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LGTBQ students ring in semester Center for Social Justice Education welcomes community back, promotes resources BY ADAM UZIALKO CORRESPONDENT
A gas pump at Lukoil in Piscataway shows increased prices during the station’s protest.
The University’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community kicked off the fall semester with an opening celebration for returning students and newcomers that included an appearance from Bebe Zahara Benet from “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Nearly 200 students, staff and alumni gathered in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus
to celebrate the community, which also includes straight allies who attended as supporters. Jenny Kurtz, director of the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities, said the event informed attendees of different resources and programs at the University available to LGBTQ students. “We’re here to celebrate the community — welcome ever yone back to Rutgers and talk about some of the resources and programs we have,” she
said. “It’s a big festive way to kick off the year.” Kurtz came out 15 years ago and has become involved in the LGBTQ community at the University since she began working here four years ago. In that time, Kurtz said she has seen much progress, especially when the center sets up tables around campus to make their presence known to students. “When we table, it previously used to only be LGBTQ folks coming up to the table, and they might [have been] really nervous,” she said. But Kur tz said more people show up to the tables now, including SEE
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Lukoil raises gas prices to more than $9 per gallon BY SHAWN SMITH CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In an attempt to send a message to their corporate office, about 50 Lukoil gas stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania raised their prices yesterday to more than $9 per gallon during a one-day protest. Girish Patel, owner of the Piscataway Lukoil station on Old New Brunswick Road, said he is tired of corporate offices forcing stations to pay extra costs because of where his station is located — a practice called zone pricing. Owners are hoping to end this practice by raising gas prices to more than $9 to deter customers in an effort organized by the New Jersey Gasoline Convenience Store and Automotive Association. “The prices of my gas is high because my costs are high. Compared to other stations, their selling price is my cost price,” Patel said. At the pumps, Harman Singh, an attendant for Lukoil, handed out flyers and explained to customers why the price is so high. “We are getting mixed feedback. Some people are like, ‘Yeah, you guys are doing a good thing, and we will have cheaper prices.’ And others said, ‘This is outrageous. You guys are crazy.’” Singh said. “One guy actually got so mad, he threatened to sue us, saying it was theft.” The franchises are fighting the high costs of gasoline the distributors set. Lukoil gas stations, on average, are roughly 15 to 20 cents higher than their competitors Patel said. The higher cost at the pumps has led to a decline in business, he said. “My cost is higher and my volume has dropped by over 50 percent. Every year, it’s going down and down,” he said. “I had three stations before, and because of high prices I had to give the key back on one of them.” Patel now owns two Lukoil stations, one in Piscataway and another in Guttenberg, N.J. The third Manville location is still SEE
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Bebe Zahara Benet lip syncs to “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” by Kelly Clarkson last night during the LGBTQ Fall Reception at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. RYAN LEDERER
U. introduces transgender studies class New course brings different perspective on issue of gender, instructor Aren Aizura says BY SKYLAR FREDERICK STAFF WRITER
The University Department of Women’s and Gender Studies is offering a new course this fall that aims to give students an in depth look at what it means to be transgender. “Introduction to Transgender Studies” is the first course offered at the
University that solely discusses transgender topics, which relate to people whose assigned sex does not correspond with their gender identity. Course instructor Aren Aizura aims to increase awareness and challenge the norm that everyone has a biological gender identity. Instead of only focusing on the archetypes of “male” and “female,”
transgender studies brings a different perspective on the issue of gender, said Aizura, a postdoctoral associate in the Depar tment of Women’s and Gender Studies. The field of transgender studies, which can be traced back to the 1990s, focuses on issues of identity, social practices and the political influences of transgender people, he said. Aizura said the introduction of the course came at a good time, explaining SEE
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IN BRIEF FORMER U. PROFESSOR WRITES BOOK ON ANXIETY DISORDERS While the amount of Americans diagnosed with anxiety disorders has increased in the past 30 years, Allan Horwitz, a professor of sociology at New York University, discusses whether adaptive fear has led to the many anxiety diagnosis in his new book. “Some degree of distress is normal — how someone is likely to feel given the context,” Hor witz told University Media Relations. “Other kinds of distress can suggest some mental health disorder. Psychiatr y doesn’t really do a ver y good job in distinguishing between the two.” He said anxieties show reactions that are ir rational but seem natural, which raises the questions about what normality is. “Mental health and health in general are not simply a matter of individual circumstance but operate in a broader social system,” he told Media Relations.
STATE POLL RESULTS ON GUN VIOLENCE Two-thirds of New Jersey’s registered voters are concer ned about gun violence, while 65 percent feel that controlling ownership is more impor tant than the right to bare arms, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
“With the high-profile shootings in Colorado and the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, it seemed time to revisit the question of gun control,” said David Redlawsk, director of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. According to the poll, about half of N.J. voters think gun laws should be stricter. Twenty-eight percent of voters who own guns agree there should be stricter gun laws, while 40 percent of registered voters prefer the gun laws stay the same. “People we talked to after the Empire State Building shooting were no more concerned about gun violence than those we talked to beforehand,” Redlawsk told University Media Relations.
VACCINATION PROMOTION Public health officials are campaigning for individuals to get vaccinated for the flu, according to University Media Relations. Gretchen Chapman, professor in the Department of Psychology, said in order to get young people vaccinated, the process has to be made worth their while. “In the case of seasonal flu, the specific people who are supposed to vaccinate are young people, and in our game, you can get the young players to vaccinate altruistically, but only if you set the incentives right,” Chapman said.
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Library to show off Civil War exhibit BY STEPHANIE LAUREN THOMAS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Alexander Library will highlight the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with an exhibition that will run from Sept. 18 to Jan. 11 on the College Avenue campus. The Special Collections and University Archives presents “Struggle Without End: The Civil War’s Impact on New Jersey,” an exhibition that features an array of the University’s Civil War collections and items from private collectors, along with scheduled free public lectures. Fernanda Perrone, University archivist and head exhibitions program curator who helped compile the exhibit, said certain pieces are on display in the Gallery ’50 on the entrance floor and others can be found on the librar y’s lower level in Special Collections and University archives. “We want to reflect on the legacy of the Civil War, especially from a New Jersey perspective,” Perrone said. The University also created a Civil War exhibit on the 100th anniversary of the war back in 1961, but Perrone said the current exhibit will have more of a focus on groups like women, African Americans and immigrants whose stories were not always highlighted in the past.
