-generatsaid. This project ing plant would have been enviwas successful because of the use ronmentally friendly, there was a of a different process known as huge driving force against the enhanced oil recovery. PurGen project. “They are using a depleted oil “[PurGen] would have been field. So there’s still some oil left private money, the government in the oil field, and if they pump would not be funding this projCO2, the oil gets pushed back up, ect,” Hlavaty said. so it’s economically beneficial Instead, naysayers focused because they can use that oil to on increasing funding for enersell versus just storing the CO2 gy ef ficiency plants that in there,” she said. involve renewable and natural Currently, environmentalists gas projects. hold a position against CCS. “It’s basically the economic “Industry such as oil compafeasibility. [Natural gas] is more nies are totally for it,” Hlavaty liked because we’re not mining said. “Oil companies, you know for it. You know, we mine for coal, they would prefer that over or we strip mine, but natural gas renewables or efficiency because is actually cheaper now than coal, those aren’t helping them.” per kilowatt hour, and it’s just She said most academics more favored and there [are] less believe more experiments need [experiments],” Hlavaty said. to be done for the CCS model. There was much opposition “There are still academics who from Gov. Chris Christie, a huge are against the idea completely. It factor in stopping the PurGen has a lot to do with money and project, she said. human safety,” she said.
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Student enrollment increased 20 percent between the 2007 to 2012 fiscal years, while faculty and staff members were asked to do more work for less, Winterbauer said. Tuition is gradually increasing because the University has to make up for decreasing state funding, she said. Sixty-one percent of ever y unrestricted budget dollar is paid to faculty and staff as salary and fringe benefits, she said. “We don’t add on charges to your housing fees to subsidize the English department,” Winterbauer said. She said the University’s timeline in working on the yearly budget does not fit into a school’s schedule because it depends on the state’s budget. Until the very end of the state’s budget process, the University’s budget is up in the air, she said. “It’s important for you to know that tuition is just a sticker price [that doesn’t include financial aid],” Winterbauer said. Winterbauer said the University is trying to get a document together that explains the overall budget, so students will be informed enough to deter-
SALES Starbucks could steal some business, Pelley says CONTINUED FROM FRONT line will stretch down to the information desk.” Deandra Carter, a Rutgers Business School junior, also visits the location a few times a week. “The line is long, but once you get to the counter, you can get your coffee and food in about two minutes,” she said. “It’s really quick.” But business might change next year when Starbucks opens in the Livingston Plaza, Pelley said. “I don’t know what will happen when the Starbucks opens,”
mine which areas they would like to see more information in. “The issue is how to put the budget out in any detail and keep it understandable,” she said. The University’s budget is more than $2 billion, Winterbauer said. The budget is separated into three portions: the auxiliary, restricted and unrestricted budgets, she said.
“It’s important for you to know that tuition is just a sticker price.” NANCY WINTERBAUER Vice President of University Budgeting
More than 70 percent University’s endowments are restricted to specified purposes by the donor and cannot be applied based on budget shortfalls, Winterbauer said. The University spends the earnings from those endowments, not the endowments themselves. Student tuition and fees as well as state appropriations and fringe benefits compose 90 percent of the University’s unrestricted budget, which makes it more
Pelley said. “They might take some of our business.” Ward is more optimistic about the competition. “Dunkin’ is busy, the name sells itself,” he said. “I’m not sure if Starbucks will af fect our business.” The two businesses are different, Ward said, and attract different clientele. “Dunkin’ is more of a ‘grab your coffee fast and go get on the bus’ place,” he said. “Starbucks is more of a ‘order your coffee and hang out working on your laptop’ kind of place.” Carter said she might tr y Starbucks because of its convenient location. “I live in the [Livingston] apartments, and the Starbucks is closer, so I may go there,” she said. “It will depend on who’s cheaper.”
important for students to address state funding, Winterbauer said. “Nothing is as effective in lobbying Trenton as a voter saying ‘we care about this,’” Winterbauer said. “What matters is getting students engaged.” Winterbauer said the more legislators that see students who care about the issues, the more likely they are to receive help. “There’s nothing like [legislators] understanding what a state dollar means to you,” Winterbauer said. The assembly also discussed student representatives to the Board of Trustees. Pamela Navrot, legislative affairs committee chair for RUSA, said the student representative for the Board of Trustees is the student body’s best opportunity to have a voice in one of the University’s governing bodies. Student, faculty and staff input is important and underrepresented in governing board meetings, said Navrot, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Katherine Yabut, a representative on the Board of Trustees, said the board is working to raise awareness of a state bond referendum that, if passed, would approve a $750 million bond for capital investments in higher education. New Jersey requires state residents to vote in a referendum before taking on debt, said Yabut, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. Yabut said capital investment refers to higher education buildings that do not generate income for their institutions.
