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Students to protest in D.C. over Keystone Pipeline BY JUSTINA OTERO CORRESPONDENT
University students will join other protesters from across the country on Sunday in Washington, D.C. to challenge the building of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Keystone XL Pipeline is an underground connection between Canada and the United States that would allow the trade of tar sands oil, one of the worst oils in the world, said Samuel Berman, student representative for the Senate
Executive Committee for the New Brunswick campus. Alan Roback, professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, said the purpose of the pipeline is to bring unrefined oil into the Gulf of Mexico, where it would be refined and made into useable oil. “You would be disrupting natural and built ecosystems [and] agricultural areas in the construction of it … then once the oil is burned of course, it pollutes the air with carbon dioxide, and that’s harmful to
the climate system, it causes global warming,” Roback said. Ruchi Patel, president of Students for Environmental Awareness, said the severity of these issues makes it important for students to be aware of them. Students must also be knowledgeable of the events taking place in order to be able to change them effectively, she said. “There are a lot of issues out there … awareness is the biggest, crucial and fundamental component of change. If the public doesn’t
understand why these issues may harm them … then there is no way we can make any progress,” said Patel, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior. She said students at the University are so interested in responding to the issues that the organization had to increase the number of buses they were taking. Through these protests, Patel said she hopes to prevent companies who would benefit financially from the pipeline from lobbying
Congress and drowning out the voice of opposition. “The people … aren’t OK with the decisions … at this point,” she said. “We hope it conveys that we aren’t going to sit here quietly while you drill through our land and … give the people that provide you with money a profit.” The final approval to begin construction on the pipeline will be up to President Barack Obama, who postponed voting on the issue last year to SEE
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Initiative looks to end violence against women BY SHAWN SMITH CORRESPONDENT
Members of the University community joined the One Billion Rising movement, an initiative to prevent violence against women, on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus.
Strike, dance and rise were the names of the three strategies used by activists across campus to fight gender violence as a part of yesterday’s One Billion Rising movement. People across the world celebrated the movement, which works toward ending violence against women, said Laura Luciano, assistant director for the Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance. “We want to raise awareness of violence against women,” she said. “Our main goal is to eventually not work in this field. I have been here for 15 years, and it has not ended.
We need a dramatic change.” Luciano said Eve Ensler, the creator of the play “The Vagina Monologues,” began the movement to raise awareness of prevention of violence against women. One out of every three women experience some form of violence in their lives, she said. “We are demanding a change in the statistics,” she said. Defenders of gender violence used the “strike” strategy earlier in the week by placing placards on all five campuses, Luciano said. “They asked students, faculty and staff to sign and pledge against women’s violence,” she said. “There are over 100 on each of the SEE
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Professor looks at prevalent use of race as factor in health diagnosis Dorothy Roberts says idea of pure race proved false but still accepted in science, medicine, research studies BY HANNAH SCHROER CORRESPONDENT
Although many believe Western society is in a post-racial era, author Dorothy Rober ts asserts that the scientific world still views race as a determining variable in research. Roberts, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, spoke yesterday at the University’s Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research as a part of the institute’s weekly Brown Bag Seminars.
Even though geneticists proved false the idea of a pure race, sciences still accept race as an identifying factor in medicine and research studies, said Roberts. “Race is not a natural division among human beings,” she said. “It’s a political category that does have staggering biological consequences.” Rober ts, citing a sur vey conducted in Chicago, said despite having a lower chance of developing breast cancer, black women have higher rates of mortality from the disease than white women.
In 1980, the rate of death for white and black women was the same, but since then a gap developed. Black women’s health did not get worse, but white women’s health got better, she said. Rober ts said the study showed inequity in health care in Chicago and therefore indicated a bigger problem. Racial myths about breast cancer continue to affect breast cancer treatment, she said. The genetic mutation that makes people more prone to breast cancer is prevalent in women of all ethnicities, but black women are less likely than white women to get counseling about taking the genetic test to determine their risk, she said. SEE
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Dorothy Roberts, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, addressed the issue of race used as an identifying factor in medicine and research studies at the Institute of Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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CAMPUS CALENDAR Friday, Feb. 15 There will be a Turkish henna night at 5 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center multipurpose room. The free event will include dancing, performances, food and henna painting. Career Services is sponsoring a New Jersey Diversity Career Day in the Rutgers Student Center. The event, which is open to students, alumni and the public, and will be held between 10 am and 3 pm, will host representatives from various industries. It is suggested to dress professionally and bring your resume.
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Sunday, Feb. 17 The Rutgers Chinese Students and Scholars Association celebrates Chinese New Year at 7 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. There will be traditional Chinese cultural activities, such as Hongbao (“Red Pockets”) and Chunlian (“Spring Couplets”). The RCSS will give away prizes, including a refrigerator and air conditioner. For more information, visit rcssa.rutgers.edu.
Tuesday, Feb. 19 The Center for Social Justice and LGBT Communities screens “Queering South Africa” at 8 p.m. at the Douglass Campus Center as part of the “Reel Queer Film Series.” The center’s assistant director Zaneta Rago will talk about her film, which is about the diverse LGBT experiences of South Africans.
METRO CALENDAR Friday, Feb. 15 Julian McCullough will perform a comedy routine at the Stress Factory Comedy Club. The comedian, who will perform at 7 and 9:45 p.m., has starred on shows such as the Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon and Comedy Central Present. Tickets cost $20.
Saturday, Feb. 16 The New Brunswick Community Garden Coalition holds Seed Sweep 2013 at 9 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Church at 56 Throop Ave. There will be workshops on seed planting and free food, beverages and child care provided. Admission is free and attendees are encouraged to bring seeds to trade.
Tuesday, Feb. 19 Hannibal Buress performs at 7 p.m. at the Stress Factory at 90 Church St. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 20 Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Michael Bolton performs at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. in downtown New Brunswick. Tickets start at $35. For more information, visit statetheatrenj.org.
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VALENTINE DELIGHT Left, left to right: Scott Roberts, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, and Amy Hawley, a Brookdale Community College senior, pick from a variety of chocolate-covered delectables as a part of the University Dining Services’ “Chocolate Fantasy” last night at the Nielson Dining Hall on Douglass campus. Right: Menachem Teitelbaum, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, pours chocolate over her food. FIRAS SATTAR
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Top, left to right: Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club members Meghan Vander Plaat, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, and Abbey Hartman, a Rutgers Business School first-year student, cuddle with one of the seeing-eye dogs. Bottom, left to right: Anne Pianilli and Jennifer Martinez, School of Engineering and Biological Sciences seniors, sell baked goods to raise funds for their club. TIFFANY LOU
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RACE Roberts says race is used as biological category in science to market medicine CONTINUED FROM FRONT The fact that race is still commonly misunderstood today shows how easily and unconsciously it is accepted in society, said Shellae Versey, a postdoctoral student at IHHCPAR. “We associate certain characteristics and differences to race,” she said. Versey, a specialist in black women’s health as well as stress and aging, said ideas about race af fect science, whether scientists think of their research as specifically racebased or not. “Things hard to measure [like stress factors] get lost in the explanation of health disparities,” she said. Roberts said widespread scientific proof shows that the invention of race coincided with colonialism. Scientists hoped mapping the human genome would lead to a new way of understanding human genetic diversity that did not rely on 18th-century racial typologies, she said. “There is this intriguing idea that genetic information will overcome our myths about race and our affinity for racial division,” Roberts said. But such reliance has been difficult to overcome because the concept of race is ingrained in society, she said.
