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U. promotes state bond referendum BY JOVELLE TAMAYO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
New Jersey citizens can vote this November for a bond that would support financing capital improvements for the state’s higher education institutions. The bond would allow the state to borrow $750 million for the construction of non-revenue-producing buildings like classroom buildings, laboratories and libraries in the state’s public research universities, private universities and community colleges. But according to an August 2012 RutgersEagleton poll, most eligible New Jersey voters are unaware that the higher education bond issue is set to appear on this year’s ballot. Fifty-five percent of likely voters have heard nothing about the proposed bond, 37 percent responded that they have heard a little and 8 percent have heard “a lot,” according to the poll. Support for the higher education bond increases with awareness, said David Redlawsk, director of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, in a statement. John Connelly, president of the Rutgers University Student Assembly, said one of the biggest issues is that students simply do not know what the bond referendum is. “Obviously these are changes the University is going to need to make regardless, so it’s better if it’s money that comes from the state versus money that comes from student’s pockets,” said Connelly, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. Peter J. McDonough, vice president for public affairs at the University, said the total funding for the capital program could hit $1.25 billion if the state adds more than $500 million in surplus resources from previously approved state higher education borrowing. The bond funding could save the University more than $100 million — savings SEE
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ALWAYS REMEMBER School of Arts and Sciences Senior and Interfraternity Council President Matt Ruffe holds a candle during a silent walk to commemorate 9/11 victims. About 50 students walked from Scott Hall to Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus at 9:11 p.m. last night. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Brain Health Institute gains MS researcher BY AMY ROWE NEWS EDITOR
The University’s Brain Health Institute is expanding research on the treatment of brain disorders thanks to Cher yl Dreyfus, a leading multiple sclerosis researcher. Dreyfus, professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, said since she began working on models of the disease in tissue cultures, she hoped to approach a treatment for the autoimmune disease that affects about 350,000 people in the United States. “We really don’t know well what MS is, but … we’re finding growth factors that
affect cells in development can also affect those cells that are dying in MS [patients],” she said. Dreyfus said her lab team is examining a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which can help create new brain cells and prevent existing ones from dying. In patients with MS, the myelin sheath, or protective covering that insulates brain cells, disintegrates, Dreyfus said, leading to symptoms ranging from muscle spasms and dif ficulty speaking to visual impairment and depression. Many treatments for MS deal with treating inflammation that occurs when the sheath around the brain cells diminishes, Dreyfus said.
But her lab’s approach to finding a treatment focuses on recovering brain function, she said. Her partnership with the BHI, which has an advisory board full of representatives from pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson and Merck, can help develop a more effective treatment for the disease, Dreyfus said. “It’s extremely exciting because we’re hoping that we’ll be able to think about our research in ways that we haven’t thought about before,” she said. “I don’t have those kinds of connections in my own research world.” SEE
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Project GROW pairs teens in foster care with student mentors BY LISA BERKMAN CORRESPONDENT
Girls need role models, especially in high school. And those that have been tossed around the foster care system might need them even more. This is the philosophy behind Project GROW (Girls Realizing Opportunities in the World), which began in 2011, sprouting from collaboration between the University’s Institute for Women’s Leadership and the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. IWL student mentors meet with adolescent girls ever y other week from October to May for counseling sessions, said
Jeremy LaMaster, program assistant for the IWL sector. But the recent initiative is not only meant to deal with psychological troubles. Lisa Hetfield, development director at IWL, said the project is designed particularly for young women to help solve their distinct problems and realize their goals in life. “Developing young women’s leadership is what our mission is,” she said. “As young women go through adolescence, they think about transitioning into college — and who better to learn from than young women who are already in college?” Marisa Irabli, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said she changed her major
from biology to psychology after taking part in the program. Irabli, now co-runner of the program, plans on going through graduate school for developmental psychology. She was surprised to see a fundamental change take place within her mentee and herself. “She was quiet and soft-spoken, but over the years, I saw her make friends with the other mentees,” she said. “I saw her become better spoken. Seeing her change really helped me change myself.” Danielle Zurawiecki, a University graduate student, said the clients were eager to attend meetings.
“It ran for 10 months and they came every week, so that in and of itself is pretty remarkable,” said Zurawiecki, co-facilitator of the program. “They wanted to be there, they wanted to come, and they’re interested in doing it again if they’re able to.” Zurawiecki said she believes adolescents in foster care are being underserved and should have more access to therapeutic outlets. “As they get older, part of what they try to do is help transition the adolescent to help prepare them for when they’re going to be adults,” she said. “A lot of the services don’t focus on mental health. … They focus SEE
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Libraries join national effort to provide faster Internet BY MATTHEW BOYER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The University Libraries are participating in a nationwide initiative to bring high-speed broadband Internet to ever y American’s doorstep. Grace Agnew, associate University librarian for Digital Librar y Systems, said the new high-speed Internet is equipped with tools and applications intended for use in sectors of the American economy like education, medicine, energy and advanced manufacturing, which may change lives in the near future. This project originally jumpstarted after the Obama administration signed an Executive Order, a direct law made by President Barack Obama, to ensure Internet access for Americans, so that all citizens can take advantage of 21st century technologies, Agnew said. The University librar y system’s main focus is promoting new applications students and faculty have access to, Agnew said. One example is an application like “Real Life — with Notes!” which would allow students to
Tom Glynn, a University library liason in the Department of History, left, and Bethany O’Shea, library reference assistant, view the Video Mosaic Collaborative research on the digital library at the Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. ENRICO CABREDO, ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
record a class while simultaneously taking notes on their mobile devices. Most students are concerned about how easy the high-tech application is to use. The app is still in its construction stage, and in fact is in a national competition where Agnew said it is expected to perform well. Carolyn Maher, director of Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning, said the digital library
is a resource that explores new forms of learning. Maher, professor in the Graduate School of Education, said the library contains more than 2,500 hours of video clips and similar metadata dealing with student learning techniques. One of the collections of media is a study performed on a particular classroom over the span of about 20 years that examined how students learned math, she said.
Agnew said she went to a White House press conference where the administration called for investment in communication infrastr ucture, as the countr y did with the Transcontinental Railroad. The project’s national mission is to ensure the United States maintains international superiority in the technological world like the University has through utilizing the Global Environment
Network, which suppor ts experimental research in network science and engineering, she said. Agnew said this par ticular broadband network is the next generation of technology and the next generation of the Inter net. She said it allows application users to multitask, such as streaming videos and running complex applications, without any hassle. Agnew said she hopes the project can create an environment that fosters entrepreneurship. “Even though many jobs are being shipped overseas and devices are being manufactured there, most of the software is still made here,” she said. “Most of these programs are created by Americans.” Sydney Lipskind, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student, said she would use the application if all the kinks were worked out first. “We’re young college students, so we just want it to work and we’ll use it,” she said. Most of the digital librar y projects are being funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, Agnew said.