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Meningitis outbreak growing 14 dead out of 14,000 possibly infected by shots THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Federal health of ficials have tracked down 12,000 of the roughly 14,000 people who may have received contaminated steroid shots in the nation’s growing meningitis outbreak, warning Thursday that patients will need to keep watch for symptoms of the deadly infection for months. “We know that we are not out of the woods yet,” Dr. J. Todd Weber of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said as the death toll reached 14. Of the 170 people sickened in the outbreak, all but one have a rare fungal form of meningitis after receiving suspect steroid shots for back pain, the CDC said. The other case is an ankle infection discovered in Michigan; steroid shots also can be given to treat aching knees, shoulders or other joints. Fungus has been found in at least 50 vials of an injectable steroid medication made at a specialty compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts, investigators said. Health authorities haven’t yet said how they think the medication was contaminated, but they have ruled out other suspects — other products used in administering the shots — and the focus continues to be on that pharmacy, the New England Compounding Center. Compounding pharmacies traditionally supply products that aren’t commercially available, unlike the steroid at issue in the outbreak. And Dr. Madeleine Biondolillo of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said it appears the company violated state law governing those pharmacies, which aren’t supposed to do large-scale production like a dr ug manufacturer. Instead, they’re supposed to produce medication for patient-specific prescriptions, she said. “This organization chose to apparently violate the licensing requirements under which they were allowed to operate,” she told reporters Thursday. Company of ficials weren’t immediately available to comment Thursday but earlier this week declined comment except to say they were cooperating with the investigation. Idaho becomes the 11th state to report at least one illness. The others are Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has discussed plans for implementing more security along the Syrian border. Diplomats who monitor Syria said that Abdullah is also looking for an anti-missile defense system to shield the capital. GETTY IMAGES
US forces plan shield against Syria But the Jordanians worr y that Assad may use his chemical weapons against his neighbors, or his countr ymen, if he felt that his days in power were numbered. Amman — home to nearly half of In May, the U.S. held joint Jordan’s population. exercises with Jordan, nickThere is also talk of continnamed the “Eager Lion,” which gency plans for a quick pre-empfocused on the ways to deal with tive strike if Assad loses control a chemical weapons attack. over his stock of chemical On Wednesday, U.S. Defense weapons in the civil war. The fear Secretary Leon Panetta said at a is that those weapons might othNATO conference of defense erwise fall into the hands of alministers in Brussels that the Qaida or Lebanon’s Islamic miliU.S. has been working with tant group Hezbollah. Jordan to monitor chemical and “There are dangers involved, b i o l o g i c a l and we have to weapons sites in ensure the safety “For Jordan, Syria and was of our country and the well-being of the more unstable helping Jordan deal with refugees our citizens,” a Syria becomes, pouring over the senior governborder. ment official said the deeper the Although the in the first public crisis proceeds.” senior governJordanian confirment official mation of the presROSEMARY HOLLIS insisted that the ence of foreign Mideast Analyst Americans were military personnel “advisers, not here. “We are bentroops,” two senior U.S. defense efiting from the experience of officials said most were Army our allies as we prepare for the special operations forces. The worst scenarios.” U.S. officials spoke on condition The presence of some 150 of anonymity because they were Americans at the King Abdullah not authorized to comment pubII Special Operations Training licly about the mission. Center northeast of the capital is The troops are operating out a clear message to Assad that of a military center near Amman Jordan’s longtime Western allies and have moved back and forth to stand ready to defend the counthe Syrian border. Their work try if it is dragged into the 19involves gathering intelligence month Syria conflict. and planning joint Jordanian-U.S. Assad’s regime, which is military maneuvers, one U.S. offibelieved to have one of the cial said. world’s largest chemical weapons The revelation of U.S. military programs, has said it might use personnel so close to the Syrian them against external threats but conflict suggests an escalation in not against Syrians.
Americans help train Jordanians in case of chemical attack from Syria THE ASSOCIATED PRESS USSEIFEH, Jordan — From the edge of a steep mountain overlooking a desert compound built into an old rock quarry, machine gunfire echoes just outside hangars where U.S. special operations forces are training Jordanian commandos. The Americans, who arrived in the kingdom a few weeks ago at the request of the Jordanians, are helping them develop techniques to protect civilians in case of a chemical attack from neighboring Syria, according to Jordanian officials. On the Syrian border farther north, British military officers recently assessed the dangers of rockets constantly falling on the kingdom and ways to shield the Jordanian population and Syrian refugees as President Bashar Assad widens his military offensive against rebel enclaves in the vicinity, according to Jordanbased Western diplomats. Jordan’s King Abdullah II has repeatedly discussed plans for reinforcing security along the Syrian border and expressed concern over Syria’s chemical stockpiles in meetings with visiting Western allies, according to the two diplomats, who monitor Syria from their base. They said it is believed that Abdullah has also been shopping around for an anti-missile defense system to shield his densely populated capital,
the American involvement, even as the Obama administration pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in Syria. The Jordanian official insisted that the kingdom was “capable of shielding itself from Syrian attack,” but Londonbased Mideast analyst Rosemary Hollis disagreed. “For Jordan, the more unstable Syria becomes, the deeper the crisis proceeds, the more likely Jordan will suffer from all kinds of spillover, but they are incapable of doing anything to intervene to try to turn the conflict in one direction rather than another unless they have the ballast, cover and involvement of serious international forces, which is the Americans,” Hollis said. She also saw the American militar y presence as a step toward possible future military operations to secure Syria’s chemical stockpiles. Torbjorn Soltvedt, a senior analyst with the Britain-based Maplecroft risk analysis group, said he saw the current situation as a “monitoring and training stage.” “Given the degree to which Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles have been dispersed across the countr y, an operation to secure them would be extensive and require significant numbers of troops,” he said. “The Pentagon has estimated that an operation to secure Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles could require as much as 75,000 troops given the presence of several chemical agent manufacturing plants and many more storage sites throughout the country.”
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Yemeni security officer for US embassy killed Drive-by shooting leads to concern that al-Qaida are making comeback THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANAA, Yemen — A drive-by shooting yesterday that killed a top Yemeni security official who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa has raised concern that alQaida militants here are bouncing back and getting bolder after suffering defeats this year in a U.S.-Yemeni military offensive. Al-Qaida in Yemen has carried out a string of assassinations of top security and military officials and deadly suicide bombings in recent months. Security officials said they believe it has a hit list to kill more in an attempt to paralyze Yemen’s new leadership installed this year and throw the anti-alQaida assaults into turmoil. The new killing also raises the possibility the group could turn its assassination campaign against American interests as well. The group has sought to ride the recent wave of anger against the United States over an anti-Islam film by calling for attacks on American and other foreign diplomatic missions. In yesterday’s attack, embassy security official Qassem Aqlani was on his way to work when a masked gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on him and fled the scene, officials said. The attack was near Aqlani’s home in western Sanaa, while the embassy is located in the eastern part of the capital. Aqlani, who was in his 50s, had been working for the embassy for 11 years, according to the U.S. State Department.
