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Counselor charts rising use of opiates among students BY HANNAH SCHROER CORRESPONDENT
Young adults who otherwise may never consider using heroin are being introduced to the drug through opiate painkillers, said Frank Greenagel Jr., recovery counselor at Counseling, ADAP & Psychiatric Services. While he saw some cases 10 years ago, the trend has been getting worse since 2005, said Greenagel, who oversees recovery housing at the University. Prescription drugs are combinations of chemicals manufactured by multinational corporations in laboratories, which makes them more socially acceptable, Greenagel said. The social acceptance of prescription drugs takes away its stigma, so people find it more acceptable to take painkillers than use heroin, he said. “They just don’t have the same stigma as traditional illegal drugs,” he said. The Recovery Housing program, a branch of the Alcohol & Other Drug Assistance Program,
is a housing model that fosters active participation in recovery programs to build a community for recovering addicts, said Eric Arauz, vice chairman for the Governor’s Task Force on Opiate and Heroin Abuse alongside Greenagel. “If a college student tries to get sober by themselves, they have a 1 in 5 chance of making it,” he said. “With a supportive recover y community, they’ve got an 80 percent chance of making it.” College life can have an undertow effect that makes recovering addicts feel like they do not belong, Arauz said. “Recovery housing offers a community to offset that undertow,” he said. “[We] try to create a college experience without alcohol and drugs.” The University’s Alcohol & Other Drug Assistance Program began in 1983 after an intoxicated student fell from the football stadium bleachers and was paralyzed in the ’70s, said Lisa Laitman, director SEE
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Council candidates plan to work through city crime, education BY GIANCARLO CHAUX CORRESPONDENT
Panelists discuss how religion is not as talked about in this year’s presidential election as it was in 2008 in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. SHAWN SMITH
Faculty panel brings attention to religious issues around election BY SHAWN SMITH CORRESPONDENT
University faculty yesterday weighed in on how religion will affect the upcoming election and how people perceive different faiths through a political lens. Although religion was largely covered in the 2008 election, it has fallen by the wayside this season, said Andrew Murphy, a professor in the Department of Political Science, during a panel discussion in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. “There has been very little talk of religion by the candidates in this elec-
tion,” he said. “There isn’t the same rhetoric this time around.” Murphy said the candidates are focusing more on current issues — like the economy and foreign policy — and less on President Barack Obama’s Protestantism and Mitt Romney’s Mormonism. Gary Merrill, a professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience who practices Mormonism, said Mormonism is not as scary as people make it out to be. “Suspicion and fear are how people describe Mormonism, and people believe the two go together. ... I’m not
sure what people are fearful of and suspicious of,” he said. Merrill said he and Romney share a few things in common and that he is concerned with women’s health. “We are the same age and the husband of one wife only,” he said. “I am concerned about women, starting with those closest to me.” Merrill said Mormons are the subject of ridicule in today’s popular culture more often than other religions, and no one sees a problem with it. He said people do not understand the reliSEE
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As Election Day approaches, candidates for New Brunswick City Council are looking for ways to solve some of the city’s most pressing issues concerning education and crime. Councilman Glenn J. Fleming, Councilwoman Elizabeth Garlatti and city resident John Anderson are running unopposed in the November election for the three open seats on the council, said Fleming, a lifelong New Brunswick resident and teacher at Hamilton West High School. Fleming said the New Brunswick City Council essentially acts as the legislative arm of the city government, and is responsible for passing resolutions as well as voting on various laws. Fleming said he often hears criticism of the gap in representation between the council members and residents, but insists that many of those in office have lived in New Brunswick all of their lives and continue to hold positions within the community. Anderson, who was born and raised in New Brunswick, agreed and said city council members should be looked at as neighbors instead of politicians. “I don’t have goals beyond [city council],” Anderson said. “ I think that I am just representing the people of New Brunswick, just trying to get some things done and bring some fresh ideas and fresh faces.” Fleming, who currently holds a temporary position on the New Brunswick City Council, said officials have been put under pressure to solve the city’s education issues. Much of the criticism surrounding public schools in New Brunswick are based on faulty statistics, Fleming said, like the 59 percent high school graduation rate the state determined for the city.
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CAMPUS CALENDAR Thursday, Oct. 25 Congressman Rush Holt will speak from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. For more information, email rusa.assembly@gmail.com. The fifth annual “Homecoming Charity Bed Races” starts at 9 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. The Rutgers University Programming Association hosts the event.
Friday, Oct. 26 Bo Burnham and Dean Edwards perform at the “Homecoming Comedy Show” at 8 p.m. at the College Ave Gym. Student tickets are $5 for the balcony, $10 for the floor. Guest tickets are $15 for the balcony, $20 for the floor. The event is hosted by the Rutgers University Programming Association. The ninth annual Monster Mash is from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. The event is sponsored by University Housing and Residence Life, Cook/Douglass Residential Council and the Residence Hall Association.
Sunday, Oct. 28 Rutgers Hillel hosts the New Jersey Jewish Advocacy Summit from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Graduate Student Lounge in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. N.J. Assemblyman Dan Benson and N.J. political expert Professor Ben Dworkin will discuss the intersections of politics and Judaism. To register, contact Rabbi Heath Watenmaker at rabbiheath@rutgershillel.org or call (732) 545-2407.
METRO CALENDAR Saturday, Oct. 27 The Lustig Dance Theatre performs at Due Mari at 78 Albany St. in New Brunswick. Appetizers and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed by a performance at 8 p.m. The night will end with dessert at 8:45 p.m. with the dancers. Reservations are $50 per person and can be made by calling (732) 296-1600. Space is limited. The coLAB Puppet Slam is at 8 p.m. in the Black Box at George Street Playhouse. Tickets are available at the door and in advance at www.colab-arts.org. For more information, contact Dan Swern at dan@colab-arts.org, or call (551) 486-3253.
Sunday, Oct. 28 The New Jersey Symphony performs the music of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff at 3 p.m. at the State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. Dong-Hyek Lim will perform the “Rach 3” piano concerto. Tickets range from $20 to $88.