She said the University’s archives hold a range of documents that enabled curators to showcase New Jersey’s relationship with the Civil War. Although the archives do not include many physical artifacts from the Civil War era, Perrone said the exhibition team was able to work with outside sources to obtain several of the objects on display. One example is a surgeon’s kit that belonged to Henry Van Derveer, a Union surgeon from Somerset County who operated on soldiers wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, Perrone said. The kit is on loan, she said, but the University does own letters written from Van Derveer to his wife Mary detailing his surgeries performed at a hospital near Gettysburg. While some of the exhibit consists of borrowed pieces, curators mostly use documents from their collections to explain the stories behind the pieces, which Perrone said adds a human element for visitors to connect with. Harr y Glazer, Alexander Librar y’s senior public relations specialist, said students are one of the target audiences for the exhibit, but they also are aiming for professors and the public to visit. “The exhibit is meant to show the pride people have with the state, a sense of pride that played out in the same way 150 years ago,” he said.
Glazer said the exhibit could inspire people to pursue future research interests. Perrone said all the lectures and the rest of the exhibit are designed to educate students about the New Jersey home front during the war and the roles of New Jersey’s African American soldiers who served in the Union forces. James McPherson, professor at Princeton University, will discuss the impact the Civil War had during his lecture, “Why the Civil War Still Matters Today,” on Sept. 19 said Louis Masur, a professor in the University’s American studies and histor y departments. “The exhibit reminds us that the war had an impact ever ywhere and provides a window onto ever yday life in New Jersey during the years of war,” Masur said. “McPherson is the nation’s foremost scholar of the Civil War and his lecture promises to illuminate the ways in which the Civil War matters today in American society.” Hilary Alterman, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, said she did not realize the library had history exhibits. “Next time I go to the library, I’ll stop by the exhibit.” The last lecture in the series will occur Dec. 11, but the exhibit will continue to run through January 2013.
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Agnes Hong, president of the Pharmacy Governing Council, hopes to instill leadership skills in students. JULIAN CHOKKATTU
Pharmacy council outlines year’s events BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Pharmacy Governing Council will try to coordinate events with different health professionals at the University this year to open up opportunities for students to grow as leaders, develop communication leadership and management skills. This topic among others was discussed at the council’s first meeting Tuesday night at the Busch Campus Center, said Agnes Hong, president of the council. The first meeting was an introduction, and the next meeting will include officer reports, which will update ever yone about what new events are taking place, said Hong, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy graduate student. Events planned for this year include an open forum that hosts the deans and head coordinators of every pharmacy department. It is a place where students can ask questions regarding classes, she said. The forum begins within the first two weeks of the spring semester. There are also more events planned for the mentoring program, as well as collaborative events with the organizations and schools within the University for patient outreach programs, she said. The mentoring program, which began Sept. 3, pairs incoming pharmacy transfer or firstyear students with veteran pharmacy students, Hong said. “We held a picnic that had a barbeque and free activities at the pharmacy building, and we let them meet each other and bond,” Hong said. “The program provides incoming pharmacy students with a personal resource because it’s ver y challenging coming into a big school.” The council held its involvement fair Tuesday afternoon as well, and Hong said the council worked with organizations to get its name out to become more available to students. “We had representatives from each organization put up a poster to advertise who they are and get more interest into them,” she said. Another annual event is the awards ceremony at the end of spring semester, where students are nominated by their organiza-
tions to receive awards based on contributions to the school and their organization. Phi Lambda Sigma, a leadership society, is coordinating advocacy month for pharmacy students, Hong said, which consists of multiple events that allow students to advocate for the pharmacy program, a collaboration that kicks off on Oct. 5 with the council’s assistance. Other events such as the alumni dinner will take place on Oct. 21, said Angela Qian, the council corresponding secretary and an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy junior. “We also have The EMSOP Chronicles, which is the pharmacy newspaper specifically geared to the pharmacy students,” said Alex Wei, university senator of the council and Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy junior. Jennifer Poon, former external vice president, said it is really important for students to get involved, especially early on so they can develop the leadership skills they will need when they graduate. “It’s about how well you communicate ... and how well you network,” said Poon, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy graduate student.“ When you go to these interviews and they ask you all these situational questions, you can relate back to the experiences you have during your time in the pharmacy organizations.” Michael Matricciano, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy graduate student, said he comes to the meetings to stay informed about his school. “You hear the dean speak and have guest speaker’s talk about future study abroad programs. … If there’s an issue that gets brought up they take care of it,” he said. Nancy Cintron, assistant dean at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, said it was important for students to have a balance with their college experience. “It’s not all just about academics. They have to be involved and grow and mature socially and professionally,” she said. “I think being part of events like the Pharmacy Governing Council or other organizations in the University helps them develop those skills that they’re going to need.”
