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Housing to add seniority in next lottery BY ALEX MEIER CORRESPONDENT
Students living on campus this upcoming academic year can expect change in the set up of the lottery system. Seniority will now be taken into account. The Residence Hall Association hosted a housing town hall meeting yesterday, where executive board members discussed these changes and answered students’ questions. “Last fall when [RHA] went around to a number of these leadership groups, the RHA town hall as well as some of the academic groups ... one consistent piece [that] continued to come up in the discussion was seniority,” said Bill O’Brien associate director of Housing and Residence Life. Seniority will be incorporated into the apartment selection process, he said. When a group applies for an apartment, each member of the group will be ranked by a point system based on each applicant’s class year. “For example, someone who has a class year of 2013 would be given a point value of four. For 2014 — a point value of three, 2015 — a point value of two, 2016 — a point value of one,” he said. Each group applying for an apartment will have points added up and their applications will be sorted based on that point system, O’Brien said. Lottery numbers will be used to rank groups with the same amount of points. But in terms of suites and doubles, the rankings will be determined by reverse seniority, meaning first-year students and sophomores will receive priority housing. “There was a fear that because the advantage goes to the juniors and seniors, that potentially all the sophomores could get pushed off campus,” he said. O’Brien said RHA was not comfortable implementing a new lottery system last year because they were not sure how the 1,500 new beds at the Livingston Apartments would affect housing. The University currently has space for SEE
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Mitul Patel, a College of Arts and Sciences senior at Rutgers-Newark, discusses the lack of student funding from the state, which he said should provide more for higher education, last night during the Rutgers Student Union Teach-in the Douglass Campus Center. He said parents are not sure what to save for tuition as university prices constantly go up. SHAWN SMITH
Teach-in educates students on debt Rutgers Student Union slams University’s debt collection agency General Revenue Corporation BY SHAWN SMITH CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers Student Union held a teachin yesterday to let the University community know about student debt, rising costs of tuition, and what they can expect after graduation when loans are due. Private student loans provided by Sallie Mae are being referred to a secondary company, General Revenue Corporation, which
the University pays to collect student debt, said Marios Athanasiou, an RSU member. David Bedford, an RSU member, filed an Open Public Records Act request in October to see what contracts the University holds with Sallie Mae. The University does not have any contracts with Sallie Mae, but it does have a contract in place with GRC. “Our focus is the rising cost of student loans,” said Bedford, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “Sallie Mae,
Citibank and others are not giving out loans to help students, it is to help them make money. If you default, they can sue you for the entire amount of the loan and it becomes due immediately.” Athanasiou said GRC uses bullying tactics to scare students into paying on defaulted loans they may have. “They will not only call you repeatedly, email you, they will threaten to call credit card companies and affect a student’s credit rating,” he said. “We have a big problem with this.” Natalie Sowinski, an RSU member, said between 1980 and 2011, the price of SEE
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U. Senate to vote on representative cuts UNIVERSITY SENATE Members to decide this Friday on proposed 25 percent cuts to advisory body BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU STAFF WRITER
The University Senate is deciding on a proposal to cut the size of the senatorial body by 25 percent across the board for each individual unit, or school, within the University’s three main campuses. The senate — an advisory body to the University’s administration that includes stu-
dents, staff and faculty — is composed of 236 seats allotted to the various schools. Two hundred and nine seats are filled — 27 seats are vacant — but only a small percentage of representatives attend meetings on a regular basis, said Sam Berman, student representative for the Senate Executive Committee for the New Brunswick campus. “The senate, since its inception, was originally a faculty organization, but now it has
grown to include other groups over time and the size of this has grown in an ad hoc, random way. It has grown unchecked,” said Berman, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. He said the downsize could improve representative participation and increase the number of active members. “Currently, a unit’s entitlement is determined by a formula, and as of now it is for every 900 full-time students in the school, you have one student senator,” he said. Berman said one faculty senator represents 45 faculty members. If the proposal SEE
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CAMPUS CALENDAR Tuesday, Dec. 4 The Association of Mediterranean Organizations at Rutgers University (AMOR) hosts its first “Persia to Portugal” mixer at 7 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. There will be food, dancing and many activities.
Wednesday, Dec. 5 The Rutgers Student Center Atrium on the College Avenue campus will be open from 1 to 4 a.m. through Dec. 12 for students. “Atrium After Hours” is sponsored by the Rutgers University Student Assembly.
Thursday, Dec. 6 Nayan Shah, professor at the University of Southern California, speaks at 2 p.m. on her book “Stranger Intimacy: Contesting Race, Sexuality and the Law in the American West” at the Institute for Research on Women on Douglass campus. The event is part of the IRW and Collective for Asian American Studies’ “Disorientations” lecture series. The Institute for Research on Women screens “Gun Hill Road,” a film about how a Puerto Rican-American family deals with a son who is exploring his sexuality. The event is at 4:30 p.m. at the Douglass Campus Center lounge. Director Rashaad Ernesto Green will speak after the film. Oxfam Rutgers will hosts its annual “Fashion Beyond Borders” at 7:30 p.m. at the Busch Campus Center Multipurpose Room. There will be food and performances from many University cultural organizations. Tickets are $7 before the event, $10 at the door.
Friday, Dec. 7 Persian Club hosts Shabe Yalda to celebrate the Winter Solstice at 5 p.m. at The Cove of the Busch Campus Center. There will be food, games, poetry and dancing. Admission is free.