While mapping the human genome proved that every person’s DNA shares a commonality that cannot be distinguished by race, science writer Nicholas Wade wrote shortly after the genetic map that scientists now had to confront the genetic difference that existed between human races. Roberts said the continued misunderstanding shocked her because she had known race was not natural even as a child. “I knew that before I went to college — in 1973,” she said. Race is used as a biological category in science to market medicines and technologies as race-specific. Even sperm and egg donor sites categorize by race, she said. When she was pregnant with her fourth child, Roberts said she volunteered to participate at a clinical trial that researched whether or not blood tests and ultrasounds could detect Down syndrome and other disorders during the first trimester of pregnancy. She said before the trial, she needed to fill out a form that required her to indicate her race. “Race was important to this clinical trial to their statistics, and that just shows you how shoddy this research is,” she said. Basing research results on race to predict at-risk status made the research irrelevant because she was able to specify which race she identified with, she said.
Some scientists believe racial differences are real at the biological level but constructed on the social level, so studies often look for genetic explanations for health risks, Roberts said. Roberts said researchers must understand public health problems create these differences, not genetics, especially when studies have a localized pool of subjects. Societies need to consider the relationship between race and the body, but should not consider race biological when explaining social disparities or success in sports or academia, she said. “All you have to do is look at genetic diversity in Africa and you’ll see black people aren’t a genetically distinct race,” Roberts said. Jacob Boersema, a postdoctoral student at IHHCPAR, said people want to address socioeconomic disparities, but get wrapped up debating whether they are caused by genetic factors. Boersema said he understands the widespread appeal of certain scientific explanations that writers like Nicholas Wade use because they are easier to explain and understand. But it undermines scientific progress because people who want to address socioeconomic issues affecting minorities get wrapped up debating whether it is caused by genetics. Boersema, who was born in Holland, said he was familiar with the stereotype that black people excelled at sports but did not know it was so widespread. “I want to ask the other question — why all other sports are white,” he said. “Why is Tiger Woods the only black golfer?”
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PIPELINE Roback says people making money don’t want to change, but to continue CONTINUED FROM FRONT “They use the atmosphere as a the coming months, said Berman, a sewer … to dump carbon dioxide School of Arts and Sciences junior. Berman said he wants to make into,” he said. “It causes the impacts sure the president upholds his new of global warming,” he said. He said wind and solar are two position on environmental issues. “He spoke a lot about climate alternative ways to get energy change in his State of the Union the instead of the harmful methods other night, and I just want to see generated by projects like Keystone, but are him make good on more expensive that so it’s not just “You and your and therefore less talk,” he said. Berman said the children are going popular. Berman said protest would allow to have to live with students will feel advocates of envirepercussions ronmental change the consequences of the of using these to push the presiclimate change.” harmful methods dent on the promisin the future, es he has made. SAM BERMAN which makes it “It is a unique Student Representative for the imperative that issue … this deciSenate Executive Committee students take the sion is entirely in issue seriously. the president’s “You and your children are hands,” he said. “He’s the one who says [it can or cannot] proceed and going to have to live with the of climate so if we get enough people out in consequences front of the White House then that change. It’s going to affect your would be a lot of pressure on him.” life because you are going to Roback said the groups making have to pay for the environmenmoney burning fossil fuels do not tal damage that’s caused. We want to change, making it difficult have to … preser ve the future,” he said. to fight them.
IN BRIEF SANDY POLL SHOWS LOWER APPROVAL RATINGS Four months after it took place, 70 percent of New Jerseyans call Hurricane Sandy a “transformative event,” according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released Wednesday. The results stem from a poll taken by 796 adult New Jerseyans, where 92 percent said Gov. Chris Christie is handling recovery efforts “somewhat well” and 62 percent said “very well,” a sevenpoint drop since a November Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. But about three-quarters of New Jerseyans said their lives are not yet back to normal, according to the poll, even though 60 percent of those responding reported unrepaired damage to their home. State residents do not think as highly of President Barack Obama, as 82 percent said his post-Sandy efforts are going “somewhat well” and only 44 percent said his efforts are going “very well.” “New Jersey will be dealing with the effects of Superstorm Sandy for years,” Poll Director Rutgers-Eagleton David Redlawsk said in the poll. “Whether Sandy will prove transformative depends on how its effects influence decisions about rebuilding and future mitigation.” The poll found that 78 percent of New Jerseyans want the government to pay for repairs and rebuilding, though half say property owners should share the cost. In Sandy’s immediate aftermath, two-thirds of New Jerseyans said they had been personally affected by the hurricane. But in the most recent poll, the number declined to a low 46 percent. “It is likely that right after Sandy, even small inconveniences felt large,” he said. “Months later, those who faced more significant disruptions are most
likely to still say Sandy had personal impact.”
STUDENTS OFFER FREE TAX ASSISTANCE Law students at the RutgersCamden Law School are now offering free tax assistance for New Jersey citizens, according to University Media Relations. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance project aims to help low-income residents with a free way to handle the preparation of their income tax returns. “Low-income clients can take advantage of special credits and deductions to earn them a larger refund, which is especially important for those with children or dependents,” said Daniel Mak, a third-year Rutgers–Camden law student to Media Relations. The Internal Revenue Service sponsors the project and provides student volunteers with the training necessary to deal with tax law and preparing the tax returns correctly. Residents can meet with students on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch of the Camden County Library on the Rutgers-Camden campus. Marco Shawki, a second-year Rutgers–Camden law student, said students working for the project sometimes meet with up to 30 people in a night. “Every situation is unique and real client interactions and personalities have made me learn more of these practical skills than any simulated exercise I can do in school,” Mak said to University Media Relations. Shawki said many of the people taking advantage of the program are low-income residents from Camden. “We’re able to help people who are unable to do their taxes on their own or can’t pay to have them done,” he said. By Julian Chokkattu
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Members of the One Billion Rising movement danced on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus in an effort to increase awareness about violence against women. The movement is a global initiative created by Eve Ensler, author of “The Vagina Monologues.” SMARANDA TOLOSANO, MULTIMEDIA ASSOCIATE
WOMEN Maddock says she hopes to turn one billion victims to zero CONTINUED FROM FRONT five campuses, and our goal is to get 700 signed. So far over 600 have gone up.” Luciano said members of the University community signed the placards. “We have gotten signatures in all the student centers from passing students,” she said. “We even got the Scarlet Knight to sign up.” On the steps of Brower Commons yesterday on the College Avenue campus, members of the One Billion Rising movement used the “dance” and “rise” strategies. Luciano said the gathering included dancing, poetry readings and releasing balloons into the sky. “The first poem, called ‘Rise,’ was written by Eve [Ensler] specifically for this event,” she said. “The second poem, called ‘Over It,’ was written for V-Day last year.” Three students read ‘Rise,’ taking turns reading specific lines. For ‘Over It,’ random people from the crowd were selected to read individual lines, Luciano said.
Members of the One Billion Rising movement released ballons at the end of the rally, which signified women rising above physical and sexual violence. SHAWN SMITH “‘Over It’ is power ful because it is saying that we are over it,” she said. “We are over rape, over abuse and we want it to end.” After the poems and dancing, the event ended as the crowd released balloons to symbolize how the one billion women worldwide who are victims of violence should rise above it.
Lisa Smith, coordinator for the University’s Domestic Violence Services, said the movement is a worldwide effort that brings people of all ethnicities together. “This kind of violence transcends culture, transcends age [and] transcends socioeconomic levels,” she said. Smith said she is amazed that the University is willing to hold
events like One Billion Rising. “I’m proud that our office is a part of this event,” she said. “We are joining in an international effort.” Ruth Anne Koenick, director of the Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance, said she has worked for the anti-violence movement for over 40 years, and supports the efforts of One Billion Rising.