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employment and housing, often without legal protection. “There’s still a lot of transthat transgender issues have phobia, and I think that a lot of formed a popular political and people don’t understand what it social debate that has elevated means to be transgender,” how visible transgender people Kurtz said. are in the public She said similar sphere. “If you’re talking University courses Aizura hopes the class, which about gender issues in the future would be appreciated includes a mix of and not talking because of how lectures, film screenings and about transgender, many people are allied with the small group then you’re being transgender comwork, will complimunity. cate the idea that very partial.” “There has ever yone must JENNY KURTZ been so much adhere to the Director of the enthusiasm, and gender assigned Center for Social Justice there is such a at birth. Education need for it, so I “I want to hope courses like challenge the this continue to idea that transhappen at Rutgers,” Kurtz said. gender is this thing that is “There is a real hunger for the abnormal and freaky,” he topic and information.” said. “If you actually look Catherine Lugg, a professor closely at society and culture in the Depar tment of you realize there are people Educational Theor y, Policy and who are having cross-gender Administration, said the goal of desires ever ywhere.” the class is about expanding Aizura said the 28 students concepts of the mind. who are enrolled in the course “The class explores specific hail from various disciplines aspects of what it means to from women’s and gender studbe human,” Lugg said. “It’s ies to biology. a critically important area of “This is not just about stuscholarship.” dents studying something they Lugg said the introductory don’t have anything to do course could help pave the way with,” he said. “It’s more about for students to continue studying them talking about their own the topic. experiences of being gendered Kurtz said it is difficult or encountering trans culture to define transgender further and engaging the students because people who identify that way.” themselves as transgender have Jenny Kurtz, director of the their own self-determined definiCenter for Social Justice and tion of it. LGBT Communities, said trans“It’s a really interesting gender courses must be includtopic. Gender is something ed in the University’s course that is so per vasive and alive offerings, so students can obtain in our world, and when you a broader understanding of genstar t thinking about transgender studies. der identities for the first “If you’re talking about time, it opens up a whole gender issues and not dif ferent way of thinking,” talking about transgender, Kur tz said. then you’re being ver y parIt has not yet been tial,” Kur tz said. announced if the class will be She said transgender offered in the spring. people face discrimination in
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Clarkson and danced with students in attendance. Parker said he was happy Parker says attendance at reception there was a big turnout, one that surpassed last year’s kicksurpassed last year’s turnout off event. “I’m glad that there’s a large showing,” he said. “It’s good that “If I can put a student at ease CONTINUED FROM FRONT the community is coming together.” and make them feel comfortable allies who want to suppor t Dominique Bryant, a School enough to come up and talk to the community. of Arts and Sciences first-year me — and I am a 6-foot tall black Another form of suppor t student who works in the Center man so sometimes, you know, it’s comes from liaisons between for Social Justice ‘I don’t want to the University and students, Education, said talk to him’ — but Kurtz said. he views his job it’s also ‘he’s a fun “I think we can Mark Sharp, reser vations as a way to guy and I could enlighten people coordinator in University Student enlighten people. have a great conLife, acts as one of those liaisons. “I think we can versation with and prevent He said he is glad to provide supenlighten people him,’” he said. discrimination.” port that he did not have when he and prevent disRandall Parker, attended the University. crimination,” he a Mason Gross DOMINIQUE BRYANT While suppor t may have said. “You have to School of the Arts School of Arts and Sciences been there, Sharp, a University be willing to lissophomore, said First-Year Student alumnus, said it was not as ten to other peohe was excited to accessible as it is now because ple’s opinions see Benet perstudents had to seek out help and be able to shed light withform at the event. themselves. out forcing your own opinion “I follow ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ He said his role is to be an on them.” very closely, and I was excited approachable, humorous person Br yant said he feels showing when she won,” he said. “I’m for students and that he wears students what is appropriate is definitely excited to see her for his pride pin every day to show the best way to inform them free tonight.” he is open to talking with and open their minds to the Benet lip synced to “Stronger LGBTQ students. LGBTQ community. (What Doesn’t Kill You)” by Kelly
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Kur tz said the Center for Social Justice Education hosts a number of events similar to the opening ceremony throughout the year and connects students to programs and the liaisons who can help them through the coming out process. “We offer training to staff, faculty and students on topics of sexuality and gender diversity and also broader social justice issues,” she said. The center works with two residential communities, Rainbow Perspectives and the Livingston Social Justice Learning Community, organizations that focus on reaching out to students interested in LGBTQ issues, Kurtz said. “We do a lot of raising awareness, and we do a lot of community building,” she said. “We work with students who might need some suppor t around issues like coming out to friends or family, thinking about their identity or self identifying, and the myriad of possibilities for college students.”
PRICES Lukoil North America says zone pricing is fair practice CONTINUED FROM FRONT operational, but he no longer owns it. “I think Lukoil is looking to collect all the keys so they can do whatever they want to do with these stations,” he said. Commuters also felt the ef fect of the increased prices at the station yesterday. Patel said he had just three sales yesterday mor ning, totaling $60 in revenue. There was a $30 purchase, a $20 purchase and a $9.14 purchase, Patel said. “One guy came in and got one gallon of gas because he was on empty. He said it would be enough just to get him to the next station to be able to fill up,” Singh said. Reactions at the pumps were mostly negative when drivers saw the prices. “This is wild. I thought the station was closed until I pulled up,” said Dana Gobbo, one customer. “This really sucks. I’m at a loss for words.” University students also had mixed reactions to the high prices at the pumps. “It’s an interesting way to rebel against the system,” said Sarah Stern, a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore. “Hopefully it will work because no one will pay those kinds of prices, especially college students. Ten dollars can buy dinner for a person.” Mar ylou Fer nandes, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, who commutes to the University, said she was optimistic about the outcome of the price hike. “It’s shocking, but it’s for a good cause. If the prices do get lowered, they will get more business that way,” she said. “I have never gone to Lukoil because of their higher prices.” The Lukoil on the corner of Stelton and Hadley roads in South Plainfield charged $8.99 for regular unleaded cash, while the Sunoco station across the street charged $3.79 for one gallon of gas. “Costs are too high for me to take on alone. When someone uses a charge card, it costs me 8 cents to process it, plus I pay 2 percent for tax,” Patel said. Attendants handed out flyers at each station that read, “Stations selling the same brand [of gasoline] only a few miles from each other often pay as much as 25 cents more per gallon. Lukoil refuses to play fairly, so you and other customers can buy gasoline at a lower price and enable me to make a fair profit.” News 12 New Jersey repor ted that Lukoil’s corporate headquar ters considers zone pricing to be fair. “[Zone pricing is] a commercially reasonable practice used by gasoline marketers for many years, which is fully compliant with New Jersey statutes gover ning the sale of motor fuel,” according to a statement from Lukoil Nor th America.
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Local co-op to host ‘Bike-A-Thon’ for prostate cancer awareness BY JUSTINA OTERO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Renaissance Community Development Credit Union hopes to help fight prostate cancer through a charity “Bike-A-Thon” on Saturday in Somerset, N.J. The organization is sponsoring its second annual “Bike-AThon” to promote awareness about prostate cancer and the importance of getting screened for early detection of the disease, said Shirley Spruill, CEO of the RCDCU. “This is our outreach to the community. We are tr ying to raise awareness and encourage men to receive the prostate cancer screenings which are done for free by the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital and the Cancer Institute [of New Jersey],” Spruill said. The RCDCU is a nonprofit credit union established to assist the community and the people in the lower financial bracket, she said. The event will take place on Sept. 15 at 8 a.m. in the RCDCU parking lot at 55 Fuller St. in Somerset, she said. Cyclists from around the tristate area are able to choose between a 10-, 30- or 50-mile course in support of the cause. “We have some very skilled riders that ride. There will be lunch and prizes that are given to the cyclist who raised the most
money. The lunch is sponsored by the N.J. Credit Union League and the Corner Café and Grill,” Spruill said. The program, which was created in 1997, has seen an increase in the number of men coming in for cancer screenings since the organizers partnered with the “Bike-A-Thon,” said Mariam Merced, director of the Community Health Promotions Program at RWJUH.