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Students volunteer to pick crops, help families in need BY JONATHAN DAVID CONTRIBUTING WRITER
With the har vest season coming to an end, students picked up excess crops yesterday to help feed the hungry this holiday season. Aaron D’Addio, a volunteer for Farmers Against Hunger, said it is important to link the excess food from farmers to food pantries. “You don’t realize how much produce gets wasted at a farm if it’s slightly discolored or if farmers overgrow. It’s a shame for them to throw it out when they can donate it to hungry people,” said D’Addio, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior. He was one of the 16 students in attendance at the “Gleaning at Giamarese Farms” event, in which students collected crops to be donated to Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen and the Franklin Township Food Bank. As a part of National Food Day, Farmers Against Hunger, Rutgers Against Hunger and the Office of Community Engagement teamed up to celebrate healthy, affordable and sustainable food at Giamarese Farms in East Brunswick. Jim Giamarese, owner and operator of Giamarese Farms, decided to start Farmers Against Hunger in 1996 because of his Christian beliefs. “If you know the Bible, it goes back to Old Testament
about gleaning and the poor, and you always have the poor with you,” he said. “I might not be able to donate money, but I can donate time or other things, crops.” Diana Orban-Brown, director of the Office of Community Engagement, said the concept of gleaning has its roots reaching back to as far as the Middle Ages, with farming families giving the rest of their produce to the needy. “If you go back to ancient times, farmers would leave crops in the field, and women and children would go to the field to feed themselves over the winter,” she said. Orban-Brown said there was a gleaning that she participated in last year, and the experience enlightened her about where her food comes from. “I like seeing where my food comes from ... I think people like that connection to the food. … The physical aspect [is] ver y rewarding,” she said. Kathleen Decker, program coordinator for Rutgers Against Hunger, said gleaning could bring a new perspective to volunteering. “[It is a] great feeling and great opportunity,” she said. “[It is a] very unique way to help those in need instead of going to the food pantry or the food kitchen.” Many of these food pantries are indebted to food gleaning and farms like Giamarese Farms because of the sheer quantity
Rutgers Against Hunger, Farmers Against Hunger and the Office of Community Engagement join efforts to help the hungry this holiday season at Giamarese Farms in East Brunswick, N.J., where students helped pick excess crops to be donated to local food banks. JONATHAN DAVID that such events contribute to the organizations, said Kristina Guttadora, coordinator for Farmers Against Hunger. With about 45 gleanings planned for this season, Guttadora said she hoped to harvest about 2,000 pounds of collared greens through this event. “We estimate that every week Farmers Against Hunger feeds 7,000 people,” she said.
Many members of Farmers Against Hunger who participated in gleaning plan to grow more crops in advance during the growing season to provide for those who are in need, Guttadora said. Farmers Against Hunger donates about 1 to 1.5 million pounds of food every year from its 50 participating farms, Guttadora said. The farm uses
two trucks that hold about six to 10 bins, which hold 800 pounds each, to collect and redistribute food across the state. Orban-Brown said farmers as a culture are a generous group. “[Giamarese] said we could pick peppers, and there were various beautiful varieties of peppers,” she said. “It never occurred to him to let them go to waste.”
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“You have to look at the formula that they are measuring the graduation rate with,” he said. “We live in a transient district where people move in and out. Right now, they measure students who start in ninth grade and when they leave — something that happens often — their number is still counted.” Some residents have pointed to the Board of Education as one of the problems, Fleming said. While ever y other district in Middlesex County holds elections to elect members to the board, New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill personally appoints the board members. Fleming said he is afraid the public would elect officials to the board based on their own personal agendas, which could result in a board that has very different backgrounds and personalities, he said. When there are problems with the Board of Education, Fleming said, they are easier to address if the mayor has appointed its members. “With an appointed school board, if you do not like the school board, just get rid of the mayor,” he said. Russell Marchetta, city spokesperson, said the option to hold elections for the school board has been voted down four times within the last 20 years by New Brunswick residents, a trend he believes stems from the consensus that the mayor is more involved in the appointment process than New Brunswick residents. “The mayor meets these people extensively,” Marchetta said. “He talks to them and talks to other people that know them.” Anderson said council members would also have to deal with the crime rates in the city, adding that city officials needed to work closely with the police in the future. “One crime is one too many,” Anderson said. “We need to make sure that the police presence is around to try and prevent things from happening in the first place.” Yet Fleming said it is also important to understand that the situation is too complicated to be solved simply by increasing the police force. “When you increase police presence, people say, ‘there are too many cops in the neighborhood right now,’” he said. Instead, Fleming said he hopes to improve the “community policing,” and hopes residents will work closer with the police to report crimes they see instead of blaming the city. “People are trying to just turn over stones and look for corruption ever ywhere,” he said. “People have to work together and look for solutions so that it doesn’t happen again.” University students who live in New Brunswick are eligible to vote in the upcoming city council elections Nov. 6, and Anderson said he expects them to play an important role in November. “I think that many of the students have a concern,” Anderson said. “At the last city council meeting ... [students] brought up some new ideas.”
gion and do not want to take the time to learn. “When did it become okay to mock one religion and not another?” he said. “There is a show on Broadway called ‘Book of Mormon,’ and it sells out. Soon it will be in Chicago and L.A.” Mary Segers, professor in the Department of Political Science at Rutgers-Newark, said this year’s election includes two Catholics — Vice President Joe Biden and Romney’s running mate Paul Ryan — along with a Protestant and a Mormon, running for the White House. “During the vice presidential debate, the topic of religion came up,” she said. “Vice President Joe Biden said he was a lifelong Catholic, but believed when it comes to public policy a politician should not impose their values.”
Segers said Ryan has a different point of view when it comes to religion. “Ryan talked [abstractly] and theoretically about religion and gravitated to abortion and the mixing of church and state,” she said. “Ryan is against abortion, but he is talking about nominee Romney’s opinion on it.” Segers said both vice presidential candidates represent opposite sides of the church, yet both have interesting approaches to religion in politics. She said both Ryan and Biden represent a polarized Roman Catholic Church, the single largest denomination of Christianity in the United States. “The percent of voting age is 25 percent, so 1 out of 4 voters have an affiliation with this denomination,” she said. “Neither candidate will earn the ‘Catholic vote,’ because there is no such thing as the Catholic vote, contrary to the myth.” While both Obama and Romney have given their stances on fixing the economy, foreign policy and women’s rights, Segers said the race is closer than some might expect.
“The vote is getting ver y close,” she said. “I am scared to see another recount like what had happened back in Florida.” Cynthia Daniels, professor in the Department of Political Science, said the candidates’ positions on women’s health issues are a major focus of this election. Abortion is a critical issue, and the candidates’ different stances on the issues will take a toll on voters. “The stakes are really high in terms of women’s health issues, and that is the biggest impact religion has on this election,” she said. Daniels said if Roe v. Wade were overturned, it would be extremely destructive to women’s rights. “Each state would have to determine what it’s own law would be if Roe v. Wade were overturned,” she said. “As of right now, 20 states have ‘trigger laws.’ The moment Roe v. Wade is overturned, these states would have a complete ban on abortion.” Daniels said 35 states have more than 135 restrictions combined on abortion, which places a variety of
limits on women’s rights, including a parental notification, a 24-to-72 hour waiting period, as well as two visits to an abortion clinic before an abortion would be completed. States have placed restrictions on medications and health procedures and maintain that abortion clinics need to be at the same building code as hospitals, meaning hallways needto be wide enough for two gurneys. Daniels said the current U.S. Supreme Court is split 5 to 4 supporting the Roe v. Wade decision, but has the potential to overturn the case when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg steps down because of medical reasons. “Whoever the next president is will select a new swing vote, which could result in the Roe v. Wade decision being overturned,” she said. “The decision will dissolve into the states. We are concerned at the state level.” Segers said if elected, Romney’s selection would possibly vote to overturn the decision, based on his decision to eliminate other women’s health programs. “Romney favors defunding Planned Parenthood,” she said.