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REFERENDUM Last higher education bond act was passed about 25 years ago CONTINUED FROM FRONT that could translate into lower costs at the University, he said. “One of our big issues here is to get people not only to vote for [the] president, the Senate and Congress, but to stay in the voting booth long enough to remember to vote on the bond question,” McDonough said. There is a significant fall-off between the number of people who vote on the top of the ticket and the people who vote at the bottom of the ticket, he said. Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean, a prime sponsor of the bond referendum, first called for the measure in Januar y 2010. The issue itself advanced in the New Jersey Legislature in June and is backed by Gov. Chris Christie, according to nj.com.
MENTORS Anonymous donor funds most of project costs, Hetfield says CONTINUED FROM FRONT on teaching you how to apply for a job.” Zurawiecki said the GSAPP sector focused on the psychological aspect of the project by advising the undergraduates in their therapy tactics. “Adolescents alone have trouble trusting adults, especially girls in the foster cares system who have experienced trauma,” she said. “We helped the mentors understand what the girls were going through and help build bonds that form a relationship with the adolescents.” LaMaster said he is impressed with what has been done with the program so far, considering it just began last year.
Various New Jersey legislatures have introduced legislation calling for a bond referendum for every one of the last 10 years, McDonough said. He added that former University President Richard L. McCormick spent the last three years of his tenure talking about the need for such a bond act. “The bigger thing if the bond act fails would be that there would be a tremendous reluctance on the part of state policy makers from either party to put another [higher education] question on the ballot,” McDonough said. The last New Jersey bond act for higher education capital improvements was proposed and passed in 1988 — almost 25 years ago, he said. McDonough said the money from that bond was likely spent over the course of the next decade, but no similar bond act has passed since. In the case of the 2012 ballot, policy makers had to keep in mind whether they could afford to pay off annual interest on the bonds, McDonough said. “I think they all — Republicans and Democrats — waited to get
their arms around the current budget [to decide] whether we could afford the annual debt service, and they concluded yes,” he said. Seventy-six percent of polled Democratic voters suppor t the bond issue, while 47 independent voters and 42 percent of Republican voters said they would suppor t the bond, according to the RutgersEagleton poll. Democrats are simply more likely to support government action and are more likely to support spending government money on education than Republicans in general, Redlawsk said. But the bond referendum is not a par tisan issue, McDonough said. Republicans and Democrats alike star ted talking publicly last spring about the need for a bond act. “It’s one thing to talk in a closed room,” he said. “It’s another to start floating some trial balloons to see how the public responds.” The University’s grassroots campaign to increase aware-
ness of the bond issue plans to raise $1.5 million in private contributions from New Jersey labor unions, corporations and University alumni donors to fur ther the initiative, McDonough said. “The higher education bond issue will ... lay out a capital building plan for New Jersey’s colleges and universities,” McDonough said. “We at Rutgers are going to be playing an aggressive role in trying to educate voters — not only students, but voters at large — on the importance of the issue.” To increase awareness, the bond campaign has also reached out to University student organizations, like the Rutgers University Programming Association and RUSA, said Jim Boyd, senior program coordinator at the University’s office of public affairs. RUSA holds a vested interest in informing students on the issue and ensuring as many students as possible make it to the polling booths, Connelly said. “If you’ve been in Scott Hall, you realize that the money is necessary,” he said.
“It’s really exciting to be starting from a point where there has already been so much done,” he said. “There are so many resources and information. We can keep building upon what is already a very solid foundation.” A previous leadership program focusing on mentor-mentee relationships that ran from 2006 to 2009 influenced the start of Project GROW, Hetfield said. “We learned from that program that mentoring was a very strong component, and we wanted to build on our knowledge from what we learned,” she said. An anonymous donor largely funds the project, Hetfield said. “The donor was interested in the institution collaborating with the graduate school,” she said. “She was kind of the inspiration for this.” The estimated cost for the program will be around $4,100 this year. The expenses cover trips, dinner meetings and holiday gifts, LaMaster said. All mentors take a three-credit “Mentoring, Leadership and Young
Women’s Lives” course offered by IWL to prepare them for the reality of counseling, LaMaster said. “It shows them how to develop the relationship and how it cultivates,” he said. “It makes it more egalitarian, so the mentor and the mentee receive benefits from their experience with each other.” Zurawiecki said the undergraduate students were ver y motivated to help their mentees deal with their trauma. “They really wanted to make a difference in somebody else’s life,” she said. “I think that’s what really prompted them to be a part of it.” Irabli said the most challenging part of the program was the lack of organization. “A lot of things went off without a hitch, but some things were really difficult — like doing the outside events,” she said. “I think this upcoming year it’ll be better organized because we already did it once, and we’ll be able to fix what we want to fix.” LaMaster said the programming was not evaluated well enough in
2011, but he hopes the institute will soon build its own unique model of a mentor-mentee relationship through programming. “That’s something we’re looking to build years down the line,” he said. “It’ll be a lot easier to apply this program to other groups and similar programs that might need this type of relationship.” Hetfield said the mentors learned how difficult it is to end the relationships as the year comes to a close. “That was really hard for our Rutgers students, who wanted to keep the relationship going,” she said. “They learned how to close their relationships powerfully and positively, even though they wanted to continue.” Irabli said she didn’t expect the ups and downs of the job to hit her so hard. “I expect to do it, to make some bonds and some friendships throughout the year,” she said. “But it took an emotional toll on me — for the better. I left there a better person.”