“I have been cycling for a long time ... and thought that putting together a charity ride would be a good idea .” DAVID SPRUILL Main Event Coordinator
“[The screening program] is something the hospital has been doing for a number of years,” she said. “We started with very little numbers 10 years ago, around 50 men, and last year we served over 700 men … so we are very happy to have partnered with them,” Merced said. The free screenings are done over a three-day period ever y September, which is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Merced said. This year, the screenings
will be given Sept. 18-20 at the Cancer Institute. Spruill and her son, David Spr uill, the main event coordinator, were responsible for the original idea of the “Bike-A-Thon.” “I am a biker. I have been cycling for a long time, and we have been looking for fundraisers for all the credit unions and thought that putting together a charity ride would be a good idea to raise money, because people come out and support those,” David Spruill said. Shirley Spruill said she hopes the event succeeds in showing just how prominent prostate cancer is in the area. “The most important thing is to bring the awareness upfront. There is a lot of focus placed on breast cancer, but the statistics show that prostate cancer is also a leading illness. There are 7,000 men in New Jersey diagnosed with prostate cancer alone,” she said. Shirley Spruill said black males should especially be interested in cancer screenings. “African-American men have the world’s highest rate of prostate cancer,” Spruill said. “So we are tr ying to get this message out to African-American men that they need to take this screening ver y seriously.” Those interested in participating in the “Bike-A-Thon,” can register at the RCDCU for $45.
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$750 million bond referendum that would suppalpably sensed by students on our own campus. And port financing capital projects and improvethis lack of public investment in higher education ments throughout N.J. higher education instibecomes doubly concerning when one considers the tutions is set to be included on November’s voting balfact that the Garden State is, by many accounts, the lot. The measure itself, lead by Senate President only state in the nation that has abandoned doing so. Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Minority leader This year’s bond referendum, then, looks to be the Thomas Kean (R-Union), was approved by the state’s first laudable attempt toward investing in capital projSenate Budget Committee in June and will be used to ects in the state’s colleges and universities in almost 25 expand and upgrade public and private colleges years. If approved, the funds from this bond — which, throughout the Garden State. Yet according to a when paired with an additional $500 million from previRutgers-Eagleton poll, few voters are actually aware ous unused borrowing allowances will amount to about that the issue even exists — let alone that they’ll be $1.3 billion — will be put toward financing the conasked to give their stamp of approval come November. struction and improvement of academic facilities Considering the success of the throughout the state. Such projects, bond issue — and by extension, the in turn, can potentially create thouwelfare of higher education institusands of public works jobs at a time “Failure to approve such tions across the state — depends when state unemployment is at an a measure would be significantly on voter awareness, unacceptable high. And it’s not only this is a serious problem. its potential to better the quality of synonymous with the According to the August poll, 55 higher education and provide jobs in percent of voters have heard nothing failure of thousands of the state that make this bond about the proposed referendum, 37 approval desirable — it’s largely a college students across bipartisan measure, with widespread percent have heard a little, and a meager 8 percent said that they’ve legislative support. In this way, the the state.” heard “a lot.” It’s obvious then, that a benefits of such a measure become more aggressive promotion of the strikingly clear. bond referendum must be carried It’s important, therefore, that votout quickly if those statistics are to change by the time ers are made aware of this measure and fast — not just voters reach the ballot boxes in two months. As a matfor the sake of the state’s current institutions, which ter of fact, and as Poll Director David Redlawsk himself are sorely under-financed and rejected as is, but for the noted, support for the effort has and will continue to sake of the future of higher education in New Jersey. increase with this voter awareness. When it comes to keeping its best and brightest within Procuring financing for investments in higher eduits own universities and colleges, New Jersey’s retencation infrastructure is not something the state has tion rate is the lowest in the country. This is as much been particularly productive at over the past several attributable to the conditions of its schools as it is of the decades. Not since 1988 has the state issued bonds to quality of higher education in the state. Given that the pay for improvements on its ailing college campuses, two are inexorably linked, failure to approve such a when voters approved a $350 million measure to measure would be synonymous with the failure of thourevamp classrooms and build new academic buildings. sands of college students across the state. But those funds were spent hastily within the following In this context, much is riding on this year’s bond decade, and in the interim New Jersey’s universities referendum. An agressive campaign is in order to eduand colleges have again been left to falter. Academic cate voters throughout the state on the undeniable benbuildings, residence halls and research facilities have efits of supporting the effort, and thus higher educabecome outdated and outmoded — a condition most tion in New Jersey.
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The anti-choice choice ERIC ANTISELL
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he issues of abor tion and contraceptives continue to sur face in this year’s presidential election. An author said in her piece “Respect women’s right to choose,” which ran in The Daily Targum yesterday, that she will vote for President Barack Obama because he “does not strip women of the right to make their own decisions concer ning their bodies.” She added, “[t]he Republican candidates … seem to be tr ying to essentially diminish a woman’s rights over their bodies.” Is it tr ue that Obama respects the rights of women to control their own bodies? What if a woman wants to put marijuana into her own body? The president would throw that woman in jail. What if she has cancer? Too bad. The Obama administration is even more aggressive than the Bush administration was at raiding medical marijuana facilities. What about a woman’s right to put some other drug into her body? Maybe a new experimental drug that her doctor thinks could help her. Unless the dr ug has gone through Obama’s FDA, a woman doesn’t have that choice either. What if she accepts the risk? She’s an adult — doesn’t she control her own body? Not according to Obama. Let’s suppose a couple has a child. Does Obama suppor t the right for them to choose which school the child is sent to? No, let your area code decide that. What if you live in an inner city and your child is assigned to a bad school? You don’t get to choose.
The author cited Obama’s health care reform bill as another example of how Obama gives women “choices.” The bill forces health insurance policies to “cover for contraceptives and various other wiseignored health issues.” One of the most controversial parts of the bill, however (one that Gov. Mitt Romney enacted in his home state of Massachusetts) involves the federal government taking away a choice: the right not to buy health insurance if you don’t want to. You no longer have a choice.