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A pill costs up to $70 and has the same effect as heroin, so it is easy to make the transition, he said. of the Alcohol and Dr ug “When they can no longer get Assistance Program. it in pharmaceutical form, they Laitman said University find heroin,” he said. administrators conducted a stuGreenagel said the trend grew dent survey and were surprised like anything else. It entered the by the amount of self-reported market and spread by word of alcohol abuse. mouth like the iPod, he said. “It’s pretty common, really, Greenagel said 2012 data indithat alcohol prevention procated a decline in prescription grams come out of tragedy,” abuse — but only because the she said. young generation was switching Laitman said recovery housto heroin quicker than before. ing used to be more common for Arauz said heroin is often recovering students who transintroduced to young athletes who ferred from other schools, but take painkillers for an injury. she recently began to see incom“Opiates are so strong that ing first-year students applying you’re creating drug addicts that for the program. were not actively seeking out the More students are hitting botdrug,” Arauz said. tom and seeking treatment before Heroin undercuts the market they get to college, she said. price of opiate painkillers and Laitman said more students offers a cheaper product for the are coming in with prescription same effect, Greenagel said. opiate addictions to drugs like People who would never have Oxycodone and Vicodine. done heroin because of its repu“College-aged students come tation will turn to it as a cost-savin with more of a pill issue than a ing option, he said. marijuana, alcohol or cocaine “[Addiction] affects multiple issue,” Arauz said. aspects of society and people Alcohol and marijuana are typfrom all different stratas,” he said. ical, but more students are focusPrescription drug overdose ing on opiate painkillers and stimcompetes with car crashes as of ulants such as Adderall, 2011 for the No. 1 cause of acciGreenagel said. dental death in America, “Adderall and opiate painkillers Greenagel said. are the third and fourth most Experts in the task force are abused drug on campus,” trying to find drug hotspots in Greenagel said. the state to determine the cause “Taking Adderall to study for of the trend and exams is now as trace the correlaacceptable as tion between drinking alcohol “Opiates are so where overdoses on the weekend,” happen and he said. strong that you’re where the person Greenagel said creating drug lived, he said. attention-improvTheir goal is to ing stimulants hurt addicts that were addicts in your natural ability not actively seeking target their hometown. to concentrate and “[This] is the thus require highout the drug.” state’s first real er doses over time ERIC ARAUZ attempt to get a to provide the Vice Chair handle on the same effect. Governor’s Task Force on Opiate scope of the situaThe effect is and Heroin Abuse tion,” he said. similar with The first step to painkillers, which halting the trend is act on neurotransto create conduits for all players to mitter cells in the brain affecting share information, get involved and temperature and pain, add to the conversation, he said. Greenagel said. “Not only do we have an obliThe body stops making natugation to the community, but I ral endorphins while on think Rutgers can lead the way,” painkillers, making people comGreenagel said. ing off the drug more susceptible The University’s Recover y to pain and hot and cold sensaHousing Program, the first in the tions, he said. nation, is successful because of The painkiller trend has been the amount of alumni support unacknowledged because it is a and participation it receives, predominantly middle-class probGreenagel said. lem, he said. The program has generated “Prescription pills have really 500 alumni, and the 100 who been dominated by white males,” still live in the area donate their Greenagel said. time and money to creating a While women and minorities strong 12 Step community can have access, white males are throughout Middlesex County, more likely to have health insurhe said. ance to pay for pharmaceutical “You need to have a peer prescriptions, he said. group who are in the same boat Men are more likely to get as you,” Laitman said. into legal trouble by engaging in Recovering students realize risky or public drug behavior, so they will probably relapse if they they enter treatment younger go back to their old friends after than women, he said. treatment, and many of them “Women hide it better,” he said. transfer to the University, she said. The Governor’s Task The transition back to school Force’s goal is to raise awareis harder on students who do not ness of the increasing number have a recovery community on of teens and young adults getcampus, she said. ting addicted to prescription “It could be life-threatening, drugs and transitioning to herobasically,” she said. in, Arauz said.
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Gazans blast Israel with rockets, draw airstrikes Violence errupts after visit from emir of Qatar THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel yesterday in the heaviest bombardment on the area in months, drawing ominous Israeli threats of retaliation and dangers of escalation. The violence came a day after a landmark visit to Gaza by the emir of Qatar. Israeli officials suggested the visit, the first by a head of state to the Hamas-ruled territory, emboldened the militant group. The rocket fire began shortly after the emir left Gaza late Tuesday and continued through the night. Israeli officials said more than 80 projectiles were fired, and Hamas claimed responsibility for many of the attacks. Israel responded with a series of airstrikes on rocket launchers, killing two Palestinian militants, according to Gaza medical officials. Two other Palestinians were killed Tuesday. Three Thai laborers working on an Israeli farm were wounded, two seriously, when a rocket hit a chicken coop. Other rockets badly damaged five houses and
broke car windows. Schools in the area were closed. Many people spent the day indoors, while others stayed in close proximity to the makeshift cement shelters found in the streets of southern Israeli towns. In one farming community, shrapnel covered trees and a children’s playhouse in a backyard. “Sometimes it feels like a scene out of the movie ‘Platoon,’ something out of the Vietnam war. We can stay at home and just hear the noise of the war,” said Tamara Cohen, a resident of the border community of Ein Habesor whose children, ages 9 and 5, spent the night in a fortified “safe room” in their home. A video issued by Hamas’ military wing showed six rockets peeling off in rapid succession, then later, from what appears to be a different location, eight rockets shoot off, leaving plumes of black smoke behind them. Hamas said the video was made earlier in the day, though it provided no proof. Hamas officials shuttered schools in border areas. Residents said they worried an escalation of fighting would ruin the upcoming Muslim celebration of Eid alAdha, when Gaza residents feast, visit families, dress their children in new clothes and take them out to play. Despite the violence, streets in Gaza City were crowded with residents snapping up clothes and food ahead of Friday’s start of the holiday. Traffic jams blocked main
roads, and prayer leaders chanted songs for the feast. Israeli leaders threatened tougher action against the rocket fire. “We didn’t ask for this escalation and didn’t initiate it,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after touring a missile defense battery. “But if it continues, we are prepared to embark
“I think what we see ... the visit of the emir of Qatar ... it’s clear support for terror and terrorist activity.” AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN Israel Foreign Minister
on a far more extensive and penetrating operation.” The army said the “Iron Dome” defense system intercepted at least eight rockets. Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel Radio that “if we need a ground operation, there will be a ground operation. We will do whatever necessary to stop this wave” of violence. Israel’s U.N. Ambassador, Ron Prosor, wrote to the U.N. Security Council warning members that if they don’t condemn the rocket attacks, “there could be tragic consequences” because Hamas and other militants will interpret
