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OH, HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN Stringer makes more than $1 million this season, but her program has declined in several ways BY JOSH BAKAN ACTING SPORTS EDITOR
As Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer sits one victory away from 900 for her career, she has expressed gratitude toward those who helped her get there. To Stringer, this is only another accolade in a career in which she has brought three dif ferent schools to the Final Four. But what separates winning 900 games from anything less are the stories and lessons that have come from 42 years of coaching. “The number doesn’t matter,” Stringer said. “[Reporters have been] having a very difficult time getting an interview from me [about that] in the first place because it’s not about the numbers.”
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But coaching that long means more time for criticism, and Stringer has faced plenty on the cusp of her big moment. Much of it comes from numbers that have been impossible for Stringer to ignore, and it led to her meeting last weekend with Athletic Director Tim Pernetti. “Do you want to know what he and I talked about? You won’t hear it,” Stringer said. The program has regressed with the possibility of missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. At the same time, Rutgers’ attendance is a small fraction of what it was even five years ago. During the 2007-2008 season, when Rutgers made the Elite Eight, the average attendance for nonconference games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center was 3,645. The
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Barchi addresses health care issues BY ALEX MEIER ACTING ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
University President Robert L. Barchi shared his perspective on the changing environment of health care for the 2013 annual Paul S. Miller Distinguished Lecture. Speaking to about 100 people yesterday at the Paul Robeson Campus Center at Rutgers-Newark, he said statistics and studies on government spending in health care show that reform is necessary. The lecture was made possible by donations from Rutgers Law alumnus Paul S. Miller, said Kelly Purcaro, recipient of the Carol and Paul Miller Scholarship. The United States spent $2.6 trillion on health care in 2010, which adds up to about $7,500 spent for ever y individual, Barchi said. The government spent 17.9 percent of the GDP on health care — four times more than the U.S. spends on defense.
He said 47 million Americans do not have health insurance, which is around 15 percent of the population. But only half of those uninsured are below the poverty line — 81 percent are in working families. Cost has a correlation with region, he said. Researchers John Wennberg and Alan Gittelsohn released a study showing that Medicare costs the government about $11,000 for a person living in Miami, but $5,000 for a person living in Minneapolis. “We have large variability in regionalization and large variability in cost without quality associated with it,” he said. “How can the best medical care in the world cost twice as much as the best medical care in the world?” Barchi said he believes one of the problems in health care is rooted in the alignment of incentives. “If you’re not running close to 100 percent occupancy … seven SEE
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University President Robert L. Barchi delivered the 2013 annual Paul S. Miller Distinguished Lecture last night on the changing health care environment at the Paul Robeson Campus Center on the Rutgers-Newark campus. ENRICO CABREDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Panelists took a close look at information technologies across a variety of countries yesterday at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy to assess how individuals viewed themselves and online tools in relation to activism. The event, titled “Implications of Technology in Public Participation for International Development,” discussed the roles of information technology — such as mobile phones and the Internet — in public planning and participation. The panelists were Emily Jacobi, executive director of Digital Democracy, a nonprofit non-governmental organization, and Jurij Paraszczak, director of IBM Research for Industr y Solutions. The discussion featured interplay between the perspectives of the large SEE
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In the United States, one in four women experience some form of violence. One in six women experience sexual violence, according to Vineeta Kapahi, outreach coordinator and advocate at Manavi Inc. Manavi Inc. is a New Jersey based women’s rights organization that deals specifically with violence against South Asian women, Kapahi said. The organization is hosting a candlelight vigil today on the steps of Brower Commons at 7 p.m. to honor the victim of the fatal New Delhi gang rape that took place in December. “We’re also addressing [violence against women] more broadly,” she said. “There have been many incidents both in the U.S., globally and on college campuses. We do want to acknowledge what happened, but also talk about the broader issues on violence against women and how we treat women.” The organization has an office in New Brunswick, as there is a higher rate of violence against college-aged women, Kapahi said. Manavi Inc. is trying to start a youth initiative to increase their services for women on campus. “One of the greatest challenges is the silence around the issue,” she said. “There are few spaces where it is okay to talk, but a lot of the time the victims are blamed. This event is a space to collectively grieve, but also find a form to see what we can do.” The vigil will feature students responding to the New Delhi gang rape and will also include University Ph.D candidate Debotri Dhar speaking about what happened in December. Lisa Smith, coordinator of domestic violence services at the Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance, will also discuss programs the University has in place regarding violence against women. “The first question people ask in this kind of issue is, ‘What were you doing there anyway?’ or ‘Why were you at that party,’” Kapahi said. “We need to discuss what we are teaching our boys and men that is causing them to do these things. We’re asking the wrong questions.”
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Center hosts week for LGBTQ awareness awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues to the University. The message of “Queer Sexuality Week” is essentially to bring light to issues and raise schooling greatly af fects the the general awareness of students’ perspectives coming University students to LGBTQ into the University. issues that some may not even “Often times in K-12 be aware of, sex education, if Kurtz said. you’re having She said havany type of “Some students have ... ing “Queer sex education unique issues that Sexuality Week” that’s not absticenter around ... com- is important to nence only, it entire stualso does not ing out to themselves the dent body. include LGBTQ “Sexuality is people,” Rago or to their families.” par t of the said. “So we’re JENNY KURTZ human experibasically just Director of the ence for a lot of leveling the Center for Social Justice human beings, playing ground Education and LGBT and LGBTQ in a lot of ways.” Communities sexuality does The Center not always get for Social the recognition it deser ves,” Justice Education and LGBT she said. Communities is hosting Kyle Hartmann, office manag“Queer Sexuality Week” from er for the center, said it is imporFeb. 11-15. The week features tant to get the word out, particuvarious activities open to all larly to students who do not with the purpose of bringing
“Queer Sexuality Week” to help bring light to LGBTQ issues BY CARLETT SPIKE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
No matter how diverse a student body, students may have difficulty in coming to a new place and meeting new people who may or may not fully understand how diverse sexuality can be. Jenny Kurtz, director of the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities, said students sometimes face discrimination from others who are uncomfortable with their sexual preference. “Some students have more unique issues that center around either coming out to themselves or to their families or friends, and there are issues of questioning identity,” Kurtz said. Zaneta Rago, assistant director at the center, said the lack of awareness during early
consider themselves LGBTQ. Students can reach out to the center through almost any media outlet, he said. “This [week] shows students who may not be part of the LGBT community that events like these are going on. All students can come into our office at anytime [and] go through the materials that we have,” Hartmann said. Despite the need to have students of all sexualities feel comfortable, Kurtz said that not everyone comes to the University unsure of who they are. “Many students come to school, and they are already aware of their identity or have lots of support from their family and friends,” Kurtz said. Alongside “Queer Sexuality Week,” the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities offers programs to all students throughout the school year. Some of the ser vices include counselors that are available for students to talk to.
