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Barchi addresses University’s concerns BY ALEX MEIER ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
For the first time since taking of fice on Sept. 1, 2012, University President Robert L. Barchi answered questions from the public last night in a town hall hosted by the Rutgers University Student Assembly. RUSA invited Barchi to give a speech to a crowd of more than 200 in the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. Barchi recapped the highlights and struggles of the past year — Superstorm Sandy’s impact on campus, facilitating the merger of the University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, joining the Big Ten Athletic Conference and becoming a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation. He also addressed the University’s strategic plan, which aims to smooth UMDNJ’s merging with the University as well as improve the overall quality of the University. “We don’t want to be number one ... I’m not interested in that,” Barchi said. “What I think we should be interested in is being recognized as among the best — that is in our grasp. That is what we should be.” The merger will reshape the structure of the University greatly — bringing in over 6,000 new students and 10,000 new faculty members. Barchi said the University has a limited amount of resources for such a big enterprise. The University needs comprehensive involvement
James Johnson, a professor in the Department of Religion, looked at the connections between religious pluralism and religious freedom yesterday at the Cook Campus Center. TIAN LI
Forum examines restrictions on religion in foreign countries BY ERIN PETENKO STAFF WRITER
University President Robert L. Barchi attended his first town hall yesterday at the Student Activities Center, hosted by the Rutgers University Student Assembly. Students asked questions regarding in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants and on-campus transportation. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER from the community to figure out what to do and what not to do. “We’re writing the strategic plan — you’re helping us to do this,” he said. He also touched upon the widespread concerns in relation to higher education costs for children of undocumented immigrants, and
said they are an asset to the University community. “We’re wasting that asset if we can’t allow them the kind of education that we need to give them,” he said. When the meeting opened questions to the public, two children of SEE
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The effects of the United States’ high incarceration rate are spilling over into health care, affecting those who have and do not have insurance. Professor Jason Schnittker from the University of Pennsylvania addressed the issue and its consequences at yesterday’s “Brown Bag Seminar Series” held at Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. He said as rates of incarceration rise, so does the chance that ex-convicts will not obtain health insurance. “Incarceration increases your chances of being uninsured,” he said. “Un-insurance rates also affect
Seventy-five percent of people in the world live in countries with severe restrictions on religious freedom, according to Timothy Shah, assistant director of the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown University. They lack the basic ability to organize, pray, build religious structures and spread their beliefs, Shah said in a talk he gave yesterday at the Cook Campus Center. “We mobilize for a lot of crises as a society, but this is a crisis we do little about,” Shah said. “We easily mouth the words universal right of religious freedom, but … we tend to take [it] for granted.” He said he hopes to try out ideas that he came up with recently when researching the history of religious freedom. Shah said the right to religious freedom is a fundamental one. In fact, it was an ancient concept first advocated in 212 A.D., he said.
Tertullian, an early Christian scholar in North Africa, defied the Roman Empire with the argument that religious freedom was integral to the concepts of justice and piety, he said. “He thought that if we try to manipulate the religious freedom of another person, we are not serving God, because He could not accept worship that is coerced,” Shah said. He said another Christian scholar, Lactantius, wrote that defending religion by bloodshed would pollute the religion itself. The arguments these scholars made sound modern because they are connected with the concepts we have today, he said. He said society needs to defend these values around the world. “Today, religion is defended by bloodshed, by torture, by guilt,” he said. “What do we think of that?” James Johnson, a professor in the Department of Religion, said he
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University of Pennsylvania Professor Jason Schnittker spoke about high incarceration rates’ effect on health insurance for everyone yesterday at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
In the highly profitable film industry in the United States, men produce 3 out of 4 films, muting the voice and perspective of females. But the Douglass Residential College and Institute for Women’s Leadership allowed female filmmakers to raise their voices at last night’s GET LOUD! Student Film Contest at the Douglass Campus Center, which featured films that dealt with a variety of women’s issues.
The program showcased five short films created by female students and a University alumna that used feminine perspectives to address a span of issues concerning culture, identity and sexuality. The event also opened discussion between audience members and female directors, and showcased two films that were specifically made for the GET LOUD! contest. The institute organized the contest as a social action project that SEE
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Professor talks sex in the Middle Ages DeVun says attitudes toward intimacy have not changed much since medieval times BY PAUL SOLIN
She said most Europeans imagined and debated the existence of far-of f lands at the Through her research, Leah edge of the known world where DeVun is going back to the monstrous humanoid races Middle Ages to try and underroamed in sin. They believed stand how sexual notions are hermaphrodites originated in formed in modern times. these places. The idea that humans are Visual images of hermaphroset apart from other animals dites were religion-based, she was an important topic at that said. Hermaphrodites have time and is still an ongoing been found described in publidebate, said DeVun, a cations from the time as unnatuprofessor in the Depar tment ral deviations — breaking the of Histor y. laws of humanity. About 60 people came to hear DeVun said in the Middle DeVun’s presentation titled Ages, Jews and Muslims were “Cures and Closures: Surgery considered by religious teachand Sexual Difference in the ings to be beasts, with images Middle Ages” yesterday at the suggesting they worshiped Institute for Women’s Leadership demonic idols. on Douglass campus. Hermaphrodites were “What qualifies a human as a thought to contaminate the human?” she asked. social order by being inauthenThere was a moment in the tic, treacherous, unpredictable Middle Ages when and dangerous. scholars began to Though these wonder about this “[It] definitely shows ideas seem farquestion, she said, she said how people haven’t fetched, between the 12th empirical sexoloand 14th centuries. changed that much gy from the Newly formed Middle Ages is u n i v e r s i t i e s in how they think — parallel to modbecame deeply ern thinking. how it’s almost interested in cateEven now, barbaric of people bioethicists have gorizing nature, she said. that presentthat don’t fit in one said Religious scholday humans are ars formed a hiergender or another.” subjected to surarchical system geries like those MATTHEW WATTS by sexual dif ferdone to hermaphSchool of Arts and Sciences ences, where rodites in the first-year student each known aniMiddle Ages, mal fit into differDeVun said. ent places. “I have been really interested Plants were at the bottom of in the history of sex research and the pyramid, and humans were at surgery in the 20th century but I the top, she said. had never heard anything about The medieval European ideas how it was done in medieval that attempted to qualify human times,” said Talia Waltzer, a beings came primarily from the School of Arts and Sciences idea of identifying hermaphrosophomore. dites, she said. Matthew Watts, a School of Hermaphrodites did not Arts and Sciences first-year stumeet proper anatomical qualifident, said the subject is somecations, and were grouped with thing he is interested in, but he beasts, she said, along with Jews never really thought about it in and Muslims. relation to the Middle Ages. Biological sex between a “[It] definitely shows how male and a female was considpeople haven’t changed that ered to be distinct among the much in how they think — how higher categories, she said. it’s almost barbaric of people that There were restrictions on what don’t fit in one gender or anothwas considered socially and relier,” he said. giously acceptable. DeVun earned her Ph.D. in Men were given an elevated histor y from Columbia status toward perfection and University in 2004, where her intermediaries could not exist, focus was on women and gender she said. Surgery was sometimes studies. She has been with the utilized to fix the spots where University as an associate profesnature erred. sor since 2004. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Leah DeVun, a professor in the Department of History, connected modern-day sexual notions back to the Middle Ages yesterday at the Institute for Women’s Leadership on Douglass campus. TIAN LI
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LIVE FROM NEW BRUNSWICK Saturday Night Live’s Seth Meyers visited the State Theatre last night as a part of the Rutgers University Programming Association’s Comedy Night. Meyers, known for his “Weekend Update” bit on SNL, performed to a sold-out crowd. SHAWN SMITH
FORUM Johnson says there is a mix of major and minor religions today CONTINUED FROM FRONT analyzed the connection between religious freedom and religious pluralism, and found there were a variety of religions competing for attention in society. “Religious freedom means far more than the protection … to practice the religion sanctioned by the state,” he said. “It means the freedom to religious beliefs … at odds with the dominant, accepted religious patterns.” The origin of the concept of religious pluralism began in
pre-colonial America, he said, where various Protestant groups and small sects of other religions spread across the Mid-Atlantic States. As the United States grew, the influx of Catholic and Jewish immigrants challenged traditional values, and slowly other groups gained acceptance, he said. Today, there is a diverse mix of other major and minor world religions, such as Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism, he said. “The stor y of the development of this contemporary … is a distinctly American pattern,” he said. He said he spoke to a group of students in Moscow about religious freedom in the mid‘90s, and many there opposed
the American idea of pluralism and choice. Both professors believed the question of how to decide what is a
“Religious freedom is probably a condition for sectarian violence, so how can you escape it?” THRIBHUVAN CHEVVA School of Arts and Sciences Junior
religion — and which deserve protection — is a notoriously difficult one, Shah said.