Yemeni security officials said the attack was similar to previous assassinations by al-Qaida, although they said it was too early to confirm the group’s involvement. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press. There are increased concerns over security at American embassies in the region after last month’s deadly attack by militants against a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi that killed the U.S ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. Protesters also stormed several U.S. embassies in Arab nations — including the one in Sanaa — in outrage over the film denigrating the Prophet Muhammad. An elite team of about 50 U.S. Marines sent to bolster security at the Sanaa embassy after the Sept. 13 attack was scheduled to leave the country later yesterday, Yemeni officials said. It was not clear whether Aqlani’s slaying would affect those plans. There was no sign of increased security around the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, which has already been heavily fortified with new protective measures amid the turmoil surrounding last year’s uprising against thenpresident Ali Abdullah Saleh. Security was tightened even more after the protesters stormed the compound last month. They climbed over the walls, damaged some buildings and took down the U.S flag before they were driven out by Yemeni soldiers. Since then, the main road that leads to the embassy is sealed off by cement blocks and three checkpoints limit access, with cars scanned for explosives. Yemeni troops and armored vehicles also are stationed near the building.
GLOBAL REACH U.S. border patrol agents prepare to fold a flag off the casket of border control agent Nicholas Ivie at a graveside service in Spanish Fork cemetary yesterday in Spanish Fork, Utah. Ivie was shot to death as he was patrolling the U.S. Mexican border on Oct. 2 near Naco, Arizona. GETTY IMAGES
Martha Raddatz moderates the debate last night between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan. Neither Biden nor Ryan answered directly when asked about a solution to lower the unemployment rate. GETTY IMAGES
Biden, Ryan face off in debate THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DANVILLE, Ky. — At odds in an instant, Republican Paul Ryan cited the death of the U.S. ambassador in Libya as evidence last night that the administration’s foreign policy is unraveling. Vice President Joe Biden shot back in campaign debate, “That is a bunch of malarkey.” “Not a single thing he said is accurate,” Democrat Biden declared in the opening moments of the only debate between the two vice presidential candidates in a national campaign with a little less than four weeks left to run. Both men seemed primed for a showdown in their opening moments on stage. Ryan said the administration had accorded insufficient security to Ambassador Chris Stevens, who was killed in a terrorist attack at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11. Biden said the budget that Ryan authored as chairman of the House Budget Committee had cut the Obama administration’s funding request for diplomatic security by $300 million. The two men also tangled over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, administration steps to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and relations with Israel, an area where Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney frequently accuses President Barack Obama of letting down the United States’ closest ally in the Middle East. Biden, 69, repeatedly accused Ryan of misstating the facts — “this is a bunch of stuff,” he erupted at one point. But the 42-year-old Wisconsin congressman stood his ground. Iran is “four years closer” to having a nuclear weapon as Obama’s term nears its end, he said. The debate took place a little more than a week after Obama
and Romney met in the first of their three debates — an encounter that has fueled a Republican comeback in the polls. With Democrats eager for Biden to show the spark the president lacked, he did so early and often. Unprompted, he brought up the videotape where Romney had said 47 percent of Americans pay no federal income tax and view themselves as victims who do not take responsibility for their own lives. “It’s about time they take responsibility” instead of signing pledges to avoid raising taxes, Biden said of Romney, Ryan and the Republicans.
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But Ryan quickly recited the dreary economic statistics — 23 million are struggling to work, he said, and 15 percent of the countr y is living in poverty. “This is not what a real recovery looks like.” Romney has gained ground in national and battleground-state surveys in the week since he shared a stage with the president, and even Obama has conceded he performed poorly. Asked directly when they could reduce unemployment to 6 percent from the current 7.8 percent, neither man answered directly. Instead, Biden repeated the president’s contention that the nation is moving in the right direction, while Ryan repeated the Republican view that economic struggle persists even though Democrats had control
of both houses of Congress during the first two years of Obama’s term. “Where are the 5 million green jobs” we were told would be created? Ryan said to Biden. Republicans and Democrats alike have said in recent days the race now approximates the competitive situation in place before the two political conventions. The two men are generally separated by a point or two in national public opinion polls and in several battleground states, with Obama holding a slender lead in Ohio and Wisconsin. Both men campaigned during the day as their political partners prepped for their moment on the debate stage. Mocking recent changes in Romney’s rhetoric, Obama told a Miami rally yesterday, “After running for more than a year in which he called himself severely conservative, Mitt Romney is trying to convince you that he was severely kidding.” Romney visited with 93-yearold Billy Graham in Nor th Carolina before speaking to an evening rally in Asheville, N.C. “Prayer is the most helpful thing you can do for me,” he told the evangelist. For Biden, last night’s debate was his first since the 2008 campaign, when he shared a stage with Sarah Palin, then John McCain’s running mate. Ryan spars frequently with Democrats during debates on legislation on the House floor and in the House Budget Committee, which he chairs, but not in a oneon-one encounter covering 90 minutes and a virtually unlimited range of topics. For all their differences, the two men shared a common objective, to advance the cause of their tickets in a close race for the presidency — and avoid a gaffe that might forever seal their place in the history of debates.