RESEARCHER UMDNJ merger will help facilitate studies, Dreyfus says CONTINUED FROM FRONT While Dreyfus aims to find an improved treatment for MS, she does not consider her work a search for the cure just yet. “We’re a long way to saying we found a cure for MS, but it’s an approach,” Dreyfus said. Robin Davis, acting director of the BHI, said Dreyfus’s research adds MS to the institute’s pillars of brain disorder research. “MS is a really open field right now to be looking into in terms of [finding] what the issues are,” she said. “[The team brings] a really strong clinical and foundational par t to MS. It’s setting them up for success.” As chair of the neuroscience program at the University of Medicine and Dentistr y of New Jersey, Dreyfus said she is used to collaborating with Rutgers University students and faculty as par t of the joint program. The merger with UMDNJ and the University, however, will make her working life a lot easier, she said. “It’s not a new thing to be talking to and interacting with Rutgers faculty,” she said. “It will just facilitate our ability to do research [and] our ability to have graduate students working with faculty of both institutions.” Clifton Fulmer, a graduate student at the University who works in Dreyfus’s lab, said he specifically works with the mouse model of MS. “We’re tr ying to promote the recover y of brain function,” he said. “We’re looking at a novel mechanism to promote recover y and treat the disease.” Fulmer said working under Dreyfus’s direction is a fantastic experience. “She actually just won a mentoring award [that was] presented to her yesterday,” he said. “She also trains dozens of graduates, undergraduates, and M.D. PhD students.” Yeri Song, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior who also works in the lab with Dreyfus, said her specific role in the research is to determine if BDNF directly af fects oligodendrocytes, a glial cell that provides the myelin sheath on axons and neurons, in the mouse model. “Dr. Dreyfus is a truly wonderful mentor who I look up to,” she said. “I know in some labs, undergraduates aren’t given as much responsibilities or don’t really see much of their [instr uctors], but Dr. Dreyfus makes it a point to see ever yone regularly.” Song said Dreyfus’s collaboration with the BHI is exciting. “It pushes MS research farther in the pharmaceutical aspect, to hopefully and eventually make progress in the clinical field where the actual patients are involved,” she said. “It’s personally exciting as well, since my own work is somehow contributing in one way or another.”
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9/11 memorial maintains history in North Brunswick BY MARISSA OLIVA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The 9/11 Memorial Park in North Brunswick stands as a constant reminder of the attacks that happened on American soil 11 years ago. The township’s 9/11 committee designed the memorial to be surrounded by grass, shrubber y and benches, said Lou Ann Benson, a member of the committee, which was formed in 2002. The committee coordinates a ceremony at the site of the memorial on each anniversar y of the tragedy, with this year marking the 10th year since the memorial was built, she said. “Each year the township takes the time to remember, reflect and pause on those that died in 9/11 — especially the fire fighters, police officers, rescue workers and volunteers,” Benson said. “They are the makeup in the fabric of what our community and the United States is made of.” Benson, who lost a friend in the attacks 11 years ago, said she feels it is crucial to preserve the history of 9/11 by maintaining and adding to the memorial and holding annual ceremonies. “Each year the committee works on this so that we never
forget the lives lost and the ef for t and talent of our emergency ser vice workers,” she said. While the ceremony, which brought out about 150 people this year, represents a big event for the memorial, most visitors do not wait for the anniversar y of 9/11 to visit the site, Benson said. “Even if someone has not lost a loved one directly, they feel attached in some way to the loss of a life,” she said. North Brunswick residents and council members are responsible for collecting donations and maintaining the park, Benson said. Bob Davis, another member of the 9/11 committee, said the memorial reflects a goal similar to the famous phrase “Never Forget” that is often associated with the attacks. “We want to leave a legacy,” he said. “We don’t want people to forget that so many people were killed that day.” A set of granite hands stands at the head of the memorial holding up steel beams that came directly from the ruins of the World Trade Center, which Benson said he retrieved from New York City himself. A synopsis of the 9/11 attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., is inscribed
within the memorial’s base, while black granite walls surround the center sculpture, bearing the names of all those lost that day. “We listed ever yone that was lost that day, not just Nor th Br unswick residents,” Benson said. An American flag that once stood at Ground Zero is also located within the memorial. The flag was used after Gov. Chris Christie gave it to the committee, Davis said. Davis lost his cousin on 9/11, but said he would have become a member of the committee either way. “I definitely would have been involved because of the nature of it,” he said. Benson said she hopes younger generations will be able to get a feel for what 9/11 means and the tremendous impact it had when they visit the memorial. “If you were walking by and knew nothing about that day, you would begin to understand by reading and viewing the memorial,” she said. Davis said not ever yone is as compassionate towards the piece of histor y preser ved in North Brunswick. The memorial made news in June after the word “hoax” was spray-painted across the granite. The police were notified immedi-
Black granite walls at the memorial present the names of those who were lost on Sept. 11, 2001. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ately and the memorial was promptly cleaned, Davis said. The police are still investigating the case. Nevertheless, Davis feels the annual ceremony around the memorial has generally brought everyone together. “We always have a big turnout,” he said. “A lot of the community comes out and everyone is together. People want to commemorate that day — they don’t want to forget.” Benson agreed and said the memorial is a great way to unite the local community. “North Brunswick Township suppor ts this memorial and
this event tremendously,” she said. “We are ver y united and open and inclusive in remembering what happened that day as a community.” Past editions of the event, which usually bring a few hundred people, have opened with performances, poetry and a candle-lighting ceremony, Benson said. Carnations are then placed at the base of the memorial to show respect for the deceased. “The ceremony is a way to reflect and understand how precious our freedom is,” Benson said. “Unfortunately, a situation like this makes us realize how lucky we are as a country.”