“There are central cases of religion, and there are some cases where people can argue about what the definition is,” he said. The recent questions about Scientology are a particular example of this, he said. L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the religion, didn’t start out thinking of beginning a religion, but may have termed it one for tax purposes. Johnson said tiny, ridiculous organizations such as the Westboro Baptist Church do not deser ve persecution. “There should be a broad definition of a religion, because if you star t to correct one group, you might start a principle that would lead to deprivation of freedom,” he said.
The forum conveyed the link between religious freedom and pluralism, but it didn’t communicate on how to end sectarian violence, said Thribhuvan Chevva, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “Religious freedom is probably a condition for sectarian violence, so how can you escape it?” he said. Rebecca Cheng, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the University provided an excellent opportunity to hear debate about religious freedom. “Sometimes I felt they didn’t answer the questions asked to them, but overall I thought it was really great,” she said. “I was interested in what they said about having one way of beliefs and having opposites available.”
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CONTEST Tyndall says institute gave tools to turn her idea into reality CONTINUED FROM FRONT aims to give, create and showcase films and share their experiences without a male perspective, said Shaneez Tyndall, the creator of the event. Tyndall, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said films are vital channels for storytelling, art, activism and social change but can reinforce classic generalizations and stereotypes. “I wanted the program to provide opportunity for women to share their stories — giving a voice to silenced women in the media,” she said. In 2011, out of the 250 highest-grossing domestic films, women only accounted for 25 percent of the producers, 18 percent of the executive producers, 14 percent of writers, 5 percent of directors and 4 percent of cinematographers, Tyndall said. Tyndall said the Institute for Women’s Leadership gave her the tools to turn her ideas for “GET LOUD!” into a reality. “The [institute] really gave me the opportunity to create something that is very important to me, and to be able to share that with the public — to have an audience for an issue that I think is really important,” Tyndall said. She said the institute selects University women who focus on feminism and women in leadership for the program. “It’s a two-year program,” she said. “The first year we learn about women in work, we do an internship, and all of that is in preparation for a project involv-
ing an issue that is really close to our heart.” Karen Alexander, Tyndall’s advisor for her IWL social action project, said she admired how the event showcased the stories and ideas of such a diverse group of women. “It provides an opportunity for dialogue among groups that might not necessarily talk to each other in the intimate way that these films are providing,” said Alexander, associate dean for Junior and Senior Year Programs at the DRC. She said Tyndall’s program thoroughly impressed her because it gave current students and alumni the opportunity to discuss pertinent issues. “She was bridging the gap between her academic learning and what is actually happening here and now with students who are making films about their lives and issues that are important to them about all sorts of things,” she said. Aisha Javed, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the professionalism and quality of the student films surprised her and she was impressed by the film’s widely diverse nature. “I was surprised about how much they incorporated the diversity of the Rutgers community, which you can’t really see at a superficial level by just looking around,” she said. Angela Coccagna, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, said the program was particularly interesting because each film portrayed a different female issue and a unique angle of filmmaking. “I really liked how each film was unique,” she said. “I liked how they put it together to show really different stories about women. It really caught my interest in what they were talking about.”
CARE The U.S. incarcerates 1 in 100 citizens on a daily basis CONTINUED FROM FRONT women and children who are married to an incarcerated man.” The United States incarcerates 1 in every 100 citizens on a daily basis, Schnittker said, but most who are incarcerated do not serve long sentences. “We put a very small number of people behind bars for life. Most stay there for a very short time,” he said. Most ex-inmates face difficulties when attempting to rejoin the workforce. Since employers often provide health insurance for their workers, the service is more inaccessible to ex-convicts, Schnittker said. “Some prisons will impress upon inmates about looking into getting health care to take care of a drug addiction, mental illness or whatever the case may be,” he said. “Many inmates are informed about the importance of public benefits prior to release, but enrollment barriers remain.” Upon entering the correctional system, inmates lose whatever government-provided health benefits they may have, like Medicaid, Schnittker said. “One of the ways to reduce spillover effects is to suspend Medicaid rather than terminating it upon entry into prison,” he said. Schnittker said the Affordable Healthcare Act will improve an exinmate’s chances of obtaining insurance, but the system is not perfect. “With the [AHA], 33 percent could enroll in Medicaid,” he said. “Twenty-four percent could receive tax credits to purchase insurance.”