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You’ve seen him. He’s that guy, you know, the one from the football games? The self-proclaimed “King Of Sandy Hook” — a manly, cowboy hat-wearing, Mike’s Hard Limeade-drinking son-of-a-gun, whose killer “tantoos” bring all the ladies — and dudes — to the yard. Yeah. That guy. We’d like to laurel that guy because, well, what would Scarlet Knight stadium games and tailgate par ties be like without him? We shudder to think of it. All hail to the King of Sandy Hook, we are unworthy.
Earlier this week, nj.com ran a story about a Spring Lake, N.J., business owner with an apparent grudge against President Barack Obama. According to the article, the man’s storefront window display features the face of the president, Photoshopped onto the almost-naked body of what appears to be an aboriginal shaman, of sorts. Underneath, the “ObamaCare” slogan is shown. We know this is America and all — free speech, yada yada yada — but please, have some class. A dart to the business owner and his controversial display.
In a blacked-out stadium of more than 50,000 strong, the University football team crushed UConn (UCan’t?) 19-3 during its fifth game of the season this past weekend. The Knights’ run defense was unparalleled, and the win continues their undefeated record of 5-0. For this, we give the Knights a laurel. Next up: Syracuse, who’ll face the Knights on Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium. If (when) the Knights win again, you can be sure their victory will be celebrated with another University-wide “blackout” — albeit, of a slightly different kind. Oops.
Faculty, students and politicians spoke out Tuesday about the “Building Our Future Bond Act” and how, if passed, it will bring some much needed stimulus to the state’s ailing higher education infrastructure on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus. Among those in attendance were University President Robert L. Barchi, State Senate President Steve Sweeney and former Gov. Tom Kean. The proposed bond needs as much attention and support as it can get — so we laurel the rally.
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In an almost — emphasis on almost — tear-jerking interview with “Esquire” magazine, Gov. Chris Christie lamented his spur-of-themoment decision to call a Navy SEAL an “idiot” at one of his town hall meetings. The original incident Christie is alluding to involves a Navy SEAL named Bill Brown, who interrupted Christie with a bout of criticism during an early town hall meeting. The stuff of soap operas, Christie’s heartfelt confession helps to paint him in a more modest light. He’s a man with feelings, too, people. A laurel to Christie for showing us his heart hasn’t completely iced over.
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his election year is especially exciting for me. Besides this being the first year I am able to vote in a presidential election, I am also involved with coordinating election coverage at The Daily Targum and in turn, I stay up-todate on all things elections. There are three elections students should care about that aren’t focused on in the media as much as the presidential election, despite their importance and the effect these soon-to-be-elected officials will have on our lives. Sen. Robert Menendez is fighting for his reelection against challenger, Republican Sen. Joe Kyrillos. One of them will ultimately make decisions on the state’s behalf about government funding and health care. Same goes for the congressional election, in which incumbent Congressman Frank Pallone is facing off against Republican candidate Anna Little.
“If you go to this school, you can’t deny the need for such an act. ” A much smaller election, but perhaps one that could determine whether or not we see changes around New Brunswick, features an unopposed democratic party vying for three seats on City Council. This is a little disconcerting, as this city is in need of major reform in many areas such as public education, crime and litter. Though these people will most certainly win the election, requests for change must be brought to them at weekly city council meetings in City Hall every other Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in downtown New Brunswick. Aside from voting for the many representatives up for election, there are referendum questions at the bottom of the ballot that are of crucial importance to students in this area. One is the Building Our Future bond act for higher education that would give $750 million to N.J. colleges, including the University, to build updated facilities. If you go to this school, you can’t deny the need for such an act.
So please remember to vote yes on this question near the bottom of your voter ballot come Election Day. If you live off-campus like I do and you are registered in New Brunswick, you should also be sure to vote for the referendum question that if passed, would require officials serving on the New Brunswick Board of Education to be elected, not appointed by Mayor James Cahill. This is crucial, because the school system is failing with an abysmal high school graduation rate, and the parents whose children attend the school should be able to decide who serves on the board. They know best what the climate is like within the schools and what changes need to be made. For those who might read this and think voting is a chore, you need to know it really isn’t. I registered in less than three minutes at a music festival in July. There are efforts all over campus to get registered. If you really don’t know how to register, you should check out ruvoting.rutgers.edu before the deadline, which is quickly approaching Oct. 16. There’s an entire effort from the Rutgers Student Voter Coalition, that aims to get 7,000 University students registered by the deadline. At a school this large, their target should be much more than that. If you are registered in your hometown and don’t think you’ll be able to get back there to vote, a quick address change is all you need. You can also vote by absentee ballot by downloading a mail-in application here: www.nj.gov/state/elections/voting -information-vote-by-mail.html. Before today, I thought absentee ballots were only counted in a tie situation, but I learned they are actually counted with the rest of the votes cast in person at polling locations. This is the solution for you lazy kids out there who don’t want to physically go to the polls Nov. 6. Voting is really important and everyone should take advantage of this awesome right we have. If you don’t vote and are unhappy with outcome of all these elections, you have no room to complain and no one to blame but yourself. Your vote really can make a difference.
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s I reached for my wallet to pay for my threepound cup of cof fee I heard the voices of friends and family saying, “You’ll have fun, but London is ver y expensive.” So it turns out that these people, whom I had taken as pessimists tr ying to r uin my excitement of studying abroad, were ver y right. I knew upon coming to London, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, that things would be pricey, but I never thought that I would be afraid to check my bank account. Granted, I am devoting a lot of my time to traveling, siteseeing and getting to know this enormous and beautiful city, but I would still appreciate not having to spend three pounds on a cof fee. For those reading, this would be equivalent to roughly five American dollars. What? For me it turns out that my downfall lies in this conversion. Having the U.S. currency so deeply engrained into my mind when I hear, “three pounds please” I think to myself, that isn’t half bad. Until I do the math. It didn’t take me long to switch over to instant cof fee from the local supermarket. As I instantly made my cup of Joe, I instantly added 20 pounds to my pocket after one week. This was the first of many realizations I had helping me to not go bankrupt overseas.