State of the Union address marks fresh start for Obama BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU ACTING NEWS EDITOR
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address tonight will highlight his plans in detail, specifically policies revolving around gun control, immigration, climate change and the federal budget. David Greenberg, associate professor in the Depar tment of Journalism and Media Studies, said Obama will tr y to set his agenda and place the center of debate a more to the liberal side than it was in his first term. “Usually the State of the Union goes into much more policy detail, [Obama’s] inaugural was a bit of a surprise because they usually don’t go into policy detail at all but he did,” he said. Greenberg said Obama will try to exploit the weakness of
Republicans, as they are in a particularly weak position. “He’ll tr y to corner them,” he said. “They have not had a good past few months, with their extreme stance on guns, losing the election, remaining antagonistic on tax increases even on the rich, and claiming to support deficit and debt reduction … the Republicans are not in a strong position.” The State of the Union address is a fresh start for the president, Greenberg said. “It’s the only time he’s going to get his fresh start — it’s his last chance,” he said. “Now is the time, if he does want to promote major initiatives … because things take a long time. Politics intrude, congressional elections are coming up and Obama will be seen by some as a lame duck.” But Greenberg said Obama will not succeed in passing
legislation on a lot of issues and may concede to Republicans a lot, but this is the time for him to act nonetheless. Obama would not be eager to make cuts to domestic spending programs, as they are not the source of the deficit, Greenberg said. “You could double everything we spend on education and child care, and still we’d be in fine shape,” he said. The real problems, in terms of the deficit, include the defense spending. “We have decided to maintain the world’s strongest military,” he said. “It’s a system of private contractors with little oversight that can charge the government for a lot of work. [Obama will] be happy to cut defense spending, but he doesn’t know how to cut healthcare spending.” Greenberg said the Republicans are going to make
him cut other spending that Obama would not want to cut but would go along with to show a good face effort toward deficit reduction. “You can’t cut spending too much, otherwise you’ll send us back to recession,” he said. “There’s a problem — long term debt — so as long as we’re not accruing a lot of debt, deficits are good in short term, it helps the economy.” Greenberg said the topics Obama will primarily focus on involve the fiscal issues, taxes and spending issues in the State of the Union address. “I think he’s going to tr y to bring up some other issues like immigration and gun control because they have more media attention and are more interesting than budget issues, but the budget is the big enchilada,” he said.
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MIGHTY Rutgers attendance has declined as RU fails to make deep tournament run CONTINUED FROM FRONT average attendance for Big East games was 6,068, according to scarletknights.com. The Big East attendance was astronomically high partly because Rutgers hosted both Connecticut and Notre Dame that season, which it has not done since. But in 2008-2009, the Knights’ average Big East game attendance was 3,578, a significant improvement over this year and last year. Rutgers averaged 2,540 and 2,419 last season in nonconference and conference games, respectively. It averaged 2,121 fans in nonconference play this year and currently has taken in 1,640 fans per Big East game this season. That Big East number will likely rise when Rutgers hosts Connecticut on Saturday, but times have changed. Rutgers never hosted a single Big East game from 2007-2009 that dipped to less than 2,292 fans. Now the Knights average more than 600 fewer per game. The Knights have not made it to the Sweet 16 since 2009. It is increasingly unlikely that they will make this year’s NCAA Tournament unless the team’s reputation gets it there with its 14-8 record with only seven more regular-season games to salvage it. They have also lost 28 of their last 29 games against top-10 opponents. Stringer, meanwhile, became New Jersey’s highest-paid state employee when Greg Schiano departed in 2012 for the Tampa
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Bay Buccaneers. She is set to make $1.035 million this season plus bonuses on a contract that expires June 30, 2014. “I never get in the practice of discussing coach’s contracts publicly, but I will tell you this: we’ve been engaged in dialogue with Vivian’s camp about her contract for several years now,” Pernetti told The Star-Ledger on Friday. “So that dialogue is continuing and it’s been recent, and I’ll leave it at that.” Stringer has blamed the team’s struggles this season on youth and injuries, but the numbers show the team has had problems before this season in terms of attendance, deep tournament runs and losing ground against elite teams. No matter how Stringer and Pernetti view the program, the question remains: how did this happen? If you ask Stringers’ players how her coaching style has changed, you will get several different answers. Senior forward Chelsey Lee, in her fifth year with the team after redshirting last season, noticed much has changed about Stringer since Lee’s freshman season in 2008-2009. “I do want to say when I was a freshman, it was a lot more intense,” Lee said. “It was a lot more fire. I don’t want to say she lost the fire, but I do want to say she does know that kids aren’t the same as they were five years ago.” SEE
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TECHNOLOGY Jacobi says nonprofit informs on degrees of online privacy CONTINUED FROM FRONT business side of technological par ticipation and a nonprofit grassroots organization. “It was awesome to see topdown and bottom-up,” said Greg Contente, co-chair of International Development Interest Group and an organizer of the event. Jacobi said her research during Myanmar in 2007 highlights the impor tance of the Inter net in activism. Her research group found a correlation between Internet access and self-identification as activists, she said. “Access to the Internet — even if it required walking for two hours through a refugee camp — helped them feel more connected to the larger struggle going on in their homeland,” she said. “[It] helped them feel more hopeful about their future and [have] more desire to get involved politically.” Jacobi said her nonprofit focuses on digital literacy training to teach people about online tools and the degrees of privacy an individual would get with them. “We found a lot of [Burmese women] thought Facebook was really safe and cool because you have to approve your friends,” she said. But one mishap, like a compromising email, can ruin an anonymous network, Paraszczak said. “It’s possible to get so much deep insight with … fairly sophisticated but … available tools. The notion of privacy — it’s gone,” he said. The panelists complemented each other, Contente said. Business ultimately wants to please the consumer, and nongover nmental organizations cannot accomplish their goals without movers and shakers, he said. “If student activists really research the issues so they understand the complexities and work together to devise a successful campaign, then they can be the catalyst for changing both corporate policies and government policies,” Jacobi said. Contente said IDIG decided to emphasize diversity when selecting panelists. The organization wanted representatives from the private sector, academic field and NGOs. The panel, sponsored by the Center for Global Advancement and International Affairs, is part of “International Week,” a series of events taking place at the Bloustein School. Eric Cesal, regional program manager for Architecture for Humanity Haiti, and Gabriella Carolini, assistant professor of Urban Studies at MIT, were supposed to contribute in the panel discussion, but were unable to attend, Contente said. Handi Chandra Putra, graduate assistant at the Bloustein School, said she received the panelists’ message positively. “It was very interesting hearing how technology was used to improve other people’s lives,” Putra said.
Jurij Paraszczak, director of IBM Research Industry Solutions, discusses yesterday how data and mathematical models help city planners with infrastructure in regards to energy, people and water at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. SHIRLEY YU, ACTING ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
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CARE Barchi says physicians are responsible for all Medicare spending CONTINUED FROM FRONT days a week, you’re losing money because your fixed costs are there. The incentives are volumedriven. … It pays for volume, not quality,” he said. Unlike most other developed countries, Barchi said the government’s money spent on health care does not cover preventative ser vices. Preventive ser vices have the potential to alleviate the obesity epidemic, as well as other prevalent health problems. “Over a third of [the GDP in health care] is accounted by the epidemic of obesity. … You’re not going to cure that with a drug,” he said. “You’re going to cure that with social interaction, you’re going to cure that with preventive discussions with patients.” Barchi said the government’s attempts to reform health care by initiating the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will not reduce the escalating cost, but have the potential to strengthen the link between cost and quality. Obamacare promotes new transitions in health care payment methodology, in which the government pays for management of chronic disease. “[Doctors will be paid] for taking the time to council your patient about what to do with their diabetes, for calling them at home to see if they’re on their meds … keeping them out of the emergency room,” he said. This transition corresponds with “the Medical Home model” of health care, he said. “[The model] is a primary care entity that is situated in the community,” he said. “It involves a group of physicians and the patients they take care of who make decisions together and care for both the acute care and chronic care.” Obamacare also sets up Accountable Care Organizations, which combine a hospital, primary care physicians and possibly specialists who are associated with a defined population of patients, he said. Barchi said the ACOs’ patientcentric approach creates an alignment for an incentive for performance. The new approach to health care should also initiate a change in health care education. “Now you have to do what’s called inter-professional education. You have to train all members of the team together when they’re training and not when they’re starting out there working with live patients.” Barchi said health care professionals should be trained to become generalists rather than specialists. “More specialists mean higher spending … quality is inversely related to expenditure,” he said. Denise V. Rodgers, interim president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey, said Barchi’s direction would drastically improve the quality of health care education in New Jersey. “[Barchi’s] vision for … a unified UMDNJ — Rutgers is absolutely right on track for what we need to do and where we need to go, not only to improve health outcomes, but also to be successful under the changes that are coming with the Affordable Care Act,” she said.