“What if she accepts the risk? She’s an adult — doesn’t she control her own body? Not according to Obama.” Can a woman do what she pleases for a living under Obama? If a woman owns her body and has the right to choose what she does with it, then she should be allowed to pursue the career she desires. If a woman wants to open up a store on her proper ty, say, in her house, she can’t just do that. She has to get the OK from the government in the form of a license. What if she doesn’t want to go through the trouble of getting a license? That can be ver y expensive in time and money. If politicians really respected women’s proper ty, she would be free to do whatever she wanted, provided she didn’t inter fere with the rights of others to do the same. Moreover, if a woman owns her body, then she also owns
her labor. Obama only thinks she owns a cer tain percentage of it. Ever y paycheck, the state confiscates a cer tain percentage of a woman’s compensation for her labor. So if a woman works a 10-hour day and the state takes 20 percent of the compensation for it, two hours of her workday were uncompensated labor for the state. Did you think you were entitled to all the fruits of your labor, woman? What’s that? You say you never agreed or chose to have par t of it taken from you? Too bad. We own your body, so you don’t get a choice. Of course, the president’s Republican challengers don’t have ver y much respect for women’s choices, either. All of the above positions Obama holds, Romney holds as well. Most politicians in both major par ties do, too. Some say that if Romney replaces Obama, the United States will go back in time, to when women had less of their rights respected. Of course, what that means is the debated right to get an abor tion during a pregnancy. If Roe v. Wade were over tur ned, abor tion would once again become illegal in cer tain places. That choice would be restricted. However, women, like all other individuals, will continue to be treated as subordinates of the state regardless of whether Obama or Romney is in the White House. If you really did respect the rights, proper ty and autonomy of women, you’d reject both of these candidates, along with most of the politicians that compose the government. Eric Antisell is a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior majoring in histor y and political science.
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Remembering Sept. 11, 2001 Sept. 11 was a day that thrust us into the American MISS actual — the beginning of a new way of speaking about the LONELYUnited States. We had a bloody open wound on the world-hisHEARTS torical stage. The 2002 Winter SALLY REISCH Olympics were hosted in Salt Late City, and we ceremonious001 was a common year ly revealed and reveled in a tatthat started on a Monday. tered and ripped American flag It was the 2001st year of recovered from the site of the the Common Era. We were in Twin Towers. Since then, the the afterglow of the Apocalypse, American flag has become aka Y2K. Looking back, things trendy in mall fashion, diswere a bit stale. The iPhone didplayed on shirts in American n’t exist. Neither did the Apparel and Urban Outfitters. Great Recession. Tragically hip — emphasis New York City, specifically on tragic. the World Trade Center, harIn the years of the Bush vested an unusual crop that Administration, we watched the year, set to transform the ideoUnited States change out of the logical landscape of the United corners of our eyes, which States of America. Thenwere fixated on the Other, President George W. Bush was refusing to believe that this reading to little kids when he gaze also cast us inward to our got the news. I was in my fifthown ugly parts. grade classOn Sept. room on the 11, 2010, I receiving end was at a “The way to do it of a tear ful Panda Bear memo. I don’t concer t at is to celebrate remember my Governor’s the transformation teacher’s Island in New words — parYork City. The that harvest brings this ticularly if she ner vous enertime of year. It’s the used the gy was palpaphrase “terble, and fruition of things.” rorist attack.” ever yone I asked a s e e m e d question like, somber as the “But how big is it?” World Trade Center memorial I remember the images of lights shone triumphantly from people suiciding out of the across the Hudson. I wanted us burning parts of the buildings. to be ecstatic, but we couldn’t What kind of anniversar y is be. No one mentioned the day each passing Sept. 11 now? because it didn’t need to be Which words do we use for this said. I wrote my first poem, day? Commemorate? How do “For the Post-9/11 Suburban you talk about a family that’s Kids” based on this experifallen apart? We slide past each ence. I felt a true love between other now, wishing each other us, the kind of love that made well and good luck, picking ourme sick. The poem began, selves up, keeping it together. “Don’t feel trapped.” Our heavy hearts were lifted by It is hard to know how to celPresident Barack Obama’s ebrate this day. I am a festive words “hope” and “change.” person myself, so I tried to figWe needed it then, and we ure it out. The way to do it is to need it now, too. celebrate the transformation How many of us felt inexplithat har vest brings this time of cably wronged by the events on year. It’s the fruition of things. Sept. 11? This feeling isn’t simAnd so when I see a flag at ply because 3,000 lives were half-mast on September 11, lost in the rubble. No, we felt 2012, I get it. wronged because we felt deceived. Our safety in the new Sally Reisch is a School of millennium turned out to be a Ar ts and Sciences senior farce. We were no longer safe majoring in English and in our industr y, not safe in philosophy. Her column, “Miss Manhattan, the Jerusalem of Lonelyhear ts,” runs on the new, globalized world. alternate Thursdays.
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Today's Birthday (09/13/12). You're favored this year with steady career growth and bright prospects. Continue budgeting to grow your nest egg. Prioritize what's most important, and clear out what's not. Get together with neighbors, siblings, cousins and friends this autumn. They're listening. 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 an 8 — Creative juices flow to an ocean of possibilities. Images from distant realms add just the right touch. All turns out quite well. Your efforts greatly benefit your home and/or family. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Listen to the voice of experience and to your intuition. Do the extra work and grasp a golden opportunity. Use locally sourced materials. Optimism wins. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — A short hike replenishes your reserves. Discover something you didn't know you were capable of. Patience is a virtue to be practiced now, especially around finances. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Keep searching and you'll make more than you really need. Actions speak louder than words. Respect the experienced ones. Improve working conditions. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — The world is your oyster; take good care of it, so that it keeps providing you with ideas and oxygen. Think long term. Dedication and passion pay off. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — Consult with your partner before addressing an important concern. Scout the territory before committing. Don't worry about it once the decision is made. Just make it happen.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — You're gaining status, even if it doesn't always seem so. Focus on the positive, and earn a nice bonus. Your friends are there for you. They provide motivation. Discipline gives you more time to play. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Your past deeds speak well of you, and the skills you learned now lead to new income. You're very popular now. Friends look to you for guidance. Emotions run high concerning a partner. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Enjoy today's roller coaster. Include the possibility of outside funding. Read the fine print before signing. Consult with somebody you trust. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 — While you're there, keep an eye out for beneficial developments. Let a wise friend help you with the structure of what you're building. Make promises. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Your actions behind the scenes create great connections. The circumstances require extra effort, and it's worth it. Get farther together than you could alone. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Expand your business territory with imagination. Expect delays or disagreements. Even a theory you can't explain is charming. Someone falls in love.
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STEPPING DOWN Connecticut head men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun is expected to announce his retirement today at a press conference, according to ESPN. The 70-year-old injured his hip in August after a fall on a bicycle, which put his coaching career in Jeopardy. The Hall of Fame coach led the Huskies to three national titles, four Final Fours, seven Big East championships and 18 NCAA tournament appearances.