the silence “as a green light for terror and provocation.” Israel carried out a broad military offensive in Gaza nearly four years ago in response to years of rocket fire. Salvos from Gaza have largely subsided since then, though sporadic violence persists. The territory is home to numerous militant groups, including murky al-Qaida-inspired organizations that do not answer to Hamas. Gaza has also been flooded with weapons in recent years, many of them believed to have been smuggled from northern Africa and into Gaza through tunnels under the Egyptian border. The African country of Sudan accused Israel yesterday of carrying out airstrikes that blew up a weapons factory in the capital, Khartoum. Israeli officials did not comment, but analysts said that if the reports were true, the airstrike might have attacked a weapons smuggling route. Sudan has accused Israel of being behind a similar attack on an arms convoy in 2009. Hostilities in Gaza have been simmering for weeks, with militants sporadically firing rockets into Israel and the Israeli air force responding with airstrikes. Hamas, which has killed hundreds of Israelis in suicide bombings and other attacks, has largely avoided attacks since a devastating Israeli military offensive nearly four years ago. Instead, smaller groups have been behind most
rocket fire, sometimes with Hamas’ tacit blessing and sometimes against its wishes. While Hamas remains virulently anti-Israel, it has sought to keep things quiet as it consolidates its control of Gaza. The group violently seized the territory from the rival, Western-backed Fatah movement five years ago. Tuesday’s visit by Qatar’s emir, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, gave a powerful boost of legitimacy to Hamas rule, which is not internationally recognized. Hamas officials said the emir urged Hamas to do everything possible to avoid violence with Israel. Israel’s foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, suggested the visit had the opposite effect. “I think what we see, especially yesterday, the visit of the emir of Qatar in Gaza, it’s clear support for terror and terrorist activity,” he said at a news conference with the visiting EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton. In his meeting with Ashton, Israeli President Shimon Peres charged that Qatari money is funding Hamas attacks. “No one in the world could agree to the current situation” of repeated rocket salvos, Peres said. Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum accused Israel of trying to raise tensions. He said Israel was upset about the “political and economic gains” reaped from the emir’s visit, and wanted to “disrupt the atmosphere ahead of the holiday.”
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n 1869, Rutgers College played a football game including President Robert L. Barchi who, much to the against the College of New Jersey (now Princeton praise of faculty here on the New Brunswick campus, University) in a small plot of land where the has already expressed intentions of cutting the school’s College Avenue Gym currently stands. Few could have athletic subsidy. predicted what kind of impact the game would have had The latter, of course, is a familiar narrative. It’s one on the world of college in the years following it. True, it that has played itself over and over again in editorials hardly resembled the game of football as we know it and general critiques of the program by faculty, state today — there was no running involved, teams were officials and college sports pundits, all of whom have made up of 25 athletes and it involved the use of a perused the program as a target for criticism and a scapefectly spherical ball — but it undoubtedly help solidify goat for the decline in academic standing that the Rutgers as a vital component of college football history. University has witnessed in recent years. And in bad Yet that game — played six years before Harvard years — of which University football has had many — University versed Tufts University in a more modernit’s a narrative rarely argued against. style game in 1875 — is now considered the first-ever But this year may present itself as an opportunity for documented game of intercollegiate football. And the redemption — if indeed the team need be “redeemed” University, beating Princeton 6-4, came away the victor. in the first place. These events are not unnecessar y. For the As the Scarlet Knights continue to fill the win colUniversity community, they are, we would argue, as umn and inch slowly up along national rankings, like relevant today as they have ever been. The team’s The Associated Press’ Top 25 under which the Scarlet recent wins, along with its slow climb in national ranks, Knights ranked 18 following last week’s game against have brought with them two important changes to the Temple, hints of a possible undefeated run along with a culture of Rutgers football: one, a rising swell of stupossible Orange Bowl invitation can be gleaned on camdent support — and two, justification for a program pus and beyond. The team’s 7-0 record under head that has long been the target criticism by college footcoach Kyle Flood and impeccable run defense has also ball fans here at home and across the country. earned the Scarlet Knights the attention of parts of the Since its first game against college football world, even that Princeton, Rutgers University footattention amounts to only whispers. “An age-old college ball has managed to stay alive and Student enthusiasm is rising, too. well — though probably not at the For the third time since High Points football program caliber expected of a school whose Solutions Stadium was expanded in deserves a home stadium boasts the title “the 2009, student section tickets for this birthplace of college football” on a weekend’s Homecoming game have support system that wall behind its student section. In sold out. Facebook and Twitter the interim between then and now, posts, chatter on campus and the speaks to its history.” the Scarlet Knights have floated growing sea of scarlet at home from conference to conference, games all attest to the fact that stuboasting minor victories and enduring some pretty sizdents have rightly begun to take note of their team’s able losses. This was a team that, in 1961, came an success. It’s no question: University football hasn’t arm’s length away from participating in that year’s been this relevant at least since 2006, when the Rose Bowl when the Knights went undefeated for their Knights went 9-0 after defeating Louisville. very first season. However it’s also a team that, just 15 All of this considered, the Knights still have a long years ago, was considered to be among the worst in and uncertain road ahead. Even if they were to go undethe nation after finishing an 0-11 season in 1997. feated this season, the relative inferiority of the Big To be sure, the University has seen its share of sucEast would likely keep the team from any national cesses. Yet these minor successes — at least in recent achievement. Yet this should not deter the University years — have been arguably overshadowed by the from embracing the team and its upward momentum, team’s on-and-off field failures — many of which have nor the athletic department from using the success to painted the program, at least for many, as exorbitant, bring some stability and sustainability to a chronically wasteful and unnecessary. Among these off field failunbalanced program. Recent campaigns by the athletic ures include a strained relationship between the department, including promotion through video, media University community and the school’s $64.2 million and marketing, have already helped bolster the athletic program, chronic deficits and operating losses Knights’ label. Further promotion of this label, as well that have placed the program among the 10 most as a robust and energized fan based, can do even more. unbalanced in the country and a newly renovated $102 An age-old college football program deserves a supmillion stadium that has yet to pay for itself. And when port system that speaks to its history. With so many these problems have forced the University to support competeing allegiances in and out of the tri-state area, its floundering program, sometimes at the expense of for the Scarlet Knights this support system has been the school’s other programs, it has led many to quesnotoriously fickle. 