Incarceration also takes a toll on other aspects of life, Schnittker said. “Many states disenfranchise felons, and do not allow them to vote,” he said. “Incarceration also raises unemployment by reducing job prospects.” Different parts of the country treat incarceration and felony convictions differently. Florida and Texas have high incarceration rates, he said. But New England has low rates. Schnittker said Minnesota is an example of a more progressive state in terms of felon sentencing. “I love Minnesota. They have a much higher rate of community super vision than incarceration,” he said. “The problem is that when potential employers look at a candidate, they see the felony, not whether or not the person ser ved jail time. There is a negative stigma around them.” Schnittker said ex-inmates’ difficulty in obtaining health insurance affects the public as a whole. When uninsured ex-inmates enter the emergency room, taxes pay for their expenditures. “Spillover effects of un-insurance will place the burden of financing care from the uninsured on the consumer,” he said. “The effects are felt [by everyone].” Dorothy Gaboda, the associate director for data analysis at the Center for State Health Policy, said she realized the impact this problem has on the health care system. “The fact that [a few people] can have consequences on the rest of the public,” she said. “There are other ways that the system has changed.” Michele Siegel, a research assistant at the institute, said she learned something new from the presentation. “It was interesting,” she said. “Prison rates can affect other communities.”
BARCHI Barchi said he wants to see a rail system on campus CONTINUED FROM FRONT undocumented immigrants urged Barchi to support Assembly bill A1659 and State Senate bill S2355, which would allow children of undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition and financial aid. “I’m asking, President Barchi, to treat me with the dignity and respect of a human being, a fellow New Jerseyan who’s lived here almost all his life,” said Giancarlo Tello, a Rutgers-Newark College of Arts and Sciences junior. Although Barchi said he sympathizes with their cases, he asserted that he wants to push for national reform and believes the state legislation will lead to undesirable consequences. When asked about campus transportation issues, Barchi said he would like to see a rail system from Douglass to Busch campus, an improved bus system, and overpasses over traffic-heavy areas such as George Street. In 10 years, Barchi said he wants a campus where students can get from one class to another without setting aside 45 minutes to do so. Although Barchi declined to give his stance on providing the United States Students Association with a $3.50 opt-out fee on the term bill, he believes the group has a political agenda some students may not agree with, and prefers an opt-in rather than opt-out option. Barchi ended the town hall with many unasked and unanswered questions but assured the community that he will come back on a regular basis whenever it can be scheduled.
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Biden urges safety in gun distribution THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DANBURY — Speaking at a conference on gun violence a dozen miles from the scene of the Connecticut school massacre, Vice President Joe Biden tried to rally support yesterday for the Obama administration’s gun control proposals. Biden said the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementar y School in Newtown fundamentally altered the debate over gun control. “America has changed on this issue,” Biden said. “There is a moral price to be paid for inaction.” Biden advocated a series of proposals, including universal background checks for gun owners, a ban on many militar y-style weapons and a limit on the size of magazines. He said the measures would save lives though he said there was no guarantee they would prevent all mass shootings. “Fewer children will die,” Biden said. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who organized the conference with two other members of the state’s congressional delegation, said those measures are achievable. He said the Newtown shooting dramatically changed the prospects for gun control. “Newtown has transformed America, and we need to build on that sense of urgency going forward,” Blumenthal said. “Preventing gun violence was thought to be untouchable politically two months ago. That unspeakable horror has given us unstoppable momentum.”
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Also yesterday, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that he wants to immediately ban high-capacity ammunition magazines, require background checks for the transfer of firearms and expand the state’s assault weapons ban. He has expressed frustration that the state legislature has not acted more quickly to form a response to the Newtown tragedy. Other speakers urged Congress to honor the memories of the victims with strong action. Chris and L ynn McDonnell, whose 7-year-old daughter Grace was among the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook, spoke earlier at the conference. “We ask our representatives to look into their hearts and remember the 26 beautiful lives we lost and pass meaningful laws to help prevent this from happening again,” Lynn McDonnell said, sparking a standing ovation. The conference at Western Connecticut State University is to push President Barack Obama’s gun control proposals. The gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, killed his mother at their Newtown home before going to the school and slaughtering 20 children and six adults. He committed suicide as police arrived. Malloy, Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra, state police Capt. Dale Hourigan and the mayors of Bridgeport and Hartford participated, along with other experts in the fields of mental health, law enforcement and education. Gun makers and lobbyists weren’t invited to participate in the conference.
Balconies of a residential development in the London borough of Tower Hamlets yesterday in London. A recent study has shown that 42 percent of children in Tower Hamlets live in poverty, making it the worst area of the UK for child poverty. GETTY IMAGES
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Male and female Marines participate together in a combat conditioning exercise during Marine Combat Training on Wednesday at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Since 1988 all non-infantry enlisted male Marines have been required to complete 29 days of basic combat skills training at MCT after graduating boot camp. It has been required for enlisted female Marines since 1997. GETTY IMAGES
Flu shot ineffective for elders Vaccine has 9-percent success rate for most vulnerable population THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — It turns out this year’s flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group. The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in people 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu that is dominant this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday. Health officials are baffled as to why this is so. But the findings help explain why so many older people have been hospitalized with the flu this year. Despite the findings, the CDC stood by its recommendation that ever yone over six months get flu shots, the elderly included, because some protection is better than none, and because those who are vaccinated and still get sick may suffer less severe symptoms. “Year in and year out, the vaccine is the best protection we have,” said CDC flu expert Dr. Joseph Bresee. Overall, across the age groups studied, the vaccine’s effectiveness was found to be a moderate 56 percent, which means those who got a shot have a 56 percent lower chance of winding up at the doctor with the flu. That is somewhat worse than what has been seen in other years. For those 65 and older, the vaccine was only 27 percent effective against the three strains it is designed to protect against,
the worst effectiveness level in about a decade. It did a particularly poor job against the tough strain that is causing more than three quarters of the illnesses this year. It is well known that flu vaccine tends to protect younger people better than older ones. Elderly people have weaker immune systems that don’t respond as well to flu shots, and they are more vulnerable to the illness and its complications, including pneumonia. But health of ficials said they don’t know why this year’s vaccine did so poorly in that age group. One theory, as yet unproven, is that older people’s immune systems were accustomed to strains from the last two years and had more trouble switching gears to handle this year’s different, harsh strain. The preliminary data for senior citizens is less than definitive. It is based on fewer than 300 people scattered among five states. But it will no doubt surprise many people that the effectiveness is that low, said Michael Osterholm, a University of Minnesota infectious-disease expert who has tried to draw attention to the need for a more effective flu vaccine. Among infectious diseases, flu is considered one of the nation’s leading killers. On average, about 24,000 Americans die each flu season, according to the CDC. This flu season started in early December, a month earlier than
usual, and peaked by the end of year. Hospitalization rates for people 65 and older have been some of the highest in a decade, at 146 per 100,000 people. Flu viruses tend to mutate more quickly than others, so a new vaccine is formulated each year to target the strains expected to be the major threats. CDC officials said that in formulating this year’s vaccine, scientists accurately anticipated the strains that are circulating this season. Because of the guesswork involved, scientists tend to set a lower bar for flu vaccine. While childhood vaccines against diseases like measles are expected to be 90-95 percent effective, a flu vaccine that’s 60-70 percent effective in the U.S. is considered good. By that standard, this year’s vaccine is OK. For senior citizens, a flu vaccine is considered pretty good if it’s in the 30 to 40 percent range, said Dr. Arnold Monto, a University of Michigan flu expert. A high-dose version of the flu shot was recently made available for those 65 and older, but the new study was too small to show whether that has made a difference. The CDC estimates are based on about 2,700 people who got sick in December and January. The researchers traced back to see who had gotten shots and who hadn’t. An earlier, smaller study put the vaccine’s overall effectiveness at 62 percent.