SOUNDS OF SHANGHAI The Shanghai Quartet, the world’s foremost chamber ensemble, conducted a workshop last night at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. The quartet includes two violinists, a viola player and a cellist. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Shooter storms U.S. court, three dead WILMINGTON, DEL. (AP) — Motivated by a yearslong custody dispute, a gunman opened fire Monday morning in a Delaware courthouse lobby just as the building was opening to the public for the day, exchanging shots with police and leaving three people — including the shooter — dead, authorities said. “It happened so fast,” said Jose Beltran, 53, an employee at the New Castle County Courthouse who was entering the lobby when he heard two shots. He said he turned around and heard three or more shots as he ran. Delaware State Police Sgt. Paul Shavack said the suspected gunman and two women are dead. Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams said in a phone interview that one of the women killed was the shooter’s estranged wife, but Shavack said police had not confirmed that was the case and cautioned against information from other sources. Shavack said did not say how the gunman died. He said two police officers suffered non-lifethreatening injuries. Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden said at an afternoon news conference that the shooting was not a random act of violence but the result of a custody dispute. Earlier, Shavak said the gunman opened fire before he passed metal detectors in the lobby.
Chick Chinski, 62, of Middletown said he was entering the courthouse to report for jur y duty when he heard popping sounds. “It didn’t sound like gunfire first at all,” said Chinski, adding that he saw the gunman pointing his weapon. He said it seemed that the shooter deliberately targeted the two women who were shot as they stood in the middle of the lobby. Chinski said that earlier, he shared an elevator with the gunman and others from the parking garage. The gunman was quiet and did not appear agitated, Chinski said. In the hours after the shooting, dozens of police cars and emergency vehicles were on the streets surrounding the courthouse. Police searched the courthouse room by room as a precaution. Dick Lawyer works par t time across the street at the law office of Casarino, Christman, Shalk, Ransom & Doss and said his office building was on lockdown for a few hours, starting about 8:15 a.m. The shooting occurred about five minutes earlier. He said he and colleagues were shaken at first but calmer hours later. “We have a couple of people whose relatives work at the courthouse,” said Lawyer, who works as a document management specialist for the firm.
American adoption agencies shut down NEW YORK (AP) — The lone U.S. adoption agency accredited in Kyrgyzstan is shutting down due to financial troubles, a sudden new setback for about 15 American families battling since 2008 to complete adoptions there. At the same time, another U.S. agency, which specializes in adoptions from Russia, also is closing. “We see no other choice but to close our doors,” said Christian World Adoption, which had handled Kyrgyz adoptions, in an email to the waiting families. The agency, based in Fletcher, N.C., said an array of factors, in Kyrgyzstan and elsewhere abroad, had boosted its costs and cut its income to the point where it would file for bankruptcy. Meanwhile, Adoption ARK, based in Buffalo Grove, Ill., said it would shut down, blaming Russia’s recently imposed ban on adoptions by Americans. It said its program in Russia had provided more than half of its income. The two closures highlight the challenges facing many U.S. agencies that specialize in international adoptions at a time when those are dwindling year after year. Americans adopted 8,668 foreign children in the 2012 fiscal year, down 62 percent from the peak of 22,884 in 2004. Chuck Johnson, CEO of the National Council for Adoption,
said he expected that many more agencies would be closing. Those with the best chance of persevering, he said, would be agencies with professional fundraising operations that have lessened their reliance on client fees. For the families tr ying to adopt from Kyrgyzstan, most of whom have spent many thousands of dollars on their quests, the sudden shutdown of Christian World Adoption came as a shock. The families said they had received no prior warnings before getting an e-mail from the agency on Friday announcing that it was ending operations “effective immediately.” There was no immediate response Monday to e-mails and phone messages sent to agency officials seeking further comment. A Christian World Adoption client, Shannon Fenske of Reeseville, Wis., said she and her husband, Kevin, were dismayed by this latest of many setbacks in their quest to adopt a Kyrgyz girl they were matched with in 2008. “They did not reach out to us beforehand to allow us time to try and make any sort of arrangements,” Fenske said of CWA. “They just dumped it on us on Friday afternoon and ran. We have no idea what the future holds or what our options are at this time.”
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Pope announces resignation in interest of health Conclave to elect new pope at faster pace, mourning days not observed VATICAN CITY (AP) — With a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict VXI did what no pope has done in more than half a millennium, stunning the world by announcing his resignation Monday and leaving the already troubled Catholic Church to replace the leader of its 1 billion followers by Easter. Not even his closest associates had advance word of the news, a bombshell that he dropped during a routine morning meeting of Vatican cardinals. And with no clear favorites to succeed him, another surprise likely awaits when the cardinals elect Benedict’s successor next month. “Without doubt this is a historic moment,” said Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, a protege and former theology student of Benedict’s who is considered a papal contender. “Right now, 1.2 billion Catholics the world over are holding their breath.” The move allows for a fasttrack conclave to elect a new pope, since the traditional nine days of mourning that would follow a pope’s death doesn’t have to be obser ved. It also gives the 85-year-old Benedict great sway over the choice of his successor. Though he will not himself vote, he has handpicked the bulk of the College of Cardinals — the princes of the church who will elect his successor — to guarantee his conser vative legacy and ensure an or thodox future for the church. The resignation may mean that age will become less of a factor when electing a new pope, since candidates may no longer feel compelled to stay for life. “For the centur y to come, I think that none of Benedict’s successors will feel morally obliged to remain until their death,” said Paris Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois. Benedict said as recently as 2010 that a pontif f should resign if he got too old or infirm to do the job, but it was a tremendous surprise when he said in Latin that his “strength of mind and body” had diminished and that he couldn’t carr y on. He said he would resign ef fective 8 p.m. local time on Feb. 28. “All the cardinals remained shocked and were looking at each other,” said Monsignor Oscar Sanchez of Mexico, who was in the room at the time of the announcement. As a top aide, Benedict watched from up close as Pope John Paul II suf fered publicly from the Parkinson’s disease that enfeebled him in the final years of his papacy. Clearly Benedict wanted to avoid the same fate as his advancing age took its toll, though the Vatican insisted the announcement was not prompted by any specific malady. The Vatican said Benedict would live in a congregation for cloistered nuns inside the Vatican, although he will be free to go in and out. Much of this is unchartered territor y.