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Center initiative tackles gender abuse BY EZEKIEL AHN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
This is a submission of a design for the College Avenue T-shirt contest, which ends Dec. 31. COURTESY OF MICHELLE SHIN
Students design T-shirts for contest BY ERIN PETENKO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Some students who live on Livingston campus opt to show their pride with “I LUV LIVI” Tshirts. College Avenue campus residents are now creating their own designs that to rival these shirts. The Residence Hall Association is hosting a contest to choose a design for the College Avenue campus apparel, said Michelle Shin, the College Avenue chair of RHA. “We want students who live on College Avenue campus to really identify with one another,” said Shin, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. The feeling of community on other campuses inspired Shin to host the contest, especially after she saw how popular Livingston and Douglass shirts were among students, she said. “The College Avenue campus is very diverse, but it tends to separate itself off to different areas,” she said. Shin hopes the T-shirts can be a conduit for unifying all of the different sections of the College Avenue campus, she said. Chris Holdorf, vice chair of the College Avenue campus for RHA, said he wants the College Avenue Tshirts to represent the true nature of the campus, rather than the stereotypes some may hold true. “A lot of people consider it to be just a partying campus. I want the T-shirt’s design to be the other idea of College Avenue — where it’s a fast-moving environment,” said Holdorf, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. The deadline for designing the T-shirt is set for Dec. 31, but could be extended if just a few submissions are received, Shin said. “We put an email as to when the designs are due by, but I don’t think we’ve received many designs yet,” Holdorf said. “That’s probably our main concern now, getting enough designs in and making sure the majority of the College Ave. residents know about this competition.” Students will be able to vote on which design they prefer in January
through Surveymonkey.com. RHA hopes to have the T-shirts ready to wear before February, Shin said. Kobi Malamud, vice president of Tinsley Hall, said while the contest is open to all students to participate, he hopes the contest generates a design unique to the College Avenue campus. Designs that include profanity, alcohol and drug references or derogatory statements will not be considered, but all others are fair game, Holdorf said. The council will send back any rulebreaking designs to give the creator a chance to change them. The RHA is considering more options for apparel such as sweatshirts, sweatpants and hats, which the RHA council will decide on in a vote after submissions are in, he said. The type of apparel created depends on several factors, such as demand and the vendor they choose, Shin said. “Sweatshirts cost around $20 if [students] buy enough of them, so we’re trying to have as many people to purchase the shirt as possible,” she said. When considering a design, Shin said she would like to see simple, strong designs that capture the urban essence of College Avenue. “We really wanted a shirt that people would look at and say ‘Oh, that’s so cool,’” she said. They hope to find a shirt design similar to the one created in September, which students later tiedyed at an RHA event, Shin said. The shirt had an emblem of “College Ave.” in large black letters. “The tie-dye shirt was a teaser for this contest,” Shin said. Kevin Lu, designer of the “Carpe Diem” Dance Marathon T-shirt, said he would prefer something with splashes of color, loud visuals and the ability to capture the essence of the College Avenue campus. “Any logo or design, no matter how attractive, has no value unless it communicates a message,” said Lu, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.
Students can decorate magnets with images, poems and quotes to get the word out about gender-based violence and help to eliminate it. The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance and the School of Social Work’s Center on Violence Against Women and Children started a campaign called “Magnetizing Peace,” a hands-on effort that aims to put a stop to gender violence. The peace campaign runs until Dec. 10 as a part of the global effort, “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Violence.” “The 16 Days of Activism are ver y well known, but we are also tr ying to do more here on a local level. We coordinate activities worldwide, with 4,100 organizations working in 172 countries,” said Julie Salthouse, a coordinator of the Violence Against Women program at the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. The campaign calls governments to respond to violent occurrences so victims would be protected from violence, she said. Activists can connect with one another through the campaign and use those 16 days to increase awareness on genderbased violence worldwide. Samantha Winter, a research assistant at the Center on
BY THE NUMBERS 1 out of every 5 women will experience some form of sexual violence on a college campus The Center for Women’s Global Leadership coordinates activities with 4,100 organizations across 172 countries The “Magnetizing Peace” campaign runs from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10
Violence Against Women and Children, said about 1 in every 5 women will experience some form of sexual violence on a college campus. “We are trying to target the University because it’s considered by some to be a vulnerable population,” said Winter, a graduate student in the School of Social Work. Belinda Akamelon, a management intern at the Center on Violence Against Women and Children, said organizers know many different ways to relay the message of ending violence against women, but all figured the best way was through viral distribution. Magnets could be easily spread out into the community and displayed on nearly any
metal surface on campus — from buses to bathrooms, she said. “We cut the magnets into twoby-three inch pieces and ask individuals to write what they feel about gender-based violence,” she said. “We can have many people pass by and see the magnets and the message will be out there and spread more widely.” The magnets are directed toward any kind of violence women experience, like domestic violence or sexual assault. The goal of this campaign is to get people to start talking about gender-based violence and become more aware of the issue, Winter said. “The way we do that is by setting up tables with blank magnets, paints, and markers,” she said.
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DELIGHTFUL BREWS Semra Kurucan, Montclair State University Turkish Student Association president, left, serves coffee for attendees of the “Turkish Coffee House” last night at the Rutgers Student Center multipurpose room on the College Avenue campus. Berna Sahin, a Montclair State University junior, right, pours coffee for volunteers to serve to students. Coffee is an important part of life in Turkey, as it marks important occasions like proposals. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
SENIORITY Tolbert says RHA is working on emergency guidelines CONTINUED FROM FRONT 15,000 undergraduates to live on campus, 5,000 of which are assigned to first-year students, O’Brien said. Even though housing is not guaranteed, O’Brien said he is confident students who want or need to live on campus will receive some sort of on-campus housing. “Over the past few years, we’ve managed to house anyone who has stayed with us through the entire process … meaning
we’ve managed to house anyone that truly needs housing, even if they don’t get their top choice,” O’Brien said. Cassie Ciesla, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said she is concerned because the new changes will give her class a disadvantage. “I think it’s a bummer because as the lower guys on the totem pole our choices are going to [be] limited,” she said. “It’s going to force a lot of students to get off campus.” But Alison Hernandez, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy senior, said she wishes the changes in the lottery system were implemented prior to this year. “It’s something that my friends have complained about ... some have been in the
Livingston Quads for all four years,” she said. RHA also addressed their response to Hurricane Sandy at the meeting to give students closure about what happened, and plans to make changes for the future, said Luis Fernandez, RHA advocacy director for the executive board. RHA intended to clarify that they did not have the jurisdiction to fix certain problems that arose during the hurricane, Fernandez said. For example, the city of New Brunswick controls water distribution, while RHA was responsible for generators in the residence halls. Mike Tolbert, director of Housing and Residence Life for Student Support, said he was in charge of the committee that
evaluated the mistakes made during Hurricane Sandy. Tolbert said his committee is working on creating guidelines to distribute to students so they can know ahead of time how to prepare for emergency situations. “We will make sure that our students will get as much information as we can to prepare them and continue to give them information for every situation we’re in,” he said. The board acknowledged that a lack of communication during the hurricane created a great amount of disruption and confusion, said Joan Carbone, associate vice president of student affairs for Housing and Residence Life. “That is the No. 1 fault that we see, and we do feel that that is the No. 1 thing that needs to be
improved,” Carbone said of the lack of communication. RHA plans to implement better methods of communication during storms, such as giving walkie-talkies to Residence Assistants and other members of RHA, Carbone said. RHA also plans to tell students in the beginning of the academic year where they should evacuate to during an emergency. Fernandez said RHA chose to hold a forum to close the communication gap between students and the administration. “We want students to be empowered to share their opinions. … In my personal experience with speaking with administration, they’re very open to student input,” Fernandez said.