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Mislabled meat may be taken off market Tests ordered last week for suspicious frozen dishes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SMALL WORLD Ian Bruce looks at his model railway as enthusiasts gather for the Model Rail Scotland exhibition yesteraday in Glasgow, Scotland. Model railway clubs from all corners of the UK and parts of Europe will display more than 50 model railway layouts at this year's event held at The Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow on today. GETTY IMAGES
More to explore in LA water tank mystery THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Canadian tourist Elisa Lam had been missing for about two weeks when officials at the historic Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles found her body in a water cistern on the hotel roof. Guest complaints about low water pressure prompted a maintenance worker to make the gruesome discover y Tuesday, and officials were tr ying to determine if the 21-year-old was killed or if her death was just a bizarre accident. The discover y of Lam’s body called into question the safety of the hotel’s water. She was found in one of four cisterns that provide guests with water for washing and drinking. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials issued a do-not-drink order while a lab analyzes the hotel water, said Terrance Powell, a director coordinating the department’s
response. The results of the lab tests were expected to be released yesterday. Powell said the likelihood of contamination is minimal given the large amount of water the body was found in, but the department is being extra cautious. LAPD Sgt. Rudy Lopez called Lam’s death suspicious. Before she died, hotel sur veillance footage showed her inside an elevator pushing buttons and sticking her head out the doors, looking in both directions. Lam, of Vancouver, British Columbia, traveled alone to Los Angeles on Jan. 26 and was last seen five days later by workers at the 600-room hotel near Skid Row. The cisterns are on a platform at least 10 feet above the roof. To get to the tanks, someone would have to go to the top floor then take a staircase with a locked door and emergency alarm preventing roof access. Another ladder would have to be taken to the platform and a
person would have to climb the side of the tank. Lopez said there are no security cameras on the roof. Lam intended to travel to Santa Cruz, about 350 miles north of Los Angeles. Officials said she tended to use public transportation and had been in touch with her family daily until she disappeared. The $65-a-night Cecil Hotel was built in the 1920s and refurbished several years ago. The hotel is on Main Street in a part of downtown where gentrification efforts often conflict with homelessness and crime. It had once been the occasional home of infamous serial killers such as Richard Ramirez, known as the Night Stalker, and Austrian prison author Jack Unter weger, who was convicted of murdering nine prostitutes in Europe and the U.S., the Los Angeles Times reported. By noon Wednesday, the Cecil Hotel had relocated 27
rooms used by guests to another hotel, but 11 rooms remained filled, Powell said. Those who chose to remain in the hotel were required to sign a waiver in which they acknowledged being informed of the health risks and were provided with bottled water, Powell said. British tourist Michael Baugh and his wife said water had only trickled from the tap for days before the body was found. “The moment we found out, we felt a bit sick to the stomach, quite literally,” Baugh said. Baugh and his wife, who were on their first trip to the U.S., had planned to go to SeaWorld on Wednesday. Instead, they were trying to find a new hotel. Their tour agency placed them in another downtown hotel with a less-than-sterling reputation, from what they heard. “We’re just going from one dodgy place to another,” Baugh said, resigned, “but at least there’s water.”
HUNGER STRIKE A supporter of Samer al-Issawi, a Palestinian prisoner who is on a hunger strike, is arrested by Israeli police during clashes following a demonstration outside the Magistrate's Court yesterday in Jerusalem. GETTY IMAGES
MOSCOW — Russia may suspend meat imports from European Union nations because of the horse-meat scandal, an official said yesterday. Gennady Onishchenko, Russia’s chief sanitary official, told Ekho Moskvy radio that he has sent a letter to the European Commission requesting a guarantee that meat products sold to Russia don’t contain horse meat. Onishchenko said that Russia would have to temporarily suspend meat imports from EU nations if the bloc fails to provide the assurances, and also called on Russians to choose locally produced meat. Bulgaria, Portugal and Spain yesterday became the latest countries to detect horse meat in food products labeled as beef in the widening European food scandal. In Bulgaria, the government said DNA tests conducted in Germany found imported frozen dishes being sold in a supermarket chain to be as high as 80 percent horse meat. The tests were ordered last week when suspicious frozen lasagna dishes were withdrawn from markets in Bulgaria. Officials on Spain’s Canary Islands said they had seized one metric ton of hamburger patties with varying levels of horse meat ranging from 5 percent to 40 percent per patty. And in Portugal, authorities said they found and seized 12,410 packages of frozen lasagna containing horse meat. The horse meat scandal began with tons of horse meat from Romanian abattoirs exported to France, where it was processed into ready-made meals. Romanian authorities said the meat was correctly labeled as horse and that the fraud occurred further down the food supply chain. Since then, horse meat has turned up across Europe in frozen supermarket meals and in restaurants, schools and hospitals. Tourism sector businesses on the Canary Islands were told yesterday of the seizure of the patties with horsemeat so they can take precautions at resorts popular among Europeans.
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AWAITING 900 You might have guessed that C. Vivian Stringer would make the list — she did, but unfortunately not in the way we anticipated. The women’s basketball coach has yet to get her 900th win, and the agonizing anticipation isn’t a pleasant experience. C. Viv, let’s kick it into high gear and make the next game a memorable one so we can celebrate with you. Until then, this dart will have to keep you grounded.