“This is so phenomenal to think about how to end violence,” she said. “I’ve been at Rutgers for 22 years, and I love that we can do this.” Brady Root, a University graduate student, said the planning for One Billion Rising began last year. “This is the beginning of our campaign for V-Day, [the global activist movement to end violence against women held on [Feb. 14]” she said. “We will be tabling and campaigning from now until we present ‘The Vagina Monologues’ in April.” Kristen Maddock, a University graduate student, said the issue should be talked about more. “We can move the world into change. Our hope is to make the one billion [victims] into zero,” she said. Maddock said women’s rights should be defended at all times, even when infringed in a joking manner. “You should stand up to your friends when they make rape jokes, or if they call someone a slut,” she said. Benny Del Castillo, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said she hopes the One Billion Rising event will inspire people. “I hope that people can take something out of this,” she said. “I hope it empowered them to take action.”
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Instability in Euro market affects NYSE NEW YORK (AP) — Renewed worries about Europe overshadowed an encouraging U.S. jobs report yesterday, leaving major stock indexes roughly where they started. Germany’s economy shrank more than expected late last year, and the slowdown in Europe’s largest economy deepened the region’s ongoing recession. That’s a troubling sign for the U.S., because sales to Europe have been a boon for American companies. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 9.52 points to close at 13,973.39. After a strong start, the stock market has drifted sideways over the previous week with few major events to sway investors. That calm could disappear soon, said Doug Cote, chief market strategist at ING U.S. Investment Management. With recessions in Europe and Japan, and weak growth in the U.S., he’s bracing for some turbulence. “Everybody is too complacent,” Cote said. Cisco Systems fell 1 percent. The world’s largest maker of computer networking equipment reported earnings late Wednesday that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations, but the company predicted sales growth that was weaker than previous estimates. Cisco’s stock lost 15 cents to $20.99. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged up 1.05 to 1,521.38. The Nasdaq composite index rose 1.78 to 3,198.66. The S&P 500 index has climbed 1.6 percent this month and has already gained 6.7 percent for the year. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell to 341,000 last week, the lowest level in three weeks, according to the Labor Department. Besides a few weeks last month affected by seasonal trends, that’s the lowest level in nearly five years. Among the many deals announced yesterday, American Airlines and U.S. Airways agreed to merge, creating the country’s largest airline. Warren Buffett and 3G Capital, a private-equity firm, also plan to buy the ketchup maker H.J. Heinz for $23 billion. US Airways sank 67 cents to $13.99, while H.J. Heinz soared $12.02 to $72.41. Constellation Brands soared 37 percent, the biggest gain in the S&P 500, after reaching a deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev. InBev agreed to sell a brewery in Mexico and rights for Corona and Modelo beer in the U.S. to Constellation for $2.9 billion. Constellation Brands gained $11.87 to $43.75. In the market for U.S. government bonds, the yield on the 10year Treasury slipped to 1.99 percent, down from 2.02 percent the day before.
DALLAS, TX — Thomas Horton, left, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, and Doug Parker, right, Chairman and CEO of US Airways, pose with a model triple seven aircraft during a news conference to announce the merger of the two airlines. US Airways and American Airlines have agreed to an $11 billion merger, creating the largest airline in the world. GETTY
Obama spearheads early education DECATUR, GA. (AP) — Raising hopes among parents who want preschool for all, President Barack Obama rolled out a plan yesterday to vastly expand government-funded early childhood, while keeping the price tag a secret. Republicans, wary of high costs and questionable outcomes, made clear they have no intention of signing a blank check. Setting up yet another clash with Republicans over spending and the proper scope of government, Obama in his State of the Union address proposed working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every American child. Two days later, he played blocks and gave fist-bumps to kids in a preschool classroom at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, casting the plan as part of a moral imperative to give every child a shot at success. “The size of your paycheck shouldn’t determine your child’s future,” Obama told about 600 teachers and parents at the Decatur Community Recreation Center, singling out Georgia as a model for making universal preschool a priority. “Let’s fix this. Let’s make sure none of our kids start out the race of life already a step behind.” The White House offered the first details about Obama’s plan yesterday, describing it as a “continuum of high-quality early learning for a child, beginning at birth and continuing to age 5.” The government would fund public preschool for any 4-year-old whose family income is 200 percent or less
of the federal poverty level — a more generous threshold than the current Head Start program, which generally serves kids from families below 130 percent of the poverty line. All 50 states and the federal government would chip in. Obama also proposed letting communities and childcare providers compete for grants to serve children 3 and younger, starting from birth. And once a state has established its program for 4-yearolds, it can use funds from the program to offer full-day kindergarten, the plan says. Conspicuously absent from Obama’s plan were any details
“The size of your paycheck shouldn’t determine your child’s future,” BARACK OBAMA US President
about the cost, a key concern among Republicans. Obama’s aides have insisted the new programs would not add to the nation’s nearly $16.5 trillion debt, but they won’t say what else will be cut to offset the cost, offering only vague allusions to cutting entitlement spending and closing loopholes. In a conference call with reporters yesterday, two of Obama’s top policy aides declined five times to explain how much the program would cost. “Details on that will be released when the president releases his budget in the coming weeks,”
Roberto Rodriguez, the White House’s top education adviser said. When asked again about the costs, officials went silent before a press aide joked: “Great, we’ll take the next one.” The price tag for expanding preschool to more than 4 million 4year-olds is potentially staggering. For instance, the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank with close ties to the Obama administration, proposed a $10,000a-child match to what states spend. That effort could cost taxpayers almost $100 billion over 10 years. Democrats and Republicans have already gridlocked over where to find $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade mandated by the so-called sequester; it’s difficult to imagine they could reach consensus on those cuts plus agree on further cuts to offset expanded preschool. In fact, the sequester cuts themselves could devastate current prekindergarten programs, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said yesterday, if Congress doesn’t find a way out by March 1, the date the cuts kick in. “Doing that to our most vulnerable children is education malpractice, economically foolish and morally indefensible,” he told senators on Capitol Hill. Weary of proposals by Obama they say blow up the cost and reach of federal government and still licking their wounds from November’s election, Republicans are in no rush to sign off on Obama’s preschool plan or any of a number of other initiatives he pitched in his address on Tuesday. “That whole playing well with others, by the way, is a trait we
could use more in Washington,” Obama said to a mix of laughter and applause in Decatur. “Maybe we need to bring the teachers up every once in a while have some quiet time. Time out.” A day earlier, House Speaker John Boehner said involving the federal government in early childhood education was “a good way to screw it up,” a sentiment echoed by Rep. John Kline, who chairs the House panel on education and said Obama must answer basic questions before expecting Republicans to get on board. “Will the plan be affordable? We all want to give children a solid foundation for a bright future, but that also means we can’t saddle them with even more debt,” Klein said. Republican lawmakers also were eager to press Obama for specifics lacking in his speech. For instance, leaders on the Hill were curious if this new expansion would be part of existing programs such as Head Start in the Health and Human Services Department, or if it would start a new program inside the Education Department. They also wanted to know if the new effort would funnel money to states or local governments, or if Washington would administer the program as part of a national prekindergarten program that is unrivaled in size. Obama has said he wants to partner with states, but the mechanics of such a joint project were far from clear. White House officials did say the new prekindergarten plans would be set up by states and be independent of Washington’s meddling with the details.