The Vatican’s chief spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said he isn’t even sure of Benedict’s title — perhaps “pope emeritus.” Since becoming pope in 2005, Benedict has charted a very conservative course for the church, trying to reawaken Christianity in Europe where it had fallen by the wayside and return the church to its traditional roots, which he felt had been betrayed by a botched interpretation of the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council. His ef for ts though, were overshadowed by a worldwide clerical sex abuse scandal, communication gaf fes that outraged Jews and Muslims alike and, more recently, a scandal over leaked documents by his own butler. Many of his stated priorities as pope also fell shor t: He failed to establish relations with China, heal the schism and reunite with the Or thodox Church, or reconcile with a group of breakaway, traditionalist Catholics. There are several papal contenders in the wings, but no obvious front-runner — the same situation as when Benedict was elected after the death of John Paul. As in recent elections, some push is expected for the election of a Third World pope, with several names emerging from Asia, Africa and Latin America, home to about 40 percent of the world’s Catholics. The Vatican stressed that no specific medical condition prompted Benedict’s decision, saying he remains fully lucid and took his decision independently. “Any interference or intervention is alien to his style,” Lombardi said. The pope has clearly slowed down significantly in recent years, cutting back his foreign travel and limiting his audiences. He now goes to and from the altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on a moving platform to spare him the long walk down the aisle. Occasionally he uses a cane. As early as 2010, Benedict began to look worn out: He had lost weight and didn’t seem fully engaged when visiting bishops briefed him on their dioceses. But as tired as he often seemed, he would also bounce back, enduring searing heat in Benin to caress a child and gamely hanging on when a freak storm forced him to cut short a speech during a youth festival in Madrid in 2011. His 89-year-old brother, Georg Ratzinger, said doctors recently advised the pope not to take any more trans-Atlantic trips. “His age is weighing on him,” Ratzinger told the dpa news agency in Germany. “At this age, my brother wants more rest.” Benedict emphasized that to carry out the duties of being pope, “both strength of mind and body are necessary — strengths which in the last few months, have deteriorated in me.” “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths due to an advanced age are no longer
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 8: Pope Benedict XVI celebrates baptisms in the Sistine Chapel on January 8, 2012 in Vatican City, Vatican. GETTY IMAGES suited” to the demands of being the pope, he told the cardinals. In a way, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Benedict himself raised the possibility of resigning if he were too old or sick to continue. “If a pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically and spiritually capable of handling the duties of his office, then he has a right, and under some circumstances, also an obligation to resign,” Benedict said in the 2010 book “Light of the World.”
But he stressed that resignation was not an option to escape a particular burden, such as the sex abuse scandal. “When the danger is great, one must not run away. For that reason, now is certainly not the time to resign. Precisely at a time like this one must stand fast and endure the situation,” he said. Although popes are allowed to resign, only a handful has done it — and none for a ver y long time. The last pope to resign was Pope Gregor y XII, who stepped
down in 1415 in a deal to end the Great Western Schism, a dispute among competing papal claimants. The most famous resignation was Pope Celestine V in 1294; Dante placed him in hell for it. There are good reasons why others haven’t followed suit, primarily because of the fear of a schism with two living popes. Lombardi sought to rule out such a scenario, saying church law makes clear that a resigning pope no longer has the right to govern the church.
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renewal of Atlantic City. Online gamblers are already gambling their nights away, so we might as well use their hobby for the greater good. We are of the opinion that making things illegal just makes us want to do them more — by legalizing, we’re at least making it easier for us to regulate online gambling. People are gambling whether or not it’s legal. We are concerned, however, about the effectiveness of these gambling addiction programs. They don’t really seem to be a cure, nor a deterrent, for gambling addicts. If the state is going to make it OK for people to gamble online, then it must absolutely prepare for maintaining the mental health of its residents. We give a nod to Christie on his creative approach, but we hope the risks are worth the reward.
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Drones have no place in universities THOUGHT CONTROL CAFÉ NAT SOWINSKI
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o you think unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, otherwise known as “drones”) are only used in combat overseas, never to become a problem for us here in the great United States? Think again. Last Thursday, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its 2012 drone authorization list (consisting of applicants for Certificates of Authorization to allow drones to use their airspace), a list that includes municipal law enforcement agencies and universities. Back up. Universities? That’s right — 34 universities and university systems, including Pennsylvania State University, University of California-Davis and Cornell University, have applied for Certificates of Authorization. According to a FAA factsheet on unmanned aerial vehicles, this certification authorizes drone operators to “use defined [university] airspace for a specified time.” And, according to the
UAV MarketSpace, the FAA is developing out 114 drone strikes, killing between 830 this standardized certification process to and 1,210 people (and, as the study esti“commercialize” UAV technology (and mates, about 500-800 of those people were encourages you to take its 12 week course militants). This means that roughly a third to receive a degree in Unmanned Systems of the number of deaths were civilians. Engineering and “take advantage of this And now, drone technology is coming to exploding economic engine”). The FAA America and its campuses. What does this admitted to the pubmean for university lic that it has issued students? I think it about 700 to 750 means increased “Students across America authorizations since surveillance. its drone authorizaAs has always should not sit quietly and tion program began been the case, the accept this upward trend of in 2006. police state is borrowThe efforts of ing technology origisurveillance as their John Brennan to nally used for waruniversities apply for drone fare. And, as has been become the director of the CIA have the case since the authorization.” brought the prob1960s, this technololem of drone strikes gy is finding its way into the public onto college campuseye. Increasingly, reports about unarmed es. During the racially-charged political civilians being harmed in Yemen and unrest within urban areas during the Pakistan have been in mainstream and American Civil Rights Movement, the FBI independent media. According to a study engaged in an operation entitled “COINTELby the New America foundation, between PRO-BLACK HATE,” which focused on mon2004 and 2010, the United States carried itoring the organizing and activism of the
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the 1970s, the National Student Association (which merged with the National Student Lobby to form the United States Student Association, or the USSA) came under close scrutiny by the CIA’s “MHCHAOS” program, a domestic espionage program that surveilled the United States anti-war movement. This culture of surveillance continued until today, with the NYPD’s surveillance of New York area Muslim Student Associations, including the one at the University. Students across America should not sit quietly and accept this upward trend of surveillance as their universities apply for drone authorization. The University, as of yet, has not applied for authorization, and as students, we should raise our voices to ensure that it doesn’t. Nat Sowinski is a School of Arts and Sciences senior, majoring in Middle Eastern studies and minoring in philosophy. Her column, “Thought Control Cafe,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
Christie exemplifies nonpartisanship COMMENTARY HENRY GRABBE
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s a first-year student pursuing a political science major, being involved in the November 2012 elections was an exciting time for me. However, I never hoped it would have the political impact on me that it did. What left an impression on me was neither the national election that I doted over nor the New Jersey Assembly election I volunteered for. It was a selfless governor setting the precedent for all public servants in the midst of super storm, Hurricane Sandy. The relentless efforts of Gov. Chris Christie were one of very few comforts to N.J. citizens who found themselves in imminent danger. I believe that the most frustrating feature of politics across the spectrum is the lack of value held for common sense, which is far surpassed by the necessity to back party lines. Just as I began to accept
this as the nature of the business, the gov- putting the interest of his state before that of ernor of my own state proved that the high himself. Sixty-six days after the hurricane ground not only exists, but also is accessi- made landfall on New Jersey, the bill for ble. Even the possibility of having a party relief was not put to vote in the House of member overtake the White House was no Representatives. That evening, Christie longer a priority for Christie once Sandy hit made a statement that may have been on October 29, 2012. unthinkable to other “I don’t give a politicians with a damn about Election “Despite the inevitability of long career. Day. It doesn’t mat“National disaspartisanship, it was ter a lick to me at the ters happen in red moment. I’ve got states and blue magnificent to see a ray of bigger fish to fry,” states; and states said Christie. with Democratic light from Christie.” However, just governors and because one man Republican goverignored party politics nors. We respond does not mean their essence evaporated. In … as Americans. Or at least we did until fact, after President Barack Obama came to last night.” visit New Jersey and worked with the goverI laud Christie for letting nothing overnor, accusations spread that Christie soiled shadow his single priority: the people he repthen-presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s resents. That is why the words of chances on Election Day. Perhaps many Democratic candidate for governor Barbara other politicians would fall into line at this Buono affect me in an adverse way. “Hard point, but Christie continued to test the GOP, working men and women … who’ve gotten
nothing — nothing — but sound bites and empty promises from a governor who seems more intent on courting his right-wing base than tending the needs of the middle class and working-poor,” Buono shouted along with slews of insults about the short temper and loud words of our governor. After listening to Buono and her supporters get a rise out of the crowd not from suggesting ways to bring down the unemployment rate, but from propagating hate for the Republican party, I am sadly confident that we are all in for another unappealing political campaign between a man whose focus is the people, and a woman criticizing him for giving exclusive attention to Superstorm Sandy. Despite the inevitability of partisanship, it was magnificent to see a ray of light from Christie. I hope it is something not only Buono appreciates, but something that all politicians recognize. Henry Grabbe is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.