Amy Rowe is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism and media studies with minors in art history and American studies. She is the news editor for The Daily Targum.
A girl’s got to eat, so I thought it would be fun to scope out some cool pubs and bars where I could get a nice bite of food. This proved more challenging than I thought. As I spent pound after pound on meals, I realized that the missing factor was always the same — flavor. Seasoning and spice are apparently not important to the British. The tastiest meal I’ve gotten from England so far came from the McDonald’s “pound menu.” And if I’m being honest, my burger from Mickey D’s left my stomach feeling far less grease-filled than the fish n chips I got while in England’s sea shore capital of Brighton. The lesson I have learned: Unless you’re going to splurge and eat at a high-end restaurant (or McDonald’s), you are better off saving the money and cooking a meal at home.
“As I instantly made my cup of Joe, I instantly added 20 pounds to my pocket after one week.” I have to admit that I am a real fashion buf f and nothing attracts me more than a window filled with shoes. I found my personal nir vana on Oxford Street, which stretches for one and a half miles, and is occupied by almost solely shopping destinations. Luckily for me, my little piece of paradise is a couple of tube transfers away from where I’m staying, making it a little more dif ficult to escape to and suck me dr y of all my money. Between
Harrods, London’s most luxurious and expensive depar tment store and Topshop — which also has locations in New York City but is much more popular here — if you have money to spend you’ll have a place to do so. In the meantime, while I work on meeting a millionaire, most of the girls have been doing their shopping at Primark, which is kind of equivalent to a Target or an upscale Walmar t. It isn’t the best of stores, but hey. Nothing beats a sweater for 10 pounds. My most well-spent five pounds since I’ve been here was on a ticket to see Mark Rylance, one of England’s most well-known and respected actors, per form in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” at The Globe Theatre. I’ve never been to a production of Shakespeare where the audience roared with laughter as loud as they did during this performance. Now money can’t buy you love or ver y much of anything else here in London, but for five pounds, it can buy you the oppor tunity to see some of the best theatre in the whole world. This is what is so great and redeeming about London. Although there are places where you may have to sell your soul for a cup of cof fee, the city is booming with free museums, culture and experiences that you don’t have to spend a penny on. And for the brilliant theater: Skip out on cof fee for two days and spend the five pounds on that instead. Katie Bryck is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism and media studies.
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Today's Birthday (10/12/12). Learning through study, research and actual exploration grows your skills, talents and specialties this year. Spirituality flourishes. Follow passions where they lead, with the foundation of a solid financial plan. Practice adaptability with an open mind. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (Mar. 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Stay put for a while longer. Both financial and social planning take on new importance. Don't worry about the money, just get into action and solve a puzzle. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Celebrate later: Now's time for action. Redesign your priorities, set a juicy goal and get the funding. You can get your bills paid. Trust a hunch. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Now's a good time for nesting and pennypinching. Learn a new trick to give a second life to what you thought was trash. You're making a good impression. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — You can handle the work obstacles coming at you. Access your best communication skills. Send information to those who need it. All ends well and love prevails. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — A friend helps you find a bug in your system. Turn up the charm, and up the ante at work. Exceptional patience is required. Focusing on someone you love makes the task at hand easier. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Speak up and listen. Your opinion is important, but don't get tangled up in an argument, especially at work. Create teamwork. Achieve the goal, despite the circumstances. Get outdoors.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Avoid taking risks, unless you're willing to learn the lesson. You may need to be a stern taskmaster. Search for ways to cut costs. It all works out. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — You get a lot done quickly, especially without distraction. Count your blessings. Go for what you want, and enjoy what you have. Get the family to join in. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Invest your time and energy wisely. Your productivity is on the rise, and you emerge victorious once again. Don't give up. It's easier than it seems. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Get your antiques appraised, and make travel plans. The road ahead is full of fun surprises, so enjoy them. Words come out easily; use them to make a difference. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Be prepared to do some walking. Foot comfort is essential. When one door closes, another one opens. Finding another source of revenue is a good idea. List passions. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Hold your temper ... someone could get hurt. Rage into a pillow. Don't take your gifts for granted. Clean up to improve living conditions without spending. You're attracted to neatness.
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OCTOBER 12, 2012
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IN BRIEF
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ormer Rutgers senior assistant athletic director Rita Kay Thomas passed away Wednesday. Thomas held the position from 1972-2001. Her accomplishments include helping uphold Title IX regulations by overseeing the transition of women’s sports from 1975-1984. She was responsible for all aspects of administration and leadership of the original women’s programs, including the hiring and evaluation of coaches, scheduling, game contracts, budgeting and eligibility of student-athletes. Thomas also served as head tennis coach during her tenure. Donations can be made to the Rita Kay Thomas Memorial Fund at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation.
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commentator Carroll H. “Beano” Cook passed away yesterday, the University of Pittsburgh announced. After spending more than a year at Army in the mid-1950s, Cook ser ved as Pittsburgh’s sports information director from 1956-1966. Cook joined ESPN in 1986 as a studio commentator, and “few analysts have matched Cook’s wit, passion or knowledge of college football,” according to CBS Sports. Pitt unveiled the Beano Cook Media Room inside the Petersen Events Center when the arena opened in 2002. “He loved the University of Pittsburgh, and his name is synonymous with all good things at Pitt,” said Pitt Athletic Director Steve Pederson.