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Senate quarrels over proposed spending cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — A new plan by Senate Democrats to head off severe spending cuts in two weeks met an icy reception from Republicans yesterday, as administration officials stepped forward to lay out the biting consequences that could come if no deal is reached soon: thousands of air traffic controllers sidelined, the on and off idling of meat plants nationwide, slashed food aid and nutrition education for low-income women and children, locked gates at wildlife refuges, 10,000 laid-off teachers, and much more. As part of their solution to the impasse, Democrats are proposing a minimum tax on the wealthy, a non-starter with the GOP, as well as cuts to much-criticized farm subsidies and more gradual reductions in the Pentagon budget than will happen if the automatic cuts, known as sequester, kick in. Republicans vowed to kill the Democratic legislation encompassing the plan when a vote is called the week of Feb. 25 — just days before the across-the-board cuts would start
to slam government operations and the economy. Release of the plan set off a predictable round of bickering in a capital that remains at a loss over how to prevent the sequester, even as more and more details on the impact of the cuts are being released by panicked agency heads. “Their whole goal here isn’t to solve the problem, it’s to have a show vote that’s designed to fail, call it a day, and wait for someone else to pick up the pieces,” Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said of Democrats. “Well, my message this morning is simple: There won’t be any easy off-ramps on this one.” Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., called the Democratic measure, with its 50-50 mix of new tax revenue and spending cuts, a “fair and balanced approach” that “protects our country from moving into a very, very fragile position.” The debating points quickly formed. “Now, Republicans in Congress face a simple choice,” Jay Carney, President Barack Obama’s
spokesman said. “Do they protect investments in education, health care and national defense or do they continue to prioritize and protect tax loopholes that benefit the very few at the expense of middle and working class Americans?” The automatic sequester cuts that the Democratic bill is trying to avoid would drain $85 billion from
“Their whole goal here isn’t to solve the problem, it’s...[to] wait for someone else to pick up the pieces,” MITCH MCCONNELL Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (K.Y.)
the government’s budget over the coming seven months, imposing cuts of at least 8 percent on the Pentagon and 5 percent on domestic agencies. Medicare payments to doctors would be cut by 2 percent. Actual cuts may be in the order of
13 percent for defense and 9 percent for other programs because lawmakers delayed the impact of the sequester, requiring savings to be achieved in a shorter time. Administration officials, in testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee or letters to the panel, gave more shape to what they say is likely to happen absent a breakthrough. Lawmakers were told 15,000 air traffic controllers would be laid off for more than two weeks, the furloughing of inspectors for up to 15 days would force intermittent closures of meat and poultry plants, a relief fund for disaster victims would lose $1 billion, 70,000 pupils would be removed from the Head Start pre-kindergarten program, and mental health treatment could be denied to more than 373,000 people who need it. More than 3.8 million people out of work six months or longer could see their unemployment benefits reduced by close to 10 percent, and up to 600,000 women would be dropped from the Women, Infants and Children program that gives aid and nutrition education to pregnant and postpartum mothers.
As well, security at U.S. diplomatic installations, incredibly sensitive since the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, would be hampered, as would international peacekeeping operations in Mali and elsewhere and programs combatting terrorism, weapons proliferation and drug trafficking, lawmakers were told as part of a long list detailing the predicted fallout. To be sure, officials were casting the likely consequences in dire terms, as is always the case when agency budgets are threatened. The sequester law exempts Social Security, Medicaid, food stamps and Medicare recipients’ benefits from cuts, and the White House has instructed agencies to give priority to avoiding cuts that “present risks to life, safety or health.” But there is no question the cuts would bite deep, and most programs are vulnerable. The across-the-board cuts would result from the failure of a 2011 deficit “supercommittee” to reach agreement on a deficit reduction plan. The original idea was to make the prospect of sweeping, automatic cuts so severe that Democrats and Republicans would be motivated to strike a budget bargain to head it off.
Fugitive ex-police officer holds couple hostage in condo BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIF. (AP) — Karen and Jim Reynolds say they came face to face with fugitive Christopher Dorner, not up on a snow-covered mountain trail, but inside their cabin-style condo. During a 15-minute ordeal just a stone’s throw from a command post authorities set up in the manhunt for the ex-Los Angeles police officer, the couple said, Dorner bound them and put pillowcases on their heads. At one point, he explained that he had been in their condo over the previous days. “He said ‘I don’t have a problem with you, so I’m not going to hurt you,’” Jim Reynolds said. “I didn’t believe him. I thought he was going to kill us.” Police have not commented on the Reynolds’ account, but it renews questions about the thoroughness of a search for a man who authorities declared was extremely armed and dangerous as they hunted him across the Southwest and Mexico. “They said they went door-todoor but then he’s right there under their noses. Makes you wonder if the police even knew what they were doing,” said Shannon Schroepfer, who lives near the Reynolds’ cabin. “He was probably sitting there laughing at them the whole time.” The search for Dorner began last week after authorities said he had launched a deadly campaign of revenge against the Los Angeles Police Depar tment for his firing, warning that he would bring “warfare” to LAPD officers and their families.
The manhunt brought police to Big Bear Lake, a resort town about 80 miles east of Los Angeles where they found Dorner’s burned-out pickup truck abandoned. At some point, heavily armed officers lost his trail. But the fact that police did not find him — even though he may have been just across the street — was shocking to many, but not totally surprising to some experts familiar with the complications of such a manhunt. “Chilling. That’s the only word I could use for that,” Ed Tatosian, a retired SWAT commander for the Sacramento Police Department said. “It’s not an unfathomable oversight. We’re human. It happens. It’s chilling [that] it does happen.” Law enforcement officers, who had gathered outside daily for briefings, were stunned by the revelation. One official later looking on Google Earth exclaimed that he’d parked right across the street from the Reynolds’ cabin each day. The Reynolds said Dorner was upstairs in their rental condo Tuesday when they arrived to clean it to rent to vacationers. Dorner, who at the time was being sought for three killings, confronted the Reynolds with a drawn gun, “jumped out and hollered ‘stay calm,’” Jim Reynolds said during a Wednesday night news conference. His wife screamed and ran downstairs but Dorner caught her, Reynolds said. The couple said they were taken to a bedroom where he ordered them to lie on a bed and then on the floor. Dorner bound their arms and legs with plastic ties, gagged them with towels and covered their heads with pillowcases, they said.
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This week was attributed to women and women’s issues, chief among them prevention of sexual and physical violence against women. The One Billion Rising campaign against gender violence was a true showstopper. Earlier this week, a candlelight vigil was held outside Brower Commons in the wake of sexual violence in India. The Catholic Student’s Association became the reason for smiles on many women’s faces who read Post-its around campus with messages like “you’re beautiful” and “you’re loved.” We give a laurel to the student community for drawing much-needed attention to women’s issues.
The Passaic Valley School Board passed a measure that allows its high school principal to carr y a concealed weapon in school. The decision comes as a reaction to the Newtown tragedy, which shook the nation and reignited the gun control debate across the country. The unanimous decision intends to keep students safe, but carrying a gun is not part of a school principal’s job description. This dart is much less dangerous than Passaic Valley’s new policy.
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If you’re one of many students on campus who’ve been forced to buy a meal plan, our next laurel could intrigue you. The upcoming Knight Wagon, a mobile van serving and delivering food around campus, will be accepting meal swipes and RU Express. Even though it’s run by Rutgers Dining Services, the wagon will include some new varieties of food items for students to savor. We award the Knight Wagon for giving us more options.
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Rutgers Women’s Basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer is one step away from being among the three most glorified women in the history of college basketball. Stringer needs to win her 900th match in order to achieve this milestone. Even though Stringer has encountered criticism for her unrelenting attitude, attendance issues and big losses, she claims to follow her style and do things her way. Well, what can we say — sometimes it’s a bad idea to get in a woman’s way. We laurel C. Vivian Stringer for coming through in the clutch.