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DEBT Sowinski says 25 to 30 percent of student tuition goes to GRC CONTINUED FROM FRONT tuition has increased by more University from continuing business with them. than 500 percent. “No matter how minor the “The negative repercussions on the American economy are amount of students who fall vicenormous,” she said. “It creates tim to GRC, the University still an economic bubble and as with has a contract with a company the housing crisis in 2008, we who is being sued for violating have seen that these bubbles the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer can pop.” Sowinski, a School of Arts and Protection Act,” he said. Athanasiou said that along Sciences senior, said the amount of student debt owed has sur- with the lawsuits, GRC also faces passed the amount of debt for complaints from former students. “Rutgers is not the only credit cards, as well as automoUniversity to have a contract with bile and housing loans. “GRC collects student loan GRC. GRC has 344 complaints debt from most kinds of loans, filed against it with the Better including federal loans, which Business Bureau,” he said. “We accounts for most of the student encourage [the University] to debt,” she said. “If you default on work with us to ensure students your loans, your account is con- receive a quality education in fair sidered delinquent and forward- and equitable conditions.” Catherine Stanford, a staff ed to GRC.” from the According to the GRC con- representative Association of tract with the University, Article American 2.7 allows GRC to use a tactic University Professors, said one called skip tracing to track solution to the debt problem is to increase state funding and grants down debtors. Sowinski said skip tracing for students. “We need to begin to develop a allows GRC to pay some of its employees to use this process to tactic, to tell Trenton to stop cutlocate a person’s exact physical ting and to start spending on higher education,” she said. “We location to collect the debt. “It’s actually kind of creepy,” [New Jersey] are not broke, there is money.” she said. Stanford said Sowinski said “If we are unable to the University’s the University should be spendcollect the funds, we faculty union has struggled with ing students’ have fewer dollars to funding cuts money on better for years and facilities and lend to current receives less services and put students who are and less from less of a focus on the state. debt collection. in need.” “About 20 per“When you pay E.J. MIRANDA cent of Rutgers the University, University Spokesman budget comes you expect them from the state,” to pay for classshe said. “Every rooms and facilities,” she said. “Instead, 25 to 30 year, the state’s current governor, percent [of defaulted loans] goes whether it be he or she, always to GRC and Sallie Mae. We want talks about making cuts. They the University to use money to always tell everyone that they pay for things that help us, not have no money. Part of their role as a legislator is to find money.” hurt us.” Along with grants and loans, University spokesman E.J. Miranda said the University only parents try to help by saving for uses GRC when students fall into college, but Mitul Patel, a Rutgers-Newark College of Arts serious delinquent status. He said most students pay and Sciences senior, said they do their debts on time, and the not know how much to save. “Parents don’t realize how University has internal staff and processes to help them remain in much tuition increases,” he said. “From 2008 to 2010, the good financial standing. “Students who do not repay cost of a university went up by their Perkins loans are, in effect, 15 percent.” Patel said that saving might taking funds from currently enrolled students,” he said. “If not be enough, and state funding we are unable to collect the should also be increased. “Out of 50 states, we are 41st funds, we have fewer dollars to lend to current students who are for state aid,” he said. “Rutgers tuition has doubled in the last 10 in need.” While GRC faces legal trou- years. Public universities like bles elsewhere, Miranda said the Rutgers are getting harder to pay University has had no problems for and public universities will soon be just another option, not with them. “Our students have not the cheaper option.” Bedford said the student brought any complaints to us about the company or its prac- union is going to try to talk to tices,” he said. “If students have University President Robert L. questions or issues regarding the Barchi about the contract with company, they should bring GRC and hopes its members can those concerns to the attention of develop a better way to work the Office of Student Billing and with students. The contract with GRC is Loan Collections.” Athanasiou, a School of Arts renewed annually, Bedford said, and Sciences sophomore, said but the union hopes to encourage while specific students have not the University to look for a differfiled complaints, GRC’s current ent way of collecting loan debt in legal situation should deter the the best interest of students.