Give your flu shot a second thought WHAT THE HEALTH? CHELSEA GOHD
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n the spirit of Mardi Gras, happy post(ish) flu season. Who got their flu shot? Anyone? Yes? No? OK, well, I have heard a lot of rumors regarding vaccination in general and specifically the flu vaccine this year. I started getting emails and article printouts from my mom trying to convince me that the flu shot is almost irrelevant to flu prevention. I saw blurbs resting below the glazed-over eyes of newscasters deeming the flu shot to be “not that effective.” Whoa, how crazy. Better just not bother, right? Well, I’m obviously going to say otherwise, but here’s why. One myth surrounding the flu vaccination is that it only covers certain strains of flu. So, even if it might not cover the type you get, it seems that getting vaccinated would be almost more trouble than it’s worth. Unbelievable. Such rage. In truth, having that as a “valid” reason to avoid the flu shot doesn’t exactly make sense.
Influenza, as you probably know, changes with the seasons, and there are a variety of strains, including new ones. But the amount of time and research that goes into discovering which strain is predominant in an upcoming season each year produces vaccines with approximately 60 percent risk reduction, according to the Center for Disease Control. That is a majority reduction, percentage-wise, in the possibility of becoming violently ill and incredibly unpleasant-feeling. In combination with other flu-prevention strategies and the aid of the vaccine, you can feel pretty confident in your health during flu season. But does “generally keeping healthy” really help you prevent getting the flu? It most certainly does — and, with the vaccination in tandem, you can be one healthy fellow. You all know how to take care of your health — exercise regularly, eat vegetables, whole grains and fruit over jalepeno poppers, don’t rub your face on the subway window, the usual. So don’t forget to get a flu shot. Don’t take your health for granted, because if you end up on the couch stuck with “Lazy Town” reruns, having work pile up and eating saltines as your only sustenance, you’ll wonder what could have possibly saved you.
If you have gotten this far into the column you may be daydreaming and possibly wondering: “Didn’t someone find a study that links vaccinations to autism?” or “Doesn’t that weird blonde woman who clearly isn’t good enough for Jim Carrey think that vaccinations lead to autism?” or even “Is she right?” Well I hope that you know better. There is a multitude of possible reasons to avoid getting a flu shot, like a lack of time or means, a dire needle phobia or a loathing of the idea of probably preventing the flu. But if you plan on taking the idea that vaccines cause autism into your collection of views and beliefs, please do about five minutes of research first. There is not an ounce of truth to this. So here we are, about one article later, and perhaps you’re thinking, “Well, it’s past flu season, so this is irrelevant,” or “Why does she keep asking so many rhetorical questions?” Well, it’s just to inform you — to give you maybe a little piece of something you didn’t quite have before. Or, maybe the next time flu season rolls around, this might in some way nudge you to stay healthy, because I’d like us all to be healthy and happy. Chelsea Gohd is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. Her column, “What the Health?” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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MIGHTY Oliver contradicts Lee’s thoughts on Stringer’s change CONTINUED FROM FRONT Senior for ward Monique Oliver, meanwhile, insists that Stringer has not changed at all. “Everything has been consistent,” Oliver said. “Whether it’s during Christmas break or practice or game styles, everything is the same.” The only difference between Lee and Oliver’s time at Rutgers is one season. Lee was part of a heralded 2008 recruiting class with five McDonalds All-Americans. It did not take long for Rutgers to lose two of them, as Brooklyn Pope transferred to Baylor and Jasmine Dixon to UCLA. Six players have transferred from Rutgers since 2008, including the departures of Daisha Simmons, Julie Paunovic and Briana Hutchen in 2011. The Star-Ledger cited “Stringer’s unrelenting practices and in-your-face style” as a reason for some to transfer out in a July 5, 2011, article. A Gannett article said April 7, 2011, that a “source cited Simmons’ lack of comfort with Stringer’s system as the reason for the decision.” Before each of the past two years, Stringer has recruited nine players and none have transferred. If Stringer had been too tough on her players in the past, enough transferring for an understaffed roster is one of the worst possible scenarios. Then again, toughness is not a thing of the past. Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma’s style proves other wise. But Stringer has evolved the way she motivates, and she says she has been patient with her young team of five sophomores and four freshmen. Cappie Pondexter, one of Stringer’s several former players now in the WNBA, would not answer questions about the program’s regression.
Pondexter commented via email because she, along with Rutgers alumni and New York Liber ty teammates Essence Carson and Kia Vaughn, are playing overseas during the WNBA offseason. Pondexter redshir ted the last time Rutgers missed the NCAA Tournament in 2002. Her memor y of Stringer contradicts Lee’s memor y of Stringer’s intensity. “She wasn’t hard on us, she just motivated us to become better the following year,” Pondexter said. “Unfortunately I didn’t play that year, but I practiced and was still able to see the fight she had even though we had a struggling year.” Pondexter is still heavily connected with Stringer, just as strongly as she was when she got a Scarlet Knights tattoo the day she signed her letter of intent. But Pondexter did not answer questions surrounding why the team has not made deep runs like it did when she played at Rutgers, why she thinks crowds are getting smaller, whether Stringer’s coaching style mixed well with players when she was there and if kids truly are different these days, as Lee mentioned. Carson and Vaughn did not return comment. In the public eye Stringer’s players, her alumni and Pernetti support her. But she has met many critics along the way. This year has been a small sample to question if the game has passed her by, as her far and recent past must also be considered. Between now and the end of her contract, Stringer has a chance to respond to prove her critics wrong. She likes it that way. “I like odds,” Stringer said. “I like when people tell me what I can’t do. I like players that like that attitude, ‘Tell me what I can’t do.’” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JBakanTargum.
lost 06/07 (27-9)
ELITE EIGHT SWEET SIXTEEN 05/06 (27-5)
FIRST ROUND
04/05 (28-7) 07/08 (27-7)
SECOND ROUND 10/11 (20-13) 02/03 (21-8)
03/04 (21-12) 09/10 (18/15) 11/12 (20/13)
RUTGERS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SOURCE: SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM
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FEBRUARY 12, 2013 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Styles clash as RU travels to DePaul BY JOSH BAKAN ACTING SPORTS EDITOR
When the Rutgers women’s basketball team last faced DePaul, former Scarlet Knight Khadijah Rushdan made a gamewinning shot in the final seconds last season. The Knights travel to Chicago tomorrow to face the Blue Demons again as head coach C. Vivian Stringer gets her first attempt at winning her 900th game. Now Rutgers (14-8, 5-4) lacks the scorers needed to consistently orchestrate a gamewinning play. But the Knights have stayed in games through their play on the other end. Rutgers is second in the Big East in total defense, allowing only 52.1 points per game. The Knights have not allowed 60 or more points to an opponent since its 87-61 victor y Jan. 16 against Providence. Lately, sophomore wing Betnijah Laney and sophomore point guard Shakena Richardson have been the most likely candidates for clutch play, as needed in Feb. 2’s victor y against Villanova.