This week, Hurricane Sandy has been declared to be the second costliest storm in American history. Yet, there are N.J. residents that have still not fully recovered. This dart comes as a reminder that the hardships are still not over. While relief efforts came in strong, much still needs to be done to get New Jersey back on its superhuman feet. As per our Tuesday editorial, Gov. Chris Christie is even resorting to legalizing online gambling to get the economy reenergized again, and the Jersey Shore is still sadly in need of reconstruction.
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MANDATORY HEALTH CARE FOR NJ COLLEGE STUDENTS
New policy detrimental STATE OF THE UNION MATT KUCHTYAK
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nce again, New Jersey has to be unique. While we — along with our full-service loving Oregonian comrades — may love that we don’t have to pump our own gas, our current distinction as the only state that requires its college students to have health insurance is a less flattering one. State Assembly bill A3546 would eliminate the requirement that all full-time students in New Jersey institutions of higher education must maintain health insurance coverage. The State Senate passed an identical bill, S2291, by a margin of 32-3 in December. The Assembly should follow suit and send the bill to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk for his signature. Most of the state’s college students currently stay on their parent’s health insurance plans, but roughly one third of students — including many of those from low-income backgrounds — purchase plans through their schools to comply with current state law. These plans often have more inexpensive associated premiums of a few hundred dollars, but due to changes in federal health care regulations, premiums could rise by as much as $1,000 to $1,500 per plan. These steep increases could potentially force students to drop out of school due to additional financial obligations. Industr y officials rightly point out that students who cannot afford the pricier health plans will drop their coverage to remain in school. There are legitimate concerns that students without insurance who get sick may contribute to unhealthier communal spaces, but college students tend to be among the younger and healthier populations. The threat of uninsured students spreading disease or ending up in the emergency room, then, is quite small and does not warrant the current university student insurance mandate. Unfortunately, health care experts are unsure exactly what the effects will be when the health insurance exchange and insurance mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” take effect in 2014. The bill pending in the Assembly explicitly states that federal law requiring health insurance coverage will supersede the provisions removing the requirement that full-time students have health insurance coverage. In the meantime, however, the bill’s main points will help alleviate the financial burden on already-strained students without having severe adverse effects on the health of university communities or the state’s taxpayer bills. In an age of ever-mounting student debt and tuition rate increases that often outpace inflation, lawmakers need to do everything in their power to remove the financial barriers to attending college for our state’s young adults. Matt Kuchtyak is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics and political science with a minor in general history. His column, “State of the Union,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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n New Jersey, unlike in the other 49 states, college students are required by law to own health insurance. Students who do not own health insurance prior to enrolling at the University have been able to acquire it from the University at a semi-reasonable price: $400-$600 per semester. However, it looks like that number will go up significantly, perhaps as high as $2,000. This can certainly put a number of college students on edge as they become forced to find that hefty extra sum. According to John Melendez, the vice president of Student Affairs at New Jersey City University, NJCU will also see a rise in the price of its student health insurance. The price increases “are caused by the Public Health Service Act and the Affordable Care Act, [Obamacare] signed into law by President [Barack] Obama in 2010,” Melendez said. Sigh. Definitely change that New Jersey law. New York and California don’t even force themselves into people’s lives that much. My wishful thinking suggests that we should have a single-payer health care system, where everyone is given free health care by the government. That would solve many of these problems in the long term. I wish for something akin to what is found in the United Kingdom and Canada, even accepting that certain kinds of specialized care in such a system would be worse than it is in the United States. On the whole, a single-payer health care system would be desirable. Let me give you two good reasons why: philosophical and practical. First, health care should be valued more than education. Our government provides free public K-12 education for all, and almost all Americans practice this. K-12 education is considered a fundamental right on social welfare grounds, but isn’t being healthier or even alive, more important than being educated? If the government is going to be in the social welfare business, it should focus on more pressing issues like health care first. Think Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Second, having health care provided by the government makes people happier to work in low-paying jobs. A lot of the stress associated with being lower middle-class or working poor in the United States pertains to uncertainty about health care coverage. I’ve read testimonies on the Internet that suggest Canadian retailer workers have a more positive attitude than American retail workers, and I suspect our differing health care systems partially explain the phenomenon. To be honest, I would have seriously considered becoming a bohemian if I knew I would not need to work for my health insurance. This boost in happiness among the lower classes would ensure much greater societal stability. How are we going to pay for this? Higher taxes across the board, of course, but we should be more or less just as well off as before, considering we will not have to pay for private insurance anymore. My bohemian alter ego may freeload off us, but he’ll soon feel guilty. Ed Reep is a Rutgers Business School senior majoring in supply chain and marketing science with minors in business and technical writing and economics.
NJPIRG: Voice for students COMMENTARY STEFANY FARINO
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or the last forty years, NJPIRG Students has been a voice for students, and helped them make a difference on issues they care about. Just this year, NJPIRG interns and volunteers helped register over 6,000 Rutgers students to vote, collected thousands of dollars for Hurricane Sandy Relief, got numerous signatures for stronger federal standards for air pollution, and educated students on campus about energy efficiency. NJPIRG’s efforts to register and turn out thousands of students to vote across the state last fall stands in direct contrast to the billions spent by special interests to influence those same elections. Their work to fight for stronger standards on air pollution from coal plants on the national level makes sure that students and the public have a voice to stand up against the powerful coal lobby in Washington, D.C. NJPIRG gives students a chance to stand up against billions of corporate dollars in our political system. Students here at Rutgers decided to form NJPIRG in 1972 because they recognized that they needed a voice beyond Rutgers to make an impact on many of the issues they cared about. So they voted to assess themselves a fee, and pool their
resources to hire researchers, advocates, experts and organizers to help them be more effective. Students at Rutgers vote every three years to continue supporting an NJPIRG chapter. Last summer, NJPIRG’s staff and students worked with Student PIRGs across the country to stop student loan interest rates from doubling. That victory will save the average student borrower about $1,000 over the life of their loans. It wasn’t just the work of staff and students here at Rutgers that made that win possible. NJPIRG also has a higher education advocate in Washington D.C. who worked closely with the White House and members of Congress to stop student loan interest rates from doubling. But it wasn’t just their work in NJ and Washington D.C. NJPIRG worked with Student PIRGs all across the country to show widespread support from students across the country. That’s how they won. NJPIRG has used the same tried and true strategy to tackle other major public interest issues, from energy efficiency to consumer protection to renters’ rights. We’re proud to have such an effective voice for students and the public as a part of our University. We are glad that students made that decision to form NJPIRG Students back in 1972, and confident they will make that choice for decades to come. Stefany Farino is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in psychology.