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“The cuts are being made for groups with ver y large conpasses, the 25 percent cut would stituencies like faculty or stuallow for one faculty senator to dents, but for small groups like represent 60 faculty members staf f or par t-time members, and one student senator to reprethey are not being affected,” sent 1,200 students. he said. “Ever ybody loses senators, Pavel Sokolov, an undergradunobody gets away with that. The ate senator, said he recognizes thing with faculty representation the need to lower uncontrolled is that they are a much larger pergrowth because of the lack of parcentage than students, so they’ll ticipation among senators, but come out OK,” he said. does not believe the proposal Senators vote on a number of solves these issues. issues that directly affect how the “I don’t think they should University operates. In meetings, deprive the students an opportusenators hear reports from varinity to lead in the senate,” said ous subcommittees, whose memSokolov, a Rutgers Business bers respond to charges from the School junior. senate’s executive committee. Sokolov and other students are “We help [them] make the examining the reasons why parsort of complex decisions that ticipation is an issue for the stuhelp them run an institution as dent senators. He said he believes complex and large as the freezing the amount of current University ... and it is up to the senators and placing strict president and his administraaccountability on them would protion to follow that advice or vide a better alternative. not,” he said. He said the combination of Berman said under the proscheduling meetings during posed change, all deans would class times and the failure for lose their voting privileges, but students to recognize their would still be permitted to potential in ser ving the senate attend meetings and give could possibly explain the lack their input. of participation. “It’s the senate’s job to pro“I was involved last year in the vide recommendation to the proposed merger between administration, so UMDNJ and it doesn’t make Rutgers, and a “I don’t think they bunch of us went sense for the administration to to Camden should deprive the down be voting on it,” for the Board of he said. Governors meetstudents an S t u d e n t and the senate opportunity to lead ing groups are primawas the first rily concerned Rutgers body to in the senate.” with the senate’s take an official PAVEL SOKOLOV ability to maintain stance that we Undergraduate Senator student represenwould not let tation and ef fecthem take tively handle their Camden,” he said. concerns. Berman said most Prentiss Dantzler, a student groups do not directly oppose representative on the Senate the proposal. Executive Committee at “I definitely agree with it,” Rutgers-Camden, said he underhe said. “It’s definitely an issue stands the concerns and agrees since [University of Medicine attendance is a serious issue. and Dentistr y of New Jersey] “Most of our meetings are in is about to become a par t of New Brunswick, and for somethe University, and that is an one like me, we have to travel to additional unknown increase New Brunswick for these meetin the number of senators ings. … I guess it’s more of a we have.” schedule conflict … but I know Robert Puhak, a Rutgers[Camden] has good attendance,” Newark faculty member of the said Dantzler, a graduate student executive committee, said the at Rutgers-Camden. move is practical and believes the He said the UMDNJ merger senate would operate more effecwould create a larger board, tively at a smaller size. which would call concern for effi“[The senate] has obviously ciency in the senate. grown as Rutgers has grown … “You need to know how much you can have problems if it you’re working efficiently, and becomes too big and if not you need to be mindful of stuenough members show up,” said dents’ concerns,” Dantzler said. Puhak, a professor in the “I’m open to [the proposal], as Departments of Mathematics long as students’ concerns aren’t and Computer Science at marginalized or minimized.” Rutgers-Newark. Berman said most senators He said if the proposal were understand the need to cut the passed, the senate would focus growth in the senate body, but on retaining members that having fewer seats lessens the want to work or actively comchances for students to learn mit their time to working for how the senate runs. the senate. “For me, it would be sad to Puhak is a member of the see that denied for future stuUniversity Structure and dents because it has less opporGovernance Committee, which tunity, but the issue is a real one,” is responsible for creating an he said. “I don’t think you’ll have efficient senate governing body. anyone saying that we should The committee compared the ignore this altogether.” University to others, and The proposal will come to a obser ved that most colleges vote this Friday. Puhak said he had smaller, more ef ficiently saw no real signs of a pushback run senates. against it.
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he proposal of a New Jersey bill that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to patients with fewer than six months to live has done much to amplify discussion in the Garden State about the benefits of doctor-assisted suicide. John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) proposed the Death with Dignity Act (A3328) in September, but a recent poll that asked N.J. voters if they would approve of the option shows that support is on the rise. The poll, carried out by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind, which conducts market research and public interest surveys, found that 46 percent of the 433 voters polled supported the proposal while 38 percent opposed it. Of those polled, 55 percent had previously heard nothing about it though they still weighed-in on the topic. While the bill itself takes only a small step toward bringing relief to the state’s terminally ill patients, the results of polls like these show that the debate is worth having. Yes, it may be an uncomfortable one — but not having it is tantamount to the neglect of hundreds of patients across the state that are forced to suf-
fer, often in enormous amounts of pain, because of a lack of alternatives. In reality, the bill’s narrow scope would only apply to a small portion of the state’s terminally ill, but it at least forces New Jersey to take a stance. Patients would have to request a prescription both verbally and in writing, and two witnesses would have to be present. A second doctor would then have to verify the first doctor’s diagnosis, and only patients themselves would be able to administer the drugs. This would certainly protect against malpractice, as well as ensure patients are making their own — and only their own — decision regarding their own lives. In New Jersey, assisting someone in ending their life in New Jersey is currently illegal, and can result in penalties of a $100,000 fine and up to a decade in jail. But this stance is not a unanimous one. Three other states — Washington, Oregon and Montana — currently allow doctors to prescribe their patients lethal doses. The question is a moral one, but we see little reason why patients should not have the option of ending their life on their own terms.