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The majority of Laney’s 12 points came in overtime, and Richardson’s late scoring surge forced the period. DePaul (17-7, 6-4), on the other hand, is gifted on offense, averaging 73.4 points per game. Rutgers only surpassed that threshold against the Friars. But DePaul has been without leading scorer Anna Martin, who averages 16.2 points per game. That helped Connecticut beat the Blue Demons on Sunday, 91-44. Martin recorded 26 points against Rutgers last season, while Rushdan led the Knights with 24. The Blue Demons have other scoring options though, with guard Brittany Hrynko and forward Jasmine Penny leading the way with 15.6 and 14.2 points per game, respectively. Rutgers enters with a weak offensive season, having scored only 55 points Saturday against Cincinnati — who holds last place in the Big East — and 58 points in its overtime match against the Wildcats. While this game could be a historic moment for Stringer, it is more important for Rutgers to turn around its season as it enters the last month before tournament play.
JASPERS Martinelli, Anderson combine for 10 of Rutgers’ 15 goals in its home opener jitters out and star t our season.” Martinelli, who transitioned Manhattan (0-1) made it as from midfielder last season, put close as 5-8 before the Knights the Knights on the board first scored seven straight goals to with an unassisted goal early in end the game. the first half. The Knights outshot the Her performance was not a Jaspers, 17-4, in the second half. surprise given her strong preseaThe defense went 11-for-12 on son, Brand-Sias said. clearing attempts after a perfect Martinelli’s five-goal, three5-for-5 start in the first half. assist performance against the Much of Manhattan’s ability to Jaspers led all Knight performstay in the game early on came ers and was a career high in when the Knights ran into foul points for the trouble. The team Moorestown, committed 17 fouls N.J., native. in the first half, “This was a good Anderson folcompared to only opprotunity to lowed the persix from the formance, as she Jaspers. Two of get the jitters out recorded two Manhattan’s first and start our straight goals for half goals came on her first points of free position shots. season.” the season. “Fouls are defiSTEPHANIE ANDERSON “My goals nitely a concern Senior Midfielder came at an opporwhen you’re gettune time. We ting so many were looking for being called somebody to score, and I hapagainst you, but you have to be pened to be the person to put prepared to make those adjustthe ball in the back of the net,” ments,” said head coach Laura Anderson said. “I think we Brand-Sias. needed the momentum.” Both teams were even on Despite the offensive outfouls in the second half when burst, Rutgers showed vulneraRutgers found separation on bility on the defensive side. the scoreboard. Manhattan scored its first goal The Knights pounced on a midway through the first from weaker Manhattan opponent by freshman attack Stephanie scoring five unanswered goals Ranagan. The Jaspers would go in the first 13 minutes to start on to score two more unanthe game. swered to make it 5-3 at “It’s hard to figure out how the half. good you are until you actually The Knights travel to Temple play another opponent,” on Feb. 20 for their first game on Anderson said. “For us this was the road. a good opportunity to get the
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RIVALRY Seton Hall enters game with five-game Big East losing streak CONTINUED FROM BACK Carter — far and away Rutgers’ leader with 12.8 shots per game — to make a play. As a result, Carter finished shooting 1-for-6 in another singledigit loss. “I think we shared the game and had a little more passion for playing for one another than we did [Feb. 6] against Louisville,” Rice said Saturday. “I thought offensively we were attacking efficiently enough to stay with them.” The Knights’ next opponent, in-state rival Seton Hall, has had similar misfortune. The Pirates (13-11, 2-9) have lost five straight Big East games and three by 10 points or fewer. Few times in recent memor y have the teams met with postseason implications at hand. But few times will also have more at stake. Star ting tonight, the Knights (12-10, 3-8) face five Big East teams in the bottom half of the conference in their
Sophomore guard Jerome Seagears, center, looks to convert on a layup Saturday against Georgetown. The Knights’ backcourt will be responsible for providing offense against Seton Hall tonight with both teams struggling. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER last seven games. Following a matchup at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, Seton Hall plays three of the Big East’s top-five teams. “Rivalries are always good,” Car ter said. “Ever y Big East team is good, so we have to approach this like any other
WRESTLING
Dellefave, Smith capture honors BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Vincent Dellefave captured the Rutgers wrestling team’s biggest individual win Friday night against No. 14 Bloomsburg. The junior 133pounder’s pin in the final 10 seconds of the third period against No. 11 Nick Wilcox resulted in a 3-2 win. While the win aided the Scarlet Knights to an 18-16 victory against the Huskies, it also gave him EIWA Wrestler of the Week honors. The fact that he shared the award with a fellow teammate speaks to the importance of the win. Redshirt heavyweight Billy Smith also represented the Knights as EIWA wrestler of the week, the first time Rutgers has had a grappler earn the distinction. Both victories came against ranked individuals from Bloomsburg, but Smith’s win might have been the more important of the two. Junior 197-pounder Dan Seidenberg went down by major decision against Richard Perry, 15-6, a result that put the Knights down, 13-6, with Smith set to take the mat. With the Wantage, N.J., native paired with No. 16 Justin Grant, it would be up to Smith to provide a win and momentum shift. He delivered in dramatic fashion. Both were tied, 3-3, with 38 seconds to go in the third period, but Smith obtained a critical escape. The one point move paired with a technical violation by Grant gave Smith a 5-3 victor y and the deficit decreased to 13-9.
Smith’s dramatic win gave way to a three-match swing for Rutgers, which included Dellefave’s win. Senior 125pounder Joey Langel and senior 141-pounder Trevor Melde also provided wins in that span. Although freshman 149pounder Ken Theobold lost his match after the three-match win streak, the result did not matter thanks to Smith and Dellefave. Dellefave’s performance did not only earn him player of the week honors. He also became the No. 1 133 pound grappler in the EIWA, according to the conference’s website. Dellefave has a 19-6 overall record this season, four more wins than Army’s Jordan Thome. Thome is the second best wrestler at 133 pounds in the EIWA. Smith moved into second in his weight class behind Cornell’s Stryker Lane. Senior 174-pounder Greg Zannetti is the only other Rutgers wrestler to be ranked in the top two at his weight class. The rankings are important for EIWA seeding, as the tournament will be held for the first time on campus. Rutgers sits in second only behind Cornell. The Big Red are 7-0 in the EIWA this season, with only three losses on the season. The Knights have an opportunity to stay steady at No. 2 if they find success Friday night against Drexel, as the Dragons are 8-10 this season. The win is not vital for Rutgers because of its win against Bloomsburg. The Knights can make that statement thanks to Dellefave and Smith.
team. Hopefully we get out of this losing streak.” Rutgers has not beaten Seton Hall at home since Rice took over in 2010. For its stake in Big East Tournament positioning, it cannot af ford a similar fate.
The Knights have dropped from the top half of the conference standings to 12th during their losing streak. A loss against an ailing Seton Hall team at home could have disastrous effects for fan morale. “The phrase ‘winning solves everything’ is a well-used phrase
in sports because it does in a way,” Rice said. “It brings the energy and life back, the joy back. Now we have to respond.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Tyler Barto on Twitter @TBartoTargum.
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FEBRUARY 12, 2013 SWIMMING, DIVING KNIGHTS FINISH SEASON 9-2
Knights earn two conference victories BY IAN ERHARD STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers swimming and diving team took two wins Saturday in its final meet before the Big East Championships. The Scarlet Knights defeated Georgetown, 287-66, and Seton Hall, 134-33, but lost to Villanova, 179-173. The Knights finished the regular season 9-2 overall, with both of its defeats coming by a mere 36 points.