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team is the best team in the country according to human voters, but the BCS computers voted Florida as the No. 1 team in the nation, according to Yahoo! Sports, which looked at five of the six rankings used by the BCS. Notre Dame, South Carolina, West Virginia and Alabama round out the top five in that order. The standings could potentially change Sunday, when the first of ficial poll is released. Alabama, Florida, Oregon and Notre Dame stand first overall in at least one poll.
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tackle Kendrick Ellis will miss four to six weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Head coach Rex Ryan confirmed yesterday that the backup lineman will miss at least a month after getting injured in Monday’s 23-17 loss to the Houston Texans. Ryan also said safety Eric Smith will miss New York’s game Sunday against Indianapolis after spraining his knee Wednesday while trying to knock a pass down in practice. Tests revealed a sprain, and Ryan was relieved Smith’s injury was not worse. Ryan hopes center Nick Mangold, tight end Dustin Keller and wide receiver Stephen Hill will be healthy against the Colts.
Sophomore brings defensive presence to scoring position CONTINUED FROM BACK O’Rourke is simply different from Correa. “I’m taking his position and all, but we have different kind of roles,” O’Rourke said. “J.P.’s a little more creative on the ball especially. For me it’s a lot more — I don’t want to say defensive — but it’s a lot more working on the defensive end to try to create more opportunities going forward.” O’Rourke utilizes his defensive tactics when Rutgers (5-5-1, 1-2-1) loses the ball on the offensive end, which helps slow down opponents’ transitions to offense. Correa was more of an offensive weapon, but O’Rourke’s play allows Rutgers to be defensive on each third of the field. Then O’Rourke has no problem speeding back. “He’s one of, if not the most fit kids on the team,” said senior
goalie Kevin McMullen. “He can just run for 90 minutes and then some. He’s able to pressure teams and still manage to have enough energy to go at teams and attack.” Scoring was not part of O’Rourke’s résumé until he got Rutgers off to an ideal start against the Terrapins on Maryland’s home field. O’Rourke is different from Correa, but by recording a goal after transitioning to striker, a little bit of Correa’s game lived on. If O’Rourke needs to do the same damage tonight against DePaul (3-8-2, 0-4) at Yurcak Field and for the rest of the season, McMullen at least knows O’Rourke believes in himself now more than ever. “Genius move by Donigan,” McMullen said of O’Rourke’s position change. “I was waiting for [him to score] three games before that, but to come out and score against Maryland, his confidence is going to be sky-high.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JBakanTargum.
Sophomore forward J.P. Correa only played four games because of a season-ending hip injury. He had surgery on it in February. PAT DAVITT / NOVEMBER 2011
OCTOBER 12, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 14 FIELD HOCKEY LOUISVILLE-RUTGERS, TODAY, 3 P.M.
League loss means end of playoff hopes for RU BY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers field hockey team tries to get one step closer to accomplishing its preseason goal of making the Big East Tournament today when it takes on Louisville. After starting Big East play 0-3, the Scarlet Knights pulled out a victor y last weekend against Georgetown, 5-1. The Knights (7-6, 1-3) now need to win the rest of their Big East games — versus Louisville and then next weekend at Providence — to have any hope of making the tournament. “I think [today] we are really looking for the team to execute the things we have been working on and training for this week,” said head coach Meredith Long. “We have had a solid week of training, and the main emphasis has been on finishing our opportunities inside the attacking 25 and on highpressure team defense.” After watching film, the Knights coaching staf f feels with the Cardinals’ structure at midfield, the Knights’ style can be effective. The Knights have never beaten the Cardinals (8-6, 1-2), going 0-7 in the all-time series. The last time the two teams met was Oct. 9, 2011, when the Cardinals defeated the Knights, 4-2. “We are looking to carr y momentum from last week,” said senior for ward Carlie Rouh. “We want to come out how we ended with Georgetown.” This year has been a transitional period for the Knights, who rely more on an up-tempo style of play. With two
MATCHUPS Starting forwards remain same as rest of lineup shuffles CONTINUED FROM BACK “Each team brings a different special player or a different need defensively, but essentially we are doing everything very much the same way as we have been the last two weeks.” Crooks said. Rutgers’ forward rotation also has remain unchanged. While Crooks has shuffled around his starting lineup in most of its matches, he has settled on the forward trio of DeVolk, junior Jonelle Filigno and sophomore Cassie Inacio to begin games. He is also confident with the depth at the position and can afford to substitute all three, even if it means taking its leading scorer in Filigno out for a little during stretch runs. “We have good people in reserve,” Crooks said. “We have been running five or six forwards and they can all run at players.” The forward depth includes sophomore Stefanie Scholz, who found the back of the net in the first half of Rutgers’ 2-2 tie Sunday with No. 24 Notre Dame. With depth in the front, Rutgers can aggressively attack Louisville’s
Senior forward Carlie Rouh dropped to seventh on the team in points despite recording a team-high 39 shots. Rouh and Rutgers face a three-game stretch during the next week that will determine their postseason fate. ALEX VAN DRIESEN consecutive victories, the Knights’ maturation with the new style has shown. “This is a group of women that really want to win and be successful,” Long said. “In some of our tougher games, we have really learned what it takes and seen what it takes to get to that next level. We are willing to go there. The team wants it and is willing to give a championship ef for t. As a
coaching staff, that is exciting to see.” Several Knights are coming off a great week of practice, including senior for ward Cornelia Duffin, junior forward Lisa Patrone and sophomore midfielder Sophie Wright, Long said. Patrone looks to continue her hot streak against the Cardinals. In her past two games with Louisville, Patrone has recorded
four goals and two assists. Patrone has totaled 19 points this season. “I am very happy with how we have prepared,” Long said. “The team has been consistent throughout the week. They know what they need to do and they are up for the challenge.” Senior midfielder Christie Lonsky, who suffered a dislocated shoulder Sept. 29 against Villanova, is expected to return for the matchup against the
Cardinals. Long does not anticipate needing to limit Lonsky. After the game against Louisville, the Knights travel to Easton, Pa., on Sunday to take on Lafayette. “I think that we do well when we are down,” Rouh said. “We know how to fight when we are down, and we do well when we are under pressure. There isn’t something specific that we do different. We just come together and play hard.”