Revisit the budget deficit COMMENTARY DONALD COUGHLAN
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he Congressional Budget Office announced this past Tuesday that the budget deficit will be under a trillion dollars for the first time in President Barack Obama’s administration, at $845 billion. Despite the decreasing annual deficit, we are still looking at America’s mountain of debt gaining over $7 trillion in the next ten years according to the CBO. This additional accumulation of debt is on top of over $16 trillion in existing federal debt, as well as over $3 trillion in state and local government debt that grows daily. Regardless of one’s political party, everyone appears to recognize continuing at this pace is unsustainable. Americans recognizing our bleak fiscal situation, rather than punishing our politicians, rewarded both parties sending nearly all of them back to Washington, state governments, and local governments this past November. Most students here have not been a part of the dysfunction in our political process as we only became eligible to vote a few years ago. But now that we are eligible to vote, we are just as responsible every time we vote to send fiscally irresponsible politicians back to office. We do have the right to complain about politicians prior to us being eligible to vote and still reserve that right to complain once we have obtained legal voting age. What we lose is the right to place blame once we are eligible to vote. Ultimately, our generation has to bear the responsibility for the fiscal mess and dysfunctional government continuing if we choose not to become more involved. While having your voice heard is difficult at the federal and state level, we can have our voices heard within the on-campus community, as well as our local municipalities. As former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill, DMass., said, “All politics is local.” Our generation has a unique opportunity to demonstrate ideas at the local level that can work and be implemented across all government levels. As a senior in high school in 2011, I ran for one of two open seats in a three-
way race for a seat at Clearview Regional High School District Board of Education because I wanted to give back to the school that had given me so much in my six years within the district. After two months of intensive campaigning, I was humbled by the support of voters in my town that pulled the lever more for me than any other candidate. Being sworn in to my new position, I was energized and ready to implement new ideas. I quickly learned ideas voters and I thought were common sense, such as recording public BOE meetings to be viewed online anytime with equipment the school already owns, and adding a non-voting student representative to the board, similar to the student representative on the Board of Governors. The ideas met resistance from the other board members and administrators of Clearview. While the above ideas have failed to be enacted, some policy changes have been implemented such as reforming the student grievance policy, decreasing our school’s debt by several million dollars, and this past meeting, getting the Superintendent to acknowledge that the BOE would be strengthened if we allow the public to view policies prior to the BOE voting on them. The past two years on the board has taught me that we all have a role to play, particularly our generation. We can offer a fresh perspective while working to make our local governments fiscally responsible with increased accountability and transparency. We all can and need to become more involved. Voting in all elections is a good start, attending public meetings to see what is transpiring in our local governments and running for local elected offices within our town is the way to effectuate positive change. If we allow our local governments to continue to be fiscally irresponsible while continuing to ignore common-sense ideas and reforms, our federal and state legislators will continue to follow suit and remain just as complacent. Ultimately, our generation has a choice to begin getting involved at the local level to make a difference — whether or not we utilize the influence we have remains to be seen. Donald Coughlan is a junior in the Rutgers Business School majoring in Finance and Political Science.
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Today's Birthday (02/15/13). Social life and partnerships sparkle until the summer. Play conservatively after April (for five months), and rely on your seasoned team. Achievements count more than toys. Work shifts into higher gear in the summer, and the career track you launch will take you far. 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 — This is the opportunity; take the necessary steps to afford it. Pull yourself up and empower others to succeed in the process. Grow your economy and everyone benefits. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — You don't need to worry; everything is coming together now. Besides, you're extra hot for the next couple of days. Secret benefits could be yours, if you play your cards right. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 6 — The pressure is about to increase. Hiding out is a fine strategy. Ultimately you will resolve it. Let the metamorphosis happen naturally. Be sensitive. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Plan ahead for a better understanding of what's coming. Back up your data before Mercury goes retrograde on February 24. Find comfort in your community. Whistle while you work. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Give your career an extra boost of energy. When in doubt, find out how others have solved similar problems, and then add your own personal touch. Don't be afraid to ask for exactly what you want. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — News affects your decisions for the days ahead. Fix something before it breaks. Have confidence in your newly developed talents. Your wanderlust is getting worse; follow your heart.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Think fast; your friends want to go, too. You can work it out. Throw yourself into a project. Draw upon hidden resources to pay bills during this next phase. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Share a bit of success. Family matters vie with work for your attention. Keep your agreements. Partnership negotiations occur today and tomorrow. Choose the timing carefully. Angry words are expensive. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Get rid of what you don't want to make space for what you do. The workload is intense. Rest later. Good news comes from far away. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — The odds are in your favor, and legal or administrative details resolve now. Accept a generous offer. Fringe benefits and stock options count. Take more time for play. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Provide leadership, and press for an advantage. Be imaginative as you focus on home improvement. It's a good time for learning domestic crafts. Clean one room at a time. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Things are unstable financially. You can learn what you need. The more you achieve, the better you feel. Catch up on reading and study.
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WIN Miller thinks victory swings momentum in favor of the Knights CONTINUED FROM BACK After defeating a Big East opponent in in-state rival Seton Hall on national television, that feeling has likely returned. “All we needed was one win,” Miller said Tuesday. “We [needed to] taste a little bit of blood and get that out of the way. Now we’re locked in. We know if we play together like we did [against Seton Hall] and we play hungry defensively, we can win the game.” Miller acknowledged while teams were playing well against them, most of the Knights’ issues were self-inflicted. Aside from sophomore guard Eli Carter’s ill-advised layup that failed to go in to allow the Pirates to pull within one shot with seconds left, there were no glaring mistakes. Instead, Rutgers recorded more assists than turnovers for only the fourth time in Big East play and posted double-digit blocks for the first time against a conference opponent. “I think that’s what this team has to be,” Rice said Tuesday. “I thought we shared the game. I liked our shots in the second half. We had some wide open shots, we had some layups, we got fouled and we kept attacking.” For the rest of the season, the Knights’ schedule will be decidedly easier than it had been in the
SPORTS PAGE 13 previous conference games, apart from matchups with Marquette and Georgetown. But that does not mean each team will be a pushover. That begins tomorrow when Rutgers travels to Chicago to face DePaul. Although the Blue Demons (10-14, 1-10) have only one conference win to their credit, they have shown they can play with tougher opponents. They took No. 21 Notre Dame to overtime twice and fell to Cincinnati by only five points. Rutgers is also one of their most realistic chances left to win a game, as five of their last six games following Saturday are against teams in the top half of the Big East. Perhaps Rutgers’ biggest advantage is its most recent problem — scoring. The Knights have not been able to put up strong offensive numbers in recent games, but the Blue Demons post the worst scoring defense in the conference. They allow opponents an average of 73.8 points per game, seven more points than St. John’s, the second-worst team in the category. As long as Rutgers can keep junior guard Brandon Young and junior for ward Cleveland Melvin — DePaul’s two leading scorers — off the stat sheet, odds are in its favor to post its first back-to-back wins in more than a month. For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Joey Gregory on Twitter @JGregoryTargum.
Senior lefthander Rob Smorol will start in the Knights first game of the season. Smorol went 8-4 in 15 appearances last season for head coach Fred Hill. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012
’CANES Smorol works on curveball as stikeout pitch in offseason CONTINUED FROM BACK Smorol said last season he had four pitches: a fastball, slider, changeup and curveball. But he said the curveball was inconsistent when he went 8-4 as a starter. Smorol believes his cur veball will be a more effective this time around. “I want it to be more of a twostrike pitch and swing-and-miss pitch rather than just get it going early in the count,” Smorol said. “Hopefully adding that in my repertoire will help me this season.” The Hurricanes are ranked No. 28 in the Collegiate Baseball pre-
season poll, but head coach Fred Hill does not look at those things. “It’s all about how they handle the pressure and doing the right things at the right time,” Hill said. “No matter who you play it’s always going to be, ‘put the ball in play and catch the ball,’ and I think we can do that.” Rutgers will rely on a veteran core to do just that. Senior catcher Jeff Melillo and junior second baseman Nick Favatella will have to continue their performance from last season to get the Knights on the right track beginning with Miami. The duo went a combined 7for-27 against the Hurricanes last season in three games and drove in a combined five RBI. But that was last season, and all they have to worry about right now is adjusting to the nice weather they have missed out on.