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he 85th Academy Awards are this Sunday, and though I frequented the movie theater a grand total of three times in 2012, I am always curious to see what films of the past year are deemed worthy enough to receive notoriety from the infamous Academy Awards committee. But this time I’m not interested in which movie got the most nominations or which actors and actresses are vying for a golden statue. Nope, for me it’s all about the foreign films. But as I scrolled down the Oscars website to check out the nominees, I realized that I had never heard of any of the contenders for Best Foreign Film — yet they were selected to be a part of one of the most highly anticipated movie awards ceremonies. Somehow this really bothers me. Why aren’t these critically acclaimed, thought-provoking films from abroad more prevalent in the United States, the supposed cultural capital of the world? Is it apathy toward other cultures or an outright resistance bordering on xenophobia? Or is it Hollywood’s compulsive urge to repurpose foreign films into just another fleeting American obsession? As of late, I’ve developed a taste for the subversive cinema of foreign films, as it challenges my notions of what I consider a good film to be. Hollywood conditions us to think that unless a movie is action-packed, sex-fueled or star-studded, it’s not worth our time. Most foreign films pose an unwanted drudgery for most American audiences who would rather laugh at crude jokes or ogle at the obligatory scantily-clad actress on screen than sift through subtitles and attempt to understand a culture dif-
ferent from our own. Some of the more popular — but nonetheless brilliant — foreign films of the last decade follow these Hollywood tropes, which unfortunately end up overshadowing any underlying social and cultural commentary. I doubt many people were mulling deeply over the complex intimacies and identity crises happening between the two male best friends in “Y Tu Mamá También” (Mexico, 2001) with all the graphic sex going on. And yet, I would argue that a film like “Turtles Can Fly” (Iran, 2004) — which had no sex, action or special effects and was overall very depressing — was probably one of the best films I’ve seen in a while, as it focused in on recreating the bitter realities of a group of children who disabled mines in Iraq before the United States invaded. Though it was such an impactful film with a chillingly haunting message, a film like “Turtles Can Fly” would never be made (or widely distributed, for that matter) in the United States because the slow-paced plot and abundance of subtitled dialogue. Speaking of U.S. invasions, it is interesting to note that while the U.S. film industry seems to wholly neglect foreign films, other parts of the world embrace American movies, even if they’re terrible. When I went to India this past summer, I expected to see only Bollywood film posters plastered all over Bangalore. So I was surprised to come across huge billboards advertising “Ice Age: Continental Drift” (which received a 37-percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes). Later as I walked through the mall with my cousin, he raved about how much he liked the movie. I couldn’t believe that even U.S. box-office flops are able to captivate a foreign audience, and yet many American movie theaters are reluctant to screen Austria’s “Amour” even though it must be good (93 percent on Rotten
Tomatoes), not to mention that it’s nominated for Best Picture in addition to Best Foreign Film this year. But perhaps what’s worse than neglecting foreign films is an outright kidnapping of them, specifically when the American film industry remakes popular movies from overseas. Hollywood’s attempt to make foreign films more palatable for American audiences completely sacrifices the cultural context. There’s no reason to remake the Swedish “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” when the storyline is practically identical. There’s no reason to claim that “The Hunger Games” is completely different from Japan’s “Battle Royale” when it’s the exact same premise of kids who are transported to a remote island to kill each other. These foreign films end up being restructured through an ethnocentric lens that distorts the cultural nuances intentioned in the originals. So instead of wasting $9 at the theater to see yet another bad romantic comedy or another subpar thriller, Google “best foreign films,” download a high-quality torrent and enjoy. We have such potential to transcend the garbage Hollywood feeds us, and watching films from other countries is an entertaining way to engage with another culture without picking up a textbook or reading the news (though that might be helpful if you want to approach the film from an informed perspective). Don’t let the U.S. film industry dictate your movie consumption. I for one won’t be watching the Oscars this weekend, but I’d like to thank the Academy for letting me know about some of this year’s best foreign films.
As I picked up The Daily Targum on Wednesday, the top of the front page caught my eye, “Evolution Exists,” a response to Monday’s column “Creationism has Merit.” Instead of finding an educated stance on the subject at hand, I found an article that was scathing and demeaning in nature. The article took a stance of exalting the theory of evolution at the expense of painting creationism as a silly child’s myth that I’m sure not only insulted myself, but several others as well. As this thought crossed my mind, another followed: the criticism of creationism, or anything to do with the three Abrahamic religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, is more often than not considered socially acceptable, whereas any remarks made by followers are quickly struck down and deemed as ignorant and anti-progressive. This double standard that I’ve noticed over the course of time has infuriated and frustrated me. Under no circumstance is it acceptable to be able to criticize a group of people and their beliefs while at the same time, disregard any commentary made by said groups. It has become the social norm to acquire this condescending stance, claiming that religions of old retard human advancement and contribute to the decline of civilization. Not only is practice socially condemnable, but factually misinformed. Many religious organizations have contributed to great feats of human history. The great Library of Alexandria was first and foremost a religious seminary for the Coptic
Orthodox Church, and is also regarded as the world’s first university with thousands of people across the known world of the time attended for educational advancement in the studies of mathematics, the sciences, philosophies, and literature. The Islamic religion gave birth to magnificent works of architecture, artwork, and astrology, as seen in the mosques across northern Africa and southern Spain. Members of the Jewish faith have contributed to discoveries in physics and medicine, including the vaccination of polio, insulin, and aspirin battled bodily pains. The author of Wednesday’s letter closed with “Let the darkness of the past give way to the light of the future.” I will echo these words, except as a plea to leave the derogatory comments of others with dissimilar beliefs in the past, and acceptance and fellowship in the future. It is this type of commentary that holds humanity back in darkness, and not holding a specific belief. Mark Galey is a School of Engineering sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering.
Necessary points raised on evolution I was immensely pleased to read the letter in Wednesday’s issue of The Daily Targum. As someone with the multiple current roles of faculty member, staff member, graduate student and alumnus, I feel incredibly invested in this institution, and I get frustrated when I perceive students’ writing and/or speaking to be substandard.
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The author’s argument, titled “Creationism has no merit” was wellthought-out and smartly set forth. His conclusion that “the history of creationism is the story of mankind’s ascent from darkness” was a nice summation. Last week’s The New Yorker had an article on Galileo, who was punished by the Church because he advocated for the Copernican view of the solar system: “The Church wanted, as today’s intelligent designers now say, to be allowed to ‘teach the controversy’ — to teach the Copernican and Aristotelian views as rival hypotheses, both plausible, and unproved.” Teaching the controversy is the platform that the anti-science and anti-intellectual mob uses to attempt to gain legitimacy for their antiquated beliefs. If some reactionary wanted to teach that women were intellectually inferior to men in a high school health class (despite scientific evidence that refutes that view), they might push for the school board to at least teach the controversy — that some people think that women are equals and that others do not, and that it is up for debate. These people seek to muddy the argument — to bring confusion where there once was sanity and clarity. I would like to thank the author for an excellent letter, and for stoking the fires of my belief that we have some very capable undergraduates walking around here.