back four to convert more opportunities around the box. “It is important. If we can’t score games, we don’t win games, and we have been struggling to put the ball in the back of the net recently,” DeVolk said. “So getting in behind people and getting more oppor tunities will be huge for us this weekend.” The Knights are running out of time to turn those opportunities into goals, wins and a trip to the postseason. After tonight’s matchup against the Cardinals, Rutgers hosts Cincinnati on Sunday and concludes its regular season next Friday with a trip to South Orange, N.J., to play Seton Hall. The top-four teams in both divisions get an automatic spot in the Big East Tournament. The setup leaves two remaining spots for the 10-team postseason field, determined by points per game. Rutgers sits in 12th in points per game, so with three league games remaining, it still has a chance to creep into the top 10. But Crooks wants the team to take its approach with one team at a time, and that begins tonight against Louisville. For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.com.
Sophomore forward Cassie Inacio took 16 shots in as many games played this season, recording one assist. She started 10 matches as a freshman. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
OCTOBER 12, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 15 VOLLEYBALL SYRACUSE-RUTGERS, TONIGHT, 6 P.M.
Senior setter Stephanie Zielinski and the Knights enter arguably their most pivotal month of the season after a 1-3 start to conference play. Zielinski passed the 900-assist mark for the season Oct. 7 in a three-set loss to Big East foe Louisville. CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rutgers returns home to battle two Big East foes BY AARON FARRAR STAFF WRITER
Alumni of the Rutgers volleyball team along with the rest of the Scarlet Knights community prepare to welcome the team home this weekend. The Knights return to their home floor after a 1-3 Big East road trip, picking up their sole conference victor y Sept. 30 at Georgetown. Rutgers celebrates “Alumni Weekend” and tips it off tonight with a 6 p.m. showdown against Syracuse (9-11, 1-4). The Knights welcome former Knights to the place where they used to play during their respective tenures. “We’re always excited to have our alumni come back on campus,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “They get to spend time getting familiar with the program and where we are and what
we’re doing this year. Hopefully they see the improvements we’ve made on the court and get a better feel for what we are doing.” No. 17 Louisville and reigning Big East Champion Cincinnati swept Rutgers (15-6, 1-5) last weekend in consecutive matches. Now entering a crucial part of the schedule, Werneke notes the importance of the weekend for the Knights. “This is a critical set of two matches,” he said. “We focused our week on getting better on our side and paying attention to the little details that have been plaguing us over the start of the Big East season. I think the mindset is, ‘Hey, listen, let’s take care of business on our side.’ We understand that this weekend is a very critical weekend for us.” Rutgers has come out flat of late, which causes it to play from
behind for many matches. As the opportunities to rack up conference wins become fewer, the Knights hope to find a way to grind out victories that keep their hopes of a Big East Tournament berth alive.
“We understand that this ... is a very critical weekend for us.” CJ WERNEKE Head Coach
“The goal all year long and expectation within our program from our coaches and players has been to make the Big East Tournament,” Werneke said. “With the slow start and some
things not going our way early on, this weekend’s home stance is vital to attaining that goal. … A lot of our focus has been on Syracuse this week, but also on our preparation and some of the things that have been plaguing us over the last four weeks.” The Knights hold a 16-7 alltime series record against the Orange. With Rutgers returning home, it not only looks to add another win to the series, but to return to its winning ways. “First and foremost, we have to focus on Syracuse,” he said. “Some of the things that we have to do well against them is we have to ser ve aggressively. I think that they’re going to play tremendous defense, and we have to handle our side of the court by eliminating unforced errors and being more efficient late in the game.”
The Knights want not only to perform at a high level against the Orange, but also Sunday when they take on rival and Big East-leading Marquette (15-3, 50). Rutgers takes on the Golden Eagles at 2 p.m. in its annual “Dig Pink” match to raise awareness and help in the fight against breast cancer. Werneke believes it is not a “make-or-break weekend” for the squad, but he still had the team prepare intensely for the important matches. “It’s always great to play at home,” Werneke said. “There are a number of factors — comfort, playing in our home gym — but also the crowd and the support from the community and the student body has been fantastic this year. Anytime we’re playing in front of a great home crowd, we just end up playing at a high level.”
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY PRINCETON INVITATIONAL, TOMORROW
Tough competition awaits RU at Princeton Invite BY ERIC DIMETROSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers men’s cross country team travels to Princeton tomorrow to compete in a 24team Princeton Invitational. The Scarlet Knights want to improve on their sixth-place finish last week in the Metropolitan Championships. Head coach Mike Mulqueen hopes for improvement from the team. “After last race, we really just want to do better,” Mulqueen said. “We had a good meeting after the last race, and a lot of good came out of it.”