Hill said the Knights were only able to practice outside a handful of times in the preseason. Favatella has dealt with this his whole time here at Rutgers. “It’s going to be a lot different going outside in the 80 degree weather,” Favatella said. “We’ve been inside in cages live, but it’s going to be a lot different. We’ve worked hard and prepared for it so hopefully we see results.” Smorol sees the trip as the ideal situation for an opener. “There is nothing better than going out in front of 5,000 fans and starting off the season opening night with warm weather and a big time atmosphere,” Smorol said. “Once that first pitch settles in, then you have to get rid of the jitters.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
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FEBRUARY 15, 2013 GYMNASTICS RUTGERS FACES NO. 18 MARYLAND, WEST VIRGINIA IN COLLEGE PARK, M.D.
Knights focus on consistency for tough road test BY GREG JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
Officially halfway through a season littered with ups and downs, the Rutgers gymnastics team gets another opportunity
this weekend to prove the mental game philosophies it has preached. For weeks the Scarlet Knights have stressed a mindset that is focused, consistent and stable under pressure.
But putting it all together has been easier said than done. During the last three weeks, the Knights have been sporadic. They were swept by three teams Jan. 26 at Penn State, conquered three at home Feb. 2
Senior Daniele D’Elia leads the Knights at Maryland in their best event, the floor exercise. But D’Elia recorded a season-worst score of 9.775 last time out. NISHA DATT, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
and fell at Kent State on Saturday after falling apar t down the stretch. When Rutgers (7-6, 1-2) takes on No. 18 Mar yland and West Virginia on Sunday in College Park, Md., it must finish routines and eliminate mental errors. There really is no alternative. “We’re not good enough to make mistakes and expect to win,” said head coach Louis Levine. “Got to go out there and be mistake-free.” The Knights will not likely receive much help from their opponents. The Terrapins (7-1-1, 3-1-1) bring in an overall score average of 195.240, ranking No. 6 in the country on vault and No. 25 on floor exercise. The Mountaineers (5-4) rank No. 19 on vault and No. 17 on floor exercise. It is arguably the most difficult road test Rutgers faces this season, but the Knights approach it no differently than any other meet. They do not want to fall back into the trap of putting unnecessary pressure on their routines. Levine understands it once again comes down to the team doing its job. “The opportunity is there for us every week,” Levine said. “We have to go out there and hit all four events, and if we do that, we’ll be right there with them.” Conducting further selfassessments, the Knights studied film Monday of their performances at Kent State.
Rutgers’ catalysts’ know they must take charge. Freshman Jenna Williams had her first major hiccup of the season Saturday, only recording a score of 8.550 on balance beam. She did not even factor into the Knights’ scorecard in the event. The rookie focuses on staying true to her strengths. “There’s not much that me personally is planning on changing,” Williams said. “I just had a bad meet. One meet isn’t the end of the world. I just need to do the same thing that I’ve been doing and work on my mental part of it just as much as my physical part of it.” Junior co-captain Alexis Gunzelman also looks to get back on track on beam. She posted a season-worst score of 9.200 last weekend in the event. Senior Danielle D’Elia leads the way in Rutgers’ best event, the floor exercise, but needs to do better than the season-worst score of 9.775 she earned last week for the team to prevail. The Knights hope to get even better production from junior Luisa Leal, who will be competing in her fourth meet of the season. She continues to work her way back to 100 percent on her vault, bars and beam routines. Action begins at 5 p.m. from Comcast Center. For updates on the Rutgers gymnastics team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GJohnsonTargum.
TOURNAMENT Rutgers travels to Texas early enough to adjust to infield CONTINUED FROM BACK see how they carr y themselves — their confidence.” The process of building up stable confidence is something Nelson deems essential this season. Sustaining momentum is a key, he said. “Last year we won some big games, but we were up and down, up and down,” Nelson said. “I think we never got on a roll where we carried six or seven [wins] or more, and that’s what I’m looking to do this year.” The Knights also need to adjust quickly to the diamond they will be playing on. Nelson said the team arrived in San Antonio late last night and will only take brief infield practice before its first match. Rutgers opens at 10 a.m. with a game against Boise State — who had an RPI of 57 last season — followed by a 12:30 p.m. contest with Iowa State. Sophomore lefthander Alyssa Landrith will likely start the first game, Nelson said. The 2012 Big East Rookie of the Year went 1812 with a 2.28 ERA last season. The rest of the rotation workloads are up in the air. Senior righthander Abbey Houston and freshman righthander Dresden Maddox
Head coach Jay Nelson’s Knights face four teams who already began their year last week as Rutgers opens season action. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012
will also get starts and be mixed in for relief outings depending on who was used last and who has the most rest, Nelson said. He believes the balance of his pitching staff meshes well. “They all complement each other, because they’re all different pitchers,” Nelson said. “Alyssa has a nice riseball, she can throw down – she can throw a screwball and changeup. … Abbey gets it up to 65. She’s probably the hardest thrower. And Dresden [throws] 59, kind of relies on hitting her spots and moving the ball a little bit more.” On the other side of the ball, the Knights are pleased with the way they have swung the bats in the preseason.
Now it is a matter of staying within fundamentals while adjusting to new pitchers. That starts with taking the series one step at a time. “We’re going to have to approach every game one at a time — every inning, every pitch as it comes,” said senior catcher Kaci Madden. “But we definitely expect to win every game.” The Knights round out the weekend with games tomorrow against Missouri State and Texas-San Antonio, followed by a Sunday rematch with Boise State. For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GJohnsonTargum.
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SPORTS PAGE 15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONNECTICUT-RUTGERS, TOMORROW, 4 P.M.
Senior guard Erica Wheeler tied for the Knights’ lead in scoring Tuesday against DePaul with 12 points, which freshman forward Rachel Hollivay also scored. Wheeler has been one of Rutgers’ most steady offensive players this season, averaging 10.2 points per game. TIAN LI
Stringer receives second chance at milestone BY AARON FARRAR CORRESPONDENT
With its NCAA tournament berth chances looking very slim, the Rutgers women’s basketball team returns to its own hardwood tomorrow for a matchup with No. 3 Connecticut. DePaul snapped the Scarlet Knights’ three-game winning streak Tuesday, which also spoiled head coach C. Vivian Stringer’s first attempt to collect her 900th career win. Rutgers’ road woes continued, and it came up short in a game that came down to the final possession. The Knights found themselves fighting back after a slow start once again, but it was not enough. They are now 3-8 away from the Louis Brown Athletic Center.
“We are not the best shooting team in the world, but we can play better than that so I was disappointed,” Stringer said in a statement after the loss. “The only thing I wanted was to just play hard and put on a good show. I thought we played more aggressively in the second half, but there was not a sense of urgency.” Rutgers has become accustomed to its lackluster performances in the opening halves. It feels motivated in the second stanzas when trailing, sometimes by double figures, to fight its way back into games. The Knights took that approach on Tuesday in Chicago. They fell behind, 35-19, at intermission and trotted to the locker room with a lot of work at hand. With an offensive charge from freshman for ward Rachel
Hollivay, Rutgers outscored the Blue Demons, 38-25, in the second half. The Columbus, Miss., native poured in 12 points to help the Knights retake the lead. Sophomore guard Syessence Davis tied the game after making a tough layup off of a steal by senior guard Erica Wheeler. Davis was also fouled on the play but failed to convert on the threepoint play, leaving the game knotted at 57-apiece. DePaul guard Brittany Hrynko shattered any hopes that Rutgers had of pulling off one of its biggest comebacks of the season. After inbounding the ball underneath their own basket, the Blue Demons got Hrynko a good look from behind the arc and she nailed the three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to take a 6057 lead.