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Amir Khan speaks to a crowd Monday about keeping youth off the streets. ENRICO CABREDO, ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Former boxing champ headlines gym reopening was also present for the reopening and showcased punch combinations against the boxing pads in the ring. Amir Khan, former junior “I’ve been going to the welter weight boxing champiBrunswick boxing gym since I on, signed autographs and first started, ever since 2009,” showcased his boxing skills Davila said. Monday at the Br unswick While most of the gym’s memBoxing and Fitness Club in bers are looking to eventually honor of the training facility’s participate in official boxing reopening ceremony. matches at the amateur or proThe event marked the offifessional level, there are also peocial grand reopening of the ple just looking to work out and gym, located at 121 Jersey Ave. lose weight, Davila said. in New Brunswick, though it “You get a lot of people that actually opened its doors on come and just want to lose July 9, said John Thomas, the weight, but after they start losgym’s manager. ing weight and getting in shape, The 25-year-old British then they want to try [official boxer connected with about matches] — they want to fight,” 200 attendees for autographs he said. and pictures and presented Rashaan Thomas, one of the boxing routines in the ring boxing coaches at the gym as well with Sadam Ali, a Brooklynas Davila’s older cousin, has been a based boxer. trainer at the gym for four years, Khan compared the New when it was under Brunswick-based the previous ownergym to his own, [Boxing] is labor, ship of Steve Rivera. which he said he “Now [the opened three but that’s where gym] is under a years ago to success lies at .” new owner, Dr. ser ve the youth JOHN THOMAS Chaudhr y … he in his community. Manager of Brunswick Boxing said that there was “The reason I and Fitness Club too many people built the gym was that kept coming because so many by [after the gym had closed youngsters are in the street corunder Rivera] and asking if the ners getting into trouble,” Khan gym was open and it wasn’t said. “We have about 4- to 500 open,” Rashaan Thomas said. kids walk in and out of the gym a Rivera remained on the gym week, so that’s 4- to 500 kids off staff as a coach. the streets.” Thomas said he attends the Thomas said the new owner, gym regularly and helps memKhalid Chaudhry, reopened the bers improve their skills because gym primarily to help out the it gives him an opportunity to kids who no longer had a gym at help local kids achieve somewhich to spend their time, a thing and better their lives. cause Thomas said he was also “Honestly, I’m not even on interested in. payroll,” Rashaan Thomas said. “It’s something that you got to “I just come here because I see give back,” Thomas said. guys and I want to give them “[Boxing] is labor, but that’s something that’s positive.” where success lies at.” Rashaan Thomas said One of the goals behind the Chaudhry contacted Khan and event was to attract students asked him to come to the gym’s from the University who want reopening. He was able to contact to learn to box, either competiKhan because the two-time world tively or simply for exercise, champion is engaged to a friend’s Thomas said. Students who daughter, Chaudhry said. bring their college identifica“When I bought this buildtion card will receive a discount ing, those kids who used to on membership, allowing them come here were standing on to pay just $30 each month. this corner or that corner. … I Leroy Davila, the current said, ‘Well, let me start this gym National Golden Gloves champiagain, so that the kids can come on and a boxer who regularly here,’” he said. attends the New Brunswick gym,
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How do you feel about the University’s new on-campus ATM options? “It’s not fair if it is only Chase [banks around campus]. They should charge everyone the same rate, even Chase holders.”
Sherry Tirgrath School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Junior
CAMPUS TALK BY CONOR ALWELL
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“I really hate it. I am Bank of America, and I find it to be really annoying.”
“Not Happy. I have PNC Bank, but I might switch to Chase now.”
“I don’t use ATMs on campus.”
“[Chase is] not as common as other banks and there is a surcharge.”
The year all University student centers were incorporated into Student Life
$2.00
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Cast your votes online at www.dailytargum.com.
“I don’t really care. I just use online banking.”
ONLINE RESPONSE Total votes: 230
I am happy that Chase provides many ATMs on campus.
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12% I do not care because I do not use ATMs on campus.
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hree New Brunswick city council seats are throughout much of the city’s — as well as the now left uncontested after a party of indeUniversity’s — histor y. pendent challengers — consisting of two We have, however, witnessed what such particiNew Brunswick community members and one pation can do to shape policy and influence events School of Arts and Sciences senior — announced a relating to city and University. Last year we saw a sudden withdrawal from the race last week. While tremendous response from the community, includwe respect the party’s decision to discontinue its run ing surprising numbers of University students, folfor the seats, we can’t help but feel disappointed lowing a series of shootings that took place throughthat, for yet another year, the incumbent members of out the year. The city’s recent decision to install bicythe Democratic party will run unopposed. cle lanes throughout the city is largely attributable to To us, a full and honest run by members of an outcampaigning done by students and residents last side party — especially when that party consisted of year. It is events like these that remind us of the the city’s own residents and stuimportance of student and resident dents — would have been worth as involvement in the affairs of city much as if the party had won at all. More student and “A November ballot with government. The independent par ty was resident input is undoubtedly more than one party composed of New Brunswick comrequired if decision-making at the munity members Charlie Kratovil, of city officials is to reflect on it would have spoken hands 26, and Yolanda Baker, 42, along the needs and wants of the commuwith School of Arts and Sciences nity as a whole. And it is within this volumes about senior Jonathan Coloma, 22. Each vein that a run for the three curstudent and resident member, being either students rently uncontested council seats by and/or residents of New these individuals would have been representation.” Brunswick, would have brought a so momentous, and, in our opinion, world of fresh perspectives to a greatly desired. table that has long been devoid of Without a challenging par ty, the stuff. Allowing ourselves to a liberal helping of councilwoman Betsy Garlatti and John A. Anderson idealism here, we imagine if they had made a sucof the Democratic ticket have been given a free ride, cessful run for the seats and won, it would have been so to speak, into positions whose influence bears the first time in a ver y, ver y long time that a student heavily on the welfare of the New Brunswick comor ordinar y New Brunswick resident sat at the city’s munity together with the welfare of our own round table. University community. If successful, this will be Yet it’s no secret that New Brunswick students Garlatti’s third term at the city council’s table. More and community members have been woefully underimportantly, however, it will be another year she will represented in recent years in the latter department. have run unopposed. While we have no serious Monthly city council meetings, under ordinar y cirqualms with the job she and other city council memcumstances, rarely attract the kind of attention and bers have done in recent years — and we don’t necparticipation from students and residents necessar y essarily have any praise for them, either — a to affect any kind of tangible changes in the commuNovember ballot with more than one party on it nity. Admittedly, this trend is largely a result of apawould have spoken volumes about student and resithy on the part of students and residents themdent representation in the city’s affairs if that party selves, but nonetheless has been a chronic issue was itself composed of students and residents.