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Animals have no rights PHILOSOPHIES OF A PARTICULAR AMERICAN ED REEP
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don’t think that animals have rights. To me, an animal is a piece of property like a television set or a car. This isn’t to say I hate animals or think it would be enjoyable to rip them to shreds in my living room or something like that. I think animals are adorable, and I enjoy cuddling with domestic animals. Though to me, there is not too much of a dif ference between cuddling with a flesh-and-blood domestic animal and cuddling with a stuffed animal, except that the flesh-and-blood one is sometimes bony and will tr y to squirm away. I actually consider myself an animallover in a certain sense. Not an animallover in the vegetarian/PETA fanatic/cat lady/vegan kind of way, but I do find animals extremely interesting to watch. I’m a big proponent of zoos and looking at wildlife from behind glass walls. I also think conser vation is impor tant only because if we were to let interesting species of animals go extinct, we would not be able to hunt them. A lot of people, atheists and theists alike, will tell me that I’m wrong in thinking that all animals are without rights. They’ll point to the semi-advanced brain development found in non-bugs. Out of this argument came animal cruelty laws and the like, which are
biased and nonsensical, even assuming I think the former applies to animals, some animals do have some rights. The and the latter applies to people. I think protection that domestic animals like animals might have some kind of lesser cats and dogs have over much smarter soul, but ultimately, they are like robots agriculture animals like pigs, for whose feelings, even though they are instance, is purely a result of cultural expressed, are not really felt by any expenorms trumping logical legal arguments. riencing entity. I don’t agree with animal cruelty laws. When a human is sad, it’s not just that I’m also against the senseless destruc- our body has this reaction known as sadtion and damage of animals in the same ness — there is a spiritual entity, with way I’d be against the senseless destruc- which we identify, that is undergoing sadtion and damage of ness. Sadness is stuffed animals, but not just tears com“If I thought for a second I ultimately think ing out of your eyes you should have and chills going that animals did have an the right to do what down your back. you want with your Sadness is this senexperience of life similar own animals. Also, sation floating to humans, I’d become a if you harm somearound in your one else’s animal, mind space. non-functioning vegan and you should be sued Why do I think possibly die of malnutrition.” animals don’t have as though you harmed that perthis grand soulful son’s property, not experience that go to jail. humans do? Two reasons: Genetics seem I’ve heard a horror story before about a to have a far greater effect on the perfellow who kicked a cat in a fit of rage, broke sonality of animals than they do on a few of its ribs, and ended up in jail and lost humans, which is why racism is incorrect his job. That’s not right. A man’s life was when applied to humans but “breedism” ruined over a few bones of a lesser creature. is fine for dogs. I have not yet revealed my reasoning Animal behaviors seem to be much in thinking that all animals have no more wired-in than human behaviors. For rights. Think of my reasoning this way: instance, how is it that all of the same You know how atheists often argue that species of squirrels across the country act humans are just biological machines the same way and grab acorns, hibernate whose consciousness and feelings are and run around on power lines? What culillusions? And you know theists often ture do they have to transmit these behavargue that humans have souls and that iors like people do? Hardly any. their consciousness and feelings are ver y Even cats raised by people their whole real and tangible? lives know how to hunt. Animals are far
more instinct-based than people, and their instincts are sufficiently complicated and consistent across the same species, such that I see no way that they can be the creatures of free will and tangibly felt emotions like humans. They have some kind of programming that humans lack, some kind of programming that dominates them and makes them into robots. Human youth are incredibly impressionable and also useless for the first few years. We are blank slates because we have this free-willing soul — this grand entity — which dominates our life, that can make choices unlike any other human has ever made. We are unpredictable. We don’t have built-in behavioral programming to any appreciable degree. We are our own programmer, which is why even severely mentally handicapped humans show a range of behaviors so much greater and more unpredictable than that of “ver y smart” animals. If I thought for a second that animals did have an experience of life similar to humans, I’d become a non-functioning vegan and possibly die of malnutrition. I believe strongly in empathy and moral consistency. At this point in time, whenever I see “animal rights” trumping human rights, I see that as an injustice we need to stop. Ed Reep is a Rutgers Business School senior majoring in supply chain and marketing science with minors in business and technical writings and economics. His column, “Philosophies of a Particular American,” normally runs on alternate Mondays.
Holiday cheer translates into consumerism, fear MIKE DENIS
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t’s that time of the season again. The hollies have been put up and the trees have been lit. Stockings will be stuffed, holiday meals will be cooked, and families will get together to celebrate the Christmas holiday. It truly is a time for happiness, as well as a time for giving. Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, you should agree that it is a holiday that brings people together and gives back to those that are less fortunate. But as I have found, and I sure some of those who are reading this have found, there is a disturbing trend in the commercialism of the holiday. Ads crop up on television two weeks before Thanksgiving arrives proclaiming “door busting deals” and “Black Friday mega sales.” It seems as if Thanksgiving has been completely forgotten as a holiday and become more like a Sunday dinner where the family gets together and has a big meal. Stores are even opening up early Thanksgiving morning for these sales, and lines of people form for miles just to get the latest deal. Employees that must
get up and go to work at these stores at 2 cense and myrrh by the three wise men a.m. on Thanksgiving morning shouldn’t — thus beginning the spirit of giving. have to do that. Since when has I am not against gift giving, and I am Thanksgiving been blended into a part of not against celebration. I don’t hate the Christmas season as a mini-holiday? spending money or giving gifts on Each year it seems that Christmas and Christmas. I hate what has been done to gift buying is pushed and pushed into the it, and what it has done to our society. minds of the American people. Christmas has turned into a birthday Americans spent an average of $764 in party on steroids. 2011 on Christmas shopping, $50 higher The meaning of Christmas is in giving than the previous back to others, year. This year, coming together, that average is and bringing peace “I hate what has been done expected to slighton earth and good to it, and what it has done ly rise to $770. will toward our felSociety no low man — not to our society. Christmas has longer buys gifts b e c o m i n g turned into a birthday party to give in the spirit immersed in the of giving — they politics of frustraon steroids.” buy them for the tion, materialism sake of having and stress. something to give There is a prime on Christmas day. Yes, during the example from history that tells us what the Christmas season jobs are created and true meaning of the Christmas holiday is. gifts and other help is given to those who It began on Christmas Eve 1914, on the need it. battlefields of Europe during World War I. But the meaning of Christmas seems Thousands of troops on the Western to have been lost in the lure of commer- Front put down their weapons and vencialism, profit and the excessive material- tured into the frosty wastes of no man’s ism of our society. It seems to no longer land. There they were greeted by the be about celebrating the birth of Jesus, enemy — the very people they were fightwho was presented with gold, frankin- ing against. They exchanged pleasantries
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and proceeded to produce a small beacon of sanity in the vast disillusionment of that war. It is called the Christmas Truce, and it displayed actual humanity in a time of misery, hatred and immense pain. The soldiers, whether they were British, French, Austro-Hungarian or German, broke their differences and came together to celebrate the holiday. They celebrated out of religious reverence and out of the desire for a shed of meaning in a time of disillusion. Eventually, the truces ended and the troops returned to war. But their legacy of community, peace and good will lives on because they put aside their hate, loathing and bitterness for one day. So this holiday season, think about what Christmas really means, not what the corporations say it means. The next time you go out to purchase a gift, maybe consider giving that money to the Salvation Army or buying that gift and donating it to an organization that gives back to the sick, poor, underprivileged and others who are less for tunate. Consider why you really celebrate this holiday — for the sake of giving gifts or for good will.