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Political eschatologies and the angry voter are normal people, like you and I, who vote. And voting is a powerful tool to DOSE OF begin with — now add a bunch of angry people to the mix and you’ve got a LOGOS volatile situation. TOM VERENNA To be clear, I’m not saying this election isn’t important. I’m not saying the issues aren’t important. I’m not telling you to stop debating whether or not “such hose of you still reading — those and such” are smart ideas on Facebook who have not already zoned out and I’m not telling you to stop spamming after reading the title — stick your followers by repeatedly retweeting with me just a little longer. Eschatology is that Huffington Post article. Certainly the belief in what might be constituted as some politicians are clearly anti-science, “the end time,” but not in the way you are some do not care about women’s rights, probably thinking. By “the end time” I some cannot articulate well at all. But let don’t mean to suggest an “Armageddon” us remember that elections come around as in fire and brimstone, but quite fundaoften enough that we’ll be able to rectify mentally, the end of all bad things. It is the situation if John Doe of the “Stick it to essentially the end, as in “the new beginthe Man” party is spending frivolously ning,” and is often linked with a new while the economy is tanking. And world that is grand and wonderful and we’ll be able to vote out that woman-marhopeful. Some readers may already know ginalizing misogynist of the “I Hate this sort of belief — many of the world’s Female Reproductive Rights” movement religions contain an eschatological belief if they try to take away any personal libof some kind. In these forms, the belief erties of women. that a final judgment or future justice will It is okay to be pumped up. It is acceptcome or that all evil will vanish from the able to want to engage in discussions with world is a large part of a group’s eschafriends and family and — on a scheduled tology. In fact, the plurality of these eschabreak — your coworktological beliefs has ers. But remember that caused some conflicts the person you’re talkbetween competing “By that I mean we ing to is not a pundit, religious groups they are not Fox News throughout history. fabricate this idea (or But it turns out that of what a Democrat is, representatives MSNBC representathese rival eschatologitives), and they do not cal beliefs are not only what a Republican make policy decisions. found in religious conlooks like, what a They are just people, texts. One can see them who live lives and fight more and more in politLibertarian believes” their own battles, and if ical contexts, especially their candidate gets in, in our country where with the exception of politics and religion starting another world war, we’ll probably have become intertwined with our culturbe okay. Trust me when I say that your al memory. And this is problematic — on candidate is not going to be the salvation both sides of the aisle there seems to be of the country; Camelot is not as it seems. this notion that the only way to save “There goes one honest politician,” said America is if ones candidate gets into no informed voter ever. office. If the “other” gets elected, then all All I am saying, in the end, is to be hope is lost. The rhetoric could not be aware of your rival eschatologies. Be clearer on this issue. Back in May, Ann aware that you are a voter — you have the Coulter referred to the complacency of ability to change things or to keep them the GOP by suggesting they were on the current path or to alter the future “whistling past the end of America.” And as much as any other person alive. And the hyperbolic claims that “America is that is saying something, isn’t it? You have doomed if (blank) candidate doesn’t a power that few people in the rest of the make it into office!” has only become world have. Be informed of the issues, not more ridiculous. the propaganda. Be alert to the conseThese eschatologies stimulate the quences of the policies your candidate development of mythic stereotypes. By wants to install, and also those they want that I mean we fabricate this idea of what to veto. Being a voter is not just about a Democrat is, what a Republican looks pushing a button. You have a moral oblilike, what a Libertarian believes — and gation to know the facts. And by “facts,” I then we generalize all of these movedo not mean what you heard on Facebook ments into the mythic construct we creor through normal Internet channels. ate. So we do not see the woman or man As a Classicist, I rather like behind the label, but the caricature we Thucydides’ quote from one of Pericles’ created in our own minds. This is further (the foremost defender of Athenian aided by our use of social media, the shardemocracy) speeches on voting: “Here ing of political content on our walls, each individual is interested not only in where our friends can reinforce our mythhis own affairs but in the affairs of the ic constructs by “liking” or “retweeting” state as well: even those who are mostly the posted content, and thereby share in occupied with their own business are our own mass delusions about the other extremely well-informed on general poliside. It is, in no small way, an “us” vs. tics — this is a peculiarity of ours: we do “them” mentality. not say that a man who takes no interest in What does this do, exactly? Well, in politics is a man who minds his own busithe process of creating these myths we ness; we say that he has no business here demonize the opposing side. We no at all.” Or more directly, if you want a say longer see “Democrat” or “Republican,” in what happens to your future, instead of but an enemy to be trounced. We need to worrying about whether or not you will “beat them” because if we don’t, we will have one, go out there and forge one — go have nothing. The mentality is that if we out there and vote. don’t win, we lose it all, and then the bad guys win. And when Americans start Tom Verenna is a School of Arts and looking at other Americans as “the bad Sciences sophomore majoring in classics guy” then we have some serious proband history. His column, “Dose of Logos,” lems. The danger here is the fact that normally runs on alternate Mondays. those most affected by these mentalities
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False choices for sale normative view that women should have hairless legs. MISS It would have seemed sinister if the question sounded like a question. LONELYInstead, the “or” part was emphasized in HEARTS an upturned singsong way. Very clever. SALLY REISCH Cottonelle brand toilet paper released a series of ads in 2010 which introduced the am interested in ads that rely on false “Cottonelle Roll Poll Throwdown” which choice for a marketing strategy. pitted “overs” against “unders.” These terms reference the two ways people preA false choice is a choice that leaves fer to hang their rolls of toilet paper. out options. If I told you, “you can Ironically, the two choices signify the same belong either to the Democratic Party shit. In an online ad, a well-adjusted hotel or the Republican Party,” I would be maid enters in a hallway and begins, presenting you with a false choice by “Rolling over is a part of my job.” This type leaving out other viable options like the of Cottonelle brand coercion forces the Green Party of the United States, the participant to do just that: roll over. Buy in. Freedom Socialist Party, the False choices are powerful tools. A Constitution Party, etc. false choice employed by those with the A false choice like this one creates a most cultural power can affect whole attimental state called false dichotomy. A tudes. Another false choice perpetuated false dichotomy leads a person to have a by the culture industry is the memorable deceptive view of the “Vote or Die” campaign world. In this example, taken on by Citizen the illusion is that Change in 2004. “Imposing a false there are only two Citizen Change is a dichotomy on a existing political parpolitical service group ties. The participant in up of P. Diddy, participant can lead to a made a mental state of Mary J. Blige, Mariah Democrat/Republican lifetime of illusion and Carey and 50 Cent. false dichotomy is Despite illusions, these misplaced belief. ” forced to choose are very rich, highly between them. Excuse powerful cultural me for being festive. i c o n s . Here, I will focus on advertisements “Vote or die” is a false choice because it that impose a false dichotomy on viewers leaves out this other option available: in order to coerce them into making a Don’t vote. The fact that Citizen Change false choice. My goal is to get us talking created an environment where “Vote” and to each other. “Die” were the only two options, “Don’t Ads that impose a false dichotomy Vote” remained invisible. It’s ver y on viewers are detrimental to our wellstrange. Given the anxiety about voter being. This is because our belief sysregistration, “don’t vote” is a choice that tems function on ideas about dichotomany will make on Nov. 6 by accident. my (god/man, man/woman, “Vote or die” might have been detrimenlife/death). Imposing a false dichototal to our ideas about democracy, espemy on a participant can lead to a lifecially for those too young to vote in 2004. time of illusion and misplaced belief. Not voting is something that we might A memorable commercial of the not even realize is happening to us until it early 2000s is the Skintimate shaving is too late. cream ad in which a pair of legs sported Next time you find yourself delibershiny, smooth calves (“Skintimate”) and ating between Pepsi or Coke, then walked into a different room with a Skintimate or Not, Mac or PC, etc., bunch of neon bandages on (“not remember that you might have fallen Skintimate”). The voiceover repeated, victim to a false choice and there are “Skintimate or not?” with a nice melody other options available. It’s like opening on the “or.” Here, Skintimate shaving the dark closet to let some light in, only cream posed a rhetorical question to to find out there’s no boogeyman. the viewer that gave her a false choice. This “Skintimate/generic shaving cream” dichotomy does not allow for all Sally Reisch is a School of Arts and the other options available for girls Sciences junior majoring in English with a with legs. This false dichotomy minor in philosophy. Her column runs coerces the participant into a socially alternate Thursdays.