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Respect women’s Where’s Governor Romney? right to choose MATT KUCHTYAK er’s health insurance provide cover for contraceptives and variFOURTH ous otherwise-ignored health WAVE issues. I believe this is a huge advancement in our country since DANIELLE it allows underprivileged females ROMOLEROUX to get the care they need. In contrast, the Republican cann less than two months, I will didates, Mitt Romney and Paul be voting in my first presidenRyan, seem to be trying to essential election. This is both an tially diminish women’s rights over exciting and frightening chapter in their bodies. If elected, Romney my life. It’s exciting because I will plans to end all federal aid to be expressing my voting rights that Planned Parenthood. Why? our feminist foremothers won for us Because he doesn’t agree with women in 1920. But it’s also frightabortion? As far as I’m concerned, ening, because I’m concerned with Planned Parenthood has many making the mistake of voting for other services, including breast the wrong candidate. Truth is, my cancer screenings. There’s no reareligious beliefs conflict with my son to punish any of these women. feminist ones, especially on the And wait, it gets worse — he highly controversial issue of aborallegedly wishes to see Roe v. Wade tion and contraception. reversed. So, technically, Romney Catholics don’t believe abortion would like to take us back to 1973, is ever morally acceptable. when individual states held the Contraception doesn’t fall short power to decided whether abortion behind. Using any method of birth was legal or not. Romney’s intendcontrol is shunned amongst ed Vice President Paul Ryan isn’t Catholics because one is preventing changing or compromising his proGod’s natural life belief, not forces. The use even in cases of of birth control incest or rape. “He gives us the right is also perceived What does it to make our own aspromotion mean for of promiscuity. America if decisions. He gives Now, this is Romney and us options.” where I butt Ryan win heads with my November’s religious peers. election? That Because I am a Catholic, I am this country could become a place expected to believe abortion is a where women have their decisions sin, which I do, but I also believe made for them. women have more than every right Remember Sandra Fluke? In to make decisions for themselves. case you don’t, she testified to a Inflicting my personal beliefs perDemocratic Congress panel on taining to this issue on other contraceptives and women’s health groups of people is not necessary if back in February. Her testimony I’m satisfied with knowing I would sparked controversy when rightnever make abortion an option. wing radio host Rush Limbaugh And birth control? I see nothing called Fluke a slut and a prostitute. wrong with taking it, especially Romney’s response? Well, he said, since some women take it for other “it’s not the language I would have reasons besides preventing pregused.” Not very supportive of nancy. Birth control is especially women, right? Fluke was invited to effective in regulating periods, speak at the Democratic National clearing acne, eliminating cramp Convention last week where she pains and even reducing your risks told Americans that we deserve a of ovarian cancer. There are so president who, “when he hears a many benefits that can come from young woman has been verbally contraceptives; I don’t think women attacked, thinks of his daughters should be judged for taking them. — not his delegates or donors — This is one of the reasons I and stands with all women.” have decided that I will be voting I strongly believe a vote for for Obama: He gives us the right Obama is a vote for women, and to make our own decisions. He their rights. I’m putting my religives us options. gious views aside. Not only will The Obama campaign does not he enact laws that will help in the strip women of the right to make advancement of women’s rights, their own decisions concerning but he understands that our bodtheir bodies. Instead, Obama ies are our own decisions. passed the Affordable Care Act. This act eliminates copay on birth Dannielle Romoleroux is a School control and ensures that employof Arts and Sciences sophomore.
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uring his speech at the recent Republican National Convention, presidential candidate Mitt Romney joked, “President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans … [pause for audience laughter] … and to heal the planet. My promise is to help you and your family.” Echoing these comments, Romney said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” this past Sunday that he is “not in this race to slow the rise of the oceans or to heal the planet.” As Nick Kristof, a columnist for The New York Times, tweeted soon after Romney’s RNC speech, Romney’s dismissive attitude toward the issue of climate change is “appalling.” The global threats posed by climate change are no laughing matter. As physicist Michael Mann, a recent guest lecturer at the University, has said, human-induced climate change is “arguably the greatest threat humanity has ever faced.” Mann’s famous “hockey stick” diagram shows how global temperatures over the last 1,000 years were relatively stable until large and unprecedented increases over the past decade. Indeed, the facts are simple: The climate is changing, and the planet is getting warmer. This past year has been especially brutal, with much of the countr y in drought and forest fires running rampant in the wester n half of the United States. A few unseasonably hot days do not prove that global warming is occurring, much in the same way that a few unseasonably cold days are not grounds for dismissing climate change science. But periods of sustained heat do point to more convincing evidence of global warming. As repor ter Brad Plumer pointed out in The Washington Post, a June 2012 repor t from the National Climatic Data Center found that the preceding 12-month period was the warmest on record, with the twelve hottest 12-month periods from 18952012 all occurring since 1999. Fur thermore, ever y single one of the 13 months directly before June 2012 fell in the top third of their historical distribution. The odds of that occur-
“Romney was a pragmatic leader who understood ... and respected the science backing climate change theory.” Although these events were awful, things are only going to get worse if policymakers do not act to limit carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Intergover nmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was honored with the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, has produced summar y repor ts highlighting the potential impact from unchecked GHG emissions. Their projections include decreased water availability, food shor tages, ecosystem loss, increased heavy precipitation events and increased mor tality from malnutrition as well as rare diseases that would become more prevalent in a warmer planet. The IPCC highlights a number of potential future climate scenarios, but all of them por tray a world in which the great global security threats are the result of a warmer planet. The science is well-established and the threats are real, but Romney and other influential politicians around the world seem aloof in the face of this global peril. But things were not always so for the GOP presidential
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Unfortunately, a situation like this makes us realize how lucky we are as a country.
hopeful. In 2004, then-Gov. Romney, R-Mass., commissioned a Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan to guard the state from the adverse ef fects of pending climate change. Citing his administration’s “no-regrets” policy toward climate change, Romney wrote that taking actions to address climate change is essential even if we were to learn in the future that it was not actually occurring. Romney was a pragmatic leader who understood the gravity of the situation and respected the science backing climate change theor y. Eight years later, even as climate science has become more reputable and as Americans and others around the globe have begun to witness the tangible ef fects of global warming, Romney has resor ted to poking fun at the President’s rhetoric about addressing climate change in an attempt to appeal to the ultra-conser vative par ty base. Romney is not alone among GOP leaders in chastising the President for his views. The 2012 GOP Platform itself mentions climate change only as a tool for mocking the Obama administration’s most recent National Security Strategy, which correctly labels climate change a “severe” threat to global security. Climate change science is just that — science. The overpoliticization of such a serious global issue is a dangerous development that speaks volumes about the current state of American politics. Leaders like Romney that promise to help American families need to recognize that addressing climate change is an impor tant piece of that puzzle. Acting now to reduce GHG emissions and slow the ef fects of global warming is essential. Perhaps Romney himself said it best in 2004: “Although many of the policies will not be easy to implement, the benefits will be long-lasting and enormous — benefits to our health, our economy, our quality of life, our ver y landscape. These are actions we can and must take now if we are to have ‘no regrets’ when we transfer our temporar y stewardship of this ear th to the next generation.” Matt Kuchtyak is a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior majoring in economics and political science with a minor in history. His column, “State of the Union,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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ring randomly — 1 in 1,594,323, according to the NCDC. There should no longer be points of contention over the primar y cause of climate change. It is no coincidence that the rise in global temperatures has been accompanied by an incredible increase in carbon emissions by human beings. Climate change is occurring, and we are seeing its ef fects not only in higher global temperatures but also in the extreme weather events that have had lethal consequences around the world. James Hansen, a top NASA scientist, recently concluded that climate change is to blame for some of the devastating recent global weather events. The droughts and fires in our countr y this year, the 2010 heat wave in Russia and the deadly 2003 European heat wave can all be explained by global warming, Hansen said.