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Mike Denis is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.
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DIVERSIONS Pearls Before Swine
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Today's Birthday (12/04/12). Drink in time alone this year with a journal, your thoughts and a cup of tea. Plan for what you want and aim high. Treat yourself well. Care for one who needs it. Family comes first, and home is where your heart is. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Be respectful, and listen to another's cries. Provide information. Passion requires commitment. Maintain objectivity. Let them know you appreciate the feedback. Say how you feel later. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Conditions begin to improve, with compromise achieved. A female sets the tone and pace. Don't ask many questions. Take coaching from an expert, and practice. It works out. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Misunderstandings are likely. Nonetheless, commit to your passions. Consult with a co-worker on a priority. Bring in more wealth. Postpone a shopping trip. Enjoy what you have. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Contentment reigns at home. On the spot creativity is required, and it's fun and random. Help others generate necessary funds from available resources. Speak from your heart. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Intuition enters the picture. Don't push too hard. Hammer out the details. New information dispels old fears. Test it before sealing up everything. A lovely moment is possible. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — Your suggestions may not be immediately accepted. Don't get intimidated. Keep planning. There could be a communications breakdown, with temporary confu-
sion. Postpone a celebration or financial discussion. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Invest in your infrastructure. Obtain the necessary materials. Don't celebrate by spending more. Make financial talk fun. Meticulous planning pays off. Positive numbers appear on the balance sheet. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Take care not to step on toes, and connect with the group for public success. It's not a good time to question authority, unless hiring an expert. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Use the energy others generate. Don't gossip about work. Postpone travel and expansion. It could get tense, so relax. Keep your head down. Get money for improvements now. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Follow through on your plan. Arguing just makes it take longer. Minimize financial risks and watch for hidden dangers. Work interferes with travel. Provide information. Enjoy local cuisine. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Soak up information, and let your partner do the talking. Visualize perfection. Act on profitable ideas. Expect a visitor you haven't seen for some time. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — You can get whatever you need, and easily avoid a mistake. You've earned some rest. Others are drawn to you today. Bask in the glow. Postpone an outing.
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FIELD Seven Knights reach podium in second tournament of year CONTINUED FROM BACK Goodale said the team needed the competition to bolster NCAA Championship résumés of work, which he said only helps wrestlers like Zannetti gain experience with the same top competition they will likely face in postseason action. “You need it every now and then over the course of a season,” Goodale said. “Our schedule is tough enough, but that kind of competition in a tournament, where you are wrestling every single match as the tournament goes and gets harder and harder, that’s what it’s all about.” Zannetti was one of seven Scarlet Knights to place on the podium, including a third-place showing by senior 184-pounder Dan Rinaldi. The Lodi, N.J., native moved pretty easily through his first two matches, capturing a major decision against Army’s Nathan Dow and a pin against Michigan State’s Eric Ford in the first period.
SPORTS PAGE 13 Rinaldi’s loan blemish came against Mar yland’s No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock, who defeated Rinaldi, 2-0, to force him to the consolation finals. Redshirt freshman heavyweight Billy Smith went 5-2 on the day with a seventh-place finish, and junior 133-pounder Vincent Dellefave finished at No. 8 on the podium. Goodale liked the way the Knights who lost early in the tournament responded, especially in the tournament’s competitive brackets. “During the course of the season, there are going to be matches you lose and matches you don’t wrestle great, but you have to learn from them, put it behind you and get on to the next match, and that is what we did,” he said. “We did it beating some good guys, so that was great.” With Rutgers entertaining Rider and Princeton on Saturday at home, it was important to have a good showing in the open. “What I take out of it is the fight these guys have, “he said. “If everyone gets on board with that fight, you’re in good shape.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
Sophomore wing Betnijah Laney has increased her scoring load to combat other players’ inconsistent offensive outputs. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2012
PLAY Rutgers out-rebounds Eagles with guards’ help on boards CONTINUED FROM BACK third straight game. She ended with six points and two rebounds. Rutgers out-rebounded the Eagles, 28-23, but had to get creative with who was once their leading rebounder struggling Freshman wing Kahleah Copper led the Knights with six rebounds. Sophomore forward Christa Evans and sophomore guard Syessence Davis followed with five and four, respectively. Shields became the fourth Eagle (5-3) to score double figures in the game following her game winner. Even though the Knights have a wealth of rebounders from several positions, that is not the case with scoring. Rutgers entered the game with senior forward Monique Oliver and sophomore point guard Shakena Richardson as its double-figure scorers Thursday at Princeton. Oliver, still not receiving her general workload as she recovers
from an Achilles’ injury, scored only six points in 23 minutes. Richardson scored five as Rutgers continues to struggle finding consistent scoring from the point. Instead, Copper kept the Knights in the game with five minutes left with four of her six points. Wheeler began a 7-0 run with a 3-pointer. Then Copper sank a jumper and two free throws to tie the game at 52 with four minutes to go. The Knights did not lead after the score was 3-2, and they had to overcome sizeable Boston College leads throughout the game. A 31-22 Rutgers deficit with 1:04 left in the first half tied the Eagles’ greatest lead all game. But this game also says something about Rutgers’ scoring struggles. It averages only 56.5 points per game with only five players who average five points or more per game. Shields’ final basket to put her in double figures was not only a game winner, but a mark of the balanced scoring that separated Boston College from Rutgers. For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JBakanTargum.