NOT VERY BIG EAST The Atlantic Coast Conference announced yesterday that Notre Dame will join the conference in all sports but football. The Fighting Irish, which are currently in the Big East in all sports except football, will remain independent for football but will play five ACC schools a year. Notre Dame will be the fourth school to announce its departure from Big East in the past year. West Virginia left the conference this summer and joined the Big 12, while Syracuse and Pittsburgh will leave for the ACC after this season. The Big East has a 27-month waiting period for teams to exit, and Notre Dame will have to pay $5 million of the usual $10 exit fee. Pittsburgh, Syracuse and West Virginia all negotiated earlier departures in exchange for more payment.
BAD RECEPTION Penn State wide receiver Shawney Kersey has left the program for personal reasons, the school announced yesterday. Kersey was listed as a starter on the depth chart this season after the Nittany Lions lost its top returning targets Justin Brown and Devon Smith to transfer. In two games this season, Kersey collected six receptions for 44 yards. Penn St. is currently 0-2 to begin the year, with losses to Ohio and Virginia. Kersey was Penn State’s leading receiver returning from last year with five receptions last year for 108 yards.
SUSPENDED TIGERS Four players from the LSU football team were ruled academically ineligible for the 2012 season. Senior tight end Tyler Edwards, junior linebacker Tahj Jones, sophomore linebacker D.J. Welter and sophomore offensive lineman Evan Washington were held out of the first two games for the Tigers as a precaution incase they were ineligible. Jones is the second defensive starter kicked off of the team. Junior cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist last year, was dismissed in August after allegedly failing a drug test.
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FITNESS Coach credits club team experience with freshman’s success CONTINUED FROM BACK Scarlet Knights this year, are two of those players. Sophomore defender Morgan Kennedy, whose versatility led to 19 appearances last season while appearing this year as a solid contributor in the back four, is the third. Freshman midfielder Hayley Katkowski, who is second on the team with 710 minutes played, is the final one of the four. While the amount of playing time might be impressive to the common fan, head coach Glenn Crooks expected the contribution from Katkowski since she first entered preseason practices for the Knights. “I had a pretty good idea coming in because she was on a really good club team with a couple of national team players,” Crooks said. “She controlled the midfield like she does for us now, so I’m
not surprised by anything she is doing. I anticipated she would be in the role that she is.” The club team Crooks referred to is the FC Stars, based in Massachusetts. When Crooks went to see her play, he believed she was the best on the team and would be the right fit to control the ball this season. Katkowski was not as sure of her spot on the Knights. “I didn’t know,” Katkowski said of her initial role. “I knew I had to work hard for my spot, and I didn’t know what to expect, but it kind of just happened like that.” The Westford, Mass., native played at least 90 minutes in four games this year, including 101 minutes in Rutgers’ 1-0 overtime victory against Ohio State earlier in the season. Crooks credits her endurance to her extreme work ethic. Katkowski used to run five miles before ever y one of her club teams’ matches when she was in high school, Crooks said. “She is one of the fittest kids in the program,” Crooks said. “She can play 90. She always kept herself in peak fitness, so 90 minutes is no problem for her.”
All of those minutes represent the trust Crooks has in Katkowski, and his trust has paid of f. Rutgers recently moved up to 16th in the national rankings and spor ts a 7-1 record as it enters Big East play tomor row night against Villanova. “She controls the middle of the field and the way we play,” Crooks said. “She fits our style. She is someone who can sit in front of the back four and keep the ball for us, win the air game, win tackles and get forward and properly distribute the ball into dangerous areas. She is a complete player.” Katkowski admits she still needs to adjust to playing so much so early and gets anxious before each match. But that has not stopped her from being one of the consistencies this season for the Knights. “Sometimes it is a lot getting used to the team and trying to figure out where you fit in,” Katkowski said. “I think we have been getting better but there are things that we need to work on. I think if you are nervous, it shows that you care about it. I always get nervous.”
TRANSITION Midfielder displays defensive mindset in hopes of tournament CONTINUED FROM BACK Wright encountered some tough times her freshman year. After about two months of settling down in the United States, she began to become homesick. Her teammates, along with Skyping her family, helped her to get through the times. Wright leads the Knights with 11 shots so far this year, including one goal. Even though she has been in the United States for more than a year now, she still encounters homesickness. “The toughest times are when you’re traveling away for games and everyone has their family there for the tailgate,” Wright said. “It’s hard seeing everyone else with their family and yours isn’t there.” Wright hopes she can help the Knights advance to the Big East Tournament.
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Zein said. “I felt good and solid out there.” But not ever ything went smoothly for Rutgers. Bucca Trio of freshmen see said doubles play needs work, first collegiate match and that is nothing out of the ordinary for a team this early in experience at home the season. “Most of these players, by CONTINUED FROM BACK the time they get to college, they already know how to play “We played well,” Bucca singles and they play it really said. “You can practice all you well,” Bucca said. “Doubles has want, but there’s nothing like a lot of strategies they can competition. I thought we learn, so [in] doubles we’re on a had a good day of playing learning cur ve.” strong tennis against a really Following the departure of strong team.” former Knights Jennifer Junior Vanessa Petrini highHolzberg and Morgan Ivey, both lighted the Knights’ play. Petrini and sophomore Lindsay Petrini narrowly defeated Balsamo have taken on new douNJIT’s Ksenia Kuzmenko in bles partners. first singles in straight sets, Both pairs need time for despite some close calls. Petrini chemistry to develop. also cruised to victor y in douThe scrimmage featured 10 bles, coupled with freshman matches — six singles and four partner Lindsey Kayati. doubles. Each match was two “I take every match serioussets, with a ly,” Petrini said. tiebreaker at the “Being one of the end if needed. oldest on the “It’s just a matter it team, I want to of [the freshmen] was“Considering the first make sure the match and ever yfreshmen see competing on one was probably that, sophomores a college level.” ner vous,” Petrini see that. said, “it was good Scrimmage or no BEN BUCCA we got out here scrimmage, I just Head Coach and competed take every match and got back in seriously and try match mode to win.” But the match ser ved as a Kayati and fellow freshmen lear ning experience for Gina Li and Mariam Zein all the Knights, giving them experienced their first college valuable playing time. match and also played very well, With the youth the team has, Bucca said. it will need to make good use of “They looked good,” he said. the experience it gained yester“But they’re experienced playday to prepare for its Fall tournaers. All three freshmen have ment schedule. had wide experience between Other than Petrini and fellow playing high school tennis and junior Stefania Balasa, no Knight playing on the junior national has more than one year of expetournament scene. It’s just a rience in collegiate tennis. matter of them competing on a First the Knights travel to college level and getting comProvidence, R.I. to compete in fortable that they belong and the Brown Invitational. clearly from their level of play, Then they have a two-week they belong.” layoff before playing in the USTA Zein highlighted the freshInvitational in Flushing, N.Y. men, cruising to victory in her Rutgers travels to Princeton, singles match. She was also sucN.J. the following week for a cessful in doubles, Bucca said. matchup against the Tigers “I was definitely ner vous, before closing its fall slate at the but as you get into the match, ITA Regional tournament in the ner ves go away and you get West Point, N.Y. into a rhythm of how you play,”
ASSISTANTS Flood, Smith enjoy most responsibility of lengthy coaching careers CONTINUED FROM BACK coordinator. Flood, already five years into his tenure under thenhead coach Greg Schiano, had worked his way up to assistant head coach. Three years later, both are in the most high-profile positions of their careers. Smith, a disciple of Schiano, likely hopes he remains in that capacity. “Absolutely I want to put my stamp on it,” he said, “but at the same point in time, we’re not going to vary from the core values in which this defense was built on.” Smith has rarely strayed from the packages, schemes and philosophies Schiano engrained in the culture in Piscataway. The familiarity, along eight returning starters, has paid early dividends. Rutgers allowed only 12 points through two games, surrendering only 205.5 yards per game. Its special teams blocked two punts and a PAT during that span. Smith — along with new special teams coordinator Joe Rossi, a former Smith apprentice at Maine — deserves most of the credit. “You just see how he prepared his behind off when he was the special teams coordinator,” said senior safety Duron Harmon.