Lou Ann Benson, a member of North Brunswick’s 9/11 committee, on the impact 9/11 has had on the United States. See the story in METRO.
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Today's Birthday (09/12/12). This is a perfect moment to re-examine what's most important to you. What and with whom do you want to play? Career looks favored to thrive with steady growth. Friends and family surround you with love and support.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 9 — Do something you've always wanted to do. Then make happy plans, and create time for romance. A female adds the right touch. Gather information because you don't have all the facts yet. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — You can tell if it's true love, but you may want keep your feelings to yourself, for now. Inspiration is all around. Friends are charming and charmed. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — It's a beautiful moment to relish. What you have to say is important, so say it. You have a gift with words. Leave them wanting more. A social event provides surprises. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — It's easy to find the resources. A little research goes a long way. Keep a secret. An old friend will repay a favor or a debt. The outcome is beneficial. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Brilliance comes at you with lighting speed. Capture as much as you can, taking good notes so you'll remember. Let what you're learning sink in. Make time for love, too. Keep a secret. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Being graceful and grateful comes in handy, especially now. You learn a different way of getting things done. Get outdoors. Let go off the things that don't serve you.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Fall in love all over again. Dip your oars into social waters, and row with gusto. Take advantage of your psychic senses. Creative work pays well. Postpone an outing. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Put your heart into it, as well as your other muscles. It will take inspiration and perspiration ... and it will be worth it. Sudoku or some other math game can keep your brain exercised. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Work interferes with playtime. Do it for love, not money, and don't be afraid to ask for what you're worth. An upgrade may be necessary. The overall outcome is positive. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Ask and you shall receive. Consider what you're asking for. Think over a friend's suggestion very carefully. Seek harmony in romance. The odds are in your favor. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Partnering is essential for two more days. Negotiate a little bit more to refine the plan. Relaxation helps. Accept an invitation from a special person. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Entering two days of steady work effort. Profit from meticulous service and charm. It's a winning combination. You can find the resources to manifest a dream.
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BOND Siblings compete for plays on defense, develop passion for delivering hits CONTINUED FROM BACK “If he makes a sack or makes a big play, I feel as though I made it because I know that’s a part of me,” Jamal Merrell said. “That’s my twin brother.” The bond the two share dates back to their childhood. Playing football growing up, they always stood on the same sideline — if they spent any time on the sideline — and played both sides of the ball. But one side of the ball always reigned as king. “I always enjoyed defense,” Jamil Merrell said. “In high school I played a little tight end and that was fun, but I always enjoyed defense. I’d rather hit somebody than score a touchdown.” Jamil Merrell’s style of play had an effect on his brother. Not only did the two play on the same defense, but they also lined up on the same side of the field. So Jamal Merrell got a firsthand look at how his brother played and the passion he had for making the big hit. “He kind of drove that into me because I would see him, instead of making an interception, get the big hit, so he kind of instilled that in me so I started doing it,” Jamal Merrell said. “That’s how I play my game now. I love hitting.” It often turned into a competition between the two. They
would see who got more tackles or who got to the tackle first, Jamal Merrell said. By doing so, the two found a way to push each other to be better, he said. Both have taken that defensive mindset with them to Piscataway, where they continue to emerge as constant defensive presences. Still lining up on the same side of the field, they have a bond more than two decades in the making, which pushes their chemistry beyond that of normal teammates. “I know where he’s going to be without seeing him there, so I know if they’re trying to stretch the play, I know he’s going to set the edge so I know I can fade off of him,” Jamal Merrell said. “I know where he’s going to be.” Jamil Merrell has that same confidence in his counterpart. “That’s my right-hand man,” Jamil Merrell said. “That’s my best friend. He’s my brother. Him being right behind [the defensive line], I know if there’s anything I slip up on, he’ll be right there.” Jamal Merrell returns the sentiment. “I tell him all the time, ‘Just keep working hard because I’m right behind you,’” he said. “If he doesn’t make the tackle he knows I’m right there, and he knows the linebackers are always going to be there to help him out.”
TRIUMPH Head coach points to overall effort in 11th victory against Mountain Hawks Rutgers now holds an 11-3 all-time record against Lehigh. The last time the Mountain Senior outside hitter Kylie Hawks topped the Knights was Orr led the Knights with 15 kills Nov. 2, 1993. and three digs. Freshmen Alex Werneke believes it took Lassa and Sarah Schmid also heart to go and take the win came up huge for the Knights. from Lehigh. Lassa contributed a double-dou“I told them that this was one ble of 16 kills and 13 digs, while of those character Schmid chimed in building matchwith 15 kills and “We’re fortunate es,” he said. 4 digs. “We’re going to be Schmid was the enough to string in this situation latest of three enough of those again. That’s a Knights to receive guarantee. We’re Big East Weekly points and ... going to go five Honor Roll recoggames together.” with another team nition. She played this season. This the catalyst in the C.J. WERNEKE should just give us team’s victory. Head Coach some confidence Werneke said it for when we get in took a “total team that situation. effort” to continue That’s what the preseason and its winning ways. pre-conference play is all about.” “We have three or four peoRutgers responded well to ple with double-digit kills,” he Lehigh’s threatening play. The said. “But that’s one of the greatKnights kept their composure est things about this team. It’s and stuck it out for the win not just one player — it’s contridespite the 2-1 deficit. butions from everybody. I think “It’s great to see how we’re tonight’s win was a total team responding,” Werneke said. effort, and that’s what it’s going “We’re responding at a high level to take to win, to have everyone when it matters the most. Thus, a on involved and contributing. great start to our season.” We’re for tunate enough to Rutgers remains on the road string enough of those points and competes next week at the and enough of those games Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West together where we executed Penn Invitational. like that to win.”