ho should be drafted into the military? Is it fair that only young men are required to register with the Selective Service? Military conscription is morally illegitimate to begin with. The fact that it is carried out by the state does not change that. The state has no moral right to coerce peaceful individuals into servitude. But suppose there is a draft. Is it better to have a smaller group of people subject to this gross violation of human liberty by exempting everyone except capable young men? Many of my fellow classical liberals think if there is to be a draft it should affect the lowest possible number of people. I disagree. If the state were more consistent in executing its policies, there would be far fewer bad policies. Women can fight wars. Middle-aged people can fight wars. If young men are subject to the draft because they are capable of fighting, then other groups of capable people should be subjected. Individuals have the moral right to discriminate in their own lives. We have the right to freely associate or not associate with whomever we please for whatever reason. This is rooted in property rights. To be the owner of something is to have the legitimate right to deny someone else’s use of it — be it your body, your tree house, your guitar, whatever. The state, however, has no property right over you or your property. National borders are supposed to give it that right, but they do not. Anyone can draw up borders. It doesn’t mean you suddenly own all of the actively owned property within them and thus have the right to discriminate against certain groups of people for whatever reason you like. Apply this logic to another political issue. Who should get to pay in-state tuition at public universities? For me, it’s simple — whoever lives in the state. Why are kids who happen to have grown up outside of New Jersey charged a different tuition rate to go to a state school? One argument is that outsiders do not pay state taxes. In the current system you cannot escape taxation. Even if you work under-the-table, you still likely pay sales tax, excise taxes and even property taxes. Landlords pay property taxes, and the cost is added to the cost of rent paid by undocumented workers. So if paying taxes in New Jersey is what grants one access to in-state tuition, then undocumented young people should also have access to it. Let’s assume that opponents of New Jersey United Students’ push for in-state tuition equality mean to say that undocumented immigrants do not pay state income taxes. Well, neither do unemployed people, nor those in the lowest income bracket. When the state funds a program it uses coercively obtained tax dollars. The people have a legitimate claim to get their money back. Any social program that exists — financial aid, welfare, Social Security — cannot deny benefits from whomever politicians feel like denying.
Frank L. Greenagel Jr. is a program coordinator and health educator in the School of Communication and Information and a graduate student in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
Eric Antisell is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in history and political science, with a minor in organizational leadership. His column, “Run With It,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
Rashmee Kumar is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies with minors in South Asian studies and women’s and gender studies. She is the former copy editor of The Daily Targum.
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Today's Birthday (02/22/13). Continue frugal management of time and money, and end the year ahead. The real gifts this year happen at home, in shared memories with friends and family. Explore new directions, and let your playful side out. Study, research and writing figure in. Create powerful change together. 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 — Bridge the gap between work and fun with inventiveness. Sit down with your team, and play the game like you mean it. Losing shows you what's missing. Celebrate your victories. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Focus on home and family for the next few days. Mix old and new for the perfect idea. Graciously ask for help to move forward. Use honey, not vinegar. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — You're exceptionally intelligent and expressive now and for the rest of the week. Play the right chords with ease. Add words to the melody. Keep a secret. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Include enough information for clarity and to clear misunderstandings before they grow out of proportion. You profit from this, possibly financially. Invest in your business. Pay it forward. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Create a book or recording. Spread your ideas far and wide; they're worth sharing. Getting into any kind of action on the project breaks writer's block. It's a very educational process. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — All this attention can be exhausting. Take some time for yourself and your own thoughts, but don't take yourself too seriously. A spoonful of humor makes the medicine go down.
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TEAM
Mack gives Rutgers chance to alleviate full-court pressure
Eight ranked starters present Knights with biggest challange of dual season
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After the game against the Wildcats, head coach Mike Rice referred to Mack as “Superman.” But Mack is not interested in the spotlight created by Carter’s absence. He is perfectly fine playing as Clark Kent. “I’m just trying to do what [Rice] tells me to do,” Mack said after the game Monday. “I’m not sure about picking up where [Carter] left off. I’m just playing my role.” If Rutgers has any hope of building up any sort of steam before the Big East Tournament, it will need the Patterson, N.J., native to come up big, especially after Villanova turned around a double-digit lead. Much of that came courtesy of its press. The Wildcats turned the Knights over 13 times, and without one of its starting guards, Rutgers had no answer. “Usually I like when teams trap us so we can drop our heads and play basketball,” Rice said Monday. “We just tried to run away from it instead of being strong.” Rice said without Carter, instead of countering pressure with the guards’ speed, the Knights will need to resort to passing out of it. Villanova was not the first team to pressure the Knights, and with five games and the conference tournament remaining, it will likely not be the last. “You’re in the Big East,” Rice said. “You’re going to get double-teamed. You’re going to get pressured. They’re going to respond. I didn’t like how some of our guys responded [against Villanova].” Against the Wildcats, the Knights tried to run around people without the appropriate personnel, and that prevented them from looking down the court, Rice said. He is also going to have to give more time to other players with Carter on the mend. He named sophomore wing Malick Kone and junior wing Vincent Garrett as two players who figure to see more time. Their first chance for increased action comes tomorrow at the Louis Brown Athletic Center against Providence (14-12, 6-8), which sits just ahead of Rutgers (13-12, 4-10) in the conference standings. When Villanova erased the Knights’ lead and built up its own, it did so on the back of its second-half shooting. That does not bode well for Rutgers, as the Friars have the Big East’s leading scorer in guard Bryce Cotton at its disposal. Cotton scores 20 points per game, but at a cost. He averages more than 13 shot attempts per game — making less than 45 percent of them — the majority of which are taken from beyond the arc. Compile that with two other scorers who average more than 13 points per game, and that creates another matchup issue for the reeling Knights, who are running out of time. “Even though I get frustrated every once in a while that the results aren’t there, these guys try hard,” Rice said. For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Joey Gregory on Twitter @JGregoryTargum.
“It’s definitely going to be a fun atmosphere,” Rinaldi said. “We have to take the most out of it and roll with it during our individual bouts and try to knock some people off. There are some good dudes there.” The Knights have former Nittany Lion Frank Molinaro on their side for this match as an assistant coach, and his experience with the reining back-to-back National Champions can only benefit the team. Molinaro stresses the importance of bonus points, and while Rutgers would be safe to inherit this mindset, it would be happy with just a win. The combination of a former teammate and the goal to score as many points as possible is something evident to Goodale. “There is a competition amongst themselves to see who
gets more bonus points and see who gets more techs and more majors and they’re going to be going after it,” Goodale said. “Not just because Frank’s in the corner, they will probably go after it more with him in the corner. That’s just the way they go about their business.” Rutgers will at least be at full strength against Penn State, with the return of senior 157-pounder Scott Winston. Winston sat out the Knights’ last two matches — their upset of Bloomsburg and their Feb. 15 win against Drexel — but said before practice Tuesday he felt fine. “He’s back, he’s ready to go and hopefully he has a good showing,” Goodale said. With wins in six out of its last seven dual matches and Winston now back in the fold, there is no better time for Rutgers to stage an upset. But it is a tall order to accomplish.