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Today’s Birthday (10/25/12). This will most likely be a year of change at work, so flexibility is key. Profitable opportunities develop, and overall there’s jingle in your pockets. Balance work with play, exercise and delicious healthy food. Let go of habits that no longer serve. 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 a 6 — Someone provides an important contact. Details hamper advancement. Discipline is required, but if anybody can do it, it’s you now. Accept your partner’s suggestion. Do it with gusto. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Spiritual senses awaken. Focus on love and friendship, and you can get farther than ever before. Create a practical solution to a financial challenge. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Odds are good there’s something you don’t know. Follow through with your promises, regardless. Catch up on all the news. Play by the book and close the deal. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Potentially hazardous conditions threaten. Stick to your budget, and postpone household chores. Let somebody else argue with authority. Your moral compass guides you through the tight spots. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Don’t try to pay everyone’s way. Pay attention to details to increase your capabilities. Assume authority. Working smartly pays off. Follow your emotional desires. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Exceptional patience will be required. Stop and smell the roses for a spiritual lift. Don’t forget what’s important, and go for it. It’s even okay if somebody gets mad.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Be super productive at work now so that you have more time to play later. It’s important to follow the protocol, even as you add your personal touch. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Emotions add extra drive. Follow a hunch, but be respectful and cautious. Private connections lead to profits. Try to understand other people’s feelings. Good time to sell. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Clean up at home. Be very careful of sharp objects. Don’t take what you have for granted. Remember your old experiences and use them. Tell a female about your feelings. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — You have more than expected. Watch out for breakage, however. Friends ask your advice, so give it. Completion is the secret to your success. Write a love poem. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — An escape attempt now will probably fail. Focus instead on making money, even if it seems boring. It requires doing the homework, without cutting corners, to profit. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — You can do more than you thought. Focus on creating income, and cut entertainment spending. Make popcorn and play cards by candlelight. You’re rewarded for your loyalty.
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Freshman defender Mitchell Taintor contends with Villanova’s Kyle Soroka. Taintor scored his third goal of the season. YEE ZHSIN BOON
OVERTIME Freshman nets third goal of year in final regular season game CONTINUED FROM BACK Taintor was playing not only to make up for being suspended, but for three seniors — goalie Kevin McMullen, defender Dragan Naumoski and midfielder Robin Brown. “I didn’t have any excuses tonight because I’m fully rested,” Taintor said. “I had a week off. I was getting treatment. I was stretching and everything with my body, so I had to give it my all for the team and especially for Dragan, Kevin and Robin. They deserve it, and the whole team does, too.” His response was a goal through a mess of defenders, his third of the year — all from headers — to make it 1-0 before Villanova midfielder Kyle Soroka found the back of the net a minute later to tie.
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High-scoring offense gives RU defenders challenge at UConn CONTINUED FROM BACK “They are very good at getting behind the ball after they lose it,” Crooks said “They are a high-energy team. They are a talented team. I’m very impressed with their attacking team and the level of talent and athleticism. I don’t know how they lost seven games [this season].” Forward Danielle Schulmann leads that attack with nine goals along with midfielder Jennifer Skogerboe, who scored twice in the Huskies’ last game, a 3-2 victory against Providence. With a fast attack, it is important for Rutgers to push the ball quick up field. It is up to the forwards to convert on scoring opportunities while also getting back to help counter an attack. “If their best attributes are offense, than that is what we really need to focus on,” said sophomore forward Cassie Inacio. “We need to make sure we come out from the beginning and don’t give them anything.” The Knights have been good in that aspect of late, finding the back of the net 13 times in their last five games, including multiple goals in their last four. And while Rutgers has to worry about a balanced attack
After his first goal, Taintor ran back and forth from offense to defense, winning a footrace with midfielder Oscar Umar after his goal to kick it away and temporarily prevent the later gametying goal. “Give [Villanova] a lot of credit,” Donigan said. “They continued to battle, they continued to fight and that’s why they’re in the spot that they’re sitting in.” Rutgers does not know if it will be in the NCAA Tournament discussion, but its No. 32 RPI could give it an at-large bid, while Pittsburgh beating Villanova on Saturday would give the Knights a Big East Tournament seed to help their case. Villanova helps its own chances against the Panthers if it shows the same tenacity it did last night. “Unfortunately we’re in the spot where we just sit and wait and see what happens,” Donigan said. “That’s a tough spot to be in. You never want to be in that spot, but it is what it is.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JBakanTargum.