“You can see it correlate when he’s the defensive coordinator.” Harmon, along with two other Knights, worked with Smith for two prior seasons when he ser ved as defensive backs coach. The relationships eased Smith’s transition to the head of Rutgers’ defense. “There’s a great familiarity in our room,” Smith said. “Those guys kind of know my standards and expectations. I certainly know their standards and expectations.” Brock did not have the same luxur y. Flood’s play-caller joined the Knights in the offseason from Boston College, where he coached tight ends for three seasons. He served as an offensive coordinator at three different stops, including Hofstra, where he and Flood worked together from 1997-2001. He arrived in Piscataway in the spring with ground to cover. “The thing I lack is the frame of reference on the type of defense they’ve played around here,” Brock said at Rutgers’ media day. “I don’t know what it’s looked like in the past. Sometimes if you have a decent day, people think it’s a great day because I don’t know how many decent days people have had here.”
Forgive Brock, who doubles as the Knights’ receivers coach, if he is not used to tempered expectations. He coached wide receiver Jordy Nelson and quarterback Josh Freeman — both in the NFL — at Kansas State. He tutored pro wideouts Hakeem Nicks and Brandon Tate at North Carolina. And he sees similar talent in the receivers corps assembled in Piscataway. “I think every group is different. This group, I’m really excited about,” Brock said. “I’ve been blessed. I’ve coached some great players, great people. I really like this group. I think there are a couple dynamic players that have tremendous upside.” Brock and Smith were not the only assistants from Flood’s coaching tree that returned to his side. Flood nabbed linebackers coach Dave Cohen, who rejoined Flood for the first time since 2005 in Newark, Del. He brought in offensive line coach Damian Wroblewski, who added to his coaching résumé with the Blue Hens. In total, six of Flood’s assistants spent time in the Colonial Athletic Conference, where Flood worked the sidelines for Delaware and Hofstra. “It’s always fun to reminisce about some of those,” Smith said. “That was a great league, the Colonial Athletic Association. It produced a lot of fine football coaches and a lot of fine football players playing in the next level.”
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SPORTS PAGE 15 FOOTBALL FLOOD CLEARS TIGHT END FOR SEASON DEBUT
Junior eyes first playing time of season BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
After spending last season, his first full year as a tight end, largely as the backup to senior D.C. Jefferson, junior Paul Carrezola spent the spring working toward changing that. It ultimately paid of f, as he found his way to the top of the depth char t as the Rutgers football team’s star ting tight end. But before he began his first year as a starter, a leg injury forced the Langhorne, Pa., native to the sidelines for the first two contests. “It’s always frustrating not playing and knowing I can’t be on the field helping your team win,” Car rezola said. “It’s something that happens. It could happen to anybody at any time. You just have to take ever y moment and not take it for granted.” The injur y brought Jefferson back to the starting role, where he has stayed for the first two games. So far Jefferson has hauled in three catches for 31 yards. His longest reception went for 19 yards, his only catch in the season opener against Tulane.
Meanwhile, Carrezola could only watch as he worked his way back into playing shape. “I was [rehabbing] a lot,” he said. “I was getting treatment every day for a couple hours. I started the ice tub every night, put my foot in it. It helped it a lot.” It was clear Carrezola would not be healthy enough to play against Tulane. But once the week of preparation for Howard came around, he was listed as day-to-day, leaving the possibility that he could make it out onto the field. Head coach Kyle Flood decided to hold his starter out for a second straight game. But Carrezola no longer has to contend with any of that. He is healthy and expected to be the starter in tonight’s matchup with South Florida, something he has been anticipating for the last couple weeks, he said. But the offensive line, even with its tight end back in action, is still not complete. Although injured sophomore center Betim Bujari is expected to play tonight, Flood said he is pessimistic about junior guard Andre Civil’s chances seeing action. Compound that with Carrezola’s recent return and the short week of
Junior tight end Paul Carrezola won the starting job during training camp, but was forced to sit out the first two games because of a lower body injury he suffered during practice. YEE ZHSIN BOON practice — Rutgers’ last game was on Saturday — and the Knights’ current offensive line, which has yet to allow a sack, have not had much time to develop chemistry.
But Car rezola thinks this week is enough and that practice has been successful enough to warrant confidence.
“We made our calls, did everything we were supposed to do,” he said. “We’ll get a better idea when we go look at it on the film. It felt good.”