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SPORTS PAGE 14 WOMEN’S SOCCER SENIOR SCORES GOAL IN LIMITED PLAYING TIME
IN BRIEF FLORIDA FINDS
Senior forward April Price scored her first goal in nearly two years Friday against Stony Brook. Head coach Glenn Crooks said she needed to recommit to working her way back into the forward rotation. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
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April Price felt a rush when she struck a goal Friday against Stony Brook in a 2-1 victory for the Rutgers women’s soccer team. While the score was the first for the senior forward since October 2010 against Providence, finding the back of the net was not the Mechanicsville, Va., native’s main intention. Simply remaining injury-free and finding the field was enough motivation for Price entering her final season. “One thing I really wanted to focus on going into this year was staying healthy,” Price said. “Just stay healthy. I wanted to get over the mental lapse
of not playing last year and erase that out.” Price dealt with a hamstring injury her entire junior season, forcing her to miss all but 11 games last year. The hamstring injury was a blow to Price, who was one of the bright spots on the 2010 squad as a sophomore. She played in every one of the 20 matches for the Scarlet Knights that year, posting a teamhigh five goals in six starts. Fast-forward to the beginning of this season during preseason workouts, and Price was still returning to full strength from the nagging leg injury. By that time, she was lost in a talent pool at forward that featured an Olympian in junior forward Jonelle Filigno cou-
pled with a position that had experience and youthful talent. So far this season, Price appeared in five games for a total of 91 minutes. “There were people who had moved ahead of her for a variety of reasons, and she needed to recommit to working in a way that would help her emerge to where she would be in the rotation up front,” said head coach Glenn Crooks. “You can’t play everyone up there, and they are constantly competing with each other.” While the lack of time would be trying for any player, Price believes there is a reason for her to be happy with everything that is going on. “Right now we are winning, so there is no reason to be frustrated,” Price said. “I would say that it
was frustrating at first, but it was more welcoming. We have a lot more options, and I’m happy to pass the torch to the younger players who are just as capable of finding the back of the net.” Even with a 7-1 record entering Big East play, Crooks continues to shuffle a lineup that has not been the same in any game played this season. His recent shake-ups have worked in Price’s favor. Besides scoring the game-winning goal against Stony Brook, she played 38 minutes in the Knights’ last victory Sunday against Dartmouth. While Crooks knows Price’s strengths, there is still no guarantee Price continues to see consistent time as Crooks continues to find a steady rotation. “I can’t make that prediction [about playing time],” Crooks said. “But she is making good headway. We recruited April because she can score goals. She can score with her left, she can score with her right and she is tremendous in the air. We need her, but she has to earn those things, which she is on her way to doing.” Price continues to lead by example, and with a team that features seven freshmen earning consistent playing time, her experience and knowledge of the game cannot be undervalued. “You can say I’m like a senior motivator,” Price said. “We have a lot of talented girls this year and the minutes don’t come as easy. A lot of these girls haven’t encountered the Big East yet, and we are about to encounter the monster. So we are just preparing for that, and if they have questions, I’m here for them.”
Junior forward Jonelle Filigno, the Knights’ leading goal scorer, could benefit from April Price’s re-emergence in the Rutgers offense. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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MORE RECOGNITION Freshman middle blocker Sarah Schmid earned her first conference honors, becoming the third member of the Rutgers women’s volleyball team this season to do so. Freshman outside hitter Alex Lassa and senior setter Stephanie Zielinski have also earned that distinction. Schmid earned 40 kills and seven digs in 12 sets during Rutgers’ last four wins while making only four errors. Her .459 hitting percentage is also best in the conference. The Scarlet Knights have had someone on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll every week.
HELPING HAND Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand and his mother, Karen LeGrand, said they will make themselves available to aid Devon Walker and his family any way they can. Walker, a safety for Tulane, severely injured his spinal cord trying to make a tackle — similar to how LeGrand became paralyzed — in Saturday’s game against Tulsa. Walker under went three hours of surgery the day after the injury, and by Monday he was considered in stable condition. Doctors are not able to provide a long-term prognosis at this time. Karen LeGrand said she has reached out to the Walkers through Tulane and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.
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After an upset at the hands of Louisiana-Monroe and a fall out of the top 25, Arkansas may have to face No. 1 Alabama without star ting quar terback Tyler Wilson. Wilson suffered a blow to the head in Saturday’s loss and is still experiencing symptoms. Doctors have not yet cleared Wilson to practice, and he is officially listed as day-to-day. After they face the Crimson Tide, the Razorbacks welcome Rutgers to Fayetteville. It is not certain if Wilson will be ready for that matchup, either.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 15 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK ALEXANDER COULD EARN FIRST CAREER START
Line readies for shakeup after injury BY TYLER BARTO SPORTS EDITOR
After starting the same offensive line through two games, the Rutgers football team could see its first new wrinkle tomorrow given junior guard Andre Civil’s cloudy availability. The junior suffered an injury Saturday against Howard and did not return to the game, paving the way for sophomore Taj Alexander’s potential first career start. “It’ll be a baptism by fire,” said head coach Kyle Flood. “Taj had an excellent spring and a good preseason. We’ve been working toward this moment for a long time.” Alexander worked with the Scarlet Knights’ first-team of fense during the spring, when he battled senior R.J. Dill at right tackle. Of fensive line coach Damian Wroblewski eventually moved Alexander to guard. Alexander began his career as a defensive lineman. “The more reps you get, the more benefit it is,” Flood said. “He certainly has gotten a lot of reps.” Civil will still travel with the team, Flood said, and will likely be in an emergency role. If Alexander sees the field tomorrow at South Florida, he might not do so next to another new starter. Sophomore center Betim Bujari practiced for the second straight day, Flood said, making his availability less uncertain.
Sophomore Taj Alexander, right, could replace junior Andre Civil at right guard after Civil left Saturday’s game against Howard with an injury and did not return. Civil will still travel with the team Thursday to South Florida. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Bujari suffered a lower body injury early against Howard, and junior Matt McBride replaced him. The line did not allow a sack for the second consecutive game and helped record nearly 200 rushing yards. But incorporating new players on a short week is still a challenge. “I think coaches by nature are a little paranoid,” Flood said. “We always would like more reps and more time. We’re greedy in that way.”
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Jeremy Deering could make a return at South Florida after missing the team’s second game with
a lower body injury, which he suffered in practice. Sophomore wideout Miles Shuler handled kick return duties in Deering’s absence, but Howard’s only kickoff went for a touchback. Deering, a Tampa native, would make his second appearance at Raymond James Stadium should he play. He ran the ball nine times for a team-high 69 yards in 2010, when he served in a hybrid receiver-running back role. The status of sophomore running back Savon Huggins, meanwhile, remains in doubt. Huggins suffered a lower body injur y Saturday, when he averaged only 2.7 yards per rush.
Huggins’ season ended prematurely against USF last year, when he suffered a knee injury.
FLOOD AND THE REST OF THE Rutgers coaching staff continue to evaluate the team’s freshmen for possible playing time. He said the last major assessment could occur during the Knights’ bye week, after Sept. 22 when they play Arkansas. “Your hand could always be forced,” Flood said, “if you have injuries as the year goes on.” Running back Desmon Peoples remains a candidate under that caveat. With Huggins and redshirt freshman Paul James hobbled, only
redshirt freshman Ben Martin stands between Peoples and sophomore starter Jawan Jamison. Martin returned to running back after flirting with a stint in the Knights secondar y during training camp. “Peoples, depending on what happens ultimately with Savon, would cer tainly be in play,” Flood said. Flood said linebacker Steve Longa could also see playing time at some point. The staff continues to monitor linebacker Quanzell Lambert’s lingering ankle injury. “We’re not sure when he’s going to come back,” Flood said.