The loss should not undermine Rutgers’ impressive performance against conference foes this late in the season. While the meet acted as ideal practice for the conference championships Feb. 27, the Knights have developed as a result of their weekend performance. “Even though we lost to Villanova, I think it showed that we can hang with the top teams in the Big East,” said head coach Phil Spiniello.
Villanova has consistently appeared in the upper half of Big East teams in terms of wins. It is a place Rutgers want to reach, Spiniello said. Several freshmen made their mark on senior day in the final home competition. Rutgers placed first in the 200-meter medley relay along with the 200-meter freestyle relay. Both were led by freshmen Joanna Wu and Sarah Coyne.
Wu also finished first in the 200-meter freestyle and 100meter backstroke. The Knights swept the backstroke with freshman Morgan Pfaff and sophomore Lindsay Gibson-Brokop placing second and third respectively. Senior co-captain Taylor Zafir said farewell to her home pool by taking first in the 400-meter individual medley. She was honored before the meet along with fellow co-captain Katie Kearney.
Freshman Joanna Wu helped the Rutgers swimming diving team capture victories in the 200-meter medley and freestyle medley. Wu also placed first in the 200-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke. SMARANDA TOLOSANO, MULTIMEDIA ASSOCIATE
“It wasn’t my fastest season time, but I’m really happy with where I’m at and I’m just confident with where I’m going toward [the] Big East [Championships],” Zafir said. Kearney led the Knights diving squad to victories in many of Rutgers’ matches, but it was sophomore Nicole Honey who took the top spots for Rutgers in the 1- and 3meter dives. The per formance fur ther developed consistency in her dives entering the Big East Championships, something Honey said she struggled with all season. Junior Nicole Scott was right behind Honey the entire way with second-place finishes in both diving events. We’re all such good friends, we all cheer for each other,” Honey said. “I think we always work off of each other’s positive energy and always turn out doing well.” The Knights bounced back after Friday’s portion of competition, when they finished the day down 17 points. The team forced Villanova to take the victor y in Saturday’s final relay. “That just shows where we’re at as a team and the momentum, the approach and the mentality we’re going to take into the Big East Championship meet,” Spiniello said. Spiniello gave a pep talk after Friday’s meet and emphasized the work the Knights gave all year to get to this point, Zafir said. She felt the team had more energy and enthusiasm during the final day of competition. The 400-meter freestyle relay was the victor y-deciding event of the weekend. Two Rutgers teams placed second and third in the event, with just more than one second separating the Knights from Villanova’s top finish. “It was just a good weekend all around for ever ybody, and I think we’re all ready to go to Indianapolis,” Zafir said.
GYMNASTICS KNIGHTS LOOK TO DELIVER CLUTCH SCORES
RU strives to finish routines, perform under pressure BY GREG JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
During the course of the season, the Rutgers gymnastics team has strived for improved confidence and mental makeup in order to rise to an elite level in competition. While the Scarlet Knights have taken significant steps in this department since the Jan. 6 season opener, they believe some mental toughness is still lacking, especially in clutch situations. Rutgers was faced with only a half-point deficit after three events in Friday’s dual meet at Kent State, but the Knights could not capitalize. Head coach Louis Levine said at the time the team had a “flat tire” on balance beam, but insists
that endurance and fatigue are not issues for the team. “It wasn’t about us being tired,” Levine said. “It was just one mistake and then another mistake, and it just kind of snowballed from there.” The problem is that the Knights often put themselves under too much unnecessar y pressure, said junior co-captain Alexis Gunzelman. “When we got it within range where we were like, ‘Oh my god, we’re really close to this team,’ and ‘Wow, we could get a really good score,’ we put a lot of pressure on ourselves,” Gunzelman said, “which we didn’t have to do. All we had to do was go into beam and do what we did [Feb. 2], and do what we do in practice every week.”
Furthermore, the Knights failed to stay in the present moment. Gunzelman said the team needs to focus solely on hitting routines rather than looking ahead to what the result might be. “We got excited,” Gunzelman said. “We got ahead of ourselves, and we looked at the outcome before we finished our meet — and it just kind of threw us off beam.” She believes beam specifically is not an area of concern for the team and claims it was simply a matter of beam being the meet’s last event. From a technical standpoint, the Knights also aim this week to finish routines with more style and eliminate as many small point deductions as possible.
“Getting up and finishing routines,” Gunzelman said of physical keys to improvement, “not just doing the routine to hit it — I mean obviously we want to hit — but we want to hit with that flare that really shows off that we can do these routines, and we can get the big scores. So just big finishes and showing the other team what we’re capable of doing.” Levine stresses another pitfall to which the Knights may have fallen victim: performing not to miss. “You have to do beam to hit beam, not to not fall on beam because when you do it to not fall, you usually end up falling,” Levine said. “You have to take that step forward to being up
there to show off, and not just to get through.” Rutgers’ home quad meet Feb. 2 was arguably its only complete performance of the season and the one time the Knights succeeded in the final event to seal victory. But in that circumstance, Rutgers had the luxury of ending with its forte — the floor exercise — as well as competing behind arguably its most packed crowd of the season. Performing on the road has been a different dynamic, as the Knights have yet to seize a win outside the Livingston Recreation Center. For updates on the Rutgers gymnastics team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GJohnsonTargum.
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
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IN BRIEF
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fter its match Saturday against Penn was postponed, the Rutgers tennis team returns to action tomorrow at home against Fairleigh Dickenson at 2 p.m. The Scarlet Knights (1-1) will then play Saturday at noon at Princeton. The Knights come off a clean 70 sweep Thursday against Lehigh. Rutgers seized victories in all six singles and all three doubles matches. Junior Vanessa Petrini and freshmen Lindsey Kayati and Gina Li lead the Knights this season with respective 2-0 records. This is the first match of the spring for Fairleigh Dickenson, who went 2-0 in the fall season. Princeton is 2-1 this season with wins against Temple and Akron.
THE INDIANA HOOSIERS remained No. 1 in The Associated Press’ men’s basketball rankings for a second straight week despite going 1-1 in their past two games. The Hoosiers (21-3) lost by only two points at Illinois Thursday but bounced back with a double-digit victory Saturday at Ohio State. Duke climbed two spots to No. 2 in the rankings while Miami (FL) moved all the way to No. 3. Michigan and Gonzaga rounded out the top five. Syracuse was the first team to represent the Big East in the rankings at No. 6. Five other Big East teams made the rankings with Louisville No. 12, Georgetown No. 15, Pittsburgh No. 16, Marquette No. 18 and Notre Dame No. 21.
THE BROOKLYN NETS are aggressively pursuing a trade for Atlanta Hawks star forward Josh Smith, according to ESPN. The teams are actively engaged in negotiations but no deal is imminent, sources say. The Nets have until the NBA’s Feb. 21 trade deadline to strike a deal with the Hawks. Sources say Brooklyn is willing to trade shooting guard MarShon Brooks and power forward Kris Humphries, but Atlanta wants additional cap space and possibly a first-round draft pick. Smith is in the last year of his contract with Atlanta. The Hawks risk losing him for nothing in free agency after the season if they do not deal him by the deadline. THE
PHILADELPHIA
Eagles announced yesterday the resigning of quarterback Michael Vick to a one-year deal, according to ESPN. Vick could make as much as $10 million next season, ESPN.com sources say. His new contract replaces the six-year, $100 million deal he signed in 2011, making Vick a free agent after next season. Vick released a statement expressing his excitement to be returning to the Eagles. “My heart is in Philly and this community is important to me,” he said. “I look forward to playing for Coach [Chip] Kelly, [owner] Jeffrey Lurie and the entire Eagles organization, the city of Philadelphia and the fans. I am training hard this offseason and will be ready for Coach Kelly’s team vision and leadership. Our goal is to win.”