GOLF KNIGHTS HOST LOCAL TOURNAMENT
Teams prepare for invitationals after fall debuts BY GREGORY JOHNSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
With their first respective events of the season in the books, the Rutgers men’s and women’s golf teams returned to the practice green this week to improve for tournament action. The men’s team hosts the 54hole Rutgers Invitational. The home tournament tomorrow and Saturday comes after the Scarlet Knights participated in the STX Invitational, hosted by Towson. It was a disappointing first event for the Knights, who finished with a 1-2 match play record, good for sixth place among eight schools. They now have one more day to
correct their play for the next tournament. Freshman Jonathan Chang made his anticipated collegiate debut, had a good learning experience at Towson and captured two individual wins in his three matches. “It went pretty solid,” Chang said of his first event. “Obviously disappointing for the first round a little bit. But I learned a lot from the first tournament. So overall I’m satisfied with it.” One of only two freshmen on the team, Chang has looked to up to some of the older players for advice and support in his initial collegiate golf campaign. “[Senior John] Fagan, [freshman Jacob] Stockl — I
mean almost ever yone on the team I asked some questions,” Chang said. “Things like, ‘What do I do in this position?’ and ‘What do you think about this?’ So, they’re guiding me pretty well so far.” Like the women’s team, the men also look to develop good team dynamics as they move forward early in the season. “I felt left out on the last tournament,” Chang said. “I think we just need to work on team chemistry, preparation, having high standards. Just mental toughness — stuff like that.” The men look to rebound in a strong way at the upcoming Rutgers Invitational in Piscataway.
The women’s team is off from tournament play until next Friday, when it travels to New Haven, Conn., for the Yale Women’s Intercollegiate. Despite having a successful Bucknell Invitational in the first event of the fall, the Knights know the season is only beginning and there are facets of the sport they need to work on, like their short game. “Jumping right into [the Bucknell Invitational], we only had two days of tournament practice, and that was only playing,” said sophomore Kortnie Maxoutopoulis. “So we didn’t really get any time to develop any areas of our game that we felt we needed to.”
Maxoutopoulis, who led the Knights at Bucknell with a final stroke tally of 229 for all three rounds, looks to continue to be a catalyst for the team. “I feel like I played well,” she said. “My game was really solid and consistent. My putting is a work in progress, but I’m definitely developing a lot since the end of last year.” With five true freshmen on Rutgers’ roster this year, Maxoutopoulis knows she and senior co-captains Brittany Weddell and Karen Cash need to set a good example in mentoring the young squad. Much of it will come with developing team chemistry, which the Knights have 11 days to work on.
ROUND 2 The Rutgers men’s and women’s golf teams reflect on their opening tournaments as the men prepare to host the Rutgers Invitational this weekend. / PAGE 15
EASY ENDURANCE Freshman midfielder Hayley Katkowski has played at least 90 minutes in four matches for coach Glenn Crooks, who credits Katkowski’s stamina. / PAGE 13
AT LAST Sophomore tight end Paul Carrezola returns to the lineup tonight at South Florida after missing the first two games. / PAGE 15
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s hard seeing everyone else with their family and yours isn’t there.” — Sophomore midfielder Sophie Wright on coming from the United Kingdom
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
FOOTBALL RUTGERS-SOUTH FLORIDA, TONIGHT, ESPN
TENNIS
Rutgers kicks off fall season against NJIT BY MIKE MORTON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers tennis team saw its first action of the season yesterday, when it took on NJIT in a scrimmage at the Rutgers Tennis Complex. There was no of ficial winner and no score because it was an exhibition, but head coach Ben Bucca said the Scarlet Knights put out an impressive per formance. SEE
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Offensive coordinator Dave Brock, left, takes notes during one of the Knights’ spring practices. Brock rejoined Kyle Flood in the offseason after the two worked together from 1997-2001 at Hofstra. ALEXANDER VAN DRIESEN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RU assistants share common thread BY TYLER BARTO SPORTS EDITOR
When Kyle Flood made his first public appearance as the Rutgers football team’s head coach Jan. 31, he spoke of maintaining the Scarlet Knights’ core values. Robb Smith, the Knights’ first-year defensive coordinator and only returning coach beside Flood, would play a big part in doing so. “Kyle was great throughout the whole process,” Smith said at the team’s media day
Aug. 11. “He made it clear what his goals and what his visions were for the program, and I’m right on board with that.” Smith and Flood’s new offensive coordinator, Dave Brock, face their biggest early tests tonight at South Florida in Rutgers’ Big East opener. Flood insists he has faith in both, and with good reason. It will not be the first time he has seen them in action. Flood and Smith met as assistant coaches, when they matched up on opposite ends of
the field twice between 2002 and 2005 with Delaware and Maine, respectively. “I certainly knew who he was,” Smith said of Flood. “Delaware was always one of the top offenses in the conference. Their offensive lines were very physical. They moved the football at an alarming rate from a defensive standpoint.” The two reunited in 2009, when Smith joined the Rutgers staff as special teams SEE
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FIELD HOCKEY SOPHOMORE LEADS RUTGERS WITH 11 SHOTS
Knight gains footing after transition
Senior Vanessa Petrini won first singles in a scrimmage yesterday against NJIT. CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Rookie earns playing time with fitness BY BRADLY DERECHAILO
BY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER
Sophie Wright, a sophomore midfielder on the Rutgers field hockey team, was born in New Zealand. When she was two years old, her family moved from New Zealand to her mother’s native United Kingdom. Wright remained there until it was time for her to attend college.
She started playing field hockey when she was 8 years old for her local club. She continued to play when one day her high school coach told her to give Rutgers a thought. Up until that point Wright had never given thought about playing collegiate field hockey in the United States. “We ended up traveling across for my official visit to see whether it was the right place for me,” Wright said. “I enjoyed every bit of it — the
facilities, the coaches. The girls on the team were so welcoming. I thought that is definitely the place for me.” Wright joined the Scarlet Knights in 2011 and played right away as a true freshman. She started the first two games of the season and appeared in 16 of the Knights’ 18 contests. SEE
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EXTRA POINT
MLB SCORES New York (A) Boston
5 4
Pittsburgh Cincinnati
1 2
Miami Philadelphia
1 3
Seattle Toronto
3 2
Washington New York (N)
2 Tampa Bay 0 Baltimore
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HAYLEY KATKOWSKI
ranks second on the Rutgers women’s soccer team in minutes played. The rookie has played 710 mintues, second only to senior Shannon Woeller.
CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers women’s soccer team has only four players who started in eight games so far this season. Senior captains Shannon Woeller and Tricia DiPaolo, who provide a constant leadership presence for the SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR MEN’S GOLF
VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Rutgers Invitational
at Radford
vs. Charleston
vs. Villanova
Tomorrow Rutgers University Golf Course
Tomorrow, 4 p.m. Philadelphia
Tomorrow, 5:30 p.m. Yurcak Field
Tomorrow, 8 p.m. Yurcak Field