from UConn — four players are in double figures in points this season — the Huskies have a problem of their own in containing Jonelle Filigno, the league’s second-highest scorer. The junior forward begins the game with 14 goals this season and leads the conference with seven game-winning strikes. But Inacio knows the forwards have to play on both sides of the ball against Connecticut to pull out a win, something they worked on in practice this week. “In the back line, it is important that we don’t let them out and have a free service,” Inacio said. “So in practice we focused on passing the ball and the forwards getting up there and denying service. If they can’t get [the ball] up there in three seconds, then we need to drop, stay compact and defend.” Rutgers left for the match yesterday, when Crooks said it trained before viewing video today of Connecticut and resting before the game. It has to use all of its time wisely in preparation for a style of play Crooks believes the Knights have not seen this season. “We haven’t played nor have I seen a superior attacking team,” Crooks said. “They are ver y mobile, and I am very impressed with their attacking players.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s soccer team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
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OCTOBER 25, 2012 FOOTBALL PRATT EXPERIENCES DROP IN RECEPTIONS
Wideout settles into role in revamped passing attack BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Quron Pratt had the secondmost catches on the Rutgers football team last season, behind now-Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu. But through seven games this season, Pratt is fifth in receiving yardage and sixth in catches. The junior wideout is also the only Scarlet Knights receiver to catch a pass that has not resulted in a touchdown. Much of his results can be attributed to the shift in the Knights’ passing offense. “It’s more of a team effort, not just focused on one person like [Sanu],” Pratt said. “Everybody’s getting their touches, ever ybody’s making big plays, everybody’s executing.” Last season, many of Pratt’s catches came in a
check-down role when Sanu was well covered. With that central focus gone, the ball spreads around more, with no player averaging more than four catches per game. Pratt has landed behind senior wideouts like Mark Harrison and Tim Wright, as well as sophomore wideout Brandon Coleman, who leads the Knights with 26 catches. “Things happen like that,” Wright said of Pratt. “You just have to wait your turn. Obviously, you could say that about me. I had to wait my turn. This is my fifth year, and I’m just starting to see success. I’d say he’s definitely doing a good job at the role he knows.” That role is primarily as a slot receiver. With players like Harrison and Coleman darting down the field, Pratt usually positions himself in the middle.
And thanks to deep threats drawing defenders, he has room to work with when he gets the ball in his hands. “It’s part of the concept. We have some plays where there’s spacing,” Pratt said. “We try to create one-on-ones with linebackers and mismatches. That’s part of the offense, as well.” Linebackers are usually Pratt’s main adversaries in the middle of the field. He said he likes lining up against linebackers because he can usually outrun them. But he also risks taking the full brunt of a hit. “That’s the game of football. You’re going to take big hits,” Pratt said. “The main focus is catching the ball. On some passes, you’re going to get hit and you just have to take the hit. That’s why you have weight training all season, to get ready for the big hit.”
Even though he is not lighting up the stat sheet, head coach Kyle Flood said Pratt still plays a valuable role in the offense. Before the season began, Harrison described Pratt as “shifty,” highlighting his ability to fit in between defenders and make difficult catches. But that is not the limit to Pratt’s game. “What Quron does every week for us is he provides not only consistency of performance but the flexibility to really move him into any of the positions as a wide receiver,” Flood said. “He’s a very valuable guy.” Pratt’s main goal now is to improve his value to help the team reach its goal. “Just learning every day,” he said of how he can sharpen his game. “There’s always mistakes you can learn from each game,
just tr ying to be better each game. Just seeing what you can do better so you won’t have the same mistakes again. It’s … knowing the offense, understanding the offense, the concepts.” Even if Pratt does not record a catch, he still plays an important role for the offense. With all of the pass catchers the Knights posses, Pratt can add one more player the defense must look for. “We have so many weapons,” he said. “[Defenders] have a lot to think about because with [all of the] personnel on the field, you don’t know what to expect next. Just being versatile and having ever ybody doing their job, that’s the main thing we have to focus on.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Joey Gregory on Twitter @JGregoryTargum.
TENNIS
Young roster sparks fall season for RU BY MIKE MORTON STAFF WRITER
At the beginning of the fall season, it was unclear how the Rutgers tennis team would perform. With no seniors on the roster and only two juniors, the Scarlet Knights were mostly inexperienced. Despite their youthful roster, the Knights were successful during the fall tournament season. “The fall was very productive, and this team has really settled into a very well-functioning unit,” said head coach Ben Bucca. Rutgers displayed that productivity in all three major tournaments it competed in this fall. It began the season with the Brown Invitational, where the Knights played against some of the top teams in the region. Sophomore Lindsay Balsamo highlighted play for Rutgers at Brown, winning her singles draw at the tournament. Freshman Lindsay Kayati also competed well, advancing to the finals of her draw. The Knights then moved on to the USTA Invitational in Flushing, N.Y. Freshman Mariam Zein became the first player from Rutgers to win her individual draw at the prestigious tournament in team history. Rutgers rounded out its fall tournament season last weekend, when it competed in the ITA Regional Championships, which features top players from 46 Division-I teams from the region. Junior Vanessa Petrini was the hero for the Knights at the ITA Regionals, advancing to the semifinals of the main singles draw for the second straight year. Petrini is the only player in Rutgers history to advance that far in the tournament. Throughout the fall, Bucca was impressed with the team’s
performance and the fact that it improved with each tournament. “The fall season went by really quickly,” Bucca said. “Without a doubt, the team has set a culture where they’re a hardworking, disciplined team. They’ve also shown they can compete very effectively. We know that if we come ready to play for all our matches in the spring season that we’re going to be a very strong team.” The three freshmen’s play was arguably the biggest highlight of the team during the fall season. Zein, Kayati and Gina Li each had strong fall seasons and are more prepared for the spring, Bucca said. “It was nice to see that the freshmen acclimated themselves as well as they did to not only competing at the college level, but also to integrating themselves to the culture of the team,” he said. The team continues to work on its fitness and strength through the remainder of the fall semester, but Bucca believes that with more training during the winter, the team will be ready to compete in the spring season. “It’s up to the ladies over the winter break to work out, stay in shape and keep their racquet in their hand and play some tennis,” he said. “We’ll have plenty of time when we get back second semester to get everyone in fine shape, so we’ll be ready to play.” Petrini also has confidence that the team will excel with more experience together and be competitive in the spring. “We still have the whole spring, and we’re a young team, so I only see positive things for us,” she said. For updates on the Rutgers tennis team, follow Mike Morton on Twitter @MortonTargum.
OCTOBER 25, 2012
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Senior tight end D.C. Jefferson comes down with his first score Saturday at Temple since his sophomore season. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Veteran increases position production BY TYLER BARTO SPORTS EDITOR
D.C. Jefferson went 29 games in between his first and second touchdowns for the Rutgers football team, starting the majority of them at tight end. But after two offensive coordinators left Piscataway in as many years, first-year play-caller Dave Brock might offer a solution. “It feels good. I felt it was a long time coming,” Jefferson said yesterday. “We finally got an opportunity to get more balls and execute, and we’re doing it. We’ve got great coaching from [position] coach [Darnell] Dinkins and Coach Brock helping us out, getting everything right.” Jefferson is the latest of three tight ends to catch a touchdown this season for the Scarlet Knights, the first time the feat occurred since 2004. It is a far cry from the position culture in 2009, when Jefferson, a redshirt freshman, converted to tight end from quarterback and still started 10 games. He never once positioned himself on the line of scrimmage at Winter Haven (Fla.) High School. “Ever ything I was learning was on the fly,” Jefferson said. “[Sophomore] Paul [Carrezola] and [senior] Beau [Bachety], they kind of naturally had it. They did it in high school. Now I think we’ve come a long way.” The Knights receiving corps talks at length about the trickledown effect of former wide receiver Mohamed Sanu’s absence. It earns more looks, it says, becomes more dynamic and keeps defenses honest. Under Brock, production from the tight end position has added to the argument. “When you have success, it does something to your mind,” said senior wideout Tim Wright. “If a guy was out there and wasn’t really getting the ball … people could get discouraged.” The numbers at tight end have improved in moderation. Jefferson’s 13 catches through seven games this season are nearly half of his career total, Carrezola’s one catch went for a touchdown and redshirt freshman Tyler Kroft is on pace to catch more passes than Jefferson and Carrezola combined in their first seasons.