All of the Knights anticipated having a better team performance last week in the Bronx, and sophomore Steve Burkholder knows the team is capable of doing so. “We just have to keep our confidence up,” Burkholder said. “We’re a good team, and we’re definitely looking to redeem ourselves in Princeton.” The field consists of several talented teams, including defending national champion Columbia, which finished third in the Metropolitan Championships. Sophomore Chris Banafato and freshman Chris Defabio lead Rutgers, finishing 12th and 15th
overall, respectively, at the Metropolitan Championships. The Knights do not have a superstar on their team, but Mulqueen does not think that has been a problem this season, despite the disappointing showing at the Metropolitan Championships. “You don’t need a star to have a really good team,” Mulqueen said. “Our back really has to improve for us to do better.” Consistency is key to the Knights’ success, as many of their races have shown very different results than what seemed possible from practices. “We need to stick with what we do in practices,” Burkholder
said. “We look great in practices and then it doesn’t show in our races.” Mulqeen knows translating success from practice into meets is dif ficult and is something he has put a great deal of emphasis on throughout the season. “We do a great job running together as a group during our practices,” Mulqueen said. “We lose that during our races, and we need to work on that.” The Knights need to stay together if they hope to finish toward the top of the field in Princeton. No. 11 Princeton will likely be difficult to beat in its home set-
ting, and No. 5 Iona also races in the meet. “We were definitely not happy with how we ran in our last race,” Burkholder said. “We can’t wait to get out there and race again.” The Princeton Invitational is the last race before the Big East Championships, which is the most important race yet for the Knights. The improvement the Knights looked for from the Bronx has to come quickly if they want to be competitive in the difficult field in Princeton. “We just want to get better and see better results,” Mulqueen said. “We need to put it behind us and do better this time.”
DO OR DIE The Rutgers field hockey team loses a shot at the Big East Tournament if it does not beat its final conference opponents. / PAGE 14
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LONG ROAD AHEAD The Rutgers men’s cross country team must defeat several strong opponents at the Princeton Invitational, including No. 5 Iona. / PAGE 15
NO PLACE LIKE HOME In need of Big East wins, the Rutgers volleball team returns to Piscataway. / PAGE 15
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Genius move by [head coach Dan] Donigan.” — Rutgers men’s soccer team goalie Kevin McMullen on decision to play Thomas O’Rourke at forward
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012
MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER LOUISVILLE-RUTGERS, TONIGHT, 5:30 P.M.
Defender’s goal creates momentum BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Sophomore defender Thomas O’Rourke’s goal Tuesday at No. 1 Maryland was not enough for the Rutgers men’s soccer team to win in its 2-1 loss, but it might have been the Scarlet Knights’ most important goal this season. Despite the goal occurring in an out-ofconference loss, that play was vital in improving Rutgers’ confidence as it exits non-league play. “If anything, it should help us accelerate things into the next game, and it shouldn’t slow us down or give us any confidence issues whatsoever,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “Their attitude, their demeanor has been very good since the game.” O’Rourke scored the goal under circumstances that were improbable before the season began. The four-man backfield was set. Even when senior defender Joe Setchell went down with a season-ending hip injury in early September, freshman Drew Morgan took his place. O’Rourke received an unlikely opportunity when sophomore J.P. Correa, also sustaining a season-ending hip injury, left a void at striker. “We really didn’t know who was going to fill that void,” Donigan said. Donigan had to get creative, which meant even giving defenders a chance to fill in for Correa, who tied for the team lead with six goals in 2011. O’Rourke played some midfield at Lawrence (N.J.) High School, and Donigan had faith in him moving farther up on the field. “In practice one day, Coach [Donigan] had the idea of [me] maybe working on offense and trying to create problems defensively,” O’Rourke said. “In practice, coach said, ‘Be ready for anything. You don’t know [what could happen], so take a shot.’” Two games after Correa’s final appearance this season, O’Rourke started his first match Sept. 22 against No. 10 Georgetown. The Lawrenceville, N.J., native was involved enough on offense to record a shot, but he has only taken five in seven games. Correa posted eight in four games.
Freshman Amanda DeVolk is one of three forwards in the Knights’ consistent starting three up top this season, teaming up with junior Jonelle Filigno and sophomore Cassie Inacio. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Knights begin trio of vital matchups BY BRADLY DERECHAILO CORRESPONDENT
Amanda DeVolk admits these next three games are an exciting time for the Rutgers women’s soccer team. But with enthusiasm comes pressure. “The energy has probably been at a level that I haven’t seen in a few weeks, and there
is so much excitement,” the freshman forward said. “But this weekend means so much, and coming off [last] weekend, everyone is excited and back in it again.” Those three games stand between the Scarlet Knights and the Big East Tournament, and Rutgers cannot afford to lose. The Knights are in sixth place in the National Division of the Big East, ahead of Cincinnati and
Seton Hall. Louisville sits fourth — ahead of Rutgers — and arrives to Piscataway today to face the Knights at Yurcak Field. Head coach Glenn Crooks sees the energy DeVolk speaks of, but as far as what Rutgers focused on in practice this week, the routine has not changed. SEE
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The Rutgers men’s soccer team lost its last game of the nonconference season, 2-1, to Maryland. How did Rutgers fair in its last regular season nonconference game in previous years? 2009: win vs. NJIT, 2-1 2010: loss vs. NJIT,, 1-0 2011: loss vs. Maryland, 2-1 OT
Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice and the Knights take the court at the College Avenue Gym tonight at 9:30 p.m., highlighted by the emergence of junior forward Wally Judge, who redshirted last season. YEE ZHSIN BOON EXTRA POINT
SHANNON WOELLER leads the Rutgers women’s soccer team with a .222 shooting percentage even though the senior defender has only two of the Knights’ 19 goals this season.
RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR FIELD HOCKEY
WOMEN’S SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S SOCCER
vs. Louisville
vs. Louisville
vs. Syracuse
vs. DePaul
Today, 3 p.m. Bauer Track and Field Complex
Tonight, 5:30 p.m. Yurcak Field
Tonight, 6 p.m. College Ave Gym
Tonight, 8 p.m. Yurcak Field