Senior 184-pounder Dan Rinaldi earned two bonus-point wins Sunday, including a pin against Michigan State’s Eric Ford. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR / MARCH 2012
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BID Taylor leads pass rush on Virginia Tech defense that ranks toward top of ACC CONTINUED FROM BACK
The Knights have not faced a dual threat like him all season. The closest person could be him on several tracks outside the South Florida quarterback B.J. pocket that hindered his secondDaniels, who has rushed for 434 half efficiency. yards this year. The Hokies bring a balanced “He’s a 6-foot-6 athlete,” Flood pass rush with four defenders said of Thomas. “B.J.’s probably a boasting four sacks or more. Only 6-foot, 6-foot-1 athlete. I think senior linebacker Khaseem Greene [Thomas is] a different guy than has more than that for Rutgers. maybe anyone we’ve seen in a Linebacker Bruce Taylor leads long time.” Virginia Tech with 5.5 sacks, Rutgers helps which equals its secondar y Greene’s total. But “When you ... don’t depth if senior corunlike Greene, Brandon Taylor has several play another game nerback Jones, who left the of his defenders for a month, Louisville game right by him in with an undisthat statistic. it’s a completely closed injur y, is “I know that different season.” available to play. they have a great “Without gettradition of playKYLE FLOOD ting into the ing good defense, Head Coach specifics of the having some realinjury, it’s going to ly fine defensive be a very tight timeline for him,” linemen while they were doing Flood said. “He’s really going to it,” Flood said, “and then as we be kind of on the bubble until we get into the film, [we will] be able get to about game week, and to have an little bit of an idea of then we’re going to have to make what the similarities may be [to a decision.” Rutgers’ defense].” Freshman kicker Kyle Virginia Tech allows 18.2 first Federico might be available, as downs per game while Rutgers well, after not playing since Oct. 6 allows 18. against Connecticut. On special teams, kick returner No Rutgers kicker had a Demitri Knowles and punt returner moment similar to Jeremy Ito’s Kyshoen Jarrett have each brought 2006 game-winning field goal one kick back this year for a touchagainst Louisville in the team’s down. Knowles averages 28.3 yards final regular season game. per kickoff return, while J.C. But the Knights can end their Coleman splits reps and averages season more favorably if they 21.8 yards per return. put their lack of momentum As both teams stand out on behind them. defense and special teams, “When you play a game, then offense could be the X-factor. you don’t play another game for Nova’s bowl experience is a month, it’s a completely differseven passes in last year’s New ent season than you were ever in Era Pinstripe Bowl. Hokies quarduring the regular season,” terback Logan Thomas already Flood said. has 214 passing yards and 53 rushing yards in the Sugar Bowl For updates on the Rutgers footon his résumé. ball team, follow Josh Bakan on Thomas also leads Virginia Twitter @JBakanTargum. Tech with 528 rushing yards.
Senior linebacker Khaseem Greene leads Rutgers with 5.5 sacks, but is the only Knight with more than four sacks. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
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SWIMMING AND DIVING
MEN’S BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI 80, RUTGERS 67
Relay team headlines meet win BY MIKE MORTON STAFF WRITER
Traveling on the road for the first time this season, the Rutgers swimming and diving team went to Norfolk, Va., on Saturday to compete against a pair of Beltway schools. They returned with two victories. The Scarlet Knights defeated Old Dominion, 170-120, and George Washington, 204-79. The decisive performance left head coach Phil Spiniello feeling positive about the team. “I’m happy that we walked away with two wins from the weekend,” he said. “I think we walked in there with a good mentality and focus, and we went in there to get the win, and that’s what we did.” The two victories improved the Knights’ record to 3-0 this season. Their first win came Oct. 26, when they defeated Wagner at the RU Aquatic Center. The team’s fast start excites Spiniello, but he points to its strong strength of schedule in the second half of the season before losing perspective. “It’s definitely a good start,” Spiniello said. “There are some really good teams on the schedule in the second half before we head into the Big East Championships meet.” The performance of their relay teams this weekend was one of the highlights for the Knights. Rutgers’ two relay lineups finished first and second on the day, with the B lineup featuring freshman Joanna Wu, sophomore Greta Leberfinger and juniors Brittany Guinee and Mary Moser earning a first-place finish time of 1:45.20. The A squad finished close behind with a time of 1:48.77. “I was really happy with our relay times,” Spiniello said. “Those were the fastest relays we’ve put forth this season, and that’s a really good sign.” Leberfinger, Moser and Wu each grabbed individual firstplace finishes, as well. Wu began the spurt by earning a first-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle. Leberfinger then nabbed gold in the 100-meter breaststroke, as well as the 200-meter. Moser, who won both the 50- and 100meter freestyle events, completed the first-place efforts for Rutgers. The diving team also put forward an impressive performance. The Knights finished with the topfour scores in the 1-meter dive, as well as the top-three scores in the 3-meter. Junior Nicole Scott led the way, winning the 1-meter dive with a score of 282.45 and the 3meter dive with 292.20 points. The divers’ showing helped to provide a spark for the swimmers that lasted the rest of the day, Spiniello said. “The diving events happened before the swimming events, so it was good to have the divers get the ball rolling,” he said. “It really got the swimmers excited to race, which is great. It was a total team effort this weekend.” For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow Mike Morton on Twitter @MortonTargum.
Sophomore guard Eli Carter, who leads the Knights with a 16.7 points per game average, put up 10 points in Saturday’s loss to Mississippi. Carter hit only one of his 12 shots from the floor. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2012
Shooting, rebounding woes sink RU BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Head coach Mike Rice and the Rutgers men’s basketball team understood the challenges they faced Saturday at Mississippi. They knew the Rebels were a strong offensive rebounding team that would put up a fight in the paint. The knowledge did not stop Ole Miss from creating the offensive rebounding gap it expected to in a 80-67 Scarlet Knights loss. “We are going to have to remedy that in the next couple weeks to compete with some of the good teams we will face throughout the year,” Rice said. While the Rebels only pulled down one more rebound overall, they totaled nine more on the
offensive end, ending the game with a 16-7 advantage. As expected, forward Murphy Holloway led the way for Ole Miss, tallying 17 points and 15 rebounds. “You don’t blink against this team, and we certainly did,” Rice said. “Guys stepped up and made plays. I liked 75 percent [of the game], but the other 25 percent showed some of the weaknesses with this team, which is a touch soft.” While the Knights entered halftime with a four-point lead, they could not keep the Rebels from going on second-half scoring stretches. A 9-0 Ole Miss run with 7:45 remaining in the game highlighted a half in which the Rebels outscored Rutgers by 17 points. Guard Marshall Henderson led the Rebels in the second half,
putting up 12 points. In the first half they posted a poor shooting percentage, only 35.3 percent on 12-for-34 shooting. Despite that number, Rutgers’ halftime advantage stood at only two scores. Sophomore guard Eli Carter ended the game 1-for-12 from the floor. “You’re not going to win many games with one of your best scorers going 1-for-12,” Rice said. “Once the ball didn’t go in for him, he started to chase a little bit and not let the offense and his teammates help him out to get even better shots.” Sophomores Myles Mack and Eli Carter scored 15 and 10 points, respectively, while senior wing Dane Miller scored a season-high 14 points on a perfect 7for-7 shooting performance.