Senior 174-pounder Greg Zannetti will be one of five starters honored on Senior Night at the RAC against the Nittany Lions. ENRICO CABREDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
“I think we are wrestling our best now and are hitting our stride,” Goodale said. “We are certainly going to hit a whole right now with this team, but we just have to find a way to do it. But I think right now, we are the most
prepared we have ever been all year long.” For more updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
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FEBRUARY 22, 2013 GYMNASTICS RUTGERS TRAVELS TO NO. 13 DENVER
RU enters last leg of road trip with momentum BY GREG JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
With only four meets before the EAGL Championships, the Rutgers gymnastics team needs a full effort as it hopes to build on last week’s highest road score in program history. Since losing senior co-captain Jenna Zito to an injury Jan. 19, the Scarlet Knights have responded. Rutgers stumbled to a 193.213 score average in the first four meets of the season. It has averaged a score of 194.583 in the three meets since. Unexpected contributions from freshmen and the health of others have the Knights in prime position for a strong final month of the season. “Gymnastics is one of those things you better get better and better at as the year goes on,” said head coach Louis Levine. “The more routines you do, the more comfortable you get, and so we’re getting to a point where we’re more comfortable with our routines and that’s what you’re seeing in the scores.” The Knights (7-8, 1-3 EAGL) make the final stop in their longest road stretch of the season tomorrow in Colorado, with matchups against No. 13 Denver and Utah State. It has been nearly three weeks since Rutgers last competed in the Livingston Recreation Center. The Knights have no choice but to persevere. “You have to be able to be a good road team because you’re
on the road more than you’re at home,” Levine said. “We only have four chances at home and obviously a lot more on the road.” The opportunity for a road win this weekend comes at a cost. Denver (8-2) is a force nationally across the board, ranking No. 14 on vault, No. 11 on uneven bars, No. 19 on balance beam and No. 11 on floor exercise. But Rutgers possesses talent of its own, peaking at the right time. Arguably its top gymnasts the past two seasons, juniors Luisa Leal and Alexis Gunzelman are healthy and competing in all four events again. For Leal, it has been a long time coming. After missing most of last season with a heart problem, she spent little more than a year battling her way back to the floor exercise, her favorite event. At Mar yland on Saturday, she propelled the Knights with team-leading scores on vault, bars and floor. “It feels good because I feel like I owe [my team] that. That’s what I’m here for — to help my team get good scores,” Leal said. “I felt alive again, because floor is like my favorite thing to compete in, and I was missing it a lot.” Gunzelman is right back in her comfort zone. She competed all-around in ever y meet last season for Rutgers, qualifying for the NCAA Regionals with a team-record score of 39.125 at the EAGL Championships.
Juniors Alexis Gunzelman, above, will provide Rutgers with consistency as it tries to capture a victory at No. 13 Denver. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER But before Maryland, she was mostly restricted to routines on bars and beam. Like Leal, Gunzelman relishes the increased workload. “It felt really good [competing all-around]. It was really exciting,” Gunzelman said. “I tried staying with the team and staying within myself, and repeating what I do in [practice] to benefit the team.”
But Gunzelman notes she must do a better job of containing her adrenaline next time. “I do think I got ahead of myself in a couple of my passes. I rushed — the nerves kind of got to me,” Gunzelman said. “Now it’s just about calming myself down and taking my time before I start my routines, and I think that’ll really help me.”
Barring setbacks in practice, Levine figures to have both Leal and Gunzelman competing all-around again this weekend. Performances begin at 8 p.m. from Hamilton Gymnasium. For updates on the Rutgers gymnastics team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GJohnsonTargum.
KINKS Gebler believes walk total will diminish as RU sticks with same starters on hill “I thought we competed well, but we put on like 15 guys over the weekend and a lot of those Zarrillo said the stat line falls guys winded up scoring,” Gebler directly on the offense’s back. said. “So we just have to cut down “Our pitching and our defense on walks and let them put the ball was pretty solid for the first in play.” weekend, but I think timely hitRutgers dished out eight ting we need,” Zarrillo said. “We walks to the Hurricanes while need to put together some runs Miami let six get on with the because I think we lacked hitting free pass. the most [against Miami].” The difference Hitting takes between the two time to develop, was that Miami “We need to put especially with the was able to drive practice conditogether some runs those runners in. tions the Knights The Knights because I think must deal with — have an opportunihaving a majority we lacked hitting ty to correct those of their practices issues, and with the most.” inside the Rutgers only one series in Practice Bubble. VINNY ZARRILLO the books, it is So it is up to Junior Outfielder nothing for performances in Rutgers to get to the field and on worked up about. the mound to shoulder some of Still, Gebler knows his team is the load, and Gebler feels that it itching for its first win, and is no added pressure. maybe, its first series. “For the first series you don’t “The first one always big,” really worry about it because it Gebler said. “We’re kind of presswas the first time we were outing a bit but I think if we get that side,” Gebler said. “But you do first game out of the way, we will feel like you are down 1 or 2 nothbe able to win that series.” ing, you really feel like you need
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to bear down because you can’t get to far behind.” Gebler also pointed out another statistic Hill wants addressed sooner rather than later.
For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
SPORTS PAGE 15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS-ST. JOHN’S, TOMORROW, 2 P.M.
Rutgers needs more from the backcourt tomorrow against St. John’s, including sophomore point guard Shakena Richardson. Richardson and sophomore guard Syessence Davis went scoreless Wednesday against No. 21 Syracuse, playing a combined 63 minutes. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2013
Knights face Red Storm with slipping NCAA bid BY AARON FARRAR CORRESPONDENT
With its worst offensive performance of the season Wednesday against No. 21 Syracuse, the Rutgers women’s basketball team is simply looking to move on. Its opportunity to do that comes tomorrow, when it takes on St. John’s in Queens. The Scarlet Knights (14-11, 57) continue their brief road trip with a rematch against the Red Storm (14-10, 8-4) after falling to them last month in their Big East opener. As the likelihood of clinching an NCAA Tournament berth becomes bleaker as losses accumulate, the team that played Tuesday cannot afford to reappear. The Knights’ greatest struggle against Syracuse was their
inefficiency. It shot just below 26 percent from the floor and could not take advantage of Syracuse’s shooting woes. Senior for ward Monique Oliver’s career night was overshadowed by the squad’s dismal outing. Oliver collected a double-double with four minutes to play in the first half, finishing with 23 points and 16 rebounds. Head coach C. Vivian Stringer was not overly fond of the team that walked onto the hardwood at the Carrier Dome. She saw uncharacteristic traits from the Knights as they never took control of the game at times when the Orange were vulnerable. “It was not anything Syracuse was doing necessarily,” Stringer told The Star Ledger postgame. “It was nothing, [no] pressure. I think [beating] Notre Dame is a different
stor y. I think [beating] Connecticut is a different stor y.” The Rutgers backcourt seemed nonexistent. Sophomore guards Shakena Richardson and Syessence Davis were held scoreless in 30 and 33 minutes of action, respectively. The Knights received little production aside from Oliver. Stringer, who was again denied win No. 900 for the third consecutive time, hopes Rutgers can get it for her against St. John’s. It will only accomplish that if the intensity and grit they displayed before its meeting with Syracuse returns. “It would be real nice [to get No. 900] because it is a heck of a lot more burden than anything else,” Stringer said. “I do not know whether we are tight. It seems to me we are anxious.”