But the production also compensates for the loss of sophomore fullback Michael Burton, who is out for the year with a leg injury, said head coach Kyle Flood. “[It is] the first time I’ve had that experience here,” Flood said of using three tight ends. “It would be a luxury if Michael Burton was still playing. … Those guys need to be contributors every week because in some ways, they’re taking over Michael’s role at the fullback spot.” Like Jefferson’s first three seasons, the adjustment to tight end is ongoing. Dinkins, who played eight seasons in the NFL, gives Jefferson a benchmark at the position. Wright sees Jefferson begin to use his 6-foot-6 frame to his advantage and show mental growth, among other adjustments. “Right now, it’s pretty much me perfecting it,” Jefferson said. “By now I’ve seen every single look, every single situation. It’s just me focusing in.”
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Knights’ consistent emotion as a factor in their success blitzing, despite other teams’ knowledge of Rutgers’ aggressive tendencies. “I don’t know if there are many surprises at this level of football with the amount of film that is out there,” he said. “At the end of the day, there’s really not too much of a difference from what you see on game day to what you see on film.” But Flood noticed opponents’ tweaks on offense against defensive coordinator Robb Smith’s high pressure. He said the Knights’ low sack numbers earlier in the season could be the product of more threestep drops and quicker releases from quarterbacks. Four of Rutgers’ 13 sacks this season came in its last two games, including a strip-sack from junior defensive tackle Jamil Merrell that resulted in a touchdown. “You can’t play football at a high level without a tremendous degree of emotion,” Flood said. “The scheme is good and we have a very sound scheme, but it’s talented players playing with great emotion.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Tyler Barto on Twitter @TBartoTargum.
ROLE PLAY Junior Quron Pratt has seen a drop in catches for the Rutgers football team, partly because of a logjam at wide receiver. / PAGE 14
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CLOSING TIME Tight end D.C. Jefferson ended a scoring drought with a touchdown Saturday at Temple, and he has become more viable in a new offense. / PAGE 15
IN REVIEW The Rutgers tennis team’s fall season ended with the emergence of three freshmen. / PAGE 14
SPORTS
QUOTE OF THE DAY “That’s the game of football. You’re going to take big hits.” — Rutgers fotball junior wide receiver Quron Pratt on catching balls in the middle of the field
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012
MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS 3, VILLANOVA 2 (OT)
WOMEN’S SOCCER.
Knights see obstacle in first round BY BRADLY DERECHAILO CORRESPONDENT
Junior forward Kene Eze battles Villanova defender William Cason for position in last night’s 3-2 overtime victory. Eze scored Rutgers’ last two goals in the contest, including the game-winner in the 99th minute. YEE ZHSIN BOON
The Rutgers women’s soccer team picked the right time to perform at its peak peak, going 4-0-1 in its last five games. But in the Scarlet Knights’ last match at Seton Hall, head coach Glenn Crooks saw things the team needed to improve despite its two-goal victory “We thought against Seton Hall that we weren’t particularly sharp,” Crooks said. “We have these foundation items which we review and one of the things was transition, which is huge. We felt our transition against Seton Hall was just average.” Transition has to improve at Connecticut, which hosts the Knights (12-6-1, 5-5-1) tonight in the first round of the Big East Tournament. Crooks said the Huskies are one of the better teams at advancing the ball to their forwards, and when UConn (8-7-2, 4-3-1) gets around the box, it likes to attack. The Huskies are third in the Big East this season in shot attempts and fourth in goals scored with 35. But despite the high offensive total, UConn is only 1-3-1 in its last five matches. The mixed results confuse Crooks. SEE
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Eze’s goal lifts RU in overtime BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Emotions were heavy considering the Rutgers men’s soccer team’s game last night against Villanova at Yurcak Field had a hand in deciding whether the Scarlet Knights’ season would continue. From sophomore midfielder Connor Hurff burying his head in his hands after missing an open shot to Wildcat goalie John Fogarty convulsing his wrists after a save, Rutgers and Villanova poured their intensity onto the field. But there was no stronger feeling than the celebration generated from forward Kene Eze’s goal in the 99th minute to capture a 3-2 victory and move Rutgers into the Big East Red Division’s sixth seed, potentially qualifying for the Big East Tournament. BY THE NUMBERS Where does sophomore quarterback Gary Nova of the Rutgers football team rank in several passing categories in the Big East? QB rating — third (145.7) completion percentage — fourth (61.2) passing yardage — sixth (1,503) touchdowns — first (15)
The game, the season and the moment were all on Eze and the team’s mind. “The whole game was like a roller coaster to go up and go down and go up,” Eze said. “It’s an amazing feeling to get the game-winning goal in overtime.” Rutgers’ (7-7-1, 3-4-1) win was a tale of three games: the first scoreless 76 minutes, the two goals by each team that ensued and the overtime period. The Knights needed a golden goal. If Rutgers even tied, that meant the end of its season. Eze scored his first goal of the game in the 87th minute of regulation that put the Knights up, 2-1. The crowd reacted as if he scored the game-winner, and some fans left. But the momentum shifted when the Wildcats (10-5-2, 2-3-2) spurred a drive that
produced a Rutgers own goal 49 seconds later to knot it at 2. “We joked around with our guys at the end — it’s like thank God it was overtime,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “They didn’t have a chance to tie it up.” Freshman defender Mitchell Taintor returned last night after throwing away his second-to-last chance to help the team’s tournament prospects because of a one-game suspension. That meant him being the last defender in Villanova’s trail and racing forward to attack, where his best offensive asset is his head. Freshman midfielder Mael Corboz had the ball on the left side of Villanova’s box. He danced around a defender and curved a boot that found Taintor’s head in the 76th minute. SEE
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EXTRA POINT
SOPHIE WRIGHT moved into second on the Rutgers field hockey team with six goals this season when she found the back of the net in the Knights’ 2-1 loss last Friday at Providence.
Cassie Inacio has two assists this season in an attacking role. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR WOMEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S GOLF
SWIMMING, DIVING
CROSS COUNTRY
at Connecticut
at Furman Invite
vs. Wagner
Big East Champs
Tonight, 7 p.m. Storrs, Conn.
Tomorrow Greenville, N.C.
Tomorrow, 4 p.m. RU Aquatic Center
Tomorrow Bronx