Shot selection was the only thing that discouraged Rice, who thought the team took too many outside jump shots. “That’s settling,” Rice said. “Especially since they will allow you to attack since they are out in the pressing lanes a little bit, so you can get to the lane … and I thought even our drives were immature.” But what Rutgers saw in production from its starters, it lacked in support from its bench, thanks in part to foul trouble. Sophomore forward Kadeem Jack and sophomore wing Malick Kone both fouled out of the game, despite playing only eight and 15 minutes, respectively. For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Joey Gregory on Twitter @JGregoryTargum.
TEAM EFFORT The Rutgers swimming and diving team topped both Old Dominion and George Washington on Saturday, led by its relay team, which clocked a season-best time. / PAGE 15 TWITTER: #TARGUMSPOR TS DAILYTARGUM.COM/SPOR TS TARGUMSPOR TS.WORDPRESS.COM
‘D’ DAY Virginia Tech enters the Russell Athletic Bowl with the second-best scoring defense in the ACC. The Hokies also sport a more successful pass rush than the Knights, with 32 sacks this season. / PAGE 14
EVERYTHING BUT NET Rutgers men’s basketball guard Eli Carter hit only one of his 12 field goal attempts in Saturday’s loss to Ole Miss. / PAGE 15
SPORTS
QUOTE OF THE DAY “You don’t blink against this team, and we certainly did.” —Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice on Saturday’s loss to Mississippi
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
FOOTBALL VIRGINIA TECH-RUTGERS, DEC. 28
BC exposes faulty play in early season
WRESTLING
RU benefits from deep field at PSU
BY JOSH BAKAN
BY BRADLY DERECHAILO
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
CORRESPONDENT
Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer said at the team’s Oct. 25 media day that she would be patient if the Scarlet Knights struggled early this season. After Sunday’s 58-56 loss to Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass., the Knights have already dropped three games. With a 3-3 record and more tough nonconference opponents like Miami (Fla.) and No. 16 Tennessee on the schedule, Stringer has more reason for concern before Big East play begins. Boston College guard Kerri Shields sent Rutgers’ record to .500 with a go-ahead layup with five seconds remaining. Senior guard Erica Wheeler missed the following desperation shot, but she ended with arguably her most efficient game of the season. Wheeler ended with 19 points off 8-for-15 shooting without turning the ball over. Still, the Miami native leads Rutgers this year with 17 turnovers. Senior for ward Chelsey Lee made a jumper with 30 seconds remaining to tie the game at 56. Lee came off the bench for the
Penn State’s Matt Brown was the perfect example of who Rutgers head wrestling coach Scott Goodale wanted lined up in front of each of his wrestlers Sunday at the Nittany Lion Open. The No. 3 174-pounder according to Intermat, Brown went up against senior Greg Zannetti in the weight class’ championship bout. While Brown registered a 7-4 decision against Zannetti, the loss left Goodale more optimistic than anything else. “He’ll have a chance to beat that kid for sure,” Goodale said. “He can turn that result around. [Brown] is one of the best in the country and will contend for a national title.” Before the loss, Zannetti captured four straight wins, including a 4-2 decision against Old Dominion’s Billy Curling to advance to the champion match. While Brown won the bout, Goodale knows Zannetti benefited from his runnerup performance. “He was good and solid all-around,” Goodale said. “Greg can certainly turn that performance around. He’ll learn from that match and be better in March.”
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Sophomore quarterback Gary Nova faces a tough Virginia Tech pass rush for the Russell Athletic Bowl with four defenders with four or more sacks. CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rutgers accepts bid to face Virginia Tech BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Senior guard Erica Wheeler led Rutgers with 19 points against Boston College. NELSON MORALES / NOVEMBER 2012
Portland Charlotte
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Toronto Denver
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Cleveland Detroit
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L.A. Clippers Utah
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In the Dec. 28 Russell Athletic Bowl, the winningest active head coach in Division I football meets a first-year head coach. In 33 years as a head coach, Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer has had to deal with negative momentum. Head coach Kyle Flood is getting his first taste with the Scarlet Knights. “I think going into this for the first time for me, I can only draw from the experiences as an assistant coach at Rutgers,” Flood said Sunday. “For us, part of the success here, first of all, comes from making it a new season.”
The Knights are in the middle of a 29-day break between the end of their regular season and a meeting with the Hokies. Coming off consecutive losses, the Knights have nearly a month to shake off their trudging momentum and return to the methods that earned them nine wins. Much of that means getting back to standout defense and special teams, even though Virginia Tech boasts the same. The Hokies defense is second in its highscoring conference with 23.9 points allowed per game. It has generated 32 sacks this year, while Rutgers only has 22. Louisville failed to sack sophomore quarterback Gary Nova on Thursday, but it sent
SCOTT WINSTON and redshirt freshman heavyweight Billy Smith tied for the team lead in wins with 13 each for the Rutgers wrestling team after Sunday’s Nittany Lion open.
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Senior 174-pounder Greg Zannetti went 4-1 on Sunday at the Nittany Lion Open. NOAH WHITTENBURG / MARCH 2012
RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WRESTLING
MEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S TRACK
vs. Rider
at Iona
at New Year’s Invite
Saturday, 5 p.m. College Ave Gym
Saturday, 9 p.m. Madison Square Garden
Sunday Princeton, N.J.
vs. LIU Brooklyn Thursday, 7:30 p.m. RAC