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Freshman revives Rutgers’ year with improved shooting BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Rutgers head men’s soccer coach Dan Donigan star ted eight freshmen Saturday against Princeton. With the Scarlet Knights hoping to end a two-game losing streak, those eight could not play like they were freshmen. Rookie midfielder Mael Corboz did not, and he came through by scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory. Corboz rebounded his own header to get the first goal and converted a free kick in a breakout performance he called luck. “I was feeling it, and I was able to put it in,” Corboz said. “You get games like that where you just get a little bit lucky with a few goals.” Luck is always part of the reason a goal is scored. Corboz was fortunate his header hit the post and then bounced right back to him, and he was lucky Princeton fouled him hard enough to give him a free kick. But Donigan has always trusted Corboz, making him one of four freshmen to start all four games. Corboz arrived at Rutgers as a midfielder with a tendency to stay back and set up his teammates’ shots, ending his time at prep school with 14 assists and only four goals at the Pingry School (N.J.).
He was the same in his Rutgers debut, assisting on a goal from freshman defender Mitchell Taintor in the sixth minute of the season against Fordham. He has gradually changed his approach. “He’s obviously gotten more into the attack now,” Donigan said. “He’s kind of been sitting
“You get games like that where you just get a bit lucky with a few goals.” MAEL CORBOZ Freshman Midfielder
deep in the midfield and controlling the rhythm and the pace of the game. But now he’s starting to make things happen on the offensive side of it in terms of getting goals and getting shots and other things.” Against Fordham, Corboz also established himself as a prominent member on the attack by shooting the ball three times to lead Rutgers. Corboz continued to put out shots and is now tied with sophomore for ward J.P. Correa for a team-leading eight shots on the season. He
leads Rutgers with seven shots on goal. While Corboz put Rutgers on the board against Princeton for the first time since Aug. 24 against Fordham, the Knights also improved defensively. Rutgers shut out Princeton, and the Tigers’ 15 shots are misleadingly high. Princeton only got off nine shots in the first 80 minutes before getting six off in the final 10 minutes in hope of a late comeback. Even though Corboz positions himself farther up the field on the offensive end, he was still a part of that defense, and his scoring is supplementary, Donigan said. “He’s expanded his game,” he said. “Mael is a great technical player. He sees the game well.” The Knights continue Friday against the College of Charleston at Yurcak Field for the first time since facing Fordham. Since then, Donigan continues to trust Corboz to start. Corboz has established himself as a shooter, and the freshman won Big East Rookie of the Week. Corboz’s consistency as he transitions to the college level has not been out of luck, but he continues to think about where good and bad luck could bring him. “It’s been pretty smooth,” Corboz said of his transition. “Hopefully it can stay that way for the rest of the season if I stay injur y-free.”
Head coach Dan Donigan has started four freshmen in every game this year, including midfielder Mael Corboz. NOAH WHITTENBURG, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2011
STROKE OF LUCK Freshman midfielder Mael Corboz said his pair of goals Saturday at Princeton came as a result of good timing. His teammates will not complain. / PAGE 15
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SWAN SONG Head women’s soccer coach Glenn Crooks said he can envision April Price, a senior, working her way into rotation. / PAGE 14
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We are about to encounter the monster.” — Senior forward April Price on Big East play
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
FOOTBALL MERRELLS USE CHEMISTRY TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
Junior defensive end Jamil Merrell rushes past Howard offensive lineman Malcolm Crawford in Saturday’s 26-0 victory. Merrell and twin brother Jamal Merell, a starting linebacker for the Knights, enjoyed career days against the BIson. Jamil Merrell recorded a career-high-tying 1.5 tackles for a loss. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Brotherly bond fosters career highs against Bison BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
For their first two years on the Rutgers football team, twin brothers Jamal and Jamil Merrell largely spent most of their time on the sidelines stuck behind established players. They redshir ted their first season in Piscataway.
Junior defensive end Jamil Merrell saw time against Norfolk State in 2010, but that was it in his redshirt freshman year. Junior linebacker Jamal Merrell did not see any time at all — he was still playing wide receiver. But once 2011 rolled around, the two became regulars on the defense. That culminated in career games for both players Saturday against Howard.
Jamal Merrell led the Scarlet Knights with a career-high 14 tackles against the Bison, while Jamil Merrell tied a career high with 1.5 tackles for a loss and added a sack. “It was almost a humbling experience because I just work so hard every weekend, every week, every day. So I try to come out and get better,” Jamal Merrell said. “That was
like a payoff for me, just to see that all of the hard work pays off.” His performance also earned him a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll. Their bond as brothers is part of what helps them succeed and push each other to do well, and the two share in each others’ achievements. SEE
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VOLLEYBALL RUTGERS 3, LEHIGH 2
Rutgers outlasts Lehigh on road in five-set triumph BY AARON FARRAR STAFF WRITER
Senior outside hitter Kylie Orr led Rutgers with 15 kills last night and three digs. NELSON MORALES, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPT. 2012
The Rutgers volleyball team extended its winning streak to a record nine matches yesterday, when the Scarlet Knights took down Lehigh, 3-2, in Bethlehem, Pa. The victory was anything but easy for the Knights (11-1), who fought from behind, 2-1, to win the last two sets. The Mountain Hawks (1-4) won the first and third sets with scores of 25-18 and 25-23, respectively. The Knights won the second match, 25-23, and grinded out the last two stanzas, 26-24 and 15-11, respectively.
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has given up an average of one goal per game in four contests this season. The senior goalkeeper is in his first full campaign as the Knights’ starter in net.
The teams met last season, resulting in Rutgers sweeping Lehigh with scores of 2520, 25-17 and 25-18. Head coach C.J. Werneke was relieved when Rutgers pulled out the come-frombehind win, passing the previous best start to a season — 10-1 — in more than 10 years. “It was a good test for our team,” Werneke said. “It was a good learning experience not only for the team, but for the coaching staff. It also built confidence for the future.” SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR TENNIS
MEN’S GOLF
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Rutgers Invitational
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vs. Charleston
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Friday Rutgers University Golf Course
Friday, 4 p.m. Philadelphia
Friday, 5:30 p.m. Yurcak Field