The road this season has not been kind to Rutgers. It sits at 2-9 away from the Louis Brown Athletic Center and Car nesecca Arena does not give it any optimism. The Knights have the task of containing St. John’s leading scorer and rebounder Shenneika Smith. Smith averages 17.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, which made things dif ficult for Rutgers in their previous matchup. Smith led all scorers with 18 and helped the Red Storm hold on to a slim lead to narrowly escape with a 48-44 win. The Knights inconsistency from behind the arc does not bode well for them either as they will need to be more of a threat from that area against the Red Storm.
Rutgers is last in the Big East in 3-point percentage at just more than 25 percent. Oliver said that the Knights must remain focused and composed against St. John’s. The more the team allows frustration to dictate the flow of the game, the more execution will continue to suffer. As the end of the regular season is quickly approaching, Rutgers has to find a way to put two halves together and come away with victories. “I am just trying to figure out how we are going to win one game,” Stringer said. “Hey, if [an NCAA berth] happens, it does. If it does not, that is life.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow Aaron Farrar on Twitter @AFarrarTargum.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE FAIRFIELD-RUTGERS, TOMORROW, 1 P.M.
Stags provide opportunity to improve possession BY IAN ERHARD STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team returns home tomorrow to face Fairfield after the Scarlet Knights suffered their first loss of the season. Temple defeated Rutgers on Wednesday in a game in which the Knights failed to hold onto a second-half lead. “We just weren’t able to pull this one together,” said senior cocaptain Stephanie Anderson following Wednesday’s game. “Obviously we need to work on some things in practice and focus
on ourselves and work together as a team.” The loss brings the Knights’ record to an even 1-1, but the quick turnaround gives the team a chance to bounce back from the defeat. For Rutgers, it’s about getting back to basics. “We lost because of the little things,” said senior co-captain Lily Kalata. “We need to start working on the things we’re good at and really capitalize on our strengths.” Anderson and junior midfielder Katrina Martinelli both contributed three points in Wednesday’s loss.
Anderson said the team lost focus on the fundamental aspects of its game. The Knights only scored seven goals against Temple. They can attribute their lack of of fense to their overall lack of possession. Temple controlled the pace of the game and the Knights were forced to spend most of their time in the defensive zone. While it is still early in the season, Rutgers has yet to put together a consistent 60-minute effort. In its first game Feb. 10 against Manhattan, the Knights began committing fouls late in
the first period and allowed the Jaspers to keep the game close at halftime. Against the Owls, Rutgers surrendered a two-goal lead when Temple strung off four straight goals in the second half. Head coach Laura Brand-Sias thinks the team is not too far off from competing up to its capability. “The things we need to fix are definitely fixable,” she said, “so we’re going to have to work harder for the next couple of days to get some things together and fix some things to make sure we’re prepared for [Fairfield].”
The Stags enter the match on the heels of a similar defeat. Fairfield fell to Hofstra, 8-7, in overtime, and is now 1-1 on the season. The Stags could not hold onto an early two-goal lead in the first half. They lost a 7-6 advantage in overtime before allowing two straight goals to take the defeat. Attacks Chloe Mangan and Melanie Raso lead Fairfield, having scored two goals apiece last time out. The duo led the team in scoring last year, when Raso tallied 36 goals and Mangan scored 32.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We better elevate our game, or it will be a long Sunday.” — Rutgers head wrestling coach Scott Goodale on Sunday’s match against No. 1 Penn State
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WRESTLING PENN STATE-RUTGERS, SUNDAY, 1 P.M.
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Knights host No. 1 team at RAC BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Forget the win against Lehigh or the upset Feb. 8 against No. 14 Bloomsburg. A win Sunday night at the Louis Brown Athletic Center against Penn State would be the biggest victory of the season for the Rutgers wrestling team. Head coach Scott Goodale knows the ramifications if the Scarlet Knights pull off another upset. He also knows the possibilities if they come out flat. “We better elevate our game, or it will be a long Sunday,” Goodale said. “We have to match the extensity and wrestle with more passion than we have ever have, a little bit more guts than we ever have, so we just have to go to a different level.” It’s the final home match — besides the EIWA tournament Rutgers hosts March 8 — for Goodale’s senior group, the first recruiting class he brought into the program. Two of those members, 174-pounder Greg Zannetti and 184-pounder Dan Rinaldi, are the only two ranked grapplers in the match, at No. 14 and No. 10, respectively. Favorites in most of their matches this season, they will be underdogs Sunday afternoon. Zannetti matches up with No. 7 Matt Brown, while Rinaldi gets remaining National Champion and current No. 1 184pounder Ed Ruth. Rinaldi knows what has to be done for a successful night, and if accomplished, will come in front of Rutgers’ biggest crowd of the season at the RAC. SEE
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Guard Myles Mack has had to carry the scoring load in Eli Carter’s absence. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RU searches for answers with Friars BY JOEY GREGORY CORRESPONDENT
Senior Dan Rinaldi will be one of two grapplers ranked, according to Intermat, for Rutgers’ home match against No. 1 Penn State. He is the No. 10 184-pounder. TIAN LI
With Monday’s loss to Villanova, the Rutgers men’s basketball team lost its chance at finishing with a .500 record in Big East play. And with sophomore guard Eli Carter out for the season, the Scarlet Knights’ chances at finishing with a winning record for the entire season took a hit as well. Sophomore guard Myles Mack has attempted to pick up the slack for Carter, averaging 26 points per game in the past two contests. SEE
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BASEBALL RUTGERS-OLD DOMINION, TODAY, 3 P.M.
Offense struggles as Rutgers works out early-season kinks BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
In just a few short words, junior outfielder Vinny Zarrillo put the Rutgers baseball team’s performance against Miami into context. “We’re all just getting back into it,” Zarrillo said. It is hard to judge the direction of a team in the first series, but some of the problems
the Scarlet Knights had against the Hurricanes will have to be addressed starting today against Old Dominion. “They’re always a sound team,” Hill said. “They’re always going to be a good team.” The Lions (1-1) have a 10-1 victory against Marshall as a positive to draw on for their first game with the Knights. Meanwhile, Rutgers (0-3) has a 7-0 loss to Miami to deal with.
One of the problems Zarrillo believed plagued the Knights in their opening series was converting in clutch situations. Rutgers left 19 runners on base in the three game series, including seven in each of its last two contests. Senior righthander Tyler Gebler was on the mound in Game 2 of the series when Miami had a 2-0 lead in the top of the third. Rutgers loaded the bases, but junior outfield-
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er Brian O’Grady grounded out to the pitcher to end the inning. “We had a couple of spots in Miami where we had guys on and we could have put them in a hole early and we weren’t able to do that,” Gebler said, “so if we have those kind of opportunities we really have to get on someone early.” SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR TENNIS
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at Army
at Old Dominion
at UMBC
Today, 2 p.m. West Point, N.Y.
Today, 3 p.m. Norfolk, Va.
Tomorrow, 1 p.m. Catonsville, Md.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE Fairfield Tomorrow, 1 p.m. RU Stadium Complex