Senior catcher Kaci Madden said senior pitcher Abbey Houston (above) will play Friday night in San Antonio against Boise St. Houston and freshman pitcher Dresden Maddox bring different approaches on the mound for Rutgers. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012
Freshman anticipates pitching debut BY GREG JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
There are several promising new faces on the Rutgers softball team this season, but one rookie that figures to quickly play a vital role is freshman pitcher Dresden Maddox. Since arriving, the Kennesaw, Ga., native has stayed positive and optimistic through what has been a challenging but fulfilling transition. “It’s been really exciting since I’ve gotten here,” Maddox said. “It’s been hard, but I think we’ve put a lot of hard work into it, and I’m really excited for the season to start because of all the hours we’ve put in.” But with excitement come nerves, and this may have been the cause of Maddox struggling a bit early on, said head coach Jay Nelson. In a pitching staff that only runs three deep, high expectations have been set on all of the Knights’ pitchers — including the young right-hander. Maddox said senior catcher Kaci Madden was particularly helpful in calming her down through some early jitters. Madden worked with Maddox on improving her own assets instead of trying to do too much. “Our catchers are really great. They’ve helped me a lot, especially at the beginning,” Maddox said. “When I got here — I wouldn’t say I was nervous — but I was struggling because I was trying to perfect everything I think.” While Maddox looks to further strengthen her mentality, there are few qualms about her skills on the mound. Madden offered high acclaim for Maddox’s physical talents. “I think she’s a great pitcher,” Madden said. “I think she’s really come into her own since the fall. She’s really starting to get more
Rutgers head softball coach Jay Nelson said freshman pitcher Dresdon Maddox has come a long way from when she first arrived from Kennesaw, Ga. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012 command of her pitches and she definitely got a lot stronger.” The catcher also praises her composure and poise on the mound. Despite being a rookie, Maddox already looks like a seasoned veteran, Madden said. “I think she has a great head on her shoulders,” Madden said. “She may admit that she’s ner vous, but she never looks like she’s ner vous when she’s on the mound.” The right-hander has an assortment of pitch types she believes will make her effective this season. “My strongest is probably my curveball because I can move it up and down, and it breaks a lot –
out of the zone and even into the zone,” Maddox said. “I also like to throw my changeup because it throws the batters’ timing off.” But the jury remains out on what Maddox needs to work on from a pitching standpoint until the Knights see game action, Nelson said. It is undecided what Maddox’s workload will be in Rutgers’ first tournament this weekend in San Antonio. Madden said fans can expect the pitcher’s first game action during this tournament, whether she will be starting or relieving, along with senior Abbey Houston. Because Houston is a power pitcher, Maddox complements her well as an off-speed pitcher.
Regardless of the situation, the Knights expect much success from Maddox this weekend. “We know that she’s going to be able to handle anything,” Madden said. “I’m excited to see what she’s going to come out and do this weekend. She’s going to do great things.” There is no doubt in Maddox’s mind that she made the right decision in coming to Rutgers. The chemistr y with the Knights is a natural fit for her and she firmly believes the team is going to have a great season. For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GJohnsonTargum.
TWO OUT OF THREE Despite a loss to Villanova,
THE DEPARTED Six members of the Rutgers women’s
NEW FACE Rutgers head softball coach
the Rutgers swimming and diving team posted victories against Georgetown and Seton Hall last weekend. PAGE 18
basketball team have transferred out since 2008, but one current player claims C. Vivian Stringer has become less intense since then. PAGE 16
Jay Nelson expects freshman pitcher Dresden Maddox to make an impact in the Knights rotation. PAGE 19
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I like odds. I like when people tell me what I can’t do.” — Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
MEN’S BASKETBALL SETON HALL-RUTGERS, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
Goal surge hoists RU past Jaspers BY IAN ERHARD STAFF WRITER
A Northeast blizzard was not enough to prevent the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team Sunday from cruising to its first victory. The Scarlet Knights defeated Manhattan, 15-5, in their home opener after the start of the game was postponed for over 24 hours due to severe weather. The second half began with immediate offense when senior midfielder Stephanie Anderson tallied a goal in the first 32 seconds of the second half to complete a hat-trick and make it 6-3. Anderson said the team worked together more efficiently in the second half, once the offense settled into the flow of the game. She would go on to score the next two for the Knights (1-0), including a goal on a free position shot. Anderson finished the day with five goals on eight shots, matching a career high. Freshman attack Halley Barnes earned her first-career point with an assist on an Anderson goal in the second half. She then scored her first goal with an assist from junior attack Katrina Martinelli in the second. SEE
Sophomore guard Eli Carter drives past two Georgetown defenders during Saturday’s 69-63 loss at the RAC. The Knights will rely on Carter’s scoring ability when they host Seton Hall tonight with playoff implications. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
JASPERS ON PAGE 16
Playoff fate depends on rivalry BY TYLER BARTO CORRESPONDENT
Senior midfielder Stephanie Anderson, left, helps defend a Manhattan player. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
EXTRA POINT
NBA SCORES Los Angeles (C) Philadelphia
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Brooklyn (OT) Indiana
89 84
Boston Charlotte
91 94
New Orleans Detroit
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Minnesota Cleveland
100 92
San Antonio Chicago
Despite distancing himself from a 14-for53 stretch and scoring 23 points for the first time since Jan. 5, Eli Carter could still only dwell on the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s six-game skid. The sophomore guard shot 8-for-18 Saturday against Georgetown, including a 7for-12 spurt, but no other Scarlet Knights joined him in double figures. “I just wanted to come out and play well,” Carter said Saturday. “I just wanted to get a win, honestly. I wasn’t really thinking about myself.” The team’s six-game losing streak ties its season high from last year, when it won
only six Big East games. Carter had spent much of it struggling from the field, shooting 26 percent en route to well-documented scrutiny. A matchup with Georgetown was arguably the best solution. The Hoyas’ zone defense left room for driving lanes and kick-out options, and Carter often times converted. The Knights’ leading scorer took 3-point shots in rhythm, found open looks around the basket and even converted an off-balance attempt that caromed off the backboard. “My teammates got me open,” Carter said. “I got shots I was used to making, and I took them with confidence.” Rutgers’ offense and Carter’s relationship has often been symbiotic.
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VINCENT DELLEFAVE
won his ninth straight dual match Friday against Nick Wilcox of Bloomsburg. The Junior 133-pounder’s last loss came Jan. 3 against CSU Bakersfield’s Ian Nickell.
When Carter shows early promise — he scored 14 points in the first 15 minutes against Georgetown — the Knights become multidimensional. He has averaged nearly 15 points in each of Rutgers’ three Big East victories. Carter’s high-volume scoring opens up opportunities for teammates, said sophomore point guard Jerome Seagears. “We’re getting a lot of confidence,” Seagears said Saturday. “He’s a terrific scorer, and he puts the ball in the basket easy. He gives a great amount of energy.” But the final five minutes against Georgetown changed that dynamic. Head coach Mike Rice said the team’s of fense became stagnant, waiting for SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR MEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TENNIS
SOFTBALL
at Fairleigh Dickinson
vs. Boise State
at DePaul Tonight, 9 p.m. Chicago
Tomorrow, Manasquan, N.J.
vs. Seton Hall Tonight, 7 p.m. RAC
Friday, 10:00 a.m. San Antonia, Texas