The Knights had one more opportunity to force the game into overtime, but Wheeler came up short on a contested shot from long range. Stringer was denied her 900th win and has to try again back at home. “You might not believe this, but I have not even talked to them about 900,” she told the Associated Press. Rutgers faces the Huskies for the first time since meeting in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament late last season. The Knights fell in an admirable effort and will need the same type of attitude in Saturday’s contest. The team’s dynamic is completely different from last year’s roster and now, Rutgers is playing for its season. In this last stretch of the regular season,
the Knights must win ever y game for a realistic chance to clinch what would be their 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament invitation. Rutgers has a big task at hand as it attempts to stop a team that just annihilated Providence. The Huskies (23-1, 10-1) crushed Providence, 10549, in a competition in which ever y Connecticut player scored and recorded at least one assist. The Knights (14-9, 5-5) look to halt the team that leads the nation in scoring with 83.8 points per game and propel Stringer into the record books. For updates on the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team, follow Aaron Farrar on Twitter @AFarrarTargum.
WRESTLING RUTGERS-DREXEL, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
Goodale goes for 100th win with Winston out BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Senior 184-pounder Dan Rinaldi is not a person to look ahead. But that did not stop him from becoming excited about what could be if the Rutgers wrestling team is able to defeat Drexel tonight. “If [head] coach Goodale could get his 100th win, that would be pretty sweet.” Rinaldi said. With the victory, Goodale will become the third coach in Scarlet Knights histor y to reach the milestone, with only John Sacchi, Deane Oliver and Dick Voliva as the other members of the club. Goodale is not worried about that right now. Instead, it is the Knights’ last road dual meet that is his concern. “You have to keep getting better,” Goodale said. “At this point of the year you want to wrestle
your best and let it carry over to March. They say it’s all about March, well, at some point everything needs to click and [you] forget about the opponent.” Drexel owns an 8-10 dual record this season, but its 33-6 loss against Bloomsburg on Nov. 24 shed more perspective on just what type of match this can turn out to be for Rutgers. Rinaldi understands this, so the Knights will have a different mindset for tonight’s match. “We just have to worry about ourselves individually for this match,” Rinaldi said. “If you put up points you have to put up more points, and if you’re not supposed to win then you have to knock someone off.” The Knights will have opportunities in that department, with Drexel sporting two grapplers ranked in the AWN poll.
Brandon Palik is No. 19 in the 197-pound weight class while 141pounder Frank Cimato is No. 20 in his. While Goodale would like to see upsets at those spots from
“We try to go through the same routine for every match and do our jobs.” DAN RINALDI Senior 184-pounder
junior Dan Seidenberg and sophomore Trevor Melde, respectively, it is 157 pounds that provides the most intrigue. Goodale said Scott Winston will most likely not suit up, meaning
one of his more decorated wrestlers will miss his second straight match with an injury. He did not participate in the Knights’ 18-16 upset of Bloomsburg last Friday. Freshman Mikey Simmons will replace him in the lineup again after being pinned against Bloomsburg’s Frank Hickman. Goodale does not want him to think back to the loss, nor does he want the rest of his wrestlers to regress despite their opponent. “I want to make sure that when all 10 guys take the mat, that they believe they can win and per form to a level that we’re are satisfied with,” he said. “If somebody does not wrestle well, we want to understand the reasons so we don’t take a step back.” The match will be different from most away matches, as the
Knights will only have to travel down the New Jersey Turnpike to Philadelphia to compete against Drexel. That means they will not have to spread their training over two nights, since they do not have to stay for more than a day. Rutgers will train before they take the mat. The only thing Rinaldi wants to think about is getting his coach his 100th win along with a match victory of his own. “We tr y not to,” Rinaldi said of if Rutgers thinks about the dif ferent circumstances. “We tr y to go through the same routine for ever y match and do our jobs.” For more information on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
PROPER MENTALITY The Rutgers gymnastics team
PHILLY FOCUS The Rutgers wrestling team will travel
TAKE TWO Head coach C. Vivian
looks to build its mindset when it enters the second half of its season Sunday at Maryland against the No. 18 Terrapins. PAGE 14
down the turnpike today to face Drexel with a chance for head coach Scott Goodale to capture his 100th career win as head coach. PAGE 15
Stringer gets her second chance at winning her 900th game tomorrow against Connecticut. PAGE 15
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “At some point everything needs to click and [you] forget about the opponent.” — Rutgers head wrestling coach Scott Goodale on the meets leading up to March
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Boise State highlights tournament BY GREG JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers softball team kicks off its season today for the San Antonio Classic at Texas, where through Sunday it plays the first five of 24 straight games away from home. For more than three weeks, the Scarlet Knights have practiced at the Louis Brown Athletic Center and the Rutgers Indoor Practice and Conditioning Facility. Now the Knights face the task of translating their game outdoors for the first time since the fall. “The challenge is we go from a bubble with turf to being outside on dirt, which the playing surface is a lot different,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “That’s the only thing that kind of creates a little worry for me, but I think our kids have been through it pretty much.” The teams Rutgers is up against do not have the same issues. The tournament field consists of Boise State, Iowa State, Missouri State and TexasSan Antonio — all of which saw their first game action last weekend. Nelson is simply looking to see how the Knights respond. “I’d like to see how they carr y themselves, basically,” Nelson said. “It’s our first time out. We haven’t been on a field outside since the fall, so I can just want to SEE
Senior wing Dane Miller attempts to block Georgetown guard Otto Porter on Feb. 9 at the RAC. The Knights will play DePaul Saturday with a chance to compile their second winning streak in Big East play. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Knights look to build off win BY JOEY GREGORY CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers men’s basketball team, to say the least, hit some rough times. Seven of the Scarlet Knights’ 10 different Big East opponents have held a ranking at one point in the season. As a result, entering Tuesday night’s game against Seton Hall, Rutgers
TOURNAMENT ON PAGE 14
had built up a six-game losing streak, several of which senior wing Dane Miller admitted the Knights could have won. That streak ended Tuesday, as Rutgers — after nearly losing a 13-point lead — topped the Pirates by two points. “It feels good to get a victory,” said head coach Mike Rice after the game. “It takes the pressure off your shoulders, so to speak, so
maybe now we’ll play a little looser and a little better.” But that win was about more than getting rid of the pressure. After beginning the Big East season 3-2, the Knights largely lost the feeling of what winning a game, especially a conference game, is like. SEE
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BASEBALL RUTGERS-MIAMI, TONIGHT 7 P.M.
Rutgers begins season against ‘Canes BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Senior pitcher Alyssa Landrith will lead Rutgers on the mound against Boise St. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012
Rob Smorol knows all about Miami. The senior lefthander took the mound last season in the Rutgers baseball team’s season opener against the Hurricanes, going four innings before he handed the ball off to the bullpen.
Though the Scarlet Knights lost that game, 6-4, Smorol is antsy to get another chance at Miami. After being cooped up indoors because of the weather, his whole team should be ready to begin its season in the Sunshine State. “We’ve been waiting for what seems like forever to start back up, so it’s finally here, we’re ready to go and everyone is in good spirits,”
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Smorol said. “I think everyone is just looking forward to being down there and getting it going.” Smorol will get another opportunity against the Hurricanes as the Knights’ No. 1 starter. In those four innings last season, Smorol surrendered two earned runs on two hits with six strikeouts. SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR
No. 5 Duke Virginia Tech
77 33
No. 16 S. Carolina 74 No. 9 Kentucky 78
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Clemson No. 7 Maryland
81 69
Wake Forest No. 14 UNC
56 76
vs. Boise State
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at Drexel
at Princeton
No. 18 Purdue Wisconsin
58 48
sophomore, holds the top long jump mark with a 7.61 meter jump in conference play entering the men’s track Big East Championships.
Today, 10 a.m. San Antonia, Texas
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Tonight, 7 p.m. Philadelphia
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No. 8 Penn State 45 Iowa 75